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And it hurts.
"Make me yours. Punish me for the rest of my life...justdon't fucking go."
It's Cesare's voice this time that cracks, and the sound reminds me for some reason of that one night I've spent in his arms—-
'I don't want another day to pass without making you my wife.'
Those were the very words he whispered, words that I knew even then were simply Cesare's way of indirectly saying he loved me—-because he does.
Cesare loves me.
But imperfect man that he was, he also ended up hurting me because he loved me.
I guess it really is today that everything becomes clear, God.
Cesare's powerful body jerks when I shakily reach up to clasp his face, and my own heart aches when I see him suck his breath at my touch.
Cesare loves me.
I know this is true now, but even though the thought of taking him back and leaving me open again to pain still terrifies me—-
When I think about the people I've loved and lost, and the ones I could've loved but are no longer here—-
It really is so clear now, God.
I think about the lives I've ended without meaning to—-
I'm so sorry, I'm so, so sorry.
And it drives a simple point home.
Life is short.
And that's when the tears start falling, and a smile wobbles to my lips as I look up.
"Ti amo, Cesare," I whisper.
He hauls me close in the next second—-
"Ti amo, Penelope."
The rawness of his voice tells me I'm not the only one who's crying...because that's just how love is.
