I felt really bad writing the ending to the previous chapter, even though I already knew what was going to happen next.

So... final chapter. Two fun facts: 1) This story (14 chapters and well over 20K words) was originally supposed to be to be a one-shot 😄. 2) I don't like the title. When I wrote the first bits, the working title was 'Call me Nya' but there was already a story 'Call me Jay' by LokiMischiefMaker on FF, so I changed it at the very last minute and just couldn't think of anything else.

Week 10 / Saturday (Part 2)

Saturday late night (or maybe Sunday early morning)

Unable to move, I watch my (ex-)boyfriend walk away, tears running down my face.

Only when his shape has disappeared into the dark, I snap out of my trance. And I know exactly what I need to do now.

My vision is slightly blurred, as I run back into the gym and to our table. I open the yearbook and take the black marker that is right next to it on the table. I scribble a few words onto my profile page and tear it out. I hope that Gayle will forgive me for ruining her 'Book of Fame', but honestly, I don't care if she doesn't.

I fold the page. Keeping it in my hand, I grab my purse from the chair and run to the dance floor to find Skylor and Kai. When my best friend sees me in my distressed state, she pulls away from my brother and gives me a concerned look.

"Toni, what happened?" She asks gently. "Where is Jay?" Her expression suddenly turns angry. "Did he try anything..."

"No, he didn't." I vigorously shake my head. "I-I messed up. Big time. But I'm gonna fix it." I try to sound more optimistic than I actually am. "Gotta go now and catch him, okay?"

"Okay, sweetie." She gives me a quick hug. "Call me if you need me."

"I will." I shout, already on my way out.

Jay has parked his car at our house, I hope that this is where he went. And I also hope that I will make it there in time before he leaves, possibly forever.

I am not the fastest runner, especially not in these kind of shoes, but I am trying my best.

About halfway, I spot a lone person sitting on a bench at a bus stop. They are wearing a dark suit, the shoulders slumped forward and their face buried in their hands.

My heart skips a beat, when I recognise the familiar shade of auburn hair.

"Jay?" I ask carefully.

He slowly lifts his head. He looks as miserable as I feel. "What do you want, Antonia?" He asks, averting my gaze.

I wordlessly hand him the sheet of paper. He unfolds it. As he reads my message, I can see the tiniest smile appear on his handsome face.

He silently scoots over so I can sit down beside him.

"Do you mean it?" He asks, pointing at the message.

"I do." I reply, my eyes fixed on the page that now says: 'My name is: Antonia Smith. My good friends and even all those idiots I don't care about call me: Toni. The person I love calls me: Nya. And I like the name.'

"I really like Nya." I add. "And I like it when you to call me that."

"And the other bit?" He finally looks me in the eyes.

I swallow but hold his gaze. "Yes."

"And... you were not referring to Lloyd, right?"

"No, silly." I giggle. "I love you, Jason Gordon."

"Call me Jay." He smiles at me.

"Call me Nya." I smile back.

"I love you too, Nya." He puts his arms around me and pulls me in a tight embrace. Snuggling into his chest, I wrap my arms around his back and take in his comforting scent of milk and honey (although after all this dancing and running, it is slightly less fresh than it was earlier this evening). I have no idea for how long we remain in this position, but I know that I could stay like this forever.

But, as always, someone has other plans for us. Or in this case, it is something that does.

The first three times, I can ignore the ringing of the phone in my purse. But when it starts yet again, I pull away and smile sheepishly at my (hopefully former ex-) boyfriend. "Sorry." I apologise, opening my purse. "It's probably Skylor. And she's probably worried."

And she is. "Toni. What was that?" I hear her concerned voice. "Are you alright?"

"Sorry, I didn't mean to worry you." I say.

"We are all leaving now." Sky explains. "Kai and I were going to my place, but if you need me..."

"No, it's okay. I am fine." I tell her. "We are fine." At least I think we are.

"We?" I can hear her raise an eyebrow. "So, Jay is with you? Lemme talk to him." She insists.

"Okay." I hand him the phone. "Sky wants to talk to you."

"Hello? Skylor?" Jay answers. I wish I could hear what she is saying to him.

"Yes, we are here at... uhm, some bus stop." He blushes.

"Yes, we are fine." He says, and I release the breath I didn't know I was holding.

"No, I won't." He smiles. "I promise."

"Okay, bye. Do you still want to..." He removes the phone from his ear and looks at the display. "She just hung up." He states.

"Yeah, that's so Skylor." I laugh.

"No idea why I was scared of your brother." Jay sighs. "Remind me never to get on her bad side."

"That's what best friends are for."

"You are right." Jay grins. "So, next time we have an argument, it'll be Cole against her then?"

"You think there will be a next time?" I ask.

"Well, all couples fight once in a while, don't they?" He grins at me. Okay, I guess we really are alright now.

"So, what do you want to do?" He asks, interlacing our fingers. "Shall we go back to the dance?"

"No, Sky also called to say that everyone's leaving now." I explain.

"Do you want me to walk you home?" He gets up, pulling me with him. "We're halfway there already anyway."

"That would be nice." I reply. "Just slowly, please. I've already done more than enough running for one night."

"You don't like running?" Jay asks, as we are walking along the way.

"It even says so in my yearbook profile." I tell him.

"Yeah, I didn't get to that part." He blushes. "But if you ever change your mind, I know a few nice tracks around the NIT Campus."

"I'll think about it." I smile.

"Thanks for walking me home." I say, when we stop in front of our house.

"Thanks for inviting me to be your date." He places a kiss on my cheek. "Sorry about overreacting..."

"No, I am sorry about not telling you about the name."

"I hope you are not sorry about the things that you did tell me tonight."

"No, I am not." I shake my head. "And I still mean them."

"So, goodnight?" He is reluctant to leave. And I don't want him to go either.

"You know, Kai is staying at Skylor's place..." I quickly inform him, and a cheeky grin appears on Jay's handsome face. "That means we can make out against the doorbell for as long as we want without anyone complaining?" He jokes. Yeah, we're definitely fine.

"We could do that." I chuckle, but my back strongly disagrees. "Although I was more wondering whether you would like to come inside instead. And maybe... you could stay over as well." I suggest.
. "I would love to, Nya." Jay takes both my hands into his and looks into my still teary brown eyes. "If you are really sure about this - about us."

"I do." I assure him. "I love you, and I want you to stay with me."

"I want that too." He smiles.

And neither of us is talking about just tonight. It's gonna be for the rest of our lives.