***WARNING! ALL OF THE FEELS!***
Claude
This beautiful handwriting. I stared longingly at the page in my hand. These few words, etched into the parchment brought a sad smile to my face. Something soft brushed against my leg, and I looked down to see my cat, Edward Scissorpaws, lovingly nuzzling my calf. He always knew when I was upset, and took it upon himself to comfort me. I scooped him up and held him, looking into his eyes.
"It's because of him, you know," I said petting him, "You're only here because of him. He loved cats, so I got you. We could have had everything, the three of us. I would have given him anything. But he had to go and run off with that other man - no, that boy. He was barely old enough to be considered a man."
"Thinking of him, again?" Came a voice from the doorway. I looked up to see Grell leaning on the doorframe.
Sighing, I put Edward down along with the letter. "I'm sorry." I whispered. Grell came over and wrapped his arms around me.
"I know. I had fallen for him, too, remember? He had us all wrapped around his finger."
I looked up at the man who I had learned to love. Grell had found me and helped me piece back my life after Sebastian shattered it. And even now, knowing that I still felt for Sebastian in the slightest, Grell never doubted my love for him. He even picked out Edward Scissorpaws and brought him to me as a gift.
I leaned into Grell, pressing my face into his shoulder. "I love you." I whispered.
I felt Grell go rigid. Had I done something wrong? I pulled away to look at him. Tears were forming in his eyes.
"I'm sorry," I apologized, without knowing what I had done wrong.
Grell pulled me into a tight embrace.
"I love you, too." He said, his voice cracking. And that's when I realized what I'd done.
I'd said "I love you" out loud for the first time.