Two months later



Bella's POV

"Take care of yourself." Alex says as he leans forward and kisses my cheek.

"You too." I nod as I give him a hug, it's been so good to see him but I know he's got to go.

"I'll see you again." Alex says as he climbs into his car, I smile as I watch him start the car.
I wave goodbye as he pulls away from my drive. I've spent a few days with him and it's been good. I've realised that spending so long apart from someone can change everything. We both have changed into different people and that's fine, people are allowed to change. We just share the same memories and can look back to happy times that we once had.
Once his car has gone and left my sight, I jump into my car and check the clock. I've got ten minutes to get there before he turns around and leaves for good.
I can't wait, I need to get there quickly as my heart races from panic. I've thought this through for awhile, I can't lose him. I've lost him once and I know I can't lose him again.

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Louis' POV


So I'm good, better than I have ever been.
I can breathe easier, I can see wonderful things that once was clouded by misjudgement. Seeing you last week has made me realise I am strong, I can fave tough challenges that I didn't realise was possible. You've changed my ways of life, I love you for that. So remember you've helped me more than ever.
I'm moving here in a couple of weeks, I have a flat mate, he's quite good looking which is a bonus and I'm saying goodbye to my old life.
It's all getting better, I regret nothing. It's made me who I am and I've certainly paid the price. I love you Louis,
Emily X




I fold the letter up and put it in my back pocket. Her words make me smile as I'm glad we've reached a place where we don't feel hate or grudges. She's come along way, I'm proud of her and myself, we've helped each other realise our faults as well as our positives.
I look at the time, I may still be able to do what I intended. Maybe she'll forgive me? Prehaps we can start fresh and pretend that nothing bad ever happened.


I start the engine and I quickly drive away. Please say she will be there. I don't know what to do if she isn't. I've lost so much lately I'm not sure I can let this slip away so easily. I'm not far, I need to be patient and believe that she will feel the same.

I turn the corner and I quickly pull up, I've not parked straight but I don't care. I jump out and run as I have one minute, probably less now as I've wasted a few seconds checking the time.
I don't see her anywhere. Fuck, I'm too late. This was our chance to decide if we were going to try, but I'm too late or she hasn't decided to show up. I've never felt so gutted in my life before.

"You showed.." I quickly turn around and I can't believe how beautiful she looks. She smiles shyly and I smile back.

"Bella.." I start and I walk towards her. "I've realised how stupid I've been, I never gave you a chance to really explain. But I've thought things through, I'm not meant for Emily, I'm meant for you. I can't make the same mistakes." She stops me as she takes my hand and shushes me.

"I know, seeing Alex made me realise that you were the only one I can see myself being with. I hated that we fell out and let each other go, I practically allowed you to consider choosing Emily, I never would chose Alex over you. I love you and I'm sorry I handled things stupidly." She wipes her eyes and I put my arms around her.

"I don't want to be friends with benefits. I want to be with you properly, boyfriend and girlfriend. I don't want anyone else and I don't want you to be a secret" I whisper in her ear, she pulls back and looks at me.

"I don't want that either" She says and I smile as I lean down and kiss her. "Who knew what could have happened, all of this drama we were thrown into." Bella says and I nod as I let her go. "When Louis met Emily.." She mumbles and I look at her as she smirks.

"She made me realise that you're the one that I want, it was never her, I got it wrong. But it took all that to open my eyes." I say and Bella nods and blushes.

"Better late than never." Bella answers and I put my arm around her. I couldn't agree more.

THE END.

Notes

Firstly, a massive thank you to..
KAOT and not_any_maryjane as you two always commented and made me want to keep writing. I really appreciate everything you two said to me. You made this story easier to write in so many ways. I always looked forward to hearing your verdicts :) So thank you for helping me stay with this story!!!
Also thank you to everyone else you commented, I loved hearing what you had to say and you too made me want to write more, hearing the reader's feedback is the biggest achievement.

Unfortunately I have ended this a little sooner than I intended too, but I felt I've lost a lot of readers interests as well as my own.
i apologise if the end isn't how you'd wanted it to end, but I just didn't see much point in spending lots of time.

Thank you for reading Sweet Desire. X