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And finally, The Last Chapter is here! Enjoy you guys *wiping fake tears*

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I dressed up with my girls in my room and we all waited for the guys to arrive. It's about time they started picking us up on time rather than applying makeup all day. I mean, how long does it take for a guy to get ready? They have to wear a tux, gel their hair and voila. But no, they have to take time to get ready. I heard the doorbell ring and jumped from my seat to open the door. I know I can't avoid Prom so I just wanted to get it over with. I expected all the guys to be here but I was surprised to see just Brian standing on the door. He was wearing a black neat coat and a white shirt. He would have looked extremely attractive but for someone who is desperately trying to find someone else in him, he looked okay.

"Hello gorgeous." He said and placed a small kiss on the back of my hand.

"Hey handsome." I said desperately trying to be happy about the fact that I am being dragged to a place I obviously didn't want to go. He smirked and guided me to his car. I went in and we took off. When we arrived at the location, I was feeling better. I mean, I may not be interested in the company but the place looked amazing. It was decorated in pink and violet flowers and they even laid down a red carpet in the front with many pictures of this year to the side. I was in many of them; with my friends, with Mark and one was even with Carter. I was so close to breaking down when I felt a hand on my waist. I saw Brian looking at me smiling sadly.

"He will come around." He said in understanding and I nodded quietly. At least I am not with some asshole. I mean things could have been worse but Brian seemed like a nice guy. I went in and saw people dancing to the tunes of Imagine Dragons.

"You wanna get a drink?" He asked me when we stood by a corner.

"Badly."

"Okay, what do you prefer?"

"Your choice." I said and he gave me one of his signature cheeky smiles. He went away and as I was waiting I saw a very familiar face walking in the hall. My face broke into a huge smile, first time in weeks and I ran towards him and hugged him.

"Somebody missed me." He said and I chuckled.

"What are you doing here Taylor?" I asked him.

Carter's POV

I didn't feel like going to the prom but I guess it would be a good thing to take my mind off her. I picked up Carla as she said and she came out wearing a white and blue dress that hugged her body in all the right places. Yet I just wished she was someone else. I plastered a smile on my face and went to the prom with her. They had all these pictures of students from the year and in one of them, I saw I and Liv looking at each other intently. I walked in ignoring the emptiness I felt in me and my eyes involuntarily searched for a familiar face. When I saw her, I couldn't take my eyes off her. She was wearing a beautiful red dress and she looked elegant and sexy at the same time. I also knew she was beautiful but standing there in her utmost glory, I just wanted to run over to her and hug her and tell her how beautiful she looked. I wanted to kiss those lips which I have always thought about. How perfect they would feel against mine but I know I will never get a chance. I should have just known that she was too good for me. I should have just accepted the fact that I can't level with her no matter how much I try. I kept staring at her but she was just looking down. She looked at the entrance probably waiting for her friends when I saw her running towards someone. She straight up hugged a guy I have never seen around and smiled at him. She looked genuinely happy and my heart itched at that sight. I wanted her to be happy with me. Brian came up to her and handed her the drink and she introduced him to the guy. They shake hands and Brian excused himself giving them space to talk.

I never saw Brian coming in the picture. I thought that football after party flirt was a one time thing but I never for once thought that he would as her out and more importantly, she would say yes. She said no to me and yes to him which obviously means that she is not interested in me. She tried talking to me once or twice in between classes but I ignored her altogether. I don't think I had the courage to hear what she has to say and more than that, I didn't want her to listen to what reason she might have to reject me. I understood that she was not able to trust me and that's fair which is why I took her with me and apologized to all those girls. I felt better myself but more than that, I desperately wanted her to not think of me as a man whore but I good enough guy for her.

"You will make a hole in her body with your stare and not a good one." Carla said beside me and my face cracked into a smile.

"Too intense?" I asked her smiling sadly.

"I saw laser coming out of your eyes. You looked like a very jealous superman." She said and I laughed.

