The dawn arose over the horizon creating a vibrancy of orange and red in the springtime sky. Letting out a pitiful yawn, Natalie rolled over and playfully ran her fingers through Keith's hair. Her lips revealed a small smirk as she felt her hand become moistened with sweat; a detail she often forgot in the mornings.

She let her eyes wander around the room carelessly, still in awe struck of the suite. She moved her arms in motions as if she were making snow angels in the snow. She smelled of the blanket which contained an aroma of sex, sandalwood, and jasmine; pheromones that made her glance back at Keith.

She noticed her prom dress intertwined with Keith's tux in the floor, next to her high-heel shoes.
"It's funny," she thought. "You spend all this money on prom, but you have the best time after…without the dress," she giggled.

"Am I missing something, Partner?" Keith groggily asked as he rubbed his eyes. Natalie scooted toward Keith without saying a word. "Women. You never know what they're thinking, feeling, or laughing at when you wake up," He sarcastically stated.

"It's just….It's beautiful…best night of my life!" She exclaimed. "We're in this city with so much to do!"
Natalie stated as she saw the worry in Keith's eyes. She then understood that today was not going to be a 'good day' for him. "But I would rather go home and watch movies!" She said as she tried to sound supportive and not make things awkward.

"Yeah, I think the truck-show marathon is on this weekend…" Keith joked as Natalie hit his arm playfully. "But then again, so is normal reality tv shows and such. Can't miss those, Partner. They're brain food for our generation. Ask anyone," Keith smirked.

Gathering their belongings and getting in the yellow truck, Natalie scooted over to Keith and rested her head under his arm. With one hand on the steering wheel and the other cradling her, he bit his lip as he tried to reason why Natalie could ever love him.

He was a jerk.

He had cancer.

He sweated most of the time.

He got sick.

Cancelled plans.

Letting his chest rise with a unhinged sigh, he glanced down as Natalie seemed to be sound asleep. She never looked so beautiful to him before.

"Nothing gold can stay..." Keith muttered. "Right, mom?" He questioned. "I mean, I have the most perfect girl in my arms, but eventually, she'll leave me. She'll get tired. She'll hate me. Maybe I should take this stupid ring back..." He reasoned as he glanced down at his jacket pocket.

As he drove over the lake and heard the rustling of the tires over the bridge, he noticed a rainbow in the sky. Letting a single tear roll down his cheek, he nodded in approval.

"Thanks Mom!" He said as he sit up to look deeper at the crooked rainbow. Natalie shifted a little but remained sleeping.

Keith didn't know where he'd be tomorrow...if he'd even be here tomorrow, but he knew this life deserved a try. He knew that he and Natalie had something pure and maybe -just maybe- that's a reason to hold on.

Authors Note: Thank you so much for reading this over the years! I whole-heartily enjoyed your reviews and hope that you liked reading it! This story was nowhere near where I wanted it to be, but I have closure. I may edit it later! THANKS TO ALL!