Benefits

XXX.-Story Of Another Us- (FINALE)

Songs for this chapter:

1. "Already Gone" - Sleeping At Last

2. "Perfect" - One Direction

3. "One Call Away" - Charlie Puth

4. "Love Me Like You Do" - Ellie Goulding

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Richard's heart is ready to escape his chest, he genuinely thought he'll never see her again.  

 "Richard?! What the hell are you doing?" Maine asked as soon as he laid his eyes on her. "I ... I came for you" he answered while still trying to catch his breath. 

Maine looks a bit different now. Physically, of course she looks the same but he knows something deep inside has changed. The troubled young lady then curled her nose and told him that she cannot stay. 

"You can't stay because of what? You're scared of your father? Maine, I can and I will help you get through this. Running away isn't the answer" Richard replied, more than determined to stall her until she gets kicked out of the bus. 

"You don't understand, this is much more complicated than that" Maine replied as she started walking towards him. Richard glanced at the bus conductor and saw that he already started unloading her things. "Good" he thought to himself, the bus conductor is actually helping him a lot. 

"Then make me!. Maine, I don't want to lose you ... please" he begged, moving closer to her. Richard kept his view on her eyes and saw that they started watering, she's about to cry. 

"I can't ... I'm sorry Richard" she replied before placing one of her hands at the side of his face. Richard started choking up as tears also make their way to his eyes. The lad knows he is going to lose her. 

"Please Maine. I will do anything you want, I will talk to your father if you want to. Just please, please don't go" he pleaded before pulling her close to him. Richard then enveloped her in his arms as he plants a kiss on her forehead. 

Maine started crying, "I'm sorry" she whispered over and over again. The fact that everyone in the bus station is now looking at them didn't matter, the only thing that is important right now for Richard is to stop Maine from leaving. 

"Richard?" she asked and so he looked down and faced her. Maine then took a step back, releasing herself from his hug. 

"I'm sure you'll find someone else"

"Oh God no, I don't want anyone else .. please" Richard held her hand a bit tighter than usual. He will not let her go, he just can't. 

"Please ... you have to ... I'm not perfect for you" 

"Well, neither am I!. Maine, we're not perfect ... fuck, no one is perfect. But this, this love that we have ... this is worth fighting for" 

"I can't fight for it" she replied, sobbing. 

"Then let me ...  let me fight for this ... let me fight for us" 

"I'm sorry" 

 "Maine ... don't give up ...  we were both emotionally damaged when we first met .. now, that all changed. We fixed each other" 

"I'm still  damaged" she whispered, looking straight to his eyes.  

"Then let me spend the rest of my life fixing you"

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Austin took a deep breath before he and Jenna entered the house. 

"Are you sure they'll let us? You and Maine are supposed to get married" she whispered at him. "I'm sure they would. Maine is courageous enough to defy our fate, now it's my turn" Austin answered before showing themselves to Mr and Mrs. Mendoza.