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Unloveable Doomed to be alone

But CarinaI want to build a horow, to be there for every new

I don’t want to be scared, or alone, anymore

I never believed much in fate or destiny, but noonder if there was a plan all along Charlotte followed her heart, no matter what the price, but if she hadn’t, then I would never have wound upCarina Char has her family now, the love that makes the sun rise and set for her And me, I could take the love I felt for Charlotte and double it, a thousand ti I have for Carina Sometimes there is no reason

Soh the hospital doors, full of determination, but when Iup in bed, surrounded by people, all my resolve falters I pause in the doorway

She turns Her eyesbut relief and love flooding through my body, just to see her awake and alive

God, how I’ve et you so back and forth between us "Come on, Emerson Brit"

"I can stay," Brit looks fascinated, but Emerson yanks her out after the the door behind theives me a shaky smile "Hey," she whispers softly

The sound of her voice cuts right to the heart of le stride, I cross the distance between us and cliht, so tight it would take an army to haul me away And even then, they’d fall in their ive ainst ive me"

"But I’ up at uish in her eyes "I should have told you!"

"I don’t blame you," I swear "God, I was such a mess, I pushed you away I was scared," I admit, full of shame "I realized how much I loved you, and all I could think was that if it hurt no much worse it would be later, when you left me"

"I would never leave you" Carina reaches up and places her palm softly on ravity "Never"

My heart swells, to hold her again, feel her in s

"I missed you so much," I murmur, and then I can’t hold it back anyently capture her ainsteverythe memory of this perfect moment deep in my mind

When we co?" I whisper, gently wiping theht with a new happiness "You’ve never said that before"