His Brother

Chapter 23 - I Love You

Chapter 23

I jolt awake with tears streaming down my face. How could he? We hadn't been together for a long time, but I thought there was so much trust between us. I didn't think he would cheat on me this soon. My heart squeezed itself and I couldn't breathe. I was gasping for air while salty tears fell into my mouth.

"Hey, what's wrong?" I heard his raspy voice from beside me. How dare he ask that.

"You evil bastard, you broke my heart that's what," I held my arms together across my chest, while trying to breathe.

"W-what? I just woke up, babe. Hey," his hands touched my arms and he was looking at me with worried eyes. "Take deep breaths, Iz. It was just a nightmare, you know I wouldn't do such a thing," my breathing started to become normal but the crying wasn't going to stop anytime soon.

Then it flashed back. I saw him kissing a girl. My chest felt heavier, but I came to the realization that it was only a dream, I hope.

"Mason," my voice came out so broken as I flew into Mason's arms. "Don't you dare go kissing some girl at a party okay, don't you dare get so drunk that you cannot remember my face, don't you dare do that ever."

Mason kept me in his cozy arms saying nothing and stroking my back for ages until we were sitting in only silence whilst I was crying. He didn't need to say anything to make me feel better, just being in his reassuring arms was enough, but he broke the silence by saying, "God Izzy that must have been some nightmare, you shouldn't even be dreaming about me kissing any other girl than you, nor should you be telling me to not get so drunk that I can't even remember my own girlfriend because you know I would never do that. Even at my drunkest state I could never not remember your face."

Even more tears came out when Mason said all that, it wasn't because he made me sad, no, it was because he was making me happy beyond belief by saying something that that.

"I love you," I breathed out, I didn't even have to force my mouth to make shapes or my tongue to do whatever it needed to do to say it, it just came out as if I were made to say it. I love you. And I truly did love him.

Mason kissed me on the head repeating exactly the same thing without any hesitation or stutter. The bed shifted when he got up thought, he grabbed the jacket on his chair and waved me to follow him. I sniffled and wiped my tears whilst walking behind him. "Iz, what's the time?"

"Uh, it's 10 and a bit," my voice came out raspier than I thought since I just finished crying and all.

"Perfect."

Mason grabbed my hand and led me to my car outside. "Where are we going, and why at this time of day?"

"Shh, you'll like it, I promise."

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Mason drove to a Starbucks nearby and I then understood why he asked for the time. I didn't feel in the mood to be inside of Starbucks since my face looked like a red tomato after crying and I didn't exactly look my best. I told Mason that I would wait in the car while he got our drinks. He knew that I wanted hot chocolate because that is the usual thing I order.

"Why did you bring me out so late? We could have come for Starbucks tomorrow."

"I brought you here to cheer you up," he smiled, "and also to warm you up for the coldness you're about to experience when we get to this other place I'm taking you