the sand feels amazing under my feet. im walking on the beach holding hands with derrick.
"this is so gorgeous." i say looking at the ocean.
"not as gorgeous as you" derrick says.i turn to look at him then i punch him in the arm.
"youre so cheesy!" i say then laugh. he stops then kissed me lightly. i can feel the love in it. he pulls away then i break away and run for the water. im wearing white shorts and derrick's sweatshirt. i throw the sweatshirt off and i take my shorts off. underneath i have a baby blue bathing suit that matches my eyes.
i get in the water until its up to my waist. i hear derrick come up behind me. i turn and he has his shirt off. i splash him and try to run. he catches my waist and pulled my toward him. he puts his hands on my waist and i wrap my arms around his neck.
"i love you" he says suddenly. i pause and look into his puppy dog brown eyes for a minute. when i dont reply he stammers an apology. i shake my head. "i love you too." i say and my eyes fill up with tears.
"why are you crying?" he asks wiping away a tear that falls.
"im just so happy with you. I've never felt like this." i say and i kiss him showing him all the love i feel and i wrap my hands in his soft shaggy blonde hair. we pull apart and he sets his forehead on mine.
I shoot up in my bed. I can feel the tingle on my lips. I look in my mirror and see a blush on my cheeks.i had gotten home 2 days ago and was just getting used to my house. I look at the clock and see its 6:30. Today is my first day back at school. Derrick said he would pick me up at 7:00 because school started at 7:30 and he would show me my classes.
I get up and brush my teeth and hair. I walk to my walk in closet and grab black skinny jeans and a gray leather jacket. i pull them on and grab a gray black and green scarf. i step into green pumps and go to my bathroom and put a thin line of eyeliner on and some mascara. i grab a purse and my phone and head down the stairs.
when i get to the kitchen my mom is drinking coffee. The odd thing is how easily i could call them my parents. Weve been going through old pictures and family videos so i can try to get my memory back. I feel bad because I can't remember and thats what everyone wants, but i just can't.
The doorbell rings and i get up and answer it. Derrick is standing there with his hands in his pockets. "oh ill grab my purse and we can go." i say inviting him in. i run and grab my purse then i come back and he nods and we go. when we get in the car i cant help but think of my dream. i clear my throat.
"um so i had a dream last night and im not sure if it was just a dream or a memory." i said looking at him.
he smiles. "tell me it and ill tell you if its true or not." he said.
i pause not knowing how to say it. "well we were on this beach at night and um we said i love you" i said blushing. he was quiet so i looked at him and he had a pained look.
"yeah that happened." he said stopping at a red light. he looks at me studying my reaction. i just look at him then tell him the light it green. we drive for a couple minutes in silence then he pulls into the parking lot.
"so just stay with me. we have the same classes." he said getting out. he runs over and opens the door for me. i jump and out grab my purse. i mumble thanks and look at the school. there were kids on the lawn and on the steps laughing and doing homework. Everyone was in designer clothes.
derrick puts a hand on the small of my back. "youll be fine. everyone loved you." he said looking at everyone. I nodded and we started walking. everyone stopped and looked at me and whispering. I spotted massie and she waited for us at this huge tree. everyone was there.
She hugged me and whispered in my ear. "don't worry about them." she said, meaning everyone that was whispering about me. I gave her a small smile and sat down next to dylan who started talking about her wardrobe malfunction this morning.
derrick's p.o.v.
Massie turned to me and pulled me aside.
"how are you?" she said worried.
"its hard like i want to hold her hand but i cant because i dont know i guess that would be wierd. but in the car she had a dream about a memory so thats good." i said running a hand through my hair.
"she'll come around" he said putting a hand on my shoulder.
"i hope" i said walking back to the group. Massie walked up to josh and held his hand. He leaned down and whispered in her ear and she turned to him and kissed him. i couldnt help but be jealous. the girl i loved hd no idea how much i loved her. i sighed and the bell rang. claire looked and me and i got up then grabbed her hand and helped her up.
Once we got into the building we went to her locker. "so since you cant remember the combination ill have to open it for you" i said while putting in the combination.
"you know the combination" she asked confused.
i chuckled sadly. "we were dating for a year and a half, of course i did." and she looked down at the ground.
