Two Love Symbols

~VIII~

-December 29, 1991
-Chanhassen, MN
-Prince's POV

Last night was beautiful. I enjoyed myself and I know she did too. I just hope I didn't rush anything with her. I am really into her and I want to take my time with her.

As I am kissing the back of Janet's neck, I feel her stir a bit in my arms as she wakes up. "Good morning, gorgeous."

She turns to face me, a smile forming on her face. Her skin is radiant, her curls frame her face perfectly. She is the epitome of beauty. She plants a kiss on my nose. "Good morning."

"I'm surprised your up so early. What is it? Seven a.m.?" I ask checking the clock on the nightstand behind her.

"Yes it is. Why are you surprised?" Janet asks, furrowing her eyebrows.

"Last night. I mean, need I say more?" I remark with a smirk.

Janet drags her finger down my chest, stopping at before reaching my member. "I could say the same thing about you. Don't you have practice with the band today?" She questions before leaning back in my arms.

"Yea but we don't meet up till nine so we have about two more hours until then if you would like to go again." I suggest, planting a kiss in the crook of her neck.

Janet chuckles, moving her head away from my advances. "Well aren't you hand-sy this morning."

"Only when it comes to you." I give her a kiss on her lips and she doesn't reject it. She deepens the kiss before breaking it.

"It better be." Janet brushes her finger across my lip.

I look into her eyes and smile. "You know I love you, right?"

Janets happy expression starts to fade as she faces forward. "No."

I try to gain Janet's eye contact but I fail. "Well, I do." I try to convince her but her expression doesn't budge.

She looks back up at me with the same blank look before focusing her attention back on the foot of the bed leaving me very confused. "No." She blandly says.

Thoughts start to run through my head. She doesn't love me back? Should I have kept that bit of my feelings from her? I really do love her. Why doesn't she understand that? "What?" I ask confused.

"You don't mean that." Her voice cracks as those words pass through her lips.

Hearing her say that breaks a piece of my heart. "Why on earth would you think something like that?"

She shakes her head and closes her eyes as if she is holding back tears. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say that. It's ju— I just—well, I don't know. Never mind. Just forget I said that. Forget it." Janet brushes off the topic.

"No, I want to know why you would say something like that." I insist.

She sighs. "It's just— there are so many factors. I mean your Prince. Prince. You can have anyone that you want at your beck and call. How could you simply love just me with all the attention that you have coming from the millions of other girls in the world?"

"Janet, I—" She cuts me off.

"And I know it sounds crazy that I'm saying all of this right after we have sex but it didn't really hit me until now. I'm just thinking about how your first time saying you love me is after we have sex. I don't want the sex we had to cloud your judgement. Don't just say words as powerful as 'I love you' and not mean it." Janet says while looking at me with pleading eyes.