Whoaaa guys this is the last chapter for the story! Besides the epilogue of course. I know you guys are eager to finish it up so i'll make it short! This chapter is really short but I think you guys will like it :)


Chapter 52

As Ben began walking towards her, his throat was in his stomach. When he first saw her walk out of the church, it literally took his breath away. He could only stop and stare as he tried to come to terms with the fact that Allison was standing less than fifty feet away from him. He never thought this day would come and, a couple of days ago, he was almost convinced it wouldn't.

Had the U.S. military not broken into the room he was being held in when they did, he wouldn't be here. They shot both Shivam and Hashim and airlifted Ben to the nearest hospital. There, he was treated and he had to have surgery done on his leg where he had been shot. He also had stitches in his face where Shivam had punched him with the brass knuckles.

His body was very weak and they made him stay a couple of days, trying to get his body stronger. He was released a couple of days later and the Air Force immediately booked him the first flight to Wilmington. When he landed, he, somehow, knew that Allison would be at the church and, amazingly, she was. And now, she was standing in front of him as he walked towards her.


As he got closer to her, he could tell by her face that she was shocked and that she probably didn't believe it was really happening; he could barely believe it himself. She didn't move and she barely even blinked as he stopped in front of her.

His stomach was in his knees and he had imagined this moment for two long months. As he stopped in front of her, he saw tears come to her eyes. He had no idea what she was thinking as he stared at her. They simply stared at each other for what seemed like a lifetime until he raised his hand and brought it to her face. She softly closed her eyes and then opened them again, this time with tears filling them. He got tears in his own eyes as he simply whispered her name,

"Allison?" The sound of his voice must have broken the shock she was in and tears started flowing down her cheeks as she whispered,

"Ben?"

He smiled weakly as tears fell down his cheeks and she broke down and threw her arms around his neck and threw herself into his arms. He immediately wrapped his arms around her waist and picked her up. He held her so tight and broke down himself. He heard her bawling and this made him hold her even tighter, tears flowing from both of their eyes.

He didn't know how long he held her in his arms, but he did know that he never wanted to let her go. She finally pulled back to look at him; her arms still wrapped around his neck and his arms still wrapped tightly around her waist. She looked down at him since he was holding her in the air and her eyes were blood red. Tears were still falling down both of their faces as he finally reached up and kissed her.

She closed her eyes and kissed him back and he knew, without a doubt, that he was never going to leave her again. He knew God had heard him and his prayers had been answered. Kissing her at that moment was unlike anything he could've imagined. He had dreamt of this day for months but to actually be experiencing was indescribable. As he held her in his arms, he knew he could live to be a hundred and nothing would ever compare to that feeling- the feeling of knowing he would never again experience the pain of leaving the girl he loved.

They only kissed for a few moments but he knew moments like that were the first of many. When she pulled away, she had tears streaming down her face. He put her down but pulled her close and wiped the tears from her face with both of his hands. She finally looked up at him and opened her mouth to say something, but shook her head. She finally regained herself and smiled,

"I can't believe you're here." He smiled and ran his fingers along her cheek,

"Well, I promised you I would come back to you, didn't I?"


He's back! Yayayayayayay! Finally, right? I know, it's super short. But super sweet! Well, there's only one more chapter left...how sad :( but it'll be up like really soon. It's 12:30 in the afternoon here in Wilmington so it's safe to say that the epilogue will be up before the day ends. Hope you guys enjoyed it! :)))