Recap

   "He doesn't hate you, Kari."

    She looked behind me, "Instead of assuming he hates you, why don't you ask him yourself"

 I turn to look behind me where she was staring and my heart jumped at the sight.

  Seth Immanuel Parker, standing about eight feet away from me. He wore a fancy suit with a matching tie. He looked beautiful. I couldn't see his eyes because of the poor lighting in this area of the park but I see the stolid look on his face. 

 I swallowed, this was the last thing I expected. 

   After a few seconds of me staying couple silent, Iris stood from beside me and placed her hands on my shoulder. My eyes drift from Seth to my best friend. She gave me a small smile. 

  "Pour your heart out," she whispered then left me to staring after her. I managed to get my feet moving in his direction. When I was about three feet away from him I stopped. 

   I could see his face better, his face was still inexpressive. I couldn't tell what he was thinking. I couldn't tell what he was feeling. He's here. 

 Which means he wants to talk to me. Maybe he wants me to talk first. 

 I should talk first. I caused all this pain. 

 "Uhmm, I guess you heard that." I swallowed. I was never good at talking about my feelings and now I hear ready to confess my love for a man who has been ignoring me for weeks. 

 Breathe

  I took two deep breaths still looking at him. I laughed a little and shake my head. "I'm terrible at these things." I looked at his face waiting to see his usually goofy smile but it wasn't there, I guess he wasn't let me off easy.  I didn't deserve to be let off easy. 

  I took more deep breaths and then explained, "I wasn't searching through your things. I woke up and you were sleeping, I was hungry so I went to the kitchen and eat a few pieces of garlic bread and I noticed the view and I went to look. When I was heading back to the kitchen I noticed that your documents were all over the place, it looked messy and so I started cleaning it up. I was never looking to find the files for the Samuels case. I didn't see the files for the Samuels case what I saw the McNeil case and I was fascinated by his story and so I started reading and I couldn't stop. That's what you saw."  

  I pause and took a deep breath then continued, "I didn't come to your apartment that night to look for information on the case, I'm not that type of person and I can't believe you actually thought I would do that." I paused for a second, "but then, I didn't give you a reason to not to think that. I always put my work first, not feelings and of course you'd think that I would do anything to win a case. After all, my job came first, doesn't it? 

  I sigh and ran my hands through my hair then continued my ranting, "I never placed my emotions before my job, until I met you. Well, until I saw you again. I never expect any of this. I didn't think I was capable of having feelings for anyone, especially someone like you." I laughed, "You're not my type. I like smart guys, not that you're not smart just not as smart as the other guys I dated. But that's not the point. The point is that I didn't fall in love with any of those smart men I dated. I fell for you, the humorous dude who I made out with the last day of school. By the way, you're the first person I made out with."

 I laugh at how unorganized my words were. "Seth, I love you." I  looked in his eyes with a smile on my face and tears in my eyes "I love you so much. I was going to tell you back. When you woke up, I was going to tell you that I loved you too. The reason I didn't respond because I was in shock and I needed time to process how I felt about you but now I can't take wait a next minute without telling you how much I love you and how sorry I am." A tear slipped from my eyes. "I'm not used to you being silent. Can you just say something?"

 "I was waiting for you to finish your ranting," he spoke for the first time. 

I looked at him, my heart in my hands, waiting for him to either heal or break my heart. 

  "On the day of graduation, I looked for you but Michelle told me you were gone as soon as the program ended. I was disappointed. I really liked you and I didn't get to tell you that I was pining over all through high school." I laughed. "I used to watch you all the time and when you spin that bottle that night I was praying that it landed on me and it did. I just wasn't brave enough to ask you out after we made out. Anyways I saw a picture on Brandon's facebook with you and Iris. There was a free spot for DA and so I applied and ran the campaign and I won. I moved here because of you."

  His words couldn't be any more shocking than they already were. Did he really move to New York because of a picture he was of me and Iris?

  "I didn't last long for me to see you. When I saw you at the bar not only were you driving men away from you, you made it clear you weren't interested in a relationship and I was determined to change that. I didn't come all the way here for you to turn me down. But you did turn me down many times, so many times that I can't even count but all those times don't matter, do you know why?" he asked rhetorically. "Because no matter how many times you turned me down you always came running back. And you know what even more bizarre? I always met you half way."

  He smiled at me for the first time in weeks, "You drive me crazy. I know you weren't searching through my things to get evidence on the case. I know you're not that type of person. I was angry. I was angry because when I woke up the girl I just confessed my feelings to wasn't beside me when I woke up. I was angry because you didn't give me a response. I was angry because I was afraid that you didn't love me back. I was angry because I thought that I had lost you."

  He took two steps leaving no space between us. Without breaking eye contact he took my hands in his. He lifted my left hand to his chest right above his heart. "You feel that right there. It's been breaking for weeks but hearing you tell me how much you love me has healed my broken heart. Now it's time for me to heal yours."

 He dropped my hands and placed his hands on my face, cupping it. "I love you, Karishma Jones. I love you so much." he wiped the tears from my face and bent his head and placed his lips on mine. 

  I couldn't help smiling. All the pain and heartache was no longer there. They vanished with his words and with his kiss. 

  After a minute of passionate kissing, we pulled away for air. We looked into each other eyes and smile without saying anything. 

  After a few minutes of just smiling into each other eyes, Seth spoke up. "Are you still planning on running away to The Bahamas?"

 My eyes widen, I totally forgot about that. I smiled, "Only if you're running away with me."

 He gave me a sad smile, "I just started this job. Unfortunately, I can't leave now." 

"It's okay. I understand."

He smiled, "Don't give up for quick. We can't go now but we can go for our Honeymoon."

 I raised my brows at him, "Are you asking me to marry you?"

  He smiled, "No, not yet but I will and I won't wait for five years. But let me tell you this, You are going to be my wife and the mother of my children. There is no doubt about that."

"You're confident." 

He laughed. "I am. I love you Karishma and I know that you're the only woman I need and will need until I die. I love you."

I smiled, "I love you too."

"Thanks for dialling me when you want sex." he joked. 

I laughed, "Thanks for answering."

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