Shane: “Carmen, I’m sorry. I’m an idiot. I didn’t realize that it looked so much like a proposal.”

Carmen: “I know, I know. You don’t have to apologize. I…gosh I shouldn’t cry. You just gave me a present and I’m crying.”

Shane kissed my cheek and looked into my eyes intesely. After a moment she seemed to have found the words to reassure me.

Shane: “I know I’ve already broken your heart too many times and I can not thank you enough for giving me a chance to make it better. I…I just want you to know that I love you so much. I don’t think that I can love somebody else the way I love you and I know that you’re the love of my life… Without you nothing makes sense… It’s just that I still have to learn how to handle that. I’m not a perfect person and I’ll never be…but I will try to do my best to give you what you deserve…and I know that one day you’ll be my wife. I just know it. I’m just waiting for the perfect moment to ask you.”

Tears were rolling down my cheeks again. But this time I didn’t cry because of sad memories. This time I cried tears of joy. I was overwhelmed by Shane’s words. This topic was surely still a hot topic to speak of, cause the memories are still hurting me, but at least I felt better now, because of Shane’s words. I might never forget what pain I endured, but I am ready to forgive.

She took me into her arms and I laid my head on her shoulder kissing her neck. Then I whispered into her ear.

Carmen: “I love you, too. I love you more than anything else. I loved you since the day I laid my eyes on you. I never stopped loving you, even when you broke my heart. No matter what happends…I will always love you. I just…gosh McCutcheon you must have used a love drug on me. Or maybe somebody from above has sent me here with the mission to be yours.”

We both laughed until our glares were locked on each other again. I could practically feel the sexual tension. I gently held her face in my hands and moved forward to her closing the gap between us. Our noses touched and then I felt her lips brushing over mine. I closed my eyes and deepend the kiss. It got more and more passionate. I wanted her so badly right now.