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Here it is, the final chapter. Thank you so much for sticking with me through this whole story! I really appreciate it.

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Epilogue: Five Years Later

Jerome POV

I can't believe that today is the day that I have been waiting for for years. It's been over five years since Patricia and I got together because of the dare and so much had happened since then. So much good had happened since then and we'd been together through it all.

I fiddle with the cuffs on my shirt as I stand there and wait for Patricia to appear. As the wooden door is opened my heart starts to speed up in my chest. My eyes land on Patricia and her bright green eyes land on mine. She is as gorgeous as ever, her auburn hair done up and her kissable lips smeared with light pink lipstick. She is gorgeous as she starts to slowly walk towards me with a smile on her perfect lips. The room in filled with people, but all eyes are on Patricia and for me she is the only person in the room.

She walks slowly towards me, the gorgeous white dress that she is wearing hugging her perfectly above the waist before breaking out into a flowing skirt. She has never looked better to me and there is no doubt in my mind that today is going to be a great day. Today is the day that I am going to marry Patricia Williamson. Today is our wedding, after over five years together I will finally be able to call her mine.

As Patricia takes the last few steps down the aisle and comes to stand next to me, I take her hand in mine and smile at her. The look in her eyes tells me she is feeling the exact same way I am. There is no doubt in my mind that I am ready to spend the rest of my life with Patricia and I am ready to announce it to the world, but I will start with the family and friends that are gathered here with us today.

I take one last quick look around the room, seeing everyone who matters surrounding us, before my eyes lock back with Patricia's. She is looking at me, her eyes shining. "Are you ready?" I whisper, already knowing the answer.

"I'm more than ready," Patricia smiles up at me and I nod, turning to face the wedding officiant.

As the officiant starts the ceremony, I try to pay complete attention, but instead my mind wanders to the day that I finally asked Patricia to marry me.

"Where are you taking me?" Patricia asks as I lead her blindfolded towards the park that we used to frequent during uni. I walk her over to the bench by the fountain that she used to love so much. We have so many great memories here, we have so many great memories everywhere. I lead her over to the fountain and sit her down on the bench next to it.

I reach into my pocket with the hand that isn't in hers and pull out the little black box that I have been saving for the perfect time. Right now is the perfect time.

I slide down onto one knee and look up at Patricia who is still blindfolded. "You can take off the blindfold now," I say.

Patricia reaches up with her free hand and pulls off the blindfold, her other hand still in mine. She looks around for a second, gathering her bearings. "Why are we…" Patricia starts before trailing off when her eyes land on me. Her mouth drops open and her hand goes up to her mouth as she sees me on one knee in front of her. Patricia usually isn't the easy to surprise, mushy type of girl, but sometimes she is, this is one of those times.

Her green eyes are round as she stares down at me, speechless. I look up at her as I begin, trying to fight my nerves that she'll say no. "Patricia, you are the most amazing person I have ever met. You put up with me, no matter what I do and you are always there for me. I want to always be there for you and give you what you need. We have a lot of great memories together and I want to keep adding to those for years to come. Trix, I love you more than anything and I can't think of anything I want me than to spend the rest of my life with you. This all started with a dare, but that doesn't mean it can't end with marriage. Patricia, will you marry me?" I propose. Yes, I'd had a whole speech prepared, but I'd forgotten it as soon as Patricia's green eyes met mine. Instead, I'd spoken from the heart. If that weren't good enough, nothing would be.

Patricia smiles down at me and nods as she looks down at the ring in the box I am holding. It isn't the biggest ring, but it's Patricia. "Yes, Jerome I'll marry you," she answers, her whole face glowing.

I am overcome with relief at Patricia's answer. It's not like I thought she was going to say no, but actually hearing the words coming off of her tongue made everything seem real. I was going to marry the love of my life. I was going to marry Patricia.

I took the ring from the box and slid it onto her finger before wrapping my arms around her and pulling her close. Patricia was going to be my wife and I couldn't be happier.

I tune back in when the officiant is saying, "Jerome Clarke, do you take Patricia Williamson to be your lawfully wedded wife?"

My eyes connect with Patricia's green ones as I answer, "I do."

"Patricia Williamson, do you take Jerome Clarke to be your lawfully wedded husband?" the officiant turns to Patricia.

"I do," Patricia answers clearly, her green eyes still on mine and a smile on her gorgeous face.

"I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride," the officiant says and the room erupts into applause as I pull Patricia to me and place my lips on hers. It is a slow soft kiss, one that shows exactly how we are feeling in the moment. When we finally pull apart, I brush my thumb gently across Patricia's cheek as I whisper, "I love you Mrs. Patricia Clarke."

"I love you too, Mr. Jerome Clarke," she smiles up at me as she stands on her toes and places one more soft kiss on my lips before pulling away and facing our family and friends.

Everything was a blur after that, as we made our way to the reception and were congratulated by all of our family and friends. I tried to keep track of everyone who was coming up to us, but is was impossible. The night was hectic, but it was definitely worth it especially because Patricia was at my side the whole time.

After dinner, Joy stood up and clinked her glass with her fork, getting everyone's attention. She was the maid of honor, which was a hard choice for Patricia to make. She was stuck between her twin sister and her best friend. In the end, Piper had insisted that Joy be Patricia's maid of honor. "Joy's the reason you and Jerome are together," were Piper's exact words. After that, it had been a no brainer for Patricia.

"First off, I want to congratulate the happy couple," Joy starts her speech with a smile. "I'm sure most of you know that they have been together for over five years now and I know that neither of them have been happier. I am so happy that you both found each other and were able to make it work," Joy's eyes flick between Patricia and I as we smile at her. I know what is coming next before Joy even has a chance to say it. "I know most of you don't know how Patricia and Jerome's relationship began, so I am going to enlighten you," Joy sends us a devious smirk. Yep, this is exactly where I knew it was going. "It all started back on one Friday night in school, us girls were playing truth or dare while the boys did their own things downstairs. One thing led to another and I dared Patricia to seduce Jerome," Joy pauses for the crowd to laugh. I take the opportunity to look over at Trix and she is smiling as she remembers that night all those years ago. "Of course Patricia didn't back down. At this point in time she wouldn't admit that she was head over heels for Jerome, but it was obvious to everyone else. So, the dare began, Jerome and Patricia realized their feelings for each other and the rest is history," Joy smiles over at us as she raises her glass. "To the happy couple, it all started with a dare but it turned into so much more."

"To the happy couple!" the room echoes as everyone clinks glasses.

I turn to face Patricia and find her smiling up at me. "It all started with a dare, but it's nowhere close to over," she says as she leans into me.

"No where near close to being over," I agree as I lean in and place a kiss on my wife's lips. I still can't get over the fact that Patricia's my wife. We've been through so much together and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with her by my side.

I was head over heels for her all those years ago when it all began. I'm head over heels for her today when she officially became my wife. I will be head over heels for her for the rest of our lives together. I am never going to let her go. It may have all started with a dare, but it turned into some things much bigger than that. It turned into love.

Well, there you go. I hope you liked it and I am sorry that it is over. I am sad to see it go, but I know it is time to move on from this story. That doesn't mean I don't have an idea for my next one waiting in line. I want to thank all of you who have read and reviewed, I really appreciate it!

I would love to know what you think about how this ended and how the whole story was in general.

I hope to start on a new Patrome story very soon, I already have the idea to base it off of Are you gonna kiss me or not? by Thompson Square. I heard it the other day and thought it would be perfect. Keep your eyes open because I am not done writing HOA yet.

Thanks for reading and I'd love to know what you thought!