Where my Heart Belongs Chapter 10

First off I wanted to apologize to everyone that was waiting for this. I just didn't have it in me to finish. I was very busy all the time, and I just didn't want this to be rushed. Though I'm still kinda afraid it will be. But I hope you all like it.
This is the final chapter of this story. I've got a few ideas for more stories and hope to get started on them as soon as possible!
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Chapter 10

Alex’s POV…

It has been two weeks since I left the hospital after gaining my memory back. So much has happened. I talked with Taylor, telling her about my feelings for her before the accident. We talked it over and we found out that we love each other, but not in the couples kind of way. Taylor and I love each other in the way of best friends/siblings. We would do absolutely anything for each other.

We also talked about her and Cameron and she is madly in love with him. I’m happy for them. I even told her about my feelings for Chloe and she - literally - jumped up and down with excitement. She started telling me how Chloe has feelings for me too and we would look so adorable together. I felt the same way, though I wouldn’t have used the word adorable. I would have used amazing, we fit perfect together. All I have to do now is go up to her and tell her how I feel. Which you might think, might not be that hard. But for me, it is extremely!

I wanted to think of the best possible way to tell her. So I took a walk on the beach to think things over. But I still couldn’t bring my courage up. The thoughts of me and Chloe running through my head had me thinking. What happened if we didn’t work? What happened if we broke up and we not only lost our relationship, but we lost our friend? I don’t know I could handle that. We’ve been best friends since we were born pretty much, all five of us have.

After walking to the pier and back I had finally made up my mind.

Taylor’s POV…

It was our last day at Wrightsville Beach and our last night of our summer at the beach. We all feel like family. I’m so happy that Chloe and Alex are going to talk about their feelings. Well I guess if Alex and bring himself to do so.

I was on my way to the kitchen when I got a text. It was from Cameron and he said to meet him out back, he had a surprise for me. So I headed to the back porch and when I stepped out on to the wood, I just realized I had forgotten my sandals so I turned to go back in the house to get them. But then a blindfold was put over my eyes.

"It’s okay, it’s just me. Trust me, ok?" It was Cameron. I wasn’t sure what he was talking about, but I trust him so I wasn’t going to complain.

"Okay, I trust you. But can you go grab my sandals? I forgot them in my room." I turned back around assuming he was still there standing behind me.

"Don’t worry you wont need them just wrap your arms around my neck and I’ll carry you." Next thing I knew I was being picked up and pressed against Cameron’s strong chest. I still get butterflies every time we touch. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he had said. I felt so close and protected in his arms. So loved and adored. I knew in his arms was the place I was always meant to be. I just needed to find my way first.

"Okay, so I suppose the blindfold means no asking where you are taking me, huh?" I asked him, already knowing the answer.

"That’s right, so don’t even bother asking cause I’m not gonna say a word." He bent his head and touched his lips to mine. Ok, ok, I’m going to sound like a complete and total girl….but he is THE BEST kisser! If his arms were not holding me up, my legs would have turned to mush.

We had been walking for about five-ten minutes. Well, not we, but he had been walking. Then I felt his right arm lowering my legs to the ground. I felt the warm sand beneath my feet. Okay, so we are on the beach…but why?

Then I was being turned and Cameron grabbed my arms and pulled me backwards, my back up against his chest. He slowly took my blindfold off. The first thing I noticed was the sun was about to set, we still had a good twenty or so minutes left, then I looked at the beach in front of me and there was a blanket set out for a picnic.

I turned gave him a big smile to let him know I was pleased. We just starred into each others eyes, no uncomfortable silence, we were talking with our eyes, we were searching every inch of the others face. We are so in love and we both know that will last a life time. Whoever thought I would have gotten to live out the story of falling in love with your best friend and living happily ever after? Certainly not me, but I’m so glad life is full of surprises. It makes things interesting and well worth the wait.

He put his hands on either side of my face, still gazing into my eyes, slowly bringing our faces closer and closer till just our noses were touching. What a cheesy romantic he is, but I love every bit of it!!!!!

"I love you Taylor Rose Holland, and I’m going to spend the rest of our lives showing you just how much." He then kissed be long hand very gentle, letting all his love and passion flow through his lips to mine. Heck if I get a lifetime of this I’ll be more than happy!

He pulled away and then it was my turn to tell him how much I love him. "I never would have thought you and I would have had such strong feelings for one another. But I’m so glad that we found out…I don’t know what I would have done if you had never come to me and showed me how you felt. I know my life would never have been complete. But it is, now that I have you, now that I know I have you forever. We, you and me, we’re meant to be. I just know it." I used my hands that were already wrapped around his neck and pulled him in for yet another kiss.

He grabbed hold of my hand and led me over to our little picnic he had set up for us, the food was amazing. He is an excellent cook. Then we sat there in each others arms and watched the sun set on the last day of the place where my heart truly belongs.

Chloe's POV…

Two long weeks, ugh…I’m just glad the summer is over. I can go home and get back to my life there. I love my friends more than anything. But these last two weeks trying to avoid Alex have been so tough on me. I’ve not been able to go out with the whole group, I’ve been mopping at home waiting for the last day to get here and it finally arrived. We were all leaving in the morning.

I was finishing up packing when Taylor came into the room my twin sister Sophie and I shared. Sophie was off somewhere. Probably with her new boyfriend, geese! Does everyone have somebody but ME?

"Hey Chloe, Sophie left a note saying she wanted you to meet her at the pier as soon as you could get there. Something about spending the last night alone with you, sister time as she put it." Taylor gave me a smile of envy, I’ve known for a long time that Taylor had wished she had a sister. Or a brother, I don’t think she really cared…she just wanted a sibling that she could be close with like Sophie and I are.

