My Name is NOT Cupcake

Chapter 44

It was a full week before I heard from Elias again. He called Mason who handed the phone to me. We

were strained over the phone. There was tension. He wanted to see me. And I wanted to see him too. I

showered and got ready before Nolan drove me to meet Elias. We agreed on meeting at a little coffee

shop on Still Water territory. When we got there, Elias was already standing outside waiting for me.

When I got out of the car, Elias pulled me into a bear hug. Nolan got out and growled at him.

"Nolan, it's okay. You can wait in the car," I said. Nolan quieted with a glare and got back in the car.

Hesitantly, I hugged Elias back with a sigh. I must have missed him more than I realized. It felt like a

weight had been lifted from me as Elias embraced me.

It has been torture without you, cupcake," he said honestly. Pulling away, I could see that he was being

serious. He looked miserable. His eyes held bags under them and his eyes were puffy and red.

"Elias," I sighed as I shook my head and stepped closer to him. He took my hand and led me inside. He

pulled out a chair for me and we sat in the corner of the coffee shop next to the window. He sat across

from me and just looked at me with a sense of pain and longing.

"How are you?" he asked a bit eagerly. A woman sat cups of water down in front of us. I took a sip

before I clasped my hands in my lap.

"I'm fine, but I could ask you the same thing. Your dad was kind of hard on you with the punishment," I

said. He only shrugged.

"It doesn't even compare to the pain of being away from you for this long. I want to see you. I want to

see our child grow over time. I don't care if you yell at me every day, just please come home with me. I

was wrong and I'm sorry for everything. I just wanted you, please," he said, holding my hand tightly in

his. I was so tempted to just go with him and forget everything, but I couldn't forget... and I couldn't be

sure that he wouldn't hurt me again.

"Elias, I love you, but I can't stay with you... at least not yet. I'm still not confident that you can just...

exist with me. I trust you, but it's forced. I want to trust you because I trust you. Not because some

supernatural turn of fate told me to," I ranted softly. He looked happy and shocked.

"Y-You love me?" he said excitedly. I gave a chuckle and sighed as I shook my head at him.

"That's all you heard, isn't it?" I asked. He shook his head.

"No, I heard everything; I was just... more elated to hear that," he said. "I love you... so much, little Content © NôvelDrama.Org 2024.

cupcake. You have no idea how much it means to hear you say that," he said, squeezing my hand

gently. A ghost of a smile graced my lips before I sighed and took my hands out of his.