"Clare, why are you rushing?" Alli said

"I'm not, I care about Mike." Clare said getting things together for her weeding in her house.

"I saw you and KC last nigh. You and KC looked so good together." She said

"Alli KC isn't anything to me.

"You're telling me that nothing happened last night?"

"Nothings" Clare said

"Whatever." Alli rolled her eyes. She left. Within 10 minutes later she heard a knock. She opened the door

"What did you forget?" it was KC

"Hey." He said

"Hi"

"Can I come in?"

"Sure." He came in. his body frozen

"Clare I love you. I loved you and I will always loved you"
"KC, this morning, you left." Clare said

"I left because when I get around you my thoughts go crazy. I have done so many stupid things in my life; I left because I needed to get them in order. Now that I have I know now that I don't want to b without you." KC said "Please choose me, I love you" Clare turned around and gathered her strength\

"KC, these last few weeks have been wonderful, a real fairytale. There is a part of me you woke up, feelings that lay so dormant that I didn't know I could feel anymore. And" She began to tear up. "Last night was beautiful and perfect. And I got lost, lost in this beautiful world where time stood still, but this morning I realized that, fairytales aren't reality. And no matter how badly you want to you can't stop time." She tears roll down her face

"Why not?" KC asked

"You moved on. I moved on. We both have gone down different paths for so long. You chose to walk away. I chose Mike. I care about him you know." Clare said KC laughed

"Oh you care about him. And he cares fro you/. Sounds romantic. But I didn't hear you mention love." KC said "Do you love him?" Clare looked mad and angry now

"Of course I do. How could you even ask that?"

"Easy, you don't seem to love him. I haven't heard you say it. You say I love him, or I care about Mike but I have yet to hear the words 'I love Mike' come from your lips." KC said "and you wanna know why? Cause you don't love him"

"How dare you KC, who the hell do you think you are? You arrogant self centered jerk face!"

"And you are a snotty know-it-all princess!" KC said "You always have been and always will be!" KC said

"You act like you know me so well. Well you don't!" Clare yelled walking towards her door

"Clare, I have known you for 14 years, of course I know you, and I know you better than you know yourself."

"Oh yeah?" Clare challenged trying to leave the room but KC stopped her

"Yeah! And you know me better than I know myself."

"KC look at us, were already fighting. Arguing, yelling calling each other names!"

"Yes, because it is who we are, lets face it Clare we are a struggle, always have been always will be! Clare sometime you piss me off so much I could just punch a wall, but it's who we are. We fight, I screw up, you put your foot in your mouth, we call each other names... but I love you, I have always loved. 14 years of loving you and I can't stop, I couldn't even if I tried." He looked at her "I am not the same guy you remember. I have changed. I have to believe that if you knew that, you wouldn't be getting ready to marry someone unless that someone was me." KC said "What do you want?" Clare looked at KC's face

"I want you to leave me alone/." She said KC looked wounded

"Ok Clare, I get it. Sorry I interrupted on your perfect life. Sorry I screwed up your life once again" and he left a packet of papers on Clare's counter. She couldn't move. She waited until KC left and she opened it. It was the annulment papers, they were signed. He signed them. Clare instantly cried. Clare cried harder and longer than she ever had. They were over she knew that was true. It was her who ended it, not KC. She went to her room and cried herself to sleep.

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Clare stood at the doors of the church. She couldn't believe that she was doing this. The doors opened and she walked in. looking in the eyes of total strangers. She felt her chest full with sadness. Mike took her hand and smiled. Clare looked at him. As the pastor began, she just looked at Mike. Realizing now whose face she wishes was staring back at her. KC. The way KC talked to her looked at her. How he made her laugh and how he made her cry. How he challenged her and how he smelled. How he touched her hand, how he held her as they danced. How he held her that night. She loved him. She was so in love with him she couldn't lie to herself any longer. Mike was a good guy but he wasn't KC. He could never be KC. He looked at her and asked

"Babe. are you ok?"

"I just need a moment" she ran out of the church and into the hall.

"I cant do this" she said out of breath, I just cant do it." She said shaking

"Clare its ok, you are just nervous." Mike said

"No it's the music, the crowd the church, everything just isn't right." She said

"I thought this is what you wanted." He said

"No it's not that. I care about you Mike, but I love…." but Mike cut her off

"You love KC." Clare looked shocked

"How do you know about him?" Clare said

"I over heard you too talking yesterday." He said

"Oh Mike." Clare said

"It's fine. You can't blame a guy for trying." He smiled "What are you standing her for? Go after him." Clare hugged him and jumped into a cab.

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Clare arrived at her place praying that by some chance he was there. She opened her door as KC was about to leave. He stared at her frozen. He just looked at her wedding dress

"I couldn't do it." She said "I couldn't stop thinking of you." Her eyes filled with tears she pulled out a old familiar ring. The sight of it made KC smile.

"I was wondering if this was still good?" Clare said. "I want to give us another chance.' She said

"You think I have waited 10 years for another chance?" he pulled her and kissed her hard and passionately Clare cried, but this time she didn't even wipe away her tears.

"I love you KC.'

"I love you Clare." He said holding out empty hands "it's all I have to give you." But Clare took the hands, one she kissed and one she put to her face.

"KC Guthrie, that is all I ever wanted." She said and she kissed him. "One more thing." Clare said

"What?"

"What does your tat say?" Clare asked

"Klare, with a K." he said

"Our names.." she said

"Put together."

"Forever." She said wrapping her arms around him "Just like us."

Clare and KC married 2 months later…for real. They would have two kids, and have a house. 5 years after the birth of their first child KC got his own shop. Clare helps run a small practice. They did fight, they did argue, but KC and Clare had one thing going for them. They truly loved each other. Well that's what you get fro waking up in Vegas