The end has come. It is time. LOL.

This is the last chapter. Read on!

Cassie's POV

I woke up with a massive headache, wondering how I'd got into the position I was in. I was lying on the couch, with my head on James's shoulder and my legs on Dave's lap. It would've been enjoyable, but I have to say, it's not a very comfortable position for someone with a hangover. Courtney, Amanda and Tom were sprawled on the floor in front of me, Dougie had somehow gotten the other couch to himself, and Harry and the two Dannys were lying down on the stairs.

I tried to get up without disturbing James or Dave. Not that it was hard. The boys could sleep through an earthquake. Tom woke up seconds afterward and followed me upstairs to his room, where we both dropped onto his bed. "Remind me to never get drunk ever again," I told him.

He rolled over to face me. "You actually remember last night?" he said, surprised.

I groaned. "Yeah. Including the throwing up part."

He laughed. "That'll teach you," he teased.

I looked at him confused. "Teach me what?"

"You said James gave you something to drink."

"Oh. Right." I decided to trust him on that one, considering I could barely remember anything from the night before.

Tom shifted on the bed, and I glanced over at him. "Cass…can I talk to you about something?"

I nodded. "Well, it's just…you and James seemed to get along really well last night," he said. I sat up and looked at him.

"What's your point, Tom?"

He glanced at his hands before looking back at me. "I don't want to see you get hurt."

I raised an eyebrow. "And why would I get hurt?"

"Um…Because James knows how to get girls to fall for him, and-"

I cut him off. "What? Tom, it's not like that-"

It was my turn to be cut off. "Oh yeah? Then what was with all the flirting last night?"

I glared at him. "If you call that flirting, then why don't you get mad when I 'flirt' with Danny? How 'bout Dougie or Harry?"

He sighed. "Cassie…"

"Whatever." I turned my back to him.

"I didn't mean…" I didn't hear the rest because I was already out the door.

I wandered around town for half the day. I went into a t-shirt shop and looked around, not finding anything worth buying. Then I went and had lunch at a diner Danny had pointed out on the way to the house.

I felt guilty. I didn't know why I blew up at Tom at a little thing like that, but then again, maybe I do.

James was the one to find me. I was sitting on a park bench with my head in my hands. "Cassie? What's wrong?" He sat down next to me and put a hand on my shoulder.

I turned my tear-stained face towards him. "Tom and I had a fight," I said, forcing a smile. He gave me a hug.

"Do you want to come to my flat and talk about it?" I nodded.

Five minutes later I was sitting on his bed, telling him everything that had been bothering me for the past three days. When I was finished, I said, "I'm sorry for dumping my problems on you, James, I just wanted to tell someone."

He smiled. "It's okay, Cassie. But I don't think you should keep this all to yourself. You should tell Tom."

I sighed. "You're probably right." I started to get up. "I should probably go," I said, feeling like I'd been intruding.

He must've known what I was thinking, because he stood up. "Don't worry about it. You can stay here as long as you need."

I smiled. "Well…"

I ended up staying the night. We planned on watching movies all night, but I fell asleep twenty minutes into the second one. The next thing I knew the sun was shining through the window and blinding me.

I looked at James, and listened to his steady breathing for a minute before sitting up. "Is it morning already?" he said, sitting up and yawning. I looked at him and laughed.

"No, the sun's just decided to come out to wake us up," I teased. He smiled sleepily and got up. There was a knock on the door, and I listened to James say hello to a voice I couldn't identify. James stuck his head in the room.

"Um…there's someone here to see you," he said slowly. He disappeared, and Tom walked in the room. I looked at my feet. "Hey," I said.

"Hey." He sat down next to me. "Cassie? You know I didn't mean what I said yesterday." I looked up at him. "Okay, maybe you don't know that. But I'm telling you now. I was just being a jealous freak."

I smiled slightly and he sighed. "Come here," he said, putting his arms around me. I put my head on his chest and sighed.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

Tom's POV

Cassie was going home in a week. I enlisted the help of the guys to throw her and Amanda a party.

"Why do you have to have a party? She loves you. You'll be back together soon," Danny said.

"Amanda's leaving too," I pointed out. He shut up immediately.

Cassie's POV

"Tom, what is going on?" I asked, laughing. He and Danny had kidnapped Amanda and I for the day, and were bring us home now. Or somewhere. We were both blindfolded.

"You'll find out in a sec. Careful, there's a step right in front of you." I lifted my foot and found the step.

Amanda and Danny were giggling like mad behind us. I had no idea what they were talking about, and I wasn't sure I wanted to know.

We walked into the house and the boys took our blindfolds off. Every single light was off, so it didn't make much difference. Suddenly, the lights went on, and there were loads of people jumping up and yelling, "surprise!"

My mouth dropped open. There was a sign hanging on one wall that read, "We'll Miss You, Cassie and Amanda!" I felt tears welling in my eyes as I turned to Tom. "Wha…what is all this?"

He smiled at me. "We're going to miss you, so we decided to throw you a going away party to make your last night exciting."

I laughed and threw my arms around his neck. "Tom! Thank you!" I looked at Amanda, who was crying and holding onto Danny.

"Manda, it was Tom's idea. I just helped," Danny said sweetly. She laughed and came over to give Tom a hug.

