"You brush past me in the hallway
And you don't think I can see ya, do ya?
I've been watchin' you for ages
And I spend my time tryin' not to feel it"
where dahlia russell slowly realises feelings for a boy whose had feelings for her forever
(lando n...
-CHAPTER FORTY EIGHT- call it what you want - taylor swift
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"you know i meant it." dahlia said as her head lay on landos chest. the two were lying on her bed later the same day, waiting for filly and grace to come back with snacks considering there was practically nothing in the russell's apartment. george was probably in his room resting or building the new furniture he ordered, letting the couple have time together once he knew his sister was alright.
"what do you mean?" lando asked, frowning as he stroked the girls long brown hair.
dahlia slowly sat up so she could look at him, "i love you lando. i didn't just say it to try and get you to stay. i meant it. i think i always have."
lando smiled in relief looking at the girl. "i know." he said softly with a nod.
dahlia blushed. how was he so understanding and patient with her? she sighed, wanting to open up to him but she was always so bad at communicating her feelings and thoughts. "lando, i should've told you ages ago. i was just...scared, i guess. it all felt too perfect and i was worried it wasn't going to work."
"i have this thing where i can't say how i'm feeling. usually when i do it ends terribly or people use it against me. i think that's why i've struggled to much giving into this and letting people actually get close to me. i've always been like that but i know you wouldn't do that now, and i'm sorry for ever thinking you would."
"lia..." lando said, moving closer to the girl and placing a hand on her face for comfort as he could sense she was upset, stroking her cheek before letting his hand test on her shoulder. "it's fine."
dahlia shook her head, "it shouldn't be though. you said it ages ago and i did nothing. how does that not annoy you?"
"cause i love you!" lando said with a grin. "lia, get it into your head that i love you. and i was stupid enough to almost let that slip through my fingers there. i didn't care if you didn't say it cause i knew i loved you since we were teammates. i understand that it's hard for you to say stuff like that cause i've seen the shit you've been through. but i knew you felt the same."
he smiled to himself, "you have little ways of showing it even if you never said it. like you got into a fight with your brother because of this. you were there at singapore to congratulate me. you don't realise how much everything you do for me means. i was an idiot for thinking you would do anything close to cheating on me and i'm so sorry for that."
