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The color of love

Charlie POV

I was crying beyond compare, no one has ever been so caring towards me in my whole life. I know I've told him many times before but I'm truly in love with him. More than he will ever know. The sincerity in his voice gives me hope and it killed me, remembering that just a few hours ago him and me were still living separate lives.

I couldn't form all I wanted to say into words, I couldn't even say yes. But there he was, down on one knee, awaiting my response. I was crying too hard, before I could even process all the kind words he had said I nodded quickly and pulled him into a tight hug. He hugged back instantly and rocked us back and forth. He leaned his forehead against mine and grabbed my hand. Looking into my eyes for approval, I smiled as he slid the ring on my finger.

We stayed like that for a little longer, until suddenly he stood up and put his hand out to me. I laid my hand on his and let him guide me. He opened the front door and to his car. "Where are we going?" I asked out of curiosity as he drove us to this mysterious destination. He glanced over at me and smirked, "To Neverland."

I laughed, "Alrighty then." I reached over the divider and grabbed his hand, playing with his fingers and staring at him. So much beauty spread across his face as did with his smile. The smile that says it all, not fake, not forced. His real smile. As much as I tried not to, I always found myself looking him up on the internet while he was gone. I saw pictures of him and he smiled in those pictures. I guess after he left I assumed he was happy and that those smiles he shared were real. But they weren't real, I can tell looking at him now. They were forced in the pictures and this made me notice more about him. He left because he thought it was for the best. I know he told me that, but sometimes I doubt how much he cares for me. I can't understand why he loves someone like me. I can't understand why he came back to me. But with the smile he is displaying currently to me, tells me he loves me.

I don't care if I sound insane, rambling, if you must, about someone's smile. I don't know how to put it, but if I could, I would stay in this moment for the rest of my life.

I glanced around me, we were driving down a long, narrow road. It seems never ending. It just continues with the trees. I've never been this content in my life.

Zac POV

I did it. I got her back. This time I'm not letting her go. And my promise to her, says it all. I remember back before I left, us always saying I love you. We had been through a lot, and we did love each other then, but I feel as if the love has only grown a whole lot stronger with the years we endured apart. I feel that the I love you's we share now and will share in the future hold even more emotion and compassion.

I'm going to protect her, hold her, and be with her for as long as I can. I still feel as though I have to make up for the time lost between us, no matter how many times she says it's fine. I'll be taking her around the world. But first things first, I'm bringing her back to our spot. The place we officially met at, in the middle of the park by the pond. Where she goes to be happy and to think.

I parked the car along the road and ran around to her side. I opened her door and grabbed her hand to help her out. "Are we going, where I think we're going?" she asked with a smirk. I just smiled at her as we continued down the path to the pond, hands tightly clasped together.

Charlie POV

"Weird enough, I haven't been here in almost a year." I exhaled, sitting on the bench next to him. He put his arm around me and pulled me into his side. I laid my chin against his chest as I looked up at him, he furrowed his eyebrows, "Why's that?" He questioned, I sighed and looked
back to the pond, my head being supported by his shoulder. "I didn't think I could handle coming back without you." he sighed and leaned his head against mine. His posture spoke his words for him, he felt sorrow and guilt, I waited knowing he would say it himself.

" I'm so sorry, I've caused you so much pain. I thought leaving was for the best, for you. I- I just.." He shook his head, at loss for words. "I know, quit apologizing, it's not your fault." I spoke up, leaning my forehead against his. "It's okay, you made a choice to protect me. So everything is okay, we are okay. With that in mind, I think we should just be grateful for the way everything is now, okay?" I grinned at him.

He smiled back and nodded. "What's your favorite color?" he randomly asked after a few minutes had passed. I look at him quizzically. "Umm.. Red, why?"

"You see, your favorite color used to be blue. Now it's red, the color of love of course." I chuckled at him, " What are you on about?" I asked.

"Throughout the years we spent apart, things changed. How we felt about things changed. Our love for each other grew stronger. And your favorite color changed." He shifted so we were sitting face to face, criss cross on the bench. Our knees touching and hands together. I cocked my head at him.
"Are you saying we get to experience learning more about each other all over again?" I said humorously to him.

"That's exactly what I'm saying." he laughed as I rolled my eyes at his silliness. And so the journey continues..