I woke up the next morning to the sun shining through the open window as a breeze blew in. I yawned and looked as I saw Jeff leaning on the windowsill. I sat up and smiled as he turned around, leaning against the window. "Good morning babes," he said as he walked towards the bed.

"Morning," I smiled as he walked towards the bed. He leaned down and kissed me softly. "So, we go tell the rest of the world we're together today?"

"Yeah, guess so. Unless you don't want to," Jeff said as he sat next to me, rubbing my leg.

"No, I want to," I smiled as I reached out to touch his check. He smiled and grabbed my hand, pulling it down to his lips where he kissed it. I let out a quiet giggle as he let it go. He stood and grabbed his clothes before heading to the door.

"I'm gonna go home and change. Come over whenever you're ready?" he question. I nodded and flopped back down in the bed as soon as he left.

I let out a deep sigh and smiled to myself. 'He's the one. He's always been the one. I can't believe I'm finally with him!' I thought to myself as I continued to lie there. I let out a squeal of excitement into the blankets.

"What are you doing about Shane?" Amy asked as she leaned against the frame of my door. I sat up and rolled my eyes at her. I threw off the covers, in search for clothes to change into. "Casey!" She slammed the door shut behind her as she stood with her arms crossed impatiently.

"What?! Jesus Ames!" I yelled as I threw a tank top on the bed.

"What are you gonna do about Shane?" she repeated angrily.

"What do you want me to do? Cause right now I'm planning on nothing!" I yelled.

"Well let's see Case, you only fuckin live with the guy!" she yelled.

"I'm moving back into Dad's house today," I answered calmly as I looked for shorts.

"Jesus Case, you all of sudden tell him you're in love with his friend and run out on him?!"

"Fuck Amy! What would you like me to do, huh? Cause I mean you obviously know what's best for me."

"Well you could give him some sort of explanation!"

"Fine! I'll do just that cause you obviously fuckin run my life now!" I screamed throwing my arms in the air.

"I obviously don't run your fuckin life!" she screamed as I changed. "Because if I did, you would have fuckin told him you didn't love him a long time ago!"

I slipped my feet into a pair of flip-flops as I screamed, "I do love him! That's why this took so fuckin long!" I stormed past her as tears streamed down my face.

"Casey?" Matt asked as I ran past him out the door.

I trudged along down the dirt road in the bright hot North Carolina sun towards Jeff's. He was walking towards me in a matching Tar Heel's jersey and shorts. He ran to me when he saw me crying. He wrapped me in his arms and put his chin on my head.

"What's the matter?" he asked softly.

"I can't fuckin do anything right, Jeff. I fucked up once again! My whole life is a fuck up!" I cried into his chest.

"What makes you think that?" he asked in a concern tone.

"Amy just fuckin went off on me about everything! She wanted me to do all this along time ago and then when I do finally do it, it was wrong! My whole life is one big fuck up!" I cried angrily.

"Listen to me Case. You did NOT fuck up! No matter what Amy said, you didn't fuck up. You did what you had to do and followed your heart. How can that be wrong?"

"She's pissed at me for something she always wanted me to do. I must have don it wrong somehow!"

"Casey, are you happy with your decision?" he asked as he pulled away from me.

I looked into his eyes, smiled, and without hesitation said, "Of course I'm happy."

He smiled at me as he placed my face in his hands and kissed my forehead. "Then the fuck with Amy. As long as you're happy then it shouldn't matter."

"Are you happy?" I asked. He laughed as he picked me up in his arms and sung me around.

"I've got you in my arms! How could I not be happy?!" He placed me back on the ground and wiped my cheeks with his thumbs gently. "Shannon's?"

"Shannon's," I nodded as we walked hand in hand to his house. We jumped in the vette and headed for Shannon's.

.......

"Umm, Shannon, Jeff and Case are here," Crystal announced looking out the living room window.

"Don't you mean Case and Shane?" Shannon smiled.

"No, I mean Jeff and Case," she said as we walked in the house together.

"Holy shit! What's wrong?!" Shannon panicked as we walked into the living room.

"Nothing's wrong," Jeff and I chorused.

"Are you two friends again?" Crystal asked with hope in her voice.

"No," I said flatly.

"Then what's goin on?" Shannon asked.

"We're together," Jeff smiled as he brought my hand up to his soft lips.

"Together? As in a couple?" Shannon asked with both his eyebrows raised.

"Yeah, Shan," I chuckled.

"Wow, that's quite the announcement guys," Crystal smiled.

"Jesus, you guys aren't happy for us either!" Jeff exclaimed throwing his hands in the air.

"No, Jeff, you misunderstand. We're very happy for the two of you. It's just kind of a shock. That's all," Shannon said.

"We love you guys so of course we're happy for ya. I mean we always knew we'd hear this from the two of you," Crystal added as she stood to hug us. "Why wouldn't you think we'd be happy for ya's?"

