S.S Queen’s Holiday Cruise

Katie

I smile and lay my head on his shoulder, hoping this will help him.

Chance

I kiss the top of her head, "Thank you. This means so much, K..."

Katie

I smile and kiss his cheek. "Well open it." I say, really excited.

Chance

I finger the edge, still nearly terrified to open it, and take a deep breath. What if they don't make me remember? What if I can't see anything beyond happiness I can't reminisce over? Swallowing, I open the album and scan over the first page.

Katie

I smile at us on the beach at sunset. His forehead is against mine and our hands are twined together. I am smiling up at him and he is smiling down at me.

Chance

I smile lightly at the pictures, somehow smelling sea salt but not remembering.

Katie

I stand up slowly. "I will be right back." I say. I go into the bathroom and change into something more comfortable. I put on a skirt and a cute shirt. I hang the dress up, feeling relieved. I sit next to him again and smile.

Chance

I smile when she comes back and take her hand, flipping through the pages slowly.

Katie

I smile seeing pictures of us canoeing, bike riding, mountain climbing, playing in the snow, riding horses on the beach and at our prom. The one at the end is my favorite. It is me dipped in him arms and him kissing me. I smile and squeeze his hand. I do not want him to think that I need him to remember everything.I love you the way you are. Even though this happened, I still feel the same way about you.

Chance

We did everything... I smile and blink back emotion, my head lightly pounding but not giving into remembering. Looking at her, I kiss her cheek and rest my head against hers, "I love you. So much."

Katie

I smile. "I love you too, so much more than you know." I say smiling.

Chance

I gently close the book and set it aside, pulling her into a hug and closing my eyes.

Katie

I wrap my arms around him and kiss his neck. I then set my head on his shoulder and smile.

Chance

I smile back and hold her tightly, never wanting to let go.

Katie

"I just want you to know that it does not matter what we do, as long as it is together. When I ask you what you want to do, I am not asking you to remember. As you can see, nothing really stops us from doing anything." I say to him.