37 - INFINITY

But relief wasn’t an expression I was willing to express, so instead I attempted to pull my hand away from Kyle’s grip but he only gripped it tighter and his face was set in stone as he looked at me.

“Let’s go Aria” he growled and I could barely see his eyes under the dimness of the club light but somehow I could feel the fierce intensity of his gaze on me, I didn’t want to give him the satisfaction of giving in so I pulled my hands away forcefully. By this time, Dan had noticed something was wrong and he turned back with a confused expression to find Kyle staring down at him.

“Any problem dude?” his voice was calm even though he was returning Kyle’s death stare and subtly so, but Kyle only stayed silent and returning his gaze back to me and I had two options, go with Kyle and hear whatever bullshit he had to say or watch a fight break out in the club – and yes, I was weak so I went with the first option. I threw Dan a quick glance and muttered

“I’ll be right back”

“Hell you are” Kyle said back to me but equally to the hearing of Dan as I walked out of the club with him following closely behind me. Immediately I reached outside, I turned around so fast and throwing him a glare.

“What the hell are you doing?” I said to him “What are you even doing here? Did you follow me?”

“I should be asking you that, what are you doing here?” his eyes were steady and he wasn’t slurring his words which meant he wasn’t drunk unlike me and he managed to conveniently avoid my question about him following me.

“Partying like every other person here, what are you doing trying to talk to me, last I remembered we were done” I said sharply.

“About that – ” he started, his look softening now and I folded my hands across my chest.

Then he sighed, running his hands through his hair and moving closer to me and I stepped back “I’m sorry – I don’t know what I was thinking. I was drunk and embarrassed and my family and I should have never done to you”

“That’s not enough reason” I whispered, remembering how distraught I felt when he said those words, it felt like my world was crumbling all around me and there was nothing I could do to stop it

“Aria – ”

“No – you don’t get to call my name and play the pity party. You can’t hurt me and think an apology is just going to fix it, thinking you can show up, ruin my night and throw in a crappy apology and think everything is going to be okay” I was drunk but somehow my head felt clear as day. I missed him and I knew it – but it seemed to easy, I didn’t want him to have it too easily.

“Let me make it up to you – ” he took my hands, pulling me closer to him where his scent invaded my nose triggering my weakest points when it came to him. I was faltering – falling again back into his charm. I could feel my resolve melting, and feel myself melting away into his hands when suddenly I heard my name – it was Sam. I turned around to find her hailing a cab, her eyes wild, tired but alert and she gave me a look that I couldn’t ignore, a look that was knocking some sense back into me

*Remember how he hurt you – don’t you dare forgive him so easily

I turned back to Kyle, who still had a sorry look but the only thing I could see was his expression when he walked away from me the other night and I pulled away from him
“I gotta go” I said but I didn’t look at his face anymore, I didn’t think I’d have managed. I didn’t let him say another word and I walked away from him towards Sam who nodded firmly at me and let me enter into the cab first.

I was sound asleep the next morning when I felt something continuously hit my windows, growing louder and more persistent with each passing moment. Confusion clouded my thoughts as I realized someone was throwing stones at my window. I made my way to the window and pulled back the curtains. And there, standing beneath my window, was his silhouette was framed by the early morning light, his eyes now filled with a mix of determination and remorse. I watched in disbelief as he held out a bouquet of red and a gift bag, a placard bearing the words *“Three Words, Eight Letters – I Love you. Please Forgive me?” clutched in his hand. My heart skipped a beat at the sight of him.

Without a second thought, I rushed out of the room and down the stairs, my bare feet padding against the cool tiles. As I reached him, his eyes met mine and filled with a raw intensity that somehow volumed his regret.

“I’m just going to ask you a few questions” he started, not even giving me a chance to adjust to his sudden appearance and I nodded my head

“Do you how many sides has a triangle?” he asked suddenly and I threw him a confused look.

“What?” I looked.

“Just answer”

I sighed, shoving my hands into the pocket of my pajama pants “Three”

He nodded and went on “And a square?”

I still had an odd look on my face when I responded “Four”

“What of a circle?”

“Infinity” I replied without a second thought, wondering where was going with his questions but he paused for a heart beat and this time he moved closer so I could breathe him and feel the impact of his words. With his eyes fixed on mine, with a fiery intensity he said

“That’s how much I’ll love you for Aria – for infinity”

My mouth fell slightly open and my heart instantly became and that was when I realized, it was the first time he was saying those words to me.