Matt's POV

She didn't say anything.

She just sat there staring at me blankly. I was scared she was gonna hate me and move out. She meant a lot to me and I wasn't ready to loose her...I don't think I'll ever be ready to loose her. She had a special hold on me which I never wanted any of the female gender to have on me and I loved that she did. She was different in many ways and I never want to see her hurt especially by me.

She was killing me with the stretched silence.

"Anna, say something"

She blinked and sighed
"I don't know what to say" she shook her head

I shifted closer to her
"Yell at me, Hit me, Push me away...Heck! Do something" she was killing me with this suspense

She looked at me with sad eyes
"For how long?"

"Since after our first date"

"What?" She was surprised "We didn't know each other then and you just did it"

"I knew enough to care about you"

"Why didn't you tell me all this time?" Her brows creased in the middle

"Cause I was scared that you'll get mad at me and never want to see me again"

"Yea, that's definitely what I would've done" she looked away "But now..." She looked at me "...I can't, cause I know how much you care" she placed her hand in the side of my face

I closed my eyes at the soft and gentle touch of her hand.

"Thank you Matt" I opened my eyes to a smiling Anna

"You're not mad?"

"How could I ever be mad at the man that cares for me as much as I care about him." She lifted her shoulder "It makes no sense"

For the first time ever, I knew what my parents felt for each other. This might even be more than theirs. The feeling is unexplainable. You have to have felt it once before you can understand. It's like your heart is in two different places at once. Like your having too many emotions at once but two of them are standing out and one of the two beats everything else.

What I'm trying to say is, I'm having too many emotions right now. Indescribable. But two out of all stands out. I'm scared of losing her but I'm happy that she here with me right now. But as I keep looking at her. The first one doesn't matter. The second one is all that matters. All that makes me want to get up in the morning and be happy all day. All that makes me want to make her smile and laugh her incredible laugh and, basically, to see her happy.

I looked at the first and only woman I loved.

Yea, I was in love with Anna Vaughn.

I knew I started falling for her on our first date but I just couldn't admit it to myself. But now, I just had to cause it had built up in me. The emotion was too noticeable to avoid and pretend.

It was a big deal for me cause I never thought I was the kind of guy who could love, this much for that matter.

She looked at me with what also looked like love in her eyes.

I sighed. This was it. She might not have figured her feelings for me, but I have and I wasn't planning on keeping it away from the person that made me feel that way.

"I love you Anna" I put my hand on her which was still on the side of my face

She blinked fast. I guess she thought she was dreaming and this wasn't real. I felt her withdraw. The smile on her face faded. Her expression was blank. Her hands slowly slid from under mine.
"What?"

"Anna...I love you, I guess I always have. I knew I was falling for you on our first date but I was scared of it and I ignored it. Now, I can't cause it has built up in me. Everyday I see you, I was always happy and when I wasn't with you, I thought of when we were gonna see again. I love you and I don't want to loose you" Tears were running down her face. I wiped them away with my fingers "Don't cry my love"

That just made it worse.
"Why me, Matt?"

"You are different and you always bring out the side of me that no one knows. I've never felt this way for anyone before but I'm happy that I got to have them for you, and only you"

"I don't know what to say Matt" she shook her head

"I know you love me. I see it in your eyes every time I look at you. I just realised what it was right now, cause I just figured out what it was" She was surprised at what I said "But you haven't admitted it to yourself yet. I'll wait a thousand years to hear you say those words but right now, all you need to know is, I love you and I always will" I put my finger under her chin as I looked into her teary eyes.

She looked into mine. Her lashes were wet from the crying. I leaned forward and kissed her with the same love I felt for her. Same love I couldn't convey with ordinary words. She kissed me back. She was breathing fast after the kiss we just shared. I pulled her close to me and she placed her head in my chest. A few minutes passed and her breathing was even. She was asleep. I shifted slowly and placed my hand on her back and under her knee. I carried her to her room and placed her on the bed and covered her. I went to my room and stared at the ceiling. I have no idea when sleep came.

Anna's POV

I woke up with a pounding head. My face was sticky and my eyes were heavy. I opened my eyes slowly as the light blinded me for a moment before it adjusted to it. I stared at the ceiling and it all hit me like a tornado.

