I know the ending of chapter three was definitely like WTF hope you like what happens next
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"Cassie" he said grabbing my arm I shrugged him off and he followed me up the bluff "what's wrong?" he finally asked when I reached the kitchen door. He grabbed my arm again to stop me from going inside and I turned to face him "Four years Nick. You've been gone for four years. That's fourteen hundred and sixty days of not knowing where you were or if you were ok. That's 35,000 hours of thinking about you and over 2 million minutes of missing you and wanting you here so bad it hurt" I cried angrily. "Cassie" Nick said taking both my hands his dark eyes filled with regret "The more the time passed and the more distance I gave myself from this place, the more I thought about you. The more I wanted nothing more but to be here for you, with you" he said softly. I sucked in a breath the tears calming "you shouldn't have left" I whispered. "honestly, if I hadn't left that night after we defeated Black John and Scarlett and you went right to Adam, right then and there would you have been ready?" he questioned. "Ready for what?" I asked curiously the words barely coming out of my mouth. He looked deep into eyes and I could swear he could see my soul he lifted my chin and answered "for me, for us, for this" and he kissed me again softly. I thought for a moment and said "no you're probably right but still you shouldn't have left". "Don't you get it Cassie? I had to leave. I couldn't stand another minute of loving you knowing that you loved him and not me. It was just too hard" Nick blurted out. He looked down and stared at the ground, I could tell he felt he said too much. Nick was never one to speak his true feelings. He was really good at hiding them behind his cool façade. I was stunned at what he said and I was careful at the use of my words in my response in fear of him shutting down again. "Nick why do you think the last four years were so hard for me?" I asked cautiously. "I don't know because of the loss I guess" he said still staring at the ground. "That's part of it" I said "but what made it really hard was the night when we defeated my father and my sister. That night you stood by me when everyone else including Adam didn't. You held me in the science building and told me it was going to be ok. You offered me more in five minutes than anyone has in my entire life. So when we got back and Adam hugged me I was looking over his shoulder searching for you. I realized in that moment that I didn't belong in his arms, I belonged in yours" I admitted.
I looked up at his chiseled face and I saw something I had never seen his mahogany eyes that were so full of love, tears were forming but had not yet fallen. "Cassie" he said taking my face in his strong hands "I promise from this moment on I will never leave you again" I nodded tears forming in my own eyes. I couldn't speak. I was just taking in his promise and the earnest tone in his voice. "So what do you say Cassie?" he asked closing the space between us "let's you and me do this again and do it right this time" he said softly. "OK" was the only thing that could come out of my mouth which sometimes still didn't work right. "really?" he whispered smiling wrapping is arms around my waist. I threw my arms around his neck "no running away this time" I smiled. "never" he said softly and kissed me. The kiss started out slow and sweet. His mouth was warm and his touch loving. The way he rubbed the back of my neck when we kissed sent shockwaves through my entire body. I entangled my fingers is his thick dark hair and kissed him back surrendering to the kiss, to him. When we finally broke the kiss he pulled me into his chest and hugged me. I soaked in the scent of cigarettes and musk. "I'm so happy you are back" I said yawning. "I'm happy you were still here" he said kissing my cheek " it's late and you look exhausted I should get going and you should get some sleep cause you and I are doing something tomorrow we have never done before" he smiled slyly. "Oh? What's that?" I asked curiously smiling back. Four years later, and his smile was still contagious. "I'm taking you out on a date tomorrow night" he smiled still holding onto my waist. "A real date?" I smiled pretending to be in shock "will there be flowers? There better be flowers" I teased. He laughed his belly laugh that I missed so much and said "Cassie you can have anything you want". I smiled because I finally had what I wanted for four years. I had Nick here with me and I was never going to let him go not even for a night. "Anything?" I asked smiling. He nodded raising an eyebrow. "Don't go" I whispered nervously biting my lower lip. His eyes widened "what?" he whispered disbelieving what I was asking him. "Nick please stay with me" I was practically begging but not for what he was thinking. "Awe Cassie we shouldn't rush things we have plenty of time for that" he said softly. "I wasn't talking about THAT you pervert" I giggled. " Seriously though, this night has been just so" I paused trying to think of the right words not knowing if there were really words that could articulate what I wanted to say so I just kept it simple "well, I have waited for you for this for so long , I just don't want this night to end". He hugged me and said in barely a whisper "then it doesn't have to". He opened the door and walked inside leading me by the hand. I locked the door behind me and he led me upstairs to my bedroom.
When we got upstairs I went to turn on the light "we don't need that" he said smiling walking over to the dresser by the window. "What are you doing?" I asked curiously. "I want to show you something" he whispered as he took a candle from my dresser. I watched him as a smile crept across his face and he stared at the candle, his dark eyes deep in thought. All of a sudden the wick ignited into a strong flame. "Nick you used magic" I said shocked. He shrugged "yeah I've been practicing for a while" he admitted. "I thought you hated magic" I questioned. "Not as much as I used to it led me back to you didn't it?" he smiled taking me in his arms. I looked up at him, quickly getting lost in his mahogany eyes "was it magic or was it destiny?" I whispered. "Either way, I'm not questioning it" he said softly and kissed me tenderly. He pulled back quietly, let go of my hand and laid on my bed with his hands behind his head. I climbed onto the bed and cuddled close to him, resting my head on his chest. He released an arm from the back of his head, put it around me and started stroking my hair. I felt safe, protected and relaxed in his arms. I couldn't wrap my head around the fact that he was home, with me, where he belonged. I smiled at the thought and drifted off to sleep.