Chapter 7
"Matt, are you serious?" Willow asked, completely taken by surprise at Matt's proposal. Matt nodded his head "baby, I'm super serious. I don't want to spend another day without you" he replied as he thought she's going to say no. "Matt, you know that I love you more than anything and the seven months that Eric held me captive made me realise that I don't want to be without you" Willow said quietly before adding "so my answer is yes, I'll marry you." A huge smile appeared on both their faces as they kissed each other under the stars as the water from the ocean started to rise over their feet.
Matt and Willow returned to the house where they said goodbye. "I hate saying goodbye to you" Willow whispered, as Matt pulled her close to his chest "It's only for a few days baby. I'll be there at the weekend watching you perform" he replied, kissing her forehead before she pulled him down to her lips for a passionate lip lock just as Brooke opened the door and caught them. "Oops, sorry guys" she said apologetically, "its ok Brooke. I have to go anyways otherwise I'm gonna miss my flight" Matt replied, as Willow tried to hide her new ring from Brooke as she entered the house. Matt turned and started to head out onto the main street, when he heard a female voice shouting behind him. "Matt wait up a sec" Brooke yelled "I need to tell you something. Something I didn't tell you last night on the phone" "what is it Brooke?" he replied, feeling that he wasn't gonna like what he was about to hear. "Last night, after Molly and Willow fought, I overheard someone on the phone to someone named Eric? I'm sure it's the same Eric who abducted her last year and it seems like this person has planned, with his help, to break you guys up and make Willow his girl" she said breathlessly. "Thanks for telling me Brooke, does Willow know?" Matt asked as Brooke shook her head and replied "I didn't wanna tell her because I know that the person in question and her go back a long way" as Matt replied, "I agree Brooke. Just keep an eye on both of them. Willow I trust, it's him I don't."
Willow was in the bedroom that she shared with Brooke staring at the ring that now occupying her finger, unable to contain the happiness that she was currently feeling, she didn't hear Brooke enter the room. "So what did you and Matt get up to tonight?" she asked, giggling "and I want all the juicy details" "We went out, we ate Mexican, Molly came into the restaurant so we left" Willow replied, trying to hide the ring on her finger "we walked along the beach, where Matt proposed..." "WHAT?" Brooke yelled with excitement "he proposed? What did you say?" "I said yes. But we are keeping it quiet for now" "Oh my God, Willow, I'm so happy for you guys" Brooke replied, hugging her friend "and my lips are sealed."
A few days later, it was time for the live show. Willow couldn't wait to see her new fiancé and her family to share in her happiness. The boys were opening the show with their group number, their version of Michael Jacksons Bad. "Hello and welcome to another week on the X factor. Our eight remaining famous faces have spent the last week locked away in the studio rehearsing for this week's musical showdown" Jeremy said in his usual excited tone "and kicking off the show tonight, its Brooke" Christy added, as a nervous Brooke took to the stage to perform her version of Beyonce's Halo. This was followed by Spencer, Khloe, Mario and Heidi, who performed Hero (Enrique Iglesias), Since U Been Gone, Closer and Oops I Did It Again respectively. Dean followed Heidi with his version of Grenade by Bruno Mars and then it was Willows turn. "And now, singing Fighter for your votes, its Willow" Jeremy announced as she made her way to the microphone.
After all that you put me through,
You think I'd despise you,
But in the end I wanna thank you,
'Cause you've made me that much stronger
Well I thought I knew you, thinkin' that you were true
Guess I, I couldn't trust called your bluff time is up
'Cause I've had enough
You were there by my side, always down for the ride
But your joy ride just came down in flames 'cause your greed sold me out in shame
After all of the stealing and cheating you probably think that I hold resentment for you
But uh uh, oh no, you're wrong
'Cause if it wasn't for all that you tried to do, I wouldn't know
Just how capable I am to pull through
So I wanna say thank you
'Cause it
Makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
It makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
Makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter
Never saw it coming, all of your backstabbing
Just so you could cash in on a good thing before I'd realize your game
I heard you're going round playing the victim now
But don't even begin feeling I'm the one to blame
'Cause you dug your own grave
After all of the fights and the lies 'cause you're wanting to haunt me
But that won't work anymore, no more,
It's over
'Cause if it wasn't for all of your torture
I wouldn't know how to be this way now and never back down
So I wanna say thank you
'Cause it
Makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
It makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
Makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter
How could this man I thought I knew
Turn out to be unjust so cruel
Could only see the good in you
Pretend not to see the truth
You tried to hide your lies, disguise yourself
Through living in denial
But in the end you'll see
YOU-WON'T-STOP-ME
I am a fighter and I
I ain't gonna stop
There is no turning back
I've had enough
Makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
It makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
Makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter
You thought I would forget
But I remembered
'Cause I remembered
I remembered
You thought I would forget
I remembered
'Cause I remembered
I remembered
Makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
It makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
Makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter
Once again the audience were on their feet for the young redhead, Willow felt sorry for Barry who was the last act of the night. He followed her with his cover of Journeys Don't Stop Believin', before the girls came back on the stage for their closing group number, a version of Kesha's Tik Tok. As they finished Jeremy and Christy came back onto the stage to announce the end of the show, "that's it for tonight ladies and gentlemen" Jeremy said "our eight celebrities have done all they can for your votes" "find out tomorrow who stays and who goes" Christy added as the show's theme music started. Willow waited on the stage to see Matt and the others, but she was surprised when only Jeff, Trish, Amy and Chris Jericho came down to see her. "Where's Matt?" she asked, knowing that something was wrong. "Willow, Matt took a bad fall last night" Amy said quietly "he hit his head and suffered a concussion, a dislocated shoulder and a broken arm" Willow felt her heart break at this news. She and Matt were going to tell everyone that they were engaged that night but that was now on hold.
However, this would not be the only time her heart would break this weekend...
