If I shoot for the moon, I wouldn't just want to be among the stars when I fail. I would shoot for the moon again and again until I get......you.
The tears stuck in my throat. The note was beautiful. Too bad it wasn't for me. It was for Hailee. She squealed and grabbed the note out of my hand. I blinked away the tears and instinctively my hand went to my necklace. It was a precious stone carved in a heart and I'd always wore it. Never took it out once.
"So who is this guy that's sending you ridiculous clichè notes?" I smirked.
"He's my dream guy," she said in a sing-song voice and twirled with the note cuddled to her chest. "He's so sweet. And he's hot and he is so good at dancing!" She shut her eyes tightly and grinned. My hands fisted around the necklace and I froze.
Jay liked to dance. And every pop song I've ever written were choreographed by him in the music videos. We met when I entered Big Machine Records. He was the first person who ever talked to me and we clicked immediately. He was my best friend. He was always there for me. But I was too caught up in my success that I didn't realize.......he had fallen in love with me."Tay," he said. My fingers reached for the glass of wine. "I'm dying." He said so abruptly. Such a statement was meant to be told with suspense or at least a storyline. My eyes shot up straight to his face.
"Don't." I warned. "We're having a nice dinner and you come ruin it with a lame joke."
"It's-it's not a joke." His voice trembled. "I've been in and out of the hospital which explains why I didn't come for a month."
"But you told me that you had to go take care of your mother." I replied softly.
"Actually, my mother had to take care of me." He inhaled. "I have leukemia." And that's when it hit me. My whole face dropped.
"No." I said, my eyes still fixed on him. "No. You don't. Don't say things like that!" I stood up and ran out the front door. He followed me behind. I ran till my hands gripped the railing of a bridge above the tranquil waters of the river. My tired and grieved face reflected in the water. With my face looking downwards, I breathed in big gulps of air.
"Tay,"
"Jay," I said. "No. You're lying." I turned to him.
"I need to tell you something."
"Wasn't that news enough? For your best friend to hear?" His eyes turned icy. And his figure was stony.
"Best friend." He spat. I was taken back. I reversed my steps. "Taylor Allison Swift. I'm in love with you."
My hand clamped my mouth shut and my eyes widened. I shook my head.
"I know I'm gonna die and you don't deserve me. You don't deserve someone who is gonna be there with you for a while and then leaves you a widow. Leaves you alone. I can't bear to do that but I needed to tell you. And at least I needed to know if you felt the same."
"Jay, oh eff, Jay." I pulled him into a tight hug. "Oh Jay, you were the only person there for me. I love you too." Tears streamed out of my eyes as I held him as though he was gonna die right then. "Jay, please don't leave me. Please. You promised you'd be my best friend forever. You promised you'd be there for me. And now you know I love you too. Please don't go." I sobbed into his shirt holding him tight.
"I was afraid this might happen. But I'm afraid I have to. I'll be quitting my job next week. Doctor says I got three months to live-"
"Then spend those three months with me!" I clutched his shirt and stared into his eyes. He held my face in his soft hands. I reminisced the feeling of it. And then slowly, he pressed his lips against mine and kissed me. I kissed back immediately. He slipped his tongue in slowly and explored. I gasped. He was as good a kisser as a dancer.
"Jay," I whispered, gasping for breath.
"Tay, we can't." He pulled away. And then suddenly the clouds began to pour. He was about to leave but I pulled his shirt daring him to leave.
"Jay, don't do this to me, to us. Stay." I pleaded. I kissed him again and the rain poured on us heavily. We were soaked but we didn't care. He carried me by the waist and placed me on the railing. "Don't push me down. I don't want to fall into the water." I said.
He chuckled. "You're already wet." I shook my head, giggling and kissed him again and again. I wrapped my arms around him........
But two months later he left. I begged him then too but he left. The next month I received news that he had passed away. I still remember breaking down terribly. Crying, sobbing till my tear glands were dried. I visited his grave and had put fresh flowers every week."Taylor!" I snapped out of my deep thought. "Wow, where'd you go?"
"I-umm-"
"Anyway, my guy's here. Come on!" I followed her to the apartment door and she opened. Standing behind a bouquet of flowers was a tall handsome man. I didn't glimpse his face because it was covered with the roses. He brought it down and I gasped loudly. He looked straight at me. Hailee grabbed the roses and squealed, " I love you-"
"Jay!" Hailee and I said in unison.
"You know him?"
"Oh no.....I was thinking of someone else. I guess they own the same name." Without smiling I turned around and went in.
"Come on. Explore the house while I go get ready." He nodded politely and entered. I was on the couch deep in thought. That couldn't have been Jay. My best friend, my first love, he passed away. He died. Leukemia.
"Taylor Allison Swift." I looked up.
"You look more beautiful than ever." I brought up my legs and crawled back.
"Who are you?" I asked, narrowing my eyes.
"Don't be silly. You said my name."
"You can't be that Jay. And how do you know my name."
"We had a one night stand before." He winked. I sucked in a harsh breath and threw a pillow at him.
"How dare you!"
He leaned closer and cupped my face in his hands. His face turned serious.
"It's me Tay. I didn't die. I was cured by God's grace and I'm here. I looked everywhere for you but I couldn't find you. You disappeared."
"You disappeared!" I said.
"I lost all my contacts but I finally found a job again and I'm back from the dead."
"Why didn't anyone tell me?" Tears brimmed my eyes. I cuddled my legs to my chest. "Why? I went to someone else's grave all this time putting fresh flowers every week."
"Well God bless you." I giggled as the tears dropped onto my cheeks. I slapped his arm. He chuckled.
"Tay, it's me. JAY. And I still love you." I hugged him so tight.
"I love you too. I missed you so much. I was torn down. Jay why? Why didn't anyone tell me?"
"I don't know. I guess they all thought you needed to start a new life." I pulled back and my face caressed his face, my eyes drinking in his handsome face. The face that I've known for so long. The lips that I once swallowed in a kiss. But then my hand stopped and I retracted it.
"You started a new life too didn't you? You moved on......with Hailee." His eyes became red with tears and my hands clamped my mouth shut. I got up and backed away as his eyes sadly looked at me. He reached out to me but I shook my head and ran into my room. I closed the door behind me and slid against it.
"I love you. I love you too. I love you Jay." My chest heaved with sobs.Phew! That was hard to write. Click the star button to make me smile and to reward my hard efforts. Thank you so much guys!! Lets make this book get a spot in the top 100 in Fanfiction!!!
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