Tell me you love me

Chapter 18 1/2

Hey everyone! Ok so firssttlllyyy…. I am SO SORRY! I know I promised to write during the holidays but I’m moving house and completely forgot….my bad! :D

But don’t worry… I’ll have a full chapter up before Wednesday… I’ll make sure of it!

But until then I’ll give you this short piece…its continued on from the previous chapter, but I’ll have the rest up as I said on Wednesday J

Chapter 19

I love you. Those words, even though I’d heard them clearly, didn’t make sense in my head.

I blinked a few times, trying to take in Nate’s expression, searching for any sign that would tell me he was lying.

The Ferris wheel jerked and started to swing as the carriage moved on down. I gripped the side next to me and felt slightly sick.

“Amy? Are you ok?” Nate’s voice slurred next to me and I tried to focus my vision.

I gritted my teeth and turned my head, determined to look him in the eyes.

“No”

He flinched, his expression contorting with pain and rejection. “What?”

I closed my eyes, not wanting to see him hurt. “I’m not ok”

“But I thought-“

I couldn’t stand it any longer and opened my eyes again. “Why?”

He stayed quiet and I continued. “Why, if what you say is…is true, why did you leave me? Why did you yell at me? Why did you start dating that little brat?!”

“Ok, let’s just clear something up first” He started with a ghost of a smile playing on his lips. “I yelled at you because…you’re a bad driver”

I frowned but didn’t contradict him, wanting more answers.

Nate hesitated, obviously thinking his words through. “I dated Hannah to get over you and…I left because you didn’t love me back”

I was frozen and felt ice cold, as if someone had replaced my blood with freezing cold water.

“I knew it wouldn’t be fair to... to stay and it was painful to be around you. In the end, I decided to leave you alone…so you could move on”

A small tear ran down my cheek and I clenched my teeth angrily.

“How could you think I’d just move on?! You were everything to me and you left!” My voice was surprisingly loud and I even shocked my self at the outburst.

Nate looked like a deer in headlights. “I’m sorry! I didn’t think it would hurt you that much! I…I wasn’t thinking straight”

“I would have wanted you stay my friend even if you were in love with me! It doesn’t matter to me Nate” I said softly, trying to calm myself down.

“It matters to me” He said solemnly, his face turning grim.

“But that’s not the point-“

“Do you love me?” His voice cracked like a whip.  

The question caught me off guard and I gasped.

He looked up at me. “Tell me you love me. Then I’ll stay. I won’t leave”

My heart began to race. “That’s being unfair. You’re-“

“It’s not unfair towards either of us if it’s the truth”

I glared at him, angry at how he was manipulating me. “Well what if it’s not?”

A small grin tugged at the corners of his mouth. “Then you wouldn’t have kissed me back”

It felt as though a flame erupted across my face and I knew I’d gone bright red.

He moved in closer, with obvious intentions and I started to panic. “Don’t you dare”

This brought him to a halt, his eyes dimming with a dark sadness. “Why?”

My mouth opened and closed, like a fish out of water, with no idea what to say.

My eyes darted outside the carriage and were shocked to see the ground so close, the ride nearly being over.

Nate seemed to be off in his own world, moving in closer again.

“Why Amy? Why don’t you want me to-“

I squeezed my eyes shut, not wanting to look at him. “I don’t know! Ok?”

My hand was suddenly being held and at his touch an electric shock jolted through me. I didn’t open my eyes, instead rested against his side. An arm circled around my side and pulled me close.

“I love you” He breathed in my ear and I flinched, before relaxing. But what was I relaxing into? A friendly comforting hug? Or a romantic embrace? It was obvious what Nate wanted and thought this was. But I wasn’t sure.

Wasn’t this what I’d wanted? No… I’d wanted Nate back. But as what?

My lips parted and my voice was unsure. “I…I missed you. And I do care…I hope you know that”

Nate stiffened, his body turning rigid and his hand on my side tightened just slightly.

“I know” He murmured. “And that’s all I ever wanted”

So yeah! It’s short… I know! And like I said everything will fall into place on Wednesday…. So yeah...I hope this keeps everyone happy for a little while!!!

Also…anyone got an idea of what’s going on with Amy? I mean… it’d be to simple for them too be together at the drop of a hat right? >:D Maybe I’m a bit evil... :)