Right Here (A Jc Caylen Fanfic)

Chapter 24

*Jc's POV*

Ashley ran off. I just stood there and watched her run before I realized what was going on.

I turn back to her mom and say, "Maybe this wasn't the best idea."

I scratch the back of my neck.

"I suppose not." He mother replies and she looks to the ground.

"I'm gonna go find her." I say and then run off in the same direction as Ashley.

Eventually, after going down many different streets, I see my beatiful girlfriend crying on a park bench.

I walk towards her.

When I reach her, I sit down and rub her back.

"We can go home. It's not that big of a deal." I tell her, my voice soft.

"But my mom..." She says and trails off towards the end.

"Your mom won't care. I think she'd rather have you be happy." I tell her.

"You don't know my mother." She tells me.

I just nod because I don't.

Ashley lifts her head to reveal her smeared makeup.

I take my thumbs and wipe the tears from under her eyes.

"Don't cry." I tell her and pull her into a gently hug.

"I'm just so sick of my mother ruling my life. I don't want to go to college yet. I want to live my dream." She explains, still hugging me.

"You know, I went to college for two years before figuring out it wasn't for me." I tell her.

She pulls away from the hug and looks into my eyes.

"I just can't go to college this quickly. I mean it starts in a few weeks and I haven't even enrolled." She tells me.

"Then don't go yet. Live out in Cali with the boys and I for a year and then you can see what you really want." I say with a smile.

A long awaited smile finally appears on her face.

"We should head back." I tell her and I stand up.

I extend my hand and she takes it. I pull her off the bench and we walk hand in hand back to her house.

*Ashley's POV*

When we arrive back at my house, Jc kindly opens the door for me and we enter.

The whole way home, I couldn't stop thinking about what Jc told me. I don't have to go to college yet and even if I wanted to, I wouldn't be able to get in because I've waited to long.

We walk into the kitchen and I see my mom standing at the window.

"Mom I'm not going to college yet." I say confidently.

My mother turns around. Her eyes are filled with tears.

Jc comes up behind me and grabs my hand.

"I'm going back to California and living there until I'm ready." I continue.

She nods.

"I knew you wouldn't be one to want to go to college." My mother says walking towards me.

"It's not that I don't want to go, but it's too late to enroll now and I would feel so rushed." I explain to her.

"I understand." She says and nods.

"Well, we should probably get going." Jc says.

"To where?" My mom aks.

Jc looks down to me and I nod. I know exactly what he will say.

"Home." He replies.

"Home?" My mother questions, obviously frusterated.

Jc and I nod.

"This is your home." My mother states and she grabs my arm.

I just let her pull me away from Jc and towards her. I know that she is angry, not sad anymore.

"Was my home." I correct her.

I look into her eyes and see her eyes filling with tears again.

Her grasp loosens on my arm and I pull away.

I walk back to Jc and rejoin my hand with his.

"Goodbye mother." I say.

And with that, we walk out.

"So where to now?" Jc asks me as we make our way down the driveway.

"Well, is it too early to get back on a plane and head back home?" I ask him.

"No." He says with a smile.

We never had a chance to take our bags out of the car, so we just drive back to the airport.

After getting last minute tickets for a surpisingly not too expensive price, we go through security, and then get back on the plane.

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I hope you enjoyed this chapter.