"Oh, okay. Thanks, I’ll head down there in about five minutes. I just want to get this bag as full as I can..." I was still trying to stuff my clothes into a bag too small to fit them all. "The funny thing is, I only bought two pieces of clothing the whole summer and it seems as though I bought a whole new wardrobe. I can never get my clothes to fit like they had when I first packed!"

Taylor came over to the bed and held the bag together while I zipped. "It worked! Thanks Tay!" I hug her, grab a jacket and my cell and headed out the door.

The walk to the pier I did very good on not letting my mind wander to Alex, until right at the end I remembered that after this summer, him and I will never be the friends we use to be. And it upset me more than I could imagine.

I shoved the thought to the back of my mind. Tonight was about me and my sister enjoying the last day of our summer here at the beach together. I was walking along the pier looking for her, I couldn’t spot the girl that looks exactly like me anywhere. She’s always late! But I still love her anyways. I smiled to myself.

While waiting for her I sat down on one of the benches and looked at the stars, the pier lights were on so it made it a bit difficult, but I could still see them. There has always been something special about the stars, well for me at least. It brings a sort of peace. Ever since I was little I enjoyed star gazing.

My head was tilted up to the sky and someone tapped on my shoulder, you can probably imagine my surprise when I looked for my sister but instead it was Alex. I jumped about a mile out of my skin.

"Oh man, I’m so sorry, Chloe. I really didn’t mean to scare you." He had sat down beside me and wrapped his arms around me in the most comforting hug.

I looked up in his eyes, my dream man and all we could be were friends. "No, it’s not you. I wasn’t expecting you and I was pretty deep into the sky. I wasn’t really paying attention to anything around me. Heh heh…" I gave a sad excuse at an attempt to laugh.

"Well the not expecting thing is kinda my fault…" He hesitated. "Well, you see. I didn’t really think you’d come if I had asked Taylor to tell you it was me wanting you to come here. So I asked her if she could do me a favor and tell you it was Sophie meeting you here at the pier. I’m sorry, I just really needed to talk to you and you’ve been kinda avoiding me these last two weeks. But I can’t really blame you I’ve been kinda avoiding you as well."

After he hesitated it turned to speed talk. I could barely understand it. But I did understand it so it was all good. But still very weird, I had never seen him so nervous and jumpy.

"Oh right, yeah… Well after you remembered everything, I wasn’t sure of some things." I told him.

"What were you not sure of?"

I was surprised. What was I supposed to say, I have feelings for you and I couldn’t find a way to tell you? Ugh…no way!

"It’s not really that important anymore. I’m just glad you have your life back to normal and you’re better." I smiled and started to stand. I wasn’t sure how much longer I could be in front of him and not completely embarrass myself and tell him I was absolutely, over the hills, in love with him.

"Actually Chloe, every thing isn’t exactly back to normal and I’m not completely better either." He said. I sat back down on the bench a little confused and worried.

"What? What do you mean you aren’t completely better? Did the doctor find something wrong? Alex, what happened?" It all came out in a rush. I wasn’t even sure he understood me.

"Nothing medical, I’m pretty much perfect in that department." Alex answered me. I was relieved to hear that.

"What is it then?"

"First there is something I wanted to give you." He held out his hand and there was a blue silk handkerchief wrapped around something small. He took hold of my hand and placed the fabric in my hand. When I opened it, there sat the pendant I saw in the shop that day a couple weeks ago. It looks exactly like the one my grandmother had.

He bought it and hap put it right here in my hand. It was so beautiful. This doesn’t mean anything though. Just because he bought me a pendant that looks exactly like the one my grandfather gave to my grandmother many years ago, doesn’t mean anything at all! He’s one of my best friends, he could have just bought it to be a good friend.

Of course that is why he bought it, why else would he?

"Chloe, you are one of my best friends and we’ve had so much fun and made so many memories. When I lost my memory, you were there for me. You didn’t make me feel bad for not remembering you. You just helped me create new memories, and made me smile." He was holding my hand and starring deep into my eyes. He was so beautiful. "After I got my memory back, I remembered how good of friends we were and I was scared."

"Scared of what Alex?"

"Scared that if I followed my feelings, it would ruin our friendship and I wouldn’t be able to lose you as a friend." He stopped talking, but I needed to hear more.

"Followed what feelings? What are you talking about?" I urged him, scared that maybe he was going to say what I’ve been wanting to tell him for two weeks.

"I love you Chloe, and not just the best friend kind either. I didn’t tell you this before cause I didn’t want to screw things up…but I can’t stand it anymore. I love you and I really needed to tell you that and possibly see how you felt about me?" He finished and gave me a questioning look.

The sun was very close to setting and the pier lights were being turned on. With the light reflecting off of him, it had to of been the most beautiful sight I have every seen. The waves crashing, the wind blowing, it was all so very romantic.

"I love you too, I’ve been avoiding you these last two weeks. I didn’t want to mess things up between us either. I feel the same as you, I love you and want to be with you."

With that said, he picked me up off the bench and held me in his arms. It felt amazing…he spun me around. I was laughing and he was too, he set me back down and kissed me. It was a beautiful kiss, every part of him and he=is feelings for me were put into that one single kiss. We finished after I’m guessing a few minutes and he starred into my eyes and smiled at me, it was making me very self conscious.

"What are you smiling about?" I asked him.

"I love you Chloe Michelle Ferguson." He bent down and kissed me again. This was the best night of my life.
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