SEASON OF LOVE

CHAPTER 20:- FIRST DATE ON A BEACH

Ethan took me to a beach. It was very peaceful. The sound of waves crashing on the shore is one of the most relaxing sounds on Earth. We both held hands and walked on the sand bare feet. It was soft. Playing with water. Playing until you get dirtied by a mug. Laughing until you are tired to do so. Dancing even though you are horrible at it. And doing all of them with those
WHOM YOU LOVE. It was looking like the sky is meeting the sea. The sky and the water were all blue and shiny.

First time I have seen him happy. It always looked like he put a fake smile on his face and there was a pain behind that smile. But today he was different. He was different when he is with me. It's not different, he is real when he is with me. I hope this boy knows, I never want to hurt him. I hope he knows that it's always gonna be him. I hope he wakes up every morning and goes to sleep every night knowing that I am all his. I hope he knows, there is never gonna be another boy. I hope he knows that I will never leave and will never lose my love for him. I don't why do I love him. But what I know is I have never loved a person this much as I love him. Everything became beautiful when he was with me.

"Ethan..." I said.

"Hmm..." he replied

"What I am to you?" I asked looking at him.

"You are every hope I have ever had in human form," he said pecking my cheeks.

I don't let many people in. But he. He was different. His energy meshed perfectly with mine. It was an instant recognition. A passionate connection. Something other-worldly. A spiritual familiarity. Home with another body. He was everything to me. He has seen my dark past but still, I feel close to him. He was the person I wanted to share my happiness, sadness, and frustration and he never judged me even once. He was always there to save me from my father. He was always holding my hand whenever I was in a bad situation.

"There is a surprise for you," Ethan said holding my hand. I looked at him. Surprise? What is it?
"What surprise?" I asked him. He turned me around and kept his hands on my eyes and asked me to walk according to his directions. I did as he said and started walking.
"Stop," he shouted. I stopped walking and was waiting for him to remove his hands. He removed his hand and I could see a beautiful setup on the beach. There were roses everywhere. I could see the fairy lights. There was a table in between the whole setup. It was a romantic date setup. The theme was white with red roses all around the setup. He sat on his knees and looked at me.

" I am not afraid of falling, Nancy. I will hurl myself into you and I will endure any pain, any suffering. I will cling to you, I will love you unconditionally and wholeheartedly. I want you and only you in my life. I have never felt like this before and I want to find happiness with you. I want to be with you." he paused and took out a rose from his pocket.

"Every moment I spent with you shined. Because the weather was GOOD. Because the weather was BAD. And because the weather was good enough. I LOVED EVERY MOMENT OF IT." he said looking at me. Tears welled up in his eyes. I took the rose from his hands and kissed him on the cheek.
"There were so many times I have felt like giving up on you and saying forget it it's not worth it. But then every time I look at you it made me feel that it's all worth it because of you.

He was the only one in my life who made me feel special. He is the only one who brought light to my dark life.
I know we both started on a bad note but what all matters in the end is the present. And I am happy that he is with me right now and I hope that he never changes. I will always be the NANCY BLOOM whom he likes. I will never change. We had dinner. He kept my favorite dishes on the table. I don't know how he knows that as I have never said it to him. But, everything that he has done for me made me even more special.

9 pm

We looked at the moon. I laid my head on his chest. He wrapped his arms around me. It was so romantic. He then kissed me on the forehead and we both talked about stars. He had great knowledge about the space. He said me things about the space which I never knew. I was shocked to see this side of him.

"How do you know all this?" I asked looking at him.

"I like to keep knowledge about the beautiful things," he said tucking my hair behind the end. I sometimes feel like he is hiding something from me. I don't know what he is hiding. I hope that someday he shares things with me and tells me what's going on. I hugged him tightly. I don't know what he is going through but I want him to be happy when I am around him. I want to give him all the happiness.

"Can you breathe okay with my head on your chest like this?" I asked looking at him.

"It's the only way I know how to breathe," he said in a low voice.

"Ethan," I said.

"Hmm," he replied.

"Can you show me your scars?" I said looking at him.

"I don't have any scars, Nancy," he said smiling. I know it's a lie. I could see the pain behind this smile. I don't know how to comfort him. I guess he will feel good if I am with him.

"Okay. But remember that in your dark days just turn around and I will be there. Maybe I won't have any more light to give than what you already have. But I will take your hand and we will find light together." I said smiling.

"My girl is so mature," Ethan said laughing.

"Nancy," he said.

"Yeah," I replied.

"I want to be your second priority. I want your first priority to be you, your ambitions, your goals, and your life. Don't let me be your distraction. Let me be your motivation. Let's grow together." he said wrapping his arms around me. I looked at him for a minute. Is this the Ethan Sinclair that I know? Is this the same man who I met on the first day of the hotel? He is just making me fall in love with him even deeper.

I thought staring at each other is love, but for the first time, I realized I can fall in love with just the way someone breathed. I can fall in love with just the way someone smiles. He is the only rose in the garden of my heart. So I look at the moon and I make my wish that it's you and me in this life and the next.