chapter 16

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(if you want to listen along, play 'always remember us this way' - lady gaga ☺️)

May 22nd

That Arizona sky, burning in your eyes.

Bradley's strong arm snaked around my waist, his other hand taking mine and interlocking our fingers. I have my free arm resting on his shoulder. I sing along to the song as if i'm singing it for Bradley.

You look at me and babe I wanna catch on fire. It's written in my soul like California gold. You found the light in me that I couldn't find.

I take a quick glance around, realizing all of our friends and my parents are watching us. I look into my husband's beautiful, brown eyes and give him a smile and continue to sing along.

So when I'm all chocked up and I can't find the words. Every time we say goodbye, baby it hurts.

My eyes start to well up in tears. This is such a happy moment, yet so sad at the same time. Tonight's our last night of freedom before possibly not returning home.

When the sun goes down, and the band won't play. I'll always remember us this way.

I lay my head on Bradley's chest, finally letting the tears fall. He held each other tighter. Only now had I realized the bar grew quite, most likely meaning they had all stopped what they were doing and were watching us.

Lovers in the night. Poets tryna write. We don't know how to rhyme but damn we try.

Bradley lifts my head up to look at him, wiping the tears away. We sing the next line together.

You're where I wanna go. The part of me that's you, will never die. So when I'm all chocked up and I can't find the words. Every time we say goodbye baby it hurts. When the sun goes down. And the band won't play.

I'll always remember us, this way.

He spins me around at the last line. "When you you look at me, and the whole world fades, Ill always remember us this way."

We kissed and smile at each other as the song went off. The bar erupted in cheers. I tightly wrap my arms around his neck as he does the same to my waist. "I love you forever, Rebel." He says with his forehead on mine. "I love you always, Rooster." I turn to see my mom and dad both crying, as well as Riley, Halo, and Phoenix.

Phoenix turns her phone around to show us the cutest picture she took while we were dancing. The perfect picture to remember this night. (Pretend it's them obviously lol)

 (Pretend it's them obviously lol)

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