Dread slams into me.This is it; Lili wasn’t ready for this; she’s going to run again and this time I know she isn’t coming back.
*Whisper* What have I done?
*Demons*Don’t worry, Zander. We are here, we will always be here. You cannot escape us, no matter what you do. Better say goodbye to Lili.
A shiver shook me as the demons’ taunt hits home.
Through their insult a spark of optimism flickers.
Will it be enough?
Or will this too, go up in flames?
_CHAPTER 11 - LILI_
“Take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are magic.”– Frida Kahlo
Did I hear him correctly? Or is my mind playing tricks?
I’m pretty sure I heard him say what I have tried to voice all damn day.
Let’s rewind to a few moments ago, shall we?
“I love you.” Alexander whispered, his announcement coming after I just confessed my deepest secret to him, and he is still here, he’s not running, even with the possibility of not having a child of his own.
Alexanderlovesme.
My smile is ear to ear, and I have a ken to think he’s expectingmeto run. Quite the opposite, love.
I say the only thing there is to say then, the one thing I’ve never said to a man before now. My confession.
“I love ye, too, Alexander.”
Elation, gratification, and adoration; three words I would describe what he experienced then.
“Really?”He asks, stunned at the prospect as a war raged within, expecting a different outcome.
I said it, didn’t I? Or was that all in my head? I kiss the tip of his nose, my confidence shining as bright as the sun.
“I, Liliana Hayes, am completely and irrevocably in love with ye, Alexander Gorski.”
And just like that, the anvil I’ve had riding on my shoulders upped and disappeared.Poof.Gone.
I’m free. Free to be me at last.
I never thought I wanted love or that I could love someone else. Love found me, and now I never want to be without it.
Harmony of the heart, with Alexander. I never thought it possible.
I cup his face this time and plant a kiss of my own. Sweet and straight to the point. He is first to break our connection.
I have never witnessed a child being gifted a puppy for Christmas, but I’d imagine it be something how Alexander is acting in this moment.
With a burst of energy, he looms over me, his strong body humming with excitement, eyes gleam with a marvelous lightning storm, and his smile is heaven sent.God, it’s been too long since I’ve had the pleasure of seeing that cheeky dimple of his.
His hands cup my ears then it’s like the bubble containing his excitement pops as he begins a flurry of kisses over every part of my face.
I can’t contain my giggle as I wrap my arms around his neck and pull him in, our proclamations of love only further exciting us as we repeat them over and over again. There is no question now; we have clarified our love multiple times over so that the other knew.