In Her Eyes

Chapter 8

{Leo's POV}

Have you ever found yourself smiling. Just for the hell of it. Like for once in your life everything is going completely right. That's how I feel when it comes to Amy.

She took a hollow man and made me feel whole without even trying. Finding someone who accepts your silliness. Your stubbornness, and just all around accepts you for who you are has to be one of the best feelings in the world.

I couldn't help but remember after me and Samantha broke up I felt my heart break into pieces. It was as if I was a zombie without a soul. She was my high school sweetheart. Call it clique, but I thought the world of her. I met her in the school hallway, she couldn't open her locker and needed help.

God was I stupid.

We spent our junior and senior year of high school together. Then our freshman year of college together. Until that day I wanted to surprise her because my class for the day got canceled.

I walked the parking lot to head to her dorm after asking Mike to drop me off since she asked to borrow my car, so she wouldn't have to walk in the rain.But I'll never forget how I spotted my car in front of the building.How I saw my own flesh and blood kissing her. How her moans filled the air as the car shook.

Her excuse. 'I wanted to make sure my feelings for you were real'

Whatever the fuck that means.

Since then I've cut ties with my cousin. We grew up as brothers, but now he's just another stranger to me in this world.

I'd be lying if I said I didn't take it hard. I'd be lying if I said I didn't sleep around to feel something and block the void I felt.But being with Amy does more than that. It's as if she painted reds and blues with some yellows and greens in my black and white world.

She says she's afraid to get hurt. She's afraid to open up to me. Whatever happened in her past is clearly weighing on her heavily. But I won't give up on her. I won't give up on us.

Kissing her as we were covered in paint was one of the biggest turn ons. It's as if kissing her lights a fire that makes my soul feel so alive. And that's a feeling I'm not willing to let go of.

"Your thinking about her again aren't you?" Mike said walking into the kitchen while I took a bite of my sandwich. I looked at him and couldn't help but smile. "What's wrong with thinking about my girl?" I asked raising a brow as a smirk raised upon my lips.

His head snapped to me as his eyes went wide. "You finally asked her?" He shouted with some excitement in his voice. Mike has been my best friend since our grade school days. He saw the damage that Samantha did to me first hand, but he also encouraged me to take a chance with Amy.

"You know that means if you have a son in the future you'll have to name him after me." He said with a chuckle.I couldn't help but laugh while shaking my head. "Do I? I never heard that rule."

"Oh come on at least make me godfather." He said with a small pout on his lips. I laughed harder.

"Bro, does that work with Lexi? Because that sure as hell doesn't work with me." "Fine I'll just talk to Amy about it." He said while taking the other half to my sandwich.

"Hey what the hell man I wanted that." I said while throwing a napkin at him. He threw the napkin back at me while my phone started to ring.
"If that's Jason and Alex tell them we'll be there by five." He said finished up the sandwich he took from me.