I Found the Babies

Dree & Aaron

The next few weeks were harder though, especially because Aaron seemed to be around quite a lot. It was annoying even more because Darren wasn't there to make me forget. Reigning in my annoyance had been even harder when we had gathered during Aria's - it was impossible to believe that she was Aaron's twin - daughter, Johanna, had been born. Aaron had been quite the opportunist all the time, using Raine and Ryan as an excuse to sit close to me every time he could.

What was worse? Miranda Jacobs, Aria's sister in law. Looking at her again was like witnessing her riding Aaron, again. She was the one who was ready as ever to get into Aaron's bed just to get me out of his life. What little Xavier did to her, though, made me feel a lot better.

It was the same day, though, when Aaron had pulled me into his lap and had grinned at me charmingly, a stark reminder of why I had fallen in love with him all those years ago. It made me uneasy to feel the flutters again, the same flutters and tingles Darren could never make me feel.

It was the same day when it had been decided that Aaron and I had to spend an entire day alone - with the twins.

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He was sitting all alone. It was unbelievable to see how lonely he looked at the time, a drink in his hand, and his distant gaze towards the sky. Aaron looked so handsome, so beautiful, the moonlight falling on his sharp features, shining in his sad eyes. it was hard to believe that didn't have even a single girl hanging on his arm at this party, Miranda's birthday party.

Just how much had Aaron changed in these past years. I didn't know.

"Is that you, Dree?" He said, and called me over.

"Yes, it's me."

"Will you please come here and sit next to me?" He was pleading. I obliged him.

He stared at me with awe for a few moments, and one of his hands reached up to caress my cheek.

"You're so beautiful." He whispered.

I blushed, damn me.

"I hate you boyfriend so much." He blurted, cupping my face, "I hate him so much. He gets to do things that I always dream of doing with you."

I didn't say anything to him.

"But you know what?" He asked, "I hate myself more, the most. I hate myself because I was such a coward, I hate myself because I let you go so easily, even though all I wanted to do was be with you. I realised what I had done when I saw you walking out of the door and you have no idea how much I wanted to get you back. I still do want you back."

I slapped his hands away harshly and stood up, "You can't keep saying things to me like that. I have a boyfriend!"

"You don't love him!" He countered, "You love me!"

Arrogant little shit!

"What do you know about love, huh?" I hissed, "You have no right to point out whom I love and whom I don't!"

His shoulders dropped suddenly, and his eyes shimmered with unshed tears as he spoke, "I know a lot above love, Allie, and I know a lot about heartbreak, too. How ironical," his voice was hoarse, "The girl that I've been in love with since the past few years thinks that I know nothing about love. And it's all because I am a coward."

He stepped closer to me and pulled me by my shoulders towards him, "Just because I was a coward then, I can't have you today. You have no idea how much I love you and how much I regret breaking your heart."

And he leaned in to kiss me...

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