Chapter 53

Fifty-Three

Nathan

"Chloe,"

I couldn't believe my eyes. Chloe stood in front of my apartment, smiling widely at me. Her soft blue eyes looked the same. A warm deep blue that made me shudder as she watched me approach.

"Chloe.. are you... Is that you?" I mumbled, taking shaky, unsure steps toward her. God if this was a dream, then it was cruel. A cruel cruel dream.

"What do you think? I'm some kind of ghost? Open the door will ya?" She said snarkily and my heart leaped.

I dragged her into my arms, burying my face in her shoulder. "Chloe, oh my God...Oh my God," I muttered, holding her tightly against me.

"I'm back," she whispered, stroking my chest.

I stroked her hair softly. Soft blonde waves that I had missed tangling my fingers in. "Never do that to me again! Never leave me again! Do you hear me?" I asked pulling away from her. She simply smiled at me and somehow, we were in our bathroom.

I glanced down to find my clothes were gone and when I looked back up, Chloe was getting