It Was The Best of Times, It Was The Worst of Times

Ten

It's our last week in the little town on the lake.

Brayden wanted to take me to a hotel for a few days three cities away. I feel confident that it will be the most romantic thing that has ever happened to me. The Calder parents said it was alright. Peni decided that it would be the best experience I would ever had, and begged the other adults to extend the trip so I could stay with Bray longer. The Adler parents reluctantly agreed to let me go, but the extension of the trip remained a very firm "no". Leah squealed and told me that if I wasn't careful, she might come spy on us. Claire wanted to come. Josh didn't approve. He thought I was getting much too close to Brayden.

Bray came to pick me up at 10:00 in the morning on a Monday. We'd be leaving the hotel Friday and driving back home from the town that I would miss so much on Sunday evening. I eagerly got in the car, sad that I would be away from Lee, but happy that I would finally be rid of the adults' last minute "safety tips". Basically, they thought I was going to come back pregnant thirty times over. As if it were even going to be possible.

We checked into the hotel early, Bray used a fake ID so we could go without parental accompaniment. The lady at the desk didn't care much anyway. When we got to our room, we decided that we would go have lunch, as it was almost one in the afternoon. After lunch we could walk around the town a bit. It was a nice feeling, being with him and only him. Being free of responsibility. Being sixteen year olds who finally didn't have to worry about kidnappings and murders.

We could be happy together. Before our time was up, that is. I was dreading it. How could I leave him? Who was I do to something like that to him? He had given me a promise ring and said that someday he would find me, wherever I was in the world and we could start where we had left off. But promises aren't forever, are they? How do I know he'll come for me? How would I be able to ensure that he really will love me forever unless I stay with him? I wear the ring on a necklace. I don't trust myself not to loose it if it's on my finger. Hopefully, that's a good enough promise for now.

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When we were eating, we went to a cute little diner that had surprisingly delicious food, he said that we should both get a tattoo. They would match and they would be amazing. At first I thought he was crazy, but then I thought that it was a good idea.

"Just something small."

"No bigger than a dime."

"Somewhere relatively unnoticeable."

"How about behind our ear?"

"How long have you thought about this?"

"Since the day I met you."

"Well it seems like you have it planned out already."

"I do."

"Well what is the tattoo?"

"An ellipses."

"For an unfinished sentence."

"Exactly."

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Later that night, he had tucked my hair behind my right ear. He said that it was beautiful, my tattoo. I told him that his looked better. He said that they were perfect together and that someday our sentence would be finished. He gave me a kiss on the cheek and turned over on his side. After about three minutes, his breathing was steady and deep. He was sleeping.

I stayed up to think how I would be able to get through until Christmastime before I got to see him again. His parents had asked me to take a weekend and drive up to stay win them during our school break. I quickly agreed. After Josh got back I had been spending quite a bit of time at Bray's house. Lee and Josh came to. We were all quite close and sometimes I believe more in the bromance between Josh and Bray than I do in my friendship with Lee. And my friendship with Lee was a very strong friendship.

It isn't that I had a doubt about loving him right now, it's just hat I have doubts about how long I will love him in the future. I think that there is more chance of me marrying Jesus than there is of me ever seeing Brayden after college. And that makes me want to cry. He is the only reason that I survived this summer, but when the possibility of semi-regular meetings is gone, what am I going to do? I imagine that I will live my life, but every now and again I'll think of Brayden, I'll think of this summer, and I will get very sad.
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I'm sorry it's been so long for this story. Especially with the ending of the last chapter. If you started reading after his chapter was posted, you're lucky. Because I made them wait a long time.
I was just so busy guys, I apologize again.
This chapter is dedicated to @Kashihatake for the follow. Thanks so much, it means the world!
Also, do you remember my cousin who I mentioned a while back? The one who I based Lee off of? Well, being the best, most evil cousin in the entire world (love you) found and read both of my stories and used my younger sister to get the password to my account. I have to admit, it's evil heinous and the fact that she took all that time to read and obsess over my stories and get the password to my account really means so much to me. I told her about the stories, but I told her not to read them. I was pretty much just afraid that she would hate them and judge me for as long as I lived, but really she liked them and even showed them to her friends. So basically she is my hero at the moment. I love you, jennanicole0308!! Thanks for being awesome(: