Salvatore War

Chapter 15 - I remember

Lizzie's pov

When I wake up, I'm in MG's arms. I wiggle a little so that I can see his face, he looks so peaceful when he's asleep. I reach my hand up to lay my palm on his cheek and he doesn't stir. Turning around, I noticed that Josie didn't come back last night, – thank God – either that or she walked in, saw us, and left again. I hope it wasn't the ladder. Beside me MG begins to move and his grip on my waist tightens as he begins to wake up. When his eyes finally flutter open, they're focused only on mine and he smiles the second he sees me.

"Morning," he whispers sleepily. I move as close to him as I can, laying a hand on his chest.

"Morning," I reply.

He takes my hand from his chest and intertwines our fingers, gently pushing me down into the mattress and kissing me softly.

"Did last night really happen?" he asks quietly, brushing the hair off my cheek. I nod, unable to keep the smile from my lips, and kiss him again.

We lay in silence for a little while before I check the time on my phone – 7:23.

"We should get up," I sigh reluctantly and he pushes a strand of hair behind my ear.

"Yeah," he sits up and I follow, stepping out from beneath the warm covers and heading to my bathroom to shower.

By the time I got out it was 7:34 and he was gone. I got dressed and ready before walking down for breakfast.

Hope's pov

My dreams haunted me as I slept.

"I'll be back soon I promise. In the meantime, you listen to Mary. Deal?"

"Deal."

"You're the one that taught me my body my choice, well my blood my choice!"

"You are not just anybody, Hope!"

"Hope, look away. Look away!"

"You weren't really going to bind yourself were you?"

"No, I was."

"You have to get back to your dad, it's not your time yet,"

"No, I want to be here, I want to be here with you. I don't want to leave you here alone."

"Hope, I'm not alone."

"Make art, use your voice, have adventures and have at least one totally epic love. And be every bit of yourself, because the very best of me is in you."

"I love you Mum,"

"I love you too,"

"Always and forever."

"I don't want to let go,"

"Hope! Hope, wake up!" My eyes flew open and I sat bolt upright in my bed. Books and photographs were flying around the room and a table had been flipped over. Landon was sitting up beside me in bed and had breathed a sigh of relief when I woke up. I shut my eyes and tried to focus - the objects that were soaring around the room all fell to the ground and it went quiet - I opened my eyes.

"What the hell happened?" I asked Landon, alarmed as I turned to face him.

"You were having a nightmare again or something," he replied.

I fell back onto the pillows and brought my knees up to my chest. Even after all my wishing, the morning had still come. Landon sighed and lay back down beside me, pulling me into his arms and kissing my head. I wrapped my arms around him and buried my head into his chest, today was going to be hard.