Teach Me Love

Too Late

Stef's POV

I wake up the next morning, feeling my body almost empty and it felt weird, but I feel a bit lighter than usual, and even though I'm still very tired, I feel rather good under Lena's blankets, her pillow into my arms, smelling just like her which was the most amazing smell to wake up to, even though I would have prefer to actually have her in my arms.

I'm still naked and stirring my body in the bed when Lena enters the room with a tray, smiling wide at me, making me smile instantly first thing in the morning even if I must look like hell after crying so hard last night and I can feel that my hair is a mess which is a total opposite with Lena's for she looks gorgeous with her curls all around her face and those soft brown eyes that I love so much.

"Good morning baby." she says while gently laying the stray full of food next to me on the bed.

"I made you breakfast, as I recall I didn't get the chance to make you taste my French toast last time. I also make you an orange juice, from the yard of course and coffee." Lena says sweetly before pecking my lips softly and I smile softly at her, not really knowing what to say for I think that it's the first time that I ever get to eat breakfast in bed if I'm honest.

"You're an amazing girlfriend, aren't you?" I wink at her as she smiles even wider.

"Hum maybe... now I want you to taste this." she says exited as she cuts the French toast and brings the fork to my lips as I open my mouth looking her eyes sparkling as she waits for my reaction, and it was the cutest sight ever.

"Huuum... Oh my God, that is to die for!" I exclaim for she really was a damn good cook as she smiles proudly at me, and I think I fell in love with her all over again for she's taking care of me and making little attention for me like never anyone had in my entire life.

"Thank you for all this baby." I say smiling at her weakly, looking at her lovingly.

"Did I win a kiss?" she jokes as I smile even wider.

"You don't need to do anything for that, so come here woman." I say grabbing her arm to pull her to me and kiss her tenderly and passionately as we giggle a little at the same time.

"I love you." I whisper pulling away.

"Yeah, and you are going to love me even more when you'll see where I'm going to take you today." Lena says before pocking my nose playfully and getting out of the bed.

"You're very confident my dear, and where is that hum?" I say playfully as she looks existed yet again.

"That is a surprise, so get up, and get ready, come on!"

"I don't have any good clothes babe, you asked me not to bring anything remember." I say for knowing her taste she's probably going to take me somewhere fancy, and I clearly don't own anything fancy, and I'm a bit ashamed to admit that for she is a fancy woman, and I can't keep up.

"I made deliver some clothes this morning that will hopefully suit you, I had it all plan my dear." She says as I frown a bit.

"Lena, you are spending money on me, I don't want that." I say as she sighs, and I know I'm being kind of difficult with her sometimes.

"I know, but please, let me spoil my girlfriend once in a while, it's literally the first time I'm offering you something babe." She says, almost in a pleading voice as I couldn't help my smile for it's true that it's the first time and also, she has been nothing but sweet to me so I can't disappoint her when she put so much effort just to make me happy, that would be rude, and quite stupid for she's just being who she is.

"Okay, okay. I'm sorry I'm so difficult with you sometimes Lena... I... I'm just not use to be treated that way and I... I don't always know how to react when you're so kind and caring to me..." I say hesitantly as Lena came back closer to me, sit on the bed, to look into my eyes.

"I know you're first reflex is to be aggressive and maybe a bit suspicious... but you don't have to be like that with me Stefanie, I won't ever hurt you on purpose my love... so get used to be well treated like you deserve, because I'm going to do just that. I... I want to take care of you, so please... just let me, okay?" she cups my cheek as she speaks and she seems so sincere and honest that I just want to be around her all my life, but how long is this going to last?

I'm getting so attached to her, so drawn to her and I'm so in love with her as well, that I know that recover from losing her would be the hardest thing to do, if that's even possible at all.

But at the same time, as long as I have her by my sides, maybe I should just let myself live a little and get a taste of what true happiness really is with someone as amazing as she is.

"Okay... I just feel like I'm not bringing you anything Lena... I can't offer you anything, I don't have anything to give you or make you discover or whatever, I mean..." I start blurting out even though I didn't intent to do this now, but I guess she makes me feel like I could say everything to her.

"You have so much to offer me baby... you know I have everything, I have money, I have success, I have a job and a life that I love, but you know what I don't have, well... at least not until I found you... I didn't have love into my life, I didn't have a person that I wanted to share everything with, a compagnie that I love, someone who can make me laugh for the silliest thing, someone that makes my life brighter and that can break me from my arrogant self, and make me eat greasy cheeseburger... I always had everything in my life, but it has never been better than it is right now, and that is thanks to you, you make me happier just because you're you, you don't have to do anything else." She says with the most genuine smile that I had ever see and I didn't know that she was feeling that way about me, I never imagine that it could be like this...

"I'm so, so in love with you Lena... and you make me happy, like I never have been before... and I feel crazy to say that because we barely know each other, but it's true..." I say, my voice getting weaker by the second.

"I feel the same. And we'll learn to know each other Stef, actually we are learning about each other right now, and we'll continue to do so."

"What if you don't like what you learn about me?" I can't help but ask.

"I know your heart, that's all that matte. Your past, what you potentially did or didn't do or whatever, don't define you as a person. I know that you're not perfect, no one is... I'm not, and you'll discover things about me as well, because we all have a past, but nothing I would learn will make me love you less Stefanie, I promise. Or would you stop loving me while learning about me and my life?" she asks, as I look at this hope into her sensitive eyes as my heart was warming more and more into my chest for, she's saying such beautiful things to me right now, things I desperately want to believe.

"No... I... it's too late, I love you far too much now..." I respond for it was true that nothing could possibly make me not want her, she's better that anyone I have ever known.

"Good." She says smiling as I did the same, getting lost into her eyes before she closes the gap between us and kiss me on the lips ever so softly.

"Now go get ready Stefanie."