All that things I preached about Valentine's being 'commercialized love day' flew out of the window when I saw that he got me a gift.
We went to the gift shop and he picked the first item that he laid his eyes on. Wow! Someone was in a hurry.
Then he drove us to my home. I asked him to sit on the couch and I brought two cups of orange juice. Dinner had to wait. Don't worry, I asked him and he was fine with it.
I saw his gift on the coffee table. "I didn't get you anything" I admitted while inspecting the box.
"No worries. I didn't exactly leave you on a good note. I was just trying to talk with my father before I could meet you again. I am thankful that you picked my call".
"So, did you talk with him? Wait. Shall I open your gift now?"
"Are you serious? No, open it later. And to answer your question, no, I couldn't get in touch with him. But I couldn't wait anymore. I had to see you and make it clear before you realize that you are better off without me". He said with a smile that didn't reach his eyes.
I could see he was only half-joking. It felt like he was really afraid of losing me. I could recognize that look because I was on the same boat.
"Ok. You know that I feel the same. What are we waiting for?" Here comes a moment of lost connection between my mouth and my brain.
He looked like he won a lottery and then lost it all on gambling. "Baby, I need to tell you something. You can decide if you feel the same after hearing me out".
I was sick of this game. "Unless you are a serial killer I don't think anything can change my mind" I confessed. Is that how people confess? "Like" word was not mentioned anywhere.
But he got the point. "You are really making it difficult to control myself. I want to do it the right way. Can you please wait?"
"Sure. I should warn you that waiting is not my strong suit. I could go out with the next person hitting on me". I said sarcastically.
His eyes turned dark at my comment. I felt a shiver down my spine. Did he think I was serious?
"Baby, you are not making it easy for me". Why was he holding himself back? I wanted to find out today. I didn't want to wait.
I know I sound like a baby. He called me baby so he was going to deal with one.
"Come on! You are not any better. You leave me for a week without even a "hi" and expect me to come running to you when you call me?" I asked knowing very well I did exactly that.
"Calm down, Alex. You know I was just being that way so you wouldn't get hurt".
"Hurt? I already told you, Dean. I am 25 and can take very good care of myself. Don't make my decisions for me".
"You really want to know? Can you promise me you won't run away?"
"If you haven't noticed, I was not the one who ran away".
I was not the one to speak like that but it seems that he had a deep impact on me. I didn't like being away him. Even for a week.
That realization hit like a brick and tears came out of my eyes without my permission.
He was stunned at my outburst and hugged me. "Shh, baby. Don't cry. I'm here. I won't leave you, ever. Even if you run away, I will find you and make you stay".
I wiped my tears and nodded. "Sorry. I think I kept everything bottled up for long".
"Don't apologize, baby. I was selfish and I didn't think how you would feel. But that doesn't mean I don't li-"
He stopped mid-sentence and placed a hand on his mouth. "It was not how I planned it to happen".
I was still in shock and didn't hear anything after that "li". He meant to say "like", right?
He liked me back? So what was stopping us? "Are you going to run away again?"
"No, baby. I promised I won't. Can you promise me the same?"
"Don't you need to check with your father before telling me anything?"
"Hypothetically, yes. But I guess he would understand".
At that time, I came back to my senses. "No, I don't want to jeopardize your relationship with your guardian. You can tell me later. I think I heard what I needed to hear".
"No, baby. I am ready now. I wanted to tell you when the moment is right. I think its now or never".
A/N: So it happened. Is this how you have imagined it?
Could it have been better? Yeah, probably. But do I like this version? heck yeah!
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