Rafe started to climb over Serena, �I�m gonna walk Alison to her door.� He got out of the car and bent down to say something through the door to Lucy, �I�ll be right back.�
�Alright Cousin, I�ll wait right here!�
Rafe walked over to the trunk of the car to help Alison with her bags. He grabbed her over sized beach bag and then closed the trunk door.
When they got halfway down the walkway they heard the sound of peeling tires. They turned around to see only the smoke left behind by Lucy�s car.
Alison immediately started laughing.
Rafe turned around to face her, �Oh is that funny? Lucy stranding me.�
She just nodded her head yes because she could stop laughing at Rafe�s predicament. She finally got herself together, �That�s Lucy!!�
His face finally produced a smile, �Yeah it is.� He looked up, �Well, at least it�s a beautiful night. It�ll make the walk back to the lighthouse a little more pleasant.�
Rafe walked up to Alison and kissed her, �I�m surprised that she didn�t call up the universe and ask for some rain so you�d have to stay here.�
She leaned in and they gently and sweetly kissed again, �I�m not opposed to rain,� He gave her a little grin, �but I really should get on my way. It�s pretty late.�
�Ok! Goodnight Rafe!� They kissed again and he started to pull away.
�Goodnight Angel!� He ran back for one more quick kiss.
�Bye Rafe.� Alison let out a little laugh as she pushed him to get going. She stood there and watched him as he strolled to the end of the walk. When he got to the sidewalk there was a sudden, loud crash of thunder from the sky.
Rafe slowly turned around to see if Alison had the same shocked look on her face as he did. They looked at each other for a moment not believing that that�s what they heard, when a second crash came they both burst into laughter.
He slowly walked back to where Alison was, halfway down the walk, �I don�t believe it.�
�Oh Lucy�s good!!!�
�Do you think my cousin is getting some sort of powers?�
�I don�t know about that, but maybe we should get inside before the rain starts.�
�Ok,� Rafe leaned in to give her a small kiss when a huge curtain of rain started to pour down on them, �You had to say it!�
They laughed as they ran to the front door. When they got there Alison reached into her purse to find her keys. Rafe couldn�t help himself, he grabbed her arm and turned her around and started kissing her passionately as the rain fell over them.
She let out, �Rafe?� With a breath while her lips were still on his.
�Yeah!�
�It�s still raining.�
�I hadn�t noticed. Maybe we should get inside and��
She pulled her head away from his to look into his eyes, �And get out of these wet clothes!�
Alison reached into her purse again to get her keys. As she walked to the door to unlock it she tripped over a big box that she hadn�t notice was in her way, �What�s this?�
�I don�t know but let�s get out of the rain before it and us are soaked through.�
�Can you get it?� Alison opened the door so Rafe could carry the box in, �Just put it over there by the sofa.�
He set the box down and started looking at the label.
�Rafe, who do you think sent it?�
�I don�t know. There�s no address. It wasn�t sent through the mail, someone had to deliver it and it has both of our names on it.�
�That�s strange!�
Rafe pulled out his pocketknife and brought it to the tape on the package, �Let�s open it.�
�No wait! We should get out of these wet clothes first. We don�t want to catch cold. I still have a lot of your clothes in the closet.�
Rafe went to change and Alison went to the bathroom to get a towel and dry her hair.
A few minutes later Rafe was back in the living room in much drier clothes and waiting for Alison to emerge so together they could see what was in their package.
When Alison finally came out of the bathroom she was wear a pair of pink pjs and her hair was pulled back into a ponytail. As always, she took Rafe�s breath away.
He stood up to greet her, �You look beautiful, as always!� He grabbed her hands and kissed each of them.
�Thank you!� They sat down on the floor next to the box, �Have you been waiting for me?�
�Yeah, I didn�t want to open it without you.�
She smiled at him and leaned over the box to kiss him, �You�re so sweet. You do know that if it were reversed I would have looked inside.�
He smiled at her, �I know!�
She playfully slapped him, �Rafe!� Alison started looking at the package, �Ok let�s open it. Open it!�
Rafe pulled out his pocketknife and cut the box open.
