It was dark outside. Almost 11 but Mary-Lynette was still awake. Her dad and Claudine had gone to New York for the week because Claudine apparently needed a whole new wardrobe so she Mary-Lynette's father had been, albeit reluctantly, dragged with her. Mark and Jade were downstairs watching a movie and Mary-Lynette was in her room sitting in the center of her bed, staring at the clock. Normally, she would be outside with her telescope on her favorite hill staring at the stars. Tonight was special however. Tonight was the one year mark that her soulmate had left. Being the stupid girl that she was, she had sent him off to redeem himself. She thought he was perfect. She knew she would love him even if he hadn't done anything to make up for all the horrible things that he had done in the past. Sure it bothered her but she would have gotten over it. He was her soulmate after all. The real reason she had sent him away was for all the people he'd hurt and killed. Those people's families who would never see their loved ones again. They deserved it.
Mary-Lynette was grateful though. Grateful that they had found each other when they had. If they hadn't, Ash would probably still be out killing innocent people instead of making up for it. She was proud of herself for lasting this long. She felt guilty though. He had written her hundreds of letters and she hadn't so much as called him. She knew that if she had, she would have begged him to come back and he would've. Of that she was certain.
Today though. Today she was going to see him. Finally. She had waited so long. A whole year! She was finally going to be with him again. She was finally going to fall under the spell of his ever-changing eyes, feel his ashy-blond hair and feelhis arms around her. She glanced back at the clock that looked like a moon mounted on her wall. 11:42pm. Ugh! 18 more minutes! Mary Lynette sighed. If she could wait a year, she could wait 18 measly minutes. So she pulled out one of the first letters Ash had written to her.

My dearest Mary-Lynette,
You have no idea how much I miss you. It physically hurts. Rowan explained to me why you haven't written and I understand. I want you to know that I've apologized to James and Poppy. I've also told everyone here at Circle Daybreak about you. So much so that they all run away when they hear me mention your name! No just kidding! But seriously, I think some of them are avoiding me now. They all wanna meet you though. The one woman who could change Ash Redfern so completely. You should be proud.
I do get extremely lonely, when I see all of the others with their soulmates. It feels like part of me is missing. Like my heart has been ripped out of my chest. I probably don't have to explain the feeling to you. I can feel your pain through the silver cord, even when you try to hide it from me. Nice try though. I wish I was there for you. But I know that I have to make up for all that I've done before I can be worthy of your love. I promise you that by midnight on the 23rd of August, I'll be there with you. Nothing will stop me. And we can be together after that.
All the love that I am capable of,
Ash

A silent tear slid down Mary-Lynette's cheek as she thought of all the pain that she'd put him through this past year. He was right, she did feel the same, it hurt like hell to be away from him but still, she knew she had made the right choice. And now, the pain was almost over. She looked at the clock once more, preparing herself. 15 more seconds to go. She held her breath.
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As the grandfather clock chimed midnight, she let out a breath and pulled on the silver cord for all she was worth. She gasped and then giggled as her soulmate flew through the open window and hit the edge of her bed. Luckily, it was made of iron and not wood. Mary-Lynette pounced.

"Ash!" she squealed as she landed on his back and wrapped her arms around his neck. He stood up swiftly plucking her from his back with ease and pulling her around to his front. She gazed at him adoringly as he grinned at her, his eyes a bright blue that matched hers, his love for her plain on his face.

"I've missed you Mare" he said softly.

She grabbed his face and kissed him so passionately that the connection of their minds happened almost instantly. She gasped mentally, marvelling once again at the ever changing colors of his mind. She pulled away, about to tell him how much she had missed him when the door flew open.

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