Just a little treat, two chapters in a day. One for each of the years I didn't post? Thanks for the reviews, they brought me back xx

Her alarm woke her up about half an hour later than it was supposed to.
She cursed as she stumbled out of bed and hopped in for a shower to freshen up, last night's events temporarily forgotten.
The memory only returned when she was picking out a dress to wear and she remembered where she was supposed to be going.

The beach.

A sigh escaped her lips as she pulled a floral dress over her head and quickly thew on some sandals. After her hair was brushed and her bag packed, she rushed out. The car didn't cause any problems and it seemed luck was on her side because they were still setting up when she arrived.

Her eyes swept the place for his ash brown hair or his silhouette she had memorized but she came up only with Noah, Kurt, Quinn, Blaine, Mercedes and Finn.
The sinking feeling in her chest lingered as she got out to greet them.

"What's wrong?" Blaine asked, observant as ever.

"Nothing, sorry I'm late. Couldn't sleep."

"It's alright, we had a flat on the way so nobody was actually on time." She smiled weakly at him and turned to get a drink when her eyes caught Sam's back to her hauling a cooler to the table.

His eyes were not as lively as usual but he was smiling as he was talking to Sam. They were mid conversation when Sebastian's gaze fell on her and his expression turned solemn.

"Oh hey Jade! We thought you weren't going to make it." Sam piped up, bubbly as ever.

"Alarm's jacked up" She replied, avoiding Sebastian's stare. Do it. Before it's too late.

She had made up her mind. Now it was only a matter of waiting for how he would react to her decision.

Her stomach was uneasy as Sebastian turned away to busy himself with something else.

"Oh, well help yourself!" Sam offered, throwing open the lid of the cooler and popping open a beer can.

She walked over to Sebastian, her heart rate noticeably quickened from moments before.

"You made it." She said, bracing herself for his hostility.

"Yeah, the weather seemed nice enough." His tone hurt her more than the bland words did. She took in a deep breath.

"Can I talk to you for a minute?"

"We're kind of busy." He looked over to Sam. Her patience was running out.

"It wont take long, I promise."

His eyes narrowed for a moment before he walked away from the group with her. They went toward the shore.
Once they were closer to the sea than everyone else he turned to her, she sat down and he did the same.
"So, what is it?" He asked seeming indifferent. This wasn't how she wanted it to be but it was her own fault.

Fix it dammit.

"Do you remember the last time we were here?" She asked, watching the waves.

"Not exactly something easily forgotten." He said, the hostility momentarily gone from his voice.

"That was when I knew."

"Knew what?"

His eyes widened in surprise for half a second when she kissed him.

She felt his arms embrace her and pull her closer to him. He sighed when she pulled away.

"Jade, what-" he began but she interrupted him.

"That was when I knew I could trust you. When I knew you would understand better than anyone else. When I knew I wanted you in my life.

I care about you. I love having you in my life. When I'm with you I feel more alive than any other time. I love spending time with you. I hate when our days together end. Every time I see you my day gets better. That's how I feel."

He let the words sink in but the smile she loved so much didn't come. She was worried now. A sinking feeling spread through her chest. Had he changed his mind?

She was something else. The sun turned streaks of her hair into gold, some red. Her eyes held so much of worry, all he wanted to do was take it away. Make all her problems insignificant.

He couldn't help himself. He traced her jawline with one finger, loving her skin on his.

But what exactly did she want?

"I want to be with you. I want us to be together." He said slowly, looking in to her eyes. She could see he was weary to admit it, expecting refusal.

"I want to be with you too." She replied quietly, not meeting his gaze.

That seemed to shock him. For a moment he didn't say anything and she was confused.

"Are you sure?" He finally asked.

"Yes."

Finally a grin overcame his stoic expression and he pressed his forehead to hers, their noses touching.

His heartbeat sped up as her brown eyes looked into his, for the first time, vulnerable.

"You're sure about this Jade Summers?"

"I'm sure, Smythe." She said, speaking into his lips now. They were so close but not touching yet. His heart soared.

His responding smile made her heart lurch, she felt all the heaviness lifting. This was what she wanted. He was it.

"Took you long enough to decide" he teased, laughing and pulling her into his lap.

"Shut up or I'll take it back" She retorted, laughing as he pulled her on top of him in the sand.

"Take.. It.. Back?" He said, her kisses muffling his words. She laughed as he brushed her hair away from her face and kissed her.
They didn't pull away for a while, and when they did, both of them were grinning.

They sat up and he pulled her into his lap again.

"I'm glad I decided to come." He said softly, looking at her with such intensity in her eyes she almost wanted to turned away.
Instead she planted a light kiss on his nose and said, "So am I."