Last Hope || Jacob Whitesides

Chapter 18

**Jacobs POV**

I woke up this morning feeling like there was a massive hole in my stomach.

I didn't know why until I remembered what Nash confessed to me.

He suggested he loved Emily and that he always has...

"Stay away from her, do you really think a girl like her would chose someone like you over me?"

Those words replayed in my mind.

And there more I recited them, the more I believed them.

"Shut up Jacob you know she likes you stop doing this to yourself!" I tried to tell myself.

I was so unsure about everything.

I had to see Emily. I had to know if she 100% felt the same way.

I didn't want to be led on and have my heart broken. Not like last time. I couldn't go through that again...

"Jacob." I heard a stern voice yell.

"Get your butt down here, i know your awake." My mothers demanded.

Great. I was in trouble, I knew it.

Was it about last night?
How did she know about me and Emily secretly meeting up last night? how does news possibly travel that fast?

I slowly marched downstairs.
I walked with my head down low indicating I accept any punishment I receive.

I looked up when I got downstairs, but instead of seeing my mum frowning she was extremely excited and smiling.

I stared blinking at her as I was extremely confused.

Then I saw someone walk in the front door.

"Oh my god" I gasped.

Was it?... It couldn't be.

"Jacob" he beamed.

But I was. I can't believe it. Right there, right In front of me. I've never been so surprised. I've waited so long for this reunion.

**Emily's POV**

I woke up late today. It was about 12:20pm. I don't blame myself for sleeping in, I had the worst sleep last night.

I couldn't stop thinking about my parents, Jacob and the text I received before I fell asleep.

I never replied to the text because it was to overwhelming and I was just way to tired last night.

I was still trying to avoid it...

I was trying to avoid my parents too but that was going to be hard since we live under the same roof.

The only person I wanted, no needed to see was Jacob.

I wanted his arms around me, I wanted him to tell me it was ok.

But what if that could never happen again? What if my parents were seriously going to never let me see Jacob again...

I couldn't bare that thought.

Jacob was the only thing in my life that made sense.

Fuck. I was overthinking everything again. I need to stop thinking, it only leads to chaos.

So I decided to do what I always do to take my mind of things, put my swimmers on, grabbed a towel and ran outside to the pool.

I love swimming, it's such a good distracting from the rest of the world, it always makes me feel happy and alive.

I dipped the tip of my toe in the water. It was freezing, but that's just the way I like it. It's more refreshing that way.

It was going to be a beautiful day today and there's only two ways I would want to spend it, swimming or in Jacobs arms.

I walked to the deep end of the pool took a deep breathe and gracefully dived in.

When my head emerged from the water somehow I managed to still hear my phone beep.

I figured I knew who it would be, it would be the same person who texted me last night that I ignored.

I tried to take no notice to it and just started swimming again.

The world was so peaceful underwater...

I needed to breathe and have a rest for a minute so I swam to the step and sat for a minute.

"Hey" a rough voice unsurely said.

That was unexpected, I didn't think anyone would be here today...

I slowly turned my head and when I realised who it was I didn't know how to react.

Especially after the text he sent me last night.

"Oh hey Nash" I awkwardly replied before I ignored him and started swimming again.