I love you

"I love you, Shawn."

Shawn froze in his position hearing those three words Bella said just now, his heart skipped a beat. He stared at her with his reddened eyes as if he heard something wrong.

"You didn't hear wrong. I love you." Their shared gaze remained unbroken. Looking into his black eyes was like drowning, sinking into unfathomable depths from which she might never resurface.

Shawn tried to speak but the noise he made sounded like water trying to pass through a clogged drain. He swallowed hard before clearing his throat. "Bella..." Everything was too fast, and it seemed like lies.

Looking at his ghostly expression, Bella let out a soft sigh, before holding his hand gently. "Why? You think I'm telling lie? I'm not." Her words were abruptly smothered.

Her eyes were not as expressionless as before now. Her eyes were now full of mystery. He wanted to look deep into her soul to know if she really meant it or not. "Then.." Shawn uttered.

Bella cut his words off. "