Run

C H A P T E R T H I R T E E N

Vincent's POV

She was frozen. She didn't move, she didn't blink, she just stood there. I was starting to worry that she would just push me away like last time, so to save myself some humiliation, I started to pull away. But once I did, she quickly wrapped her arms around my shoulders and kissed me back.

I wrapped my hands around her waist and pulled her closer, our bodies completely pressed up against one another. She gasped and I took that as my opportunity to slip my tongue into her mouth, they fought for dominance in the kiss, but she soon gave in.

I kissed her with everything I have. All my passion, rage, happiness, I gave her all of it, and I know she was doing the same.

I let my hands trail down to her hips, and she gasped again as I grabbed her hips and lifted her up into my arms. She instinctively wrapped her legs around my waist and I walked her over and threw her on the bed before climbing on top of her.

I pulled away and let my forehead rest on hers, looking into her eyes as we both caught our breath.

"Wow." She said quietly. I smirked and lightly kissed the side of her mouth.

"Wow is right." She laughed and took my head into her hands and made our eyes meet.

"What does this mean?" I looked at her in confusion. I didn't know what she meant.

"What do you mean?"

"The kiss. The touching. What does all of that mean? Are we...together now?" I laughed at her shyness as she said 'together', she's been so adamant that she hated me, it must be hard for her to admit this to herself.

"Define 'together'."

"Well," She swallowed. "two people give themselves to each other; are loyal to each other. They're in a committed relationship." I smile and nod my head at her, even though she won't meet my eyes.

"Yes, I would like us to be together. Is that what you want?" She blushes again and nods her head. A big smile makes it way onto my face and I kiss her again.

It wasn't rushed or forceful, just slow and sweet. I don't even think I remember the last time I was this happy, it was definitely a long time ago. But in this moment, I was truly happy.

"What are you smiling about?" She asks me, a knowing smirk playing at her lips.

"Just thinking about how you're finally mine." I answer truthfully. And I mean every single word. I have been dreaming about getting Leah back for thirteen years, there's no way in hell I'm letting her go again. And if anyone tried to take her, I'd kill them. Every last one of them.

She blushes again and sighs before lightly pushing me off her. I stand up and help her up to, her body falling flush against mine in the process.

She gasped slightly as she was pressed against me. I looked down and realized that the last few moments really haven't helped my...problem.

"Uh...are you, are you gonna be okay?" She was hesitant with her words and I was grateful. Even though we were together now, having a boner in front of her still wasn't something I was used to.

"Yeah, I'll be fine, it's nothing a cold shower can't fix." She laughed again and shook her head.

God, I will never get tired of that laugh.

I gave her a full smile in return, before walking off towards the bathroom.

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Leah's POV