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The cold wind brushed through my curves as I shivered under it or maybe it was more because of Leo's presence beside me as we kept on walking beside this beautiful lake in this park under this dark ink sky.

What Aria said was somehow hit me and hit me so hard cause the more time I spent with him the more attracted I could feel myself to him. To be honest it was a love at first fight.

I remember we were just nine years old when we first met and it was so awkward at that dinner we had at his house.

We always had fought in school but I couldn't help but steal glances of him now and then which never held hatred in them but it became a habit to friendly bicker on everything.

I was sitting with my friends on a bench outdoor with my so called girl friends eating my lunch in school break. Not knowing out of nowhere a ball hit me pretty hard on my right shoulder which made me fall out of my seat and winced badly. Looking up I saw it was Kevin who threw it in my direction.....intentionally.

I never liked him...

I was crying not because of humiliation but it did hurt pretty bad actually. Everyone was laughing round including the people I thought were my friends. No one helped and I didn't even mind cause my eyes were looking for one person. Leo...

Then I saw him coming towards me with so much rage on his face. He kneeled infront me before examined my shoulder than my teared strained face. I didn't have to say anything to him cause hurt flashed in his eyes for a second and the next second he was already stomping towards Kevin.

Some minutes later Kevin was apologizing with a bleeding lip. Being fourteen maybe I didn't know what love was but what I felt was definitely more than friendship. After five minutes me and Leo both were standing in principal's office with no shame on Leo's face.

"What was that Leo Evans? Is this what your parent taught you?" Principal snarled but Leo stood sternly like it didn't effect him.

"He deserve that. He hurt her and on top of that instead of apologizing he was laughing. I didn't do anything wrong," I turned my head in his direction in a swift with eyed widened.

Did he just?

"You don't talk to your principal like that Kid!" I flinched and after my dismissal I stood outside of the office. Being a child from a respective family caused a lot of drama that day and I knew it was because of me.

After 20 minutes Leo came out with a smirk on his face. I never knew a fourteen year old could look this intimidating but that was the moment I knew why my heart always beat uneven around him. I was falling in love with him.

"I'm sorry Leo you had to go through that because me," I apologized and he scoffed like being all superhero I'd be impressed or what. My expressions changed to angry bird probably. "But who told you to beat Kevin that badly!" I hit him on his hand slightly as he winced.

"Yah! no need to kill me frosty, I just helped," He rubbed where I hit him. "Beside I helped that football, it must've hurt that poor ball hitting your pointed shoulder."

"What- You did not just say that!" And that was his cue to run off as I chased him in the corridor.

"Gwen? You okay?" His voice brought me out of my thoughts and a small smile broke on my face unwittingly.

"Why are you smiling like that? Dirty thoughts huh, share with me too," He grinned sheepishly nudging me with his shoulder as my smile fell and I hit him on his bicep just like old times.

He would never stop being an asshole.

"That was nothing like what you think asshole. I was just thinking about the time when Kevin hit me with his ball and you hit his face pretty bad and got detention." I snorted loudly.

"I told you I helped that poor football, R.I.P it." He sneered as he tucked his hands in the pockets of his olive green leather jacket.

"Sure whatever helps you sleep at night but agree or not it was because of me," I amused and showed him tongue as a tease.

With that said I walked a step forward but he jogged and met my footsteps.

"I told you I did not, why would I?" He declared looking everywhere but me.

No matter how many times we've causer troubles or been in, he was always there to help me. He had taken my drunken ass home. Paid for my food and drove me to long drives when I didn't feel like to be home. He was always just one call away then how could I not possibly fall in love with him.

"Cause you love me and I love you!" I blurted out in a song way but clamped my mouth myself as I released what just I said.

We both halted in our way but I chuckled awkwardly and turned away from him. Walking to black iron fence, I bit my lip hard for it to bleed and inwardly face palmed on my stupid bravery.

Way to straightforward Gwen!

