I feel really bad about taking so long, but school is kicking my ass. Also, I know it's short, but as I said school is kicking my ass. I mean who assigns as essay everyday including the first day of school? Anyways, now that I'm done venting, I hope that this ends it well. I could have made it longer, but I like how it is left and I think I got my point across.
Part IV:
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Jake grabbed her other hand and made sure that she was looking into his eyes. "What if I was this kid's father?"
Rachel knew that he was serious by the strong tone of his voice. The problem was is she wasn't sure that she even liked him enough for him to be permanently attached to her, nevertheless knew him enough for that. Without hesitating any longer she opened her mouth boldly. "No."
He was confused, he was sure that she had liked him. "What?"
"I said no."
"But… why not?"
This time it was her turn to make sure that he was paying complete attention to what she was saying. "Jake, I like you. You are great and supportive and wonderful and… the whole package. But we just met…"
"Don't you believe in love at first sight?" Jake begged her to understand how he was feeling.
"No, I don't because it hasn't happened to me. If it has for you, that's great, but you have to wait for me. It takes two people being at the same place at the same time with the same feelings to raise a kid."
Jake knew she was right; he just didn't want to admit it. He had been lonely ever since he had left Tree Hill and with her there that feeling had quickly lessened. The way she was looking at him made him want to take back what he had requested.
"I'm sorry, Jake." Rachel whispered before standing up to walk out of the room.
"Wait…" Jake called form the couch. When she turned around she saw that he had begun walking towards her. When he reached her he grabbed her hands and took a deep breath. "I'm sorry, okay; I don't want you to be uncomfortable. I guess that I just… want to make sure you are fine with this kid. You deserve the best and I figured that I could help you. I'm sorry."
Smiling, Rachel leaned up to give him a gentle peck on the lips. "It's okay. I'm not going to leave now anyways, so why don't we stick to the plan and see what happens."
"Is there any way that we can speed up the waiting and I can take you on a date?"
"I don't know," Seeing Jake's dejected face she finished, "I am an expensive date. You think you can afford it?"
He looked up and grinned wildly. "I think I can manage."
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"So this is really it?" Jake asked once again.
Rachel nodded and pulled him closer. "Thanks, Jake."
"Can't you and Mel stay?" He watched as the girl he had fallen in love with shook her head. As he closed his eyes he sighed and opened them to watch as she said her goodbye to Jenny.
They had been dating for the fast five months and Jake hadn't been happier than his time with her. She hadn't told him that she loved him, but he knew; it was in the way that she kissed him. They had never had sex; neither was ready for that, but they had been through a lot together.
He had stood beside her during labor and held her had. Jake had even helped with her daughter's name; Melanie Amanda Gattina, born two days past her due date at 12:01 on a Monday. He had memorized everything about that night, the smell, the doctor's name, the room number, and all of the baby's stats.
Three weeks after Melanie was born Rachel's parents had called her. They asked her to move back home and they would help her raise her daughter. She was surprised at how supportive they had been and after much thought, decided that it was the best thing for her main priority, her daughter. She had cried every night that week and knew that she wouldn't stop until she was either reunited with Jake or over him. The worst part was leaving the cutie that she had grown to love like another daughter. It didn't help any that Jenny had started calling her mama just a month ago.
So now here she was saying bye to the two people who made her feel loved. "Okay, well I guess I have to go."
Jake nodded as he too heard the announcement for her bus. "Come here."
She fell into his arms and let a few tears fall. "This sucks."
"You don't have to go back."
"Yeah I do, it's best for mel."
"What about what's best for you, me and Jenny."
"Let's let life take us where we are meant to. If we are supposed to end up together, then it will happen no matter what." Rachel pulled back as far as Jake would let her. "Jake, please don't make this harder."
"Don't forget that I love you." Jake said as he slowly released her arms.
"I love you, too." Rachel said as she walked away to pick up Melanie's seat.
Jake was speechless, she had said what he had wanted to her for about three months. "Rach!" Jake picked up Jenny and ran to her.
"Jake, please!"
"I'm not going to let you give up on us. I'll let you leave if you think that's what you want, but I'm going to love you for the rest of my life."
Rachel smiled and gave him a nod. "I'll call you when I get to Tree Hill."
"Tree Hill?"
"Yeah, just Tree Hill because this is my home, with you." Rachel said as she turned back around and headed towards the bus.
Both Jake and Jenny stood silently staring at the women's slowly disappearing figure. When she was out of sight they turned, back to the car. Jake was surprised when he felt something vibrate in his pocket. He grabbed his phone and read the text that was sent to him. 'Tell Jenny mama loves her.'
The End
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Okay, I know that not all of you may be happy with that ending, but I think that it was better this way. It took me a while to figure out if I wanted them together or not and now that it's done I think that this was defiantly the best choice. I do, however, love Jake and Rachel for some reason; it made it really easy to write them together.
Thanks for reading, even if it is a really obscure couple.