"You should eat something." Johnny gives her a knowing look, earning a slight smile.
"I know, I know I'm going to. It's just that it's been awhile since I've felt this...okay. usually, I feel like there's an impending sense of doom waiting to crash over me. It's like I'm always on the go and I never really have a place to rest my head. I feel like I can never really enjoy my life and, right now? I am." Lulu rushes to explain, hoping that her words came out right.
"I wish you didn't feel that way all the time, you should enjoy you're life because I know that you're an amazing person. You're heart is bigger than anyone I know, you deserve to be able just to relax for a little while. It seems like you're always doing for others but, it's time someone shows the same love." Johnny looked at her, with much love and admiration in his eyes that it all but made her start crying again.
"You're right, you are absolutely right. I promised myself that I wouldn't do this, that I would wait until I could give you all of me." The more she looked at Johnny, the more she found herself drawn to him...like a moth to a flame.
"Lu, we don't have to move fast I know you're struggling right now. I also know that you need somebody around who cares about you, and I do. I know I do, even with my memories all but nonexistent. Let me be here for you, Lulu." Johnny grabbed her hand, looking deeply into her hazel eyes as he spoke the heartfelt words.
"Thank you, this has always been a dream of mine. You know, that you and I could find out way back to each other. It's against my better judgement to accept help but, I know that I need you in my life. I always have, I didn't feel any type of peace until the night I met you."Lulu admitted, taking his hand in hers not moving a muscle to try and eat her food.
"I know how I felt about you in that memory, and I know how I feel about you know. You should try and eat some food, even if it's just a few bites." Johnny was concerned and didn't want her to fall out of her dizzy again.
"I'll eat, it's just gotten to the point where I'm more tired than hungry." Lulu shrugged, opening the to go box and eating a couple of bites...her stomach turned as the food touched her belly.
"I'll put this in the fridge for you and then we can go lay down. You need some rest, you've had an eventful day." Johnny kisses the top of her head, before grabbing the box and going to put them in the fridge. Lulu's eyes fluttered shut at the feeling of his lips on her forehead, Dante had never taken care of her like this. Lulu took a long sip of her drink, before carrying the cup into her bedroom and setting it on her night side table. The way Johnny had said "we'll go lay down" had sent a million butterflies into her stomach, a familiar warm feeling bubbling up inside of her.
"Johnny Zacchara, you do things to me that no other man could ever dream of." Lulu thought to herself, pulling the comforter back and crawling into bed taking her hair out of its ponytail. Johnny walked into her bedroom taking in the sight of her laying in bed, no makeup on, hair a mess because it had been up all day...Lulu lay on her side, eyes fluttered shut. Johnny swore to himself that he had never been more in love with someone than he was right now, as he looked over her features before taking off his shoes and climbing into bed next to her. Johnny places his arms around her pulling her body into his, he felt her immediately relax into his body.
"Thank you for being here with me, Johnny." Lulu yawns, eyes still closed.
"There's nowhere else I'd rather be." That was the god to honest truth, Johnny felt like they needed to be around each other for Lulu's healing and Johnny's journey back to himself. With that declaration, Lulu snuggled into his chest as Johnny held her close.