It had been a dream, a horrible, terrifying nightmare and Wyatt could not wait to tell Marlowe about it, knowing she would laugh at his absurd fears. But as Wyatt rolled over in bed he remembered that Marlowe wasn't there. It had all been real, Marlowe was gone and he was alone. Wyatt had never believed he could feel pain like he did now, but he had been wrong. Heartbreak was nothing new to him, he had more than his fair share of breakups in his life and this was not the first time he had been dumped by Marlowe. But they had made a promise when they had gotten back together, that they would never again inflict that kind of pain on one another. Unfortunately, that promise had not held up and Marlowe had done the one thing they had promised never to do. Wyatt could not honestly say he was totally surprised, somehow he had always known this would happen. He had just never expected it to happen the way it had.
Three days after the breakup, Wyatt was still locked up in his room, refusing to speak with anyone. The others had given him his space, but Jonesy was beginning to get fed up with Wyatt's attitude. "Alright, that's it!" he shouted, throwing down the book he was reading. "I'm going to go talk to Wyatt."
"Jonesy, he wants to be left alone." said Nikki, glancing at her husband. "Barging in on him isn't going to put him a talking mood."
"You think that matters?" Jonesy asked. "Wyatt is our friend and I will not just sit by and watch while he beats himself up over this." With that, he turned and headed for Wyatt's room, the others quickly following behind.
Jonesy stopped up short upon reaching Wyatt's room and pounded on the door. "Wyatt, it's Jonesy." Jonesy called. "I know you're in there."
"Go away!" Wyatt shouted from the other side of the door.
"No." Jonesy bellowed back. "I've had enough of this shit Wyatt. You need to quit wallowing in your sorrow and let Marlowe go."
"Fuck you." Wyatt shouted, his voice closer this time. "I don't have to do anything. Now leave me alone."
"Wyatt, please let us in." Nikki pleaded, her voice much calmer than Jonesy's. "You shouldn't be alone right now and you know it. Let us in, we just want to talk. No one is going to judge you or make snide comments." She cast a dark look at Jonesy, who shrugged.
Wyatt opened the door and looked at Nikki, his pain easy to read on his face. "There's nothing to talk about." he said.
"Come on Wyatt, we all know that's not true." said Jude. "At least let us spend a little time with you. We haven't seen you in three days, dude."
Wyatt looked at him and sighed. "Alright fine." he muttered. "Come in, but I'm not going to talk about it." Jude nodded and Wyatt stood aside to let them in. Once they were all in, Wyatt closed the door and made his way over to the bed, which he collapsed on to without looking at the others.
For several minutes they sat in silence until the depressing atmosphere became too much for Jonesy to handle. "Okay, enough of this." he said, looking directly at Wyatt. "I know how much Marlowe meant to you dude, but you've got to let her go. There are other fish in the sea and quite frankly I didn't think she was a good match for you anyway."
Wyatt sat up at these words, his eyes blazing. "You don't think Marlowe was right for me?" he asked, his voice growing louder with each word. "How can you even say that? What the fuck do you even know about real relationships? What Marlowe and I had was real and you have no idea how I feel right now, you bastard."
"What do I know about relationships?" Jonesy asked. "Are you fucking blind? I'm married you fucking idiot, I know more about relationships than you ever will. And incidentally, I know exactly how you feel right now, I nearly lost Nikki for good, remember?"
"Yeah, but you didn't and she's still here." Wyatt shot back. "Marlowe's gone for good, I'll never get her back."
"Wyatt you can't know that." said Starr. "You have no way of knowing what Marlowe will do with her future. She could come back to you, but if she doesn't you just have to accept that. Some relationships just aren't meant to be."
Wyatt stared at her, unsure how to respond to her observation. On the one hand, he wanted to scream at her too, and tell her she was wrong. But, on the other hand, some part of him knew she was right. There was a chance he could someday get Marlowe back. The only question was, if that day came, would he be able to trust her after what happened this time? And even if he was able to trust her, would they be able to mend the burnt bridges? Wyatt had no answers, and it didn't matter at the moment. He sighed and looked at Jonesy. "Alright, I'm sorry for being an asshole." he said. "Starr's right, I just have to let this go and move on."
"That's what I've been trying to say." said Jonesy. "But, I accept your apology and I'm sorry too. I know how much you loved her and wish things had turned out differently."
"Thanks Jonesy." said Wyatt, the faint hints of a smile playing at the corners of his mouth.
"No problem." said Jonesy, with a grin. "Now, let's get out there and have some fun." Wyatt nodded and they headed for the door.
Just then, Nikki's phone rang, making them all freeze. Nikki answered and after a quick conversation, she turned to the others, a smile on her face.
"Who was it bra?" Jude asked, slightly taken aback by Nikki's grin.
"That was Caitlin." Nikki replied. "She said Jen is ready to leave the hospital."
"Hey, that's great." said Wyatt. "Let's get over to the hospital." The others agreed and they headed over to see Jen.
A short time later, they arrived at the hospital to find Jen sitting in a wheelchair, talking with Caitlin. The two of them grinned as the others entered the room and Jen gave them a thumbs up.
"So, they're letting you out huh?" said Jonesy, a smile crossing his face.
"Don't sound so disappointed Jonesy." said Jen, with a chuckle. "Yeah, the doctors figure I've recovered enough to get out of here."
"Well I think it's great they're letting you out." said Wyatt. "Because, quite frankly, I'm getting a little tired of Hawaii and we can't head home until we have everyone."
"What about Marlowe?" Jen asked, before anyone could stop her.
Wyatt looked at her and shrugged. "Marlowe and I are no longer together." he replied.
Jen looked at him, sorrow in her eyes. "Wyatt, I'm sorry-" she began, but Wyatt cut her off.
"Don't worry about it Jen." he said. "What's done is done. I can't control Marlowe. She made her decision and I just have to accept that." Jen continued to stare at him for a moment, before letting the issue drop. She could tell that he was not being completely honest about how he truly felt about the situation, but she did not want to press the issue.
"I have to say, I agree with Wyatt." said Nikki, after a brief pause. "I'm kinda ready to go home too. Hawaii has been fun, but I want something familiar." Jude, Starr, and Caitlin nodded in agreement. Jonesy sighed, and reluctantly agreed as well. It was obvious he wanted to stay longer, but he was not in the mood for another argument, so he kept his mouth shut.
Two days later, the gang found themselves sitting on plane waiting for takeoff. They had spent their last day in Hawaii on the beach watching the surfers and reminiscing about their time on the islands. But the adventure was over and they were about to head home. Wyatt seemed to be the most excited by this and it was not difficult to figure out why. As the plane lurched forward, heading for the runway, Wyatt caught a glimpse of Marlowe and Troy out of his window. Marlowe waved and Troy nodded, but Wyatt ignored them, not wanting their faces to be the last thing he remembered from Hawaii. All things considered it had been a fun trip to paradise, but as the plane lifted off the ground Wyatt could not help thinking it was a paradise they had lost.
A/N: Well, I don't really know what to say about this one other than I probably could have written it a bit better. Anyway, we are at the end of this fic my friends. I have one last chapter to post, which I hope to do by the end of this week, and that'll be that. I hope you've enjoyed reading this fic as much as I have enjoyed writing it. Oh, and just so you know, there will be a sequel at some point, though I'm not sure when. I got a lot of other fics to catch up on, but I'll keep you posted.