Love isn't always easy

Chapter 16 - Making Memories

Louis and I were back together. We talked everything through and together, we decided that we were going to enjoy the rest of the time we had left. I wouldn't be myself if I hadn't had these sad moments when I felt like crying because I knew what was going to happen, but luckily Louis always cheered me up.

I didn't even have to say anything to show him because all he needed was just one look at me and he felt what I was feeling. He would always say: "I love you Ashley. That's all that matters for now." And at that time that was all I needed to hear.

As for the next days, we told my parents we don't need them taking care of us all the time and that we were going to use the time to go sightseeing with a few other friends from the exchange. But that of course never happened. It was just our excuse because all we really wanted is to be alone and we didn't care about anything else.

We even ditched school. I faked my mum's handwriting and excused us because I didn't want problems. Like I had said, we were really going to have fun as much as we could.

So, the day we were "excused" from our program we decided to go to a theme park. We had two options. Either the Pacific Park or Six Flags Magic. Six Flags Magic is a much bigger park. Hell, it's actually the biggest park in California. And because it was a little too far from us we went for the Pacific Park. To be honest, I'm not really much of an adrenaline person. Sometimes, I can get scared of rollercoasters. Okay, fine. I'm terrified of them pretty much all the time! I guess I'm afraid of falling down and they make me feel unsafe so my solution is to avoid going on any.

It was Louis' idea of course. But at first I thought it would be more of a simple day you know, walking around the park, getting some ice cream, stuff like that. But he was crazy. Yes, just another thing I loved about Louis. We were so different but yet somehow we understood each other. You know what they say. Opposites attract.

He apparently imagined our day risking our lives on the rollercoasters that were waay too high and way too dangerous for me. But unfortunately for me, he can be quite convincing. He was trying to convince me to go for one ride with him, I suddenly ended up going to a lot more. It's just that I couldn't resist his cute eyes begging me to make him happier. And because he was so excited it was already too late. I just couldn't say no. It wasn't so easy though, at first I screamed my heart out and almost broke his hand squeezing it so hard. But I have to admit that with every ride I was less scared. I started to actually have fun but let's be honest, how can you not when Louis is around you?

The weather was perfectly describing our feelings. All sunshine andwarmth. After a few rides we would take breaks to stop our heads from spinning.We were walking around hand in hand and then I stopped. I smiled at himand kissed him. "What was that for?" He smiled and gave me anotherkiss, this time on my left check. "Just because I'm happy." I answered, simple as that."I am too." We smiled and continued to walk.We went to get some chocolate-chip ice cream and he bought me aheart-shaped balloon trying to be all romantic. I know how little time we hadspent together but I just loved him so much. One day we decided to stay home. It was raining outside and we... startedbaking. We found some delicious recipes that we found on the internet. We madechocolate brownies and cupcakes were really the best because they werecustomize made. And by that I just mean that we drew on them. Hearts and so. Then the sweetest thing happened. He put some chocolate with his fingerson my nose and lips."Heey, why'd you do that for?" I asked laughing. "Because now, I get to kiss the best two things in life all at once. Youand chocolate.""Awww Louis, that's like the cutest thing." I kissed him."You're wrong. The cutest thing is you with chocolate still on yournose." We both laughed as I wiped it off and had to give him another kiss. He was always trying to be so romantic and perfect even though he didn'tneed to do all those things. When we were in France he always found a way tosurprise me. But here it was different. I guess I just realized that those werejust places that made it a little better but in reality what really matteredwere the moments and memories we had made. And that was no matter where wewere. I knew that that was going to be something I was always going to hold onto. Something I would never forget and no one could take it away from me, from us.