TIFFANY'S POV:
Seeing Amanda had shook me up, so much so that I'd cancelled the rest of my appointments for the day and had returned to the flat early, finding Justin and Leo sat in the living room playing on the Playstation…
"Look at the state of this place," I sighed "it was clean and tidy this morning when I left!"
"We'll clean up soon, babe." Justin informed me "Once I've thrashed my little bro on here."
"Do you think you could pause it?" I questioned "I need to talk to you about something…"
He turned his head to look at me. Smiling at him weakly, he nodded his head and paused the game…
"Leo, can you make a start on tidying up please?" Justin inquired
He nodded his head and stood up, Justin leading me down the hallway and into our bedroom, shutting the door behind us…
"It's about Greenock…" I informed him
"You don't wanna go, do you?" he questioned "That's fine. Don't worry about it."
"What makes you think I don't wanna go?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at him
"I just got that impression…" he admitted "Are you saying you do?"
I nodded my head… "I had a visit from Amanda, Andrew's Mum this morning, and I've spent the rest of the morning thinking how I want a fresh start once the trial is done."
He smiled at me warmly… "So we're moving to Greenock?"
"Yeah," I replied "but we need to be organised and mature about this, Justin."
"What do you mean?" he questioned
"We need to sort out our finances and be sensible on what we can afford." I informed him
"I've been thinking, actually." he informed me
"Yeah, did it hurt?" I inquired, smirking at him playfully
"Very funny," he replied "but no, seriously, Tiff, I wanna live with you, but not just in somewhere we're renting. I want somewhere we can call home, somewhere that we can make a home for ourselves, somewhere we can do whatever we want to, so, what do you say to buying our own place?"
"I say yes." I informed him "If the finances agree."
He smiled at me warmly and picked me up and span me round, kissing me softly as he set me back down on the ground… "I love you."
"What?" I questioned, swallowing a lump in my throat
"Nothing, just forget it." he replied "I'm gonna get back to Leo."
"Wait!" I proclaimed, taking a hold of his wrist as he went to leave "Did you just say you love me?"
He nodded his head… "Yeah, I did."
"How long have you felt like that?" I asked
"Since your Mum died," he informed me "maybe before. I don't know. It's not something I've given much thought to."
"Why not?" I inquired
"Because your mind has been preoccupied." he replied "I didn't want to add yet another thing to your list of things to think about. But I do, Tiff. I'm not saying it because I want you to say it back; I'm just saying it and putting it out there. I love you, and that's that."
"Good job I love you too then, isn't it?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at him
"You do?" he asked
I nodded my head… "When I finally realised you weren't going anywhere, I let myself feel for you what I'd been scared to."
"So we're doing this?" he questioned "We're moving to Greenock? We're having a fresh start?"
I nodded my head… "Yeah, I guess we are."
"Then I suppose I should give you this…" he admitted
"What?" I inquired as he moved to his wardrobe
JUSTIN'S POV:
I rooted through the box I pulled from my wardrobe and found the box I was looking for. Holding it out, Tiffany took it from me and raised an eyebrow at me…
"I bought it for you just before everything went to pot last time…" I admitted
"What is it?" she questioned
"Just open it and see." I replied
Smiling at me warmly, she did as I asked and opened it, her hand moving to her mouth… "Justin…"
"Do you like it?" I asked
"Yeah, I love it." she informed me "Why didn't you give it to me back then?"
"I didn't think I had the right, not after what I'd done." I admitted
She took the ring from the box and handed it to me. Setting the box down, she held out her hand and I slid it onto her finger…
"It's an eternity ring." I explained "When I realised how I felt about you back then, I wanted to do something that proved how much I cared, and I thought of that…"
She smiled at me warmly and pressed her lips against mine… "I love you."
"I love you too."
Justin and Tiffany have agreed to move to Greenock after the trial and Justin's given Tiffany a ring he bought for her last time they were together. Awe, don't you agree?