George's POV

My voice cracked as I said the last part, I bit my lip trying not to cry in front of her. I looked up at Yukari's expression and felt a pang of guilt; I could see that she was suppressing her urge to cry. What in the hell was I doing? I ran away from her six years ago and now, here I was, telling her how much I was still in love with her without taking into account on how she felt about the whole situation. I inched away slowly, still wondering what her response would be. Will she lash out at me? Will she just get up, take Yuuki with her and just leave, never to return to me ever again? My mind raced as I stared at her. My God, I thought to myself, she's still stunning and beautiful like a butterfly on top of a flower. I resisted the temptation to brush my hand across her cheek, as I waited for her to say something- just anything. I felt like an idiot, thinking about how beautiful she was in this situation.

"George…"

I glanced at her and a sudden sadness mixed with anxiety surged inside of me as I tried to keep myself calm and collected.

"George, I understand where you're coming from and I'm very proud of you to become the person you are today. I'm honored that you thought of me whenever you made those gorgeous dresses. However, I don't know if I can accept your feelings; it's been six years. No matter how much I missed and loved you, we've both changed so much. Don't get me wrong, I love you, and I always have and always will… But, I'm not confident enough to forget everything that went on with me for the last six years and start anew with you and Yuuki. Besides, you're already with someone; for you to just leave her... that'd be cruel. You'll end up doing the same thing to her that you did to me and no one should ever go through that."

I stared at her dumbfounded. Tears were rolling down her milky white cheek as her shoulders were shaking from suppressing her tears for so long. I looked down on my hands, trying to formulate words that would be able to convey how I felt and explain the situation with me and Kaori.

"Yukari… Please listen to what I have to say. You don't have to forget anything that happened to you six years ago or even be with me. I don't want to get in between you and Hiro, but I need to explain what really happened six years ago. I'll be completely honest. I ran away from you with Isabella and Kaori to Paris. I never fell in love with anyone like I had with you; it scared me. And with me being my father's son, I knew I was a womanizer. It was just my nature- it was the only thing I learned from the old man. I knew, even then, that I might forget momentarily about my love for you and hurt you unintentionally by flirting or hooking up with random girls. I was terrified; I didn't want to lose you… I planned on leaving for Paris and coming right back to you after I made a name for myself with Paradise Kiss. But one thing led to another and in the end, I ended up coming to America, along with Kaori who was now acting like my temporary girlfriend. I was moving farther and farther away from you and I saw articles saying that you're a single mother and that Hiro was your boyfriend.

Paradise Kiss died within a few years and I had to come up with a new company. I was getting even farther away from my goals that eventually, I decided that I'll just have to give up my hope to see and apologize to you on what happened. I know this all just sounds like an excuse, but, it's the only explanation I have. If you don't believe me, you can ask Isabella"

I nervously clasped my hands together and avoided eye contact with Yukari. Neither of us spoke for a minute… which felt like an eternity to me. Out of the corner of my eye, Yukari was in deep thought, with her eyebrows scrunched together and her lips in a pout, it was adorable- I felt like I was seeing the Yukari from six years ago. As I was silently reminiscing the past, Yukari cleared her throat and my head shot up in the air, anxious to hear what she had to say.

"So… you were planning to come back? Then why did you leave that letter saying that you'll never come back? Why did you leave all of those outfits for me? If you were scared, why didn't you at least give me a different letter saying that you'll be back? Why did you say all that when you left with Isabella? What about Kaori? She was acting like a girlfriend? So she was pretending to be your girlfriend or is she actually your girlfriend? What… I have more questions than answers at this point"

I couldn't help but burst out with laughter; it wasn't because the questions were funny- it was the way she asked them. Her curiosity was the same as before; I had thought she had changed so much, yet she was exactly the same as before. I wiped my eyes only to be met with a grim expression on her face. I stopped laughing and cleared my throat out of embarrassment.

"Sorry, I wasn't laughing at your questions or at you for that matter. The way you asked those questions just reminded me of the past that I couldn't help myself from being delighted"

She stared at me until she too, started laughing as well. I was happy, but at the same time I was confused. I never wrote that I won't be coming back to her on the letter that I left for her. I didn't quite understand what she was talking about.

"Hey… Yukari... I'm sorry for what I said to you when I left, I just didn't know what to do at that point; I thought being rough was better than to be sentimental since I didn't even know when I'd see you again. But, uh, by the way… When you said that in the letter it read that I wasn't coming back, did it also tell you the address of where I was going to stay at in Paris? Also… just to clarify with the issue with Kaori, no we aren't actually dating. She had suggested to me that she could pretend to be my girlfriend since the investors had heard about my flings. She said it would help us bring in investments to start up Love Light"

She looked at me, confused.

"What? What address? There was nothing. All it said was that you'll be in Paris and that you'll never see me again… And you told me to forget everything that happened between us because you never loved me…"

Just as I was about to respond, there was a screech and a thud of a body collapsing. Yukari and I turned in shock and witnessed Kaori flinging Yuuki to the ground. She was seething with anger as she stepped towards us as Yuuki laid on the ground motionless. I stood up; ready to run over to Yuuki when all of a sudden Kaori brought out a knife and grabbed Yuuki by the torso.

"Don't come any closer, or I really will kill this brat."

And with that, she ran off…

To be continued…

A/N: Hey guys! I am so sorry that it had taken me half a year to come back! I didn't have a laptop since my other one just broke down on me. But~ now that I have a new laptop, I'll be able to write up more stories for you guys~ Thank you for all of your support and kind words! I hope that you'll enjoy this chapter! Sorry if it's a bit corny, but… I like corny stuff, hehe. Anyway, enjoy everyone!