“I always hated to be the bearer of bad news,” Kevin started with a saddened look, “But Claire is gone.” Joe’s heart dropped. This isn’t fair, Joe thought. His brain was screaming at him to run away from the room, regardless of all the people waiting outside. “What the fuck to you mean she’s gone?” Joe spat. Kevin raised his hands in self defense, “I don’t know. I went to go check up on her and she was gone. There was just this note.” he said. Kevin handed Joe a folded up piece of paper. Joe snatched it from him and tore it open, his eyes bleeding onto the page. ‘I freaked out, Joseph, and I’m sorry. If you must know where I am, I am where we first met.’ Joe grit his teeth and looked Kevin in the eye and at that moment, the special connection he and Kevin had was put to the test. Leaving the church, Joe booked it in his car, speeding as fast as the speed limit allowed him. Swerving and curving, Joe cared less about the possible accident he could get in. The moment he spotted his girl in white, sitting like a perfect painting silhouette was the moment he wanted. Her perfect pale skin in perfect contrast to her white dress taped onto her body seemed to have taken Joe’s breath away. But, with the matter at hand, Joe ran desperately in Claire’s direction. She shied away from him, knowing how mad he might be. Standing idle footed behind her, Joe gulped, “Do…do you not want to marry me? Or something? Cause I’m so confused.” Joe whimpered with a soft pout. Claire sighed, turning around as a solid tear fell down her cheek. She slowly stood up and stood in front of Joe, twenty paces away, “Of course I want to marry you Joseph, you don’t know how long I’ve waited for this day—” “Then why are you running?” He asked. She shrugged, “You seem too perfect to marry and I’m so scared you won’t love me anymore.” Joe bit his lip and in two quick, long strides, his lips were pressed on hers, forcing her to forget every fear she ever learned about marrying him. “You’re the light of my world, Claire, and no storm could take that away. You’ll be all I ever need forever. Understand?” Claire nodded, holding onto reality as it gripped her by the cheeks and said, “I love you.”