Down To You
Dinner had remained untouched that night, but it didn't matter. Because I had something better. I had Michael Vaughn. As I lay in bed looking at him fast asleep, just simply staring into his perfect, masculine face, I realized how handsome he really was. Even more so when he was asleep, without a glimmer of worry of pain shrouding his face. His face seemed to glow altogether and he wore a slight smile. I couldn't really put a finger on what that smile was but to me, it was a smile of satisfaction. His arm was locked securely around my waist, seemingly trying to protect me from the rest of the world-my guardian angel. I planted a kiss on his chest and snuggled in, trying to get as close to him as possible without waking him up. In Michael Vaughn's arms, surrounded by his warmth-there was no other place on earth id have rather been on.
Sleep didn't take me that easily. I was too much in bliss to fall asleep. Strangely, my thoughts soon drifted to Danny, the man who first proposed to me. I never doubted that he loved me very much, but that was the problem. He couldn't really love ME because he didn't really know who I was or what I did. It causes such pain in my heart to know that I caused his death. Oh Danny, I'm so sorry. I hope with all my heart that you are at peace.
Then there was Noah. The truth is, Noah was no more than a fling. My whole life was falling apart and I wanted s badly to feel loved. When I found out about Vaughn and Alice, it gave me more reason to give in to the first person I saw. That turned out to be Noah. He too died because of me. I had his blood on my hands. He hurt me so much by betraying me.
My eyes soon fell at Vaughn. I had finally found someone who knew me, all of me-what I did, the hell I go through, the pain that was part of my life-someone who had seen the absolute worst of me and still loved me despite. (Well, I didn't know if he loved me yet..) He was my pillar of strength, my anchor in a sea of lies. He was always there for me thorough it all, even risking his very own life for me.
A wave of fear soon gripped me as I though of what would happen if I ever lost him. Tears began to fill my eyes and I couldn't stop myself from sobbing. "Syd?" Vaughn stirred and awoke. "Syd? What's wrong? What's the matter?" He asked with his piercing green eyes full of concern. "Vaughn, I can't lose you. Ill never be able to live with myself if anything ever happened to you." I explained as I cried. His eyes softened and pulled me toward him, hugging me so tight and so close to him that it almost seemed like we were one person. "Shh…. Syd….ill never leave you. I promise. Nothing will happen to me and nothing will ever bring tears to your eyes again as long as I'm here" he said as he kissed my forehead.
He suddenly pulled me away from him and looked straight into my eyes. "Syd….I love you. I have loved you for as long as I can remember and ill love you for the rest of my life' You and only you." His eyed glistened with emotion as he finally said those words to me. "Vaughn…" I said as I crashed into him. "I love you too. I love you so, so much."
Soon enough, I fell asleep in his arms. Michael Vaughn was the man of my dreams, the love of my life, and my soul mate. Nothing else mattered but the fact that we had finally found each other and we would never let each other go. In the end, it was all down to him.