Owned

Chapter 31: One Last Time

 

  He looked at me with tears in his eyes, but I still didn't know if it was real. I almost forgot how he looked. I frowned in confusion, pushing myself from the rock when he started walking towards me. My heart. It was no longer beating. I felt a tear slip down my cheek and the pressure from my breath catching in my throat and the tears I was holding. "Alex," His voice. Oh god, he's voice. I forgot it. It's like a serenade to my heart.

  I closed my eyes, concentrating and remembering what he did. But always after the memory of him and Lora, his words echoed in my head. "I'm never letting you take her." He said that to Derek, and was standing there, protecting me with his own life. But it felt like I was being torn apart. One side of me was telling me that it wasn't possible. That he never would've done something like that on purpose. The other half was already into a million pieces.

  I noticed him taking another step towards me and a tear rolling down his face. We were both crying and staring at each other in silence. "You're here. You're okay." He said quietly. His voice was husky and deep as always, but I had to close my eyes not to look at him.

  I had the unbelievable urge to run into his arms, hug him, kiss him. I've never been apart from him for so long since we met. I suddenly remembered and looked up at his shoulder. He was shot before, but now he looked fine. I mean it's been four months, but I still haven't saw him ever since. "Your, your shoulder," I mumbled, wanting to ask if he was alright.

  "It healed. How," He closed his eyes, looking down. I didn't know if he was frustrated or just upset with the situation between us. "How are you?" His eyes met mine again, and I could see guilt, pain, hurt, but most of all love. No one ever looked at me the way he did.

  "I'm good." I tried steadying my voice, but I failed miserably. "I was- I was just leaving," I mumbled, trying to turn around, but I noticed him walking closer and soon I felt him grip my wrist softly. No, no. Don't do that! I wanted to scream at him because we both knew how much one touch effected us. Well me for sure. I turned, facing him, but couldn't control the tears that escaped as our eyes met.

  "Stay. Please, Alexa. Hear me out." And just those few words were enough to make me feel like someone was stabbing me in the heart.

  I was to hurt to be mad. "No, Tyler." I said quietly, slightly pulling my hand from his grip. "Not again. I- I can't," I was starting to lose it. The ache in my heart was causing my tears to threaten even more. I shook my head. "I can't hear you out. You've made your choice." Was all I could mouth out.

  Tyler closed his eyes like he was in pain. When he opened them, he looked at me, deeply, like always. Like he could read my thoughts. "You are my choice, Alexa. Nothing ever happened between me and Lora. She was the one that k-," I cut him off.

  "No," I wiped a few tears. "No, I said I don't want to hear it. Tyler, I'm done." I moved back as I saw him releasing a short breath in disbelief.

  He shook his head. "No, Alexa. Don't you dare walk out on me again." There was anger in his voice, but I couldn't figure out exactly what he was feeling right now. Our feelings were mixed. "Do you have any idea what I've been trough without you?" I closed my eyes, letting the pain take over and the tears stream down. "Four months. Four months without you, Alexa. I've been trough hell," I covered my mouth with my hand, muting the sobs that were trying to escape me as I shook my head.

  "You have no right to tell me that!" I exclaimed. "What do you think I've been doing, huh? I've been sleeping trough half that time. I barely remember that night, Tyler!" And that was enough for him to pull my hand, crossing the air between us and holding me into a hug. I didn't realize much, I was just crying on his chest as his arms were tightly wrapped around me. His smell, his warmth. He was here. I felt him kissing my head from above and inhaling deeply.