Author: Kimmi
Title: Chapter 15: Say It To My Face (Part 2)
"I love you" Tristan said softly and sincerely. Rory lifted her head up. She straightens her body. She was sitting on Tristan hip. She bit her bottom lip and stared down at Tristan's chest. She tucked the hair that falls down in front of her face behind her ears. "Rory?" Tristan called out softly and lovingly. Bang! They heard a sound from Rory's room.
"Oh god! That must be Milo" Rory said, getting up from Tristan and jogged to her room, leaving a very confused Tristan.
Whoa! What was that? Did she just blew me off?! Tristan thought. He was confused. He quickly got up from the couch and went to Rory's room.
"Rory?"
"He dropped a book," Rory answered. She was sitting on the bed with Milo on her lap.
"Oh. Is he okay?"
"Yeah"
"Okay. Good. Rory… umm… I don't know if you didn't hear me… but I'm 100% sure that you did… well… I did say it pretty soft…and slow… but you were… umm… here…" Tristan said walking into the room and pointing at his neck. "… so… I'm pretty sure you heard me and—"
"Tristan" Rory cut him off. "I heard what you said," she continued.
"Good. Cuz if you didn't, I could say it back, again and again and again… cuz I…" Tristan said, trying to take a seat next to Rory but stopped. "Could you uhh… put him aside please…?"
"Oh. Sorry" Rory put Milo down and he walked out of the room. Tristan took a seat next to her.
"So… you did hear me"
"Yeah" Rory answered quietly, looking down at her hands.
"So…?" Rory didn't say anything "Rory?" he whispered her name.
"My mom said 'I love you' to my dad"
"Rory…" Tristan said, taking her hand in his and turned her around so that she was looking at him. "Look at me…" Rory looked up. "Rory… you're not gonna get pregnant by saying I love you"
"My mom did"
"To be honest… I'm glad she did. Cuz you wouldn't be here if she didn't" Rory looked away "Baby…" Tristan put fingers under her chin, lifting her head up. He stared lovingly into her eyes and said that three words again. "I love you" Still, Rory didn't say anything. "Okay, umm… I'm expecting an I love you back here"
"Tristan… I—I cant"
"You cant or you don't want to"
"Tristan…"
"I—I thought you loved me Rory… I really really thought you did. I can see it Rory. I can see it in your eyes. I can feel it, every moment we spent together" Tristan sighed deeply and started getting up from the bed. He rubbed the back of his neck with his right hand. "Is it because I'm not good enough for you?"
"No!" Rory answered immediately.
"Then what Rory…?"
"I… I…I don't know" Rory said, still staring at her hands.
"What is it that you don't know Rory?"
"I'm sorry" Rory said quietly.
"I can't believe this," he muttered as he walked out of the room and out of the house. Rory wanted to run after him, tell him to stay… but she felt her body was too heavy to move. She couldn't get up. Tristan got out of the house, to his car and drove home.
DuGrey Mansion"I can't believe this! She didn't love me?! After all this time… she didn't love me?! She didn't even try to stop me!" Tristan said as he walked back and forth in the kitchen.
"Whoa! Are you my son dear? Do I know you? Cuz my son is a sane man. He wouldn't talk by himself" Jennifer DuGrey. Tristan beloved mother and also his best friend in the house. They were very close since Tristan was their only child.
"Mom! She didn't love me"
"Who? The new maid?"
"Mom… you know who…"
"So… you finally told her"
"Yes mom. I told her. You know mom, when you tell a woman that you loved her… she was supposed to say I love you back. That's how it goes"
"Did she tell you she doesn't love you?"
"Well… no… she didn't say anything… but it did mean something right? It means she didn't love me"
"Maybe she wasn't ready. It happens. You should give her more time honey"
"I don't know mom… I'm so disappointed right now cuz I was hoping so bad that she'd say it back" Tristan sighed. "I'm going to my room" Tristan said, giving her mom a kiss on her forehead and went up to his room.
To be continued……