The Amethyst Ring (A Hunter Hayes Fanfiction)

Chapter 16

Jinger's POV

We've done 7 shows now and every one just gets better! Our next show is in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and we have a day off before the show. We get to the hotel where we're staying and unpack our stuff. Its only 11am when we're done so Hunter comes over to my room and asks if i want to spend the day at the beach then go to the boardwalk and get some dinner with him. "That sounds wonderful Hunter."

"Ready in 15? Sound good?"

"Yes. Perfect." I kiss him on the cheek right before he walks out and I pack up some stuff. A pair of jean shorts, some sandals and a cute turquoise tank top shirt for after the beach, my red polka dot vintagy bathing suit and matching flip flops and my red sunglasses. I put everything into my canvas tote bag with a navy colored anchor on it and slip my white cover up on over my bathing suit. Then I throw my hair up in a bun and walk out into the hall. I find Hunter waiting there in a pair of olive swimming trunks, a white tank top, a black baseball hat, black flip flops, and sunglasses and he's holding a pair of folded up jeans and a white T-shirt. "Do you mind if I put these in your bag for after the beach?"

"No that's fine!" I open my bag up and he drops them in. I slip my sunglasses on as we walk out of the hotel in to the sunny day awaiting us. Hunter takes my hand as we walk down to the beach. Our hotel is right on it so it doesn't take long. We find a spot to set up and we sit down. I take my cover up off and we both lay back on the blanket for a little and close our eyes, just relaxing in the warm, southern sun. I'm almost about to fall asleep when suddenly feel a shadow on me. I open my eyes to see Hunter leaning over me and says "You want to go get in the water now?" I smile at him, take my sunglasses off and say "Yes! That sounds great." He pulls his tank top off and we walk down to the water. My inner fangirl/Hayniac comes out and realize how big of a moment this is. All I can say is HOOOOOOLLLY CRAP. My hearts beating rregularly and I have to hold in my squealing. That boy has got the fiiiiiinest muscles I have ever seen in my life. Gosh darn it. Once I can clear my head slightly we just goof around in the water for a long time. After a little while we walk back up to the blanket to sit for a minute. I pull my phone out of my bag and see that it's 4 o'clock already. "Well you wanna get changed and head down to the boardwalk?" I ask Hunter, whos started to build a sandcastle. "Yeah sure...but could we build this sandcastle together first?" He looks like a little kid asking. I laugh a little and say yes. How could I say no to that? We build a pretty big one. It's nothing special but what matters is that we did it together. I take a picture of him next to it, then he takes one of me next to it, then we take a picture using the front camera of both of us near it. We pack up and head over to the stalls to get changed. Before I walk out I take my hair out of my bun. I walk out and Hunter is all done, waiting for me, looking great as usual. He does look a bit stunned when I come out though. "Whats wrong?"

"No-nothing...just...You're the only girl I know who can, wear a messy bun, get all wet, take your hair out of it and STILL look absolutely flawless..." I blush and he takes my hand as we walk on the boardwalk. "Lets go get something to eat. Okay?"

"Okay. Let's go." He replies. We're walking towards the boardwalk fries stand when I see a girl about 13 or 14 boardwalk fries stand when I see a girl about 13 or 14 wearing a shirt with Hunter on it. "Hey Hunt. Look." I say, gesturing over to where she is. He sees and his face lights up. "Come on, let's ho surprise her." I say.

"I love that idea." He says. We walk over to the girl who appears to be with her mom. "Hey, excuse me, I couldn't help notice your shirt." He says with a smirk and takes his sunglasses off. "OHMYGOD." She says gaspingly. "You're-you're-it's really you!!" She says excitedly. Hunter and Me laugh a little. "And you're Jinger Jones! I love you and your music too!! You guys are like the cutest couple ever. I'm like your biggest shipper on twitter. I can't believe this is real!" She starts speaking quickly. We laugh again. "What's your twitter name?" I ask her. "@HingerHayniac. And my name is Tessa." "Nice to meet you Tessa." Hunter says and shakes her hand. I do the same. We take pictures and stuff with her and both give her big hugs. "Thank you. This means so much to my daughter. Most people would have just passed on by. Thank you so much." "You're very welcome." He says and shakes Tessa's mom's hand. "Are you going to the show tomorrow night?" Hunter asks Tessa. "Yes that's why we're here! We drove 5 hours to see you." "Wow! That's some dedication. Thank you very much." We wrap all that up and head to the fry stand, Hunter slipping his hat and sunglasses back on. We get some fries and put some vinegar on them. We're just exploring the boardwalk as we finish them up when I notice that we're right at the line for the ferris wheel. It's a pretty big one too. "Hey Hunter?"

