We moved into the new house but are still unpacking and work is still busy and will remain so until after tax season so expect some short chapters. I'll try not to skip any but it's likely some chapters will be short. Like today it's been pretty crazy and the chapter is a little on the short side.

Ch. 8 Dedicate My Life for You

(JAY)

"Have I mentioned that you look amazing?" I comment when we get out of my car at Clare's prom.

"I think you said something like that back at the house. Have I mentioned how happy I am that you're taking me?"

"Well I never went to any of my proms and I didn't want you going by yourself," I reply linking my arm with Clare's.

We give our tickets and walk into the ballroom where prom is being held. I did rent a tux for this and Clare is in a beautiful ice blue dress that makes her look a little like Cinderella. After getting our picture taken we find our table, we're sitting with Adam & Grace and everyone from student council. Drew brought Bianca of course and Dallas is here with Alli, Jenna with Connor. In the last three months they've all been to our house a lot; Adam, Drew and Dallas have hung with me and Sean a lot and we've started a weekly poker game which Connor has come to a couple of times. Bianca is here every other weekend and then Drew goes to her every other weekend. When Bianca is here she's hanging out with Clare and Grace a lot, and some with Alli and Jenna too. A few weeks ago Clare and I found out we were having a boy and are very happy. I was now looking forward to having a beautiful son and teaching him right, unlike my parents.

After greeting everyone and getting something to eat Clare and I take to the dance floor during a slow song. I hold her close and look into her eyes. She smiles and puts her head on my chest.

"Are you enjoying prom?" I ask when the song ends but we stay on the dance floor swaying slowly in each other's arms even though it's now a fast song.

"Far more than the last two they did not go so well. Are you enjoying prom you'd never been?"

"I am actually it's kind of fun to get dressed up and hang with friends and I like being anywhere with you," I reply and Clare smiles.

We break apart when the next song comes on but stay on the dance floor and dance to the fast song. Returning to our table for dessert after that and sit with everyone talking to them. They talk about plans after grad, of course everyone knows Clare will be staying here and going to Ryerson. She applied after finding out she was pregnant and heard just after her interview that she got in. She told them she was pregnant and was able to defer until second semester so that she could be home with the baby at first. Drew will be going to community college in Waterloo to be close to Bianca. Adam is going to U of T for a marketing degree with a minor in radio journalism. Clare and Grace were both very happy that Adam would be in town still and the Torres parents were very happy to have both their sons still close. Dallas got drafted by a hockey team in Japan while Alli is going to Stanford. Connor is going to Yale and Jenna the University of Tennessee.

"Would you like to dance some more?" I ask Clare.

"Yes but I need to use the washroom first," Clare says.

"I'll go with you," Bianca comments.

Grace and Alli also go to the washroom with her but Jenna and Connor are already on the dance floor. I'm actually glad all the girls went into the washroom together because I need to talk to the guys about something.

"I need your help with something. I have a plan but it will take a lot of people and cooperation," I tell them.

"A grand gesture, be careful she doesn't always like the grand gestures," Adam warns me.

"I know she's told me all about Eli's but this one is different now listen up."

I tell them all about my plan and thankfully the girls take a while in the washroom so that I have the time. By the time the girls have returned we're done and the other guys are all willing to help me. Clare takes my hand pulling me to the dance floor to dance again. It's a fast song so the other couples join us and we all dance together. We stay until prom is over and then we say goodnight and I drive us home.

As soon as we're in the door Clare grabs me and shoves me against the wall crushing her lips to mine. With her hormones raging she's been horny a lot; quite aggressively horny it's been awesome. I pick her up and carry her into the bedroom setting her on the bed, my tongue slides into her mouth caressing her tongue. I'm tempted to rip off her prom dress but decide not to because after I satisfy her carnal needs she might kill me for tearing her prom dress. So without breaking the kiss I get her shoes off, then reach up her dress and shimmy her panties down her legs and strum her pussy lips with my fingertips eliciting a moan from her lips.

Massaging her vaginal walls gently for a moment I get her sweet juices dripping and withdraw my fingers. Clare whimpers and lurches slightly; I stand and begin getting undressed. After a few seconds to recover Clare stands up and helps me undress. She unbuttons my dress shirt and takes off my undershirt and kisses my chest. I turn her around and unzip her dress gently taking her dress off and last comes her bra. I brush a strand of her curls behind her neck and kiss the nape of her neck. Softly trailing my lips down to her soft, supple breasts I take her nipples into my mouth, sucking lightly and eliciting a moan from Clare's lips.

