Time Changes Everything (Completed)

Chapter 12: Taylor

**Well, this is going to be the last chapter except for the epilogue! Sorry this book was so short... but thank you so much to everyone who reads it to the end!

Happy reading!

~Cheruchan***

I never thought it was possble to meet someone that I loved as much as Xander. Sure, every girl has a little hope and dream that they will find true love, their knight in shining armor and Prince Charming who comes riding up to you on his white horse. But when I met Ryan... I thought that that was as good as it would get. I thought that was true love. Boy, was I wrong.

Granted, our relationship wasn't exactly like in fairy tales. Xander didn't quite arrive on a white horse... it was actually more like he came falling out of the sky and into my pool. And it definitely wasn't love at first sight; for a while, I had thought he was nice but rather insane.

But despite the, uh, unique meeting, our relationship was perfect now. 

However, I could tell something was bothering Xander. After lunch on day, I asked him to come outside with me.

"We need to talk," I told him softly as we took our usual seats by my pool. We had been occupying these same chairs for the whole summer, but now we scooted them closer to each other and I held his hand.

"You're right," he replied.

"Something seems to be bothering you," I pointed out, "It's not me, is it?"

"Yes, Taylor it is you," he responded plainly. My eyes widened as I look over at him in shock. Did he really just say that? It couldn't be true. I thought he felt the same way about me as I did him...

"But-" Tears were already forming in my eyes.

"Oh, god, Taylor, not in that way," he assured me immediatley, realizing he had hurt me. "It's just-"

I was enormously relieved, but stlll utterly confused. "Don't tell me I'm to good for you," I commanded. I hated when guys said that, be it in real life, a book, a movie, whatever. When the girl was completely, utterly, totally in love with a guy, she didn't care if the guy thought she was too good for him. And it probably wasn't true, anyway; if they were in love, they were perfect for each other, which meant one wasn't too good for the other. That make sense?

"Well, you are..." Xander trailed off, and I raised my eyebrows at him, "-but that's not what I was going to say."

"Thank god," I smiled, "You do love me, right?" I asked. I knew I should let him get on with what he had to say, but I had to ask.

'Of course, Taylor, and don't you ever think otherwise." He leaned in and kissed me on the lips, as if to prove his statement. I wanted to pull him closer, to close the small gap between us, to get more than just a peck on the lips. But Xander pulled away soon and looked at me with a serious face. "But we've got, just a minor problem. I don't live in this time period."

I had almost forgotten that Xander was from the future. Shoot.

I was about to tear up again. I knew what he was going to say. He couldn't stay. He had to go back to his own time period, where he had a life. Where he had friends, family and school.

"Xander, you can't leave!" I tried my best to give him a puppy-dog look, but before I had much of the chance to do anything, he grabbed me out of my chair and kissed me like there was no tomorrow. 

And, for all I knew, there might not be.

Despite my sadness, I couldn't help but enjoy the kiss while it lasted. I had kissed Ryan, and although that felt good at the time, this felt so much better. Maybe it wasn't much different physically, but... I don't know, something was different. Maybe it was just my feelings; I liked Ryan but I loved Xander.