It Was Worth It In The End
Chapter 7
By Jiberty Fan
Author's Notes: If I owned "Degrassi", Holly J and Declan would be the power couple that they should and deserve to be and Sav would have more to do than just being someone's boyfriend. As a writer, I am more concerned with quality opposed to quantity. Thank you to everyone who has read and reviewed this fic or added this fic as a favorite. I own nothing. Declan's thoughts are in Italics. Please read and review.
Declan Coyne didn't want to stop this kiss but he needed to. It was hard to stop because for the first time in a few months he felt hope and joy in his life.
"Declan! Why did you stop?"
"I needed to breathe, Holly J."
Holly J began kissing Declan again and he broke the kiss.
"You can't possibly want this right now, Holly J."
"Why not Declan?"
"What is it that you want?"
"Take the pain away, Declan."
"What pain Holly J?" The idea of Holly J bring in pain terrified Declan on a level that she would never even fully realize.
"Where should I start? Maybe it all started with losing the election."
"You're still the student council president to me and the school wasn't on lockdown when you were student council president."
Seeing the look on Holly's face made him realize just how sorry she was about what happened at Vegas Night.
"I'm sorry Holly J that was a bad example. Sleeping together isn't going to magically fix things, you know. In fact that could just complicate things even further. Sometimes things take time."
"How could things possibly be any more complicated than they already are Declan?"
"I can't deal with you waking up next to me and regretting anything. It's just too painful to even really think about. If Holly J regretted making love to me if would just kill part of me plain and simple.
"I want my diamond necklace back."
Holly J loved seeing the look of complete surprise and amazement on Declan's face. In fact to her this was just priceless.
"I thought that you hated that necklace."
"I hated what it represented to me at the time, Declan. I didn't want to be a kept woman."
"I would never have kept you from doing anything, Holly J."
"I know that now. I'm just sorry it took me so long to realize that."
"And you want this necklace back because…"
"Do I have to spell this out for you Declan?" Holly didn't wait for Declan to respond and just continued.
"I want the necklace back because I love you…so much it scares me sometimes." The last part was more to Holly J herself than to Declan. Holly J couldn't look Declan in the eyes because she was a little afraid of what his reaction might be.
"I kept the necklace, Holly J."
"Why? I don't get it, Declan. You were supposed to get over me, date and marry some rich, spoiled socialite."
"Where's the fun in that Holly J? The Coyne's have been through worse and who knows you might be one someday."
Holly J remembered Declan telling her that in New York after she stormed out after his kiss with Fiona.
"Don't look so surprised, Holly J. I always meant that. I'm not going to propose tomorrow. You need time to get used to the idea and that's fine."
"I still don't get why you saved the necklace, Declan."
"It was always one of my dreams for us to get a second chance and for me to give you back your necklace and the matching earrings to go with the necklace so you have something both old and new that you can look at and touch even when I'm not with you. I want everyone to know that you're my girlfriend and we can be "Degrassi's power couple again."
"That was smooth, Mr. Coyne, almost too smooth. Holly J smiled
"I meant every word, Holly J."
"Prove it, Declan."
That was all Declan needed to hear before giving Holly J a long, passionate kiss.
After a few moments Declan was completely lost in the kiss and he couldn't have been happier.
I think that everything we went through was worth that kiss and any jewelry that I could ever give Holly J.
The End Of Chapter 7. To Be Continued…