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Chapter 29

Megan's P.O.V

Shortly after deciding that Natalie and I should get an apartment together, we both got decent jobs for not being out of high school out and Taylor has been helping out with saving money. We decided that by the end of the month we will go get an apartment for the three of us, possibly four we don't know if Ryan wants to move in.

"Hey babe I have my paycheck, how much do you want me to put aside?" I hear Taylor says as she is putting her stuff away.

"Well we already reached our goal but just to make sure we have rent saved up, put a quarter of it up. Oh and thank you for all this, you know you didn't have to do this?"

She walks up behind me and wraps her arms around me," Yes but I love you guys and I want to help."

I stop doing the dishes and turn around," I love you too but you didn't have to."

She blushes and goes to a different room, leaving me just to finish up cleaning the kitchen. Ever since Nat's parents divorced, we've had the house but since we are getting an apartment we are going to sell it. It's not like they would care, they both went their separate ways and just left us here, like every now and then we will have a family member come check on us but that is very rare. Her mom used to call at least once a week to check up ,but she has a new boyfriend and spends all her time with him. Her dad is MIA, yet we don't care. It's not like he wanted to be around in the first place.

"Hey meg do you know where Nat is?" Taylor asks.

" I think she had to work today and then when she is off of work we are going to talk to a lister to sell the house."

"Oh okay, well she just texted me asking to pick her because her car up. I'll be back in a bit."

Confused I ask, "Why didn't you just ask her yourself where she was at?"

"I wanted another excuse to hear your voice," she winks and heads out the door.

I go take a shower and get ready to go see the lister. Having the hot water run over my body calmed me instantly. After washing my hair and body, I decided that it was time to get out of the shower. Wrapping my towel around me I walked to my room and decided on what I wanted to wear.

After probably eternity I finally decided on wearing a pair of high waisted black jeans, a blue tank with a black leather jacket. Putting on a pair of pumps I walked downstairs and got me something to snack on before doing my makeup.

Nat- Will you come outside we have a surprise for you

What could the surprise be? They usually don't do things like this but hey maybe it is a good one.

Walking outside I saw Taylor with something in her hand. As I got closer I saw it more clearly, it was a ring.

"Taylor no, it's too soon," I say tearing up.

"Babe I'm not going to propose, I am just going to promise to you that I am yours and hopefully you are mine. This is a promise ring. With this and the apartment I want you to know how much I want to be with you, that I want you to be my future," She says walking up to me, slipping the ring on my finger.

"I am yours and I do want to be with you. I can't dream of being with anyone else," I kiss her passionately on her lips.

"Just get married already!" We hear Natalie and surprisingly Ryan yell.

"No I want to wait till I know for sure that, that is what I want to do," Taylor says.

We laugh and walk in. Nat and Ryan gives us space even though all we were going to do was go up to our room and finish getting ready.

"Should I wear this bra or this one?" Taylor asks me.

"I prefer the one on the right but why should it matter? I am the only one that is going to see it right?" I ask raising my brow.

She laughs, "Yes of course, but depending on what bra I'm wearing leads to what I'm going to wear. The left one is a pink and really girly, so if I wore that I would wear something kinda girly. The right one is black and lacy and has a bad ass kind of attitude with it, since I'm wearing that I'm going to look kind of edgy."

She looked as if what she was saying made perfect sense when really it didn't. I'm not going to argue though, I'll just go along with whatever she is saying. She puts on a leather skirt and a button up sheer tank with a pair of booties.

"Thats your version of edgy?" I ask teasing her.

"Hey I have to stay semi-professional," she wraps her arms around me and kisses me lightly on my lips, biting her lips afterwards.

"Okay whatever you say," I grab our purses and walk downstairs and met Natalie and Ryan by the front door.

"Can you believe that we are about to sell childhood home?" Nat asks.

"No, it feels like it was just yesterday I came over to your house the first time," I respond back.

"Yea...those were simpler times. I'm glad that no matter what we stuck together and that I've met you two dorks," She stands on her toes and kisses Ryan's cheek.

"No don't try kissing me after calling me a dork," He said trying to act like he was mad.

We all laugh at him and head to the car. Ryan had to drive because he doesn't really trust the rest of us to drive his precious car, even though it really isn't that great of a car.

The lister said that he would come over and take pictures of the house and appraise it next week, but from the pictures we took ourselves he thought the house was in pretty good shape and be sold at a decent amount. Honestly everything he said made no sense. I was in lala land the whole time, thinking of everything that has happened.

When we get in the car Natalie seems really jittery for some reason.

"What did you do Nat?" Her jaw dropped immediately after I say that.

"Why do you think I did something?" She asks all defensive like.

"Nat I've known you since forever, you only act like that when you are trying to hide that did something."

"I didn't...I bought that apartment we had looked at last weekend...I know I should've talked to you but it was exactly what we wanted and it was a good deal."

"It's fine. At Least you told us, how about we start moving our stuff in it so when he checks out the house next week we will have all or most of our junk out of the way."

She smiles relieved that I didn't scold her and mouthed "thank you" to me, I smile back. Laying back in the seat I look out the window, thinking on how my next chapter of my life is already at a good start.

~the next day~

We started packing our stuff in boxes to start taking to the apartment to make it ours, but after going over and checking it out we decided that we wanted to paint the rooms different colors. Taylor and I went and bought paint, and Nat and Ryan laid down plastic and put tape around the windows and doorframes, so we didn't get paint in places we didn't want it. Getting a really light purple for our room and an assortment of colors for Nat's, we got to work.

Nat decided to paint her whole room like the beach, since it was where her favorite memory happened. We told her it would take her forever ,but she decided that is what she wanted and would only let Ryan help her. Taylor tried causing a paint fight but I yelled at her because I did not want to waste any paint.

Once it was done we moved everything in and the whole place amazing. It was just how we wanted...actually it was better than we could ever expect. This is how I want to end all this crappy shit that has ended and just start off fresh. Start off fresh with the people I love, in a place that I love.

 Okay guys so this is the end of this story but I can promise you I will do a sequel...and hopefully I will write a lot faster than I did this one. Thanks for sticking with me this whole time. The sequel is just going to be what happens now that they are adults and have their apartment together. Sorry for not being faster at ending this. Love ya!