Covington Prep

The Last Chapter

Jack's POV

I walked out to get some punch (typical dance) and ran into someone. "Sorry," I muttered. It was

Carson. Immediantly, my eyes narrowed. He smirked at me. "Don't worry bro. I won't hurt you, I made a

deal with Cal." I shook my head. "If I remember correctly, my friends and I kinda beat the crap out of

you." He laughed. "True, but where are your friends now?" He grinned and walked away. I swallowed

down my anger. Of course he would refer to Josh being gone. My best friend besides Cal. I sighed and

got some punch.

I turned around and saw Cal walking towards me. "Aw you got punch. Cliché dance." She shook her

head. I smiled, great minds think alike. She grabbed a cup and I frowned. "Cal, come on, I know your

weirdly independent but I wanna get some for you. Let me, the date, do something." She rolled her

eyes; those big beautiful eyes. She held out her cup and I filled it with punch. She smiled her thanks

and took a sip. Her eyes widened and she swallowed the rest in one gulp. I laughed. "Good?" She

nodded. I drank mine and we threw our cups in the trash can. We began to walk back to the dance floor

when, ahead of me, Cal tripped. She almost hit the ground but I caught her. I pulled her back up and we

were so close I could feel her breath on my lips. I laughed softly. "You're really clumsy, you know that?"

Her lips formed a smile and I couldn't do it anymore. 

Cal's POV

Of course I would trip, and of course Jack would be there to catch me. "You're really clumsy, you know

that?" I couldn't help the smile that formed on my lips. We were so close. Too close. I wanted to. I

leaned in and he closed the gap as if he knew what I was thinking. Our lips met and fireworks went off

inside of me. Holy crap, I thought giddily. When did this happen? But I was kissing him back... and it felt

good. It could have been several months before we broke apart, I couldn't tell and I didn't care. When

finally did break apart, it was silent. I looked over Jack's shoulder to see Carson standing with a broken

glass in it hands. Margaret's eyes were shining and a voice shouted from the crowd, "FINALLY!" I

looked at Jack and we started laughing. I guess they really wanted to that to happen. Go figure. 

Jack's POV

The dance... was amazing. After, I drove Cal back to Laura's, where she was going to stay. I opened her

car door and grabbed her hand. She smiled at our intertwined fingers. When we got to the front door,

she turned towards me. Standing on her tiptoes, she kissed me. A good and proper kiss without anyone

watching. I pulled her close and kissed back. This felt so right. This was how it should be. We broke

apart, she smiled and opened the door. I winked and saluted. She laughed and shook her head as she

walked in. I turned around and started walking back to my car. I knew we would last. It was who we

were and we were meant to be. I was certain of that. I put a finger to my lips, felt the lasting tingle and

smiled.