I feel really bad, it's been ages since I updated! I guess my excuses are exams (which I'm right in the middle of) and broken computers. This is the last chapter however of a pretty long story so enjoy.
Oh and adrienne06052 you're right, there is another Matt in the books but for some reason when I started writing this story I completely forgot about him.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sweep or any of the Sweep characters.
Chapter 28 Goodbye
A Month Later
Morgan pressed the door bell next to Hunters front door and waited. Impatiently she pressed it again and faintly heard the grumpy reply of "Alright, alright give me a chance" before the door finally swung open.
"Couldn't you have waited 5 minutes for a guy to pull a T-Shirt on." Matt said smiling as he held the door open for Morgan to step through. She noticed his hair was dishevelled and he rubbed his eyes tiredly.
"Now why would I want to do that, besides it's one in the afternoon shouldn't you be dressed by now?"
"I had a long night last night." He replied shrugging his shoulders as he led her into the living room.
"Matt, you've been here almost a month and you still haven't unpacked?" Morgan said, kicking a brown box that was lying in the middle of the floor. "I'm surprised Hunter is allowing you to mess this place up."
"If you're looking for lover boy he isn't here." Was the reply she got as she watched Matt pick the box up and put it next to the couch before he flopped down on it.
The thing was, before Hunter and Morgan had left New York, Matt decided he wanted a change of lifestyle to. He was fed up working in a dead-end job with barely any friends to go out with at night. So Morgan managed to persuade him to come back to Widows Vale with her. At first he refused, he knew it was a small town and he wasn't sure he would fit in, but eventually he came round and he hadn't regretted it once. Widows Vale was his home and he had made some good friends. Though he would always be closer to Morgan than anyone.
Hesitantly Hunter had let him stay with him and Sky until he found a new place but soon enough they became close. Much to Morgan's surprise, Hunter and Matt were now great friends.
As for Morgan and Hunters relationship, it too continued to blossom once they got home. Slowly Morgan began to trust him and let him in, something she wasn't sure she would be able to do after Cal. Morgan loved Hunter more than anything. Hunter loved Morgan more than anything. They were soul mates; nothing was going to change that.
Morgan's parents and her sister had been relieved when she had come home. They hadn't once shown the anger they had felt when they first found out she had run away. In the first couple of weeks Morgan had been back, her parents barely let her out of their site. But with a little help from Mary K and Hunter they started to trust her again. Morgan knew she wouldn't ever do anything like that again, but she didn't regret it. She had proven to herself she could make it on her own, she had made a great friend and her and Hunter had finally been able to be together.
However there were still many things that tainted her memory of New York. She wasn't sure she would ever get past them. But she would try and Hunter would help her.
Following Matt's lead, Morgan fell back against the other sofa and laughed when Matt yawned for the twelfth time. "What were you doing last night?" Morgan asked smirking.
"None of your business Morgan." He still sometimes forgot to call her that.
"Fine can I take a guess?" She didn't even wait for an answer. "Did you spend all last night with a certain someone?"
Matt didn't answer but continued to glare at her.
"Was that someone a blonde haired witch?" She pressed, watching Matt slightly blush and shift around uncomfortably.
"Ha! I knew it! Hunter said he could tell there was something between you two!" Morgan said triumphantly.
"Look, me and Sky are just friends, so drop it."
"Ah of course, 'just friends'" Morgan said using her hands to air quote.
"Could you drop it please? You don't see me teasing you about Hunter." Matt grumbled.
"That's because Hunter is my boyfriend not some guy I've had a crush on since I moved here and have secretly been kissing." Morgan said, revealing that she knew more about them than he realised.
"Were you here for a reason?" Matt said changing the subject.
Morgan frowned slightly when she remembered that she was actually here for something else.
"When's Hunter due back? We're supposed to be going somewhere." Morgan asked.
"I'm not sure he just popped out, he should be back soon."
As if on cue Morgan felt Hunter walk up the drive and step through the front door, smiling when he saw her. She jumped up and he walked towards her.
"Hey love." He said kissing her swiftly but softly of the lips, causing her to blush.
"Hi, where've you been?"
