"And I have to be honest with you. I don't care if you hate me. I'll still chase after you. Because... Because I love you"."You... You what?" I asked in disbelief. His eyes were locked on mine.
"I.... I love you", he repeated.
No one would ever know how much I wanted to hear those words from his mouth. Those three little words.
I closed my eyes and reopened them, making sure this was real.
"This is real", I whispered.
He nodded. "This is real".
He opened up his arms and I fell into them.
"Can you say it again?" I asked, longing to hear the words again.
He smiled and pressed my head to his chest. "I love you. I love you. I love you" he repeated.
"I love you too", I said.
"I'm so sorry. Sorry for all the times I never said it. I'm sorry for being a coward. Sorry for all the times I let you leave. When I let you go. I'm sorry for all the things I said. I'm sorry for all the times I made you cry. I'm.... So so sorry", he choked.
"I'm sorry too. I'm sorry for all the times I left and for all the promises I broke", I said.
He rubbed my back and kissed my head. "But that's all behind us, and we're gonna make it. I promise".
I nodded. I believed him.
"Here, come here. Get up", he said.
"What? Why?" I asked, sitting up.
"Come on, I'm going to do This right", he said.
I was confused, but I listened. I stepped out of the car and walked to the front where he was.
"Babe, it's cold", I said. I stuffed my hands in my pockets and shivered.
"Come here", he said, and wrapped his arms tightly around me, protecting me from the cold.
"Now... Why are we out here?" I asked.
He pulled back enough so he could see my eyes and our noses were almost touching.
"Joanna, Will you be my girlfriend? Officially? Can I kiss you whenever I want? Sometimes because I need it, sometimes to make sure you're there, sometimes because you're so beautiful, and sometimes because I'm just so freaking happy?" He asked with a chuckle.
I giggled. "Yes. And are you going to kiss me now?"
He nodded. "Mmmhmmm".
"And what reason?" I asked.
"Because You're mine", he said.
I smiled and kissed him. And my reason? Because I loved him. So flippin much it hurt.
"Can we go back into the car?" I asked.
He chuckled. "Yes."
We got back in the car and drove home. We sat out on the road for a little bit.
"Why here? Out of all the places to go, why would you come back to your parents?" He asked.
"Because I thought you might stay away if I was here", I said.
"Well you thought wrong, princess. I wasn't about to stop for anything, even though your parents do scare the living daylights out of me."
I laughed.
"So why have your parents always hated me? I mean, besides the fact that they're convinced I kidnapped you?"
"Uhhh.... I mean... I guess they thought you were immature. I mean... You are kinda", I said.
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We're Neighbors
FanfictionHe smiled. "You're going to have to get used to it, baby girl. We're neighbors." Joanna left her home town to get away from all the painful memories it brought back. But running away from running away ends her up back where she started.