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A few months later

For once, I was right. I was happy again, genuinely happy and so was everyone around me.

Calla and I had moved past what happened between us. It was weird because it was almost like we needed something like that to happen as it changed the whole dynamic, not only between myself and Calla, but Syd as well.

The three of us now had this rule where every Friday night, we would stay up till the early hours of the morning and just talk. Let every and anything that came to mind out. It was refreshing – there was no room for misunderstandings or secrets between us. I think it's safe to say that Calla deleted all dating apps off her phone.

As for Sydney and Lucas, they were deeply in love with one another. They were made for each other. All you had to do was sit in a room with them for as little as ten minutes, and their love was as clear as day. Calla and I would often joke about them being 'sickly in love', but we both knew that the bond that they had was something we both hoped for in the future.

And as for me, I have been okay. Better than okay actually. Everything seemed to be going right for the first time in months. No drama, no arguments, nothing.

It's been nice seeing everyone I love finally be happy.

Jace followed through with what he said. He has been... different but in a good way.

When we first met up again after that night, we spoke about the most important things. That night we talked, he promised to be there for me and open up, show me his vulnerability.

He has done just that.

He's told me about his Dad and what their relationship was like before he died, and how his death affected him, Skylar and Kate. He surprisingly dealt and spoke about it well - like he had fully mourned and accepted it.

Jace also filled in the missing gaps about 'her'.

He basically just confirmed everything I had suspected. They were together and it ended badly between them. They were super close and he blames himself for it. Jace said that he didn't want to go through that again, so he hasn't really told anyone much about himself till now.

It was nice getting everything out in the open. We spoke a lot that day, using that time to express everything.

Since that day, we've been extremely close with each other. That was the final piece to the puzzle and now it was perfect.

It felt as if now we had shared everything with the other, we had that trust and grown respect for each other. There were no more secrets, no more mysteries, it just felt... easy. And that was how I had wanted it to be from the beginning.

A sigh of contentment escaped my lips as the credits of the film began running.

"What are you thinking about, princess?"

I shifted my body so I was lying on my back, my head in his lap, looking up into his wondering blue eyes. Jace tucked a stray strand of hair out of my face and behind my ear.

My heart skipped as he goofily grinned at me, catching me staring at him.

"Not much."

"Hmm. You sure about that?"

"Yeah. I'm just thinking about how happy I am with everything," I admitted.

"Yeah?" He asked with a soft smile on his lips, reaching his eyes. I nodded before sitting up, Jace's arm wrapped around my shoulders.

"Did you like the movie?"

"Yeah," I replied through a yawn. When I glanced at him, I was met with a suspicious look. "What?"

He lightly chuckled, "What was your favourite part?" I had no idea why that mattered.

My eyebrows grew together, "I don't know?" I replied suspiciously, not understanding the relevance of this.

"My favourite part was the middle," he shrugged, the cheeky smile on his face failing to leave.

He was acting so strange. I had no clue what this was all about.

"But you wouldn't know about that, would you?" He fully chuckled this time. What? What was he-

Oh. I fell asleep.

I rolled my eyes when I finally understood the rubbish he was trying to get at. "I fell asleep. Ha ha, very funny."

He sniggered again, making me jokingly glare at him. "You're an idiot," I told him whilst biting back a laugh.

"You love me," he said, raising his eyebrows at me.

"Sure, pal. Sure."

He held his hand to his heart, "Ouch. Did I just get friend-zoned?"

I stared at him as he pouted, sticking his bottom lip out. He was stupid, cute but stupid.

Without an answer to his childish question, I got up off the couch and was going to go to the toilet when I felt a hand around my wrist.

I looked at his face. He gently pulled me down slightly, him moving up and meeting me in the middle before he lightly kissed me on the lips.

Jace moved back into his seat and grinned, "Now you can go."

"Since when did I wait for your approval anyway?" I stood waiting for an answer. My bladder was on the verge of exploding but, you know, priorities. When he didn't answer, I smirked at him, "That's what I thought."

I re entered the living room in Jace's apartment only to see he was no longer there. I sat down and picked up my phone when I heard clattering from the direction of his kitchen.

Standing in the doorway of the kitchen, I observed as Jace washed some of the dishes.

I wasn't standing there long before he spoke. He didn't turn around before speaking so he must have heard me walk in.

"What are you doing later?"

Before answering, I made my way over to the counter beside the sink and hoisted myself up. "Nothing that I'm aware of. Why, do you want to take me on a date?"

"Kind of, yeah," he admitted, his voice more timid than normal. I leant back so I could see his face. He was blushing and for some reason I found that cute.

"Okay," I chirped. "You're cute when you're blushing," I teased. He flicked some water on me in retaliation.

After a few moments of silence, Jace's voice rose, "What time is it?"

I glanced down at my phone and read the time out loud, "Quarter to three."

Jace stepped back from the sink. I handed him a tea towel so he could dry his hands. He stared at me as he dried his hands. Not in a creepy way, I could see the cogs turning in his head.

"I'm not trying to be rude or anything, but would you mind leaving now?" He blurted it out so fast it took me a moment to register what he meant. When I finally caught onto what he said, I slowly nodded my head but carefully watched him.

I was suspicious as he had never told me to leave before; usually he was trying to get me to stay longer. The way he blurted it out was almost like he didn't want to say it. It was strange, he was acting strange. I trusted him, that goes without saying, but he was acting nervy and I hadn't got a clue as to why.

His eyes widened and hands showed surrender, "It's nothing bad. I just know I don't have everything you would need here to get ready for tonight."

He didn't need to explain himself, I wasn't even thinking of anything bad, but the fact he said it to put my mind at ease felt nice.

"Okay, I'll leave now. See you in a few hours?" It sounded like a question, even to myself.

"Yeah. I'll pick you up and we'll go together, sound good?"

"Yeah. Alright, bye," I briefly kissed him before grabbing my car keys and driving home.

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