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Steelsheen
He froze, not blinking, not even breathing when she said she didnt want to see him as much. Question echoed in his head at the same time as she spoke. What did that mean? What has he done to make her feel that way? Did he miss something? Forget their special event? Then she said something that made him pull back, alarm and fear clearly written on his face "What do you mean babe? What do you mean someone better suited for me? Thats you! Why are you saying this? Did I do something wrong? " blurted one after the other. He was trying to keep his voice leveled but was failing miserably. "We do have a lot in common, yeah we have our differences but they.... they compre... compli.... they go well with each other, right?" he added, struggling for words to express how he feels. "Is it wrong to want you so much for myself that I would lay my life for you? I love you that much. Are you tell me thats wrong?" he uttered, his voice now only above a whisper, eye starting to well up "I dont understand whats going on Lexi. What's happening?"
Lexi sighed when he pulled back and looked at her like that. It killed her to look at him when he was clearly scared of losing her. It hurt to her core. "
You didn't do anything. Maybe that's the problem. You have done a whole lot of nothing since you asked me to marry you. It's me being selfish... or it was me being selfish anyway. Part of me wanted to shout it from the rooftops... and part of me wanted to hide it from people. But... the fact that we can never have a normal, peaceful relationship scares me, Salander." She took a deep breath and searched his face. Could she end it? Could she actually do it? Who knows...
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No darling, that's not wrong to love me so much. I love you, too. But... what if there is someone who was better for you. I mean really. Your family, your friends, everyone would be happier if you found someone else probably. Do we have a future with so much working against us, Stradivarius? Are you SURE you want to stay with me and ONLY me for the rest of your life? I see the way you look at other girls... the way you interact with people when you aren't WITH me. You seem happier... more carefree. I feel as though I am holding you back from true happiness. Maybe even holding you back from being the great man I know you are," she rambled on, her voice breaking several times in the process.
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What if... what if everyone is right, Sal? What if we are too young and we are making a mistake? Huh? What if we go down that road and then end up resenting one another?"