Fated Destiny ✔️

The acceptance [17]

Third person's POV

"A-Andrew?" Camille asked unsure and what he said next was not what she expected at all.

"You're the strongest person I have ever met in my entire life, Camille Grace," she didn't know why but his statement made her start to sob again and she completely bursted into tears.

Andrew pulled Camille into his embrace and she allowed him while her tears slid from her cheeks and wetted his shirt.

He didn't care though and only hugged her tighter while he continued to whisper so many encouraging words to her.

"You're beautiful, from inside and out."

"Look at you, after all this and you're still standing as tall as ever."

"Don't let anybody ever burn out this fire inside of you."

"You're worthy of being loved and I would be honored to be that person if you would allow me to."

When Camille's tears started to stop and her breathing came down to hiccups, Andrew pulled away from their embrace and wiped her tear stained face with the end of his sleeves after he pulled on them to make paws.

After he finished wiping her cheeks, he pecked her forehead, her nose and lastly her lips, "I love you," he whispered to her and then rubbed his nose against hers.

Tears clouded her vision again and she couldn't help but cry again. Camille saw Andrew panic for a while as if in fear he just hurt her or told her something he shouldn't have.

"Why are you crying again, little one? I thought those words would make you smile again," he said and looked confused as ever.

She only wailed loudly and that had him pull her in his arms again, "okay, okay. I won't say it again, just please don't cry, babes, you're gonna make me cry," her cries softened and she pulled away from his embrace.

"No, t-those aren't sad t-tears," she hiccuped, "those a-are happy ones," she told him and hiccuped again. Camille tried to wipe her never ending tears away, but it didn't help because new ones just kept on flowing out.

"You're still gonna make me cry, little one," she let out a giggle and that made Andrew smile, "see, isn't smiling so much better than crying?" That earned him another giggle from his beloved and he placed both of his hands on her cheeks as he stared deeply into her eyes.

"I love you and I want you to know that I still want to be with you," he told her in all seriousness, "right now, all I need to know if you still want to be with me."

When Camille was about to answer, he opened his mouth again, "please reply with a yes, with a nod of your head and a no, with a shake of your head," that made her burst out into laughter after he imitated the sounds of a robot and even did those arm movements.

She laughed so hard that she had to lean back on the bed to catch her breathing before she rolled over to the floor. In the background, she could hear Andrew laugh along with her and felt his gaze on her.

Andrew only had that content smile on his face as he admired his beautiful girl laughing because of him.

When Camille finished telling her story, it made him wonder why she wasn't afraid of him or any men in the world in fact. Because what she went through must have been a very traumatic event for her.

He was glad that she wasn't scared of him though. There were still so many questions left unanswered for him, but he didn't want to push her into telling him after she just told him such a big secret of hers.