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Chapter 10: Like a Dream
– About four years later –
Will and Elliott were beside the little river again – the same one where Will had buried the Dominion phials– laying down in the soft, green grass.
"It's sad that Drake never got to see this place," Will said, and Elliott nodded. "You miss him a lot, don't you?"
"Of course I do. He was like a father to me, and I really loved him."
"He loved you too, I'm sure. When we talked about you, his voice always got, like… soft, you know?" Elliott nodded again, and smiled. But then she stopped, and looked suspiciously at him.
"Wait, did you talk about me?"
Will frowned a little and stared up at the sky and the dull clouds sailing across it. "Yes, sort of. But really, nothing much. It was just kind of… I told him about a dream I had, and then he started talking about you. And he said you liked him, I said you didn't, and he said you did, indeed."
This was interesting. "How did he know?" Elliott asked.
"So he was right?"
Elliott frowned, but didn't answer his question. "What was your dream, by the way?"
"Well… It was just something I had dreamt down the Deeps. Right after I met you for the first time. I dreamt I lay down in soft grass, and everything was just perfect. It was hot, but there was a cool breeze. The only sounds were the birds and her voice, because there was a girl there with me. I didn't see her face in the dream, but I just knew she was beautiful. And I loved her like I had never loved anyone else before. And we just lay there, talking, and laughing, enjoying each other's company. And everything was so perfect," Will repeated, smiling wide.
"Who was that girl then?" Elliott inquired carefully, trying not to get her hopes up.
"At first, I had no clue. But now I know."
"So who was she?" Elliott pressed, her heart pounding in anticipation.
"You, of course!" Will turned to Elliott, looking into her dark eyes, and smiled. "It was you. It's so obvious now, when I think about it."
"Exactly like right now, then? This was your dream?"
Will thought, and then nodded. "Yes, I think so."
"But you said… If I'm the girl then you…?" Elliott didn't know how to say it.
"Then I love you?" Will finished for her. "Yes, of course I do – I thought that was obvious. I've always loved you, and I always will."
Elliott smiled wide and her eyes were shining and sparkling. "I love you too", she said at last, and she meant it. "I love you so much. I want you to stay with me forever."
"I will. I promise," Will said and kissed her.