As I stared out my window looking out over the bluff I couldn't believe that four years had passed since Nick returned to me. Four years of having him here with me. Four years filled with surprises, laughter and more love than I could have ever imagined experiencing.
From that night four years ago when we had our first date, we had been inseparable. He stayed that night and never left. I remember feeling so scared when I first saw him on those rocks. Looking back I realized I wasn't so much afraid of him hating me, I was more afraid of him loving me. I thought it would be so hard to give myself completely to him and it turned out to be the exact opposite. Loving Nick and allowing him to love me was as natural as the gentle rain that fell from the sky. As I noticed people starting to gather on the beach I spotted Laurel and thought back to the night the circle found out we were back together.
"but there is no silver cord" she said sounding concerned.
"a cord doesn't matter Laurel" I had said.
"yeah what matters is that I found my way back here. That I never stopped loving Cassie and she never stopped loving me even though so much time had passed. We are each other's destinies and we don't need a magical cord to tell us that" Nick said wrapping his arms around me and the cord was never mentioned again.
I continued to stare out my window watching the waves tease the shore and I noticed more people gathering on the beach.
"are you ready?" Diana said interrupting my thoughts. I nodded and turned to my best friend.
"I've been ready for four years" I giggled.
We headed downstairs and out the back door to the bluff. I looked down searching the beach until I spotted him standing at the shore line, his hands nervously in his pockets and he was looking down. When looked up and saw me, a loving smile came across his face. Even being this high up I could see how strikingly handsome he was and I could see the pride and joy in his dark eyes that sparkled in the sunlight.
Diana took my hand and we headed down the bluff. As we took the walk slowly, I smiled immediately thinking back to the happiest moment we had over the past four years.
It was Nick's birthday last year and I decided to rent out that same boat from Mr. Murphy that we had our first date on. The entire circle was there and it was a magical night. We were dancing and laughing and Nick pulled me over to the same bench seat I sat in on our first date though he didn't sit with me this time.
"there is only one thing I want for my birthday Cassie Blake" he said a nervous look forming on his face.
"what's that?" I asked curiously.
"Marry me" he said.
"what?" I gasped my blue eyes wet with immediate tears.
"Cassie Blake I love you. I always have loved you and I will never stop loving you. I look at my future and the only thing I see in it is you. Will you please do me the honor and marry me?" he said getting down on one knee and holding out a small red velvet box. He opened the box and there was a round diamond set in white gold. Simple. Elegant . Beautiful. I started crying hard "yes" I sobbed. He placed the ring on my finger and kissed me lovingly.
As Diana and I walked down the path, the same path I had taken to get to him four years earlier I couldn't hide my excitement. I started walking faster, the small crowd giggled and Diana held me back.
"aren't you forgetting something?" she smiled handing me a large bouquet of dried daisies.
I smiled looking down at the flowers. Remembering the first night my life changed forever four years ago. Now four years later my life was changing again. Mother moon had brought Nick back to me, the stars were aligned and my destiny fulfilled. I was no longer Cassie Blake. I was now Cassie Armstrong.