Ladies and gentlemen up in the house, I am proud to present the last and final chapter/ epilogue of All I Wanted! I'll save my thank you's and stuff till the end. So, for the last time, hope you enjoy :)


Epilogue

Nine months later…

As Ben stepped out onto the front porch of his one-story home, he watched the sun set in front of him. He had just gotten off of the phone with his father- they planned to take a fishing trip to Sutton Lake the following Sunday. He looked down at his outfit and made sure he looked alright and went out to his truck and made sure he had everything; the blanket and thermos.

He went back up on the porch and sat down in one of the blue and white wicker chairs they had set up. He was nervous and excited all at the same time and he could barely sit still. It felt heavy in his right pocket and it felt like a brick when he had dropped it in after he finished dressing. He took it out and looked at it, wondering how something so little could bring so many emotions along with it. He smiled before putting it back into his pocket.

He sat nervously and excitedly for almost ten minutes until he saw her car pull into the driveway. He smiled and stood up and walked down the porch steps. He could see Allison smiling from behind the wheel and, as he walked over to her car, she put it in park and got out,

"You look nice, what's the occasion?" He smiled,

"What? I can't even get a hello?" She smiled, too, and put her arms around his neck,

"I'm sorry. Hey, babe, how was your day? I missed you so much." He laughed,

"That's better; it was wonderful and I missed you as well. How was your day?"

"Good, all of my patients were very nice today; they didn't yell at me and tell me I had no idea what I was doing." He laughed,

"That happens a lot, huh?"

"More than you could imagine." He nodded,

"Well, hopefully this'll make your day that much better; I made us dinner reservations at the Deck House at Carolina Beach. Go get ready; they're for 6:30." She grinned,

"Are you serious?"

"As a heart attack." She smiled and gave him a quick kiss,

"Will you give me ten minutes?"

"Of course."


He sat on the front porch as she went inside and got ready. Their recently purchased home was one story, two bedrooms and one bath. They purchased it with the money he got from the Air Force and some of the money she made nursing. A couple of months after he got back, he found a job as a mechanic in a brake shop. It was a beautiful home and Allison made it that much more beautiful by planting flowers around the porch and sides of the house.

The inside was even better. The whole house had tons of knick-knacks that Allison had brought from her apartment and some they had bought together. Even though it had only been nine months, a lot had happened and he had fallen even more in love with Allison- something he thought wasn't possible. They spent every moment together and, though they did disagree a couple of times, who didn't anyway? He couldn't imagine life without her. That's why they had just bought a house together a month ago and he hoped today would solidify the bond between them.

It took him a while to recuperate from the torture he went through. His body was weak and he had whip and burn marks on his body for almost three months. He still had tons of scars, but most of them had healed. He told Allison everything, despite the fact that he didn't want to. He didn't want Allison to know what he went through but she wanted to know and he had to get a therapist soon after he got back.

He ended up sitting on the porch, reflecting on the past nine months for fifteen minutes until she came out. He stood up and saw that her hair was now down and that she had changed into a pair of jeans with a grey sweater and grey boots. He smiled,

"You look beautiful." She smiled as she closed the door,

"Thank you, sorry it took me so long"

"It's okay, you ready to go?"

"Let's do it, I'm starving."


They drove down to the beach and parked at the Deck House and went inside. Their table was already ready thanks to Ben's reservation and they ate dinner across from each other in a booth against the wall. They held hands over the table as they ate and talked about different things. Towards the end of the meal, he said,

"Do you remember our first real date here? And that old woman said that we made a cute couple when we were leaving?" She smiled and nodded,

"I remember. And then we went to the beach and watched the meteor shower."

"And then I kissed you; I was so nervous, you wouldn't even believe." She laughed,

"I was, too, but not because it was our first kiss." He looked up at her as she continued,

"It was because I was already in love with you and I had no idea what was going to happen. I was scared because you were in the Air Force and I didn't know if I could handle you being away for so long. But looking back, I would do it a million times over, just so I could be sitting across from you right now." He couldn't help but grin and he reached across the table and gave her a quick kiss, excited and nervous about what was going to happen next.

They finished eating and paid the bill and were pulling out of the parking lot when he turned right instead of left- the way back to the house. She looked at him,

"Ben, why are we going right?"

"Oh, I didn't tell you? I have a surprise for you."

"You know I don't like surprises."

"Trust me, you'll love this one." They parked at the Fort Fisher Recreational Area and he turned to her,

"Alright, close your eyes."

She looked at him suspiciously, but did as he instructed. He got out when her eyes were closed and reached in the back and got the blanket and thermos and ran up the stairs and down to the sand. He slipped off his flip-flops and ran a little to the right and spread out the blanket and put the thermos on top of it. When he was done, he ran back to the truck and opened her door, out of breath,

"Alright, come on."

They walked hand- in- hand up the stairs and he made her close her eyes before they reached the sand. She smiled and knew enough not to argue and closed her eyes. He led her a couple of feet to the right and stopped her in front of the blanket.

