The Unforgettable Concert

Pouring His Heart Out

- Lake's POV -

I was sitting in this uncomfortable hospital chair, sobbing my heart out when I heard that angelic voice say my name.

"L-Lake..."

At first, I thought I had imagined it because of how soft it was spoken, but when I snapped my head up, my eyes connected with hers and my breath caught in my throat.

"Sweetness?"

I couldn't believe it. Literally. I was so damn sleep deprived that this could all be a figment of my imagination.

"Lake, what the hell are you doing here?" She croaked out with a mix of anger and heartbreak in her voice.

That right there was my slap in the face that proved that this was real. That she had indeed come back to me.

And that she was incredibly pissed at me.

I fell out of my chair, pushing it back out of my way, and sat on my knees in front of her as I began to cry once more.

"My Sweetness! I'm so sorry! It's all my fault that you're in here! If I had just grown a pair of balls I could have went after you almost immediately instead of giving up because I was too afraid to see you just for you to reject me again. I couldn't take it. Those four months were my own personal hell! I was a douchebag to everyone and I was heartless. THen Braylon and Griffin came and told me that you were in the hospital and that I have been a pussy and I knew that I needed to be here for you because, my love, my Sweetness...I need you in my life. Without you, in my life, there is no point in living anymore. I love you, Claire. I love you so damn much and I'm sorry that I made you believe otherwise. You are the only thing that matters to me anymore. I love you, Sweetness. So so much."

My eyes were trained on hers the entire time that I poured my heart out to her with the tears pouring down my face.

She was silent and remained so for about five minutes without revealing any kind of emotion, and that was when I knew that I had lost her for good.

I had hurt her so badly because I was so scared to hear her reject me that I pushed her so far away by being radio silent, that I ended up being rejected anyway.

I stood up slowly with my eyes trained on the ground, letting go of her hand.

"I'm sorry I took so long and I'm sorry that I'm the reason that you're in here. I just want you to know that I love you and always will, for the rest of my life. There is no one else in the world for me. I love you, my Sweetness. Goodbye, my love."

With that, I headed for the door.

- Claire's POV -

I don't exactly know what happened, but I know that I have been unconscious for what feels like years.

I was trapped in a black room where I couldn't see anything and I only hear my own voice as I called out into the dark and one other.

Lake's.

I could hear all of his pain, despair, suffering, and heartbreak.

I heard every word he said, and when I woke up and he poured his heart out to me all over again, I was going through my own mental battle.

Should I forgive him? Or should I do what everyone says: if you love them, let them go?

When I snapped out of my little daze, I saw him walking towards the door and I felt panic well up within me, sending my heart monitor into a fit of loud, rapid beeps.

"NO! Lake, don't leave me! I love you!"