Chapter 114
She’s mine.
Rosalie Kensington is my girlfriend after so many years.
It all feels like a beautiful fantasy I’ve stepped in and honestly, I plan on devouring every single moment in this fantasy.
When I told her about my feelings, I thought of the worst. I thought she was going to laugh at my face. I thought she might consider it a prank even though our pranks had never been emotionally or even physically painful.
Despite being told by Knox that she also had feelings for me, I found it hard to believe that she finally started seeing me differently. I’m no longer the guy who irritates her. I’m no longer the best friend. I’m the boyfriend who gets to kiss and cherish her. I get to hold her without needing the ‘acting‘ excuse.
“I can’t wait till I see you tomorrow,” I tell her as I wrap my arms around her petite frame. I love the way she feel against my body. She fits so well.
“Me too. I hope you like the gift I got you,” she says, looking at me with those magnificent blue eyes of hers.
“I’m sure I’m going to fall in love with it,” I say, kissing her forehead. She could get me a bar of chocolate and I will be the happiest person alive. She doesn’t need to go above and beyond to make me happy. Her existence makes me over the moon. “I think you’re going to love your gift too.”
“Can you give me a hint?” she excitedly says, but I shake my head.
“You refused to give me a hint, so no,” I tease her, making her huff.
“Shouldn’t you be nicer?” she whines, giving me her puppy eyes.
“I’m not falling for that.” I stand my ground. We’ve arrived at her family’s place a few minutes ago. We decide to take my car and leave hers at the parking lot of the apartment complex. She already knows that if she needs a car, she can take any from the collection her parents have.
I don’t want to leave her, but I know that she has a family she misses and I’m certain that they miss her a lot. I get to spend more time with her than them, but that doesn’t mean that I’m not going to miss her.
“You’re cruel, but I like you.” I know when she’s about to kiss me. She always reaches for my neck and wraps her arms around it. So now when she does it, I like to take her in my embrace, slightly pick her up, and let her initiate the kiss.
We haven’t exchanged ‘I love yous‘ yet. I wanted to say it in the amusement park, but I didn’t want to freak her out. I don’t want to give her any reason to run away and I surely don’t want to love–bomb her. I know that Rosie is a hopeless romantic and based on what she has told me about the romantic novels she adores, she doesn’t like it when the couples skip any step, so I don’t want to skip any step with her. I want to give her everything she wants.
“Aren’t I the luckiest guy in the entire world?” I whisper, setting her down.
“Probably.” She playfully smirks.
When we hear the front door open, we both look in its direction.
“Rosie!” Lily hollers as she runs towards her sister. Rosie doesn’t waste a second and crouches to her sister’s height.
“I miss you, Lil,” Rosie says, kissing her sister’s cheek.
“I miss you, too,” Lily tells her.
“Hey buddy,” I greet Holden once I see him. “How are you?”
“When we train hard, we aim to win, but we also need to remember that training hard is a reminder to never accuse ourselves of not doing enough when we lose. You trained hard, so don’t blame yourself. Be proud of what you’ve achieved so far and learn from your mistakes,” I tell him. He slowly nods and offers me a small smile.
“Silas, what are you doing out there? Come on in!” Emily invites me in as he comes to the front door.
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