Last Chance

Chapter 6

*Sky*

Stephen stayed holding me for what seemed like forever. I knew that letting him move on was the best thing for Jason and me, but it still hurt.

"You're going to be fine, Sky, you're a fighter, and I know that soon this will be nothing but a memory. Get into bed. Tomorrow is another day." He said, walking up the stairs behind me.

"I'm glad you're here, Stephen," I said, pulling him into a hug.

"You always have a way of making my day better; whoever ends up with you is going to be one lucky girl," I said, staring up at him.

"How do you know that the girl won't be you?" He said, trying but failing to hold in a laugh.

"Whatever loser, you know that I'm way too good for you! It would never work. You are just too darn good looking for me." I laughed.

"All bullshit aside, Sky, you're a beautiful person. If one day we felt something for each other and decided to give it a try, I'd treat you like the princess you are." He grinned.

"Yeah, right? Like you would ever date someone like me. I'm not your type," I said, laughing.

"Ok, keep joking, but when I make you fall in love with me, you're going to be singing a different tune." He said, wiggling his eyebrows at me.

I stood there for a minute, thinking about what he had just said and whether he was serious. I never knew with Stephen. He was so complicated.

I did know, though, when he was finally ready to be serious with someone, I knew he was going to be an awesome boyfriend.

"I'll do my best not to let you put me under your spell," I said, hitting him on the arm and opening the door to the guest room.

"Do not leave without saying bye to me, " I said, walking down the hall to my room.

I sat forever, replaying my conversation with Jason. It hurt to finally really be saying goodbye. I closed my eyes, praying that sleep would find me. I needed this day to be over already. My mind refused to shut down, though, so it was hours before I finally drifted off to sleep.

I woke up to my phone going off. I reached for it, but whoever was calling had already hung up. I sat up in my bed and tried to get my eyes to adjust. My body felt tired, and I knew I had to look like a zombie. I did my best to shake the tiredness away and looked down at my phone and frowned. Why was Trevor calling me?

I got out of bed and headed to the guest room to talk to Stephen, only when I got there, he was gone. I was about to call and chew him out for leaving when I heard a crash downstairs. I ran down the stairs just in time to see Stephen trying his best to pick up all the pots that had fallen when he opened my mom's stuffed cabinet.

"It looks like you can use some help, " I laughed.

He looked up at me and frowned, "have you looked at yourself in the mirror? I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume you didn't sleep well."

"Is it that obvious?" I said, trying to fix my hair.

"Let's just say that you're never going to steal my heart looking like that. I'm looking for someone that can be my queen, not Frankenstein's bride." He said, laughing.

How could I be mad at that? No, was wanted Frankenstein's bride, I thought, smiling. I knew that I was going to be just fine as long as I had Stephen in my corner.

"Ha-ha, you got jokes, do you? It seems like those pots were kicking your butt when I walked in here. Mr. Thinks he's smooth." I shot back.

"I was trying to cook me some breakfast since you don't have kitchen staff." He frowned.

"Trying and failing, "I said, grabbing the pot from his hand.

"Move over and let me handle this; you can't handle it. I can teach you if you want?" I said, pulling the eggs and bacon from the fridge.

I was surprised at how fast he picked up everything that I taught him. He was a fast learner. I loved that even though he was a so-called rich kid, he was willing to get his hands dirty for the right people. I loved that he never looked down on me because he had money, and I didn't.

"I am thanks to you." I smiled.

"You feeling better?" He asked concern on his face.

I'm as ready as I can be." He answered, taking his plate to the sink.

"Are you ready to take your exams?" I asked, looking over at him.

"That was good," I said, eating my last piece of bacon."

When it was time to take him to the airport, I couldn't help but feel sad that he was leaving me. I knew that he had things that he needed to take care of, but I was going to miss him being here to shield me from Trevor. I was not ready to deal with whatever the hell was going on with him.

We made the drive to the airport in silence. I tried my best not to look as disappointed as I felt. I was going to miss him.

"I'm not going to be gone forever, Sky. I know right now you're going through a lot. But believe me when I say I got your back. I got your back no matter where I 'am!" He said, pulling me into a huge bear hug.

"I can't breathe, " I said, trying my best to push him off of me. In the end, it was no use. He was too strong. I just stood there and let him squeeze me till he got tired.

I watched him go wanting nothing more than to go with him.

When I walked into the room, Raven was sitting up watching something on the television. I caught her up on everything that had happened after I left her room.

Instead of driving straight home, I decided that I would stop by the hospital to see how Raven was doing. The walk to her room was nerve-wracking. I was hoping that Trevor was not there.

"I cannot believe that Jason had the nerve to show up at your house and defend that hoe. He better be glad that I'm stuck in this hospital bed, Sky. Ewww, he is so freaking lucky!" Raven said, bawling her hands in her lap.

"Calm down, killer," I said, laughing at the face she was making.

"I'm glad that he came over, and I'm glad that everything that needed to be said was."

"I had a missed call from Trevor when I woke up this morning. Your brother is throwing out some crazy vibes I don't know how to handle it."

"Sky, I know that you're not that blind. Trevor has been into you for years. He's never acted on it before because he didn't think that you could ever see him as anything another other than your best friend's older brother." She said, my mouth falling open.

I had never seen anything that would make me think that he was interested in me. He always had a beautiful girlfriend on his arm.

"There's no way he's into me!" I said, refusing to believe it.

"There's no way who is into you?" Trevor said, walking through the door, my breath catching.

I was going to be brave for once. I took a much-needed breath and turned to look at Trevor.

"Your sister here." I said, pointing at Raven, "seems to think that you have a thing for me." I said, holding my breath, waiting for his answer.

"Tell her that is not true," I said, sure that he would.

"You know guys, I'm kind of tired. Would you mind taking your conversation with my brother someplace else?" She asked, fake yawning.

She was allowing her brother to speak to me in private. That had to mean that what she said to me was true.

I was scared to hear what he had to say. I pleaded with my eyes for Raven not to send me away, but she ignored it. She pulled me into a hug and whispered, "you asked the question. Please give him the chance to give you the answer."

I nodded hesitantly and walked to the door, Trevor right behind me.