I'm With The Boys

Epilogue

One Year Later...

A lot has changed in the last year. I'll start with the simpler things first.

Raiden publicly announced that he was, and I quote, "Gay and proud!" Jordan came to college on his motorbike to pick up Raiden. Raiden had screamed, "Jordan baby!" And ran to Jordan, jumping into his waiting arms and had a hot steamy make out session for the world to see. The looks on the audience's faces were priceless, and some wolf whistled, but no one dared to say a thing when they finally pulled away for air and Jordan glared at them all, not so subtly telling them he owned many knives. They haven't been bothered at all by anyone... besides a few people... who I may or may not have beat up.

Our good old friends and sweetest couple Jordan and Ryder broke up. They both said they were going to universities far away and that they wouldn't last long distance.

Jordan and I became good friends during that phase. I told her that there is plenty of fish in the sea, and she'd laughed. Lucas and Callan were both shocked when I told them I was actually good friends with a female.

Missy and Kitty stayed the popular sluts they are and steered clear of us. I definitely didn't complain.

And Callan and Lucas gave up their popularity and status of players. Since Callan is taken by yours truly, this sexy beast right here, and Lucas decided to stop toying girls around and actually apologised to all the girls he'd hurt.

Things are going great between Callan and I. True to his words, we kept the past in the past. We still annoyed and teased the hell out of each other but at the end of the day, we love each other. Callan, finally, took me on our first "official" date. Which was amazing yet disastrously hilarious. Basically, we went for a picnic at the beach in the evening. And Callan thought it would be funny to skinny dip. I had, quite blatantly, told him he wasn't getting any action like that at all, and that I was not going to join him skinny dipping. He'd laughed and stripped, running naked into the sea. Of course, he decided to not mention to me the fact that it was a private beach and the police happened to arrive whilst Callan was screeching about how cold the sea was. I yelled to him that the police was here and he ran out stark naked, managed to somehow get his clothes back on, then we ran for dear life. The officer chased us and when he got closer, I realised that it was the police officer I had whacked around the head with my high heel whilst out with Raiden one night. He had yelled at me, calling me a "Crazy bitch!", which caused me to start laughing like a demented hyena on crack and told Callan I had a genius plan. Which was Callan rugby tackling him and me, once again, whacking him around the head with my high heels, knocking him unconscious. Then we ran back to the car and drove off as quickly as possible.

And now, finally onto the serious stuff: a few months after Callan was discharged from the hospital, we had to go to court for John's hearing. We, of course, all went against John and hired ourselves a lawyer. The police officer was correct; the fact that there was a lot of evidence against John. Part of that evidence was evidence that John had murdered Jake. So John is in prison, serving a life sentence. I'd never felt so relieved knowing that he was locked away for life, and is unable to hurt us. All of John's accomplices were sent to prison too.

Maddox did have a funeral, which I did attend. I felt sorry for him. His whole life he was brainwashed into becoming a murderer and spent his whole life trying to please his dad, who was long gone, and was replaced with a psychotic asshole. Inside Maddox was vulnerable with a kind heart but his dad stopped him from being a decent guy.

"Jesse, babe? Are you okay?" Callan's voice brings me back into the present.

I realise I'm frowning, and smile ruefully at my boyfriend. "Yeah, I'm fine."

"What's goin' on inside that pretty head of yours?" Callan asks.

"I was just thinking about everything that's happened over the past year." I reply.

Lucas, sitting on the other couch, PS4 remote controller in hand, raises an eyebrow at me. "I thought you weren't going to be dwelling on the past."

"Dwelling? Wow, big word there Lucas." Callan smirks. I laugh at Lucas's faux offended expression. Callan and I join forces and turn against Lucas, which is always funny.

"Piss off, you whipped peasant." Lucas teases.

"I've always been whipped for your sister." Callan smiles tenderly at me, before leaning in and kissing me deeply.

"Bleh!" Lucas mock gags. "And this is my cue to leave. Laters, lovebirds!" Lucas struts out of the room, shimmying. He turns back and says, "Oh, and remember, the barbeque is in a couple of hours, and you're helping me set everything up."

Callan and I groan in unison, "Whatever."

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Lucas physically dragged us off of the couch to help him set everything up. When Raiden and Jordan arrived, I made them my slaves. And not in that way, you dirty people.

Callan has rolled his eyes at me. "You lazy girl."

"Says you!" I retort.

"I'm not a girl!" Callan snapped.

We got into a full blown argument and food fight, meaning we had to do even more work and go buy more food. Which was not fun. At all.

Now Raiden, male Jordan, female Jordan, Lucas, Callan and I sit around a campfire. Don't ask what happened to the barbecue, because I don't even know. Callan and Lucas are being "real men" by trying to cook the food over the campfire. Whilst they were trying to light the damned thing, I took Raiden and both Jordans to the kitchen and we all ate. I'd rather not get ill from food poisoning thanks.

Male Jordan laughs. "Guys, I think you've cremated the poor sausage. It's already dead, y'know."

We all laugh, apart from Callan and Lucas. "It's not cremated!" they both protest feebly.

"It is." I roll my eyes at them.

"Do you want any food or not?" Callan snaps.

"Nah, Jesse already fed us." Jordan grins at me, tossing her blonde hair away from her face.

"Traitor!" Lucas shakes his head in disappointment.

"It's okay Jesse darling, I'll save you!" Raiden cries dramatically, jumping up and miming brandishing a sword.

I laugh. "Raiden darling! My hero!"

"Never!" Lucas shouts, and jumps up, copying Raiden.

"Fight! Fight! Fight!" Both Jordans and Callan shout repetitively, and they get light sabers from God knows where, and start fighting. Still as mature as ever.

As I watch all my friends, boyfriend, and twin brother, laughing and joking around together, I feel complete; I feel strong. After everything we've been through and experienced, I know that whatever the future throws at us, we'll embrace it with open arms.

We'll be ready. And we'll have each other.

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A/N: I can't believe IWTB is over!!!!!!!!!!

What do you think of the epilogue? Did you like it? Who was your favourite character/couple?

I just want to make something clear: There will be no sequel, spin off, or anything... not any time soon, anyway. I like the story how it is; I'm not going to ruin that.

Anyway, I want to shout out a huge thank you to everyone who has read, and voted and commented for my story and for all the support my friends and fans have given me!!! I wouldn't have been able to write this without all of you!!!!!!!

I'll be writing something else next, so stay tuned!! :)