Epilogue
She watched the beach pass by though the passenger window, she remembered that summer like it was yesterday. It made her wonder why she had ever moved away from this place. She felt his hand take hers and turned to meet his gaze.
"You okay," He asked.
"I'm fine," She responded, "just reminiscing." She smiled wide. How had she been so lucky to marry her high school sweet heart?
"Mommy Mommy," she heard from the backseat. She turned to see her daughter smiling. She looked so much like her father, but she had she strawberry blond hair.
"What is it love," She asked.
"Can we go to the beach," The little girl asked.
"Tomorrow baby," He husband responded, "You're staying with Aunt Grace tonight."
"Yay," the little girl squealed. They both smiled at her excitement.
"Who else do you think will be there," She asked.
"Don't know," He responded, "We'll see."
They walked up to the gym; the school hadn't changed at all in ten years. He took her hand again and gave her a kiss, "Ready," he asked.
"May as well be," She smiled. They walked into the gym unsure of what the evening would hold.
"Hannah… Johnny," she heard someone yell from across the gym. She looked over to see a beautiful dark blond girl running to her.
"Beatrice!" The girl looked nothing like she did in school. She no longer wore her glasses and she had an amazing smile. "Oh my god, you look amazing," Hannah said as the girl brought her into a hug.
"So do you," Beatrice replied. "You haven't aged a day."
"Oh yes I have," Hannah corrected.
"Nah," her Johnny said, "Your beautiful."
"We have to get together more," Beatrice whined, "I haven't seen you two since the wedding."
"I know," Hannah said, "How is Jimmy by the way?"
"He's fine," Jimmy said joining his wife. Talk about someone else who looked nothing like they did in high school. Jimmy had gotten taller, leaner and more muscular. The Marines had done wonders for him; Hannah still couldn't believe that he signed up after high school.
"Hiya Jim," Johnny greeted. The two men shook hands, they had both matured so much. Johnny had started his own business after collage. He may not own the biggest chain of motorcycle stores, but the seven he did own were enough to support them and their daughter.
"How's Clara," Beatrice asked.
"She amazing as always," Hannah replied, "And Matt?"
"Growing," Beatrice responded, "I'm going to put a brick on that boys head."
"Move over bitches, the queen bee has arrived!"
The grouped turned to see a fierce looking woman in a strapless red dress and matching high heels standing behind them.
"Petey!" Hannah rushed over to give the queen a hug.
"Hannah," Petey squealed, "How I've missed you. Your looking good girl."
"So are you," Hannah said.
"And B," Petey gave the once geeky looking a girl a hug as well.
"I see how it is," the man behind them said.
Hannah wrapped her arms around his neck, "No one could forget you Gary."
"Hey Hannah," Gary replied returning the hug. He had let his hair stay long; he had Jimmy were the same height now. Though Gary wasn't quite as muscular as Jim, he could still hold his own. He had also calmed down a bit from his high school days, having majored in Psychology in collage. He credits Hannah for getting him interested in the subject.
Petey on the other had never gone to collage, choosing instead to work on his drag persona. He had made a good life for himself as Charlotte Jolie and had even thought about competing on RuPaul's Drag Race. However, Gary had eventually convinced his better half to go to school for some kind of degree and now Pete was taking classes on fashion.
"Has it really been ten years," Petey asked as the group settled in at one of the tables. "It doesn't feel like it."
"Oh yeah it has," Jimmy retorted.
"Amen to that," Johnny agreed.
Hannah glared at her husband, "Just what are you trying to say?"
"That running a business is harder that it looks,"
Hannah rolled her eyes and shook her hand.
"But Jim had it tougher I'm sure," Johnny said. Jimmy just laughed.
"So how's your research going B," Gary asked.
Beatrice had gone into Biology and Physics, plus a few other sciences. She now works with a research team looking for various cures to various problems. She worked along side Alge, who had really grown out of his awkward phase and ended up with an ambassador's daughter, and Trent of all people!
"Oh you know," She said, "here and there."
"You ladies aren't talking about me are you?"
Hannah couldn't help but smile, she would know that voice anywhere, even if she wasn't all over Broadway. She turns to see her old roommate, looking amazing as always, with her equally amazing and surprising husband standing next to her.
"Ivy, Trent," Hannah smiled. She got up from her seat to give the girl a hug.
"Hey girl," Ivy said, "Johnny," she wrapped her arms around his neck from behind. "How's my little Clara?"
"Your goddaughter is at Grace's. We're thinking about going to the beach tomorrow you all should come."
"Sounds like a plan," Trent said giving her a hug as well.
"Sounds like that summer after my senior year," Ivy said, "Only this time with kids."
Because of his parents, Trent had been forced to stay at Bullworth after Ivy left, but he went to see her every weekend despite what all was going on. He had surprised everyone by majoring and minoring in several sciences and ended up working with Beatrice and her research team. Ivy on the other hand, worked her butt off and ended up being a Broadway star just like her mom, just like she always wanted.
Her and Trent had gotten married and had two kids now, Tyler and Emaline. Ivy had asked Hannah and Johnny to be their godparents to which they had said yes to, of course. The group had more or less kept in touch with each other, though they lived in different places. Ivy and Trent lived in Virginia as did Jimmy and Beatrice. Though Ivy and Trent had a place in New York they stayed at when she was in a show.
Gary and Petey… Charlotte, had moved out to California. Petey found he liked it there better. Something about the sun and the scene. Hannah and Johnny had moved back to Hannah home state, although she refused to live in a small town so they ended up living in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Hannah also went into Psychology and minored in Journalism. She has a successful practice and writes novels in her free time, mostly psychological mysteries. She loved how her life had turned out. Yeah it seemed like a Hollywood ending, but she didn't really care. She was happy and isn't that all that matters in the end?
Note: And that's it! Shows over.
Sephiroth: That has got to be the lamest ending every! Where's you damn Muse.
Me: Sephy you leave him alone! Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed it. Leave me a review and let me know. There's a good chance that I could revisit this story one day and make it better once I've improved my writing skills a bit. But for now I'm moving on. Got a play to finish writing and another story that needs some work. Thank you all for reading! Yours Truly, Ashira Rose-Leigh.