"um thank you for uh everything, i dont know what i would do without you. and i dont want you to wait for me to get my memory back, thats not fai-" she said but i cut her off.
"i don't care claire. i love you." i said and turned back to her locker to grab her books and shut the locker.
"wait what about my books?" she said looking at her closed locker. i held up the books in my hand and put a hand on her back to steer her to our first class.
When we got to the class we sat down in the back and she got out a pencil. The class passed slowly and so did the rest. Our last class was gym so we headed toward the gym. when we got there claire drifted to massie who gave her a supportive hug. i walked over to the guys and ran a hand through my hair.
"whats wrong bro?" cam said with a concerned look.
i sighed and looked at my best friend. "its so hard being around her and not being able to kiss her or touch her. I'm in love with a girl that can't remember that she loves me back." i said.
cam put a hand on my back. "well maybe you guys could start all over and date again. like what happened before the accident never happened." he said watching kristin laugh with the rest of the girls. i thought about it for a second. maybe that could work. its worth a try. so i walked up to claire and cleared my throat. she finished her sentence then turned to me.
I suddenly felt nervous like the first time i had asked her out.
i watched claire laugh with massie. They were laughing about some inside joke. Her laugh sounded like bells. For the past couple of months ive been noticing claire more and more. My mind tended to drift to her when i was in class. I couldn't help that i liked her. I told cam and he said i should ask her out. so i decided to do it after school in front of the school. There is a chance she could say no considering 2 years ago i dated her best friend massie, but now she was dating josh so she couldnt stop her from dating me... right?
I took a deep breath and walked up to her. she noticed me coming and turned toward me with a dazzling smile.
"hey derr" she said.
"hey claire, um i have something to ask you." i said putting my hands in my pockets.
she laughed. "well" she said waiting for me tell her.
i took a deep breath and spit it out. "Claire i think youre beautiful and i like you and i was wondering if you would maybe want to go out on a date tomorrow?" i said quickly. she stood there looking at me for a second. Then her face broke out into another dazzling smile.
"of course derrick, i was hoping you would ask." she said. i sighed with relief and hugged her and spinned her around. she laughed a little twinkiling laugh. i set her down and she went to stand by massie who squeeled and hugged her. The rest of the day i couldn't stop smiling.
i broke from my memory, and took a deep breath as i did the first day i asked her to go on a date.
"claire, i dont want to lose what we had before so i wanted to know if you would want to start over and go on a date friday night?" i said quickly. She looked at me for a second then blushed.
"yeah, um id love to." she said smiling a full smile. i sighed relieved not knowing if i should hug her or not. but before i could think about it alot she stepped forward and hugged me. it felt so nice to have her in my arms again.
claire's p.o.v.
I can't explain it but when derrick asked me on a date my heart leaped. when he pulled away from the hug i felt sad because i missed the warmth of his body.
It was after school and Massie and i were at the mall. We were in the BCBG store looking at some dresses.
"so Massie I was um wondering if you could um tell me about what derrick and i's relationship was like." i said biting my lip. she stopped and looked at me smiling.
"How about i tell you over starbucks?" she said. i nodded and we went to get the coffee. after we got our drinks we sat down at one of the tables.
"Well you always told me about how you guys would talk for hours and never get bored and how much you loved him. He was your rebel and you were his angel. He made you better and you made him better. When you guys looked at each other the whole room could feel the love. When his uncle died he was lost and you brought him back. Even josh- dont ever tell him i told you this- was jealous of it. everyone was. You were so in love. Your love was infectious. It was amazing." she said looking me in the eye. "When you lost your memory he came to my house at 2:00 in the morning. he said 'shes gone. what if she never loves me again. I cant live without her' ive never seen derrick cry and he did that night. You used to tell me how if you lost him you would have nothing. I still believe you feel that way you just need to find it in yourself again." she said and i felt a hot tear run down my cheek.
"wow" is all i could say. she nodded and grabbed my hand.
"One day you will be able to remember the things yourself, i dont doubt that one bit." she said taking a sip of her coffee.
Author's note: hi guys! so here is the second chapter and im so excited to get this story going. If you guys have any suggestions message me! I'm trying to get across just how in love they are. This story will mostly be centered around massie, derrick, claire, josh and cam. the others will have small appearences because they need to because its the pc! haha! Review! Till next time lovelies!