After sucking each nipple I trail open mouth kisses along her torso until I get to her belly and kiss all around it. Clare giggles and combs her fingers into my hair; I look up at her and grin standing up and picking her up into my arms set her on the bed. Clare opens her legs and I get between them kissing along her body. Every time my lips touch down to her flesh she moans slightly and trembles a little. Her fingers rake into my hair and my lips kiss down to her clit and suck tenderly. Clare moans loudly and her body shakes wildly.

Stroking myself to get totally hard I thrust into her, Clare's back arches high and she moans loudly. She brings her knees up and her nails scratch at my back. Her body trembles and her moaning becomes endless chains and my name drops from her lips with each baited breath. I make love to her slowly and kiss her tender flesh but when the build to orgasm becomes too much and I begin thrusting faster, taking Clare's lips with mine as we both reach climax. Our lips detach so we can scream out the other's name. I thrust slowly a few more times until we've ridden out our orgasms and I pull out. I lie next to Clare and pull her into my arms and kiss her softly. I get us under the covers and she smiles kissing my chest and falling asleep in my arms.

(CLARE)

"Okay I think that does it, I call this last meeting of student council for this year to a close," Drew says looking at the clock. It's the last day of school and rather than attending last period student council had their last meeting and prepped what we could for next year's student council.

"Good 'cause everything is ready," Adam says coming in the room.

"Ready for what?" I inquire.

"Well you'll need this," Adam says putting one of those plastic tiaras on my head just as I hear the marching band begin playing my favorite song.

"Adam what's going on?" I inquire with a suspicious tone.

"Just relax and sit on your throne," he replies taking my hand out to the hallway where one of those Cleopatra style thrones with the handles is on a table.

"Okay what is all this?" I question.

"Just shut up and go with it," Owen remarks appearing suddenly and picking me up. I make a sharp gasp of shock both at seeing him and from being suddenly swooped into his arms.

"Uh hey Owen what are you doing here?" I ask as he sets me in the throne.

"Drew called," Owen replies with a suspicious grin.

I want to ask again what's going on but before I can Drew, Owen, Dallas and Connor take the handles of the throne and lift me onto their shoulders. They follow Adam as he leads them outside, Alli and Jenna are following us and it seems like most of the school is following them. I am so confused but when we get out to the football field I see Jay on the bleachers and I know he arranged all this. The boys carry me to the center of the football field and set me down. The marching band continues playing the song while Alli, Grace, Jenna, Adam, and a bunch of other students go onto the bleachers surrounding Jay. The marching band finishes the song and plays an extra beat and Jay along with everyone else holds up a card and they all make a word much like at a sports game. When I see that it reads Marry Me Clare? I smile. The marching band plays another beat and they turn the cards over again and it makes a picture of Jay and I kissing. The cards are put down and everyone moves aside so Jay can get down the bleachers to me. The marching band begins playing the wedding march and Jay comes down to me holding a ring between his fingers and he gets down on one knee.

"Clare Diana Edwards will you marry me? I know that I'm not just falling in love with you but I am in love with you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you and our son. We can have a long engagement if you want. You set the date I don't care if it's a year from now or five but I want to be with you and I am in love with you. You are my princess let me be your prince."

"Yes Jason Hogart I will marry you," I grin. Jay smiles wide and slips the ring on my finger while everyone around us erupts into cheers and applause. Jay gets the ring on my finger, interlaces our fingers and joins our lips. We stay locked in the kiss for a couple of minutes before breaking apart. "I can't believe you arranged all this just to ask me to marry you. You didn't think that a romantic dinner was enough?"

"Not for you Princess," he replies and I smile kissing him again. "I told Drew, Adam and Dallas at prom and they were on board and it wasn't hard to convince the rest of your friends and the school. I called Emma and Spinner, both to make sure Spin was cool with it and to have Em call her dad so I could do all this at the school. Spin wanted to be here to carry the throne but he couldn't make it so Drew called Owen who knows me from the ravine and after getting the whole story of us Owen wanted to help. The rest was easy everyone thought it was romantic and wanted to help and thankfully the marching band already knew your favorite song."

"It was wonderful and you are very sweet," I smile.

"Shall we go home fiancé? I've already arranged for an engagement party tonight and we have you're high school graduation tomorrow," Jay comments picking me up from the throne.

We don't leave right away I spend several minutes thanking everyone and saying goodbye to my friends, and getting congratulations, before we actually leave to go home. Jay tells me how he got the whole thing planned and that the party will be tonight from about 6 to 10 and everyone is coming. He decided to do the party because not everyone could be there to witness the proposal. Of course Adam videotaped the whole thing so they can see it later. We don't go straight home Jay and I stop to get supplies for the party but he tells me Sean and Paige will pick up some as well.

"What would you have done if I'd said no?" I inquire while we grab food for the party.

