Can't Let Her Get Away!

Chapter Eight

"I swear I have lost ten pounds maybe more being in this god forsaken island" I grumble as I brush sand off my hands.

We had not saw another plane come around since the last one. I was really losing all hope being here.  Devon was not.

"Baby you always look great" he vows.

"I have been wearing the same outfit for days" I grumble.

I was a little crabby today.

♥☆♥☆♥

"So, wear nothing at all" teases Devon.

"You wish!" I giggle.

Suddenly we hear it. A loud noise overhead. It was a helicopter.

"Devon! Look!" I gasp.

We run out in to the open on the beach. I wave my arms. And jump about. I was so happy. I never thought this day was ever going to come! The copter lands on the island. Devon is stunned someone found us here. I was to. But ever so happy.

"We can go home!" I squeal as I run to the copter. Devon follows after me to see who was here.

♥☆♥☆♥

Some guy gets out of the copter. Someone else was getting out of the other side of it.

"Devon, we have been looking for you after we spotted the plane. We had not saw life about we were losing all hope" laughs the piolet.

"Oh, thank heavens!" I exclaim. "Please tell me are you going to take us home?" I ask him.

"That is what we are here for" he laughs.

"Brother!" I hear someone call out.

I see Jane. She had come along. She rushes to Devon. They hug. "I am so glad you are alive. We were worried you died" she admits. "Thank god!" she exclaims.

"You were looking for me?" wonders Devon.

"We have been for weeks. I had faith you were still out here" Jane says.

"Thank you, Jane, oh thank you" I gush.

"Melody sweetheart you lived to? Thank heavens. Jonathan is beside himself worrying over you. Even Paula has been looking for you Devon" says Jane.

I wince. The boyfriend. I was going to have to break up with him when I got home.

♥☆♥☆♥

"A lot has happened. I will fill you in on the ride home sister. Come on Melody lets get you home sweetie" Devon announces. He helps me get on the copter. And Jane gets on to. We begin to fly on home. It seemed to good to be true.

By the time we landed I must have fallen asleep. Jane and Devon had talked a lot on the flight. I listened in as I fell asleep. I woke with my head resting on Devon's shoulder. I yawn when we had landed. I notice the press had found Devon already. There were cameras flashing about.

"You are home" Devon tells me.

He smiles at me. Our tropical romantic get away was over. It was nice while it lasted.

"Welcome home Devon" I say back to him.

We get off the captor.

"Devon!" someone screams. "Oh, baby I was so worried. Then they said they found you!"

I watch in horror as Paula rushes over to him. Holding him close. Placing a lip lock on him. Things were back to normal. He did not need me anymore. My heart sinks a little bit. I could not watch the happy couple. I go to leave.

♥☆♥☆♥

"Mel! Melody thank god" I hear someone say.

I feel Jonathan pull me in his arms. He holds me.

"What are you doing here?" I stammer.

"You are my girl. I was so worried you died honey" he tells me. "Let me take you home. You must have had an awful scare" he begins to say as he places an arm around my shoulders.

I glance over at Devon. Unsure of what to do next. He had said he wanted me to move in at his mansion with him. And when we got back home, he was going to get rid of Paula.

Right?!

I look over to see him talking to Paula and the press. Not looking to see where I was. My heart sinks. Why did I think things were going to change??

Just because he said he loved me. And we made love. He probably told all the girls he was with he loved them. And made them feel like they were the only girl in the world for him. He was good at winning woman's hearts. He always had been. I just thought with me he really meant it.

"What are you waiting for?" asks Jonathan.

"Oh, I was waiting to talk to Devon" I sigh.

"You have saw him for days. I am sure you are sick of being with your boss. Let me take you on home" offers Jonathan.

Tears form in the corners of my eyes. I nod. "Alright" I squeak out.

"Hey, Melody, where are you going?" Jane asks me.

"Home" I answer her.

I let Jonathan lead me out of there. I felt so unsure of where I stood with Devon's heart. It had been so nice to feel so loved by him. For one moment anyway. Jonathan drove me back to our place. I really needed some real food. And I needed to shower.

