"FINALLY!,"Kristine and Eros screamed once we told them of our confession. "It took them SEVEN YEARS !"

Lucy and I looked at each other, amused. "Well... It's better late than never"

Kristine and Eros looked at each other, and then at us, smirking.

"What?," I said, raising my eyebrows. They looked and each other and laughed.

"LUCY AND BLAKE ARE FINALLY IN LOVE!," they screamed loud enough to draw looks from the entire canteen. 

~*~

"Well, they are crazy," Lucy said, sitting with me in the car.

"Yeah," I said, nodding my head in agreement.

We sat in the car and silence penetrated.

"How will Mrs.Halter react?"

"How will Mrs.Goodwin react?," we said in unison.

Talking of love is always difficult.

~*~

We decided to talk to mom first. We got inside the house, and mom greeted Lucy with a warm hug.

"Come sit down, Lucy," she said. Lucy sat down beside her, smiling.

"How's everything going?," mom asked.

"Good, Mrs.Halter, thank you," Lucy said. I sensed uneasiness in her voice.

"Mom, there's something we need to tell you," I walked forward, deciding to take part in the conversation.

"Yes?," mother enquired, looking at me and Lucy. Lucy took a deep breath. A feeling of nervousness spread across her face.

"Well, Mrs.Halter..", she began. "Blake and I , um"

"Mom , Lucy and I are in a relationship. We love each other," I blurted out.

Mom looked at us, in surprise. Then, she burst out laughing. Lucy and I exchanged confused glances.

"Well, I'd known that long time. Glad you realized it soon enough," mom said, patting us on our heads and walking away.

"What just happened?," Lucy said, totally confused.

"I don't have a clue," I said, truthfully.

Same thing happened with Mrs. Goodwin. She said:

"Oh well, you weren't in a relationship all these years?", she laughed. "I thought you were! Finally, then", she ended. She got up, laughing.

We sat down on the couch, confused.

"How is that everyone thought we were in love?", Lucy said.

"I guess we were the only ones who didn't know about it ", I said, sighing.

A smile crept across Lucy's face. She looked at me, her eyes twinkling in joy. Then, she burst out laughing. Her laugh was contagious, and I couldn't help but laugh.

I was liking this feeling. I liked the feeling of love. It made me smile, it made me happy.

~*~

We sat down in the backyard that evening. We looked at the sunset,our legs folded, as the cool breeze brushed past us.

"It's like a new beginning of.. us", Lucy said, softly. "Yeah", I said, looking at her .

"Blake?", she said .

"Yeah?"

"I wrote this for you ", she said, handing me an envelope. "Read it. I got to go. Bye". She got up , and planted a kiss on my cheek before leaving.

I looked down at the envelope she had given me.

"With all my love today and always,Lucy". It said . I opened the envelope slowly and took the letter out. A rose feel from its side. I smiled and picked it up, and placed  it on my lap. I unfolded the letter. Lucy's beautiful handwriting adorned the page. I started reading it.

Dear Blake,

You told me such wonderful words that evening. It was one of the best days of my life. There was alot I wanted to tell you, I just couldn't bring myself up to tell you that. So I decided to write it down.

I love you, Blake. I love you more than anything I've ever loved in this whole wide world. I love you and I always will. You've brought my world to life. You make me happy, you always have. And I'm thankful for that, Blake. You don't know what you do to me. You're smile, each and every word you say, being with you alone, makes me happy. I don't ever get tired of looking at you, . Staring into that endless ocean of blue, I don't ever get tired of being with you. All the moments I've spent with you , have been the best ones in my treasure of memories. You're the most beautiful chapters of my book, Blake. And I love you.

You've always been with me, through thick and thin. You've helped me to endure my wildest storms , and lived with me in my happiest moments. Actually, you're the one who has made them. You've taken a big part of me , Blake. My heart. And I'm glad I gave it to you.My life couldn't get any better. Thank you for everything.

Thank you for being there always, for making me smile in my hardest times , for making the most beautiful memories, for loving me , for making my pace thunder when you're with me. Thank you for coming into my life, and making it into a fairy tale. Forever is a long time, but I don't mind spending it with you, Blake. I want to grow old with you. Build more beautiful memories and add more exciting chapters in my book, with you and only you. And, I love you.

- Lucy.

As the finished the letter, I smiled. It was an inevitable smile. This letter was so beautiful. Thank you , Lucy.

How can I not love you.

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