Somebody turned on the stereo and it started playing Son of Dork's "Ticket Outta Loserville." I groaned and started laughing. "I've had this song stuck in my head all day."

Tom's POV

Cassie and Amanda were both drunk by the end of the night. Cassie came up to me, giggling. James was right behind her. "Uh…I think she should go to bed," he laughed. "I'll come round tomorrow morning to say goodbye," he said, waving as he headed for the front door. I waved back.

Cassie was sitting on the floor with Amanda, cracking up. I glanced at Danny. We picked our girlfriends up and started dragging them up the stairs. "Cassie, say goodnight to everyone," I told her. She giggled.

Once in my room, she mellowed out and dropped onto my bed. I checked her breathing to make sure she was okay, then got her a glass of water and an aspirin and set them down on the nightstand.

Cassie's POV

My head was pounding when I finally went upstairs to Tom's room. I groaned and rolled over. "Now that was not James," I said to Tom. He laughed and sat down on the bed next to me.

"Will you be okay?" he asked sweetly. I smiled.

"Yeah. As long as I sleep on the plane."

It was one AM when I fell asleep with Tom stroking my hair and singing softly to me.

James and Dave stopped by the next morning. Surprisingly, my headache wasn't that bad.

"I'm gonna miss you so much," I said as I hugged James tightly.

"Me too." He kissed my cheek. Tears pricked the back of my eyes.

I gave Dave a hug, then grabbed my suitcase and we walked to Tom and Danny's cars. After everything was loaded up, I gave James one more hug, then slid in next to Tom.

At the airport, each of the guys gave me a kiss on the cheek. I couldn't help but laugh at the jealous look on Amanda's face as Danny kissed me. Dougie was rubbing his eyes. "I think I have something in my eye," he said, walking away. I noticed Harry following him. I wiped away a tear and turned to face Tom.

His eyes were red, matching mine I'm sure. He took me in his arms, and I didn't ever want to let go. "Promise you won't meet someone at home and completely forget about me," he said.

"I could never forget about you," I sobbed. I turned away from him and followed Amanda. I was still crying as the plane taxied down the runway.

"I missed you so much, Dad," I said as we hugged. He let go and held me at arm's length.

"Look at you," he sniffed. "You look so…different. You're beautiful." I laughed and hugged my dad again.

"I'm going to go unpack and take a nap, okay?" I told him. He nodded.

My room looked exactly the same as when I'd left it, down to the clothing lying about on the floor.

After I'd unpacked, I'd fallen asleep on my bed before I even changed.

I was woken up by a dog barking. It took me a moment to realize the dog was in our backyard. I smiled. I'd completely forgotten we even had a dog. I went to the front door to see what Toby was barking at.

My eyes widened in shock when I opened the door to see Tom standing there with a silly grin on his face.

"Tom!" I shrieked, nearly tackling him as I jumped forward into his arms. "What the heck are you doing here?" I asked when I finally let go.

He laughed. "What does it look like? I'm buying donuts."

I giggled and pulled him inside, hugging him again. "I was listening to Lonely, and it's exactly how I felt," I said, blushing. He smiled and took my hand and led me to the couch. "We need to talk about things," he said. His choice of words scared me.

"Cassie…I don't know what to say. I never thought I'd fall as deeply in love as I did with you, but I did." I watched his face, tears threatening to spill. "I guess what I'm trying to say is that, Cassie Richmond, I can't go on like this, loving someone that's a million miles away."

I blinked. "I love you so much, Tom," I whispered, silently begging him not to break up with me.

He stood up. "Well then, I guess there's only one way to solve our little problem."

I held back a sob, getting ready for it. Which was why I was taken completely by surprise when he took my hands and got down on one knee.

"Cassie Richmond, love of my life, will you marry me?" He was holding the most gorgeous diamond ring I'd ever seen.

I did start crying then, only it was from happiness. "Yes…" I whispered, smiling.

He slipped the ring on my finger, and I threw my arms around his neck and kissed him like the world was ending. "I love you," I cried, half laughing. He smiled and wiped away my tears.

"You already know how much I love you."

I sniffed. "Tom, I don't mean to ruin the moment, but we need to tell my dad," I said.

"Already been taken care of," said a voice. I looked up to see my dad standing in the doorway with a smile on his face. "Tom asked me over the phone last night," he said.

"Last night? How long was I asleep?" I asked, confused. It glanced at the clock, which read 5:02 PM.

He laughed. "Since yesterday morning." I ran over and hugged him. "Thank you so much, Dad." He kissed my forehead.

"I'm so happy for you, Cass," was the answer.

Tom and I decided to sleep on the couch. He sat down, and I snuggled up next to him and closed my eyes. "I'm probably the happiest girl in the world right now," I said.

"I know I'm the luckiest guy in the world," he mumbled into my hair, making my heart leap.

I couldn't believe how long it had been since I'd last sat on that couch. Even though it was only three months ago, it felt like three years since they'd shown up at my door. I remembered when Amanda had told me not to fall in love with any of the guys. Now I was going to be Mrs. Thomas Michael Fletcher. I know it sounds cliché, but at that moment, in Tom's arms, I felt like everything was perfect.

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