Always Outspoken

Always Outspoken ch.20

Author's Note: Just so you know, this is the last chapter! I hope you've liked this story so far!

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TWENTY:

TWO SUMMERS LATER:

"I can't believe this is the last big event that we're together for!" Tonya said.

"Well I can't believe you're thinking about that at a wedding reception!" Beth said to her.

"I can't believe that Stephen and Carly got married," I said, smiling. Yes, it's absolutely true, they got married. I always thought they would too, even though I never told anyone that. I remember when they first met, and how Stephen was actually nervous around Carly. A few months after that, they started dating and even though they've only been together for a little less than two years, everyone could see that they were madly in love. I was ecstatic when Stephen told me he and Carly were getting married in the summer.

And yes, even though I'm very happy for the both of them, I'm a little sad that Tonya is right. This wedding was the last event our group was going to be together for before everyone had to pack their things for college. But it's not like it'll be the very last event because we'll all see each other again, just probably not for a while.

"Yeah, but now we're practically related, so it's cool," Matt grinned. That was a good thing because he's always been a good friend. Stephen and him really get along too, which made his marriage to Carly okay with Matt.

Smiling at all of my friends, I felt someone's hands gently grip my wrists and pull me up from my chair. "May I have this dance?" Jason asked in a horribly fake British accent. I laughed at his attempt and nodded, following him to the dance floor. A slow song just started to play, so I put my arms around his neck while his hands rested on my hips.

"Everything okay?" he asked me as we started to sway to the music.

"Yeah, I was just thinking about what Tonya said."

He tilted his head slightly in confusion. He was so cute when he did that.

"She said this was the last big event we're going to be together for, which is true. It's different from just going to the movies, you know? It just made me realize that everything is going to change when we all leave for college. It's a little scary," I admitted.

"Ah, okay. Well, it's not like we'll never see everyone again."

I nodded, "I know, I'm just sad that we won't see them every day."

"We'll see Beth and Nathan a lot I'm sure," he said.

I smiled, "You're right, at least we have them with us."

"And even if we didn't, we still have each other. Who needs friends, eh?" he joked. I chuckled and rested my head against his chest for the rest of the song.

Jason was right, we had each other and I was fine with that (better than fine really). After being together for almost two years, I was ready to go away to the University of California with him. Beth and Nathan were going there too, but that didn't guarantee that we'd be able to spend a ton of time together; it's a big campus and we're all taking different classes. But it was going to be fun spending time with them whenever we could.

Tonya and Eric finally got together officially last summer, and they both decided to move to the east coast. Both of them were accepted into NYU, so that's where the next chapter of their lives is going to be. Tonya was worried that things might get a little messed up with Eric there, but she doesn't give Eric and herself enough faith. I'm not really an observant person, but I can see that they both love each other, so they'd definitely last for a while in New York.