After all the drama and problems that came with the whole beginning of the year, are thankfully  practically history now. I am turning eighteen in a week and can't be happier that also means winter break officially starts tomorrow! Yay! However, even though its been great Unfortunately, my father was not found so we have just decided to have a closed casket funeral this weekend. As a matter of fact it is in a few hours.

 Cole and I have grown super close over the past few months and are extremely happy together. His father has still been MIA, and I can tell its affecting Cole more than he's letting on.

"You look Beautiful." Cole smiled at me as I opened my bathroom door. I walked over to him and sat next to him on the bed. 

"I love you." I said realizing I just said what I said, I felt my cheeks turn a bright red. 

"I love you too." He smiled at me before pressing his lips to mine. 

"Skye come on sweetie its time to go." Called Claire from downstairs.  

"Ready?" He asked me pulling me up off the bed. I was wearing my black flats because I can barely take a step in heels and then a black lace dress.(A/N dress up top feel free to picture something else keep in mind its winter.) 

We walked down the stairs hand in hand, he was wearing dark jeans and a black button down shirt. 

"You two look good." Claire smiled at us. 

" Her father would have loved you." She smiled sadly at Cole. We got into the car and the entire drive Cole was holding onto my shaking hand. 

It was on and off drizzling today luckily it wasn't snowing.  Once we got there we began to take our seats to get ready for the service to begin. Claire and Cole were on either side of me in the first row. There were a lot of soldiers here who knew my father and some who didn't but still wanted to pay their respects. The service went on and I couldn't help the lone tears that would occasionally slide down my cheek. 

The soldiers who surrounded my dads coffin, grabbed the flag and  began folding it into the triangle before giving there condolences and placing it on my lap. I felt Myra and Clint squeeze  my shoulder from the row behind me. 

A lot of strangers said I'm sorry for your loss before leaving. Did any of these people even really know my dad, half of them I've never seen in pictures, or even heard of before. 

"Skye he's in a better place now." Myra said pulling me into a hug. 

"I'm going to miss him so much. To be honest he was nicer to me than my father ever was." Clint spoke sadly hugging me too. 

"I love you guys so much." I cried. 

The rest of the day went on in a blur of tears and emotions as I tried to make it through it. I never thought about what it would be like to lose someone you care so much about until I did. I never knew that the pang of hurt, guilt and sadness would never go away. There were so many things he never got to experience, like his first grandchild being born, his daughters high school graduation, his daughters wedding. I wish that I could have shown him more about me made him an even prouder father than he already was. 

"How are you feeling?" Cole asked as I snuggled into his chest on my bed. He has been staying with Claire and I most of the time since his father is still MIA. 

"I'm not okay right now, but I will be." I smiled at him. He kissed my nose before turning off the lamp. 

"I love you." He breathed into my hair.

"I love you too." I whispered. He pulled me even closer to him as we both drifted off into sleep.

"You two look so cute." I heard someone say from the door. I cracked my eye open and saw Myra and Clint awing at us from the door way. 

"Hey guys." I smiled trying to get out of Coles grip but he only tightened in response. 

"Cole let go Myra and Clint are here." I whispered to him causing his eye to peak open. He groaned and still didn't budge. 

"Cole." I groaned and began wiggling my way out of his grip.

"Oh no you don't." He said pulling me back.

"Cole Jameson Black, you better let me go this instant." I said causing Myra and Clint to burst out laughing. 

"Your going to be the end of me red head but I still love you." He whispered. 

"I love you too Cole Jameson Black." I said and he glared at me until he saw my expression and he just rolled his eyes hiding his smiled. 

Finally, I got out of Coles deadly grip and was able to hug my best friends. 

"We need to hang out everyday this break." Clint suggested and we both agreed. 

"Well actually my mom rented a cabin and my sister has the flu so she was going to cancel it so instead she asked if I wanted to go with you guys, there are only three beds but since you and Cole were practically merged as one in your bed you guys could easily share if he wanted to join us." She smiled and Clint and I were immediately jumping up and down with excitement. 

"What's going on out here?" Asked a sleepy looking Cole from my door frame since we moved into the hallway. 

" Myra invited the three of us to go to a cabin for some of break if you wanted to join us." I said hoping we would say yes. 

"I'll go." He shrugged while  wrapping his arms around my waist.

"When do we leave?" I asked.

"Tomorrow morning and then we would come back for Christmas day." She smiled. 

"Let me just make sure its okay with Claire first but it should be." I said while we went to go look for her. 

"Of course you can go." Claire beamed from the kitchen when we filled her in. 

" Well I'm going to get packing, oh and make sure you bring bathing suits there is an indoor pool." She said on her way out with Clint. 

" Well once I finish packing we can stop at your house to pack your stuff." I said to him leading him back upstairs with a box of Cocoa Puffs in his hands. 

"Ooo bring this one." He said holding up a flimsy bikini that was like 5 sizes too small and from when I was like in middle school. 

"Yeah no thanks." I said tossing it back into my drawer. 

"This one?" He questioned pulling out a bikini that had a black bottom with a white halter top with ruffles down the middle. 

"That one actually fits me." I said tossing it into the suitcase. 

"I say you still bring that one." He said chucking the extremely small bathing suit into the suitcase. 

"It doesn't fit me." I said while straddling his lap and pressing my lips to his. I quickly pulled the bathing suit away from him and into the trash bin. next to my dresser. 

"That was cruel." He chuckled. 

"Lets go pack your stuff." I laughed as we headed out to his truck. 

We pulled up to his empty house and headed up to his room. He practically just dropped a pile of underwear a couple shirts and jeans and a toothbrush before zipping his suitcase shut. 

"No." I said unzipping it.

"Oh thanks for reminding me love, I almost forgot my shampoo." He chuckled. 

" You are going to be the death of me." I giggled fixing his clump of clothes in his suitcase, reorganizing it a tad. 

That night we were snuggling in my bed. While watching Re-watching Avatar the Last Airbender. I missed this show, I haven't seen it in years. 

"Skye?" Cole said next to me. 

"Yeah." I said brushing his hair out of his face. 

"I haven't had a nightmare in a while thanks to you. I couldn't be any luckier to have the most amazing woman on this planet in my life." He smiled pressing his lips against mine before pulling my head to rest back on his chest.

"I love you so much." He whispered gently before we let sleep consume us.

A/N

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