Define love. || Young Leonardo Dicaprio

Chapter 33

McKennas POV

I've lightly curled my hair and chucked on a black wrap dress. Tonight I'm keeping it natural only per request from Leo. I walked out to my kitchen realising I haven't had the chance to properly check the flowers that I've received from earlier today.
I gave them a smell and pondered my hand of the card.

"To my Juliet,

I hope you know how beautiful you are, I mean it when I say I don't ever want you to change because let's be honest your perfect. I just wanted to send these roses as a tribute to my apology. My apology I feel like I haven't had the chance to say. So here it is. I'm sorry for the dumb remarks I've said about you in the past. I'm not going try and explain myself just know how deeply sorry I am for all that stuff in the past. I've never had the chance to stop and see how flawless you are. How every little "imperfection" is just so perfect to me. I will forever be making up it up to you. I hope you truly forgive me as I haven't been able to forgive myself. I hope you love the roses, I know they're your favourite flowers

Love your Romeo x (it's Leo if you haven't figured it out yet)"

I felt tears come to my eyes as I read over the letter again. I think he has apologised before but he probably didn't think it was enough. I have forgiven him the moment we started getting on good terms again. I guess he wasn't sure. I couldn't help but ponder on how he signed off the letter "love your Romeo" did he really mean love? Does he love me? We're not together...just yet anyway but it's way too soon. At this moment, I was ok with how we were going. After we were distant for those 2 weeks we have gotten affectionate again just without the kissing. Maybe I'm ready for that now. I know he told me he wanted to come to me as if he was "picking me up" but I want to see him now...right now

I grabbed my handbag and popped my heels on as I took a deep breath and walked into his room. I still had the letter in my hand

"Fuck wha-" I cut him off by crashing my lips into his. I must've caught him by surprise because he froze. I pulled back embarrassed of my action and he didn't kiss back. He immediately put his hand at the back of my head and pulled me in, this time kissing me back. It was so passionate I could feel sparks flying everywhere. I don't know why I was holding our on this. We finally parted and took deep breaths as we try to get our breathing back on track

"I guess you've read the letter?" I smiled softly and held up the card

"Uh-huh....Leo you were already forgiven but I really do appreciate your apology" I said as I stood back to properly look at him

"Im forgiven? That was easy" he chuckled

"Look, what happened, happened, I shouldn't forgive you but you've done nothing but support me and help build my confidence since you came into my life again"

"And Im not going to stop" he winked causing butterflies in my tummy again

"Besides the past is irrelevant right?" he chuckles again knowing I was feeding him his own wise words

"Right" he smiled "Fuck, you're here now I really wanted to come get you" he pouted, I rolled my eyes playfully

"You were just going to walk through that interconnecting door" I laughed but he just shook his head. "Oh you were going to go through the main door?"

"Yeah I wanted it to feel more of a date" I shook my head and sat on the stool. I spun myself around on the seat as I waited for Leo to grab his jacket to leave. I noticed a pink gift back sitting on the bench in front of me

"Hey Leo!" He walked out sporting his black jacket noticing I found the gift bag on the bench.

"Well... I didn't want to go on a date with you empty handed" he said nervously scratching the bridge of his nose