Jess closed her eyes as her arms held the man tightly; ignoring any pain she felt. The pain didn’t matter; what mattered was how much she was going to bloody miss him. It was odd; in London - being away from Andy was easy. The two met up and easily fell into place of their ongoing friendship. It was as if the other was never gone in the first place. It was something she relished over the years; a friendship that she truly thought, at one point in her life, would last forever. Perhaps Jessica wasn’t so sure of that now. Perhaps it would last and she was just doubting herself. It wasn’t the first time. But despite all of it; Jess hugged him; allowing her mind to take a mental image of this moment. A moment where the two of them were still… them. A moment where they were still at the same point in their lives; frozen in time as Jess took the moment in. The girl only knew one thing… if it was the last time - she would fcking miss the hell out of him. Andy McAllister. Screw it. Andy McNugget. Forever her person when she needed him.
Pulling away; Jessica smiled as he faced her - a soft smile meeting her lips at his joke. “I’m really glad the dean accepts bribes… it took a hell of a lot for me to convince him to let you walk that stage with us,” Jessica joked; though her smile turned into an eye roll when the man revealed soon for the drink. “Is that a promise then? How about this; first drink I can have when I get off this medication; you have it with me?” Jess asked.
In asking about the ring pop; Jess wasn’t honestly expecting him to have one on his person so when he pulled one out, laughter escaped her lips. She couldn’t help it. “You know Andy; I love you,” Jess let out, grabbing the wrapper and pulling it open to the hard crystal blue candy before placing it on her ring finger. “How does it look love, I know it’s not as fancy as Ziah’s but you know, I think it suits me.” See this. This right here was exactly what Jess would miss leaving him. Being so close to him for these last few months… in both proximity and friendship was going to make it hard to be away. But that’s life; it moves on whether you like it or not. Andy was going to be a dad. A husband. And Jess; she was going to be in college and for the first time… just be herself. Doing something she loves for the next year… and no, she didn’t mean just Dorian. She meant journalism - something she was truly excited for.
“Hey…” Jess whispered after a few minutes; looking up at him with a serious expression as she placed her hand on his cheek. “I didn’t say this before but 1. I’m really proud of you Andy… and god I’m so happy for you,” she grinned. “…and 2. I think I have a right to say this since I went to the afterlife and back. But Andy McAllister. Your dad would be so proud of you right now. Trust me… he told me when I visited,” Jess stated with no hesitancy in her voice.
@CerealKiller - The soon to be dad and husband with a rockin ex wife okay
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@Littlefeets - the rockin’ soon to be wife and baby mama to Jess’ fav lil baby
@astxrism - Dori a lil mentioned but like in a totally sexual context okay.