He was too late. He had missed her by a matter of moments He ran to the full length window and watched as her flight taxi out onto the runway and then thundered down it before it lifted up into the sky.
“FUCK!” he shouted as everyone around him stopped and stared in his direction. She was gone.
He pulled out his phone and called Liam, telling him to bring the car back out to the set down area and also to arrange to have his plane prepare for a flight to London later that afternoon.
Then he called Nick and told him he need to make sure he didn’t miss Ally at the airport and once he had her to take her to the apartment and not let her out of his sight. That he would be there later that day. Then headed for the exit as quickly as he could.
As he climbed into the car heavy heartily, he felt sick. Even though he had instructed Nick to make sure he found Ally and not let her out of his sight. He knew Ally was determined. She knew he had arranged to have Nick collect her. So if she wanted to keep her appointment a secret she would do her best to get out passed Nick without him seeing her.
He headed straight back to the house to pack a few things before his flight. His mind was working overtime. He thought of all the things he would say to her and all the promises he would make. He had so much to make up for.
He sat in the back of the car and he felt crushed. He was so ashamed of himself. He had driven the woman he loved to doing something he knew she would regret for the rest of her life. But she was willing to do it because she loved him so much.
How could he have been so blind not to see just how badly she was hurting?
He could have kicked himself as he thought of every time he told her that from now on it was just him and her. Even that morning, she had tried to talk to him and he had said it once again. He had thought she wanted reassurance about Ben but she was trying to hang on to a little hope and he had given her none. He groaned at just how wrong he had gotten it. How would she ever forgive him?
By the time he reached the house he felt completely and utterly ashamed of himself. If she went through with the termination it was be all his fault and she would end up hating him for what he had made her do by being so completely clueless.
He climbed out of the car and up the steps to the front door with a very heavy heart. He walked into the hall and head towards the stairs but something caught his eye.
He turned around and there she was. Standing in the sitting room looking like a rabbit caught in head lights. She was breathtaking and heartbreaking all at once.
“Ally,” Cole said as he turned and walked back towards the living room. He couldn’t believe she was standing there in front of him. “You’re here,”
“I couldn’t go,” she said as her eyes glistened with unshed tears. He could hear her voice quiver as she spoke and his heart ached for her. “Cole, I am so sorry.”
“Why are you sorry, my gorgeous girl?” Cole said as he stepped closer to Ally. The tears finally broke free from her eyes and trickled down her beautiful face.
“I tried to do the right thing, I swear” she said as a sob came from deep inside her. “But I couldn’t. I just couldn’t do it. I love you so much. I really do. But I can’t chose.”
“You did do the right thing,” he replied as he reached out and drew her into his arms. “You came back to me. You came home.”
Then to Ally’s surprise he reached down and pressed his hand against her stomach and added. “You both came home.”
“Oh God,” Ally cried harder. “You know.”
“Yes, I know,” he smiled as he fought back the tears now stinging his eyes. “Oh God Ally, can you ever forgive me for putting you through this. I am sorry I let you down. I was so hurt and I was angry over Ben, I just didn’t see you were hurting too. But I swear I never meant to hurt you. I was too wrapped up in my own crap but I swear, if I had have known…” He closed his eyes as he tried to compose himself. He couldn’t bear to look at how broken he had made her. He was so ashamed of himself.
“Don’t,” Ally said quickly as she pressed her lips to his tenderly. “I should have trusted you. But I was scared. I’m not scared anymore.”
“I love you,” he whispered against Ally’s lips.
“I love you too,” she said through her tears.
“So from now on it’s the three of us against the world,” Cole smiled.
“I guess it is,” Ally replied, as once again Cole claimed her mouth with his.
The End…… for now!!
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