Greece Ignorance

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"I've had an incredible time with you here, but we're going to two different states, miles apart Jake. Are you sure you want to do long distance?" I held his hands tightly as my eyes filled with tears. "Yes. It's what I want, it's what you want. I've really fallen for you." He smiled. I wrapped my arms around his neck, breathing in his cologne. "I don't want to go without you." I said, I held his T-Shirt tightly in my hands.

I had been on holiday with my family in Greece for 3 weeks when I met Jake. I fell head over heels for him and he fell for me too. The last 2 weeks have been insane, but Jake's going home to Ohio and I'm going back to Arizona. It's screwed up really. I fall for someone which gives me an impossible chance at happiness.

"I'm gonna miss you too." He said. He kissed my jawline, wiping my tears off my cheeks. "How long, before we can see each other?" I whispered, praying he would say always. "We'll have to talk when we're both home, but I promise it won't be long okay sweetie?" His hands were large and cupped my face. I hugged him tightly. "See you soon okay?" He said tucking a strand of hair behind my ear. "Okay." I smiled.

**2 months later**

"Have you still not heard anything from the guy on holiday?" Erika asked. "Nope. I even tried messaging his two best friends- Chance & Anthony. No reply from anyone and I'm just so annoyed with myself that I fell for someone who clearly only wanted a holiday fling. I was in it for the long haul." I said closing my locker. "Hey sweet, you can do better than him okay?" Erika said as our group came over. A perk of being the 'popular' girl is that our friendship group is pretty small, so we're all super close. It's me, Lillie, Molly, Jordan, Jack and Matt. Jordan and I were sort of seeing each other for a couple of months, but he dumped me about a week before I went on holiday.

They were all talking amongst themselves and I was zoned out. "Hey are you okay?" Jordan asked, holding my hand lightly. "Yeah I'm fine." I snapped, pulling it back. I crossed my arms over my chest. "Hey I know you're not okay." He said wiping the tears off my cheeks as I cried. "Honestly I don't wanna talk." He leant up against the locker next to me. "You're strong okay and he's stupid if he doesn't want you." He smiled. "Thankyou Jord." I hugged him and then we all headed to the canteen.

When I got home, the front door was unlocked. I pushed it open. "Mum are you home?" I shouted, kicking my trainers off. "Yes babe I'm upstairs, but there's someone waiting to see you in the lounge." She shouted back. Confused, I checked myself in the mirror and put my bag down. I walked into the lounge and my jaw hit the floor. "Jake..." I said stunned. His eyes were teary. "I'm really sorry for not texting you or speaking to you since Greece." I felt a lump in my throat as my eyes prickled with tears. "Why didn't I text you? Or call you? Or fly out here straight away? I don't know. But, when I got back from Greece I had a lot of unresolved issues with a girl. I was working through things with her and I told her about you. She was broken and I felt guilty. So, I tried everything in my power to fix her, but that would've meant being unloyal to you and I would never do that." He said, his voice cracked.

Every nerve in my body wanted to embrace him. "A text explaining how you felt and what the situation was or a phone call. But, you haven't spoke to me in 8 entire weeks after promising we were going to work long distance. And you just cut me off, Chance & Anthony didn't reply to my messages. I tried to ring your brother and he declined my calls. I've been to hell and back several times since leaving Greece- wondering what I did wrong. Jake I've really, really fallen for you and I wanted this to work so badly. But, I feel like you've proven it won't. Your miles away in Ohio fixing things with an ex and I'm here in L.A trying my best to be plain civil with my ex and not telling him anything about you. You can't pretend like you've come here now, because it's over with her." Standing in front of him was making my chest tight and tears threatened to fall. I gulped to hold them back.

"I'm so, so sorry Y/N. I've made a huge mistake, but I haven't just fallen for you- I'm in love with you. I haven't gone a second without thinking about you, but I had no idea what to say. I didn't want to give the wrong impression, so I flew here to say it face to face and beg on my knees for you to take me back." He said. My heart was thumping and the spark fizzling in the pit of my stomach. "You've got one shot Paul. One shot." I smiled. He came over, wrapping his arms around me and hugging me tighter than ever. He connected our lips sending waves of nostalgia and love throughout my body. "I think I'm in love with you too." I whispered, our foreheads rested against each other and I felt so at peace again. Like we are back on the beach in Greece.

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