You're Mine
After a long pause, he simply said, “Vee, I want to spend the rest of my life with you.”
His answer was certainly touching. If it were not for the hurt she had carried from the past and her intense hatred, his words would have moved her. She was the only one in this large room. She lifted her head at her reflection, a complete illusion of herself, and smiled as if she were acting alone on a stage with no audience present. She purposefully remained silent, delicately listening to the calm but restrained breathing on the receiver. She waited until the frequency of his breath gradually became uneven before giggling. “Give me some more time, Edward. Alright? I’m taking it slowly step by step.”
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