I was excited to get back to L.A. As much as I was going to miss living with Sadie, I could NOT wait to live with Kendall. I loved being around him and with him, and I absolutely hated when we weren't together. We had another awkward sex talk and decided that we wouldn't push it and just wait for the right moment. He was so sweet and understanding, I couldn't believe how lucky I was.

I was standing by my bed, packing, when he spoke up. "Sometimes I feel like I take you for granted."

"What do you mean?"

"I just… sometimes I feel like you don't know how special you are. Like, if you don't know, you'll slip and I'll lose you forever."

I brushed the hair out of his face. "Do you really think that?" He nodded, slightly embarrassed. "Kendall, you wrote me a song for crying out loud. Of course I know I'm special. If I didn't, you remind me every single day. You don't treat me any worse or any better than I deserve."

He pulled me down on his lap. "I just wish I could put into words how much you truly mean to me. I wish I could tell you how much I appreciate you and all the little things that you do for me. When I go to form the words, they just get jumbled."

"Sweetheart, you don't have to tell me. I know what I mean to you. I know, because you mean the same to me." I leaned in so our foreheads were touching. "If I were to ever fall, I know you'd be there to catch me. I promise you, with everything I have, if I feel myself slipping I will tell you."

He finished helping me pack up my room and took it back to his place. Sadie and I had decided to spend the day together, sort of like a last hoorah.

She swiped a tear. "We are being ridiculous. We're going to see each other every day at work, and the boys live within miles of each other."

I nodded and chuckled. "I know. I feel like an idiot. Here we are, on the beach, on a beautiful day, and we're crying."

We stayed on the beach for a few hours talking about how different it was going to be living with boys. It was almost May, and I couldn't believe that Kendall and I had been together for almost a year already. I was daydreaming when Sadie pulled me out of my daze.

"Whatever ended up happening with Charlie?"

"After we got back from tour last month, Kendall filed charges. While we couldn't prove it was him, the lawyer said we had enough evidence with my emails and the note. They were going to do a handwriting test in court for a match. At first, we didn't think I was going to have to testify, but the lawyer said it was a hard case to sell. If we wanted to win, I had to testify." I played with the sand we were sitting on. "So I did. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Once I realized he couldn't hurt me, nothing else mattered. I told them how he beat me and had been stalking me. The jury was sympathetic and found him guilty. He's serving an eight year sentence on $250,000 bail." I smiled. "He's not going anywhere anytime soon."

"That's so awesome, Soph. What did Kendall think of all of this?"

"He didn't want me to testify. He knew I was still having nightmares and knew this would just dig up bad blood. But we both knew that if we wanted to be done, I had to. We was there for me the entire time, supporting me. You know, he told me today that he feels like he takes me for granted?"

"As weird as it sounds, I did know that. He told Carlos, and Carlos told me." She looked over at me. "You don't think he takes you for granted, do you?"

I shook my head. "Absolutely not. If anything, I feel like I take him for granted. He's so much more than I knew I needed. How am I supposed to thank him for saving my life?"

She shrugged. "Maybe you just thank him by being here."

We headed back to our apartment, only to find it empty. We were a little depressed since we were supposed to spend one final night together. I walked into my bedroom, only to find a piece of red paper on the ground. I picked it up to see Kendall's familiar handwriting scrawled across it.

Surprise! I know you were supposed to spend one more night with Sadie, but I have something a little more special planned. Follow the clues and it will lead you where you belong

"Sadie?" I called to the living room. She was standing holding a similar piece of paper. I held mine up to her. "From Carlos?"

She nodded. "What do you think this is?"

I shrugged. "Knowing our boys, it's bound to be amazing." We left the apartment, surprised that our clues were taking us to different places.

I was amazed at the places Kendall sent me. I couldn't believe he remembered all of these. The first place in L.A we held hands, first place we kissed, the place we talked about having a family, and the house we had discussed buying when we started our family. There were so many places he sent me, some of them I couldn't even remember, but they stuck out to him.

The last clue led me to his, or rather our, house. I felt a little silly knocking, but at the same time, I didn't just want to barge in. I slowly opened the door. "Kendall?" No answer. I walked in and laid my bag on the end table and through the hallway to the kitchen.

The sight before me took my breath away. He was standing there wearing an apron with a guitar around his neck. The only light in the room was from the candles he had sitting on the table, and sitting in between the candles was a beautiful bouquet of orchids, my favorite flowers. The dinner table was set and there was some sort of pasta and bread, fresh out of the oven. I had tears in my eyes and before I could say anything, he started singing. He sang Backstreet Boys' Anywhere For You, which has always been one of my favorite songs. I had told Kendall a while ago that I had a thing for boy bands, and that's why I liked him so much.

I was fighting back tears when he set the guitar down and pulled out my chair. "Kendall, what is all of this?"

"It's just my way of showing you how much I appreciate you and how excited I am to live with you. I know it's probably not the best, but I did reorganize the bedroom. Carlos and I spent all afternoon sorting this all out and planning the surprise. I hope your not mad you don't get your final night with Sadie."

I kissed him. "This is perfect, sweetheart. Thank you so much. To be honest, I was a little worried about living here. I keep worrying that one of us is going to change their mind or that we will break up. I am scared Kendall, but I couldn't be mad at you, not for something as sweet as this."

"Why are you scared?"

"Because this is my first real relationship. We're moving pretty fast, and it's intimidating and exciting, but also very frightening."

He kissed my forehead. "Well don't worry your pretty little head. You live with me now, and I'll protect you from anything."

I smiled as he started to serve dinner. My phone chimed and I got a picture from Sadie. Carlos had bought her a promise ring, and that was a part of her big surprise.

Seriously... Best. Boyfriend. EVER!

I smiled as I looked up at Kendall.

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