• Evan •
Monday morning I get up late, making me rush through getting ready and I'm still late for school. I park my jeep in the school parking lot and get out, noticing that Christian's standing right outside of the entrance. His arms are crossed over his chest and as I walk closer to him, I can see the worried/angry expression on his face.
"Where have you been?" He asks when I get right up to him. I raise an eyebrow at his weird tone.
"I woke up late. Is there a problem?" I ask, furrowing my eyebrows and crossing my arms over my chest like he is.
He sighs and glances away from me. "Uh, you could say that, yes."
I stand there for a couple of seconds, waiting for him to say more, and when he doesn't, I give an impatient sigh.
"Well what is it?!" I question and he takes a deep breath.
"Everyone knows."
My heart drops to my stomach. He can't mean what I think he means.... "Everyone k-knows what?" I ask urgently.
Christian finally glances my way again and bites down hard on his lip. "They know we're together, Evan."
I can't breathe. My eyes are wide and my mouth is parted in shock as I slowly lower myself down onto the steps leading to the wide double doors of the school. I take deep breaths, unable to believe this is actually happening. I want to ask how they know, but I can't get any words out.
Christian eases down next to me and hesitantly wraps his arms around me. He kisses my forehead and I'm finally able to produce words again.
"How?"
Christian sighs. "I guess someone saw us together and they told everyone. I haven't said anything to anyone, we can just deny it."
But he doesn't want to. He doesn't have to tell me that, I've always known that he doesn't care if he's out. Now that everyone knows, what's the point anyways? Even if we say we're not together, people are still going to think we are. And they'll be watching us for signs....
I swallow dryly and stand up, reaching my hand down for Christian to take it. He does, looking at me with an expectant expression as he stands up.
"So what do you want to do?" He asks cautiously. I straighten my back and hold my chin high.
"I want to walk into school holding my boyfriends hand and I'm not going to give a shit about what anyone else thinks. I'm Evan Reed and none of these people's opinions matter to me."
Christian's hand tightens around mine and I look at him out of the corner of my eye, seeing the small smirk on his face.
"Then let's do this."
I pull open on the doors with my free hand and we walk through it. A few stragglers glance our way and I ignore the different looks on their faces when they notice our hands intertwined.
Christian squeezes my hand again and we walk to the office together. We are late so there's no point in even going to the classroom first because I know the teacher won't let it slide. We check in and then go to first period.
Our hands aren't together as we walk in, but we still get looks and I actually find myself not caring. These people really don't mean anything to me. I smile when I see Mackenzie watching me like a hawk. She shoots me a thumbs up sign and I shake my head slightly in amusement.
We tell the teacher about checking in at the office and make our way to our seats. Mackenzie leans over and pokes my shoulder.
"Are you okay?!" She asks in a loud whisper. I roll my eyes and nod.
The teacher starts to continue what she was saying before we came in and I turn my attention to her fully, trying not to think about how the rest of the day is going to go.
* * *
Later on, everyone is piled into Mackenzie's basement. And I mean everyone: Max, Dean, Sawyer, Mackenzie, and Christian and I.
The day went by well. We held hands walking down the halls and no one really gave us any trouble except for, of course, a group of stupid jocks. Christian put them in their place pretty quickly and it was hilarious. You should have seen their faces.
All in all, everything worked out and I feel like I have this gigantic weight off my shoulders. I can finally be free to act how I want to act with Christian.
"Do you want to go home now? It's getting pretty late." Said boyfriend asks from my side. I nod my head and stand up. We say bye to everyone before heading up the stairs and out of the house.
"Hey, Evan." Christian calls out, right before I get into the jeep. I turn to look at him and see him walking towards me. My eyes widen as he puts a hand behind my head and pulls me towards him, taking my breath away as he kisses me.
It takes me a moment to respond, but I'm eventually kissing him back. He pulls away and we're both left panting.
"I love you." He says, after catching his breath. My eyes widen again and before I can even think of saying anything, he continues.
"I know we haven't really been dating for a long time, but I do, and I have for awhile now. Even before you became my boyfriend. You're perfectly imperfect and I'm glad that you have given me a chance."
I open my mouth and then close it quickly. Can I say it back now and mean it?
Yes, I decide quickly. I can because I do love him.
"I love you too, Christian. Without you... I don't know where I would be. You've really changed my life, you know."
Christian smiles softly and leans in to kiss me again.
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A/N: Last chapter!!!! Hope everyone enjoyed :)
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