"Jo...?" I whispered her name again.
"When is he gonna come?" Jo hysterically cried out, "He always is here right now and I'm ready! Why doesn't he just come now? I'm giving him a chance so he won't hurt me! I know he's going to come now that I don't have you anymore!"
"Jo-" I said her name once again, but Jo interrupted, "You don't need to say anything, Niall! You know that he's going to come, and I know that he's going to come, so why do we even bother? It's not like you actually care for me! I'm just an annoying bitch, right?"
"I didn't mean that!" I exclaimed, "I wasn't thinking right-"
"Then when are you thinking right? Because I don't know anymore," Jo wiped away the incoming tears with the back of her hand and sniffled, as she looked at me with a vicious look.
"I love you, Jo!" I yelled. She stared at me with tears still running down her face and waited for me to continue, so I did, "I don't know why I was acting like that at all! You mean absolutely everything to me; I can't even live without you! I even loved you when I was dating Emily; so I don't know why I would even say I wanted to be away from you for even a minute, because I never do! I always want to be with you, and yeah, I'm scared that you're going to leave me for Asher, too, but I will do anything to get you back because we need each other! I want to protect you; I need to protect you! We need each other, and I'm not leaving without you!"
A heavy silence drifted into the room, only interrupted by my heavy breathing. I just stared at Jo with an intense look of passion inside of my eyes. Nothing could release my love for Jo that was trapped behind my eyes. I won't ever let her go.
"I forgot how it feels..." Jo whispered, staring blankly in the distance. I frowned, "What are you talking about?"
Jo created eye contact with me, "I forgot how true love feels. It feels so amazing, like you finally feel appreciated and you've finally found what you've been searching for. I thought that I loved Asher... but I was wrong. I love you, Niall. I will only love you."
I couldn't keep the smile from forming on my lips. I hadn't felt this happy in a while. I just knew that her words were true and I knew that we were truly in love, which lifted a heavy weight off of my shoulders.
I let out a deep breath and sat on the edge of the bed. I felt a pair of eyes boring on my body and I turned to see Jo looking at me with an uneasy expression on her face. She bit her lip and tried to form words, but soon failed at that attempt.
I realized that I was sitting on the bed that Jo would never let me sit on. I immediately pulled myself up and stood to the side, "S-Sorry," I abruptly apologized, "I forgot that you don't want me sitting on there because you and Asher used to..." I decided to not finish that sentence.
Her expression changed back to normal, "Sit down," She commanded, patting the duvet beside her.
"But, you don't want-" I began, but she interrupted, "I want you to sit down with me."
I wanted to argue, but I kept my mouth shut. Soon, I forced myself to sit down beside her on the forbidden bed. I would think that it would feel a lot more evil than this, but it felt completely normal.
I turned to face her and sat cross-legged on the mattress, "Why are you letting me do this?" I asked, "You have never let me before. What in the world changed your mind?"
