Wilted Rose

"I'll do anything to protect you, Elizabeth." He says cupping my face in his hands. His thumb caressing my cheek. I close my eyes and inhale deeply. "I know you will, but you don't have to hurt yourself in the process." I say my voice coming out as a whisper. He places his lips to my forehead and plants a small kiss immediately sending shivers through my body and making a blush creep up my cheeks. "Just tell me to leave and I will, tell me to turn away, and I will" he says his face still buried in my hair. How could he say this? I push him away but he's still holding me in his arms. "How could you even say that Stefan? I'll always want you, I'll always love you!" I say tears invading my eyes. "Unless you want to leave me, then fine leave me" I say my voice full of hurt. The expression on his face changes into anger and he grips my hands in his. "What makes you think that?! I never want to leave you, I love you too much, I'm too in love with you, no one can ever have you, you're mine" He says his voice louder now. I hold his face in my hands and I stand on the tip of my toes. "Then don't leave me, don't doubt yourself." I say in a whisper caressing his face he closes his eyes. "I love you so much" he says, and with that I crash my lips into his, my lips so full of need and he doesn't hesitate to kiss me back.