The Last Seven Lives

Meredith And The Beast

AN: I know this is SUPER late and I apologize for the wait! I was in Alabama this weekend so I couldn't write! I have VERY exciting news! THIS IS THE 30TH CHAPTER! Oh my gosh! I honestly can NOT believe it! Thank you so much for your support! Disclaimer ALWAYS applies for whatever didn't come out of my head!

Meredith's POV:

I wake up to the feeling of Whitney running his hand through my hair. I smile as I open my eyes and look at him. "Good morning, love." He smiles and kisses my head. "Good morning, Edith. Do you want breakfast?" I nod and realize how hungry I am. "Let me shower first though." My darling fiance nods. "Okay. I'll shower while you eat what I make for you." I nod and he leaves I sigh with happiness and my phone rings. It's Paul and I stare at it for a minute. It goes to voicemail and then starts ringing again. "H-hello?" The voice on the other end makes me gasp. "Mom? It's Chloe. I need my passport. I can't tell you why right now. The less you know the better. Paul tells me you have a BOYFRIEND!" I shake my head and get up to look for her passport. "Ummm, yeah. I'll get you that. Have Amy run by here later." I smile as I find her passport. "He's my fiance now. His name is Whitney." I hear her stifle a laugh and I frown. "His...name...is a GIRL name." She continues to try to suppress her giggles between words, but halfway through the sentence she gets them under control. "Uh-huh! I'm going to go. I will see Amy soon, right?" Chloe confirms that I'm right before we end our conversation. After putting my phone on the table I look at her passport photo. "I miss you already."

I take another big bite of the pancakes that I found waiting for me when I got out of the shower. They melt in my mouth and I sigh. I don't have work today because it's Saturday. I wonder if Chloe's been going to school and then remember she's on summer break. I relax as I take a couple more bites of the pancakes in front of me. I look behind me when I hear Whitney coming down the stairs. "Hey, Edith. Good pancakes?" I nod vigorously and he smiles. "Good. I'm glad. I got the recipe from my uncle. He loved to cook." I turn back around and he joins me with his own plate of pancakes. "You like them cold?" He shrugs. "If they're cold they taste like some sort of fancy pastry." He takes a big bite of one and I think about how we met. How do I know he really loves me? "Whitney?" He looks up at me and sees my serious expression. "Yes, Meredith?" I sigh before taking the plunge. "You changed so suddenly. The night we met you kidnapped me. What's changed?" He puts his fork down and folds his hands. "Meredith, my mom made me join The Order when I was very young. I was almost completely brainwashed into being heartless when I met my wife. She was a deadly assassin for The Order. She helped me a bit, but my mom never let us quit The Order. She died and my heart turned to solid ice. The night I showed up at your house I was supposed to befriend you and then..." He puts his head down as he starts to cry. "I-I was s-sup-supposed to KILL you. I was supposed to build your trust and faith in me. Then I decided to change the plan. I decided making you LOVE me would make you POWERLESS against me. That's when I kissed you. Meredith, when I kissed you it was like the first time I kissed my wife. Suddenly, my frozen heart thawed and everything I've been taught by The Order made no sense to me." I'm sobbing silently by the end of his tale and smile. "It's like Beauty And The Beast. Did...did that REALLY happen though? You've really changed?" He cries more and bows his head. "Meredith King, I am in love with you. I just gave away the whole plan I was supposed to carry out." He looks up and there's a fire in his eyes. "What does that tell you, Edith?" I don't answer. I just run over to him and hug him from behind. I kiss his cheek. "It tells me that you are a good man, Whitney Rezza. I am HAPPY to be your fiance."