No one spoke for a second as the only noise around us was wind engulfing us in it's awkwardness.

"What did you say Gwen?" He walked over to me and I turned around before shutting my eyes and opened them looking up to him.

"You love me?" He recalled as I curled and uncurled my palms anxiously. I knew there has to be a reason the truth slipped out of my heart. I had to admit my feelings. It was now and never but to be honest this was harder than any physics theory.

Argh!! God help me.

"Umm..yeah," I exhaled and turned back around facing the calmness of this water but the storm going inside me was destroying my bones every passing second. For sure I knew my face had turned a whole crimson as he chuckled behind me followed by his huge laughter.

I furrowed in confusion before turned around and literally he was laughing clutching his stomach.

"Sorry but I never knew you would look this cute while confessing frosty," He muttered as I huffed and started to walk away from him but he held me by my upper arm and pulled me back in front of him.

He couldn't just made fun of my love. He thought it was easy but it was harder than anything else.

"Hey," He said all sobber from his laugh and cupped my face. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you upset Gwen."

"Forget I ever said that Leo. I knew it would never work out. I must be looking pathetic. Why would you love me. There are so many girls, forget it," My heart clenched by my own sharp words.

"Just drop me home- no don't even bother I'll go by myself," I got out of his hold and took two steps when his words stopped me and my heart at the same time.

"Who said I don't love you?" My eyes widened as I slowly turned around to him. There weren't many people around this side of park. "Did I say that? I don't think so?"

Tears were ready to fall from my eyes any second. A broad priceless smiled appeared on his dimpled cheeks that it made my heart beat more rapidly.

What? I-?

"What? So you-

"You didn't even gave me a chance to confess my side Gwen. Yes I do, I fucking love you more than anything frosty." His confession sucked out the air from my lungs as an undying smiled formed on my face reflecting my emotions.

"Since the day I've seen this girl equally awkward girl in white floral dress sitting with her family around my family in my house ten years ago, fidgeting her fingers under the tables, drinking a sip of water after every second because she was nervous just like me. It was then I fell in love with her, you know why? cause I saw myself in her," He paused. "I saw myself in you Gwen."

My damp eyes and swollen heart from pleasure made my tears to leave my eyes. He was in love with me since the first day? The day my family went to his house for dinner?

"I know I've been a coward for waiting for so many years but to be honest I was afraid of our friendship Gwen. I didn't want to ruin anything. I knew you liked me but thinking about love was always a sensitive point for both of us I guess," He sighed and I couldn't move an inch. My body was like frozen under these chilly confessions.

Without wasting a second I ran in his arms and held him so tightly like my whole life depends on it. It was not like we have not hugged before, we had but if I thought about every one of those, there wasn't one I could say felt like this. Like being held.

"I love you so much! I was equally scared of our friendship Leo." I pulled back as he cupped my cheeks again and his thumb swiped my tears.

"I can tell," He said softly.

"You know whenever you tried to date a new girl, it hurt me so bad here," I pointed to where my heart was. "Why did you even do that when you loved me?"

"I was a coward one I knew I would never be able to say it out loud that's why I did all these dating thing to make you jealous Gwen but fudge! You never once showed it too," My arms wrapped around his waist tightened.

It was killing me inside knowing all these years we were riding the same train to same destination but were unaware of each other being on it.

Cause we were meant to be meet one day?

Fudge freaking brownie!

"Can I kiss you now? It's been ten years, eleven months and two days since I've been waiting to taste-

"Just fucking kiss me already." I whined as he chuckled and with that he captured my frozen lips in his warm one. I quickly melted in them and then after our short moment we broke breathing heavily.

"That was amazing!" He chuckled.

"And you're an asshole but my asshole," I chuckled but paused and pressed my face in his neck when I realized how wrong it sounded.

He laughed out loud throwing his head back before kissed my head through hairs. The night went pretty warm then but couldn't end without me texting Aria of my confession.

If it wasn't her I didn't think it was possible. Thank you Aria!

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