"What colleges are you applying to?" James asks me.

It was time to get prepared for college, and everything else. It's our last year of school, and I sure as hell won't miss it. All these activities like prom, senior ditch day and graduation were creeping up on us.

"I really want to go to Columbia University in New York or NYU." I tell him as I sit on his couch in his room.

"You want to move there where the people are rude, and where it's crowed?" he asks looking at me for confirmation so I nod my head yes.

"Not all of them are, but I'm me so I think I can fit in with "rude" people." I tell him giving him a duh look and he smiles.

"You're not rude princess." he says coming over to where I'm sitting taking a seat besides me.

"Move back to your bed; you're taking all my space!" I say pushing him over so I won't be cramped.

"Care to join me then?" he asks with a smirk on his face making me want to slap him.

"No, Hebert the Pervert." I say and he laughs getting up.

"Babygirl, I'm not making you do anything I just want to cuddle." he says holding out his hand for me to take.

"Anyone can walk though." I tell him still not taking his hand.

"Don't make our first argument over something this lame." he tells me with his eyes holding so much amusement.

"Nothing is ever lame when I'm in it." I tell him getting up and walking over to his bed.

I came to James house because Penny was at the house with her boyfriend, and I wanted to give her privacy. Also he told me his mom has been acting really ugly towards him, and he didn't want to be there alone.

"I know, that's why I love whenever you're around me." he says as we sit on his bed.

I would have never thought I'd ever be able to be in this situation til I was older, but here I am.

"Same here weirdo." I say resting my head on his shoulder.

"I know you not calling me a weirdo." he says sending a playful glare my way and I look all around the room.

"Yes you, no one else is in here." I tell him and he laughs.

"That was a good one just know sweetheart, I'll get you back." he says adding a wink at the end.

"See weird, but anyway where did you want to go for college?" I ask him curious as to what our future together may hold.

"Honestly I don't have a dream college: yeah none." he tells me looking up for a minute before looking back at me.

"Do you want to go to college?" I ask him curiously and he looks at me blankly for a second.

"Well I have always thought of going to college, but now that it's almost time for it I really don't know." he says with a look I can't quite decipher.

"Let's look up some colleges you can apply to, and some that may interest you." I tell him grabbing his laptop that was on the end of his bed.

"What does your grades look like?" I asked him trying to see what schools would take him.

"I'm doing average like one or two A's and the rest B's." he says with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

"What does it take to get into the college you want to go to?" He asked with curiosity.

"Well your SAT scores have to at least be a 1450 to have a chance at being considered and you have to be close to top of your class." I tell him what the student guide told me when I was visiting the college.

"I think I have that down, sign me up coach." he says with a wink and a chuckle.

"You can't just go there because of me J." I tell him seriously because I don't want him to resent me later if he doesn't like the school.

"Babygirl trust me nothing will affect our relationship. If I get in, I will try my best to do what I want and need to do." he says grabbing my hand reassuringly.

"I know I just want you do something you want and not hate me later on if it doesn't work out the way you want." I tell him and he just smiles.

"I could never hate you. As for the college I've heard about it and it had a fee programs that I'm interested in." he tells me taking his computer from me searching up the college for us to look over.

"You have to promise me something." I tell him looking at him with so much love and admiration.

"What might that be?" he asks looking at me after clicking the online college application.

"That if we don't get into the same schools we will still talk to each other the same way. Like I know long distance relationships don't always last and will be stressful to deal with. I just want you to be happy not worried about someone you don't really see anymore." I tell him and he looks at me with a deep frown.

"Chloe, you make me happy I couldn't think of any reason why I wouldn't want to be with you. I only want you nobody else." he says and I'm at a loss for words.

James is truly a gentleman and someone I can just see myself with.

"Same here J." I tell him trying to place a kiss on his cheek but he turns so my lips touch his soft plump pink ones.

I don't even try to stop it, so we are on his bed locking lips when I hear footsteps.

I try to separate myself from James, so neither one of us will be embarrassed. Before we could fully separate his mother comes into the room.

"Who is this girl? What do you think you are doing under my roof?" his mother asks with an evident attitude making me slightly upset.

"She is my girlfriend, and we weren't even doing anything wrong nor thinking of it." James says defending both him and I.

"That's exactly what your father said, and you're getting more like him everyday." she mumbled a little too loud.

"I don't even know the guy you say is my father, so why do you keep comparing me to man who left. Enlighten me." he says to her anger radiating off of him.

I can tell he wants to say so much more, so I grab his hand to stop him from doing anything he'd regret.

"He was a liar saying he would be there for Matthew, you and I. He was good for nothing, and you are is son so you might as well be a replica of him." she says voice full of hatred and that's when all hell breaks loose.

Not only did I heard what she said, but so did her daughter, Heaven. I was getting mad because James is a great guy and it's not his fault his mom messed with a guy while she was with someone else.

"It's not his fault man and from what James does nothing to put you or anyone else in harms way, so he in fact a great guy. I'm not saying this just because I'm his girlfriend, but from what he has done for his sister, brother, friends and me. I don't understand why you're taking everything out on him and not yourself. He didn't ask to be in this world, but he was brought into it by you. Don't take your mistakes out on someone just because you are mad about it. You can't even being to understand how much you're destroying your son's confidence and the love he has for himself. You're taking so much from him without even noticing or caring. He is an amazing human being. Maybe if you actually try to get to know him you would realize he is nothing like the guy you describe. James Villanueva is so much better then that, so please stop saying that he isn't." I tell her with all seriousness.

Once I am done with my small speech all of us were standing in James room. His mother had tears streaming down her face.

" I'm sorry James I didn't mean to hurt you. It's just everytime I look at you reminds me of how no one will ever love me and how I messed up every chance I have ever gotten. It's no excuse and for that I'm extremely sorry." She says as James goes in front of her for a hug.

"I love you Mom and so does heaven and Matthew." he tells her rubbing her back soothingly as tears rolling down her face.

"I'm really sorry." She says hugging him and soon Heaven joins looking a little relieved.

"I'm not saying everything is okay right now, but it will be." James says letting go of her and coming over to me.

He grabs my hands and looks at me in my eyes for a while.

"Thank you for everything." he says staring at me as his eyes began to water.

He does so much for me, and I could never repay him for that. I just want him to be happy and I know not having your mom on your side is hurtful.

I hugged his torso, and in this moment I feel like I can spend forever with him and not get sick of it.