Flirting With The Good Girl

Epilogue

~Flirting With The Good Girl~

Epilogue

*Jacob Parkers*

"You"ll never know what we could have been.''

"Maybe it's best that way."

"Or maybe you're just saying that because you're nervous to see me."

"Me? Nervous? Not likely."

"Whatever, I'm flying to see you whether you want me to or not."

''You honestly shouldn't do that. We'll both be graduating within a month. We have exams and college to prepare for. It'll be too hard for the both of us.''

"Please don't try to keep me from you."

"The love we have will never be enough, okay? I'm sorry, Jessica. Don't come see me."

She says nothing more, and then I hang up. 

I feel pain in my chest but it's best that she hears this now. I spent nearly eight months trying to get over that girl. If I see her I'll be right back to where I was when she left. I can't do that to myself. I was in a state of depression and I've gotten better - life has gotten better. Jase is gone, for now. Jackson proved to mom what a terrible soul he was and within a blink, she had kicked him out the door, throwing his clothes and suitcase at him. 

Carter has been busy preparing to be an engineer and I haven't really seen much of him. I saw him maybe three weeks ago walking down the hall, almost a stranger to me. It hurts to think that one of my closes friends is almost nothing to me now.

I see Ethan almost everyday and to be completely honest, his perky attitude is exactly what I need in my life right now. Not a single day has gone by that he hasn't been there for me. He helped re-pare me after Jessica had left and his ability to cook almost better than his brother is a plus. 

Garret is in a weird state, though. Torn by the fact that all this time Jessica was his sister and Jerry was his father. He was angry with his mom and Jerry and didn't talk to them for nearly a month. He's better now but things between him and Jessica have flourished. Garret flies to Arizona twice every two months for a week to see his only sister.

It's almost as if they were never split during the childhood.

And as for me, like I said, I'm just trying to get over Jessica.

"I'm sorry. It was just a friend." I say slipping my phone in my pocket. "We should probably go if we want to make it to the movie."

Maya smiles and moves to her feet. "Then, yes, we should go." She takes my hand in hers and guides us down the sidewalk and to my car. 

Ethan is playing basketball with Jackson in the driveway, both aware of the date I have. Ethan isn't too happy, though Jackson thinks it's best for me. I don't know how I feel about it. I've never really been on a date before and something inside me is telling me it shouldn't be with this girl. 

But I go ahead with it anyways. 

Ethan stops me from getting in the car and whispers. "This is stupid, dude. Don't do this. When you graduate you and Jessica will be together."

He looks at me with sad eyes. He was crushed to see the way I was when she left. And now he does know how love feels. He knows what it's like to be so in love.  When Makayla came into his life, she immediately had him wrapped around her finger. Their personalities and attitudes were like a match. She's just as loud mouthed and out of control as he.