Junior Year (Sequel to Start Off Fresh)

Chapter 32: My Love

I open my eyes and I find Ryder lying next to me. He then opens his eyes. I smile at him.

"Good morning beautiful," he said and he tucks a strand of my hair behind my ear.

"Good morning," I said and I kiss him gently. "Got anything planned today?"

"Yeah, I do. My plan is hugging you for the whole morning," he said and he wraps his arms around me. I smile.

"That's adorable, but I have to get dressed," I said and I hop out of bed with a blanket wrapped around me. I look back at Ryder who has just his jeans on and no top.

"What?" He said and I laugh a little.

"Nothing. It's just..." I couldn't finish my sentence. Instead, I turn around and I look through my clothes. I then realise that I didn't pack extra clothes. Damn it.

"Babe, I didn't bring extra clothes," I said and I pull a sad face. He smiles.

"Don't worry. You can wear one of my jerseys," Ryder said and I smile. He then hands me a black jersey.

I put on my bra, underwear, and jeans. I then slide the jersey over my bra and I look in the mirror. I laugh a little. The jersey goes to my mid thigh.

I turn around and I face Ryder. I walk up to him and I hug him. I place my head on his bare chest.

"Can we hug on the bed now?" Ryder asks and I smile.

"Sure," I said. He then falls back onto the bed, pulling me down with him. I land next to him. I laugh a little and I stare into his eyes. I then wrap my arms around his neck and he wraps his arms around my waist. "Em?"

"Yeah?"

"I love you," he said and I smile.

"I love you too," I said and I kiss him lightly. "Now, when am I going home?"

"At..." He looks at the clock. "10 o'clock," he said.

"Good," I said and I lie in his arms.

"Em, do you ever think about coming back to the New Directions?" Ryder asks. I nod.

"Of course I do, but I can't. You know that," I said and I look into his eyes. I place my hand on his cheek. "So, anything interesting happening in Glee Club?" He shrugs his shoulders.

"No, not really," he said and I smile a little.

"I can't believe it," I said out loud.

"You can't believe what?" He asks.

"That the year is going by quickly and I'll be leaving to live in New York," I said and he sits up quickly.

"What? You're still moving there?" He asks and he sits up. I sit up with him. I then nod.

"I need to get away from here. Away from Justin, away from Quinn, away from everyone," I said and I look up into his sad eyes. "But not everyone. You know, there's Michaela, Rose, Haylee, Puck, Jake, you, and other people who I love." Ryder walks closer to me and he holds my face.

"I just don't want you to go," he said and he kisses me. A little tear rolls down my cheek.

"You know that I'll always love you," I said and he smiles. I back away from him and I wipe away the tear on my cheek with the sleeve of his jersey. I smile at him.

"We better drop you off now," he said and I nod. I grab my top and my purse. We then leave the house and we enter his car. Ryder starts to drive down the street.

He grabs my hand and he kisses it. I smile. We then stop. We made it to my house. We exit the car and we walk up to the front door. Ryder knocks the door and the door opens. I see Jake.

"Hey Ryder, hey sis," he said and I smile.

"I'll see you tomorrow babe," he said and he kisses my forehead. He then walks over to his car while I walk into the house. Jake looks at me funny.

"Are you okay? You look..." I don't let him finish his sentence. Instead, I hug him tightly and a few tears roll down my cheeks.

"I'm gonna miss you Jake," I said.

"Miss you? What..." He stops talking. He must remember now. He sighs and he hugs me tighter. "I'll miss you baby Puckerman," he said and I laugh a little. I then let go of him. Jake then wipes the tears away from my face. "Don't cry. You still have a rest of the year." I nod. "Who's jersey is that?"

"Oh, it's Ryder's," I said.

"So, how was your night at Ryder's?" he asks and he wiggles his eyebrows. I smile.

"Oh, you know. It was...fun," I said and Jake smiles.

"Oh, I know what you mean," he said and I laugh.

"Oh my gosh Jake. Maybe, we should change your name to dirty Puckerman," I said and he laughs a little.

"Well, how does it feel to actually be with someone that you love?" He asks. I smile and I stare off into space.

"I can't explain it. It's...It's...just a magical feeling. It's just a feeling that I've finally found my soulmate," I said and Jake smiles.

"I'm glad that you are happy," he said. We then sit on the couch and I lie my head on his chest. I sigh.

"What should we do?" I ask. He shrugs his shoulders.

"We could play another round of COD," I said with a smile.

"Oh, you're on," he said and I grab the controllers. Then, Puck walks into the room.

"Hey Puck. Do you wanna play COD with us?" I ask.

"Sure. Why not," he said and he grabs another controller. He then takes a seat next to me and I lean on his shoulder.

I'm gonna miss these guys, but I can't stay here. I need to leave. I need to get away from here and live with Rachel and the others.

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Hey guys. Sorry for the short chapter :/ I hope you are enjoying it :)