ALLURING ━━ winifred rose

12. her doubts

CHAPTER TWELVE
HER DOUBTS

AFTER THE HEATED discussion with Josie and the rest of the girls, Cora could not get the idea of being a spinster out of her rushing mind. She pondered about it day and night, would everyone really think that she would die alone? So, when Winifred had come to visit Avonlea, even when they were tangled in each other's arms under a gorgeous apple tree, that was all she could think of.

"What's wrong Cor?" Winifred asked, concerned about the shaking girl near her.

"I-I'm going to be a spinster. I'll be the talk of the town." A now fully sobbing Cora spoke.

Winifred engulfed her in a warm, tight hug and stroked her hair softly, "Look, the Cora I know does not care about what society thinks. I mean, people don't accept people like us for who we are but look at how strong you are-you told Anne, Gilbert, Bash, Mary and me about who you truly are.

Someone who can do that can do absolutely anything if you ask me. And so what if they talk? We can just move away from this close minded town and sip the finest of wines in Paris."

Cora sighed at the thought of her and Winifred openly being who they were in the city of Paris, exploring and climbing on top of the great eiffel tower.

"You make this all worth it, Win." Cora nuzzled her head into Winifred's warm body, melting into her touch.

"Oh Cor, you make my life worth it." Winifred said back, placing a kiss on her temple, her touch calming Cora's nerves immediately.

"Can I t-tell you something?" Cora started out shakily, and her doubts were reassured once her love put a soft hand on hers.

"Anything at all, Cor." Winnie warmly smiled at the brunette, awaiting what Cora was to speak.

"I love you, Winifred Rose. And I don't plan on stopping anytime soon." Cora said, confidently this time, as if she had not been this sure about anything else in her life.

And then Winifred said the words the warmed her soul and spread fireworks in her heavily beating heart, "I love you endlessly Cora Blythe. And don't worry, I don't plan on stopping anytime soon either." The two looked at each other in pure joy, and started chuckling with hysteria. Winifred's features become serious after a few seconds, and Cora wondered what was on her mind.

"What is it Win?" Cora asked, while trailing her jaw with warm kisses; Winifred could feel her warm breath brush past her skin.

"What if were to actually move to Paris? It is quite possible, Cor." Winnie asked, deep in thought.

"I wouldn't mind, if I had the money of course. But it's absolutely mad!" Cora exclaimed while smiling at her.

"Sometimes something mad is the only thing keeping us sane." Winnie grinned at her, tightening her grip on Cora.

"So you're serious about France?" Cora asked, her emerald green eyes twinkling with sheer happiness.

"As serious as I can ever be." Winnie said sincerely, prompting Cora to place a long, warm kiss on Winnie's lips, and laughing joyously.

"Living in Paris, the city of love, with the love of my life? How can I ever say no to that!" Cora was beaming with pure joy. Winnie smiled at her excitement and kissed her once more; it was absolute bliss.

"It's settled then. You, me and Paris. For the rest of our lives." Winnie declared playfully.

"Is that a marriage proposal, Win?" Cora smirked at her, playing with her blonde curls.

Winnie grew pink and started to ramble, "Well it cannot be since we cannot get married because it's illegal to be like us but we can consider this a marriage in our own way and-"

She was interrupted by Cora kissing her softly and tenderly, chuckling into the kiss. "Win I was only joking." She whispered on her lips, and Winnie involuntarily shivered from the gesture.

"God, I love you." Winnie looked at her in a daze, moving her hands to Cora's silky brown curls.

"And I love you more." Cora said earnestly, smiling genuinely at her.

"I will fight you on this." Winnie playfully argued, causing Cora to burst into melodious laughter.

"Then by all means, continue." She smirked at her, and Winifred just squeezed her hand in response, extremely thankful for her.

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author's note:
yup they're moving to france soon yup they are 😋‼️ i'm highkey excited for that tbh. anyways thank u for reading and have a great day :P