Jen and Tilly are awake led in bed sipping coffee.! .Tilly is playing with Jen's fingers…
"You know I could stay here forever" She smiled…
"Me too! Jen said kissing Tilly on the head…Jen decided it was time to confront Tilly about what Hayley had said..
By know Tilly is led in Jen's lap with Jen stoking her hair..
"Tilly?
You know its not long now before you have to really start thinking about uni? Jen said casually
Tilly just nodded
"Well ? Are you excited?
You know about starting your life? Jen asked..
Moving out of my parents house? No more rules….Of coarse ! Tilly joked…
Jen could tell Tilly wasn't feeling this conversation…
"Well you should be excited, Cambridge ? I mean there is no better uni …And you Miss Evans get to stroll through their doors just on your merits
"Gotta get past the interviews first" Tilly said ..As for merits? Well my exam results aren't here yet…
Jen started to laugh "Oh whatever…Tilly I don't think you've ever graded lower then an A in your whole life…
"One should never count their chickens before their hatched " Tilly jokes..
Jen knew exactly why Tilly wasn't excited.! .Universities were taking applications by now..Tilly would have already applied.! .She was so organised like that…
"Tilly?
You do what to still be a doctor don't you? Jen asked..
Tilly lays still on Jens lap stroking her hands..
"Yeah of coarse I do." .She replies Kissing Jens hand..
"And Cambridge ? You still have your mind set of going right? Jen Knew that was wishful thinking ..if Hayley was right? ..Then Tilly was about to drop a bombshell
"Jen its not a matter of wanting to go! it's a case of IF I get through… you have to have claws for them interviews…Raising her hands…"Look no claws" Tilly joked
"Tills? Cambridge have been interested in you for a long time ..Kelleher bigs you up constantly.. you're his big hope for success…You work hard all the time! ..why would you even think you wouldn't get in? Jen stated
Unless?
Unless you don't want to? That is! Jen said quietly dreading Tillys comeback..
Tilly didn't answer for a while she just lay there..
A few seconds past when Tilly finds the courage to be honest…
"Maybe I don't! Maybe I want to see what else there is out there for me? Maybe Cambridge isn't where I belong? Maybe…
Tilly Cambridge is the best university in the whole of the uk ..one of the best in the world. .!some people would die to study there..Jen intupted..
"Yes some people! Not me"Tilly replied…turning around to look at Jen ..Tilly decided it was now or never…
"Jen..I DON'T want to study at Cambridge…I don't want to move to a place I don't know ! With people I don't know..
"You'll make friends! You're a warm ,caring, friendly girl! ..your make friends easily.! .Jen pleaded…
Shaking her head and getting out of bed.. Tilly wonders over to the window…
Is this about us"? Jen asked carefully..
Tilly replied instantly… No….No its not ..Ever since that first kiss on the beach Jen ..I've thought about nothing but us. Every decision I've made I've wondered how it will effect us!..
But I can honestly say. .This ..this is about me …and me only!
I don't want to go to Cambridge Jen..In fact ..shaking her head…Im not going. .Im not studying there..
Jen got out of bed and walked over to Tilly…"If …if your worried in anyway about how this effects us then you don't have to Tilly! If you go to Cambridge I will follow you" Jen smiled..
Tilly was shocked at Jen's revealation..with a frown she asked" What? What you would follow me? Give up what you have here?
Well? Jen smiled." .You were gonna give up everything and jet off to the other side of the world for me?
Wouldn't be keeping my end up if I didn't would I? Jen laughed Kissing Tilly…
Tilly pulled Jen in closer " Would you follow me anywhere?
Kissing Tilly again..Jen answered" Anywhere!
"What about ? Mmmmmmmmmmmm London maybe? Would you follow me there?
Jen couldn't keep up this pretend…
Look Tilly I know!…I know what your plans are..! Hayley told me..
"Hayley told you what? Tilly asked slightly confused..
Pacing the floor with her arms crossed…" About the chat the 2 of you had while I was with my mum..
How you don't want to go to Cambridge, How you want to move to London..
how she offered us to live with her…Tilly have you really thought about this?
I mean really? Jen asked saddened…
Jen.! .we cant survive here…Im not going to Cambridge…And you miss London. So Why not?
Sitting Jen down on the bed,…Look! We are free in London.! .we're happy. I can go to any London Uni I want…You'd get work easily there. We wont have to worry about a roof over our heads…What more could we ask for huh? Tilly was smiling at the thought of what could be…
Jen was finding it hard to see meet Tillys happiness…She couldn't understand how someone as bright as Tilly wouldn't want to study at the most prestigious school in the Uk..How she would want to settle for second…third…forth best!
Tilly its not that easy…You cant just decide our future like this.,! ..I mean what about your parents? What are they going to say ? They have been saving for this for forever. .Their hopes…their dreams for you…What are you gonna say? Hey dad I've decided im not going to Cambridge im gonna swan off to London and build a cosy love nest with my teacher,! ,,Oh and im gonna go to Uni there as well?
Tilly C'mon? think about it…
Tilly places her head in her hands…That's exactly it Jen…Their hopes…their dreams…There choices..
Look I use to study hard to please them…do what they wanted me to do…Im 18 in a few days ..by law there is nothing they can do…Once I explain how I will feel they will understand. .If not then,…Then tough…
Jen sits taking it all in….She's starting to realise that Tilly has thought about this in detail and she was right it was her choice…
"What about me? Us? What will you tell them? If we go to London? …what about when they want to visit you? Your dad knows who I am? What if they blame me? Report m…Tilly stops Jen continuing by kissing her fully on the lips…."Jen ..Stop worrying ..once we are free from here and you're no longer my teacher they cant do anything…Even if they tried ..I'd never give you up..! They and along with everyone else would have to prove it..
All you need to care about is what we want.. What is best for us…I love you! ..I want to be with you forever and there is No one or nothing that will stand in my way to make that happen..
Trust me! Tilly says with a smile…..
The only question is…..How much do you want "US"? Tilly asks
Jen studies Tillys beautiful face she is in awe at the maturity that sits before her.. How can someone so young be so head straight…?
Stroking Tillys face. ."I love you more then anything in this world Tilly…I want "Us more then I've ever wanted anything. .and If this is what you really and truly want? If you really don't want to go to Cambridge …Then….Jen paused
"Then? Tilly asked
Then I guess I better start Appling for Jobs in London..Jen smiles…
This brings a huge smile to Tillys face…she finally feels that there love has a chance of survival…
Tilly takes Jens face gently in her hands and kisses her softly..
I love you…
