CHAPTER 53: DESTINY
Words were suddenly jumbled inside my head as I bewilderedly gazed at Lewis while he continued to hold my hand and look at me like I was the prettiest woman he ever beheld upon. I could feel myself in utmost nervous rapture. My body was literally trembling and I am perfectly aware that he could feel it. It was as if my entire world was turned upside down in a manner that completely confused and baffled me.
It didn't occur to me that he would confess in such a way that would take me by surprise. I wasn’t expecting it to be this sudden. Although he was giving me hints and such the previous days that passed by, I never thought he would bravely disclose his real feelings towards me. This truly provided me with the shock of a lifetime and I wasn’t close to prepared.
“I know this was too sudden, Penelope, but I want to seize this opportunity I have now with you.”
“Lewis, maybe you were simply mistaken with what you feel about me, because of all the past occurrences in your life. I mean, how can you fall with someone like me? I’m so plain. I hardly put any makeup on unless at work. Besides, I have a daughter and have been married. How can you like a person like me? I’m a single mother, for Christ's sake. You deserve someone much better than me.”
“Penelope, I know what I am saying as I know what I really feel for you. Even before you arrived here, I already found you special and what I had inside of me blossomed as I started knowing you. I never felt this strong feeling with anyone I’ve met before, aside from Antonette. I am certain this isn’t just a friendly matter, this is beyond the boundary of friendship.”
“I’m speechless, Lewis. I don’t know what to say to you. I’m lost of everything right now.”
“Just give me a chance to express my feelings to you. That’s all I am asking of you, Penelope. Give me a chance, a chance to prove to you that my intentions are real. I am aware that you are still in your coping stage, with all that happened to your marriage and the issue with Michelle’s custody, but I want to be there for you. Let me help you heal, Penelope, as I heal myself as well. Let my love for you heal our past’s pains away.”
“I don’t know, Lewis. I don’t wish to use you in ways that I mustn’t engage myself into. I am not ready to commit again, that’s the truth. My heart is badly bruised and savagely wounded for me to indulge myself with anyone yet.”
His other hand gently caresses the side of my face, letting it slowly glide at my skin as his eyes were solely focused on mine. We were only inches apart and I could feel the driving force emanating from him. Then suddenly, in a slow and timid manner, he cut our distance until our nose almost touched. I could smell the freshness of his breath and his manly perfume. It filled me with unexplainable sensation, something that I never felt before, not even to Michael. A lump was trapped in the middle of my throat as his eyes moved downward and stared at my partly ajar mouth.
‘Oh God, please don’t kiss me. Don’t kiss me, Lewis. Let’s not make things complicated for the both of us.’
“Shit, Penelope, I need to kiss you. Please stop me, because I will definitely kiss you now.”
I was paralyzed at the words he whispered. There was something in his eyes I couldn’t name and some magic spell in his words, which literally hypnotized me and made time stand still for me. My entire body couldn't move an inch as my eyes were glued at his sparkling ones. There is nothing that exists to me now, but him and his closeness.
I was warned. He told me to stop him, but I couldn’t make a sound or move an inch to resist his forthcoming kiss. My mind was telling me to move and block him, to stop this insanity swiftly, but my heart screams oppositely.
The only movement I made was to dreamily close my eyes the minute I felt his warm and feathery lips. It was the gentlest and mildest kiss I’ve ever experienced in my life, which made my heart unbelievably soared lightly and freely. The protesting riot inside my head vanishes as it allows my heart to leap in a glorious freedom.
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Words couldn’t express how extremely happy I am as of the moment. I never imagined I would have the opportunity to ever kiss the woman who now captures my heart. The feeling I am experiencing now was beyond anything else I ever felt before, not even with Antonette. It felt so perfect, as if this moment had been created for us and specifically designed for her alone.
It wasn’t my intention to kiss her, but I guess the content of my heart for her led me to do the unimaginable thing I never thought was even possible. I didn’t regret doing so. There’s not a single ounce of regret in me now for doing what I just did to her.
As I gazed at her now while she looked back at me, completely and utterly stunned, my heart was rejoicing in high spirits. There’s no doubt in me that she was the one for me. She was my perfect match. She was the one I had been waiting for all my life. She was sent here for me, to heal my heart and make it whole once again. Destiny has brought two broken souls together to heal as one.
There’s no way I would let this woman in front of me go, not a chance in hell I will allow her to leave in my life. If I have to wait for years until she fully heals, then I will wait that long for her to be whole again.
The moment I kissed her, the time my lips touched hers, I knew she was my destiny. My heart tells me so and I will do everything for her to see that we are destined to be together.
‘I will make you fall in love with me, Penelope, just like how I fell for you. Come hell or high waters, I will make you see that I am the one for you. I will do everything to make your heart well, just like what I promised to you daughter.’
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