Ends With You (A Michael Clifford FanFic)

Chapter 94

Sarah's POV

I left the club without Michael catching a cab back to the port where the boat was waiting at the dock to take us back. I knew Michael wouldn't be far behind me so I had to get on the boat fast.

" No Clifford?" the captain asked me.

" No... not this time." I said, keeping my eyes on the ground.

" Alright miss." he said. He went back to the front of the boat and pulled out of the dock just as a taxi was pulling up and Michael jumped out of it.

" Sarah!" he called out to me, but I turned my back on him, not wanting to hear his apologies again.

Michaels POV

" Damn!" I muttered to myself. The boat was my only way of getting back to the island and it was now sailing away from me. The only other way was to..... swim. Knowing what I had to do I took a deep breath and threw my shirt and shoes on the ground.

" Well here goes nothing." I said, diving into the ocean. Fighting the waves that kept pushing me back was the hardest, but I just thought of how much I probably hurt Sarah.... and that made me push harder. The boat was about half a mile ahead of me and it was probably another mile to the island and I was already tired.....

Sarah's POV

I thanked the boat captain for taking me back and headed inside. I didn't want to see Michael when he came in so I headed to one of the spare bedrooms and curled up on the couch, pulling me knees up to my chest. It seemed like lately me and Michael hadn't been doing to well and he was more focused on his career then me and sometimes it hurt. Not wanting to think about it anymore, I looked out the windows that covered one wall. The wind was blowing through the leaves of a palm tree, creating a calming feeling, something I needed right now.

The silence was broken by Michael throwing open the back doors and shouting my name.

" Sarah!?" I heard him open up doors, and call my name, slamming them shut. I flinched each time the noise got closer, until he opened up our bedroom door which was right next to this one.

" SARAH BOGNAR!?" He yelled, louder this time. I knew this room would be next and I braced myself. I guess he knew that this was the room I was in, it was the only one left. He opened the door slowly but I didn't turn around to face him.

" Sarah I-

" Please.. no more apologies." I said softly.

" ARE YOU KIDDING!? WON'T YOU JUST LISTEN FOR ONCE! I JUST SWAM THE DAMN OCEAN FOR YOU!" He shouted at me. Did he just accuse me of not listenting!? I shot off of the couch and rounded on him.

" DID YOU JUST ACCUSE ME OF NEVER LISTENING TO YOU!" I screamed. I was actually shocked to find him dripping wet and shirtless.

" Yes! Now if you would give me two seconds-

" I gave you a MILLION SECONDS Michael!"

" Sarah you don't understand!"

" Yes I do..." I said calmly. " You made your choice."

" And I made a mistake! I MAKE THOSE SOMETIMES I'M HUMAN!" He started to raise his voice again.

" YOU SEEM TO BE MAKING THOSE A LOT!"

" YOU DON'T NEED TO ANALYZE EVERY LITTLE THING I DO! I'M GETTING SICK OF IT!!!" He yelled, stepping towards me.

" Don't you EVER step towards me out of anger!" I growled, stepping back. A look of realization crossed his face as he realized what he had just done. He didn't say another word... just walked out of the room, only a puddle remaining from where he had stood.

The rest of the night I didn't see or hear Michael and I didn't mind. I didn't really want to see him, I was still trying to comprehend what he had done. The look on his face... and what caused his foot to move was what scared me most. He hadn't looked like the Michael I know or love. The only thing he had intended to do when he stepped forward was to inflict pain and it scared me down to my very soul, I had seen that look before on a boys face and now it was reflected into my own boyfriends. I fell into a restless sleep that night, the nightmares replying the memory over and over.

The next morning I woke up and heard Michael moving around in the kitchen. I still wasn't over what happened last night and it was going to take a lot for me to get over it, so I just stayed on the couch listening. I heard him open the back doors a little while later, then the house went quiet. I slipped quietly out of my room, peeking into the main room to see if Michael really had gone. When the coast was clear I walked over to the table. It had a vase, with a single red rose in it with a note next to it. I read the card on the rose first:" Money can't buy me a perfect girl ;)" it said. That caused a small smile to inch across my face. I put the little card down and picked up the letter.

Dear Sarah, Just to say I love you never seems to be enough, I've said it so many times I am afraid you won't understand what I really mean when I say it. How can so much feeling, so much adoration, so much passion, possibly fit into three little words? But until I find some other way of saying how I feel, then I love you will have to do. So no matter how many times I say it don't take it lightly, YOU ARE MY LIFE and MY ONLY LOVE. I love you now more then ever. I just want you to know there's something about your smile that brightens my day, your laugh no one can imitate even if they try, your touch that makes me warm all over and your voice that makes me tremble everytime I hear it and there's nothing I could say to you, nothing I could ever do to make you see how much you mean to me. I know what I did last night was un-acceptable and I will never do it again. I know it must have scared you and you don't even know how sorry I am. I hope you can find some way to forgive me again. I hope you still love me as much as I love you. Love, Michael. P.S.- I didn't buy another day on the island but if you would like I have a cheap yet romantic date set up for us just to show you that I know we don't need to spend money to be happy. I love you baby... so much.

As I finished the note, a single tear dripped down onto the note. I put the note down, and the rose next to it. I just stood there, not moving. The whole world was un- moving for those few seconds I stood there. It was like I was feeling the overwhelming power of love wash over me and I just couldn't move, until I heard the voice that always sets me free. " Sarah?" My feet were loosed from the floor and I ran, full speed, to the door, throwing myself into his arms.

" Sarah." he breathed a sigh of relief just holding me tight.