Chapter Tags: fluff, angst, guilt
Chapter WC: 1881
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Jensen’s POV
Jensen can’t keep the smile off of his face as he looks down at the paper. His eyes scan over the words once more, just to check he read them right, and he did. This is what Y/N has needed all this time. She just needed someone who believed in her, who made her believe in herself, and maybe his methods were a little… unconventional, but they worked, and now she’s got the whole world at her feet. She could do anything, and Jensen’s not sure she even realises that.
Jensen: Come to my office ASAP
Y/N: Am I in trouble? You know technically school’s out now, right?
Jensen smirks at his phone and replies, telling her to do as she’s told, and her usual yes daddy reply makes him chuckle, as always. She’s right, school is technically finished now her finals are over, but like a lot of the girls here, Y/N is sticking around until graduation. Honestly, Jensen’s not even sure if she’ll go home after that. He’s been afraid to bring it up, and she hasn’t mentioned anything, either. He knows that her staying here with him will look a little suspicious to Jared. Over the years he’d struggled to find excuses to stay and not spend summer back in Austin with the rest of the family, but at least now that their divorce is finalised, Jensen doesn’t feel so guilty not going home to Clarissa. Still, that doesn’t give Y/N any excuse to stay, as much as Jensen likes the thought of her doing that.
Y/N knocks on his door. She’s wearing jeans and a tight shirt, smiling sweetly at him as she enters.
“Close the door,” he orders. She raises her eyebrows, turning around and doing as he says, and then tentatively approaches the armchair in front of him.
“Why do I feel like this is bad?” she asks, biting her bottom lip nervously. Jensen picks up the letter from his desk, standing up and rounding his desk to sit on the edge of it in front of her.
“Know what this is?” he asks. She eyes the paper and shakes her head. “Your results.”
“But I thought we didn’t get them until next week?” she frowns.
“You don’t, but I’m the principal, I can pull strings.”
“Okay, so I failed? Well, I’ll just do the year again, you don’t mind me bugging you for one more year, do you?” she smirks, licking her bottom lip.
“Actually, I would mind,” he tells her. “There’s no need to redo your senior year for a third time when you’ve passed every class with high grades.”
Y/N frowns, and then bolts up to her feet, ripping the paper from his grasp. She reads it and then throws her arms around his neck, hugging him tightly.
“I graduated?” she checks, pulling back to read the paper again.
“You fuckin’ aced it, baby,” Jensen laughs. She squeals, throwing herself against him once more and kissing him hard. “I’m so proud of you.”
“Thank you, thank you,” she starts to chant, kissing him again and then hugging him once more. “Oh my god… I graduated.”
She pulls back completely and reads the paper several times, grinning broadly. Jensen laughs softly, loving seeing her this happy. He takes in the look on her face as she keeps reading the paper as if it’s lying to her.
“I got like three As,” she tells him, and Jensen nods. “Fuck, Dad is gonna fucking freak out.”
Jensen laughs again, nodding. “We should celebrate,” he tells her, dragging her closer again.
“I forgot about that… even better,” she smirks. “So what’s my reward for three whole A’s?”
Jensen scans her face for a moment and licks his lips. “I’m gonna take you out for dinner.”
“That sounds… romantic,” she tells him tentatively, frowning a little. Jensen shrugs a shoulder.
“Is there a problem with that?”
“Are you going to invite me in for coffee at the end of the night?” she teases.
Jensen scoffs, he should’ve known she’d make it about sex again. “I guess you’ll have to wait and see.”
“Alright, I guess, but you’re paying the whole bill.”
“Great, so tonight?”
“I guess I’ll go and get ready. I’ll call Dad too, tell him the good news.” She kisses him softly and then steps back, and Jensen smiles as he watches her leave.
Jensen takes a deep breath, smoothing down his tie and checking himself over. His cell buzzing on the dresser pulls him away from his own reflection, and he sees Jared’s name on the screen. He had figured it wouldn’t be long before he heard from him.
“Hey.”
“Dude, Y/N told me. That’s incredible man,” Jared gushes down the other end.
“Yeah, it’s pretty impressive. We knew she could do it.”
“I knew she was capable, but for her to actually get the grades? I don’t know what you’ve done to my little girl while she’s been with you at that school, but it fuckin’ worked.”
Jensen feels a twist of guilt in his stomach, and he laughs uneasily for a moment. He’s always tried to not think about Y/N as who she really is. This school is like its own bubble, its own world away from real life. Here he can forget that Y/N is his best friend’s daughter, that she’s so much younger than him. The only taboo he’s had to get over here is the fact that she’s technically a student. But hearing Jared’s voice, hearing him call her ‘his little girl’… it’s all hitting home for Jensen, giving him the reality check he’s probably needed for a while now. But it doesn’t take away from the fact that he’s now undeniably in love with her – which is probably the worst part.
