Last First Kiss

Little White Lies

Harry's POV

I knew from the start it was the best way. I couldn't see her in pain anymore. I know I made the right decision. It was just the hardest thing I ever had to do.....

I started to realize what was more important to me.... Setting her free.
Free from pain and heartache. Free from worry and regret. Free from me...

My plan was to make her as happy as possible. Let her return to a state of peace and then go. I wanted to leave her a happy memory before I left.
Something to hold on to.

I was going to wait a couple days after I recovered so that we could spend time together outside the hospital. Now that that's only a couple days away, I had to take advantage of it.

I only had a couple days with my Rose.....

Rose's POV

I was so excited when he told me he could leave today. I thought about all the pain I'd been through and how that would be over. Within a couple of hours.....

I started to smile thinking about it. Everything that we'd been through can finally end after his recovery. No more pain. No more hurt. Only love; our love.

I felt my heart start to race as I fell back in a fit of laughter. My hands were over my head and my legs were hanging at the foot of the bed. I smiled widely, holding my hand over my chest. This is it, I thought. I'm actually happy....

I started to feel the excitement rush through me, when I looked over at Harry. He was sitting on the couch, looking up at the ceiling. I stopped laughing and sat up on the bed parallel to him.

"Harry, what's wrong?" He took a deep breath then looked over at me smiling. I walked over to him and looked at the roof above him.

"What?" I asked sarcastically. He giggled and pulled my arm towards him. I fell onto his chest, both of us laughing.

"I'm so happy right now..." I said, combing my fingers through his mid curls. He smirked at me, kissing my cheek.

"I love you. So much..." He said in between kisses. I grinned, holding my cheek.

"You've told me that before." I remarked. He sprung up off the couch and stood me up on my feet. "Say you love me." He responded.

I held onto his arms and said, "I love you, Harry." He picked me up off the ground and set me down on the bed.

"I got you something." He said, holding something behind his back. I tried to see around him, but he kept moving in the way. "Harry....what is it?"

He smiled at me one more time before extending his arm in front of him; holding a small, black box.

I gasped as he pulled out a jewel necklace with a heart in the center. He handed it to me and smirked. Encrusted on the heart were the words:
Forever and Always.

I felt the my eyes start to water as I read the words. He took it from my hand and pulled my hair to the side. "I'll always love you...." He started, wrapping the chain around my neck. He clipped it together then stood in front of me, admiring the necklace.

He took my hand in his and kissed the top of it. "Forever and always." I finished.

Harry's POV

It was hard to resist the tears that threatened to escape my eyes as I wrapped the necklace around her. All I could think about was the fact that she knew I loved her, but she didn't even know why it mattered. Why I wanted her to care so much.

I came around in front of her and kissed the top of her hand. She repeated the words on the necklace and I broke down. My eyes started to sting from the tears, when she wiped them away.