"Yeah what is it Hun?"

"Can we ride the ferris wheel?"

He looks up at how high it is. "I...uh...I don't know...uhh.."

I look at him, pleading. "Hunt, please?"

He sighs and says,"Jinger, you know how scared of heights I am."

"I am some too. I'll be right up there with you."

He looks up and sighs again. "Alright...come on." He says.

"Yay!!" I exclaim and clap and jump a little. I drag him to the line and theres only about 8 people in front of us. We finally get in our car as the sun is about to go down completely. As we get to the very top we stop for more people. Hunter gets kinda scared and he queezes my hand harder. He has the look or panic on his face. I very quietly and lightly giggle and say "Hunter it's okay. I'm right here with you. And look up at all the stars now." He looks up at the dark, twinkling sky and smiles. "Isn't it the most beautifully, gorgeous thing you've ever seen?" I say, looking up with him. He looks over at me and says "Almost." I look ovrr at him as he cups my chin in his hand and pulls me close to him. His lips push gently up against mine. The sensation is beyond my ability to describe. We continue like this until the wheel starts to go down and we pull away from each other slowly. I snuggle into his side and cozy up with him for the rest of the ride. We get back to the hotel around 9 and say goodnight to each other and head to our rooms to get some rest for the show tomorrow night. What a wonderful day in my incredibly blessed life...

Hunter's POV

Tonights show was a blast, like always. I saw that girl we met, Tessa, in the crowd and waved. I think about every girl around her screamed. I have some of the craziest fans. I love them. We get back to the hotel and I shower and go straight to bed and fall asleep quickly. But that doesn't last long. I wake up to a knock on my door around 4 in the morning. "Who is it?" I call out groggily, my face buried in my pillow. "Ji-Jinger." I hear her say sniffing and shakily. I get up quickly and unlock the door to let her in. She runs straight into my arms before I can even shut the door. She starts sobbing into my shirt. "Hey, there there...its alright." I say stroking her long, coarse but silky hair. I pull her out of my arms and hold on to her shoulders and ask "Whats wrong? What happened?" She pulls herself together some and says "I had a nightmare. An awful one."

"Alright...Here. Come sit with me." We go sit on my bed together. She rests her head on me and I tell her to explain. "It's stupid really." She says.

"No, it couldn't have been that stupid to get you like this."

"Okay well...Me and you were driving and the car wrecked and was about to fall off this bridge and only one of us could get out before the car tipped and the other one died and I refused to get out so you pushed me out of the car. I heard you say "I love you Jinger. Forever and always." With tears in your eyes and the car started to plunge down in to the freezing water. Then I woke up...It was terrible Hunter." She finishes, bursting into sobs again at the end. I hug her tighter and realized that's probably exactly what I would do in that situation. "Hey, it's fine. I'm here. I'm here." She sobs into my shirt some more then sits herself up and says "Part of it was that when I woke up it felt real. Like you were gone. I felt like someone shot me in the heart but I was still alive." I take her head into my hands and make her look me in the eyes. "Jinger, it didn't happen. I'm here. I couldn't do this if I wasn't." I wipe her tears, pull her in and give her a passionate kiss. She smiles and says "That's true."

"I want you to know that I'll always be here for you. Near or far. Dead or alive." She tears up and nods her head. "Come here." I say. I snuggle down on to my pillow and she lays next to me and I wrap her in my arms tightly. I stroke her long, curly hair gently. It's freshed wash smell smells so good and sweet. Almost like fresh flowers. I run my fingers through it when suddenly my finger won't budge anymore. "Uhh Jinger, I think my fingers are stuck in your hair." She laughs and helps me untangle them. "Thank you." I say laughing. "You're welcome. It happens a lot with my hair." She giggles and we laugh together then settle down. "I love you." I say to her. "I love you." She mumbles out. And with that she falls asleep wrapped in my arms,Where she's safe...

The next morning I wake up to see her pacing and talking on her phone, the look of panic on her face. She hangs up as I sit up. "What's wrong?" I ask, concerned. She has tears coming up to her eyes when she she looks at me. "That was Jordan...It's... it's Isabelle...