His Love

Chapter 34: The L Word

Jade POV

April 7th, 2009

7:30 AM

Tom walks down the stairs and into the kitchen, rubbing his eyes. "Why didn't you wake me up?" he pouts as he sits at the counter. I look over at him, he's wearing nothing but gray sweatpants. God he's hot.

 "I wanted to surprise you with breakfast, baby." I say with a sweet smile. I set a plate of homemade pancakes down in front of him. He gives me a big grin as I pass him the bottle of syrup across the counter. "No one has ever cooked for me before...This is so sweet of you baby..." He says quietly.

A single tear rolls down his cheek as he cuts into the stack. He takes a big bite, and his eyes widen. "These are the best pancakes I've ever had!" He says, scarfing down the whole plate. I giggle as I watch him devour every last bite, practically licking the plate clean. "I'm glad you like them." I say warmly as I sit next to him. He turns his face to mine, his eyes well with more tears. "Oh baby, what's the matter?" I ask, taking his cheeks in my palms. The tears fall down his cheeks as he pulls me into a soft kiss. He slowly pulls back and stares lovingly into my eyes. "I..." he starts. I cock my head to the side.

"What is it baby?" I ask softly as I wipe his tears. "I just...haven't been this happy in a long time. I'd forgotten what that feels like before I met you...I used to be such an angry person..." he sniffles. I wrap my arms around his shoulder and kiss his cheek gently. "I'm glad I can make you happy." I whisper. He takes me by the hand and brings me to the sofa. He sits down and pulls me into his lap. "I need you to know exactly how I feel." He says lowly. I rest my head on his chest as he softly plays with my hair. "The day I first saw you, I thought you were the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. I still feel so guilty for the way I spoke to you when you bumped into me...I know it was an accident." He sniffles.

"I never meant to be rude...I was just so stressed because your boss owed us a lot of money..." he says, more tears stream down his cheeks. I wipe them away and let him continue. "Then when I saw you at the race, I knew I wanted you to be mine. I felt the urge to protect you, especially when your ex was bothering you. I wanted to kill him right then and there..." He starts to breathe heavily. "And now that I have you, I don't ever want to lose you...I need you...I...I love you Jade" His voice shakes. I can feel his heart pound in his chest. I meet his gaze; his eyes are filled with worry. "I love you too, Tom" I say as I caress his cheek. The inner corners of his eyebrows rise as his bottom lip quivers. "Re-really? You really love me?" he stammers. "More than you know."