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Chapter 16

It was Chace's voice. It was the same tone he had used with me before that April day. This excited me. This was the first time Chace had come to my room or even been alone with me since that day as well. Was he finally feed up with attempting to avoid me?

He knocked again. "Beth, Are you awake? I want to talk to you. I need to talk to you."

"I'm awake Chace. You can come in." I reached over and switched on the lamp.

Chace walked into the dimly lit room. He looked absolutely gorgeous in his black skinny jeans and hoodie.No words could describe his beauty. I patted the bed, instructing him to sit dawn. He sat, but he kept his hands in his pockets of his hoodie. Then he said, "Beth, I'm sorry about my behavior over the past couple weeks. There was no excuse for that and i know how much it was hurting you. I was hurting myself. I love your company Beth. I love the way you always make me feel better even on the crappiest of days. I didn't even tell you 'Happy Birthday' today.

He then pulled a small red box out of the pocket of his hoodied and handed it to me. "Happy Birthday, Beth" Chace said in a quiet voice.

I glanced down at the box and lifted the lid and nestled into the red fabric was a bat shaped pendent. (the flying kind that most of the human community thinks vampires turn into.) The necklace was beautiful. It fit my personality perfectly.

I took it out of the box and put it around my neck. I began to fiddle with the bat, when Chace put his finger under my chin and lifted my face up. When he did this my bangs fell into my eyes. Chace moved them out of the way, yet he did not take his hand from my face. he just let it rest right there on my cheek.

"Thank you Chace. I love this. I will wear this all the time, no matter the occasion. It is so amazing."

"Your welcome, Beth." Then we were silent. It was not the awkward silence that we had endured for the past couple weeks, but a comfortable silence. with just a hint of tension in the air.

Suddenly Chace broke the silence. "Beth, I have a confession to make. I love you Beth. I loved since the very first day i came here to live with your family. You're everything i could possibly want in a girl. That day on the stairs back in april just proved to me that you where the person that I wanted to be with for the rest of eternity. Please, Beth, if you feel the same way, tell me. I have to know.'

"Chace, i do feel the same way about you. i would cath myself daydreaming about you all the time. ' i replied unable to contain my happiness. He pulled me into his arms and bent his head down and the moment our lips met i knew i was in heaven. this kiss was not forceful or tense. it was soft and tender.

In the few moments our lips were free Chace whispered, "Beth Will you be my girlfriend?"

"Oh Chace you know i will. You didn't have to ask."

"I know, but I just had to ask." then he brought our lips back together. i wrapped my arms around his neck and melted into his chest.

When we broke apart, I laid my head on his chest and inhaled his wonderful scent. Chace pressed his cheek to my hair. it was wonderful.

Eventually, we continued the marathon. Chace kept me in his arms. he refused to let me go. I fell asleep during Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, right in Chace's arms. When i woke up in the morning i was still right there wrapped in Chace's arms. the only difference was that we were lying down. The first thing i saw when i opened my eyes was Chace smiling down at me. What a lovely sight to wake up to. i could defiantly get used to this.

"Good morning, Beautiful." Chace said quietly. he gave me a soft kiss just long enough to get my pulse going.

"Good morning.' I mumbled, snuggling closer to his chest. He rubbed my back and laughed.

"You're not ready to get up are you?"

"Nope." so we just lied there until about eleven. we finally decided to gett up at get me something to eat, prefeablly ice cream. Me and my hopeless obsezssion with ice cream.

Chace and I walked downstairs hand in hand. i felt free, like nothing could bring me down.I felt like a whole new person.

As we walked into the kitchen, we caught my parents being all lovey-dovey. UGH!!

"Get a room!' I said as i opened the freezer and pulled out the chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. Once dI said that my parents ran upstairs to their bedroom.

"EWWWW!!Creepy Parent sex!!" I exclaimed. Chace just laughed as he got me a spoon. he sat down and wrapped his arms around me.

"No seriously, Chace, you don't know how many times i have been mentally raped, when i was unprepared for my families sudden irrate thoughts. they are so much worse than Jane's thoughts about you."

"What? Jane?"

yes, Chace, come on it was so obvious that Jane had a thing for you. Even i picked that up and I was seven."

"I knew she liked me. I just chose to ignore her." then we both started to laugh and chace just pulled me closer to him. For a while we just sat in a comfortable silence, until that was interrupted by a certain werewolf and his vampire girlfriend.

Sorry again about another cliffy!! I know, I'm evil!!