SM owns. Unbeta'd.
Hang on. Tissue warning for the sensitive.
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No response.
"I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry that it's taken me this long to admit it, that I took you for granted."
Silence. Her expression is unreadable.
"I fucked up."
"Yeah. You did," she finally whispers.
"Bella, you're my best friend. You've always been there for me, taking all of my bullshit, accepting all my insecurities. I just can't... you can't... Bella, can you please say something?"
Travelers walk quickly around us, the sound of rolling luggage the white noise to this clusterfuck.
"I don't know, Edward," she looks confused.
"Please. Just tell me why you're leaving?"
"I have a fellowship..."
"Bullshit. I want the real reason."
Bella opens her mouth several times, but no words come out. She sighs.
"I couldn't watch you with them anymore."
Her words pierce right through me. All those girls over the years. They mean nothing. Nothing compared to her. I know that now. I always knew that.
Bella is everything. My Everything.
"Only you, Bella." My voice cracks.
Silent tears travel down her cheek.
"I can't bear to lose you, Bella. Please. I know I don't deserve you. I never have, but please." I'm not above begging.
Just then, Bella steps forward, so close we're a breath apart. I lean forward enough to just touch her lips with mine.
Bella closes the rest of the distance. And we kiss. It's starts gentle, hardly-touching. But it quickly spirals into something else.
Full-blown, passion. I want all of her.
Her soft and warm lips turn languorous. I want to stay right here, breathing her air.
"I love you, Edward," she mumbles against my lips. she sniffles and touches my forehead with hers.
And for a moment, everything is right. Until she says the next words.
"But I have to go."
The air escapes me, and everything collapses..
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A/N: Um, yeah. OK... I think one more this evening. Have a great day. ;)