This Love

by MelAnnieD

Five years ago, Ben Evans lost his wife in a tragic boating accident. After grieving for three years, he had found love again with Meg Cummings and was soon to be married. That is until one fateful night on a deserted island changes everything. 'This Love' is re-imagining of Maria's return to Sunset Beach, bringing back the drama and intrigue in new way from the cult classic soap.

1. Chapter 1: Prologue

A/N: Hello! If you're reading this then thank you for clicking on my story :) This story is a re-telling of Maria's return to Sunset Beach. If you're a fan of the show, then here's some background to where the story begins. In this version of events, Terror Island hasn't happened (you'll understand why when you read it). However, the storyline of Derek returning, capturing Ben etc. did happen, and Mark has been killed by Derek - just not on Terror Island.

The first part of this story has been inspired by two main things, the first, of course, being Terror Island. The other is Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. That's not to say this is anything like Agatha Christie - it's not, it's just the whole mysterious island part that I've taken inspiration from.

I decided to use the lyrics for This Love by Taylor Swift as the prologue to the story (and the title). If you've never heard it, then definitely go check it out because it's perfect for Ben and Maria's story.

I hope you enjoy the story and please do leave me a comment when you're done :)

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Clear blue water, high tide came and brought you in

And I could go on and on, on and on, and I will

Skies grew darker, currents swept you out again

And you were just gone and gone, gone and gone

In silent screams,

In wildest dreams

I never dreamed of this

This love is good, this love is bad

This love is alive back from the dead

These hands had to let it go free

And this love came back to me

Tossing, turning, struggled through the night with someone new

And I could go on and on, on and on

Lantern burning, flickered in my mind for only you

But you're still gone, gone, gone

Been losing grip,

On sinking ships

You showed up just in time

This love is good, this love is bad

This love is alive back from the dead

These hands had to let it go free

And this love came back to me

This love left a permanent mark

This love is glowing in the dark

These hands had to let it go free

And this love came back to me

Your kiss, my cheek, I watched you leave

Your smile, my ghost, I fell to my knees

When you're young you just run

But you come back to what you need

This love came back to me

[This Love by Taylor Swift]