My Angel

CHAPTER 40: HURT

Ayla's pov~

   I was lying in bed completely lost in the
book that I was reading, when my door opened without a knock. Sitting up with a start, I dropped the book. It fell on my mattress soundlessly while my heart was beating loudly against my rib-cage.

Maddie walked inside, her face bright and in her hands was a large bouquet of pink and white flowers. "Alessio got you flowers!"
Again?

My eyes went wide as she got closer and l was able to take a better look at the flowers.

Holding my hand out, my heart danced with excitement. Maddie gave me the flowers and gasped.

They were so beautiful. Even more
beautiful than the flowers he gave me before. And it was such a large bouquet.
Pulling it to my chest, I smiled up at
Maddie.

"What are they called?"

"Peonies. They are beautiful, aren't they?" I nodded, completely speechless. They were breathtaking. And the mixture of color made the bouquet even more gorgeous.

I couldn't help it. I was smiling hard and
then a small giggle escaped my lips. "I can't believe he got me flowers again," I whispered.

My heart was going wild in my chest and
my stomach was filled with butterflies.
Holding the flowers close to my chest, I sighed in contentment.

As I held the flowers, all I wanted was to
see Alessio. I wished he was the one who gave them to me. I wished he was here, so I could thank him.

I wished he was here, so that he could see how happy he made me.
Looking up at Maddie, I saw her smiling
down at me. "He can be a romantic
sometimes," she teased with a wink.

I heard myself giggle again. I was giggling. Unbelievable. Placing my hand over my mouth, I looked down at the flowers and then nodded.

"He kissed me," I admitted, my smile so
wide that my cheeks were hurting.
Maddie gasped. "What?" she squealed.
I ducked my head shyly and bit down on
my lips as Maddie wernt crazy beside me.

"He kissed you? Alessio kissed you? When?
How?"
Closing my eyes, I inhaled the sweet scent of the flowers.

"Yesterday. When he brought me to the creek." I could still feel his lips on mine, moving gently as he held me in his arms.

The kiss and our sweet moment at the creek, that was all I could think about since it happened.

And I would never forget the way he held
me or kissed me. As if I meant something to him. As if I was precious. I would cherish it forever in my heart.

"Oh, Ayla," Maddie breathed beside me. "I
can't believe this. You have no idea how happy am."

"I am happy too. Deliriously happy," |
whispered, my eyes still closed. "He makes me so happy, Maddie."

Opening my eyes, I glanced up at her. "I
should go thank him for the flowers!"

"Now?" Maddie asked. I nodded
enthusiastically. She laughed and then
stepped back.

"Go ahead, babe. He was downstairs the
last time saw him."

"Thank you," I replied, quickly putting on my flats, still holding the bouquet in my hands. I ran out of the room, feeling giddy. My heart was doing several flips.

I slowed down when I walked down the
stairs and saw Viktor and Nikolay engaged ina heated conversation.

They stopped mid-sentence when
approached them. "Ayla," Nikolay said in
greeting. Viktor nodded and then Ilooked at the flowers in my hands, his eyebrows going up in surprise.