"Sorry, I just don't like seeing her with someone else. Do you know who she is with?" She looked over and looked at the unknown to-be-dead guy carefully.

"Yeah but you wouldn't wanna know."

"Who is he?"

"Taylor." She said and I looked at her in shock.

"Her ex? What is he doing here?"

"How am I supposed to know?" She said and I nodded slowly.

I tried my very best to ignore the fact that she was just talking to her ex very casually as if nothing happened. I went around talking to mine and Carla's friends and we danced for a while. Some guy came to the stage to announce something and everyone turned their attention towards him. I, however, still can't take my eyes off Olivia. I kept staring at her and she was still talking to Taylor. He kept his hand on her cheek as she looked down and it felt like someone was clutching my heart so tight, it's gonna burst.

"ALL RIGHT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. IT'S TIME FOR PROM KING AND QUEEN." He said but my eyes stayed at her. She was nodding to whatever he was saying and she turned around to look at others. I would have taken my eyes off of her to make sure she doesn't see me staring at her like a desperate but I couldn't. She was just too damn beautiful. Her eyes met mine and so many emotions that I had buried deep down resurfaced. The first time I saw her and she smiled at me. The time she held my hand when I cried my heart out in front of her. The time I was putting her to her bed and she whispered that she was falling for me. The time I took her to bike racing and she was so excited to be the first runner-up. Every time I had spent with her flashed in front of me and the hurt I felt when she ran away intensified. She had a guilty look on her face and that was it for me. I couldn't take it anymore. I cannot pretend that everything is okay. I cannot pretend that I didn't like every time our bodies touched accidently. I cannot pretend that I am not in love with her.

"THE PROM QUEEN IS.... OLIVIA CLAIRE." He announced but her eyes stayed at me. I couldn't take it anymore. I started walked outside the hall and I could see that she was following but people started cheering for her and engulfed her in. I knew where my car was. I just wanted to take off, I don't care where, just any place where I don't have to see her. Just as I reached the door, I heard her voice.

"GRAY!" She said in a desperate voice and I stopped. I didn't turn around but I didn't move either. I can't look at her. If I did, I will break down and that's the last thing I want anyone to witness about me.

"I don't care if it's late, I don't care if I lost you, just please hear me out and then you can do whatever you want." She said and I slowly turned around. She was standing in the middle of the stage where she was supposed to be crowned The Prom Queen clutching to the mic as if it was her only support.

"I am sorry Gray. I messed up. I fucked up big time. I thought I wasn't ready for you. I thought I was rushing into things and I didn't want to look back at this moment and regret anything. I was taking every step with precaution until Taylor made me realize how stupid I was being. He scolded me for letting you go. I was too afraid of future. I was afraid of something that hasn't even happened yet and I was destroying my present because of it. I don't know what will happen to us in the future but right now, I do know that I hate every second that passes on without you. I hate the fact that I was the reason you lost your smile. I hate the fact that I was so stupid to not realize how amazing you are and how amazing this, whatever it is that we have between us, is. These past weeks have been the worst part of my life but it made me realize your importance. I am sorry Gray but I had to let you go to understand your worth and now that I do, I don't want to let go. I never want to let go and I want to hold onto you for as long as you would want me to. I don't care if I am late, I don't care if you have already moved on. I know that I will hate myself if I don't tell you how I feel about you, at least once. Carter Grayson, you have the true fifty shades of Gray. Will you be my Anastasia Steel?" She said remembering the time when I said she had a dominant personality. Everyone around me laughed and stared at me for reaction but I just kept looking at her with a big goofy smile on my face. I took a step towards the stage and everyone cleared out a path for me.

I took another step and another and before I realized I was running towards her. I jumped on the stage and hugged her tight. I inhaled her smell and it felt like I was in heaven.

"God, I missed this." I whispered in her ear and she chuckled.

"Feelings mutual." She said and we pulled apart. I looked in her eyes for permission but I guess I was late. She closed the distance between us and crashed her lips to mine. I heard people cheering for us but at that moment everything disappeared and it was just us. Just us.

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