Runaway ✧ w. stromberg

Mine

Chapter 18

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.:.Althea's POV.:.

"You should have just told me. From the start." I said as I sat on the concrete bench alongside the street. I sat there slouched over, my elbows to my knees. My face sat on my hands as I stared at the building across the street. My eyes had continued to avoid contact with Wes at all costs.

"I'm sorry. I thought she wouldn't have been a problem. She was gone for a while. It's weird that she showed up when I started seeing you. But it doesn't matter now, because that was the past. I've changed." He admitted, his hand holding my wrist. He pulled my arm so that I could turn to look at him.

But I refused.

"It's you. It will always be you." He whispers, his index cupping my chin. I am forced to meet his eyes, the hazel irises piercing as his focus is strained on me. I can't help but feel his presence as comforting as ever. It didn't matter if he was one of hundreds in a room and I was on the other side. Him being with me was like no other feeling in the world. And I loved the feeling.

I could feel tears threatening at my eyes once more. But it wasn't for the fact that he hadn't told me. He'd changed because of me. Out of the billions of people in the world, I was the one who he had fallen for. And he, the boy I fell head over heels for.

His hand brushed back a piece of hair that had flown in my face. As his hand caressed my cheek, my hand held his, my closing to the warmth of touch.

He truly cared about me. I could see it in his eyes, the way he acted. He was genuine. And he was mine.

.:.Wesley's POV.:.

It was my fault in the first place. For never telling her.

I'd really thought Viv had disappeared for a good while. I assumed we'd never bump into each other again. I was wrong.

And when the best thing in my life finally happens, she showed up to ruin it. But I fought it. And had my way with it. And I came out victorious. I wouldn't let some ex ruin things for me. But in a way I feel like it was some kind of obstacle that we had gotten over, that would help us get through. That even when something goes wrong, there is almost always a fix.

Sure, bad things happen, but there were good things to come after.

That's how I thought of it. But I never did anything wrong, not to mess this up. And I could tell she knew. That I would keep my word and  I would never hurt her.

She walked down the sidewalk, sitting on the concrete bench, sat along the walk. Her her hands cupped her face, her elbow resting on her knees, she slouched over, her eyes zoning as she focused. The way her hands cupped her face, it squished her cheeks a bit, making her even more adorable. Even if she was in a pouty state.

"You should have just told me. From the start." She said, her words pulling me in like a riptide. I could tell she was a little hurt by the fact that I didn't tell her. That was the blame I fully took responsibility for.

"I'm sorry. I thought she wouldn't have been a problem. She was gone for a while. It's weird that she showed up when I started seeing you. But it doesn't matter now, because that was the past. I've changed." I confessed, my mind straining to think.

I stopped, taking a hold of her wrist, turning her to look at me. She struggled, avoiding my eyes.

"It's you. It will always be you." I said quietly, cupping her chin. Her eyes finally met mine, and I could see the feelings just from looking into them. 

It really was her. No one made me feel the way I do until Althea. I'd never had strong feelings for someone until her. It was so different. But I loved it.

Her eyes welled up a bit with tears, threatening to streak down her strained face. I smile slightly, brushing her hair behind her ear. My thumb caressed her pink stained cheeks, her hand holding its place over mine. Her eyes gently shut at my touch.

She really was something else. Something I'd found out of nowhere. Someone I could call mine.

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Hello babes <3

Just a bonus little chapter to get you through the week. Like I promised. I thought it would be cute just to have two different point of view on their thoughts about each other and the way they felt.

I FELT IT WAS NECESSARY... oKaY?

WIth that said, I am writing some more with my other stories, so stay tuned!

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~Alyssa