**NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE PART ONE OF THE EPILOGUE BBYS🌹

dakota's pov +

"what?" i choked out.

"i love you, and i'm not just saying that because i don't want you to leave or because i want you to forgive me but because i mean it" jack continued.

my lips moved but no words were coming out as i tried to comprehend what he just confessed to me.

"no, i can't" i shook my head and started walking away from him. "i'm sorry".

"dakota!" jack's voice called, cracking slightly as he spoke.

i jogged down the hallways and slowed down once i was out of jack's sight and around the corner. i continued walking and took my phone out to text my friends that i was leaving, but looked up once i heard the girls' bathroom door close.

crystal walked out, dusting off her skinny jeans. i ignored every inch of her and casually past until i heard her mutter under her breath.

"trash" she said.

i put my phone away and paused on the spot, "call me something insulting again, i dare you because i've had enough of this".

she laughed at my words, causing me to march towards her and pull her shoulder back.

she yanked out of my hold, "don't touch me, bitch!".

my fist couldn't help itself and swung directly into crystal's face, knocking her against the lockers.

"ow! you fucking pyscho!" she screamed as i shook my hand in pain. "that's going to bruise my face, i have a photoshoot this weekend!".

"fuck you, crystal harris!" i said through gritted teeth.

she pushed past me and hurried back into to the bathroom. i wasn't concerned that she could press charges with the help of her daddy - all i wanted was to get home and try my best to forgot about today.

jack's pov +

after the football game with hudson high rhinos gladly winning, i was distracted as i was in the locker room changing and showering.

my friends knew what was up and they knew it was about dakota, so they advised that i go and talk to her to settle things once and for all.

i arrived at her house and got out of my car, seeing liam heading towards her door too.

"here for dakota?" i spoke up.

"yeah, she texted saying she needed to hang out, clearly upset about something" he replied.

i guiltily looked down at my feet.

"shouldn't you be at a football game or something?" he added.

"it's over - uh, rhinos won" i explained, before something else took over my thoughts. "...look, you're a guy?".

"since birth, yes".

i pulled my hands down my face, "i don't know what i did wrong, man".

liam frowned, "am i, the awkward outsider kid, supposed to give the most popular guy in my school advice right now?".

"dakota and i kissed during halftime, then i told her that i loved her".

he indiscreetly moved uncomfortably, "you did?".

"yeah and she just freaked out and left me standing t—".

"okay, let me just stop you right there" he cut me off. "we're not the best of friends so i don't want this to take any longer than it has to, but i've known dakota since kindergarten and i know that she's just scared".

"of me?".

"of all of this. dating, being noticed so much by a jock...being in love" he paused and took a deep breath. "she just wants to make sure it's all real before she puts her all into it".

"it is real, i swear" i assured him.

"dude, don't tell me" he started walking back to his car. "but let me just tell you, take care of her because she chose you and she wants to be with you, so you're really lucky. but hurt her again and make her question her worthiness, then you'll never hear the end of it".

i was slightly shocked by how much confidence he had in his words, but there's no way that i'd even think to go against them.

i nodded to accept what liam said and watched him get into his car, before i headed to dakota's front door.

dakota's pov +

"lia—...jack?" i opened the door, slightly covering my body with my arms as i stood in sweatpants and a cropped vest.

"i told you that i loved you earlier" he blurted out.

"i know and—".

"and i'm not leaving here until you say it back because i know that you do too".

i folded my arms and stood up straight, "you don't know anything".

i spoke, walking back into my house and he began to follow me into the kitchen.

"i know you, dakota. i know that you're angry and upset right now because i can see it in your eyes, and if it's still because of crystal then,".

i groaned with annoyance, "no, it's not about her".

"i also know that in person it's hard for you to tell people stuff, but through text you find it easier because they won't have to see you cry".

i pushed my hair back, standing before
him with my eyes growing cloudy, "just stop, okay!".

"just talk to me" he came forward a little.

"it's because i fell in love with you, jack! that's why i'm angry and that's why i'm upset!".

"yeah and i love you too".

i shook my head, "no, i fell in love with you way earlier than now, sooner than i thought i would. then i end up finding out all this shit about your past then you go and sleep with your ex-girlfriend, and it hurt more because i was now being hurt by the boy that i love!".

"you really think that i only just realised i loved you now? that while i was texting you as olivia or when you'd protest about how cheesy cheetos are better than the hot ones, my head wouldn't accidentally say "god, i love this girl so much" and i'd have to act like i wasn't falling for you so fast".

he continued, "or that all that time before prom when i'd see you walking around school - i'd find myself smiling just because you are and i'd think i'm just crazy. i was supposed to be angry at you, not wishing that i was the one who was making you smile so beautifully instead".

i struggled to look him in the eye and tucked my hair behind my ear. my breathing hitched once he started coming closer and left minimal space between our bodies.

