Till I Met You (Ariana/You)

Chapter 24

~Y/N's POV~

"No. What did I tell you to do? Drop it or I will sue you. This is punishable by law." Ariana's voice raised all of a sudden as she shouted into the black and sleek-looking phone she was clutching tightly in her hands.

So tightly that her knuckles were turning white.

"He signed the contract. He agreed." Ariana said again as I watched her from the living room sofa. She was walking back and forth in front of the kitchen as she kept rubbing her forehead. She seemed extremely stressed and pissed off.  

"Get the job done or I am firing you." Ariana said, her voice calm as she hung up and tossed the phone away. It landed on the red carpet smoothly, unbroken of course. She rested her hands on her hips and I stood up from my seat as I walked over to her.  

I stood in front of her and held her neck, pulling her head closer so that her forehead is resting on mine. I could see her calming down immediately as I started rubbing her shoulders. She bent her neck forward, giving me a peck on my lips. 

"I love you." She whispered.  

Ever since that night where she kissed me for the first time and told me that she loved me, she hasn't stopped kissing me or telling me 'I love you'. She tells me that almost fifty times per day and she kisses me almost every chance she gets. It's alluring and at the same time, it's scary, for me. I could feel my heart beating faster each second she is nearby. My feelings were growing more and more for her every millisecond, it scared me.

 "I'm going to make soup." I blurted out all of a sudden, trying to distract her. A smile reached her lips at my sentence and she pulled me closer, giving me another peck as tingles flew everywhere throughout my body.  

"Don't put the kitchen on fire." She teased and I laughed, happy that I got her distracted. I whacked her shoulder playfully and pulled her towards the living room. Placing her down on the sofa, I put on a cartoon channel and made sure she was watching it.  

"Ooh. I love Spongebob Squarepants." Ariana seemed excited as she looked at the huge flat T.V. screen hanging on the wall. She reminded me of a little girl and I almost wanted to pinch her cheeks for being so cute. I smiled before walking to the kitchen.

I put on some music on my phone as I picked out all the vegetables I needed for the soup. After placing all the necessary items I need on the kitchen counter, I got ready to make some vegetable soup. I don't even know what I am doing. I am just going to throw random vegetables in there like there is no tomorrow. 

Ariana's vegan so I hope she enjoys it.

I could hear the background music for Spongebob Squarepants playing and sang along to it, ignoring the music playing on my phone. 

'Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?'  

In a large stock pot, I combined broth, water, potatoes, carrots, celery, undrained chopped tomatoes, green beans, and corn. I reached for the canned tomato juice and tried to open it. It was too tight and I couldn't open it even if I gave it my entire strength. My hands turned red from trying too hard and I looked out of the kitchen at Ariana who was surely watching Patrick dance weirdly. I walked out of the kitchen with the can in hand and tapped her shoulder.  

"I can't open it." I pouted and she smiled before grabbing the can and opening it, just like that. My eyebrows raised at how strong her hands were. 

I wonder what else she can do with those hands..

Bad Kitkat. Shush.  

Now my brain is calling me Kitkat? Wow. 

Does it even remember my real name?  

"Thanks." I grabbed the can of tomato juice and walked away. I could hear her turning the Television off behind me. Her footsteps reached my ears but I continued walking to the kitchen nonetheless. Placing the can on the kitchen counter, I grabbed the salt and pepper.  

Arms circled my waist and pulled me towards a very toned and curvy body. I tried to ignore it as I continued doing my work. The tip of her nose reached my neck and I might have lost it right there and then if it weren't for the support of the kitchen counter.  

"I'm going to make sure that all the cans and jars in the kitchen are tight. So that, when we get married and we fight, you have to come to me." She said softly and my heart pattered against my rib cage like a machine gun. I felt hot everywhere. 

Married. 

She said 'married'. 

Oh, Ariana.

"Ariana." My voice showed my utter surprise in the term she had just used. She seemed extremely calm, even though she knew that she had just said something huge. 

"What?" She asked, her tone indicating that she knew very well what I was talking about. "I love you. And one day we are eventually going to get married. It's meant to be. Get used to it."

Too fast. Too fast. 

No. Ariana. 

I can't breathe. 

She said 'it' again. 

I turned around immediately, coming face to face with her. I was sure that there was a heavy blush on my face. Her hands rested on either side of me, on the kitchen counter and I didn't touch her. I could only look at her with shock.  

"Why?" She asked, narrowing her eyes at me. I crossed my arms across my chest and looked at her, speechless. "Why do you keep denying it?" Her voice sounded pained. 

Her hand reached my cheeks and she pulled me closer towards her. "You can't close your heart to the things you don't want to feel. Show me Y/N. Show me how I make you feel. God, I yearn for it." Her voice sounded extremely pained and it hurt a lot that I was causing it.

I looked up to meet her eyes and I could see how she was hurting inside because of my denial. "You are safe with me. I promise. Don't get scared. If you do, look at me and hold me. I'm not going anywhere." She whispered, stroking my cheeks as she rested her forehead on mine. My eyes went teary at the thought of not giving her what she wants. I just couldn't. I would get hurt and she would get hurt. But I feel safe from the things that hurt me inside when I am with her.
They would destroy everything if they knew. I wanted her to be happy and safe. And, she can only be that way without me. 

I am so sorry, Ariana. 

I can't.

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But the heart wants what it wants :(

hope you all enjoyed. ily

xoxo~Sav