Star Crossed

"Savannah"

He said trying to calm me down.

"No!" I said stopping my pacing to turn and glare at him. He nodded calmly as he sat down on the bed and took off his hat to run a hand through his dark brown curls

I sighed heavily not knowing how to start this conversation.

"You can tell me anything, We've been through a lot together" He said grabbing both of my hands.

I laughed out loud at that.

"That's just it Sid, we haven't"

I started pacing again not really knowing how to start this conversation. There were many ways such as hey I have a baby with one of your best friends just thought you should know or Yeah, basically James and I have a kid together and I still like him. None would show that I really cared about him. This was so awful. Worse than I could have imagined it would be.

I sighed knowing I had to do this soon.

"You know how James and I used to have a thing?" He nodded slowly, as if he realized that but had no idea where this was going to go.

"Well it was kind of more than that," I said pausing, "We were engaged" His jaw tightened at that but his face remained the same.

"Thats not that bad" He said simply.

"Yes, but we also had a baby together, a little boy" I said looking down at my hands. I played with my fingers nervously waiting for any type of reaction. None.

And then it came.

He looked up at the ceiling laughing, "Youre shitting me right?"

I shook my head, No, and his face immediately changed. He was angry. Furious.

"So you tell me this, right after I told you I loved you" He said as if he didnt understand.

"I would have told you before if I knew you were just going to blurt it out randomly" I said more rudely than i intended.

"So this is my fault?" He asked laughing, "Youve got to be kidding me, Youve got to be fucking kidding."

He stood up and started pacing back and forth, talking and rambling to himself, "I finally find a girl I like, and she has a baby," He said pausing as If he was letting it sink in, "And with James fucking Neal of all people"

"Sidney," I said standing up trying to calm him down.

"Dont talk to me." He said coldly, pointing at the door, "Leave"

I nodded walking towards the door, trying to hold back my tears. Sidney was so angry. Id never seen him like this. It seemed inhumane that innocent Sidney Crosby could become the biggest asshole on the planet in just two seconds.

I closed the door behind me seeing the last person I wanted to see.

"Captain didnt take it well,huh?" James laughed.

I just sighed not in the mood to deal with him right now.

"What?" He asked following me towards the elevator. "Its all your fault" I snarled at him pressing the lobby button in the elevator.

James stuck his hand in, stopping it before the doors could close. "Where are you going?" He asked stepping in.

"Anywhere but here" I sighed again holding back tears.

I looked over at James, who was already inspecting me. I couldnt hold the tears back anymore. The stress from the past few days just all came out like a waterfall. I immediately felt James wrap his arms around me, one rubbing my back, another rubbing my hair. He hummed in my ear trying to calm me down and he placed his chin on the top of my head. The doors opened soon and we both came apart, him still looking at me.

"Why don't we go for a ride?" He asked holding my hand, knowing car rides were something that always managed to calm me down.

We walked out to James's rental car and I sat in the passenger seat, staring straight ahead.

James slid into the drivers seat, looked at me, sighed, started the car, and slowly pulled out of the parking spot onto the road.

We drove around in Silence for around 15 minutes, going in every direction, just getting lost, both in our thoughts, and in the twists and turns of the real world.

"He was so mad" I said sadly, shaking a little from crying so much.

"He just needs some time, He'll be fine in a little bit" James said looking at me before looking back onto the road, he had one hand on the steering wheel and another reaching over to grab my hand. He slowly guided his hand, mine on top, to kiss my hand gently and sweetly.

"Are you and Lucy really a thing?" I asked out of the blue.

"Well," he laughed looking down at the time, "Since I should be having breakfast with her right now, and clearly I'm not, I'm here with you, She will see me as the asshole that didn't show up for the first date, so to answer your question most likely not"

"I love you James" I said quietly, nervous to how he would take it.

He quickly pulled over to the side of the road turning to face me.

"You have no idea how long ive been waiting to hear that" He smiled grabbing both of my hands.

"You have no idea how long i've wanted to say that" I smiled back at him.

"I love you Savannah" He smiled leaning forward to look into my eyes, "I love you more than anyone I've ever met. I've loved you since our 5 month anniversary when we first went ice skating. I realized how great it felt for you to be relying on me. A feeling I could happily live with for the rest of my life. It was just a matter of time before I proposed, of course it wasnt how I wanted it to happen, but either way, the only person I've ever loved more than myself said yes. I was shocked. And then Jake came along. When Jake came along, just holding him in the hospital, your green eyes looking up at me from what seemed like a smaller version of me. And that's when I realized everything that's happened, I could have never done it without you, youre the only thing that could ever save me from myself, the one person who would be there for me no matter what, and I'm still here to do that for you."

All I could do was smile, hearing James's thoughts, things he would never share with me, I was so happy. No matter how cheesy he sounded, he was saying it to me. Me.

"So, Now that we're on this subject, Savannah Albright, Will you be my star crossed lover?"

"Star crossed?" I laughed at his word choice.

"Yes, star crossed, because we can get through anything together" He leaned closer and closer with every word, and I threw my arms around his neck leaning my forehead against his laughing. I whispered one word before I kissed him passionately never wanting to separate from him.

And that one word was,

"Yes"

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Sooooo,Savannah and James, how about that? :) Comment what you think, feedback is an authors best friend (Yes i know, James's little speech was extremely cheesy) Thank you to everyone who comments, Love everything youre all saying! Plus, sorry its up late I was going to put it up earlier but my computer wasnt working so I had to type it over 4 times- Comment, Rate, Subscribe

-K

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