In Another Life (A Allison Argent Fanfiction)

Chapter Fourteen: Old Feels Vs New Memories Part 2

(Allison P.O.V)

I gently placed Lauren back into her crib and left her room, closing the door softly behind of me. I noticed how quiet it was downstairs as I walked down the steps. I wondered if Derek did kill Jackson but to my relief he was still alive. He was in the same spot that I left him in thirty minutes ago. I looked around and noticed Derek was nowhere to be found. He always does this.

"Where is Derek?" I asked Jackson as I walked over to him.

"He left like two minutes ago. He probably went back to your house." He said as he got up and dusted himself off. I nodded at him and grabbed my car keys and walked towards the front door. Jackson grabbed my wrist in an attempt to stop me.

"What are you doing?" I asked him.

"Don't go back to him. Please Allison, don't leave me for him. Remember, what we talked about at the hospital. You, me and Lauren can leave and start over somewhere else. I can give you everything and more just don't leave me here. I missed you every day since we broke up. It's been haunting me all these years. It's been so lonely without out you all these years. I'm sorry."

He kneeled down and held on to me tight.

"I didn't try harder to stay by your side in high school. Please, we can still make us work. I can make you happy. I have learnt what it's like without you by my side. Please choose me. Give me another chance to make you happy." He said crying through with his plead.

I held his hand. I understand now why he gave me a job in business not to show off on me but it shows how much he's changed since high school. How much he's grown. Derek has done nothing but abused me ever since we got married. Jackson is here pouring his heart and soul out to me and what have Derek done. He ran off but how will I know if I made the right choice if I chose Jackson.

"Jackson, please stand up. I want to say something to you." He gripped my legs even tighter. "...please don't make this harder than it has to be."

"It feels like you're breaking up with me all over again." He got up slowly. "You're choosing him over me." He said. I looked him in his eyes. I could see the pain in his eyes how he suffered in all this both physically and emotionally. I swiped the tears from his eyes and smiled.

"Goodbye, Jackson." I said.

"Allison, please I love you." I acknowledge what he said then I opened the door and I stepped into my car and drove all the back to my house.

After about twenty minutes, I pulled up in the drive through and saw Derek's car right there. This wasn't going to go down well but its better this way. I stepped out of my car and walk to the front door. I slipped my key into the lock and slowly pushed the door open.

As I stepped through the front door, I noticed Derek's leather jacket on the floor. I picked it up and walked up the steps. I walked through our bedroom door and saw Derek, back towards me staring out the window with what seems to be a blank sheet of paper but when I looked closely I saw writing on it but I didn't think anything of it.

"So, did you come here to pick up your things?" He turned around and asked.

"Derek, I am sorry. Yes, I'm leaving you." I said as I slowly walked over to closet to pack up my things. He dropped the paper on the bed.

"So, you're choosing Jackson, the father of your daughter, the sweet and charming guy over me the possessive abusive alcoholic?" He asked. "Well, I can't say I don't deserve this but still break up with you does hurt me a little. I'm sure his going to be happy you and I are over."

He walked back over the bed picking back up the paper, "Before you go, I want you to give you this. It's my true..."

"Derek, I'm sorry but Jackson has always been the one for me." I said.

"Yeah I know so here. Take this and read it." He gives it to me and turned back to the window.

"I guess I had to go through all of this to find that out. I hope you find someone else and I hope you learn from you mistake."

"Oh, yeah it sure as hell doesn't feel like it. I don't think there's anyone else. For me it was always you. We built something together. I swear every guy that manages to make you smile more than me is competition to me. I just don't want you to feel like you're walking on eggshells when you are around me but I guess it doesn't matter now that you chose to move in with Jackson and Lauren and divorce me." He said without looking at me.

"If you truly love me, then you have to accept that first love and old feelings don't fade away."

"So, I was second best all this time. Why didn't you choose Jackson years ago instead of me?" He asked.

"I don't know why I didn't but I am now." I said walking over to the closet and dropping paper inside.

"We have been together for five years. I know he did some horrible things to hurt but he would never hit me out of angry. I also made mistakes and everyone deserves a second. So, I'm going to forgive you. I will forgive everything you ever done to me. But, I can never be with you. All I want to do is forgive you and be happy. I won't feel like I am walking on eggshells when I am around you because this is the end of us and a new beginning for Jackson and me." I said him and I left with little clothes I packed in my suitcase. I jumped into my car and head over to Jackson to surprise him about my decision to be with him. I pulled up in his driveway, grabbed my suitcase and got out my car. I knocked on his door. When he opened the door, he had Lauren in his arms rocking her back and forth.

"Allison, you came back." He said with a surprising tone. "You choose Derek and you came back for Lauren did you?"

"No, I chose you. You were always the one. I choose to be happy and be here with you and Lauren." He didn't say anything. He stared at me in shock. I got in and dropped my suitcase then closed the door. I grabbed his chin and pulled in him for a kiss. It wasn't wet and sloppy kiss.

It was slow and passionate.

I enjoyed every minute of it.

In this moment, things in my life were finally looking up and I was honestly happy with my choice.

This was a new start for us.