Adieu

Chapter Sixteen

Josephine sighed as she stepped into the darkness of the hotel room. Being so distracted with the magnificent damnation, she spent two hours with him rather than one. All She could hope was that Will wasn't too worried about her.

However much to Jose's surprise, William wasn't in the room at all. She began pondering on it briefly, only to stop rather abruptly when her stomach growled.

"Surely he has some sort of food in here." She mumbled.

An hour passed, then two. Josephine lay half-asleep with a bowl of pretzels in front of her. She had searched every inch of the room for some cheese to melt with them but was very surprised to find none. Louie lay against her feet, fast asleep.

She sighed and began flipping through the channels once more just as the door opened.

"Hi." He said cheerfully.

Josephine cocked her head to one side, trying to decide if she was more concerned or annoyed. "Hey."

He gently closed the door behind him and set a bag on the counter. "I'm sorry for being late, I stopped to get you something, but I couldn't decide what." He said calmly as he began removing the items.

She sat up, placing the bowl on the nightstand. "You really didn't have to get me anything," She mumbled, embarrassed. She never quite got over it when people bought her things randomly.

He shrugged. "I was already in the jewelry store, so I just figured-"

"I thought you were getting shoes, why were you in a jewelry store?" She asked suspiciously.

An unidentifiable look crossed his features before it was abruptly replaced with one of humor. "You caught me," he chuckled.

Josephine frowned. "So you weren't getting shoes?"

"Well, Obviously I got new shoes," he replied, waving the shoe box he had just removed from the bag around.

"You know what I mean," She nearly growled. He better have a good reason for lying to her.

He sighed and walked over to her. "My purpose of leaving you was to buy you something," He explained as he climbed in beside her. "The shoes were simply an excuse."

Josephine looked into his eyes for a long moment, searching for any sign of deceit. But she only saw sincerity and truth in his chocolate eyes. "Well, what is it?" she asked excitedly.

William laughed and handed her a long, thin, black box. "See for yourself"

She took it gently in her fingers, stroking the black velvet, before popping it open.

Wrapped delicately inside was a complex charm bracelet. The entire chain was patterned with one tiny crystal stone followed closely by one tiny piece of silver. The single charm on the end was one of two emerald hearts melted together into one. "Will!" She gasped.

He frowned. "Do you not like it? I could buy a different one. I wasn't sure If the pattern-"

She interrupted him by kissing him deeply. "Did you seriously just buy me an emerald charm bracelet?" She asked after a long moment.

William nodded.

"Why?" She questioned as the tears came to her eyes.

"Well, I wasn't sure which flowers you preferred," He admitted.

Josephine laughed and pulled him into a tight hug. "I absolutely adore it! Thank you!"

He smiled and kissed her hair. "Would you like me to put it on?"

She nodded furiously as she lifted her hair up.

William slowly removed the necklace from the box and placed it around the bare skin of her wrist with a large grin.

Josephine returned his gesture the moment she felt the coldness touch her skin. "Thank you," She whispered.

William's grin didn't leave his face. "I'm glad you like it."

All that could be heard in the room for the next minute was the sound of Emril. Neither of them where actually watching it, but instead enjoying the feeling of being wrapped in each others arms.

"Do you... Want to play a game?" Josephine murmured finally.

William raised an eyebrow "What game?"

"It's called Tell me what I need to know."

He frowned. "I've never heard of that before."

She smiled. "That's because I made it up."

"Alright then," William chuckled. "How do we play?"

Josephine paused for a moment to move closer to him. "Well, It's like Truth or Truth, only much faster. This way you always tell the truth, get it?"

William nodded. "Great. You start."

"First, you have to promise to tell the truth," she demanded.

"I always tell you the truth Jose, a game isn't going to change that," he replied sincerely.

Josephine looked up at him in the precise same moment as he looked down at her, making the perfect kissing opportunity, which she took happily.

" I thought we were playing?" William mumbled, pulling away from her after a long moment.

She chuckled. "Why a man would ever resist is beyond me," she mumbled under her breath. "Alright. What's your favorite color?"

"Seriously? Such basic questions?" He scoffed.

"Yes. Now answer."

"Any type of blue." He replied after a moment. "If you could have anything in the world, anything at all, what would it be?"

Josephine looked away from him as she decided whether or not to tell the truth.

"Now wait a second, you have to be faster, say the first thing that pops into your mind," he insisted gently

"Fine then. A baby boy," She admitted, just as she felt him stiffen beside her.

"I want one too," He replied quietly.

"I'm sorry. I really shouldn't have-"

"It's part of the game," he insisted. "What's your favorite flower?"

"Lilly of the Vally. I love the way it smells, it always makes me happy," was her response after a moment.

And they continued this way for hours on end, just asking away. Simple questions such as "Are you a dog person or a cat person?" all the way to more serious questions such as "Why are you a lawyer " filled the air. And they probably would have continued for days if William hadn't asked a major question.

"Favorite place?" She fired off.

"Paris." William stopped suddenly and the mood changed instantly to a more serious one. "Jose?" He murmured.

"Yeah?" she replied, looking up at him.

"I love you, more than anything in the world. Will you move in with me?"

Josephine's eyebrows furrowed for the briefest of moments while she thought. They had known each other for less than a week, right? If she moved in with him, there was no doubt in her mind that she would end up sleeping with him within a day. Was she ok with that? Or was it all too sudden?

But William was dying and she had to enjoy every last moment with him before he did. So her answer was obvious. "Of course Will," she replied with a smile. "Why not?"

"Great!" He replied happily, kissing her hair again.

Josephine chuckled. "Now. I do believe it's my turn?"

(A:N// There it is, chapter 16!! Next update on Saturday!)