Moonlight 💫

~Chapter 12~

Ates had never before been in a position that left him completely dumbfounded; had he heard it correctly? She wanted them to get married?

Wasn't she set to leave town tomorrow?, what change ?, Why the sudden change of heart?
All this questions were filling his head adding more to his already confused mind and heart.

He struck a quick glance at the woman standing in front of him; she appeared impatiently waiting for his response, whatever it could be.

He wanted to help her more than anything, but he wasn't certain he could, given what had happened between them not too long ago.

feraye..''he began whispering unsure of what to say.but before he could continue, she quickly grabbed his hands in hers and pulled him closer, if he wasn't already confused before he is now.

''Ates... before you say anything else I know that I am putting you in a difficult situation and that wasn't my intention believe but I really need your help, like you said this marriage doesn't have to be anything we don't want it to be , but I do really need your help so please don't say no ."

foolish of him for ever  thinking that he could leave this town peacefully .

They were so close...
He took a while to admire her face and its unique features; he hadn't realized how close they stood to one another until now, and for some reason he couldn't explain, he didn't want to ruin this moment because it was just perfect. They were both standing there, staring deeply into each other's eyes, as if they were looking for something they had both lost long ago.

There it was again ,that peculiar sense he couldn't shake anytime she was near him.
She was driving him nuts, and she had no idea.

''Feraye. He eventually spoke up, breaking the silence clearing his throat."I want to help you, but I..."

"Are you leaving?" she questioned abruptly, staring at his suitcases packed the night before.
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes before responding because he already knew where this conversation was going.

"Yes, I am." He said, She suddenly became pale and sat on the edge of his bed, sobbing.

Great....

"Feraye...," he whispered as he carefully approached her.

He wasn't sure what to say or do, but he couldn't bear the sight of her crying.

When he got close enough, he lowered himself in front of her, withdrew her hand from her face, and slowly raised her upper lip towards him. The sorrow in her eyes tore him apart, as did the possibility of hurting her more than he could have ever imagined.

Then she started rambling and he just couldn't keep up

''I know you don't owe me anything, and asking you to marry me is selfish, but you're the only person in this town that I can trust and who can help me, and I know you might hate what happened the other day, but I promise I'm not trying to put you in a difficult situation; it just happened, and I couldn't stop i-''

He wanted to kiss her ...

If she didn't stop talking.....

And before she had the chance to say anything else, he drew her face closer to his and pressed their lips together again, but this time it wasn't a surprise; because he wanted to.

He then slowly pulled away which was way harder than he thought , taking her hands in his and smiling deeply at her he said:

''I will gladly marry you Feraye, and I am happy to help you for as long as you need,'' he continued, ensuring she understood every word.