"Okay, open your eyes." He finally whispered. She smiled and opened her eyes and saw the blanket sprawled out before her. She smiled but then it must've registered what he did because she grinned and turned to him,

"You re-created our first date?" He smiled and nodded,

"Yep." She was still smiling as she reached up and kissed him. He kissed her back and they kissed for a couple of seconds before they went and sat down on the blanket. She laid her head against him as he held her and they sat in a peaceful silence until he heard her whisper,

"The only thing that's missing is-"

"The meteor shower?" He finished for her. She looked at him and he smiled,

"Look up."


She continued to look at him for a minute, obviously not believing that he had planned all of this perfectly, and then finally looked up. It only took her a minute to see a couple of meteors glide across the sky. He watched her as she continued to look up and he saw a huge grin come across her face. He knew she was the most beautiful person he had, and would ever, see. He began to get even more nervous and excited as the moment drew close. He smiled again as the smile on her face grew even bigger. He finally asked,

"Are you surprised?" She was still staring at the sky and his voice must have brought her back. She finally turned and looked at him, still grinning,

"I can't believe you did this, this is absolutely amazing. How did you find out about the meteor shower?"

"It was in the paper a few days ago; it was in the science section so I knew you wouldn't read it." She laughed and leaned in and kissed him. He smiled and kissed her back and brought his hand up to her cheek. She pulled back, but was still only a couple of inches away from his face. She smiled and whispered,

"Thank you so much, this is amazing." He smiled,

"You're welcome."

She looked back up at the sky and watched the meteor shower play out above them. He watched her out of the corner of his eye as he looked up also. He felt his right pocket and made sure the small package was still there. He let her watch the meter shower for about fifteen minutes until he said,

"Let's go down to the water, you want to?" She looked at him and then nodded,

"Sure."

They walked down to the water and they both rolled up their jeans and stood in the water- ankle deep. He then moved behind her and slipped his arms around her waist. She smiled and laid her head back on his chest. He kissed her neck and they stood in silence for a few minutes.

He was as nervous as he could be, knowing the moment was very close now. He wasn't completely sure the exact moment it would happen, but he knew it would come. They continued to stand in silence until he heard her whisper head still against his chest,

"I can't believe you did all of this." He smiled,

"I'm glad you're enjoying it."

"It's just like our first date." He tried to swallow the huge lump in his throat as he realized that this was the moment. He swallowed nervously,

"It's not exactly the same, there's one thing that separates this one." She looked back at him,

"Really? What is it?"

"This."


He pulled away and let her go as she turned to face him. He took a deep breath as he reached into his right pocket and got down on his knee. She then realized what he was doing and put both of her hands over her mouth as tears immediately filled her eyes.

"Allison, you're the most loving, caring, giving, funniest, warmest and most beautiful person I've ever met and will ever meet. You changed my life in so many ways and the only thing I'm sure about in my life is you and the fact that we're meant to be together. God wouldn't have made us re-connect in that hospital if it wasn't meant to be. The only thing that kept me alive when I was kidnapped was you. You are, and will always be, the best thing that has ever happened to me. I love you so much and I can't imagine my life without you in it. Will you marry me?"

Her hands were still over her mouth and tears were still in her eyes and, to Ben, it felt like years before she finally nodded her head and said, over and over again,

"Yes, yes I'll marry you."

He grinned and stood up as she threw her arms around his neck. He held her tight as he picked her up and spun her around. He heard her crying, but knew they were tears of happiness. He got tears in his own eyes as he realized his life was now complete. This was all he wanted.


:D :D :D :D :D :D :D Well, I hope you guys liked it! I thought it was a pretty good ending if I do say so myself.

I want to give a huge, huge, huge thank you to mihaela and MzMickey0014 for sticking with me since the very beginning. It's been like a month and a half and you guys were, and are, so amazing. Y'all were honestly what kept me updating every day.

A huge thank you to mcagirl13, midnightstar0603, MrsSaraLeugers and flamesflyer who joined me along the way and blew me away with all of your amazing reviews! Y'all honestly mean so much to me 3

And a special thanks to everyone who favorited it along the way; there were alot so I won't name every one of you, but that doesn't mean that I don't appreciate it. It means so much!

Well, guys I hope you enjoyed the story. It's bittersweet because I'm gonna miss keeping up with all of you. But, we can all still message right? AND I'm on Twitter, Facebook and Youtube. So check it out and send me some friend requests! I'll definately accept. Twitter: Rebekah146 Facebook: Heidi Hammond (i'm the one with the black jacket holding my nephew) and Youtube: Heidihammond141. If you can't find me, send me a message and i'll send you the link!

Like I was telling someone else earlier, I have just finished a side project that I started working on when I was writing All I Wanted so, if y'all want, I'll put it up! It's definately not as long as All I Wanted; All I wanted was 11 composition books and this one is 2 haha. But it's a story nonetheless. I'm trying to come up with new ideas for new stories so i'll keep y'all updated!

Well, I guess this is sort of goodbye? Not really, cause i'll be back. Like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Love you all so much! :)))))))))))))))))))