2 Weeks Later
"Flight 263 to Chicago is now boarding" is heard all around the airport.
Matt, his parents, my family, and I stand up from the waiting area to start to say goodbye to each other.
"Call me whenever you need something okay?" Rachel says while embracing me in a hug.
"Definitely will, thank you for everything you've done for me" we separate and I go over to Mark
"You have the keys right?" I nod "be safe we'll miss you" he hugs me now I go over to Sophia and Oscar.
"I'll see you guys in 3 days" I hug them both at the same time and they nod.
"I'll call you when we land," Sophia says and I nod, I walk over to Matt's parents.
"I will see you guys soon" I hug each separately.
"Again thank you for all you've done for Matt and our family," Clarissa says.
"Trust me, you guys impacted my life more than I could ever do to yours" they smile as I turn to walk over to Matt who just finished saying goodbye to Rachel and Mark then comes over to me.
"Ready?" Matt looks down at me grabbing my hand with one of his hand as the other holds his suitcase.
"Yes, let's go and start the next chapter in our life's" I smile when he kisses my cheek before we start to walk to the airplane, we give our tickets to a flight attendant then turn around one last time to wave before we start our journey to a new beginning.
*
Being back here feels weird, the last time I was here was the day after the accident and I packed my things. My house was given to me when they passed away along with an inheritance that I haven't really used and probably will not use, I always thought of that money being theirs and I don't feel comfortable using it, after all, that happened. Since the house is big, 2 masters bedrooms and 2 normal rooms with all of them with their own bathrooms. I decided it was just too big for me so I invited Matt, Sophia, and Oscar to move in instead of paying thousands of dollars in dorms on campus. Matt and I are moving in today while Sophia and Oscar move in when they get here 3 days from now. The house was paid off before my parents passed away so I don't have to worry about that. I take a deep breath before placing the key into the lock and opening the door, I slowly walk through the door taking in the familiarity of my childhood home. I drop my bags next to the couch which is right as you walk through the door and walk around to see the house I haven't stepped foot in for about 2 years.
"What are you thinking about?" Matt comes up from behind wrapping his arms around my waist resting his head on the crook of my neck giving me light kisses.
"Just trying to remember all the memories I made here before everything that happened" I lean back into Matt's shoulders.
"Tell me one" I do a quick scan along the house to see which one I should tell him.
"When I was little, whenever I would hear my dad's car pull up in the driveway I would run and hide somewhere in the house and wait until he found me, some of those times he would have candy for me when he found me" I smile.
"How good were you at hiding?"
"I was decent for a 5-year-old girl" I chuckle.
"That sounds fun, mind if I borrow that for our children" I freeze and turn around to face him
"Our Children?"
"What are you not thinking of having kids?"
"Yes... but..."
"You don't want to have kids with me?" he frowns and I can't tell if he's messing around or being genuinely sad.
"No! I mean...I do want to have children with you and so much more it just took me by surprise" he smiles and grabs my face.
"Good because I'm not planning on letting you go" I smile, I wouldn't have it any other way.
"So there are 4 bedrooms which one are you going to pick," I ask separating from our embrace and going back to the living room to grab my suitcases"
"Well I was thinking... what if I shared one with you... I mean if you don't want to I completely understand it's just that we've already slept on the same bed when we went to Portland I really liked sharing a room with you but if you don't..." he starts his cute rambles again.
"Matt" I stop his rant.
"Yes?" he looks up from the ground.
"Let's get these up to our room" I start to walk away to see his handsome smile appear on his face as he hurries to the room as a child would into Disneyland.
*
Matt, would you do something with me?" We finished unpacking an hour ago so we are currently eating pizza we ordered a while back.
"Anything, what's up?" he walks over to the sink with both our plates, I offered to do it myself but he said he got it this time.
"I want to... I want to go visit my parents and I was wondering if that offer of coming with me still stands"
"Of course, when?" he turns around from the sink when he finishes.
"Today?" I want to go today but I'm not sure if he will because of how tiring unpacking was.
"Okay, let's go" he grabs the keys from the counter walking over to me extending his hand for me to take. We go over to one of my parent's car so basically, everything that was theirs went to me since I'm their only child. I put the address on the car's GPS then place my hand in Matt's.
I get out the car and walk over to where they are, I place the flowers we got before coming here in between their headstone and sit down in front of them with Matt joining me.
"Hi mom and dad I don't know if you can hear me or if the time I saw you was real but anyway I'm sorry I hadn't come to visit just know that your always on my mind and heart, this is Matt he is my boyfriend who I am very much in love with I think you would've liked him, well I just wanted to come and see you guys and say that I love you both" I wipe a rogue tear from my cheek as I'm about to stand up Matt does something I never expected.
"Hello Janette and Nick as you heard from your beautiful daughter I'm Matthew who is lucky to be called her boyfriend, I wish I would've met you guys but I promise you I will take care and love your daughter as long as I shall live" I couldn't hold back the tears that threatened to come out, I follow him after he stands up offering me a hand to help me up and I go straight to hug him. I say goodbye to my parents and head home where Matt and I will wait and see what life holds for us.
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Teen Fiction"Em?" Matt said waving a hand in front of my face. "Huh?" "You okay, we were talking and then you stopped," he said looking at me worryingly but I'm still not meeting his eyes, if look up at him he'll know I'm lying. "Yeah I'm fine, I'm sorry" "It'...
