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Iris and Luca stood silently staring at each other in the middle of the room, their expressions different but a mirror of the turmoil they both felt on the inside. Iris had her head hanging low trying not to cry from the words Luca had poured out so honestly to her.

The tension in the air was thick and the only thing you could hear was the sound of their breathing. Luca's heart pounded in his chest in a nervous anticipation. He didn't care what her reply was going to be, he would never let go of her.

Iris couldn't take it anymore and threw every worry to the wind. She fell into Luca’s arms as a miserable cry tore from her lips and he wrapped his hands around her tightly with a relieved sigh. He presses his mouth to the side of her head in a kiss.

“Thank you, princess” Luca said into her hair and she only sniffed in reply as she burrowed further into the hug. It may have just been a day but she had missed him like crazy.

Since she left the house, she felt like she was only half of hers