Before You (BY: Book 1)

Too Late

Stef's POV

I enjoyed sleeping next to Lena, sure I was still a bit scared, but I manage to sleep very close to her and not feel like I was going to burn instantly. She's so soft and comfortable that it was melting my heart and relaxing my tensed body. I hold her through the night, and I could see her smiling, she was having a good time too.

Now, I was watching her, her beautiful face, her full lips that I have taste more than once, and her lovely eyes closed. She was still sleeping peacefully beside me as I was wondering if she was breathing for, she was so calm, not a care in the word.

I couldn't help but traced the tip of my finger over the lines of her soft face as a smile appeared making me smile as well.

"Hi." She said in a sleeping voice, smiling for dear life.

"You're so beautiful." I said simply, I couldn't help it. She really was the most beautiful human being I've even seen. And she smiles even wider if that's possible as she put her hand behind my neck to make me kiss her. Fuck and every time I do that, my heart was out of control.

"Humm, I love waking up like this." She whispers looking into my eyes.

"Me too, love. Do you want breakfast?"

"Hell yes!" she said, getting up.

"Okay then! You can go take your shower if you want, I'll prepare everything. Pancakes?" I said smiling.

"Yes! You know I love pancakes!"

"Pancakes it is, then!" I said going into the kitchen.

"Thank you!" she shoots from the bedroom as I smile. I could get use to this.

So, I made the pancakes, and some egg as well, I had a bit of bacon left so I went with that. She took her shower as I could hear her almost singing. She wasn't a singer that's for sure, but it was very cute, and it made me smile all along. I could very much tease her about it, but I won't because I surely don't want her to stop doing it. I could hear that all my life.

Then she came back from her shower, as I was still in my pajama, but that's okay I don't mind.

"Hum, smells good, honey." She said taking a sit beside me after kissing my cheek as her parfum was intoxicating me. She smells so good. I never love someone smell before, I never even notice that kind of thing, but with her, everything is different, and I was loving it more and more.

"Well enjoy breakfast, because it's about the only thing that I can do. I could kill with my lunch and dinner, ask Brandon." I laugh as she did as well.

"Oh, that's okay, I'm not a bad cook so I guess we make a good team." She smiles at me, as I wink at her.

"So, what are we going to do today?" she asked happily.

"Well, whatever you want is fine with me love, I just have to pick up Brandon at Mike's in the afternoon." I said softly as she suddenly seems hesitant.

"Stef, speaking of Mike, I... I'm sorry to ask you this honey but, hum... are you... are you planning of having a divorce? I'm just asking." she blurts out from nowhere as I panicked, I really did.

"What? No!" I said defensively, as the look on her face wasn't what I wanted, for I didn't even mean to react like that, I don't even know why I react like that, but I can see that I'm going to regret it.

"What do you mean 'no'?" she said, moving away from me, as I couldn't stop the panic and the anxiety within me at the idea of losing my dad, and hurting Mike.

"I mean... I... Lena... I can't." I said, trying to approach her because I don't want to hurt her either, but she pulls away again.

"Then why am I even here Stef?" she asked, as she was growing upset. I can see that she was trying to stay calm and patient, but well, I guess it's not easy.