Everything that happened last night and everything that Matt said wasn't a dream. It was real.

Matt loved me.

I smiled. He really loved me. How could a man like him love a woman like me?

For me? I had no idea what I felt for him, but I know I care for him a lot than I should. It might be love, I don't know yet. Or maybe I just don't want to admit it to myself like he said.

God! What's not to love about Matt.

He's smart, funny, good looking, kind, caring, he makes me happy and he treats me like no other man. Oh not to mention that rock hard body of his. It brought back hot passionate memories. Matt was...

"Anna?"

I was shocked when I heard Matt's voice behind the door.

"Yea?"

"Can I come in?"

And such a gentleman.

"Yea, sure"

He opened the door and entered with a tray. He smiled at me when our eyes met. I smiled back.

"Morning gorgeous" he approached

"G'Morning. Is that for me?"

"Of course. Sit up" he ordered

I sat up and then he placed the tray on my lap. He sat on the side of the bed and kept on looking at me.

"What?" I asked after a long while

"I can't get over how beautiful you are" he whispered

I sighed silently. My heart was pounding fast. Matt will be the death of me.

I hid my face to hide my blush. He smiled when he realised my intention.

"I love it when you blush. Don't hide it...and you have to get use to my compliments cause you're gonna get a lot of them"

I looked at him
"Why Matt?"

"I told you last night"

"There are thousands of other girls out there. How am I any different from them?"

"One reason" he said "They're not you"

I sighed aloud this time. He shifted closer to me.

"Don't you get it Anna? I want you, only you, no other person. There's only one you, and I'm happy to have met you" he placed his finger under my chin "Eat your food. I'll meet you downstairs" he got up and left the room

Yea, typical Matt.

I ate, showered, dressed, took the tray and went downstairs.

"...make it right Nick, I don't want any delay on this one...Good" Matt was on the phone with Nick when I entered the kitchen.

"Any problem?" I put the tray in the sink.

"Not something Nick can't handle"

I smiled and he smiled back

"You didn't jog today. Why?"

"I woke up late, plus my head was pounding"

"Why didn't you tell me when I went to see you?" He looked worried as he approached me

"I'm fine Matt. It went away when I saw you" he paused as I said

Then the side of his mouth turned in a smirk.

"Don't"

"What?" He was sober

"Kiss me" I said slowly.

A moment passed as we looked at each other.

He reached for my waist and pulled me into him. I swallowed hard. My pulse was racing and palms were sweaty.

"Your heart's beating fast" he said

I opened my mouth just a little to let my breath out
"You...you're the reason" I was spellbound by his eyes and his touch and the way he made me feel.

"I make you nervous?" His expression was a little happy

"Only when we're this close"

"Good" he said after two heart beats. He kissed my forehead slowly then he let go of me.

"My sister's coming tomorrow"

"What?"

"She said she wanted to meet you"

"Oh. You're gonna be here right?" I asked

"Don't worry..." he smiled "...She's gonna love you"

"Isn't that what boyfriends are suppose to tell their girlfriends?"

He grinned.

"What?" I was lost

"This is the first time you've referred to me as boyfriend"

Great. I smiled realising that he was right.

It didn't feel weird or annoying saying it.

Surprisingly it felt natural.

"I love you" he hugged me.

That took me by surprise.

I sighed. "We're gonna be late Matt" I said after the moment passed

"Lets go"

As usual, after the gym, Matt dropped me off at Kat's and as usual, also, Kat coerced the details out of me.

"Oh My God, he didn't" she squealed

"He did"

"Aww, he such a romantic" she smiled that big smile of hers but it quickly changed to a straight and angry face "Hope you didn't go all 'No one but me takes care of my mum' on him" she mimicked my voice

"Ugh. I didn't"

"Seems like someone's going all nice on him"

"I've always been nice, well, except the time he kidnapped me and blackmailed me to go on a date with him"

"That wasn't my favourite part of him too. But you have to admit he got you at the end"

"Nothing has started, much less reached the end" I got back to work...or at least I tried getting back to work. Matt was always popping in my head every second of every second.

I also tried to clear out my feelings for him. Yea, I definitely more than cared for him. I'll get it figured out soon.