Chapter 7
"Andrea!" Artie said, surprised.
If Artie could have gotten out of his wheelchair and onto his feet, he would have.
"Since Jason's death," I said. "I thought I wouldn't fall in love again. But a month after, I fell for you."
"You have?" he asked.
"Yes," I said. "I have."
"I've been miserable since you left three years ago," Artie said. "I've been in love with you since the first day of junior high."
"That's a long time to be in love with someone," I said.
"You're worth it," he said.
I walked over to him and took his hands in mine.
Andrea: We were strangers
Starting out on a journey
Never dreaming
What we'd have to go through
Now here we are
And I'm suddenly standing
At the beginning with you.
Artie: No one told me
I was going to find you
Unexpected
What you did with my heart
When I lost hope
You were there to remind me
This is the start
And
Andi and Artie: Life is a road
And I wanna keep going
Love is a river
I wanna keep flowing on
Life is a road
Now and Forever
A wonderful journey
I'll be there
When the world stops turning
I'll be there
When the storm is through
In the end I wanna be
At the beginning with you.
Andi: We were strangers
On a crazy adventure
Artie: Never dreaming
How our dreams would come true
Andi and Artie: Now here we stand
Unafraid of the future.
At the beginning with you.
And…
Life is a road
And I wanna keep going
Love is a river
I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road
Now and forever
A wonderful journey
I'll be there
When the world stops turning
I'll be there
When the storm is through
In the end I wanna be
At the beginning with you.
"Our friends and family have known for a long time that we were right for each other," I said.
Artie leaned forward, took my face in his hands and kissed me on the lips.
"Wow!" I said, after we broke apart.
He smiled. I got up and sat on his lap. I put my arms around his neck and his arms were around me.
"Should we tell our family and friends that their plan is working?" I asked.
Artie kissed me again.
"Maybe later," I said.
He smiled. We kissed again. Will and Emma excused themselves to the kitchen. I think they were probably calling the others and giving each other high fives. But Artie and I didn't care. We were too busy making up for lost time.
