"James stop messing with my stuffs, I'm warning you." I tell sternly to my brother who's busy with my laptop, trying to open it.
Poor boy he doesn't know password.
'He doesn't need to know in first place.'
"Why did you change your password?" He asks peeking above from my laptop screen.
"Because it's mine, simple."
A yawn escapes from my lips as I see him gritting his teeth tightly.
"Bring it here I'll open it up for you." I sit up on my bed. He brings my laptop and I simply type my password on the box.
"There but it's for the last time."
"I love you Mia." He happily cheer up as his mood enlighten. I ruffle his hair as I notice him getting taller than before.
Time passes in a blink of an eye. Whether you want to pause it or not, it's not gonna stop.
"By the way your boyfriend is in downstairs." He informs as he plugs the charger in board.
I didn't waste any second to rush in bathroom and done my morning jobs. I come downstairs when I notice him sitting on dinner table while my mom is busy in making breakfast for him.
"Hey." I walk towards him as he grips my waist and pull me into him.
"Morning beautiful." He greets and gives me a light kiss on my cheek. I nudge him in chest playfully.
"Why didn't anyone wake me up?" I take a seat beside him and put plates on for him and me.
"Ohh don't worry we are busy with games, you were not needed." He winks but soon he yelp in pain when I hit him on his head.
"Ouchhh, I was just joking." He acts to rub his imaginary wounded head.
I smile at him as he winks again.
"So, what are doing today?" He asks me while stuffing breakfast in his mouth.
"Haven't decided yet. Probably will sleep all day." I reply and gulp the juice.
Aiden pause in his track when he saw me. He's holding a knife and a fork in his both hand and look directly at me without even blinking an eye.
"What?"
"How old are you?" He asks with wide eyes. I was going to answer him when he get up from his chair and calls for mom.
"Look Kathleen she's acting like a eighty years old lady. "
Mom laughs in response which causes him laughs too.
I stuck my tongue out both of them and continue my breakfast.
After sometime we are sitting in couch. I'm watching tv and I can feel continuous gaze of Aiden on me.
"Why are you acting weird today?" I turn my head to him and ask confusedly.
"I have planned something for us, be ready by six I'll pick you up." He informs as he get up from couch and plant a gentle kiss on my forehead.
"Where are you taking me?" I try to match his footstep but he gives a flying kiss and drive away. I was watching his car fade away when...
"This boy loves you. Doesn't it?" Mom places a hand on my shoulder and look at me.
"Undoubtedly yes Mom." A smile creeps on my lips and mom smiles back. I can see that she's searching my eyes for assurence.
There is no doubt that Aiden loves me a lot. Three months earlier when he first told me seriously about his feelings I was shocked to response. But then again I didn't want to think much about it and ended up saying yes after few days.
I wasn't in love with him that time but eventually I do and I'm happy for that. Everything feels simple and normal now like life is giving me a second chance for being happy, spend life without being suppressed in the weight of guilts, remorse and redemption.
After that I spend the whole day by helping mom in kitchen and helping James with his homework and when clock stuck six o' clock I took a long warm shower and started to get ready.
By five past fifty I'm sitting in my dresser. I have curled my hairs in loose strands which are hung loosely behind my back. I have put some mascara on my eye lashes and glossed my lips with red lipstick which is perfectly complementing my red knee length dress.
Isn't everything is perfect in my life?
My gaze turns to the picture of Alex with me which is hung on the left side of my dresser. He's smile is bright with his perfect teeth and a known shine in his eyes, he looks younger. This picture was taken when I was in tenth grade.
I get up from my dresser to the picture and stand in front of him.
"Thank you so much Alex for everything, without you I couldn't even dare to think about moving on in my life again." I smile brightly as I stare at his picture. It feels like he's smiling back at me through the picture.
"Mia, Aiden's here." Mom yells as I hurriedly take my shoes in my hand and walk out of my house.
"You're looking beautiful as always." He says as I smile....
"You're not looking bad at all."
He's wearing a dark jeans with a cream colored button up shirt which is obviously emphasizing his muscles and broad shoulders.
"Shall we go?" He asks while placing a hand in front of him. I nod at him and take his hand in mine.
"Where you're taking me?" I asks impatiently. He chuckles and says that my patience is thin like a thread.
We're busy in pulling each other's leg when a salty smell air assults my nose. I take a look of the surroundings when I realize that it's a beach.
'same beach where he took me first on our date.'
I look at him surprisingly and he only response by showing a genuine smile on his face. But this time his smile couldn't prevent the feeling of nervousness in my heart.
Soon the car stops and Aiden held out his hand for me.."Relax Mia everything will be fine."
I try my best to give him a smile.
He hold my hand in his..."take of your shoes in the car, you don't need then for a while."
I do as he said and we walk in the cold sands in barefoot. I could hear the roaring of the sea, the salty breeze of air.
My mind leads me back in my memories where we kissed first. Where I let my guards fall down for the first time. I tighten my grip on Aiden's hand as he squeezes it back.
I take another step and look at the beach Aiden looses his grip on my hand. I think he's giving me some time to contemplate everything surrounds it.
I feel Aiden's hand snakes around my waist as he pull me closer into him. He buries his neck in my neck inhaling the scent soundly.
"Remember the time when I brought you here?" He mumbles in my hair.
"Yes, I remember." I whisper softly like my voice isn't coming out more than that.
He turns me towards him and cups my cheeks in his hand. He looks deeply in my eyes...
"There is something I need to tell you. I can't control it anymore."
I gulp the saliva back in my throat and nod my head.
I can't see anything because all I can see hope in his eyes. I know what he's going to do but my lips are paralyzed to even move.
"The first day when I meet you at the party I saw a broken a girl. Who's afraid of being her heart broken more then it actually was."
I listen to his every word. He's saying the truth. I was broken.
'was?'
'Am I not broken now?'
'no'
"Then you agreed to be my friend and I brought you here. I don't know what Alex had done to you in past but I knew one thing that you loved him with all your heart."
My heart starts to sink deep when I hear two particular words on his lip.
'Alex and love'.
'I did love him. Aren't I?"
'yes'
'but he wanted you to let him go.'
' Don't you love him anymore?'
'I..'
"Aiden I..." He stops me in mid sentence when put his index finger on my lips.
"Shhh, let me say."
" I'm blessed to have you in my life Mia. You're the best thing ever happened to me thanks for loving me back."
When a boy practically is presenting his heart out in front of you, you should be happy, right?. But in this moment I don't know what but more or more Alex's images are flashing in front of my eyes.
Aiden drop his knees in the wet sand as the waves of water are touching with his jeans. He hold my hand tightly as ever possible.
I can see he's afraid but what he's afraid of ?.
'That he'll loose you'.
'Just like the way you were once afraid of loosing Alex.'
"You have given me the chance to be your lover, will you give me the pleasure of being your husband?" He whispers and bring a red velvet box in front of me.
There it is.
My eyes are well up with tears as I can believe what's happening.
"Aiden I..."
"I.."
"Only yes or no Mia."
I shut my mouth for once as someone's voice echoing in my mind.
'I promise, you'll find the perfect person for you who will make you happy more than I would ever be able to but he could never love you more than me.'
My mind is asking various questions..
'Is Aiden the person?'.
' Am I supposed to be ended with Aiden?'.
'He makes me happy.'
'He loves me.'
'He's good for me.'
When I look back at his eyes, his eyes are all tear up. It wasn't in my hand to be ended up with the person whom I loved but it's in my hand to make this person happy in front of me. Because he always does the same for me no matter how hard the situation is, he deserves to be happy.
"Yes."