Chapter 6

Waterdrops ran down their bodies and Alicia shivered when a soft breeze danced around her body. Will wrapped his towel around her to make her feel warmer and to protect her from becoming sick. The way he cared for her made her feel precious and loved even though he had never admitted his feelings for her. If she only knew that his heart was beating for her all this time. If she only knew that he waited all his life to share those kind of moments with her and longed to be close to her.

When they made it back to their hotel room Alicia grabbed his hand and smirked at him.

"Do you...maybe wanna take a shower together?" she asked and smirked again.

"There's nothing I'd rather do baby." he replied with a big smile on his face.

Warm water ran over their bodies when his lips met hers. Their kiss was different this time. There wasn't just desire and lust between them, there was love. A love that burned deep in their hearts, a love that was so hard to deny. Each passing day made it harder to hold back how they truly felt.

"Turn around, love." he whispered when they both gasped for air.

"Why?" she asked.

"Just turn around, you're gonna like it." he replied.

Alicia listened to what he had asked her to do and turned around slowly. As soon as she turned around, she felt his fingers in her hair. Will gently started massaging her wet hair with shampoo and washed her hair for her. When Alicia felt him touching her like that, she suddenly felt close to tears. She couldn't remember the last time a man was that gentle and sweet with her and she couldn't remember anyone ever treating her the way he did.

Her mind went back to the times when she felt undesirable and unworthy of love. She remembered the moment her whole life fell apart and the feelings she had when she saw him again after so many years. Despite everything that happened, meeting him was the best thing that ever happened to her.

Tears were streaming down her face now and she couldn't help but sob. Will turned her around and saw her crying.

"Leesh, did I do something wrong?" he asked worriedly.

"No, you...you didn't Will." she whispered with tears running down her face.

"What's wrong, baby?" he asked her again and pulled her closer to him.

"Can you just hold me, please?" was all Alicia could say.

"Yes, of course." he whispered in her ear and hugged her tightly.

After a few minutes had passed, they both got out of the shower, put on pajamas and made themselves comfortable on the bed. It was silent between them ever since she started crying.

"Leesh...I'm sorry if what I did to you today was too much for you. I just...I thought you liked our games…" he sighed.

"Will, it's not that. I loved what we did today, even though you did tease me a lot." she said with a little smile.

"Okay, I'm glad it's not that." he replied but that wasn't all he desperately wanted to say.

"Alicia I...this is-"

"This is what?" she asked.

Will sighed, looked deep into her green eyes and grabbed one of her hands.

"I've been wanting to tell you this for a long time but I never found the right moment. Alicia this is more than just a game to me. You are more than just a game to me. I love being with you, I love being close to you and I don't want this to end. What we have isn't just an affair to me. Leesh, I think I loved you...ever since Georgetown…"

To be continued...