Alison pulled back the flaps to see inside, �Oh wow!� She pulled out a set of massage oils.
�Look at this,� Rafe pulled out an expense bottle of champagne.
There was also a big bottle of bubble bath and dozens of aromatherapy candles. Alison picked up one of the candles and held it to her nose, �That smells so good.� She placed it under Rafe�s nose so he could take in the wonderful scents.
He took the candle, �I wonder who would send us all of this?�
They looked at each other and simultaneously said, �Lucy!�
Alison reached in the box again and pulled out a flat gift-wrapped box, �Ooh, I wonder what this is?� She looked at the tag and got a little disappointed look on her face, �Oh, this is for you.� She tossed the gift on to Rafe�s lap.
He started to open it and Alison tried to take a peek at what was inside but couldn�t see, �What is it?�
�Well, I don�t think it�s gonna fit me.�
Alison got a confused look on her face and Rafe held up the present that was inside.
It was a very small shire white teddy, �Wow! That�s beautiful. It�s exactly what I would have picked out too. I�ll have to make sure I take Lucy shopping with me, I love her taste.�
�There�s a note here,� Rafe pulled out an envelope that was inside the gift box.
�Read it,� Alison asked as she held the teddy up and looked at it.
�Ok, Dear Rafe and Alison,
This is the hardest letter I�ve ever had to write. I really don�t know where to start. I guess I should first apologize to both of you for the pain that I caused. There is no excuse that could justify what I did to both of you but know that I truly regret everything I did.
Alison, you were my best friend and I should have trusted that and I�m sorry I let my imagination runaway with me. I never deserved your friendship and I know that now. A best friend would have listened to you when you found the love of your life but I didn�t do that. I didn�t want to expect the fact that things were changing, but life is like that. It�s always changing and you can change with it or get left behind. I allowed myself to get left behind. If I wasn�t so busy trying to pull everything back to the way it was I would have realized just how much you and Rafe belong together. I should have never tried to break you two up. Even I can see that the love you two share is what fairy tales are made of. I have never known two people that have hearts as big as yours. There has been a darkness, a hole in my heart for too long. I hope that someday I can fix it. If I could have even a quarter of the heart that both of you have I�d be a better person. I know that you may probably forgive me but I don�t know if I can forgive myself, at least not yet. I�m working on that. I�ve lost�correction�I�ve pushed away everyone that ever loved me. I have to respect myself before I can let love back in. I�m not ready to have love in my life again, but maybe I can help put some more in yours. I give you these things in a hope that someday, maybe, we can be friends again.
Regretfully yours, Livvie Locke.�
Also in the envelope was a gold wedding ring, �PS Please take this ring and destroy it. It�s a symbol of a Livvie I never what to see again.�
�Oh my god, Rafe! Is that for real?� Alison moved herself around so she could see the letter in his hands.
�It looks it.�
�I wonder what made her realize her mistakes.�
�I don�t know, but does it really matter. It seems like she�s finally getting help.�
�Do you know what this means?�
�What?�
Alison took the letter out of his hands and set it down on the ground. Then she climbed into his lap, �It�s just us! Finally there�s nothing stopping us for being together and��
�And happy!�
�Exactly!�
They started kissing and Alison wrapped her legs around Rafe�s waist.
The kissing got a little heavier and Alison pulled away and stood up.
�What�s wrong?�
�Oh nothing. I just wanna go change.�
�No!� Rafe fell back on the floor, �You just changed.�
�I know! I meant, I�ll change into something,� Alison bent down and picked up the white teddy, �A little more comfortable.�
�Oh!!!�
Alison stated to walk away, �Meet me in the bedroom in 5 minutes.�
Rafe jumped to his feet, �Make it 2!�
�Alright!� Alison giggled as she opened the door to the bathroom. She kissed Rafe one more time before she closed the door behind her.