Disclaimer: That's right folks, I still don't own anybody.
Rating: PG-13 I think...
Author: Grace
Feedback: I strive on it, philosophy8978@aol.com
A/N: Whew! It's been awhile, ain't it? Well I've been really durn busy so
this will probably be the end of this series though I'm going over some
possible storylines for a sequel, if something really grabs my interest
I'll write it. I'm sort of taking a breath from J/K, I'm writing other
fanfic for awhile then I'll probably come back to this. Anyways any ideas
for a sequel will be greatly appreciated and taken into consideration. If
you see this ~ it means flashback. This is POV from the summer at they
graduated.
*** Epilogue[Jessie's POV]
Yes, me and Katie did go to prom. No, mom and Henry still aren't married. Yes, Lily had a boy. No, Eli and Grace are not together. That answers all your questions right? Well if it does that's to bad because I've got a lot more to tell. I can't stress the 'a lot' in that sentence enough. Prom. How amazing was that? Unimaginably. Katie and I danced the night away.
~ A smiling blonde slid her gloved hand onto the back of her lovers neck, her deep blue orbs twinkling with happiness as the two twirled. The taller of the pair had her arms around her breath-taking girlfriend as they danced the night away. Two strands of blonde hair framed an angelic face, the rest pulled back into a bun. Jessie was decked out in a sinfully stunning strapless white dress that fell to her ankles, matching elbow-length gloves covered her hands and strappy silver pumps clung to her feet. Katie on the other hand seemed to be dressed to oppose. She had a black strap dress on with a criss-cross back. Her hair cascaded down around her tanned neck. ~
I've had a lot of people ask me what I'm going to be doing now that highschool is over, now that I have to leave my comforting house, my town, my room...my everything. Well I'm going to Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Katie is taking a year away from school so she can get in touch with her 'inner art'. Don't ask. I know her so I figure she'll be staying close by while discovering her 'inner art'. It was a bit of a shock for me when I found out she wasn't going to college.
~ "I'm taking a year off." "What?!?" "I'm taking a year off Jess." "What for?!?!" "To discover my inner art." "Inner art?!" "Yes, inner art." "Katie, baby, doll, honey, you know I love you, right?"
"Right..." "So I can ask you a question, right?" "Right..." "Why can't you discover your...your...what was it?" "Inner art." "Yea that. Why can't you discover while you're in school?" "I just think it'd be better if I took a break to do it, besides if I was going to art school it wouldn't be anywhere near Duke." "True...ok...whatever you want to do I'm behind you." "I know babe." ~
Lily's little boy is named Ethan. I adore him. He has the cutest little smile and when he says my name it comes out as 'Essie' because he can't quite pronounce the J yet. Sometimes I just sit around and watch him crawl around the house other times me and him play peekaboo. God every time I go over there it takes at least an hour to get me away from him. Katie always says that he and I are two peas in a pod. I've never really understood that expression but whatever. So I guess the only remaining subject to talk about it Sarah's death and how I got over it. It's a tough thing to talk about. It took awhile to get over it and I still don't really like to discuss it. . .
~ Katie took a seat beside her girlfriend on the porch of Manning Manor. Jessie leaned into her as tears pricked at the corners of her eyes. Giving a soft sigh Katie wound her arms around the younger girls waist. It had been two weeks since the funeral and Jessie was still just moping around. "You know it's going to be okay, right," Katie whispered into her lover's ear. "Yea...I know...it's just hard to think I might've pushed her to that." "Jess you can't blame yourself for what she did. C'mon we've all heard that annoying phrase 'take responsibilty for you own actions' in this case you need to let her take responsibilty for hers." "Since when did you become so wise Yoda?" "Oh I've always been wise. It's just now that you're starting to take notice grasshopper." "Grasshopper, eh?" "Yea, grasshopper." "I can deal with that, it's better than twinky." "Twinky?" "Yea, twinky." "Do I want to know?" "Probably not." "So noted." ~
It took me a few days but I think I finally got to understand what Katie meant by that but when I did it was like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. I was beginning to contemplate suicide myself but she was there for me. She helped me through everything, good and bad. So I've got one last thing to say before I stop talking and that's, thank God for Katie. I remember a note she left me the day after the funeral. . .
~ Jessie picked up a small white envelope that smelled of vanilla from it's resting place on her pillow.
