Reconciliation
Chapter 3 ~ Because You Loved Me

AN: Thanks for the reviews. I'm sorry Raz, I just had to throw that in! Don't worry, Alanna can still ditch George if I feel like it. This is to the song Because You Loved Me by Celine Dion. Please tell me if you know how to get italics to work. R/R!~*~

Jon's horse galloped quickly through the streets of Corus towards the open road that led to the desert where his love was. The thought suddenly hit him that Alanna might not be in the same place she was when he had left her in his anger. What if she had ridden away to some distant land and he could never see her beautiful face again? His heart would surely be broken then. But maybe she had returned to Corus to be with her friends there or her brother. Jon's brow furrowed in concentration. If he were Alanna where would he go? Then realization dawned on him. Alanna would go running to the first person she could think of, his thief friend George Cooper who had competed with him for Alanna's affections.


**For all those times you stood by me.
For all the truth that you made me see.
For all the joy you brought to my life.
For all the wrong that you made right.
For every dream you made come true.
For all the love I found in you.
I'll be forever thankful baby.
You're the one who held me up, never let me fall.
You're the one who saw me through, through it all.**


Jon nudged his horse gently with his heel and turned around and headed in the opposite direction. The wooden frame of the Dancing Dove loomed closer in his vision. Just as he had expected he saw a familiar red haired figure in the distance. Who was that beside her?


**You were my strength when I was weak.
You were my voice when I couldn't speak.
You were my eyes when I couldn't see.
You saw the best there was in me.
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach.
You gave me faith, 'cause you believed.
I'm everything I am because you loved me.**


As Jon's horse drew nearer he saw it was George Cooper and he was hugging Alanna tightly to him. She was sobbing onto his shoulder and he was soothing her softly and patting her head. Then George held her hand and they walked together into the building.


**You gave me wings and made me fly.
You touched my head, I could touch the sky.
I lost my faith you gave it back to me.
You said no star was out of reach.
You stood by me and I stood tall.
I had your love, I had it all.
I'm grateful for each day you gave me.
Maybe I don't know that much, but I know this much is true.
I was blessed because I was loved by you.**


Jon's heartstrings tugged and a lump grew in his throat. Was it over? Did Alanna only love George now? How long had she been back in Corus? Did she hate him? All the worries and insecurity drifted back into his head. What was the point in talking to her now? He would force her to choose between him and George and he knew what her reaction would be. Alanna would stay with George and break his heart to get revenge for the things he had said.


**You were my strength when I was weak.
You were my voice when I couldn't speak.
You were my eyes when I couldn't see.
You saw the best there was in me.
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach.
You gave me faith, 'cause you believed.
I'm everything I am because you loved me.**


He would have to find a time when she was alone to talk to her. He knew he should talk to her and find her feelings or at least apologize, but now it would be ever so much more difficult than before! Jon sighed in frustration and dismounted from his horse. He slid down to the ground and buried his head in his hands.


**You were always there for me.
Your tender winds that carried me.
A light in the dark shining your love into my life.
You've been my inspiration through the lies you were the truth.
My world is a better place because of you.**


Would Alanna listen to him? Was it really over? Jon reflected on what a great romance they had together and how much she had done for him. Alanna was more than just a casual affair, she was his soulmate and Jon was sure of it. How could he have let her slip through his fingers like that?


**You were my strength when I was weak.
You were my voice when I couldn't speak.
You were my eyes when I couldn't see.
You saw the best there was in me.
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach.
You gave me faith, 'cause you believed.
I'm everything I am because you loved me.**


One thing was clear. He absolutely must go and sort things out with Alanna or he could never rest. Even though he dreaded the answer, he needed to know it desperately. The fires or desperation burned in his mind and a salty tear slipped down Jon's cheek.


**I'm everything I am because you loved me.**