Unexpected Love

I Trust You

I lean back on a wall and smile at Hector, "this is your idea of a date?"

He laughs as he hands me an ice cream cone, "I thought you liked ice cream?" Looking down, I noticed he got me rocky road—my favorite. "Is something wrong?" He softly asks as he notices I hesitated in grabbing the cone.

"Sorry, I know I'm here on a date with you, but I can't help but remember the time—you know who—got me ice cream. No matter how many times I expressed to him my love for rocky road, he would always get me vanilla." I reveal to him.

Hector looks at me with a smile, "yeah, but to be fair, I do have an unfair advantage."

Taking the cone from him, I give him a smirk, "that's why you have to work twice as hard to get me to fall in love with you."

He smiles at me before wrapping his arm around my shoulders. "I have never been able to say no to a challenge. Even though this isn't much of a challenge."

Pushing him off of me, I laugh. "Oh, this isn't a challenge for you?" I ask him with a raised eyebrow.

He shakes his head, "Nah,"

Placing a hand on my hip, I give him a pointed look, "I hate it when you get all cocky on me." A slight smile forms on my face as I see his face light up.

"Hate is awfully close to love." He points out.

"Oh shut up," I say with a slight blush.

We walk around the mall as we lick our ice cream in peaceful silence. Hector glances at me with a grin on his face. I can't deny that the moment our eyes meet, my heart flutters, and I feel all warm inside. It's confusing. This warm feeling that I feel at this moment is foreign to me. With Sebastian, I always had butterflies and an anxious feeling.

"Is something wrong?" I hear Hector ask me.

"Hm?" I answer.

He takes the scraps of the cone from me and throws it in the trash next to him. "Is everything okay? You got all serious, and your eyebrows were furrowed."

"Oh, it was nothing. I was just thinking of—"

"Let me guess you were thinking about him." He answers for me. I noticed he looked slightly annoyed at the mere mention of Sebastian. Even though he's annoyed, he also has a look of concern. "I know it hasn't been a full week already, and I shouldn't have my hopes up, but I thought for a second that you forgot about him."

I tuck a piece of my hair behind my ear as I feel like shit for doing this to him. "I'm sorry, and I don't want to disappoint you."

Hector grabs me and holds me tightly to him. "You could never disappoint me."

Once again, that warm fuzzy feeling comes back as I feel him close to me. Looking up, I look into his familiar brown eyes, and I can't help myself. Maybe it was the spur of the moment, or perhaps it's because I simply wanted to I got on my tiptoes and kissed him.

My whole body felt warm and safe as we kissed. As we separate, he looks at me with a confused face. "What was that for?" He asks.

"I don't know..." I respond, feeling equally confused.

"Wait, so does that mean you feel something for me?" He asks, even more confused.

I bite my lips, "I don't know if it's love or something else. I'm still confused about my emotions. I want this to happen cause I trust you. Yet my heart isn't ready to let go of Sebastian. I want to; I swear I really want to let go. Not for your sake, but for me."

Hector gives me a soft smile before engulfing me in a tight embrace. Wrapping my arms around his neck, I feel tears falling down my face. My heart feels so full that I was slightly worried it would explode. Nothing has ever felt more right than in this moment. In my heart, I know that Hector is the one for me. All is left is for me to let go of my fears and make this all happen. Take that leap cause I know for sure that he will be there to catch me.