Chapter 170
It wasn't until Adam walked to the stereo set on a small table in a corner that I realized it had been sitting there. Soon enough, ‘Rewrite the stars' started to play softly and puzzled me even more.
~ You know I want you
It's not a secret I try to hide
I know you want me
So don't keep saying our hands are tied ~
I felt like my heart lurched to my throat as the lyrics hooked itself into my chest and drew the breath out of me.
Did he know?
"Adam?" I asked him once again.
His back was still to me and I was tempted to mumble something sarcastic as the suspense started to choke me.
Adam finally turned to face me after what seemed like forever and he took a couple of strides to cover the distance between us.
"Case," Adam started as he took my hand in his. I felt my heart jump at the gesture.
I looked at our joined hands and then back at his face, itching to demand him to just spit it out.
Romantic, I know. As you can tell by now, I'm not the most patient person on God's green Earth.
"I don't believe I've properly apologized to you for all the horrible things I accused you of doing and the horrible person I made you out to be after losing my memories.
"I don't want to disappoint you, so I'm going to tell you now that I don't know if I will ever get my memories back. I don't know
if I'll ever remember everything before the crash. I don't know if I can be the person I was before all this.
~ What if we rewrite the stars...
Say you were made to be mine. ~
"But what I do know is that I want to make new memories with you. I want to remember the good memories that we've made after losing my memories. I want to make more memories with you. What I do know, for sure, is that I want to be the person that you'll fall in love with again."
~ Nothing could keep us apart.
You'd be the one that I was meant to find. ~
The last sentence had my breath hitching and my eyes widening as I looked at Adam. My eyes searched for some mischievous glint that'd tip me off about this being a prank.
But I found none.
~ It's up to you and it's up to me No one can say what we get to be ~
"I know that I'm not the same, and maybe I will never be the same, but even after only a few months of knowing you again, I saw what that Adam saw in you. It's how fiercely and how selflessly you love others; it's possibly the most admirable things about you. How much compassion you have for others is astounding and how forgiving you are makes me wonder if you're human." Adam tucked a stray strand of hair behind my ear as he continued to look into my eyes.
I didn't dare look away, scared that I'd miss out on the smallest detail.
"I'm head over heels for you, Cassandra Johnson." Adam whispered as he continued to look into my eyes.
Remember what I said about melting this instant? Consider my insides goo.
Apparently, he wasn't done with his speech though. "Will you be my girlfriend?"
I'm dead.
I'm a melted mess.
A gooey mess.
Of course, I said yes. Who in their right mind would say no to such a man?
I looked up at Adam now; only to find him staring at me.
His smile touched his eyes and crinkled its edges. I might be all sorts of biased but dear God, this man was perfect.
I leaned in and caught his lips with mine. His lips felt soft and inviting and I tried to pour how grateful I was into the kiss.
Somehow, through everything that we've been through, he wounded up right by my side.
Life was looking up and I wouldn't have it any other way.
