this chapter is meant to be short and just give a glimpse into their life now just fyi

back to the program

In the morning Drew woke up to Jess clung to his arm and legs tangled with each other. He has no idea how it happened, but all he knows is that it felt right. After all the two of them have been through, he knows she is the one for him.

Jessica's POV:

I am still confused about what happened but when I woke up I saw I was tangled in Drews limbs but honestly I didn't question it since it just felt right. This may sound corny but I missed this when we were 'dating'. I want to try again because I feel like this is the person I want to spend my life with.

I lay tangled up with Drew while he played with my hair until I got a phone call.

"Hello" I say groggily since I'm not fully awake yet.

"AHHHHHHH" is the only thing I hear and I'm pretty sure Drew heard the scream as well.

"Erin it's six in the morning why are you screaming" I say getting out of bed and going to the kitchen to get a glass of water.

"Sorry I'm just excited" she said like she's been up for ages. If only I was that energetic in the morning.

"About what" I say, getting a class and filling it up as well as making coffee for me and Drew.

"The movie's happening!" Erin slightly screamed through the phone again.

"Wait really?" I say a little more awake

"Yeah. Jonas was going to call you later since he knows you aren't an early bird. But I think he emailed us some info about this week" Erin said and thanked her.

"Anyway I have to go I'll see you soon" Erin exclaimed and we both bid our goodbyes and I went on with making my coffee and decided to make toast.

As I was putting creamer in my coffee I felt someone staring at me. I turned around and saw Drew looking at me then the coffee and back to me.

"I made you some don't worry" I said handing him a cup and thanked me then proceeded to sit on the couch.

I followed him since I knew we needed to talk about the hospital and the kiss. I grabbed my coffee and toast and made my way to the couch.

"What happened" I say jumping straight to the point

Drew started to explain how I ended up there and I was in shock. As for the kiss he wouldn't stop apologizing which I found cute.

"It was an in the moment thing and I just wanted to make sure you were okay and ju-" I cut Drew off by kissing his cheek.

"Thank you" I said and smiled slightly.

It was awkward for a bit until Drew asked the question he has asked probably two other times now.

"Jess this is the last time I ask because I have faith it's you and me till the end. So will you be my girlfriend again for real this time" Drew said

If my feeling for this man were for real then I think it was meant to be

"Yes" I vigorously nod my head and he stands up putting his cup down and hugs me. This lasts for a while and he whispers something I wasn't supposed to her but it touched me.

"I'm not letting you go again" Drew whispers in my hair.

I whisper back "I'm not letting you go either" and run my fingers through his hair.

"I hate to ruin the moment but I need to go to the bathroom" I say, pulling away looking him in the eyes. Don't tell him I said this but his eyes are my favorite part of his face.

Drew laugh "Of course you do"

"It's not my fault I can't control my bladder" I glare at him and make my way to the bathroom.

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Chase's POV:

I've been great man. Life has been so easy with Madeline. We only fought a few times but it was over dumb stuff and made up shortly after. We both moved onto new projects and even though we don't see each other often we spend all that we can together.

I was lying down on the couch with a random show on TV but I was trying to take a nap. I was about to fall asleep until Madeline walked into the door.

"Im back" she says putting her keys on the counter and I get up to greet her. I give her a quick peck on the lips.

"I can see that" I say, holding onto her as we just look at each other.

"Can we watch a movie please?" Madeline asked, already moving to the couch.

"Sure what are we watching?" I asked getting a blanket and sat next to Madeline.

"I don't know yet but I'm picking" she said, grabbing the remote and opening Disney Plus.

It felt like hours of her scrolling so I decided to make some popcorn while we waited, well while I waited for her to get a movie. I also got some iced tea and water for us.

"I found something!" Madeline yelled from the living room.

"Hold on i'll be right there" I say grabbing the popcorn from the microwave and putting it into a bowl as well as grabbing the drinks and making my way back to the couch.

"I've never watched this before so we shall see how it goes." Madeline says.

