Annabelle's POV:

Saturday came and was here. The past two days had been filled with excitement and packing for today and boy was I packed and boy was I excited! Carter was going to arrive at 1 and it was 12:43 now. I sat on the sofa with my bag next to me and my leg bouncing up and down with excitement. Danny had decided that this morning would be the day to pack and he was really cutting it close. He was surprisingly still with Gwen and had invited her, who knew that her coming to find him late at night would lead to a permanent place in his love life? Not me that's for sure. I heard a horn sound come from outside and I knew Carter was here. "DANNY!" I screamed upstairs trying to show him it was time to go as I heard his feet coming down the stairs. He kissed Gwen on the cheek and led us outside. I walked outside with them and found Carter leaning against his car with sunflowers in his hand. "Happy 1 year anniversary my ray of sunshine" he said kissing me on the cheek, I blushed shamelessly and put my bag in his car and then we left.

The journey there was not as boring as most because I was here with my boyfriend, on my 1 year anniversary and I was the happiest woman on the planet. "Why'd you pick the hotel?" I asked curious considering he didn't have the best time last time. He smiled whilst keeping his eyes on the road as his hand grabbed my thigh and said, "because it was where I first got to kiss you". There we go. My heart stopped again and he had made me fall in love with him all over again. "I love you" I sighed happily.

We reached the hotel and it was exactly as it had been before. The sandy beaches, serene ocean and wonderful lighting except this time it meant so much more to me being here. We walked to reception and met Matt and Elizabeth who had apparently decided to come together. I saw the irritation on Carter's face at this but I squeezed his hand and whispered, "don't let it bother you". We walked to reception and grabbed out key cards and went up to our rooms.

Carter threw our bags on the side of the room and grabbed me by my waist as he kissed me deeply. We slowly began to move as we fell on top of each other on the bed and continued the mouth fest. Carter pulled away from me as he stood up and walked to the curtains. He beckoned me over and walked outside with me hand in hand and I watched the view in awe. I watched the ocean slowly ride up and back onto the beach, the people happy and laughing along the beach front and street below and I looked at Carter next to me. Everything was prefect. Carter caught me staring and with a smirk he pulled me into his body and looked down at me and said, "this is how I want it to be forever". A massive grin grew on my face as I replied, "everything could end right now and I couldn't have got any happier". Carter shook his head as he pulled me so that my back was on his chest and whispered into my hair, "there will never be an end to us Annabelle because I will love you forever". I leaned my head back into his chest and could feel his heartbeat against me as I said back, "and I will never stop loving you".

He pulled me into the room once again and sat me on the bed. I looked at him with a raised eyebrow and could see the excitement on his face. "I got you a gift" he said shyly, rubbing the back of his neck. My eyes widened as I jumped up to his surprise and said, "oh wait me too! Wait a sec". A sly smile grew on his face and he nodded as I ran over to my bag and pulled out the small box. "You go first Annabelle" he said as I stepped closer to him with the box behind my back. I swallowed nervously and said, "Carter Reins you are the first boy whom I've ever loved and you will most likely be the only one. You have made me happier than I could have ever imagined and am thankful for the year we've had and can't wait for hopefully many more. I love you more than words can say". I passed him the box and he opened it to show a dog-tag with two tags and one with my name and one with his. I watched his cheeks blush and a stupid grin grow on his face as he asked me to put it on and kissed me gently. "Thank you", he breathed.

He let out a shaky breath as he said, "Annabelle Walters, God knows I've liked you for a long time and been too stupid to see it but to say that I love you and hear it back has made me the happiest man in the world. This year with you has been amazing and I can promise you many more because I'm planning on going nowhere. I love you more than any man has ever loved a woman before". He pulled out a small box from behind him and gave it to me. I opened the box to find a small ring with a diamond on it and my heart had palpitations. Carter began to laugh as he said, "don't worry I'm not proposing but this is a promise to marry you one day". He pulled it out the box and put it on my finger as I threw my arms around his neck and kissed him harder than I ever have. "I love you Carter Reins". Carter pulled away with both of us breathless and said in response, "I love you more Annabelle soon to be Reins".

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Hey Guys!!

So this chapter was quite long but i felt like you guys deserve a reward for sticking with my first ever story!! 3 chapters to go and i can't contain my excitement guys - gentle reminder that i will be starting a new story after this one but i'll tell you more later :)

Do you guys love the gifts? Who's gift did you prefer more? Do Carter and Annabelle deserve to be married?

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TaTa for now

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