"I had to get something, have you been waiting awhile?" He asked as they took a seat on the sofa next to each other, Hunters arm behind her back.
"Not really, but Matt's been keeping me entertained." Morgan said smiling when she saw Matt blush again.
Noticing Matt's glares towards Morgan and the way Morgan seemed to enjoy them Hunter said, "I don't want to know."
"Good, because I'm not telling and nor is Morgan. Right?" Matt pleaded.
"Fine, whoever you kiss is your business."
"Morgan!"
"What!"
"I think it's time we left." Hunter said pulling Morgan up and leading her out the door before Matt exploded.
They climbed into Hunters car and he sighed.
"I thought I asked you not to mention Sky and Matt kissing. I told you that as a secret." Hunter said pretending to be annoyed when actually he found it rather entertaining. He was glad Matt and Sky were getting close. Matt was a great guy and he made Sky happy.
"I'm sorry, I tried! But it was just so tempting. I can't wait until they finally just get together." Morgan laughed. Ever since her and Hunter had got together she just wanted everyone else to feel as happy and she did.
"I got some flowers." Hunter said his tone immediately changing from their light conversation. "There on the back seat." He said pointing but not keeping his eyes off the road.
Morgan turned in her chair and saw the white lilies laid on the seat wrapped in pink crepe paper.
"There beautiful." Morgan whispered. She turned back around and gave Hunter a small smile. He smiled back and took her hand, bringing it up to his mouth and placing a gentle kiss on it. He kept a hold on it.
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Holding the lilies in her hand, Morgan knelt down on the warm grass. She reached out and placed a hand on the marbled stone and her fingertips grazed lightly over the engraved words.
Lived for her friends, died for her friends
Forever in their hearts
She placed the flowers on the floor in front of her and sat crossed legged staring at the lettering.
"We bought you some white lilies. I know they're your favourite. Besides looking around they really bring some colour to this place." Morgan said lightly trying to ease the knot in her stomach.
"I know it's been awhile since I last visited. Well actually I haven't been here since…since the funeral but…" Morgan sighed knowing that she was about to let the tears that had been building up pour out. "But I just needed some time before I came. When I realised it had been a month today we realised it was the time."
Just then Hunter sat down next to her and put his arm around her waist supportively. She leant her head against his chest and sighed.
"Hunters here. He wanted to say hi too but he thinks its strange talking to you like this. I think it's because he's always been a witch. He doesn't really believe in it. But I do. Being brought up with Christian parents has made me realise that being here makes me somehow closer to you. I know you can hear me."
Hunter placed a kiss on Morgan's forehead when he heard her take a shaky breath. She was trying everything she could not to cry.
"I miss you Bree. We all miss you. Robbie keeps saying he has no-one to bitch with about our English teacher. Apparently my wit just doesn't match up to yours." Once one tear ran down Morgan's cheek she couldn't stop the rest. "I'm so sorry. You shouldn't be here. You should be in English with Robbie. I wish more than anything I had taken that athame."
Hunter unconsciously held onto her tighter, imagining what it would have been like if Morgan had died that night. He didn't want to think about it.
"But I know you don't blame me. Well that's what everyone says. I know that wherever you are now you're happy. And you deserve to be Bree. You've been the best friend I could have asked for and I don't even care about the mistakes you made. I would never change the time I had with you. The only thing I regret is not having more." With that Morgan put her face against Hunter chest and cried. Only barely taking notice to his gentle coos in her ear to calm her down.
Eventually Morgan calmed down. She pulled away from Hunter and leant forward. She placed a loving kiss on the tombstone and stood up.
"Goodbye Bree, I'll be back soon." Hunter stood up and took Morgan's hand in his. He kissed her forehead and she looked at him gratefully. She looked back at the flowers blowing gently in the wind and walked away, back to the car.
With one last look Hunter left too. Only the wind could hear him mutter under his breath.
"Goodbye Bree, thanks for everything."
So there we have it. The end of a long story. Please review and tell me if you think this was a good ending or not. I found it quite hard to write. Thank you for all the reviews for all the chapters and hopefully I'll be back with a new one soon!
