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CHAPTER 4

JENNY

SIX MONTHS LATER…

“Okay guys… one last picture and you're all free to go” the photographer said, and we all started to groan from exhaustion.

It was finally me and Stacy's graduation, the day we'd been looking forward to for so long and I had every reason to celebrate about becoming a graduate but I couldn't.

Because thanks to Sebastian, all I felt were my nerves messing with me and no one even knew he was the reason why I was so fidgety.

It had been six months since that night we shared and the morning after that night was the last time I'd seen him until now.

~~Stacy can't know about what we did and between us, it won't be happening again, Jenny. I hope you understand~~

That was the message he'd sent to me that morning after leaving for work and even though my heart was broken, I couldn't let it show because Stacy would want to know who hurt me and make them pay.

I never sent a reply to Sebastian and I swore to myself to never let anything happen between me and him again.

With that, I actively avoided him while trying to forget about the steamy night we'd shared… all on my own.

The photographer which the college hired, finally took our last graduation pictures and we all dispersed afterward.

Then Stacy took my hand and led me over to where Sebastian waited and I couldn't even meet his eyes as we stood before him.

“Congratulations, girls. It's time to face the world now” that annoying but addicting voice of his reverberated through my ear drums and I forced a smile while Stacy hugged him tight.

“Thanks, dad. I'm so happy” she grinned and he ruffled her hair playfully which earned a glare from her. Then she looked at me and raised a brow.

“Don't make this awkward, Jenny. Come on… it's a group hug” she said while waving me over and I glanced at Sebastian to see him giving me a blank stare.

It had been six months since that night. Six months since I'd seen him and the fact that he was still looking good as ever after hurting me like that pissed me off. Wasn't he supposed to feel the wrath of how unfair he was to me?

“Jenny?” Stacy called me back to reality and after making a mental decision to act unbothered around him, I smiled and joined the hug and my insides churned with anger and self loathing desire as he wrapped his arm around my waist to hug me.

If he was going to act like nothing happened between us, then I was going to do the same. Two could play that game… right?

Soon, I pulled away from the hug and pointed toward my parents who'd just arrived and Stacy's eyes widened with joy when she saw them too.

“Come on, dad. Jenny's parents are here” she said while taking my hand and together, we ran toward my mum and dad and all four of us got into another group hug while me and Stacy squealed in joy.

“Congratulations, girls… You're finally done, huh?” My mum smiled so beautifully and my dad stepped in at that moment, his face stern as always.

“So what's the plan now girls? Grad school or a job?” He asked and my smile faded as I turned to my mum for help.

“Mason! The girls just graduated… give them some space before you start bantering them!” She scolded him for me and my smile returned as I watched him roll his eyes at her. Watching them squabble was always a sight to enjoy.

“So what now? Where should we go to celebrate?” My mum asked us while my dad and Sebastian exchanged pleasantries and we both shrugged at the same time.

“Anywhere but here is fine by me” I replied immediately and my mum and Stacy laughed.

My boyfriend, Aiden, showed up at that moment with a huge flower bouquet and I could feel people's eyes on me as he handed it over before kissing me on the lips in front of Sebastian.

“Sorry I'm late. I was waiting in line to get you these flowers… But congratulations on your graduation, Jenny. I'm happy for you, love”

He said and I kissed him again because to be honest, I was glad to have him there. Especially with the flowers he bought for me because deep inside, I cared more about showing Sebastian that I'd been doing great without him.

I wanted to make him jealous, to make him feel the way I felt after he reduced our night together to nothing but a secret one night stand. So I made sure to excessively gush over the flowers while he watched.

“This is so sweet, Aiden. Thanks a lot, babe” I said before kissing him on the cheek and Aiden grinned happily while my parents and Stacy watched us both with adoration.

I tried to steal a glance at Sebastian to see if he was affected and I almost cursed out loud from shock when I caught him staring at me heatedly.

What the hell? Why would he look at me that way?... But at the same time, wasn't that kind of what I wanted?

So after making sure to stare at him for a few seconds with a glare, I turned back to Aiden and froze when I found him going down on one knee before me. Oh my God!

“I know I'm not meant to do this because this is supposed to be your day but Jenny… You have been a loving girlfriend to me for the past five months and to be honest, I have fallen deeply in love with you. I don't want to spend the rest of my life with anyone but you so this is me asking…”

With that he stopped talking and reached into his pocket for a box. Then he pulled it out and opened it and my mouth fell open when I saw it was a diamond ring. He seriously wanted me to marry him.

“Jennifer Mason. Will you marry me and grace my side as my lovely wife forever?”