CHAPTER 83

Jasmine's POV

My aunt lives in the slum part of Chicago and I feel uncomfortable having Xavier with me on our way to see her.

Even though I feel safer with him beside me. I snuggle closer to him in the back seat of the car we hired. We have been silent since we got to the airport.

He keeps pressing kisses to my forehead and hair and it amazes me.

Even though Xavier still has not said the love word, I know I mean a lot to him. It just saddens me that he doesn't know how to express his feelings vocally.

This should be enough. His actions ought to be enough but I am not satisfied. I want assurance. I want him to say the word. I want us to be free with each other. To be able to tell each other anything and everything. To be able to share secrets. To understand each other's silence too.

I don't regret loving him. I don't regret telling him I loved him anymore too. I just want him to say it back to me.

"We should go out to a nice restaurant after you meet with your Aunt, what do you think?