Prompt: Haley James Scott - "Love means giving chances when there are no more chances left to give." - 'One Tree Hill'
I looked down at the ring I had accepted from Blaine. The ring that symbolized the promise we had made to one another to get married. To commit our lives to one another and a little voice inside my head was asking me why I had done it. He had cheated on me less than a year ago so what was stopping him from doing so again.
"Am I stupid for saying yes?" I asked, looking over at my stepbrother who was sitting on the couch next to me. I was surprised to find him looking in my direction already having expected to have to repeat the question due to Finn's interest having been on the movie we were supposed to be watching.
"No, you're not stupid," Finn replied. "Just in love."
"But he cheated on me."
"You're not the first one to take someone back after that has happened," he replied.
I didn't need to ask him for instances as I knew what he was referring to. He'd had two girlfriends cheat on him before - Quinn and Rachel. Both girls he had dated again. Rachel he had even proposed to, so if I was stupid for taking Blaine back then at least I was in good company.
"And you know what, I would still ask Rachel to marry me again if I thought she would say yes. It's why I went to New York when Santana told me about Brody. I love Rachel and I will do all I can to protect her with my dying breath no matter how many mistakes she makes. Real love doesn't fade with a broken heart, it grows stronger so that we can give those we love another chance."
I nodded, knowing there was truth in his words. Even through all the anger and tears I had gone through last fall I had never stopped loving Blaine. I looked down at the ring again and knew I wanted the future it symbolized.
"However, I love you just as much as I do Rachel, just in a different way, so you better tell that boyfriend of yours that I won't be as forgiving if there is ever a second occurrence," Finn added, causing me to look up again.
I smiled. "I'll pass along the message although Dad's already told him close to the same thing. Between the two of you, he might regret ever asking me to marry him."
"No he won't. He's too head over heels for you," Finn replied.
It didn't take me long to realize the truth in Finn's words. After all Blaine hadn't given up on me while I was dealing with my anger. He had supported me through my Dad's illness despite my insistence that we were just friends. Blaine truly was my best friend, and I knew I was one of the lucky one's to be able to marry their best friend.