Title: List of Ten Things
Summary: When Alex has to go away to New York for a month and won't be able to see Walker at all, Walker comes up with a way for Alex to remember exactly who she is.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in this story. They belong to whoever owns the rights to Walker Texas Ranger.
Author's Note: Hope you enjoy. Also the first few chapters are about BEFORE they were dating but now they are ENGAGED!
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Chapter 9: Don't You Trust Me
Walker and Alex finished breakfast and then headed out, but to where, Alex didn't know because Walker still wouldn't gave a hint away. Alex knew that it must be something really special then. And because of that, she would wait, or at the very least try not to think so much about what her Cowboy had up his sleeve.
After about an hour of hiking, they finally reached their destination. They were on a cliff, overlooking Lake Ebby.
Walker and Alex stood there for several moments, both in aw of how beautiful it was up there, not to mention how peaceful it was.
Walker suddenly turned to Alex. "Close your eyes." He said and then watched as her face changed from happy to unsure.
"Close my eyes." Alex repeated to him.
"Don't you trust me?" Walker questioned the beautiful woman in his arms.
"Of course I trust you." Alex told him trying to hide the unsure look she was sure was still on her face.
"Then close your eyes." Walker repeated and Alex finally closed her eyes.
Walker turned so that he was behind Alex. He then placed his hands on her arms and slowly guided her to the edge of the cliff so that she was still safe and wouldn't fall off. Walker wrapped his arms around her and then said, "Now, open your eyes."
Alex did as she was instructed to. She opened her eyes and saw the most beautiful sight she had ever seen before. She was standing on the edge of the cliff overlooking the mountains and the valley before. And she wasn't scared. She was wrapped in her Cowboy's arms and felt safe there. She knew that Walker wasn't going to let anything happen to her and she loved that. She knew that Walker wouldn't have brought her out here and guided her to the edge of the cliff if there was any chance that something was going to happen and she could get hurt. And the view before her was amazing. It was so peaceful. And she loved it!
"Walker it's beautiful." Alex finally said once she found her voice.
"I know it is. I've come up here several times before when you're away for a really long time and I miss you." Walker said as he enjoyed having her in his arms and being up on the cliff.
"Why do you come up here when you miss me?" Alex asked as she leaned back to look into Walker's eyes.
"Do you see the color of the sky?" Walker questioned.
"Yeah." Alex answered a little unsure of where this conversation was headed.
"Well, the color of the sky up here is the exact same color as your eyes. And I come up here when I miss you because the color of the sky reminds me of the color of your eyes." Walker said and leaned down to kiss her before he continued. "And I love looking into your eyes because they lead right into your soul and show the world who you truly are. Your eyes show everything that you want and need and they also shows how to make you happy. Ever since we first time we met in the courthouse, I always thought your eyes lead the way into your soul and over the course of knowing you, I found out that they do."
Alex stood there amazed for a minute. She couldn't believe that those words had just come out of his mouth. Sure, she had heard him say romantic things before but she was still just as amazed that he had said them.
Finally, Walker started to step back and away from the edge of the cliff. He kept his arms wrapped around Alex until he was sure that they were far enough away from it that she wouldn't fall.
They spent the better part of the day on the cliff, still looking out at the sky, wondering how anything could be as peaceful as it was out there. They sat there, wrapped in each other's arms, glad that they had finally been able to get away.
Yet there was still something on Alex's mind. For a while now she had wanted to tell Walker just how much his 'list of ten things' meant to her. Yet she could never find the right time to do it. And now was the right time, out there alone, away from all the distractions of their everyday lives. Alex was just about to tell him when she heard the words "Come on Alex, we'd better get back before it gets too dark."
Alex stood up before saying anything and her and Walker started back for their campsite.
They walked hand-in-hand the whole way back.
"I'll start dinner." Alex told him as they finally reached the campsite. They had brought some food and coffee and stuff along with them. And they had both been very grateful for the coffee when they returned to their campsite because it had been a long hike, and a long day without any coffee.
They had dinner and then spent another night sitting on the log and looking out at the lake. They still loved being there; sitting together in the middle of the night and it never grew old.
Alex had decided to call it a night a little earlier then she thought she was going to. But truth be told, the day had worn her old a little bit and she was ready to go to sleep.
"I love you Walker." Alex told him before heading to the tent.
"I love you too Alex. Hope you have a good sleep. If you're still up when I go to bed then I'll kiss you good-night." Walker told her and smiled.
"And if I'm not up Cowboy, then what?" Alex questioned him.
"Then I'll kiss you twice." Walker said and then watched as Alex turned around to head to bed. "Good-night." He yelled after her.
"Good-night." Alex called back.
Just as Alex was lying down to go to sleep, she spotted a piece of paper lying on the floor of the tent. Alex picked it up. It wasn't addressed to anyone so she opened it and found another 'list of ten things' from Walker.
FOR A WHILE NOW I'VE BEEN WONDERING HOW YOU COULD LOVE ME, A DIRTY OLD COWBOY. I MEAN I KNOW IN THE BEGINNING WE DIDN'T REALLY LIKE EACH OTHER BUT OVER THE YEARS YOU'VE SHOWN ME HOW MUCH YOU LOVE AND I HOPE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SHOW YOU HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU. SO THIS IS MY LIST OF TEN THINGS I LOVE THE MOST ABOUT YOU ALEX
1) YOU LET ME INTO YOUR WORLD AND SHOWED ME THE REAL ALEXANDRA CAHILL
2) YOU ALWAYS STAND UP FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN
3) YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND
4) YOU ACCEPTED ME AND ALL MY FAULTS
5) YOU LISTENED WHEN I TOLD YOU ABOUT MY PAST AND MY PARENTS AND THEY YOU HAD A SHOULDER FOR ME TO CRY ON WHEN I NEEDED TO CRY
6) YOU ARE YOUR OWN PERSON
7) YOU CHASE AFTER YOUR DREAMS AND WHAT YOU WANT IN LIFE
8) YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL
9) YOU LOVED YOURSELF AND YOU LOVED ME AND YOU LET ME LOVE YOU AND PROTECT YOU EVEN WHEN I KNOW IT GOT ON OUR NERVES
10) I JUST REALIZED THAT THERE ARE WAY MORE THEN 10 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT YOU AND I CAN'T FIT THEM ALL IN THIS LIST
Alex sat the list down and knew that she would have wonderful dreams that night. Right before she went to bed, she made a mental note to tell Walker how much his 'list of ten things' meant to her.
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Hope you all enjoyed that chapter. So yeah please review and let me know what you think. I'll have the next chapter up as soon as I come up with another idea.
