Annabelle's POV:

I woke up with Carter's arm draped around my waist, I tried to remove it slowly because I needed a shower before we all spent the day at the beach. I walked to the bathroom and run the shower as I looked at the ring on my finger. It was so beautiful and dainty and couldn't believe that Carter had done this for me. I slid the ring off my finger as I didn't want to ruin it in the shower and saw the word 'always' engraved into it. This brought a goofy grin to my face, this boy has me whipped. By the time I'd come out the shower, ensuring that the ring was safely on the finger, Carter was awake and already dressed in his swimming short. "Hey gorgeous" he said standing up and walking over to me in my green bikini. He kissed me slowly at first and then pushed me up against the way as the kiss became deeper and to my satisfaction - more passionate with our tongues and hands very active. A knock at the door broke our kiss as he took my hand and we left the hotel room.

The whole day was spent at the beach as a group but it was entirely perfect. Everyone seemed entirely loved up apart from Matt and Elizabeth who's mouths had not yet come up for air and who's hormones were raging. Even with the very explicit PDA it couldn't have been better. Dinner came around and we all ate in the little café and chuckled and laughed together. They had promised us that tomorrow would be a day solely for Carter and I and to say that I was excited was an understatement. I hadn't spent alone time with Carter enough lately and I was going to show this boy just how much I was in love with him. Soon we were all saying good evening and returning to our rooms.

Carter and I were far from sleepy so we had watched multiple movies with multiple periods of making out throughout. There was popcorn strewn all over the bed from when we had participated in a little food war between ourselves and now I was cuddled up to him with his breathing matching my own. He pulled me onto his lap as he began to engage our mouths into some more mouth to mouth but I was not complaining. This time it was not a knock that ruined our kissing session but much rather an alarm that began to ring louder and louder with each passing second. Carter removed me from his lap and pulled me up. He began dragging me to the door to where the ringing alarm was now even louder and I recognised it finally. A fire alarm.

Carter was pulling me quickly through the hotel and without a falter or a pause we found ourselves outside where firemen were arriving. We looked up to see a few of the hotel's floors on fire. I gasped in shock as I saw the building slowly melting with the flames that devour it more and more with each second. Danny and Gwen came rushing out the building with a group of others as I felt instantly guilty. I had not thought of my brother or the others in that moment and pulled myself to my sense as I pulled my brother into an embrace, thankful that he was okay. Tara and Elijah joined us a few minutes later as the fire had devoured most of the hotel now. We all watched in horror as the flames climbed down in flames and then Elijah became highly alarmed over something and was pulled aside by Carter to try and calm him down.

I watched the people watch the flames dance downwards in the silent destruction and could not help but grasp the ring on my finger. 'Always' I thought.

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A/N

Hey Guys!! So the story is almost finished and I would really appreciate if you guys could refrain from giving any spoilers away to ruin the climax i'm building in the story. (Or at least trying to).

much appreciated.

Is anyone predicting how the story will end? Does anyone notice anything? Are you guys enjoying the story? 2 CHAPTERS TO GO!!

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