Carefully, not wanting to scare her, John leaned closer to Cassie. He could see her lips trembled, the sparkles of orange in her eyes. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her to him. His heart almost stopped when he felt her burried her face in his neck. He held her tighter and closed his eyes. Why did he ever lose her? How could his life have gone on without her? He felt her shivered in his arms and his neck was wet. He lifted her chin to meet her gaze, he didn't want her to cry. He couldn't resit to kiss her. To see her close her eyes and gave herself into the kiss was almost too much for him.
" Oh Cassie! I'm so sorry! I love you so much. I should have never believed you were dead. I should have listened to my heart."
Cassie smiled and grabbed his hand, getting inside her place. She closed the door and turned to meet his eyes. Hers were still full of tears. But there was also a sparkle of joy who made John's love grow wilder. He took a newspaper out from his rear pocket and showed it to her. She hadn't read it yet but knew what was inside. She nod and he knew that he had finally done the right thing. They were destined to be together even after all this time. They sat down in the living room, where John noticed the shelf with all the WWE dvds. He smiled to himself.
" I should be the one to apologise John. I should have never doubted you, I should never thought you gave up on me. It's me who gave up. But I always loved you and always will. It took me so long to recover, and when I finally did, I honestly thought you moved on. But René told me you still loved me. You thought I was dead, Étienne almost succeeded in tearing us apart. I hate him so much!"
She broke down in tears at the last part. John couldn't bear to see her in such pain. He made her sit on his lap and stroke her hair. She rested her head on his shoulder. They both cried silently for a few minutes. Was it from pain or joy? They didn't care. They were finally together. That's all that counted right now.
" My sunshine, Cassie. I never stopped loving you. I thought about you all the time, hoping you could hear my thoughts from above. Étienne destroyed us for so long. But think about it, we're the winners, we found our way back to each other. I can understand what you've been through, I had to confront him in your appartment. When you didn't showed up in the airport, I panicked. I couldn't believe you did that on purpose. So I came down in the city to try and find you. I got Sarah to help me, and we came face to face with Étienne."
" I know! It's all my fault and I..."
He put a finger on her lips.
" SSSSHHHH! Listen my love, you have to stop feeling guilty for everything that happened. Let me tell you my side of the story, then we can start on a new base. We got to get this over with to feel free. There's too much shadows between us. When we came to your place, everything was so trashed we knew something was wrong. And then that freak came in, his shirt was covered in blood. When I recognised him, I couldn't control myself and jumped at him. It's Sarah who had to talk to the guy, I didn't understand a freaking word. He said you didn't obey him so he had to punish you. He also said he drugged you. It took all from Sarah to keep me from kicking his ass, at least until he told us where to find you. Sarah tried to convince him to take her to you. But he refused, saying I was the one he wanted to join you. That's when he got a gun out from his pocket. He pointed it on me but before I could made a move, Sarah had jumped in front of me. Her blood spattered on me. Étienne had already lost his mind, he was horrified at what just happened and he killed himself. Sarah had time to tell me what Étienne said, that you were dead, that he won because he was joining you. I saw her died Cassie. I'm haunted by the fact she died in my place. I wanted to die, if that was the only way to be with you. It was so hard having to call the cops and explained the whole situation. They kept contact while they searched for you. But one day, they stopped looking. That's why we assumed you were dead. I can't explain how I felt. It was horrible and I still have nightmares about it. One more thing, yesterday in the graveyard, I saw you at Sarah's grave, but I couldn't believe it was you."
" Are you the one who left the bouquets agaisnt her grave? It made me think about you. I tried to forget about you, it was so hard wondering of where you were, what you were doing. But you were my angel, you are the reason I'm still alive. Étienne left me for dead, beaten up, drugged and locked in a closet for days without eating or drinking. The doctors told me it was a miracle that I survived. One of my legs was broken, that's why I still have problems with my knee, I had a concussion and I was addicted to the drugs. That's what nearly killed me, the damn drugs he kept on giving me. He began on beating me when he tried to rape me and my stomach revolted. He was so disgusted with me that he lost all control. He hurted me when I couldn't record the message on my answering machine saying I never loved you. You know, I felt so guilty when the doctors told me Étienne murdered Sarah. They told me only a couple months ago, they thought I wouldn't be able to recover. I spent nearly a year and a half in the hospital. I was lucky to be able to get out, lucky to walk on my leg again. And I have you to thank for it John."
The worst had been said. Now everything was cleared between them. No grudges would be left, they could start over. They didn't talked, they stayed there, enjoying the quiet love they were sharing. They felt so good, and they didn't want to think about the fact that their problems were far from over. Yes, they were reunited, but their greatest problem was still the distance. John moved a little and realised Cassie's breath was slower. He smiled, she had fallen asleep. Carefully, without waking her up, he layed down on the couch. He wrapped his arms around her, overjoyed to smell her perfume, to feel the warmth of her body against his. He realised they had never slept together until now. He also closed his eyes, liking the idea of sleeping with Cassie in his arms. As long as she was beside him, he wouldn't complain about anything anymore.
