Chapter 42- A Happy Man
What the fuck did I just do? What if I just scared her away? What next? I'd be asking her to marry me? But the thought of that didn't seem bad at all.
What if she didn't love me back? I risked it and looked at Anna's face to see that she was looking at me with shock. I was right, she didn't love me back, I wouldn't have rushed things, I would have just fucking waited, but at the moment it just felt right to tell her how I felt.
" I'm sorry I...I..." I what? Didn't mean what I said? That would be a lie.
I was about to pull away from her when she wrapped her legs around my waist and pulled me tightly to her and then her hands went around my neck before she covered her lips with mine.
She was kissing me but she wasn't telling me what I desperately wanted to hear, I couldn't force her. Maybe she hadn't sorted her feelings and that's why she couldn't tell me back.
She pulled back from me as she looked me in the eyes, I could feel my heart thudding in my chest.
" I love you too, I love you," She whispered and my mouth opened in shock.
" Say that again, say that again," I said and she chuckled.
" Please say that again," I said with a pout as she kissed my pouted lips.
" I love you, Cole, I love you," I felt all tingly inside me, never have any woman made me feel this way.
I held her waist as I lifted her, raising her in the air and I happily turned as she shouted, her laughter filling the room and my heart, she kept telling me to keep her down. But I was just a happy man holding his woman, I didn't listen.
" Put me down, Cole,"
" Tell me you love me,"
" Put me down first!"
" Nope tell me you love me,"
" I love you, Cole, I love you!" She said with a laugh and my heart warmed.
" Say it again," I knew I would soon get my head bashed but who says teasing her wasn't fun?
" You're really asking for it Cole," Just like I expected, I chuckled before dropping her down but I didn't give her time, I kissed her again.
" You have no idea how happy you've made me," I said,
" You make me happy too,"
" And I promise to keep doing that,"
" Promise?"
" Promise."
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" Look who it is, the sexy girly," I said happily as I walked to Bella and playfully pushed her wheelchair around.
" Hey Mom," I greeted my mom as I pushed Bella until we went inside her room.
" You look exceptionally happy today, spill," She knew me so well.
" Well...." I said,...and when did I start blushing in front of my best friend?
" Come on tell me, you're making me anxious," She said and I couldn't help but chuckle, she looked ready for me to spill whatever I wanted to tell her. If she was a cartoon character she'd have long ears that were perked.
" So..." I said as my hand went back to my mouth to stifle a chuckle, Bella looked like she would kill me.
" Will you stop with the suspense and tell me already?"
" Okay, okay, Cole told me he loves me," I said happily as Bella almost forgot she was sitting on a wheelchair. She almost wanted to jump up with me but quickly sat back down, her face becoming sad.
I noticed immediately.
" Hey, don't be sad, you're going to get better, you just have to be patient, besides there is another way we can rejoice together," I said, wiggling my brows, and before she could say anything I went behind her wheelchair pushing her around her room.
"Yeeee!!!" She shouted happily, throwing her hands up as she both laughed.
" I'm so happy, my best friend is getting married,"
" I didn't say that,"
" It's the same thing, you love him, he loves you, equals to marriage, it's simple math,"
" You're not going to make me start thinking about that,"
" What are you girls up to?" I turned to see my mom standing at the door with a questioning gaze.
" Uhm, we were just talking about where we want our new apartment, right Bella?"
" Yeah, right, we've lived in this neighborhood for too long, we need a change," She said and I nodded my head. I didn't tell her about Derick being a stalker and breaking into my house, nor did I tell her about being kidnapped by him, I knew she was going to get worried every second of the day.
" Good for you girls," She said before she closed the door and left. I bursted into laughter, I've been holding myself from laughing since she opened that door, my Mom looked like a spy who was asked to come find information, she looked so serious with her raised brows as she watched us.
" When did you become such a good liar?" Bella asked as she chuckled looking at the door like my mom would suddenly open it.
" At least I saved our head, imagine if she heard us talking about marriage, she'd be planning about grandbabies, and she'd forget the fact she was against me and Cole's relationship," I said with a laugh.
" You can say that again, so are you guys gonna go public about your relationship now?" Bella asked.
" I really don't know Bells, I don't think I'm ready for that yet, but at the right time we're going to go public, by then I'd be ready to face whatever criticism the world has, I'm going to face it head on without a care, but I don't think I'm ready for that now.....he loves me," I said with a smile feeling all tingly.
" I'm happy for you my friend, what's your wedding color?"
" Stop it Bella, stop teasing me," I said as I covered my face,
" Aww, my friend's in love, I'm glad he isn't an asshole like Derick, hopefully, he doesn't turn out to be one because I'm gonna plug out his heart, that's a promise,"
" You have nothing to worry about, Cole isn't going to cause me pain, I'm very sure of that,"
" Let's hope so,"