Miranda had fallen asleep in Chloe's arms. As the dawn's light shone through the window, her eyes fluttered open.
"Good morning" whispered Chloe, she gently kissed Miranda.
"Morning Chloe" she returned Chloe's kiss with passion. She turned her head and let it hang. Was she betraying Pete and Doug by saying that she loved Chloe? It seemed like she had moved on from Doug, and her relationship with Pete only lasted a few months, however in the back of her mind those memories constantly haunted her.
"Is something wrong?" asked Chloe, her voice was a mix of love, and compassion.
"It's just that…I sort of feel like I'm betraying them, by saying that I love you. Not that I don't love you Chloe, I really do, with all my heart. I just-"
Chloe kissed Miranda's cheek "They would have wanted you to be happy, I think that's the most important thing to them. It is to me"
"Thank you for loving me" Miranda softly kissed Chloe
"Thank you for letting me love you" Chloe returned the kiss, and smiled at her lover.
Miranda laughed softly. "I wonder what everyone's going to say, when they see us together"
"I don't know, and I don't care. I love you and that's all that matters"
"I love you too Chloe"
"I never told you…but I had dreams back there, not nightmares, but actual dreams. You were always in them, you kept telling me how much you loved me, and you wanted to make me happy…and then I would wake up, and cry myself back to sleep" Chloe had tears rolling down her cheeks.
Miranda laid Chloe's head on her shoulder, and just held her there. She kissed her forehead, and ran her hand through Chloe's hair.
"You were the first person who even pretended to care about me. When I got in that taxi I couldn't stop crying. I didn't know why then, but now I do"
"Why, Why were you crying?" Miranda kissed Chloe's cheek.
"I didn't know if I would ever see you again"
"I want you stay with me…forever"
"I will I promise, no matter what"
"I love you. You're so beautiful"
"I love you too, and no I'm not"
"You are too me"
"I need to know, How can you love someone as imperfect as me? I'm the last person in the world who deserves love" Chloe was crying again, more tears fell this time.
"That's not true, Chloe out of everyone I know, you deserve the most love. You helped me, when no one else would, that's why I love you"
"I love you too"
Miranda sighed softly. Was Chloe right? Was her happiness the main concern of Doug and Pete? She wanted to believe it, but it seemed there was always a speck of doubt in the back of her mind. They had to have wanted her to be happy, if they really loved her. She was so confused right now, her heart and mind a mix of guilt and love. Chloe was so strong, and Miranda was weak. She thought she might've exploded if Chloe hadn't come last night, with all that grief bottled up, she didn't know how much more she could take, but Chloe had let her cry on her shoulder. It suddenly hit Miranda that she had said 'I love you' first, and that Chloe had actually said those words back to her. If she had said those three words first, then this must have been true love. Wait true love? Maybe Miranda was getting ahead of herself, it had only been a few hours since her and Chloe had said 'I love you' for the first time, but in her heart it felt like true love. It felt like that empty black that was formed when Doug died, and when her and Pete broke up, was filled by Chloe. Miranda kissed Chloe's cheek
Chloe smiled at Miranda. Last night was the first time in her life, she actually felt loved.
