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BELLA POV
Sitting on the soft sand of the beach letting the warm rays from the sun hit me I could think. It had been hard, hanging out with Cooper as friends. I had every memory of us stored safely in my head but all the things I remembered he couldn't. I wanted him to remember so desperately but I knew that I couldn't push it. I had decided to meet with Sid to ask him some questions about getting Cooper to remember but for now I just needed to think. I stood up and the full force of the wind hit me, blowing my hair back and flicking sand up into my face. I quickly stripped of the loose white tank top and my denim shorts and tucked them into my bag. I stood for a second admiring the gleaming ocean, rough but beautiful in all of it glory. I quickly checked the knot of my purple bikini before picking up my board and heading out to the water. The one place I could truly think.
COOPER POV
Ella and I walked down the grassy embankment past the surf club, she was talking aimlessly about a special night she had planned. Ella had told me we were dating at the time of the accident, although it felt odd I went with it assuming she wouldn't lie. I stared ahead while we walked only half listening to the chatter coming from beside me. The wind was strong and it helped drown out the sound of Ella's voice, it was weird, she was my girlfriend and yet all I wanted to do was get away from her. She was constantly talking about herself and bragging and she continued to push herself onto me when I just wasn't ready. The thing I found even more weird was that I couldn't get my mind off of Bella, we had only seen each other twice in the last two weeks which made it a total of three times in the month that I had lost my memory and I just couldn't stop thinking about her. The way her eyes sparkle in the sunlight, the way her laugh comes easy and free. I wasn't sure why I was feeling this and if I had a crush on her before I lost my memory but I knew that Ella would freak out if she knew so I kept my feelings to myself and pretended that I cared when deep down all I wanted to do was regain my memory and remember just who Bella Braxton was.
BELLA POV
The surf has cleared my mind, sort of. I tucked my board under my arm as I walked up the beach, the sand sticking to my feet . I dug the board into the sand and reached down for my towel, wiping away the sand I quickly wrapped it around myself. I looked up to the embankment at the top of the beach near the surf club and saw two familiar figures. I recognised them as Cooper and Ella, Cooper was staring aimlessly down the road while Ella talked and held his hand. A wave of jealousy fired through my body but I soon squashed it realising that although I was still technically Cooper's girlfriend, he didn't know it. I caught Ella's eye and she gave me an evil smile before stopping and turning Cooper to face her, she pulled his down to her level and kissed him, flinging her arms around his neck. My eyes flashed red and I could feel the temperature of my blood rising rapidly, the sound of my phone ringing distracted me and I quickly scooped it up "hello" I said into the speaker turning away from the wind, and from Cooper and Ella "Hi Bella this is Dr Walker, one of the nurses said you wanted to speak with me" he said and I nodded "ah yeah I was wondering if we could meet and have a chat about something" I asked "yeah sure how about we meet in my office in half an hour?" he asked and I smiled "sounds great, thanks Sid see you then" I replied hanging up and grabbing my stuff forgetting about the sight I had just seen.
I walked into the hospital and sat on the seat while I waited. It wasn't long before Sid walked out and gave me a soft smile "follow me Bella" he said and I obliged grabbing my bag and following him to his office "how can I help you today?" he asked and I smiled taking a seat "I wanted to ask you some questions on getting Cooper to remember me" I asked and Sid nodded "it's a tricky thing amnesia and even after a month he still hasn't regained his full memory so there really is no telling what will trigger him to remember everything" Sid said and I nodded "the best thing you can do is be there, tell him stories about the time you spent together an.." he said before I cut him off "I can tell him that were together?" I asked and he smiled "I did suggest in the beginning that you wait for him to remember but since it has been so long I don't see the harm in maybe giving him a little nudge, maybe don't tell him you're his girlfriend but maybe remind him of times that you spent together and see if that works" he said and I nodded "okay well thanks Sid" I said getting up from my seat "I didn't think you had contact with Cooper" he asked and I smiled "well I only get to see him when his mother and Ella aren't with him – so not very often" I said and Sid laughed "well I am trying to convince Liz that you are not the cause of the accident, I am still waiting for the police to give me the report but Ella still seems convinced that you did something to distract him" he said and I shook my head "well thanks for trying" I said and he nodded as he held the door open for me.
I walked around the corner from Sid's office and saw Cooper and Ella walk in, Ella had her arm looped through Cooper's while he looked bored and distracted "ah hi" he said nervously while she glared at me "hey" I smiled and he frowned "Ella can you go and let the nurse know I'm here" he said and she frowned "um you should come with me honey, your mum doesn't want you two meeting" she said directing her glare once again to me "well my mum doesn't get to tell me what to do" he snapped and she rolled her eyes "fine" she said stomping off to the nurses desk "are you okay? Why are you at the hospital?" he asked, worry evident "oh nothing I just came to ask Sid a question" I said and he nodded "so you're okay?" he asked and I smiled "perfectly fine" I replied and he nodded again "well good, I was thinking maybe I could ditch Ella again and we could meet up later today" he asked hopefully and I thought for a moment "ah yeah sure sounds great, say around 1pm at the south end of the beach?" I suggested and he grinned "sounds perfect" he replied "what sounds perfect" Ella asked suspiciously "oh Bella just told me what she was thinking of buying her niece Darcy for her birthday" Cooper replied and my jaw dropped, he had remembered Darcy and her birthday which was coming up in a week "oh yeah what are you getting her?" Ella asked testing me "she's getting her a pair of shoes she's been begging for, for like weeks" he said and my eyes widened again, he remembered, he remembered her asking for the shoes, he remembered me buying them "really?" Ella asked and I grinned "yeah actually I am" I said before giving him a smile and walking past them.