“Told you I’d get her to graduate,” Jensen finally replies, refocusing on getting ready.
“Honestly, wasn’t sure I believed you. I can’t wait to see her at graduation, man, I’m so proud.”
“Yeah, me too, dude.”
“Now we’ve just gotta convince her to go to college,” Jared laughs.
“Yeah, I’m working on that one,” he smiles, tapping the inside pocket of his suit jacket to make sure what he’d put in there earlier is still in there. “Listen, I’ve gotta go, but I’ll text you with the graduation details, reserve you a good seat.”
“Thanks dude, for everything, honestly, you’ve changed her life and I can’t thank you enough.”
Jensen feels another twist of guilt as he hangs up the phone, taking a deep breath as he straightens out his suit jacket. The doorbell sounds out which tells him he hasn’t got any more time to battle with himself over this right now.
The restaurant is several miles out of town; a conscious decision made by Jensen so that they won’t be recognised by any other teachers or anyone else that might realise who they are. Though, almost the entire school now knows that Y/N and Jensen have a relationship outside of school, and a celebratory end of school meal isn’t a huge deal. However, the restaurant is on the classy romantic side, and pretty much every patron there is a couple or business partners. He’d wanted something grand for the occasion, and seeing Y/N dressed up so beautifully, with far less leg on show than usual, really makes her seem so grown up. And she is grown up. She’s a woman with her whole life ahead of her.
“I know I keep saying it, sweetheart, but I am so proud of you. You really can do anything you want now,” Jensen reminds her as they wait for dessert.
Y/N clears her throat, clearly flattered by the validation and sips her wine. “And what if I just wanna keep bugging you?”
Jensen laughs softly. “As much as I’d love that, maybe we should talk about what’s next?”
He watches her face carefully, knowing she’s always shot him down when talking about the future before. But now things are a little different. Now she knows she’s definitely graduating, and she knows she’s capable of doing well. Maybe now she’ll actually consider getting something out of her life.
“I’ve never been a career person, Jensen, I don’t know what to tell you. I guess I’ll just settle,” she shrugs. “Find a simple job, that’s enough for me.”
Jensen purses his lips. “Baby girl, you’re nineteen,” he reminds her. “You don’t need to think about settling down right now.”
“I’ve never thought about these things, I have no idea what I wanna do.”
“Well if you go to college, you’ll have a place to figure that out,” he defends.
Y/N scoffs, clearly getting irritated by Jensen’s persistence. “You keep bringing up college like you’re desperate to get rid of me.”
Jensen swallows, not wanting it to seem that way, because it’s not. He’d let her stay with him forever if it wasn’t selfish. But he did college, and he got himself a great job he loves now, and he wants the same for Y/N, too.
“No, that’s not it,” Jensen insists. “I just think… your Mom and Dad were so young when they had you, and I want better than that for you.”
Y/N clears her throat, twisting her wine glass on the tabletop, staring at it intently.
“Since you brought it up,” Y/N starts, not looking at him. “I have something to tell you, and I need you to promise you won’t tell Dad yet.”
Jensen’s suddenly nervous, because she looks worried; maybe even a little scared.
“Are you pregnant?” he asks immediately, the only thing that comes to mind at first, given he’d brought up her parents having her young.
“No,” she frowns. Jensen lets out a deep breath of relief, feeling like his heart had stopped without him realising it. “Okay, don’t look so happy about that,” she scowls.
“C’mon, sweetheart,” he defends softly.
She smiles ever so slightly, telling him she’s not really that mad about it. “It’s not that,” she confirms again. “I urm… I tracked her down.” Before Jensen can ask who, she adds: “Mom.”
She finally looks up at him, and Jensen frowns, wondering where this is going. She licks her lips and looks away once more.
“I know she left, and probably because of me…” before Jensen can cut in to correct her, she carries on. “But I just feel like there was no closure there, you know? I want her to see how well I’m doing, want her to realise what she walked out on.”
Jensen feels a heaviness in his heart at the upset on her face. She’d never been good at hiding how much her Mom leaving had fucked with her, but Jensen had never thought she’d want to track her down.
“I guess what I’m asking is if you’ll come with me. I don’t have anyone else I trust, and I just want–”
“Of course, baby girl, of course I’ll be there. I’ll always be there,” Jensen interrupts immediately, nodding his head. Y/N offers him a weak, appreciative smile, and Jensen takes a deep breath, deciding the secret in his pocket can wait just a little longer.
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