dakota's pov +

"dee?" jonah's voice snapped me out of my reverie.

"sorry, what?" i questioned him as we both lazily sat in my room alongside kelsey.

they both exchanged looks before coming back to me.

"you keep zoning out" kelsey answered, leaving me to shrug and focus back on the fluffy pillow that i was picking at.

"did you see jack at all today?" jonah asked and i nodded.

"he keeps avoiding me" i said before groaning a loud and laying down on my bed. "fuck, i can't believe that i did that yesterday guys".

jonah chuckled, "i can't believe you did it either".

"but i just...i don't have time for heartbreak and the whole crying over jack gilinsky. i've been doing that for the past three and a half years" i tried to explain to them.

"but dee, it's the fact that you let him go based on what crystal harris said to you" kelsey reminded me.

"but—".

"yeah, i know that she rarely ever lies but she's a bitch and doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt" she added.

"yeah even if what she said was true, you should have just taken the risk and dated the goddamn quarterback" jonah advised, playing with a few strands of my hair.

i sat back up on my bed and glanced at my two best friends, "really?".

"jack cares about you - there's no way that you can deny that" kelsey assured, causing me to let out a small smile.

but it slowly faded when i realised that it was only yesterday evening that i told jack that we were rushing into things, and he's avoided me ever since.

"yeah, well it doesn't really matter any ways. sam's probably got a whole list of girls lined up for him to get over me with" i muttered.

"that's ridiculous" jonah scoffed then stood from my bed. "you know what? get up".

i furrowed my brows, "why?".

"you're going on that date with jack tonight" he ordered. "you have this cute dress that you never wear and his jaw will drop once he sees you in it".

"but i hate that dress".

"well, i love it and who knows better about these things?" jonah inquired.

i sighed, "you do. but what if jack doesn't what to go anymore?".

"yeah, right" kelsey commented, then pulled on my arm to get me up. "come on, go take a shower then we'll do your make up and hair".

my friends forcefully pushed me all the way into the bathroom then closed the door behind me.

i stared at myself in my mirror, taking a few deep breathes and hoping that jack wouldn't completely shut me out after how harsh i was yesterday.

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"just go to him and explain that you didn't mean what you said yesterday" kelsey said to me whilst we all left through my front door. "but he'll probably already be convinced once he sees how great you look".

"then go on your date, have a nice meal and make sure you use protection when you have dessert" jonah winked, causing me to nudge his side.

"ignore him. we'll stay in jonah's car until you go inside but tomorrow, you need to tell us all about it. okay?" opening the car door, kelsey told.

"okay. thank you guys" i smiled at my best friends as i walked across the street to head for jack's house.

as i stood on the doorstep, i glanced behind me to see jonah and kelsey still watching my every move from inside the car.

they gestured for me to go ahead, so i rang the doorbell whilst brushing down my flowy, light pink dress and fixing the falling strands from my high ponytail.

the door was soon opened by mr. gilinsky, instantly greeting me with a wrinkled smile.

"dakota, hello. how are you?" he said.

"i'm good, mr. gilinsky".

he briefly pointed behind him, "are you looking for jack?".

"yes, is he here?" i inquired.

"yep, he's upstairs studying. you can go ahead" he told, stepping aside to allow me to enter the house.

i freely walked upstairs to jack's bedroom and once again, stood on the other side fixing my outfit and taking a few deep breathes before knocking.

"come in" jack called out.

once i entered, he looked up from his phone as he sat on the edge of his bed in just basketball shorts. his eyes widened at my presence.

"dakota," he stood up and brushed his hands across his shorts.

"hey. i know that me, turning up here is completely out of the blue and you're probably busy but i've just realised that what i said yesterday was bullshit" i explained.

"really?".

"i shouldn't care about your past or something that you did with your ex. i care about you and being with just you".

jack's lips formed into a smile at my words. it wasn't the type of smile that i usually see him with, but instead one that was relieved yet also holding something back.

"so this date? i mean, i even dug out my best dress, but are you still—".

"hey jack, i really want to take a shower, do you have a spare towel?". walking out of the en suite bathroom, crystal paused as she noticed me in the room.

she curved her lips into a smirk then rested against the door frame with her arms folded.

"dakota, what are you doing here?" she tilted her head to the side.

i could feel my heart in my stomach once i noticed her wearing a familiar shirt of jack's and that her hair was slightly messy.

i began to assure myself that i could have the wrong idea, but it was when i looked back at jack that i finally understood what he was holding back before.

he stared at me with pure guilt that i happened to take a small step back from him before embarrassment rained over me.

i was standing here in my best dress - thinking that i could go on a date with jack gilinsky - whilst crystal harris smirked at how pathetic i was.

"dakota, i'm—".

i didn't give jack the chance to continue once i hurried out of his room, down the stairs and straight out of the house.

once jack's front door was shut behind me, my tears finally released themselves. i ran across the street and didn't hesitate to rush to my room, despite my mom and nate calling my name.

i knew that jack would have moved on, i knew that trying to go on this date was a bad idea and i knew that i never meant shit to him.

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i've missed you all so much and i'm sorry that my first update in a while had to be another heartbreak ily

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