HIS Everything and Only Exception

<<VICTORIA>>

When I woke up today, I suddenly began to think about tomorrow's surgery.

Beca, Josh and the rest of the guys have been all doing really good in trying to help get my mind off of it.

Though for the last couple of days, even more today, they've been acting weird. Almost like they're hiding something.

Beca and I have been out almost all day today and it was getting to be around dinner time and needed to eat before the time came where I wasn't able to eat cause of the surgery.

I was trying to decide what to eat, when Beca told me she had a surprise for me. So as soon as we got into the car, after going to the mall to shop, she put a blindfold over my eyes and told me not to peek.

I was worried a little but yet, at the same time, excited. She always had great surprises so it wasn't that I didn't trust her.

She played country music (my favorite kind) and they were playing a lot of good romantic ones.

After what seemed like an hour long drive, but was probably only twenty minutes, we came to a stop.

"Okay. I need you to stay here, I'm going to get out and come around to get you, then take you to your surprise." She tells me with excitement in her voice.

"Okay." I chuckled.

I hear the door open up, she helps me out and shuts the door behind me then we begin walking with her holding my hand and starts walking me.

I'm assuming we are at the bay because it smells fishy, and I don't hear any waves. But I should stop trying to guess. I don't want to ruin anything.

After a good few minutes we stop and she turns me to face her, then she removes the blindfold and I look at her but am confused until she moves out of the way and I see in front of me a bunch of twinkle lights, draped over a sheet-covered-tent or fort type thing with pillows in it. It looked beautiful and nice.

I was about to ask her what was going on, until I noticed her walking off with a big smile on her face.

"See ya later." She said while walking back towards the car.

Why the hell is she leaving me? This was her idea. Right?

Quickly, I feel a breath brushing the side of my neck followed with light kisses.

I knew it was Ethan. Only he could give me the reaction I was getting right now, which was my heart suddenly returning back to life.

Though I quickly came back to reality when I remembered he left me and hasn't talked to me since he left me in the hospital.

I quickly turn to face him. His face looks as though he's been through emotional pain. I can tell he has beaten himself up a bit. Which, good, I thought to myself.

"So this was your idea and surprise. Not Beca's." I stated.

He nods his head. "Yes. I'm not very good at this romantic stuff. So I asked for her help. I want you to know that I'm extremely sorry that I left you. I just am so used to people leaving me. Especially girls after bad things happen to them because of me. I know you have already been through more than enough hell cause of life, I just didn't want to be the cause of any pain for you. I love you and I want to be there for you and spend the rest of my life with you. I want a family with you. I just want you." He says while holding back some tears.

"I hated you for leaving." I began and he looked sorry with his eyes especially, but he also looked like he was about to say something. But I cut him off with putting my hand up. "Please. Let me finish." I replied while then taking in a quick breath then letting it out before continuing. "I hated the fact you left me. I thought I could never forgive you. I cried myself to sleep every night over you. Then having to deal with the fact I had breast cancer again and had to make that decision, rather to do the surgery or treatment. I needed you then. But you weren't there. I'm so afraid of a lot of things. Including this surgery not working out and the cancer returns. I mean, what then? Would you run away? I barely survived this past week in a half without you. I know that I wont be able to survive losing you again. The biggest pain I have ever felt, since the first time I had cancer. It was losing you."

I could tell he's starting to cry and not breaking eye contact with me as I break eye contact and look down towards the ground.

He takes a step closer to me cups my face with his hands and lifts my head to look at him.

Which I do for a few seconds before finally opening up my eyes that are filled with tears. I look at him.

"I know that I don't deserve another chance. I know that I don't deserve you. But you deserve so much great things in your life and need to be treated like a queen. And I wanna grow old with you, spending every single day for the rest of my life, trying to prove to you, that I love you, since the first moment we met. And that I care for you and will not EVER leave you again."

We lean forward and our foreheads touch each other's as I begin to place my arms around his neck.

"Please don't hurt me again." I tell him under my breath.

"I promise that I won't." He tells me.

I don't know why I'm giving him another chance, but I am. He is my life and he has my heart as I do his too.

The rest of the night was romantic and amazing. The best best date I have ever been on. Even though Ethan promised this was only one of many more to come.

Now with Scott and most of his crew gone, we were able to take a breath. At least for now. Cause I know how this life works.

This was romantic and ended perfect as we closed the front of his sheet made tent/fort thing. We made love to each other. And again, I knew I was safe. This time, we would start all over again with each other.

Next chapter will be posted soon! :)