Revived

CHAPTER 33

Sean POV

"Emma? What are you doing here?" I asked.

"I want you to go back to school." She said.

"Emma, I can't. I have bills to pay, Ellie to take care of, the rent-"

"Isn't Ellie working now?" she asked.

"Yeah. But why is this any of your business." I asked.

"It's not, really. But I care about you. I think you deserve a high school education." She replied.

"Fine, Emma. I'll think about it." I sighed.

Emma smiled brightly at me.

"Do you want to come in? I made dinner, but Ellie had to work late." I said.

"Sure." She replied.

I opened the door and let her inside.

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Ashley POV

I woke up the next morning with a feeling of dread. I had made a complete idiot of myself in front of David, only to find out that he only thought of me as a student, nothing more. I heard a door open, and Kate appeared.

"Hey. How did it go last night?" she asked.

"Horribly." I replied.

"Well, what happened?" she asked.

"All we talked about were the Ramones." I replied.

"Ashley. Oh my god." She said.

"What?" I asked.

" I saw him this morning. He had a rose with him. It was probably for you!"

"Or not." I sighed.

"Either way, I saw him heading for a cup of coffee. You have to follow him and find out." Kate replied.

I jumped up and went through my clothes. I was yanking a shirt over my head when I realized something.

"Where were you all night?" I asked.

Kate smiled.

"You and Craig?" I asked.

"We're back. Just like we were before." She said.

I grinned at her.

"Congratulations." I said.

"Forget me. Go!" she replied.

I ran out of the dorm and went to the coffee shop. David was there, looking as gorgeous as ever. I took a deep breath and walked up to him.

"Hi." I said.

"Ashley, how are you?" he asked.

"I'm good. So um…who's the flower for?" I asked hopefully.

"Oh, um, it's for a professor that's retiring." He replied.

My heart sank.

"Ashley? I don't mean, well if you'd like to…" he trailed off, nervous.

"Yes?" I asked.

"Would you like to have some coffee with me? I mean it's not-"

"I'd love to." I replied.

We walked over to a bench and sat down. Our knees were touching. We both just sat there like that for an hour. This time we didn't need to say anything.

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Paige POV

I went to work the next day with a heavy heart. I had so wanted to be with someone. Sherri knocked on my door.

"Paige. Delivery." She said.

"Fine. Bring it in." I said.

Suddenly, dozens of roses came into my office. I stared in shock at the glowing pink in my room.

"And there's a card." Sherri said.

She handed me a slip of paper and I opened it.

Paige-

I'm so sorry for the way I acted last night. It was unforgivable.

Love, Spinner

I smiled slightly.

"It really was."

I looked up. It was Spinner.

"Paige, can you give me a second chance?" he asked.

I walked up to him.

"You have grown up!" I said jokingly.

"What?" he asked.

"Shut up, Spin." I said.

We grinned at each other and kissed.

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Jimmy POV

I knocked on Dani's door the next morning, to apologize for what happened the other night, but no one was there. I sighed in frustration. I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned around.

"Jimmy, hey." Dani said.

"Hi." I replied.

"So, why are you knocking on my door?" she asked.

"I just felt bad for not finishing the kiss." I said.

I bent down and gave her a gentle kiss. I drew back and Dani smiled at me. I bent down and kissed her again. I was about to go for another when I heard a voice.

"Jimmy, what the hell are you doing?"