"Orlando! Keira! Did the romance of this film convince you two to try it one more time?" A photographer asked the couple as they, along with the cast and their dates, walked towards their limos.
"Dear god" Keira said so quietly that only Orlando could hear.
Orlando tightened her grip on her in a protective mode as they both walked towards their car. "I've got you, don't worry."
"Over here! Do you two think it'll work this time between you two?"
"Caleb Knightley! What do you think about your little sister's boy friend?"
"One picture please! One picture!"
"What does the rest of the cast think about Korlando?"
"Jerry! Do you think that their relationship will cause any problems on the set as you continue to film?"
Jerry couldn't help but laugh as they heard that last question. "No, definitely not. Not anymore after all this cast has been through" Jerry said with a smile as he was about to step into his limo. When he looked over though he smiled at the sight of watching Orlando and Keira leave alone together. "It's about time" he thought in his head.
Johnny who was nearby about to step into a different limo and who was answering some questions as well saw this. He was asked the same question Jerry was and laughed lightly. "No matter what you can't kill true love. It's a promise that can't be broken."
Lisa and Caleb, who were getting a ride from Johnny in order to give Keira and Orlando privacy smiled. "Nice answer Captain Jack" Lisa said as she got in Caleb not too far behind.
"It's not an answer, it's just the truth" Johnny said as he sat down inside. "All this that just happened confirms to me that those two will be together for a long, long time. I dare say even for forever."
"I completely agree" Caleb said with a smile. "You can tell they love each other too much to ever be apart and it's only a matter of time before the next step happens" Caleb finished with a grin knowing something no one else knew. A secret that was from a long time ago.
That caused Lisa and Johnny to look at him in confusion. "Which is?"
Orlando and Keira were both at the hotel where the entire cast who flew to the Titanic Anniversary would be staying for the night until their flight tomorrow night. Both laid in Orlando's bed as Keira was cuddled against him resting her head on his chest after making love as if they never had before. It just felt so different….in a good way. For some reason, that neither of them could explain, it felt as if something magical had just happened. It felt as if they were being rewarded after everything they had gone through.
"You don't know how I've missed having you here" Orlando whispered to her as he held her close and placed a kiss on her forehead. "in my arms, being all mine."
Keira released a small smile as she closed her eyes, placed a small kiss on his chest, and enjoyed the moment. "I've missed being here, more than you'll ever know. It's just…. when I'm here, with you, everything just feels right, as if nothing bad would ever happen…. even though….. everything bad has happened to us" Keira finished silently still scarred from all the cruel things she and Orlando had had to endure.
Orlando sensed her change of mood and instantly held her tighter to him as he gently rubbed her back. "If I could I would go back to make sure you never felt that hurt you've felt for months. Believe me Keira it hurt to see you cry over me. I never wanted to do it and I never would do it but I had to. Understand that it was the only way I could keep you safe."
"You didn't have to keep me safe though" Keira started as she looked up at him. "I'm a big girl Orlando and I can handle more than you think I can-"
"-I wasn't going to let you put your career at risk for me Keira. I'm not worth giving up something you love to do. I would never have forgiven myself if I made you do that-"
"-but you wouldn't have made me" Keira shaking her head no as she looked at him with sympathetic eyes. She felt horrible seeing that Orlando felt he wasn't worthy of being fought for. She knew that he was worthy of that and more, she knew he deserved a lot more than herself. Why couldn't he see that? "Orlando I would rather risk it all, fight against all the odds and be with you then live a loveless dull life. Having it all means nothing if I don't have you."
Orlando looked at her thinking the same thing she was thinking about him. "Can't she see she deserves so much more?" "Don't think too highly of me" he said out loud. " I'm no different than anybody else in the world. Compared to what you deserve I'm nothing."
"Don't say that" Keira said as she touched his face gently still shaking her head. "You are the greatest man that I have ever met and you are the greatest thing that I have ever had. Why can't you see that?"
Orlando stayed quiet as he looked at her young, beautiful, innocent face. He looked at her beautiful big brown eyes before moving speaking. "Because I'm suppose to protect you and make sure nothing bad ever comes near you, instead it's like I'm leading you right into disaster" he said as he gently touched the purple mark on her face that was made when Edward had slapped her. As he looked at it he grew angered at the fact that someone dared to lay a hand on her, he also grew angered when he realized that he wasn't there to stop it. "I would never forgive myself if anything else ever happened to you Keira" he said still looking at the mark on her face with pained eyes.
"I never should have let that bastard-"
"You weren't there" Keira said interrupting him trying to stop him from blaming himself. "There was nothing you could have done. I'm fine and I'm here with you now" she said leaning her forehead against his. "I'm better than ever now."
Orlando looked at her for a minute before pulling her in for a deep long kiss. He long arms were around her small waist and his hands were on her lower hack. Keira slid her arms around his neck as her hands played in his dark chocolate curls.
"Wait" Keira whispered to Orlando as he kissed her neck. "Stop."
Orlando pulled away and gave her a confused slightly worried look. "What's wrong?" he asked in a soft tone as touched the side of her face gently.
"I love you" Keira said looking him right in the eyes. She didn't know why but she felt like she needed to say that at that moment. That moment was just special and she needed for Orlando to hear it out loud again. "I know I've told you hundreds and thousands of times but I love you, I love you more than anything in the world."
Orlando released a wide smile as he leaned in and placed a kiss on her pout lips. "I love you" he replied. "More than anything in the world Keira."
Keira also released a wide smile before Orlando pulled her back close. As they held each other in their arms, a thought went through Orlando's head. A thought that he had had for a while now. This thought of his, this thing that he had wanted to for the longest time, would make sure that he and Keira were never exs again. At least, for a while…..maybe. No matter how professional you try to keep things, there will always be drama between former exs.
Hello everyone! I'm sorry it took so long to wrap this one up! I wanted to make it count! Thank you for all my new readers and my former ones! There will in fact be a third one and things will be interesting…. You know me. I can never keep things normal for long. Now usually I reveal the new title after I've finished a story but if I revealed it, it would give too much away. Stay tuned because the third installment is coming very…very…soon.
