Soulmates

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We spent the next couple days in Alaska going around and adventuring. On Christmas morning we opened the gifts we got eachother. It felt so good to be able to just spend time with eachother for the holidays but I was excited to go home.

"Got everything?" I asked as I zipped up my suitcase. "Yeah, I'm gonna miss this place." Colby said as he zipped his bag up. "Me too, we should just stay." I said with a frown as Colby grabbed our bags.

"I wish we could but I think Sam would kill me and Ki would send a search party for you." He said with a laugh as we walked to the main part of the cabin.

"Bye, cabin." I said and waved as Colby chuckled. "You're so cute." He said then kissed my head. "Shut up." I grumbled and crossed my arms. "I'm gonna bring the stuff to the car, can you make sure we have everything?" Colby asked.

"Yeah." I said then walked towards the kitchen as we went outside. I walked around the whole cabin making sure we had everything.

It was a bittersweet feeling knowing we were going home today. I wanted to be back with our friends since keeping our engagement a secret has been difficult but I wasn't ready to go back to normal.

Being at this cabin with Colby was an escape from any sense of reality. There were no fans, no fame, no hate, just us and our love for eachother.

It was just really nice.

Once I decided we hadn't forgotten anything I went out to the car. When I got there Colby turned to me. "Ready?" He asked as I nodded and looked around one last time.

Being here reminded how much I loved and missed the snow. I loved living in LA for Colby and our friends but the lack of seasons was a huge bummer.

"I know you're sad." Colby said quietly as he wrapped his arms around me. "I just loved this so much. You have no idea how much it means to me that you did this for me." I said and looked up at him.

"I haven't seen you this happy in a while." He said as I hugged him back. "Yeah, I don't know how you're gonna top this one." I said with a laugh then stood on my tip toes and kissed him.

When we pulled away kissed my head then took my hand. "Let's go." He said then opened my car door for me. I got in then looked out the window at the snowy scenery one last time as Colby got in the car.

The drive to the airport was bittersweet but we jammed out to some good music making it a good time.

When we got to the airport we dropped the rental car off then made our way to security. It was a little bit of a nightmare going through security since our bags were stuffed from the Christmas presents we got for eachother, but we made it through eventually.

We spent the entire flight watching movies which made it go by pretty fast. When we landed in LA I felt my chest warm up slightly.

I missed our friends.

"Is Sam picking us up?" I asked as we made our way to baggage claim. "Yeah, he said he's on his way." Colby said and checked his phone. "Good, I don't have to take this off yet." I said and held up my left hand. "You're gonna take it off?" He asked as I laughed.

"Yes. When a couple goes on a romantic vacation the first place people look when they come back is the left hand. I dont want to spoil it." I said with a laugh. "You're smart." He said and squeezed my hand. "Some say I'm a genius." I said and wink as the bags started moving on the conveyor belt.

We grabbed our bags then made our way to where Sam would be picking us up. When we got outside I groaned from how hot it was. "What's wrong?" Colby asked as I set my bag down. "It's hot as fuck." I said then took my jacket off.