"I love Edward Scissorhands. I think you will like it." I say pulling her closer to be as we watch the movie.

A few minutes in I realize this is how I want to spend the rest of my life. With the love of my life, Milo, all our friends, and maybe a kid or two but I'm not pushing it. I turn my head to look at her already asleep.

"I'm gonna marry you one day just wait." I whisper, kissing her head and going back to watching the movie.

"I'll be waiting" I heard her whisper and fell back asleep in my arms.

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JD'S POV:

Over the past month or so I've been going all over just living my best life. I ended up meeting lots of new people and have done a movie and that's really it. Currently I'm in Italy with some of the other people I met and it's great. I feel like life like this could be so easy. Maybe I could be one of those food influencers at this point.

A good thing about this trip is that Claricia came along with me. Honestly she is the best company I have had in a while and can't wait to see where our adventures take us next.

Whatever the universe does I will be ready because I know I have people who will support me and my choices. But my next stop on this around the world trip is home where my OBX friends are.

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Madison's POV:

Me and Mariah recently moved in together and life has been great. I haven't really done anything as of right now but as long as I'm with her nothing else really matters.

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Austin's POV:

Me and Sean live together to save our money since we aren't the richest people in the world. Plus we don't have anyone else but it's alright. I ended up meeting his parents one day since they came to visit for the week. That makes it seem like we are together but hey platonic lovers I guess.

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Erin's POV:

I think Jess was a big reason why me and Rudy ended up together. Of course the drama that happened before made us hate one another but it's over now and we are good now.

I'm waiting for Rudy to get home because I have a surprise for him. Before we jump to conclusions, no I'm not preggo, but I know he's been talking about it for a while and I thought today is the day I get him a dog. I also have another surprise but I'm not telling.

I hear a key in the doorknob and that's my queue to act like nothing happened, so I run to the couch and turn on the TV.

"Hey" Rudy says coming over to kiss me

"No" I say moving my head away and seeing he has a pout on his face.

"Why?" he complains.

"I have a surprise and I just can't wait." I say excitedly running to his bedroom before I go back and tell him to stay where he is.

I go to his room and grab the puppy and make my way to the living room seeing him with his eyes closed.

"Are you ready" I ask with a smile

"Yup" he says and I tell him to open his eyes

Once he sees the puppy in my hands, immediately he goes over and takes it out of my hand.

"Can we keep it?" Rudy asked, taking the puppy in the living room and playing with it.

"It's yours so yeah" I say walking over trying to play with it too but he smacks my hand away.

"You know I can take it back right?" I say

"Wait no I'm sorry" Rudy said leaving the puppy on the floor to give me a hug which I gladly accepted.

"That's what I thought" I mumble in his shirt

"I'm letting it slide for now but I also have another surprise for you" I say, grabbing his hand and taking us to his room since that's where the surprise is.

"I like where this is going" I hear Rudy say with a smirk as I roll my eyes

"Get that thought out of your head right now" I say and open the door to his bedroom watching people come out of the corners one by one.

"You brought my family?" he asked going over to hug them all and also watch some tears shed here and there.

"I could tell you missed them so I thought that would be my other surprise" I say walking over to him and he brings me into a hug with the rest of his family.

"Don't let her go Rudy. She seems like a good one" I hear his dad say

"Don't plan on it. I see a future with her" Rudy says and kissed my forehead

For the rest of the day we spend it together and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life like this.

hola people
once this book is over or when i feel like it i'll add jen, amarie, kiera and everyone else's pov but i'm not today.
speaking of when this book is over. once it's been out for maybe a month or two this will go through some editing bc i don't like how i wrote the beginning.
on the bright side i can run again but now i need physical therapy and i go 3 times a week which annoys me but oh well.
hope you had a nice thanksgiving if you celebrate or if it was earlier

also i changed the cover if you couldn't tell and i hope you like it

make sure you eat
drink water
and your beautiful bc i said so

peace out