"Well aside from being pretty certain that you are in love with me I was also betting you wouldn't say no in front of all of those people," Jay grins and I laugh.

We get home and put the food away then sit on the sofa and Jay takes my hand. I sit there and gaze at my ring happily. After a short time Paige and Sean show up and after they tell us cograts and Paige gushes at my ring we set up for the party. Emma and Spinner are next and she gushes over my ring while Spinner talks Jay. My parents are next, I guess Jay called them but Mom seems to be happy, at least she's already talking about a wedding we haven't even set a date for. Owen, Drew, Bianca, Adam, Grace, Dallas, Alli, Jenna and Connor are next followed by some of the guys from Jay and Sean's garage. As my parents are the oldest people here they stay less than an hour and ask Jay and I to come to dinner next week. They did stay long enough to see the video Adam shot of the proposal.

"So when is the wedding?" Alli asks.

"Definitely not until after the baby is born," I say running my hand over my belly, "I am not walking down the aisle pregnant."

"It's all up to Clare she gets to set the date and she's still nervous about being a mom and having a new baby. I don't think she wants to throw a wedding into that mix," Jay comments and I nod.

"Well after a proposal like that I expect a tremendous wedding," Paige remarks.

"Whatever she wants," Jay reiterates kissing my hand, "simple or extravagant I will make it happen."

I smile and kiss my fiancé leaning against him a little more. Even with our graduation tomorrow most people stay until after eleven. Everyone tells us congratulations before they leave and then Jay and I get ready for bed.

"I still don't know exactly when I want to get married but I do know that I am deeply in love with you," I tell Jay as I nuzzle into him once we're in bed.

"I know," he says in a cocky voice and I pinch his side. "I am very deeply in love with you Princess," he says and kisses the top of my head.

I smile and kiss his chest drifting to sleep. The graduation ceremony is set to begin at ten so we wake up at eight. Thankfully my morning sickness passed shortly after my second trimester began. After breakfast we get ready and head to the school.

"You look beautiful Princess," Jay grins giving me a gentle kiss before I go back to get my gown and cap on.

"Everyone's coming to our grad party right?" Drew asks while we get our caps and gowns on.

"Jay and I will be there," I grin.

We get our caps and gowns on, the music begins and we the procession. Alli, Connor and I tied for valedictorian so we all make speeches. Then Principal Simpson hands us all our diplomas one by one and our friends and families cheer.

"WE DID IT!" Drew yells when we all have our diplomas and we laugh. We all throw our hats and then there's about fifteen minutes of everyone getting pictures and then we leave for the Torres house and the graduation party.

"I never thought things would end up like this when Alli, Connor and I entered grade nine together," I remark.

"Yeah I never thought I would've hooked up with my brother's best friend," Drew grins.

"I wasn't sure Dallas and I would ever be friends again after he kissed me," I remark.

"Wait you both kissed her? Just how many guys have you kissed?" Jay inquires.

"You know the only thing that should matter is that I've only been engaged to you," I respond.

"You're right Princess," he grins and kisses me.

"I can't believe this is the end of an era I'm going to miss you guys," Alli says.

"You'll all be back for our wedding, when we actually set a date anyway," I comment.

"Yeah and many of us are staying in the area, plus there will be reunions," Adam points out.

"I'm really glad you're staying here," Grace says to her boyfriend and gives him a chaste kiss.

"Graduates get together I want to get a picture," Audra insists.

"Mom didn't you get enough pictures at the ceremony?" Drew whines.

"No such thing we need more pictures," my mom agrees.

Mrs. Bhandari also gets out her camera so we give up and stand on the grass. Dallas, Alli, Jenna, Connor, Adam, me and Drew stand in a line with our arms around each other and they take a picture. The moms snap a few more pictures of just the grads before Jay, Grace and Bianca join us then Owen hops in. He'd come to the grad ceremony today to see his friends graduate. After the last picture Mom comes over and hugs me tightly.

"Oh my baby had graduated and she's pregnant and engaged, you've grown up," Mom cries.

"And you're going to be a grandma," I remind her.

"Helen let go of her and let her enjoy the party," Glen admonishes.

Jay and I stay at the party until it ends and he drives us home, it's not all that late but it's been a long day and I'm pretty tired. We get ready for bed and I get into Jay's arms in the bed.

"I'm proud of you Princess," Jay says gently dragging his fingers over my arms gently.

"Did you have any doubts I would graduate?"

"Of course not but it doesn't diminish my pride any," he replies and I smile kissing his chest gently.

"I love you," I whisper.

"I love you Princess."

The update on Saturday, March 12th will likely begin with Clare giving birth and will also likely be the last chapter.