♥☆♥☆♥

"Baby I will get us dinner. What would you like to eat?" Jonathan offers to me.

"Pizza please. Breadsticks. Pasta. Everything on the menu from Dominos" I laugh. "I am starving" I sigh.

I rush to our room. I get my clothing out. Then I go hop in the shower. It felt so great to shower off. I fell the sand wash off me. I always felt so sandy being on the island. I close my eyes and see images of the island. Being in Devon's arms. I bet he was home making love to Paula.

Tears come to me. My heart was shattering right now. I lost him. I never had him to start with.

I hop out of the shower. I dry my hair. I get dressed. I feel human again. I glance in the mirror. I can actually see my own image again. I really was tan. A deep light brown. I was sun-kissed. I never had this great of a tan before. It felt good to feel human again.

How was I going to go back to work for Devon after this? I could not do it. Pretend everything was the same when it was not. He might not have meant his actions or his words back on the island. But I sure had. I meant every word. All of it. Tears come to me. I press my hands firmly on the side of the sink. How was I going to move on from this? Get my life back?

I take a deep breath and force the tears back.

"Baby you are all over the news! Devon said you saved his life!" calls out Jonathan.

I rush out of there. I watch the tv.

♥☆♥☆♥

"If it were not for my coworker Melody, she saved my life. I was laying there unable to move. She gets me off the plane before it burst into flames. Everyone else had died on the plane. Melody saved my life. I owe her everything" says Devon as the press fired questions at him.

This was after we had landed. Paula was right by his side here.

"Turn it off" I demand bitterly to Jonathan.

"That must have been so scary for you baby" he tells me.

"It was" I say. "I was not sure if we were ever going to get back home"

Someone knocks on the door. Jonathan gets it expecting there to be a pizza delivery boy there.

"Baby Devon is here to see you" says Jonathan.

My heart leaps in my throat. He came after me?

I get up to see what he wanted. "Devon what are you doing here?" I demand to know.

He looks confused. "What do you mean Mel? You know why I am here" he says softly. "Do not act like what happened on the island was not real. You know what I said. I meant every word. I came to get you. Get your things. You are coming to Neverland with me" he speaks up.

"What?" Jonathan angrily asks.

"Melody is my girl. She always has been." says Devon to Jonathan. "tell him!" he orders me.

Our eyes lock on each other.

I was so happy he came for me.

I manage to nod yes.

♥☆♥☆♥

"I am his" I speak up.

He rushes to me. He pulls me in his arms. His lips fall to mine. "I am sorry for any confusion back there sweetheart" he speaks up to me. "I am sorry. I am here" he says to me.

"What is going on Melody?" Jonathan demands to know.

"We love each other Jonathan. I always have loved Devon. You knew this. And I can't be with you. I am sorry" I say softly.

"She is going to my home with me" says Devon.

I get a few things from my room. Then rush off with Devon. There was a limo waiting for us outside the apartment complex. Michael pulls me in his arms and kisses me once we were in the limo.

♥☆♥☆♥

"I am so sorry for all that. Paula rushed at me. Then the press. When Jane told me, you took off with Jonathan, I had to come get you" he tells me. "I am sorry if you thought things were going back to the way they had been. They are not" he promises me.

I sigh. "I was scared. I was so scared that I lost you" I admit.

He pulls me in his arms closer. "Did you already forget all I said to you on the island?" he asks me.

"No" I say softly.

"I meant every word. I meant every action" he says softly.

He touches my cheek with his fingers. "I love you. I am deeply in love with you Melody" he vows.

I shiver at his words. "Devon, I love you so much" I admit. "I was so scared"

"Never be. You own my heart" he tells me. "You have it in the power of your hands. Don't break it" he jokes.

I lean in kissing him. "Thank you for coming to get me" I say.

"Sweetheart" he says softly.

He brushes my hair out of my eyes. Then kisses me again. All my worries fade away for the time being. He loved me. I was his. And he was mine. Not even Paula nor Jonathan were going to break us apart now that we were back home again.