Imprisonment (Childe x Fem!reader)

Chapter Fourteen: I Love You

Childe's been very gentle with you lately. Not that it was a bad thing, but gentle than usual.

Anytime you felt calm and relax, you wouldn't talk as much but Childe took it as if you were sad or angry at him. Ever since the car ride, he's been watching your every move. You hear a knock on your door and you knew it was Childe. You walk up to the door and peak through to make sure. You open the door and saw him with a dozen roses in his hands.

"Hey sweetheart, how you feeling?"

You give a light smile and let him in.

"I'm good, how about you?"

You didn't feel good. You felt conflicted. You kept thinking about what your friends said and most importantly, that ex of yours. He kept calling you nonstop for the past few days. You wanted to tell Childe about it but you already knew how he would react.

He sets the roses in the empty vase and put some water in it. He rips the little packaging of plant food and turns to look at you.

"Wanna watch a movie tonight? Or there's this show that suppose to come on soon, wanna watch it together?"

"Sure."

He gives you a small smile and walks over to the couch. You follow him and lay in his arms. He starts giving you kisses on your forehead and on your hand.

"Could you tell me what's wrong baby? Please?"

You look up at him and tears begin to form. He sits up quickly and hugs you. You try your best to hold back your tears but you couldn't. He caresses your head and hugs you tightly. You pull back after a few second and wipe your tears.

"So, there's this guy that I was with for a long time. He was one of my first for everything and things were fine until he started drinking and smoking a lot."

You pause to see what Childe's reaction would be but he stayed quiet, ready to listen to everything you had to say.

"So I broke up with him because things got pretty bad...he would abuse me from time to time and manipulate me into thinking it was out of love but I didn't want that and I knew deep down it wasn't like that."

You look up again and see Childe. Nothing but a blank stare.

"So...I broke up with him and removed his number and everything. Heck, I even moved away so I wouldn't be around the same neighborhood as he was and so I could feel safe. But the other night in the car, he got my number and called me..."

You could see Childe grip onto the cushion of the couch and you hesitated to speak again.

"He wanted to get back together but I didn't want that. I screamed at him and blocked him number but he somehow got my number again on a different phone or device and hasn't stopped texting me since."

You open your phone and show him the messages. You could see his eyebrows arch down as he read all the messages. He looked furious.

"I didn't want to know how to tell you because I didn't know how you would react and I didn't want you to think any was going on be-"

He stops you and pulls you in for a hug. He hold you tight as you feel his muscles around you. You start crying again.

"I want to get a restraining order on him but I'm afraid he'll come find me and hurt me. And on top of that, my friends don't really like you and I just...feel like I can never find happiness..."

He pulls away and wipes your tears. You continue to cry as he wipes them, thinking that it's pointless to keep wiping them as more fall down. He sits closer to you and hugs you once more. He presses your head down a little, making you hear and feel his heartbeat. You slowly started to feel calm and the sniffling and whining slowly died down. He begins to speak as he still held onto you.

"Don't apologize baby. You have nothing to apologize for. I'm sorry that we didn't meet earlier in our lives. I'm sorry you had to go through such a painful relationship with an asshole like him. I'm sorry that I wasn't by your side during those times."

He was apologizing. You lift your head up and hold his face.

"Childe don't apologize-"

"I want too. No female or anyone, should have to go through something like that in a relationship. You should never put your hands on one another."

He grabs your hands from his face and holds them tight.

"Listen, you're going to block his number again or however many numbers or emails he has and you're gonna try and relax and not look at your phone. Then, you're going to forget about him and only think of me."

He starts kissing your hands and picks his head back up.

"Then if he ever tries to contact you or find you, you tell me and I'll handle him okay? And if he ever tries something or gets to you, I'll kill him."

"I'll kill him."

Childe had said that back at the restaurant with the waiter but it was funny and a somewhat normal reaction to that but this time, he looked serious and you felt like it wasn't a joke. You looked into Childe's eyes and you didn't feel scared or worried, but calm and reassuring. Killing isn't good either way but if he's willing to go through such lengths for you, that showed you he cared for you so much. You started thinking about all the things he's done for you. How he showed his love and affection to you, never been angry or upset at you and even if he was, he would come and talk to you about it. He would always check up on you and he stood up to the people who looked down on you. Childe was always by your side.

You smile at him and embrace him. You both sit there and hug one another for, maybe a minute or two but it felt longer. You didn't hear cars outside, people yelling, kids playing. Silence filled the room and it was like the world went still. It felt like Childe and you were the other ones and all you could hear was his breathing.

"I love you." You said hugging tighter. You finally said it. You loved Childe. You felt nervous and your heart started racing. He pulls back slowly and looks at you. Your face beamed with a smile.

"I love you too."

He leans in closer and gives you small gentle kiss. He pulls back a bit but you pull him slowly and kiss him slow and gently. His lips were always smooth and tasted like strawberries with a hint of vanilla. He would usually lead the kissing but he followed your lips wherever you went. You started adding a little bit of tongue, giving little pokes on his tongue. You would nibble on his bottom lip and he would do the same. You both pull back and breathe heavily. You looked at each other, excited.