Fell For My Bestfriend

chapter 27

Emily's POV

I felt relieved and it was definitely a good idea to give him an opportunity to justify himself.. when I read the messages he had sent me I could sense the desperation in them.. the urge to keep me with him and also the fear of losing me... It never really occurred to me that I could mean so much to somebody.. all my life I have been casted aside, neglected by the people whom I called 'family', hated by most of them and treated as a burden by many others.. so the fact that someone could love me was definitely a foreign concept... And that's the reason I never really gave a lot of importance to Troy to be honest.. I knew he loved me, I knew I loved him since forever but I still couldn't wrap my head around it.. after he left for tour it was even harder for me... I felt so insecure.. seeing him with his fans and all, just made me judge myself and actually think 'whether I was worthy of him'.. so I think it is normal for me to be unsure about everything...
Work got over fast.. I walked back home... I showered and prepared dinner for myself, ate and then sat down on the couch staring at the blank t.v screen in front of me and my mind literally roaming about the entire world...
The sound of the doorbell brought me back to reality... I sighed and unwillingly got up to open the door..
"Who is it?" I asked..
"Open the door.." the reply came in a very weird shrill voice yet it seemed like it belonged to a man..
"Ehhh who the hell is it?" I asked from behind the door..
"Em just open the door.." this time the reply made me jump.. I couldn't believe my ears.. this was really happening...
I opened the door and threw my arms around Troy... He hugged me back.. I was overwhelmed.. this was a surprise.. he never told me he was coming...
"What are you doing here?" I asked, still hugging him..
"I said I would be back before you know.." he replied...
I unwrapped my arms and we both went inside.. he was smiling and looked genuinely happy.. once inside he pulled me closer to him... My breath hitched at this sudden movement.. he looked me in the eye, not with anger but with immense amount of love and adoration... He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer to his chest.. I could feel my heart beat escalating with every passing second.. it was pounding against my rib cage.. he put a finger under my chin and lifted it so now I was looking at him directly in the eyes.. a warm smile spread across my face..
"I missed you so much that I can't even bring myself to express it in words.." he said softly, then gently kissed my forehead... He let his lips stay there for a minute then looked back at me..
"I love you so much and I am greatful to God for blessing me with an angel like you..." He said but this time more softly but with so much feeling that I couldn't help but tear up...
"I love you too.." was all I could say... So much of love, so much of happiness just left me speechless... But I knew that he knew how much he meant to me..
His eyes slowly shifted to my lips... He bought his lips closer to mine and captured them... A surge of emotions ran through my body... My knees became weak.. if he wasn't holding me I doubt whether I would have been standing or not... He had his one arm tightly wrapped around my waist and another holding my face gently... I was standing like a mannequin all this time but  my brain had other plans.. I automatically bought my arms around his neck and I could feel him picking me up and as if on cue I  wrapped my legs around his waist... Never for once breaking the kiss... I could feel him moving.. he slowly placed me on the kitchen counter and stood in between my legs... Everything felt so surreal.. the feeling of his warm lips, the feeling of security in his strong arms, the energy from his body just gave way to millions of butterflies flying in my stomach.. it felt like something out of a fairytale...
We broke apart completely out of breath... He looked at me with a smile etched on his face and eyes gleaming with happiness... Realization dawned on me and I started blushing furiously... He was confused for a moment when I looked away.. but soon caught up on the look on my face and laughed his heart out... I couldn't help but smile at his childish behaviour.. everything felt good, everything felt perfect... He was like the soothing ray of sunshine in my cold, dark, hard life...