Never let you go

Chapter 42

Grey:

Grey Montgomery? Will you be my girlfriend?

I can't breathe. I pinch myself to make sure this moment is real and that I'm not imagining it. I've imagined it dozens of times what it would be like if Hunter ever asked me to be his girlfriend but I wasn't sure it would ever happen. It was happening now and it was amazing. I jump up and throw my arms around him and kiss him. I think I surprised him but it doesn't take long before he has his arms wrapped around me and is kissing me back like nothing else exists.

"Yes" I whisper though the tears and the smile that is brightly spread across my face once I pull back from our kiss.

"Yes?" he asks like he isn't sure he heard me right and for a moment I'm not here but I'm back in time to when Jason proposed. It hurts briefly and makes this moment bittersweet but I don't let it ruin it.

"Yes" I say again louder this time and just like Jason did when I said yes Hunter lifts me off the ground and spins me around and laughs. I laugh with him refusing to cry even though a part of me wants to. I'm happy to see him so happy. It hurt me to see him so upset over Grayson. I hated it.

Hunter swoops me up in his arms in one swift movement and carries me off towards my room. I laugh as he kisses me and then lays me down on the bed. I love him. I love him so much and now I have the privilege of calling him my boyfriend. I have the privilege to call him mine. He kisses me for a while and I can feel him smiling the whole time which makes me smile and laugh. This is a moment of joy. After experiencing so many moments of pure sadness for so long I learned to appreciate moments of happiness like this. They are rare and deserved to be cherished.

Eventually we fall asleep as I once again listen to the beautiful sound of Hunter's heart beating as he rubs gentle soothing circles on my back. It's a beautiful perfect moment and I look forward to having many more with Hunter in the future. I look forward to my life with him and I think for the first time since the accident Hunter may actually believe we have a future together too. Just before I fall asleep I whisper to him that I love him and then I willingly allow sleep to take me away and carry me into tomorrow.

I'm running. I'm not sure where I'm running to but my feet are carrying me fast either towards something or away. I feel out of breath and my lungs burn but something's telling me I can't stop, that I have to keep going. I feel fear and dread creep inside me as I realize I know where I am. I'm at the sight of the accident. The one that changed my life. The one where I lost Jason. I see flowers and pictures of him displayed on the side of the road and it tears at my heart. Out of the corner of my eye I see something move and when I turn to look I see him. Jason. He looks beautiful and tears form in my eyes at the sight of him. He smiles at me for a moment and I see tears in his eyes too. I begin to walk towards him suddenly needing to be in his arms again, needing to touch him just one more time because I didn't know the last time was going to be the last time. As I throw myself into his arms he embraces me holding me tightly breathing me in.

"I'm so sorry" I whisper to him. "I miss you."

"I miss you too" he whispers against my hair. "I'm sorry to do this Grey, but we don't have a lot of time" he tells me his voice suddenly growing urgent.

"What do you mean?" I ask as I feel my heart sink.

"You need to go" he tells me. "You need to go now before it's too late."

"Too late?" I ask feeling fear rise up inside me. "Too late for what? Jason what are you talking about?"

He doesn't say anything he just steps back from me and points down the long street that doesn't seem to end. "I don't understand" I tell him growing desperate. I need him to tell me what the hell is going on.