"Matt and Amy aren't too pleased," I answered sitting on the couch with Jeff. "Mostly Ames."

"Amy was always behind the two of you being together. Why would she all of a sudden hate the idea?" Shannon asked as Crystal carefully sat on his lap. I eyed them curiously, noticing the loose clothing on her body. Shannon rubbed her stomach softly as she smiled.

"Oh who the hell knows?" Jeff replied wrapping his arm around me tightly as I smiled.

"Do the two of you have something you wanna reveal to us?" I questioned.

"What do you mean?" Crystal smiled as she quickly stood.

"What's goin on?" I asked. "Your smile is different and you have this glow around you."

She let out a deep sigh as she looked at Shannon. Shannon gave her a nod and smiled. "We also have an announcement," Crystal started as she sat back down on Shannon's lap.

"Crystal and I are four months pregnant," Shannon finished proudly.

"That's great!" Jeff exclaimed with a large smile.

"Congratulations!" I smiled.

"Thanks," Crystal blushed.

"What's with people lately? Alannah and Adam just had a baby boy last month!" I laughed.

"Why'd you guys keep it secrete?" Jeff asked.

"They say the first few months are the most critical so we didn't wanna tell people and have something go wrong," Crystal explained.

"Dude, I can't believe you kept this from me this long!" Jeff laughed.

"Believe me when I say it was one of the hardest things I've ever done!" Shannon replied with a laugh.

"Shannon, could you do me a favor today?" I asked sweetly.

"Oh no. The last time you gave me that look, you had me pour a cooler full of ice into Paul's shower!" Shannon exclaimed.

"That was the two of you?!" Jeff laughed as I nodded. "Jesus, he was threatening anyone who had a water bottle!"

"I know," Shannon and I smiled devilishly.

"Anyways, what's the favor?" Shannon asked.

"Could you help Matt move me out of Shane's?" I asked.

"Why can't you go?" he asked.

"I'm afraid I may changed my mind about this whole deal," I replied.

"Oh, yeah, sure, I can do that," Shannon said.

"Thank you so much!" I exclaimed happily.

"Well, since there were two good announcements today, why don't we all go to lunch for like a double date?" Crystal suggested.

"Sorry, but we can't. We have plans today," Jeff said as we stood.

"We do?" I questioned as I looked up at him.

"Yeah, we do," he laughed in response.

"Oh! Case, I wanna show you what we've done for the baby's room so far," Crystal said excitedly. I nodded with a smile as she grabbed my hand and pulled me up the stairs with her.

"You look happy," Shannon smiled as they watched us go up stairs.

"I am Shan. I haven't smiled like this for so long," Jeff responded.

"I know. I'm happy for you," Shan said.

"Thanks, me too."

"So, what do you have planned today?"

"Ya know the cliffs we all used to go to?"

"Yeah."

"Well, I'm taking her there. Do some cliff jumping, swimming, and just hang out together. It's gonna be our first date," Jeff explained.

"Isn't that where you took Beth?" Shannon asked curiously.

"I tried to, but when she heard I wanted to go cliff jumping she refused to go," Jeff sighed.

"And you don't think Casey will?" Shan asked raising an eyebrow.

"I know she won't," Jeff smiled. "She's got that extreme blood in her like we do."

"Jeff be careful man," Shannon said patting Jeff on the shoulder.

"Ready to go babe?" Jeff asked smiling as Crystal and I walked towards them. I walked into his arms and hugged him tightly as Shannon wrapped his arm around Crystal's waist, smiling at the two of us.

.......

"Matt, Shannon, what are the two of you doing here?" Shane asked.

"Umm......." Matt sighed.

"Case asked us if we'd move her back into Gil's house," Shannon said softly.

"Oh, yeah, I figured that," Shane sighed sadly. "I packed up most of her stuff."

"I'm sorry man," Matt said.

"Don't worry about it," Shane replied scratching the back of his head, leading them into the living room.

"How ya doin?" Shannon asked.

"I'm upset, but um, what can I do? I jest wasn't man enough for her, I guess," Shane shrugged. "Why didn't she come?"

"She was afraid she'd change her mind and regret it," Matt answered as they began to move out boxes.

"Could you tell her I'll always love her and that all I want to do is talk to her?" Shane requested.

"Of course!" Matt exclaimed as he closed the gate on Dad's pick-up.

"Alright, where's Luna?" Shannon asked wiping the sweat off his forehead with the back of his hand.

"Out back. Probably in the pool," Shane replied giving off a half- hearted smile.

"Luna!" Matt called as she ran from the back of the house, dripping with water. She jumped in the truck and waited for Matt and Shannon.

"Is she happy?" Shane asked starring at the ground.

"Yeah, she is very," Shannon answered.

"Good, that's all I want for her," he smiled. "Did she go right to Jeff?" They nodded as he let out a sigh. "And is he happy?"

"I haven't seen him this happy in a long time," Matt answered.