**Delilah**

"Ben", I breathe and he smiles embracing Blake in a bro-hug, the casual pat on the back while doing a tricky hand shake.

I stay silent during their exchange not wanting to interrupt, but also memories of Ben helping Austin practially keep me away from Ben floods my mind and it angers me.

"Are you happy with yourself?", I ask looking at Ben and he turns around to face me.

"I'm just happy you're okay...and alive", he replies all seriously before he breaks out in laughter and Blake by his side.

I watch their interaction in total confusion. I'm so lost I feel like I can cry confused tears...if that even makes sence.

"Well, is someone going to explain to what's happening here?!", I gesture towards the two of them and then me.

"Let's just say....our plan succeded", Blake says and Ben nods in agreement beside him.

"It was a close call, I mean I even took a bullet for you Delilah, Ben states and my move over to his wound on his stomach.

"And it hurt like hell", he adds through gritted teeth.

"What plan?", I ask squinting my eyes at them and they move closer towards me.

"I knew once I made the deal to leave you, Austin was never one to follow the rules", he starts to explain and I gesture him to continue.

"So Blake asked me to take Austin's side...or atleast pretend to be on his side, so I made up some crazy story about why I hated Blake and luckily he bought it", Ben takes over and I listen to every word they speak.

"I knew I had to help since I started this mess by contacting Austin. And I apologise again, I'm really sorry for I put you two through. I just didn't expect it to go down hill as fast as it did", he speaks up with guilt clear in his eyes.

Yes it's true, my relationship with Blake has been put through so much and everytime we overcome a challenge, no matter what the situation is, our bond only grows stronger as well as our love for one another.

Our love is so strong that you can throw us to the wolves and we'll come back leading the pack.

I love Blake Cooper with all my heart and there's nothing on planet Earth that can change the way I think of him. The way I feel about him. The way I am with him. We changed each other in so many ways and yet we won't be perfect no matter how many changes may occur. But we are perfect for each other.

"But if it wasn't for you to be there when you were, I wouldn't be here right now", I reply to Ben's apology and his eyes soften as Blake places a kiss to my forhead, letting his lips longer.

"Thank you so much Ben for helping me out of that situation, and I can't thank you enough for going the extra length in actually taking a bullet and risking your life for me", I say as tears sprinkle my eyes. Blake cups my face wiping the tears with his thumb and I let out a sob.

"I promised Blake I'd risk my life for someone that he would sacrifice his for", Ben says as he watches Blake and I hold each other tightly.

"You really found yourself a fighter and a keeper Blake", Ben says looking at me and I blush as Blake stares into my eyes, his eyes alone setting fire to my body.

"Take care of her or I'll have to hunt you down" he adds with a chuckle and Blake joins.

"I wouldn't dream of leaving her side again because then that'll just change into a living nightmare all over again", Blake replies with sadness in his eyes as if his remembering our time apart.

I gently give his hand a squeeze and he looks up with a small smile. "I love you Dee", he says sending electricity all over me.

"I love you", I return and his smile widens. He looks at my hands held in his and reaches down for something in his pocket before looking at at me.

"Are you ready to go home?", he asks and I nod rapidly.

After about an hour, my doctor said I only had a minor injury to the head and I could finally go home with Blake.

"Where are we going?", I ask noticing he took a differnt ride home. All I want to do is sleep after go through this whole chinanigan. Sometimes I feel like my life's an open book for anyone to read.

"Just a little detour", he answers with a smirk and takes a turn, the park fountain coming in view.

He smile as we slow and steps out his black Ferrari and easily ignores the people crowding around his car, but I on the other hand feel abit unsettled under everyone's glance.

He smiles taking my hand as I step out of the car and feel everyone's eyes on me.

"What's happening?", I ask softly but he ignores my questions pulling me closer to the fountain and take a seat.

"Will you please play us a song", a little boy with no front teeth, which I totally adore asks and my smile widens.

I look over to Blake and stares at me with stars in his eyes. "These people have been requesting you ever since you started playing guitar here", he explains and I look into the crowd now chanting, asking me to sing for them.

"I brought your guitar", Tyler comes in view and my eyes literally jump out of their sockets as he hands it to me and the crowd cheers louder.

"Tyler", I wrap my arms around his neck and he chuckles in my hair.

"I came to see your live show", he winks and I turn to Blake.

"Blake, I don't know about this...I haven't played in a while", I whine but he cups my cheeks placing a quick kiss on my forhead instantly relaxing my body.

"You can do this. I believe in you, Tyler believes in you", I says and I look over to Tyler showing me a thumbs up.

"They believe in you", he coos and I nod my head before standing up to face the crowd.

I take a deep breathe feeling the strings under my touch as everyone's quiets down, and I decide to sing my story.

I've been knocked down, I 've been lost, with the ground shakey under my feet,
I gave it all to someone,
Who'd said,
fire, run

I've been I've been through the days,
When bright love turns into hate,
You bend and you bend til you break,
Til the lights all gone

I start to sing and everyone waves their hands in the air side to side slowly. And Blake's gaze stay fixed on mine, making me feel safe and secure.

When the one you care for just takes it all,
Washing you down like a waterfall,
You lose the way and you hit the wall,
I'd be the one, I'd be the one, I'd be the one to...

Carry you home,
When it hurts like you'll crash from above,

Heal your broken bones,
When you can't move your heart's all locked up,

You'll rise, you'll rise, you rise,
Sometimes you need someone,
To carry you home,
When it hurts like you'll crash from above,
When it's true love

Zara Larsson ~ Carry you home

My song comes to an end and the crowd cheers applauding and I thank them with a gigantic smile on my face.

"No matter what you going through and you feel alone, you are not alone. Your mind is your worst enery and don't believe when poeple say 'you can't do anything'. As long as you have hope, faith and love in your heart, strive to prove the world wrong by saying ' I CAN DO ANYTHING' because it's the truth. You CAN do anything your heart desires if you put your mind to it. We are all powerful human-beings and we can overcome any challenge, any fear and we can conqour the world", I say with tears brimming my eyes and the crowd applauds as some takes videos on their phone.

But most importantly I feel like a I've made a difference and a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders, by telling these people that we are never alone. We can overcome every difficult challenge in our lives, sometimes we may even feel stuck and want the world to swallow us whole, but there is always a way out, even when the way out may not necessarily be the easiest, great happiness will soon follow.

**[A/N]**

I hope everyone takes my words of inspiration to the heart, because no matter what you are going through there is always someone to can talk to even if it's a close friend, a teacher, a close relative, a neighbour...everything is going to be okay. I promise🌸

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