[✓] reconnected , c. besson

↦ chapter 13

9:40, thursday | ᯾
(miranda's pov)
"the words jumped out of my mouth.

"CORBYN..." i began to speak.

my entire body was trembling. corbyn had just admitted to loving me, and i really didn't know how to react. i had always known he felt some type of way about me, but hearing it directly from him just made it feel so much more special.

i took a deep breath and continued speaking. "when i bumped into you that one night months ago, i didn't want to believe it was you." i sighed. "when you gave me your jacket, it meant a lot to me. well, not in like a weird way, but the way you cared for my health really tugged at my heartstrings, you know?" corbyn nodded and picked himself up, resting his head on my shoulder. i didn't bother to stop him, i missed this feeling more than anything.

i snapped out of my daze and continued speaking. "but when we started becoming friends.. i couldn't help but feel a bit happier. you brought so much light into my life, and i know you never meant to hurt me. but, damnit, was it hard to hide all of that." i said. corbyn slightly laughed. "well you did a pretty good job i must say." he added softly. i giggled.

"sorry for interrupting. keep going." corbyn said while messing around with my hair.

"i tried really hard to convince myself i didn't love you, but nothing worked. i thought that blocking you out and yelling at you would help me, but the only thing it did was hurt you. seeing you hurt would eat me up inside." i paused for swallow a giant lump in my throat. i took a few deep breaths in attempt to calm myself down.

"not even meeting new people worked." i said as my voice cracked. "nobody i met was like you. nobody i met made me smile like you did. nobody i met made me laugh like you did. nobody made me HAPPY like you did." i took a breath before continuing to speak. "that day when you walked in and saw me and daniel together wasn't what you thought. we're friends and will always continue to be. i've never felt any type of way for daniel, and i know he hasn't felt that type of way for me either. that huge argument that happened outside of my apartment ate me up inside for months. i couldn't get my mind off of it."

i could hear corbyn sniffling again. from the corner of my eye, i spotted him wiping off a few tears from the corner of his eyes. i sighed. now was the big moment, i needed to tell him.

"corbyn, do you actually love me?" i asked.

moments after those words slipped out of my mouth, i realized how stupid i sounded. he definitely did, and he probably thought i was annoying by saying that. he turned my head so that it was facing his face. "miranda, i love you more than anything else in this world. you're my sun, you're my moon, you're my stars. i honestly couldn't imagine how different i would be if i never met you. you're the best thing that has ever happened to me, and i'll continue to say that until you know it." corbyn said while gazing into my eyes. my cheeks turned a very bright shade of pink, and there was no use in hiding it.

my heart began to beat fast, my mind racing along with it. my palms were sweating and my entire body shook. how was i gonna tell him? what if this was all just a prank? what if he doesn't actually want to be with me? what if he just told me this to get it off of his chest?

while all of these "what if" scenarios ran through my head, i didn't even realize that my mouth was getting ready to say the words that had been on my mind for months now. i bit my lip in an attempt to hold it back, but it didn't work. the words jumped out of my mouth before i could even process what i wanted to say to him.

"i love you too!" i blurted out.

corbyn's eyes widened in disbelief and his jaw practically hit the ground. a brief silence passed over us. the only thing to be heard was the rustling of leaves, distant cars driving by, and the water slowly flowing by. it was soon interrupted by the sound of corbyn crying.

"corbyn! what's wrong?" i asked him, concern very present in my voice. he was barely able to speak between his sobs, his voice trembling. "you said you... loved me." corbyn finally spoke. "miranda you have no clue how long i've waited for you to say that. god i missed you so much." corbyn said before breaking down again.

i wrapped him into a giant hug and it took him less than a minute to hug me back. before i knew it, i was crying as well. i was so beyond happy right now, i just couldn't hold it in. we hugged each other for around 5 minutes before corbyn pulled away. he put his hands on my cheeks and looked me deep into my eyes. my eyes travelled back and forth between corbyn's eyes and his lips.

"so can i do this now?" corbyn said quietly.

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