"Hmm...," she murmured as she flipped it over to look for a name, there was none. Opening it she took out a beautifully decorated card. It had a picture of Monet's 'Starry Night' on the front. Smiling Jessie opened it and began to read aloud the message inside. "It's funny how big of an impact you have on me. It's like when I see you, you don't even have to speak. All you do is smile and it can make my day. That's how I remember my reasons for loving you. Love always Katie," Jessie finnished and reached up swatting away a tear that ran down her cheek. ~
And that's how I remember my reason's for loving Katie. That's how I know I'm lost in love. That's how I know I'm lost with her.
*** Epilogue[Jessie's POV]
Yes, me and Katie did go to prom. No, mom and Henry still aren't married. Yes, Lily had a boy. No, Eli and Grace are not together. That answers all your questions right? Well if it does that's to bad because I've got a lot more to tell. I can't stress the 'a lot' in that sentence enough. Prom. How amazing was that? Unimaginably. Katie and I danced the night away.
~ A smiling blonde slid her gloved hand onto the back of her lovers neck, her deep blue orbs twinkling with happiness as the two twirled. The taller of the pair had her arms around her breath-taking girlfriend as they danced the night away. Two strands of blonde hair framed an angelic face, the rest pulled back into a bun. Jessie was decked out in a sinfully stunning strapless white dress that fell to her ankles, matching elbow-length gloves covered her hands and strappy silver pumps clung to her feet. Katie on the other hand seemed to be dressed to oppose. She had a black strap dress on with a criss-cross back. Her hair cascaded down around her tanned neck. ~
I've had a lot of people ask me what I'm going to be doing now that highschool is over, now that I have to leave my comforting house, my town, my room...my everything. Well I'm going to Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Katie is taking a year away from school so she can get in touch with her 'inner art'. Don't ask. I know her so I figure she'll be staying close by while discovering her 'inner art'. It was a bit of a shock for me when I found out she wasn't going to college.
~ "I'm taking a year off." "What?!?" "I'm taking a year off Jess." "What for?!?!" "To discover my inner art." "Inner art?!" "Yes, inner art." "Katie, baby, doll, honey, you know I love you, right?"
"Right..." "So I can ask you a question, right?" "Right..." "Why can't you discover your...your...what was it?" "Inner art." "Yea that. Why can't you discover while you're in school?" "I just think it'd be better if I took a break to do it, besides if I was going to art school it wouldn't be anywhere near Duke." "True...ok...whatever you want to do I'm behind you." "I know babe." ~
Lily's little boy is named Ethan. I adore him. He has the cutest little smile and when he says my name it comes out as 'Essie' because he can't quite pronounce the J yet. Sometimes I just sit around and watch him crawl around the house other times me and him play peekaboo. God every time I go over there it takes at least an hour to get me away from him. Katie always says that he and I are two peas in a pod. I've never really understood that expression but whatever. So I guess the only remaining subject to talk about it Sarah's death and how I got over it. It's a tough thing to talk about. It took awhile to get over it and I still don't really like to discuss it. . .
~ Katie took a seat beside her girlfriend on the porch of Manning Manor. Jessie leaned into her as tears pricked at the corners of her eyes. Giving a soft sigh Katie wound her arms around the younger girls waist. It had been two weeks since the funeral and Jessie was still just moping around. "You know it's going to be okay, right," Katie whispered into her lover's ear. "Yea...I know...it's just hard to think I might've pushed her to that." "Jess you can't blame yourself for what she did. C'mon we've all heard that annoying phrase 'take responsibilty for you own actions' in this case you need to let her take responsibilty for hers." "Since when did you become so wise Yoda?" "Oh I've always been wise. It's just now that you're starting to take notice grasshopper." "Grasshopper, eh?" "Yea, grasshopper." "I can deal with that, it's better than twinky." "Twinky?" "Yea, twinky." "Do I want to know?" "Probably not." "So noted." ~
It took me a few days but I think I finally got to understand what Katie meant by that but when I did it was like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. I was beginning to contemplate suicide myself but she was there for me. She helped me through everything, good and bad. So I've got one last thing to say before I stop talking and that's, thank God for Katie. I remember a note she left me the day after the funeral. . .
~ Jessie picked up a small white envelope that smelled of vanilla from it's resting place on her pillow.
"Hmm...," she murmured as she flipped it over to look for a name, there was none. Opening it she took out a beautifully decorated card. It had a picture of Monet's 'Starry Night' on the front. Smiling Jessie opened it and began to read aloud the message inside. "It's funny how big of an impact you have on me. It's like when I see you, you don't even have to speak. All you do is smile and it can make my day. That's how I remember my reasons for loving you. Love always Katie," Jessie finnished and reached up swatting away a tear that ran down her cheek. ~
And that's how I remember my reason's for loving Katie. That's how I know I'm lost in love. That's how I know I'm lost with her.
