𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒

CHAPTER FIFTY FIVE

A/N: just a heads up for any confusion, this chapter follows up with the previous one

THIRD PERSON'S POV

The brunette shifted in her sleep as she turned to her side expecting to feel the warm body of the taller woman , yet her hand was met with nothing

she snapped her eyes open sitting up right as she looked to the side only to find that she was alone in the bed , her brows furrowed as she lifted the silk sheets to cover her bare chest as she turned her head around the dark room . her eyes caught sight of the balcony door open as the moonlight slightly peaked through

the brunette suspected the taller woman was the one out as she looked to the alarm clock

3:45 am

blinked the time making the brunette sigh ,  rubbing the sleep from her eyes she stood from the bed with the sheet wrapped around her nude body , she winced slightly as her feet hit the cold ground yet made her way out to the balcony

there sat bellarosa in just her black sports bra and the grey sweatpants she wore earlier , her eyes looking ahead at the silent streets where it was usually quite busy . she was so lost in her own thoughts that she hadn't heard the footsteps of the brunette nearing her

genevieve frowned lightly as she took a seat next to the taller woman "...bells" she called out softly placing her hand on the distant woman's knee

the simple touch and the voice of the brunette brought bellarosa from her train of thoughts as she turned her eyes beside her

"what are you doing up so early?" asked the taller woman

"i should be asking you that" raised the brunette her brow in question

the taller woman sighed lightly "i couldn't sleep" she answered with a small shrug turning her eyes back to it's previous spot

now it was the brunette's turn to sigh "i atleast deserve to know what's going through your mind bells , shutting me out won't benefit you in any way"

"it's best for all if i kept it to myself" bellarosa said yet she knew the brunette was right

genevieve leaned back on the soft small couch as she gazed up to the sky "i'm worried about you , and i'll always worry even if you tell me not to . i want to help you so you won't go through anything alone but you not telling me isn't helping neither of us"

bellarosa hummed lightly "i'll be fine , no need to worry" she knew that denying and keeping this guard up won't help her case

and that made the brunette frustrated "stop saying that" frowned genevieve

"evie i said i was fi-"

"bellarosa stop lying to yourself , we both know for a fact that you are not fine" cut the brunette the taller woman off as genevieve sat up looking to her

"this isn't going to work out if you're constantly going to keep me in the dark of important things in your life , you said it yourself we're in this forever and i'm not going to lose you just because you want to bottle everything up and end up hurting yourself even more than you already are. and don't expect me to just sit there and do nothing when you are hurting bells" said the brunette as tears welled up in her eyes

the taller woman's heart pricked at the look on the brunette's face , she hated seeing the woman cry

"why won't you let me in?" sad brown eyes met hurtfelt dark ones that filled with tears

"because i'm scared genevieve" admitted the taller woman "i'm scared you'd leave me if i do...and losing you is even more painful that a bullet to the heart" slowly her stone walls broke down right infront of the brunette as her emotions began pouring out

"i've lost my father , my mother sees me as nothing but a disappointment and a mistake...my own best friend who i trust with my life , has left  like all those years we've shared together...like it was nothing" a lone tear left the taller woman's eye

"now i carry the weight of making my family proud by carrying on this empire , i never asked for any of this...and now i dragged you into this whole mess" bellarosa's face forged into one filled with hurt

"i hurt you evie..." she turned her eyes to the brunette as the guilt was evident "how could you ever forgive me for doing that..."

genevieve's lip wobbled slightly as she leaned forward cupping the woman's face "i care for you bells...so much and i know you never intended to hurt me , i want to help you... i want to help heal you with everything and i don't care what happens to me . we are in this together and i will do anything to make all your pain go away— so please bells let me in...let me help you" the brunette basically pleaded

"open your heart and let me love you"

bellarosa's whole body froze at those words and her breathing shallowed

love...love , love , love

those words swirled around her mind , what has she done to deserve the brunette—the most perfect person that the taller woman has ever met...to love her?

genevieve could see in the woman's eyes how the wheels turned in her mind with every possible thought , so she straddled her lap forcing bellarosa's eyes to lock with hers as she planted her lips on the taller woman's

the brunette felt the woman's body slowly melt from her frozen state as her big hands grasped the brunette's waist , almost immediately responding to the kiss

genevieve poured each and every emotion in that kiss as she showed how much she loves the woman in that kiss , and the taller woman most definitely felt the raw emotion as their lips locked

the shorter woman pulled from the kiss as she leaned her forehead against bellarosa's "for once bells...listen to your heart" she said quietly as she took ahold of the taller woman's hand bringing it up to her heart

"i love you bells with everything in me , my heart beats like this only for you and my thoughts are only of you..." she confessed letting her tears fall

bellarosa brought the brunette closer to her body wiping the woman's tears way before pulling her in a kiss once more , yet this kiss was the taller woman giving the same amount of love the brunette showed her

for once she ignored her overworking mind that made her overthink the what ifs as she finally listened to her heart , and she knew the brunette was the only woman she'll ever love and give her heart to . genevieve might aswell take her heart as it was already full of her , it was as if the brunette bewitched her heart , body and soul

"i love you evie...more than life itself"