Kelsie walked back into her hotel room, and looked around, but Craig didn't seem to be anywhere in sight. She kind of expected this, but she knew he would eventually be back; there wasn't many places to go here especially after 8pm.

Kelsie sat on the parch watching the ocean. Tonight had defiantly been full of surprises. She wanted to be mad at Chris, but it wasn't his entire fault, it was partly his mothers. Why did his mom think she had the right to play God with her life?

Craig came in to see Kelsie sitting on the parch hugging her knees. She looked in deep thought. He opened the sliding glass door, "Hey."

Turning around to look behind her, "Hi, sorry about earlier. I just needed to be alone to think, to talk to Chris."

"I understand it was a shock to me too! But what Chris did was cruel," he said sitting in the chair next to her.

"It wasn't Chris."

"What do you mean?"

"Chris was in the accident his mother said he died in. See he was never suppose to live, so his mom told me a lie so I wouldn't come back to B.C and have to watch him die like I watched Satine. She thought she was doing me good."

"Yeah, what good it did her," raising his voice.

"Craig calm down," putting her hand on his arm.

"You want me to calm down when you just take whatever the guy says to heart, and let him get away with his excuses. Have you forgotten the hell you went through this past year?"

"No!"

"I was the one who you turned to, and helped you through your pain, not him," he yelled, getting frustrated that what he did didn't seem to matter. "I watched you cry numerous amounts of times over him. To me he doesn't seem worth it."

Tears swelled in her eyes, "I know, but you know I never stopped loving him."

"Well I've loved you since the first day you walked into my life. And words can't even describe the feeling I feel when I'm with you. Don't what I feel count?"

Craig was making this harder on her, "Craig," putting her hand on his cheek, "I love you too, but at some point I'm going to have to choose who means more."

Looking into her eyes, "Kelsie you think you have to choose, but in your heart you already know who it is."

"No I'm really not sure right now," she tried to convince him.

"Kelsie stop lying to yourself, your heart already knows the answer."

Kelsie hated that he could read her. "Craig, don't make me choose already, I'm not ready to let go," she pleaded.

"Kelsie prolonging it is not going to make it any easier," he said as tears ran down his face.

Putting her hand on his cheek, "You know I never meant it to be this way, right!" he didn't answer her. "RIGHT!!!"

"I know, but I guess we weren't meant to be," looking away from her.

"You will always be a dear friend to me."

"I know." Friends sure, that will really work. I don't want to be just your friend I want to be more. I thought you promised me that you would never leave me, but I guess they all leave at some point, he thought.

"You can stay here as long as you want."

"I think it would be best if I went back to Toronto, I need time to heal. I need to get away from the place that took my only love."

Kelsie looked into his sad eyes, and began to feel bad. She had really hurt him; she had promised never to leave him, but here what was she doing? A tear ran down her face as she headed to the door. "Phone me when you're ready to go home."

"I will. You should go to Chris; he is waiting for his Angel to come back to him."

Kels gave him a smile, before leaving the room.

Craig sat there. The moment the stepped foot in this town he felt like something bad was going to happen. He couldn't even cry about it. He hated her for doing this to him. He picked up the glass that was on the table outside and threw it against the wall.

Kelsie walked up the path of the so familiar house. This place had been like a home away from home. As she approached the door, she felt butterflies in her stomach.

Chris was lying on his bed resting his head on his hands. Thinking of his many days with Kelsie, like the day, she told him he was going to be a father. He remembered been shocked about it, not sure if he was ready, but then thought as long as it was with her he didn't really care that it didn't happen the right way. A child with her would be a perfect gift to come out of their love. He wondered if Satine would have had her mom's heart and beauty; and what part of her would have been like him.

She lightly knocked on the door. Her hands shook a little, while she waited for someone to answer the door.

Chris heard a knock at the front door, but debated whether to answer it. He wasn't in the mood to hang out with friends. He just wanted to be alone. He finally decided to get it when the knocking just wouldn't stop.

He unlocked the door, when he opened it his eyes lit up with joy. With happiness in his voice, "What are you doing here?"

Drawing closer to him, closing the door behind her, "I came to see you."

"Does this mean what I hope it means?" he said with so much hope.

Leaping into his arms, with a big smile, "YES!!!"

Kelsie grasped a hold of Chris's head and brought it towards her. She tilted her head a bit and crushed her lips on his.

Jumping down out of his arms, taking the ring of f of her necklace, handing it to him, "Would you do me the honors?"

"It would be my pleasure," he smiled, placing it back on her ring finger.

She watched him as he put it back on, and then looked up at him, "I love you!"

"I love you forever!"

He grabbed her by the waist bringing her closer to him, taking in her scent. They looked into each other's eyes, taking in every moment. Chris finally took the lead, and leaned in, kissing her softly on the lips, running his tongue along the rim of her lips. He gently pushed her against the front door, pinning her hands to the door. He removed her shirt strap from her shoulder kissing her shoulder.

"Chris, I've needed this for so long, I've needed your touch, a touch that I could never seem to forget."

"Me too!" kissing her lips again.

Kelsie took his hand and started to lead him to his bedroom, closing the door behind them.

Craig had been home for a couple of days but hadn't left the house. He refused to talk to anyone. He stayed at home developing his photo's from Sechelt for his portfolio when he came across one of him and Kelsie. A tear rolled down his cheek, hitting the photo.

He remembered their conversation just before he left:

"I will always remember how you helped me. I don't think as long as I live that I will forget you," Kelsie said giving him a hug.

"You sound like you're never coming back."

"I'm not; Chris and I decided that I would finish my last semester at Chatelch, and then in the spring we're moving to Victoria to go to school."

"I know everyone will miss you, especially me and Paige."

"I will be back probably at Christmas to pick up my stuff."

He wasn't going to cry in front of her, he promised himself he wouldn't. "Good Luck!"

Craig began to think maybe she was sent to him to show him to open his heart to other people. Maybe now when he gets into another relationship he will be able to open himself fully.

When he walked out of his dark room, he was greeted by Emma, who was sitting on the couch in the living room.

"Joey told me what happened. How are you holding up?" she said sincerely giving him a slight smile.

"A bit better. I'm happy I had her in my life even though it was for a short time."

"That's good. I'm in the same boat; Spin and I broke up too."

"Why is that?"

"He was trying to change me too much; I was becoming someone I didn't even know."

"I guess we both have no luck with our love lives," sitting down beside her.

"Guess not, but at least we have a good friend who is there for us when we're down."

"True, true!" hugging her.

I'm thinking of writing a sequel to this where Kelsie comes back to visit, but she has a secret that only a select few know. Plus Craig & Emma are together now!