Chapter 335: Three Words, Eight Letters.
Music Recommendation: Say You Won’t Let Go - James Authur.
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"I love you, Arissa," the last note read.
She blinked and tried to bring the air knocked out of her lungs back into it. She sniffed and stared at the note amazingly.
And then it hit her. She remembered their predicament and immediately raised her face to him, "No, no, no, Nick," Arissa panicked, trembling visibly, "You can’t say you love me. Love is a strong word," she cautioned him, trying to suppress the happiness that ran through her when she read the note.
The skin between Nicklaus’s brows came together. He walked through the petals, taking steps to her but Arissa took two steps away, shaking her head in denial.
Nicklaus paused two steps away from her. Arissa looked down to the floor when he stood before her, she couldn’t face him.
Nicklaus took another step closer and stretched his hands out. Catching a hold of her waist, he pulled her into himself and made her look into his eyes.
Silence covered the living room and the only sound that could be heard was the sound of their breath. They stared deeply into each other eyes, with trains of thoughts passing through their mind as they immersed themselves in their world and still found comfort in the next person’s presence.