Always You

Chapter 23 | Always You

"Drea." Sorin spoke panting, lifting his head but my eyes were closing. "Look at me."

I forced myself to open my eyes when he once again said, "Look at me."

I made eye contact with him and he cupped my cheek. "I love you."

I was fully awake now. "W-what?"

A small smile touched his lips. "I love you." He emphasised each word carefully.

Butterflies exploded in my stomach. My heart, it stopped beating. All I could do was to stare at him in disbelief. He...Sorin Araimis Zaveri, the billionaire loved me? I was...I was nothing.

Yes, he cared for me a lot in these past weeks, he kissed me, he hugged me, he cuddled with me, he had conversations with me, he got jealous over me, he cooked me breakfast, dropped me off to college everyday. All these signs did point towards love yet my mind refused to believe he would ever love me. Everytime that thought crossed my mind, it was overpowered by other thoughts like how could he love you? Why will he love you? You are not worth him.

He loved me. For how long?

He saw the hesitance in my eyes, all the fears raw to him.

He understood me, whenever I was insecure about myself, he understood it even before I could say something about it.

I didn't realise I was crying until he bent his head and kissed away my tears and taking my palm, he intertwined our fingers and held it against his cheek.

"Drea, I love you. I. Love. You. I know you have many doubts and I know that you might still be angry with how I treated you initially but I need you to know, I love you and I will love you and I am going to make up my mistakes no matter how many days, months or years it takes cause now you are stuck with me till death do us apart."

I closed my eyes and placed my other palm over my mouth to stifle my sobs. "I don't...I...I...am not...worth you."

"God dammit." He removed my palm from over my mouth. "Listen to me. You are worth each and every fucking stars and moons out there. Your insecurities have blinded you, making it difficult for you to see how much I love you."

I cried harder at that and by that time, a tear rolled down his eyes too. "Please, Drea. See yourself from my eyes, you are fucking beautiful. You are so pure, that's what attracted me towards you first, the way you were ready to divorce me."

"I know it will take time for you to realise my love for you but I am willing to wait, willing to worship you each and every day to show you your worth, to show you how you fucking shine."

I loved him too. I always did.

Yes, my insecurities hold me back everytime but not right now. I won't let them hold me back from him. I trusted him more than anyone else and if he says he loves me, he does. And he has shown it in his actions too.

With trembling fingers, I cupped both his cheeks and pulling his head closer, pressed my lips to his.

I wanted to pour my heart too.

"I love you, Sorin." I spoke against his lips. "I love you too."

He smiled widely against my lips. "I know but say that again."

It wasn't a shock to me. I knew he had an idea about my feelings but still...

"Since...how long...did you know about my feelings?"

Chuckling softly, he pulled back and rolled over and laid on his back and wrapping his arms around my waist, pulled me on top of him.

He flicked my nose with his finger. "Since the moment I saw my picture as your wallpaper and you even confessed it once while you slept in my arms."