Changing Past

Chapter 14: Reversal

Quote of the chapter:
'We may love the wrong person, cry for the wrong reasons, but one thing is for sure, mistakes help us find the right person.'

Michael's P.O.V

'Sh*t! How am I gonna get myself out of this? I mean I always knew I was gonna have to tell her, but I didn't want for her to find out this way. Oh my god what if she leaves?'

She looked crushed. I didn't know if that was from learning that I used to cut myself or from finding out Luke was married. She had tears in her eyes, and the fact that I could make her do that scared me. She walked towards the bedroom door and I sprinted after her.

"What are you doing?"

She started gathering her clothes and her purse into a small bag and she headed for the door.

"I'm leaving. I can't deal with this I just need some time alone."

"No, you don't. You know that isn't at all what you need right now."

I crossed my arms over my chest and blocked her way to the door. She hadn't looked at me since she found out 20 minutes ago, but when she did, just now, her brown eyes turned black and tears streamed down her red cheeks. I wiped them away and to my surprise she completely collapsed onto me.

"W-why why did you do this?"

"I don't know Alex, ok? I- I just felt like it was my only option ok?"

"When?"

"..."

She looked at me deeply and let go of my hand.

"It was right after we broke up."

She snatched away from me and, but I caught her arm as she pushed herself closer to the door.

"You had nothing to do with this okay? I did this on my own. I thought once I felt the high no one would find me and I would just die. I wanted to die. That felt like it was what I needed to happen."

She paced in front of me shaking her head and mumbling to herself. Instead of running away or yelling at me she engulfed me in a hug.

"You don't ever for a second think that is the only option. I'm here with you and no one else. You are so perfect in so many ways and I love you more than I could ever tell anyone in words. I don't want anything to happen to you and if something did I don't know what I would do with myself. I love everything that you do for me. I love the way you make me feel confident even though I'm not. I love the way I wake up in the morning and find you laying next to me even though you've probably been up for hours. I love all of these things because you do them."

I was at a lost for words. I didn't know how to respond to something like that. A part of me wanted to make her repeat what she just said to make sure it was real.

"I love you so much Alexis, and no one and nothing is gonna change that."

I kissed her and unlike all of our others it was slow and passionate. She broke the kiss and bit her bottom lip which she knew drove me crazy. I lifted her up over my shoulder and ran around the room and she started to laugh and hit my back.

Alex's P.O.V

"No! Put me down Michael!"

He tickled me and carried me like that all the way across the kitchen and out the back door. He ran through the sand and when he reached the tide he ran right into a huge wave and fell into the water with me still on his back.