A/N: Alright, this is not the end, there's so much left in store for them, but the worst is over. I've been staring at this chapter for almost an hour now, and I only had a few lines written down. That was the sign that I should end my chappie here. Thanks for having the patience to wait for my update, I've been really really down and love stories were too painful to write....But I'm back....Thanks again!
" Oh Cassie! I'm so sorry! I love you so much. I should have never believed you were dead. I should have listened to my heart."
Cassie smiled and grabbed his hand, getting inside her place. She closed the door and turned to meet his eyes. Hers were still full of tears. But there was also a sparkle of joy who made John's love grow wilder. He took a newspaper out from his rear pocket and showed it to her. She hadn't read it yet but knew what was inside. She nod and he knew that he had finally done the right thing. They were destined to be together even after all this time. They sat down in the living room, where John noticed the shelf with all the WWE dvds. He smiled to himself.
" I should be the one to apologise John. I should have never doubted you, I should never thought you gave up on me. It's me who gave up. But I always loved you and always will. It took me so long to recover, and when I finally did, I honestly thought you moved on. But René told me you still loved me. You thought I was dead, Étienne almost succeeded in tearing us apart. I hate him so much!"
She broke down in tears at the last part. John couldn't bear to see her in such pain. He made her sit on his lap and stroke her hair. She rested her head on his shoulder. They both cried silently for a few minutes. Was it from pain or joy? They didn't care. They were finally together. That's all that counted right now.
" My sunshine, Cassie. I never stopped loving you. I thought about you all the time, hoping you could hear my thoughts from above. Étienne destroyed us for so long. But think about it, we're the winners, we found our way back to each other. I can understand what you've been through, I had to confront him in your appartment. When you didn't showed up in the airport, I panicked. I couldn't believe you did that on purpose. So I came down in the city to try and find you. I got Sarah to help me, and we came face to face with Étienne."
" I know! It's all my fault and I..."
He put a finger on her lips.
" SSSSHHHH! Listen my love, you have to stop feeling guilty for everything that happened. Let me tell you my side of the story, then we can start on a new base. We got to get this over with to feel free. There's too much shadows between us. When we came to your place, everything was so trashed we knew something was wrong. And then that freak came in, his shirt was covered in blood. When I recognised him, I couldn't control myself and jumped at him. It's Sarah who had to talk to the guy, I didn't understand a freaking word. He said you didn't obey him so he had to punish you. He also said he drugged you. It took all from Sarah to keep me from kicking his ass, at least until he told us where to find you. Sarah tried to convince him to take her to you. But he refused, saying I was the one he wanted to join you. That's when he got a gun out from his pocket. He pointed it on me but before I could made a move, Sarah had jumped in front of me. Her blood spattered on me. Étienne had already lost his mind, he was horrified at what just happened and he killed himself. Sarah had time to tell me what Étienne said, that you were dead, that he won because he was joining you. I saw her died Cassie. I'm haunted by the fact she died in my place. I wanted to die, if that was the only way to be with you. It was so hard having to call the cops and explained the whole situation. They kept contact while they searched for you. But one day, they stopped looking. That's why we assumed you were dead. I can't explain how I felt. It was horrible and I still have nightmares about it. One more thing, yesterday in the graveyard, I saw you at Sarah's grave, but I couldn't believe it was you."
" Are you the one who left the bouquets agaisnt her grave? It made me think about you. I tried to forget about you, it was so hard wondering of where you were, what you were doing. But you were my angel, you are the reason I'm still alive. Étienne left me for dead, beaten up, drugged and locked in a closet for days without eating or drinking. The doctors told me it was a miracle that I survived. One of my legs was broken, that's why I still have problems with my knee, I had a concussion and I was addicted to the drugs. That's what nearly killed me, the damn drugs he kept on giving me. He began on beating me when he tried to rape me and my stomach revolted. He was so disgusted with me that he lost all control. He hurted me when I couldn't record the message on my answering machine saying I never loved you. You know, I felt so guilty when the doctors told me Étienne murdered Sarah. They told me only a couple months ago, they thought I wouldn't be able to recover. I spent nearly a year and a half in the hospital. I was lucky to be able to get out, lucky to walk on my leg again. And I have you to thank for it John."
The worst had been said. Now everything was cleared between them. No grudges would be left, they could start over. They didn't talked, they stayed there, enjoying the quiet love they were sharing. They felt so good, and they didn't want to think about the fact that their problems were far from over. Yes, they were reunited, but their greatest problem was still the distance. John moved a little and realised Cassie's breath was slower. He smiled, she had fallen asleep. Carefully, without waking her up, he layed down on the couch. He wrapped his arms around her, overjoyed to smell her perfume, to feel the warmth of her body against his. He realised they had never slept together until now. He also closed his eyes, liking the idea of sleeping with Cassie in his arms. As long as she was beside him, he wouldn't complain about anything anymore.
A/N: Alright, this is not the end, there's so much left in store for them, but the worst is over. I've been staring at this chapter for almost an hour now, and I only had a few lines written down. That was the sign that I should end my chappie here. Thanks for having the patience to wait for my update, I've been really really down and love stories were too painful to write....But I'm back....Thanks again!