The moon is beautiful

I was on my way walking towards home after spending a long exhausting day at the office. When I heard,
"I like you"
from behind and my steps stopped I turned around to see who the fellow is who has so much courage to express his feelings in public.
Oh my gosh! I hit the jackpot the feeling of being so happy was expressed on my face automatically, I found myself giving a shy smile.
I was indeed happy receiving a confession especially from a crush is not a matter of a joke
Having a shy personality and feeling insecure about myself I was never able to move forward in any relationship. After that one break -up I closed my heart for almost 3 years but this guy entered into my life and it's very hard to block his way to my heart. I tried my best to control myself but trust me a good looking, handsome guy with a great personality, hardworking,smart and most important he is kind and gives respect to others and has a great sense of humour also. I think I am bragging about him too much, whatever these characteristics were always my weakness in choosing a guy. He stole my heart from the very first only Thief! Not only me, but any girl can fall for him so it's impossible to control the feelings.
Receiving the confession from him was truly unexpected I thought he treated me as a friend so I never thought of approaching to break this beautiful Friendship. " I must not lose this moment " this very thought first came to my mind, but my past stopped me from approaching.
"I don't want to hurt myself again"
He reminded me of my past and my smile faded away.
There was silence for a moment,
I took two steps forward towards him and replied calmly,
"Why me? You are so good looking, established and successful, comparing me, with my looks and career I am nothing to you. If you go around you will find much better good looking, successful girls. So, why me?"
Silence surrounded us.
"It's okay" I continued, "take your time to find the answer there's no hurry"
I turned around and move forward to take steps, he got a grip of my hands
I turned, he smiled
" Because it's you! if it's not you it's not anyone,
Because it's you! if it's not you it's not anyone, the love and warmth that you give me as a friend I can feel you will give me the same vibe when you will be my girlfriend or maybe my wife to"
Oh gosh, his words will flatter you,
He continued, "I .......like you no! I mean I love you and I mean it. Whenever I see you my heart skips beat no let me correct it my heart just stops whenever our eyes meet. I run out of my breath, my stomach gives me butterflies how should I explain I can't even express in words, my feelings are pure for you,
Who said you are not beautiful, you are not perfect, for me, I am in love with your imperfections even if you are not perfect I love the way you are, no need to change yourself for others. You bring me smile, just by looking at you I get all cheered up, you uplift my mood at my sad times, you have supported me when no one did, you believed me even when I did not had the confidence to believe myself, you think I am successful it's all because of you, you were there for me when no one did, and I can't lose such an angel"
Did you see he referred to me as an angel, gosh his words will kill me, I got butterflies in my stomach hearing him.
He continued, " I want to take you with me, will you go?"
"Gosh! you sweet talker, you are impressive you can flutter someone's heart just by your words." I replied
"Did it worked out?"
"What? Did you come prepared for a test or what?"I said
"Of course it's a test only difficult one, you are no easy girl, I have been there spending almost 3 years in work with you and I failed to make a confession from you or maybe I failed to make you fall for me!" he replied smiling and
We both bursted out laughing.
"You passed from the very beginning only when you first met me I was just controlling myself"
" Why? " He asked
I looked at him our eyes met, silence again surrounded us and I broke it
"Prove me!"
"Prove you? What?"
"That you love me.........." I replied giving a slight smile.
For a moment, I felt warmth in his words, honesty, not only today, every day he makes me smile, I too wanted to hug him, love him, should I accept him or not?
Being stuck in dilemma and scribbled thoughts our eyes met, silence surrounded us and I broke it.
He smiled and approached me my heart sank, " I ran out of breath " I remembered when he said and I felt it, where the heck does oxygen goes at a moment when I need them the most.
He hugged me firmly, he is quite taller than me my face was burrowed against his chest I could hear his heartbeat beating fast, in this cold winter of not only season also in life I felt the warmth as he embraced me.
He then whispered in my ears, "if you don't take a step towards me if you don't try me how will I prove it. I can only prove you if you stay by my side. Forget the past I know you are strong, move on add a new lead to your story, overcome it, I will help you after not all fingers are not same, don't create stereotypes, you will never find someone like me" he laughed
I too ended up laughing, " look at you bragging about yourself "
" Take your time there's no hurry I waited for 3 years I will wait for some more it's all okay for me, I will wait until the flower after a windy night blooms fully."
He is sincere with his words, I must not lose him. I just wanted someone to understand me without a single word being spoken and he is the one I realised.
I grabbed him tight, he laughed and spoke, " do I take it as yes? Can I add 'girl' in front of a friend?"
I nodded with a smile, he kissed my forehead
" It’s okay if you realize your feelings later, My love for you doesn’t change. I loved you first, so I’ll wait. The longer I wait the deeper my love will be."
I blushed.💜❤️