Everlasting Love

everlasting love [10]

*JJ's POV*

This was it, today was the day I was graduating high school. As bummed as I was that I wasn't going to the University of Wisconsin in August, I was happy that I was getting a full scholarship to Michigan. It feels good to help my parents out as much as I can. I looked over to my side and there was Samantha, also wearing her cap and gown smiling looking perfect as always. Thankfully we had these next couple of months together before we both go our separate ways. I don't know how I'm going to handle not seeing her every day, Most of the time I'm even waking up next to her in the morning. Ever since a couple of months ago when she became emancipated from her grandfather, she's been staying with us. I know they we reconcile one day, but I'm glad it's not any day soon. I get to be selfish and have her in bed with me. At first, my parents tried to keep us apart and make her stay in the guest room but I guess they got tired of lecturing us. She insists we can only do it a couple nights a week out of respect for my parents. She's much sweeter than I am that's for sure. She is leaving for New York the same day I leave for college in August and I'm okay with that. I can tell she misses performing and she's been awfully bored out here in Wisconsin, I know she likes it here but she can only take it in doses. Her heart belongs on stage in the big city. I'll miss her, but she is sorta right in saying I'll be busy with football and she'll be busy with her jobs.

"Okay you two, get together! Let's get a picture of our graduates!" My mom was obsessed with pictures, every little event had to be recorded but I know she is sad to see the both of us, "her babies" leave at the same time. Samantha came over and fixed the tassel on my cap, she was able to look me in the eyes better with her heels on and looking just as gorgeous as ever. The only thing that worries me when she is out in New York is that she doesn't have anyone there to protect her, I know she can take care of herself and she also has a lot of friends out there but I have always been the one who has protected her and I feel like she may possibly fall through my fingertips at any moment when were apart. "You look especially delectable today Mr. Watt." she said as she looked at me and winked.

*SAMANTHA'S POV*

I stood there in JJ's tiny little dorm room with all of his boxes surrounding all of us. The only students who were around the campus were the football players. They were all dogs, nothing like my JJ. So many of them catcalling at me, or blatantly watching my walk by and staring at my ass and I had to try and keep him calm because I didn't want him to start off on the wrong foot with his teammates. JJ turned around to face his parents and I. This was harder than I thought it was going to be. His parents both took their turns of giving JJ a hug goodbye and giving him their words of wisdom and see you soons when finally it was my turn to say goodbye. I ran up and hugged him as hard as I could. My hands wrapped around his big torso and I felt as though I could never let go, but I had to. This would finally be the test for our relationship. "I'm gonna miss you." He said quietly into the top of my head. "I know, but I'll be here for your homecoming game next month, right?" I said looking up into his baby blues. "Yes, of course. I'd love to have you here. Please call me as soon as you land in New York today, okay?" I just nodded, here come the tears there were right behind my eyes. He grabbed my face like he has done so many times before and kissed me for the last time in a couple of weeks. He walked with us to the outside of his dorm, his arm wrapped around my waist. I felt selfish, as though this should be time spent with his parents but I just physically could not let him go.

He looked down at me one last time and wiped the tears from my eyes. "This is not a goodbye babe, it's a see you soon. Better yet, talk to you in a couple of hours." He always found a way to make me laugh, even in the worst situations. That brought back a memory from when we were only 4/5 years old.

I finally did it! I was riding my bike all by myself! Mr. Watt was standing at the end of the driveway cheering me on with my mom who had just gotten home from work while I was peddling down the street on my big girl 2 wheel bike. I looked back for one second to see how proud they were of me, especially my mom because I had been working so hard to surprise her! But, while I was looking back, I lost my balance for a split second and CRASH I went falling to the ground. My knees and the palms of my hands were burning and when I looked down I saw blood and scraps on any area of skin on my body, even my chin hurt. JJ came running over to me and I was so embarrassed, I didn't want him to call me a stupid baby because I could now feel the tears running down my face. "Samantha! Are you okay?" he said to me while bending down next to me. I couldn't answer him because I was upset and hurting, and JJ got up and said, "Watch this!" while running into the front yard and purposely tripping over his bike and then running head first into the baseball net. All in attempts to make me laugh, well that definitely got my mind off of it and I began laughing so hard that happy tears came running down my face.

I was now standing in my terminal ready to board my flight to NYC when it was now my turn to saw goodbye to Connie and John the two people who were like parents to me my whole life. Connie's eyes were watering, "It's so hard to see you go too my love, but I will be there for the opening night of whatever play you book first okay? You just send me the front row tickets!" Like JJ she also had the talent of making me laugh when I was upset.

This was it, I was on my own. I had some friends in the city, but no family. This was now my full time job, was I ready for it? Ready to take on all of these responsibilities and ready to work for the relationship JJ and I have?