"no one in this world knows me the way you do, dakota richards and i'm not letting go of that, or of how fun and interesting you are or of how much i'm in love with you" jack whispered.

i finally looked up at him as his eyes turned softer.

"all you have to do is tell yourself that you trust me, because i'd be an idiot to hurt you again".

throughout his entire speech, i was questioning my final answer and whether i'm ready to be with jack or let go and move on.

"...i don't give people second chances because they always end up asking for a third" i told him, causing his shoulders to drop with disappointment.

"but," i added and reached up to hold onto his cheek. "you're lucky that you're still on your first".

jack's lips lifted into a smile as i wrapped my arms around his neck.

"i trust you" i said. "and i love you too".

even though he barely moved, i could see all of the relief and joy waving over his face. i lifted myself up and kissed his gentle lips, feeling him pull me closer by waist and follow my lead.

before i knew it, jack hoisted me up by my thighs and sat me onto the counter as our lips intensely sped up.

his hands ran up my legs and back around my waist, gripping my ass to bring me towards him. i wanted him so badly right now and i knew he wanted me too since i could feel his hard on brush my inner thigh.

i pulled away and rested my forehead against his, "let's go upstairs".

jack nodded with a grin, so i jumped down and lead him all the way up to my room.

i sat down on the bed as he locked the door behind him. my heart raced as he lowered his eyes and came to hover over my body.

i kissed his lips again and tried to get back to the same pace that we were at downstairs - i pulled off his shirt, revealing his toned muscles and he pulled off mine.

he migrated his kisses to my neck and started tugging on my bra strap until i remembered something important and stopped him.

"jack," i caught his attention. "i've, uh, never been with anyone before".

considering jack and i tell each other everything, this was one thing that i never managed to have a conversation with him about.

"if you're not ready, it's okay. we don't have to" he replied.

"really?".

he nodded and stroked the strands of hair that fell out of my ponytail, "yeah, we have plenty of time for that. there's no rush".

i was relieved at his calm reaction and agreed with his words, but i did want to do this now and there was no doubt in my mind.

"okay, but i want to" i confessed and bit my lip. "i want you".

jack ran his tongue over his lips, "i want you too".

he leant down to attach the kiss once again whilst pulling down my bra straps. i lifted myself up a little for him to undo the clasp and watched his eyes stare at me in awe.

i've never been this naked around jack before and i wasn't the slightest bit nervous.

he returned to placing kisses on my neck, before they moved down to my collarbone, my chest and all the way down to my stomach.

"you're so beautiful" he whispered, sending shivers down my spine.

soon, i was lying on my bed with just my blue, lace panties on. jack kissed my inner thighs, making me body rise from the chills he was giving me.

i knew what he wanted to do next once his breath fanned over the middle of my panty material. he started to move it aside but paused and looked up at me.

"stop me if it's too much" he lowly spoke and i immediately nodded as i was beginning to crave everything that he about to do.

assisting him, i tugged my panties off my legs and without hesitation, a light moan escaped my lips as his tongue reached my sensitive bud.

after that, he continued without any pauses until i was only able to moan every second and cling onto his fingers as they held the top of my legs.

"j-jack" i whimpered and lightly tugged at his hair once i could feel myself coming closer to the edge.

my reaction only made his tongue move quicker and it didn't take long for me to moan loudly with pleasure as i reached my climax.

my body shuddered at the feeling and i was left panting to catch my breath. jack came back up to me, wiping his mouth and kissing my jawline.

"that was the sexiest thing that i have ever seen" he whispered into my ear, leaving me to chuckle at the smirk on his face.

he sat up as my breath returned to it's normal pace. he pulled off his jeans and underwear before grabbing a condom that was ready in his wallet.

my heart only managed to speed up again as nerves took over me. jack lowered himself on top of me and placed kisses down my neck again.

"just tell me if you want to stop, okay?" his deep voice quietly spoke.

"okay" i shakily spoke and it wasn't long until i felt him slowly slide into me.

i clutched onto his back once the sharp pain took over my body - jack lightly groaned as he gently began thrusting in and out.

"are you okay, baby?" he spoke with his voice slightly hitched.

"yeah, just...just keep going" i bit my lip as the pain began to disappear and pleasure was the only thing that i could feel.

the room was soon filled with just the sounds of mine and jack's moans, and the creaking mattress beneath us as the pace increased.

"f-fuck, dakota" he muttered.

his face was starting to lace with sweat and my legs trembled with a knot growing in my stomach. with a few final thrusts, the impact crashed over me as i moaned in ecstasy and jack followed a few seconds after.

we both helplessly inhaled and exhaled as jack placed a sloppy kiss on my lips.

"jack, i love you," i said, stroking the back of his head. "so much".

a smile grazed his mouth whilst he moved my hair out of my face, "i love you too, dakota richards".

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JAKOTA HAS RISEN. THEY ARE CANON. MY WIG HAS BEEN SNATCHED. IM DECEASED

but omg this is the last chapter except for the three part epilogues.

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