It was just before 1pm as I walked across the sand to the southern end of the beach, it was where we had gone a few times before Cooper had lost his memory, when we wanted some time together, away from the world this is where we would come. The quiet emptiness of the beach, the cosy little cave that was perfect for late afternoon picnics and for privacy, it was the perfect place to spot dolphins early in the morning. I decided to bring Cooper here to see if he remembered the place, maybe this could be a trigger, hopefully it would get him to remember something else. This morning he hadn't even realised he was remembering something, something he had done with me, something that had happened before the accident and I was hoping that maybe just maybe this spot would help him put another piece of the puzzle together, it didn't have to be a big piece or the rest of the puzzle, just a piece that got us one step closer to what I longed for so much.
COOPER POV
I wasn't sure why Bella had asked to meet me at this part of the beach but I didn't want to question her. As I walked down the sand towards the southern end I realised that she picked here because it was secluded and private, the place where we couldn't easily be spotted. I kept thinking about this morning when I had seen her in the hospital, I felt this sudden need to make sure she was okay, to protect her and be near her but I have no idea why. The feelings I was having for Bella were far more than just friendship but the thing that scared me the most was if she felt the same, she had been weird with me since we re-met but I just figured that it was because I had forgotten her but deep down I hoped it was because she felt the same feelings for me 'come on Cooper don't be stupid you couldn't get a girl like that' I thought to myself as I saw her standing her back towards me staring out at the ocean "hey" I called out as she turned around and smiled "hi" she replied as I got closer "nice place, I wonder if I've been here before?" I asked aloud and she smiled "yeah its nice here" she said and I nodded as we sat on the sand. I couldn't see her beautiful eyes because they were shielded by her sunglasses, her long blonde hair blew back over her shoulders with the wind as she looked out over the ocean "so you and Ella together?" she asked and I grimaced at the mention of her name "ah well she said we were together before my accident" I said and she let out a loud laugh "what?" I asked as she quickly covered her mouth "nothing, nothing keep going" she said glancing at me quickly "um well yeah she says were together but for some reason I don't believe her" I said and she nodded.
We sat in silence for a little while before I lost control of my mouth "you know you are really beautiful" I said before mentally kicking myself. She looked at me a moment before giving me a smile that made my heart flutter "thanks" she said but I could tell she didn't believe me "seriously I mean it, I mean you have the most beautiful green eyes and your skin practically shimmers in the light plus you have an amazing body" I said before quickly clamping my hand over my mouth "I'm sorry" I said before quickly standing up. Bella laughed "don't be" she said and I shook my head before turning and walking away, I heard her call for me "Cooper" she said but I kept walking "Cooper wait" she said as I felt her grab my hand and I spun around, it was like I had just been shocked by a million vaults of electricity, it ran up my arm and straight to my heart. It was like fireworks exploded inside me as my skin burned underneath her hand. I stared at her unsure of what to do when suddenly I remembered Ella and I yanked my hand away.
BELLA POV
He stared at me, my Cooper, the Cooper I hadn't seen in a month stared back at me. His eyes flashed with the passion I had seen many times before as I held onto his arm tightly. I knew he was embarrassed by what he had said and I am sure he is confused as to his feelings but standing here on the beach, the sun gleaming down on us, the ocean crashing loudly against the crispy golden sand it felt like I was finally home, finally after all these days I was home. He knew me, the Cooper who had yet to remember me was shining brightly in his eyes, the recognition was there but he was just yet to realise it. I held onto him tightly, hoping and praying he would remember when suddenly he yanked his hand away "Cooper please wait" I begged running around him to stand in front of him. I looked into his blue eyes but my Cooper was gone, all that was left was the Cooper who couldn't remember me, the man I had just seen in his eyes had been buried underneath the scars that still lurked in his brain and now all that was left was the pieces of him that had been left, he wasn't whole, not yet but I knew that he was still there and I had hope, hope I wasn't letting go of anytime soon. "please wait, it's okay you don't have to be embarrassed" I said and he shook his head moving around me "no this is wrong, these feelings I have are wrong" he said and I frowned "why Cooper" I asked desperately hoping the real him would reappear "because… because I have Ella! Ella is my girlfriend and that is it. I can't have these feelings for you, I don't know what they are and I just…. I just can't deal with them!" he yelled as he stormed past me "I have a girlfriend" he repeated storming away. I felt a tear slide down my face and I quickly swiped at it "I know" I whispered as I watched him walk further and further away from me.
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