Unforgettable

Chapter 19- Rainy Days & Surprises

"Liam," I began to say but was soon cut off by the serious look he's currently giving me, shaking his head for me to hear him out before I'm able to beat him to the punch.

"Let me just say what I have to say, Giana. . . And then if you decide that this isn't right than I promise to leave you alone, but I have to tell you how I feel— I have to— at least this once." His words struck me by surprise, making me feel like I completely forgot how to breathe.

Feelings? Liam might actually has feelings for me?

My heart is literally pounding out of my chest right now. I think he could tell how nervous I was because he placed his hand on top of mine once again to calm me down.

"I like you, Giana Russo. More than you could possibly ever imagine and if I'm being honest, I didn't think that I could ever like someone to such an extent, but when it comes to you— I don't think I can really control how I feel." He professes and it makes my stomach do backflips.

It's like everything that I've been yearning to hear, he's finally confessing and I don't know how to react. I'm completely speechless because this has never happened to me before. I'm not good at the mushy stuff since I have zero experience until he popped into my life. 

My cheeks flare a shade of red, and despite the cold trickles of rain that is now suppose to be aiming for the ground, they land on  my cheeks, only relieving a little of the burn. But like I said only a little so it's practically  nothing compared to the rash that I'm broken out in. 

 I think he took my silence as a bad thing because he decides to test the waters to see if he should stop confessing the truth or if he should continue telling me everything he's been holding back.

"You're everything, and for the longest time I didn't understand that, and maybe it's because I don't like the idea of heartbreak or maybe it's because I don't like the idea of it to be from you. What I do know is that I want you. I want you in my life, every single day of it." 

My heart thumps loudly in my chest as my body shivers from his words but I don't get much of a chance to respond as the rain starts to get heavier, building up with every second I choose to ignore, my feet glued into place as I struggle to find the words to tell him that I like him just as much.

Say something, Giana, say anything!

I gulp hardly as I advert my gaze up towards the dark clouds that. And out of everything I choose to stay silent, only growing Liam's worries, and making me feel a gnaw of guilt eat at me.

If this happens, if we happen, nothings going to be the same. 

I don't love easily, but when I do, I love with everything I have.

And I hate for him to tear up the best thing he could ever have, to hurt me. He's never had the best reputation but he's shown me otherwise, but I don't want this to end badly if it does come to an end. 

I know I shouldn't be thinking like that but somehow my fears get the best of me. 

He nervously clears his throat as he swings his backpack onto his shoulder and lifting himself off the ground.  "We, uh, we should probably head back inside." 

He holds out his hand for me to grab onto and I feel as if I'm in sort of trance, not controlled by my own choices or my own movements and actions. I feel my body erupt with butterflies as our hands touched.

We stand face to face as the rain starts to grow heavier, my hair now clinging to my face, and I could only imagine how I looked in this moment but I choose to put that thought aside before I loose my chance completely.