I grabbed a slice of pizza and stuffed it into my mouth. Jason had stopped by after his office hours and brought dinner. It was quite unexpected as I was just doing an assignment before he came, and had dirt all over me from using the charcoal pencils. 

I had said that I will take a shower and change into cleaner clothes but he was against it and told me that clean or dirty , he liked me anyway. I swear I blushed so damn hard that I was red like a tomato.

" This pizza is so amazing, thank yo-"

" Be my girlfriend, Wes."

I choked on the pizza and got knocked out of breath for a second.

" Are you alright?"

Did I hear that right?

Did Jason, The Jason Blake ask me to be HIS girlfriend?

YES, you stupid, say YES!

" I-Why me?"

Nicest way to ruin a beautiful moment, way to go Cathedral!

"If not you then who , Wes?"

"There are so many girls ou-"

" There are so many girls out there but the one who makes me happy is you, Cathedral Weston. So, will you be my girlfriend? I promise to keep you happy."

I was shook by his words, no one has ever said something so beautiful to me. I felt the wetness in my eyes dripping down my cheek.

His hand caressed my  cheek and wiped the tears of sheer content.

Why does it feel so right to be with him? no guilts , no regrets and only happiness, beyond measures.

" Ye-yes" my voice crumbled as now I was sobbing and he pulled me into his chest.

" You don't know how happy you make me feel, It feels so right to be around you."

" I know, love."

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Alex and I, sat in the corner of the restaurant. Today I had planned to introduce Alex to Jason, who apparently was running late by twenty minutes.

" Seriously Cathedral? You date a guy who stood you up?" Alex said in an irritated manner.

" Alex, be patient, He runs a damn company!" I was too irritated by how uninterested Alex.  He had been acting so rude towards me and even shouted twice on me. I was hurt but I did not want Jason to worry about me .

Jason works too hard, sometimes he even stays in his office for the night.  I was amazed by the capability of this man. He would come after eight hours of work and would still take me out for dates and dedicated his weekends to me. I knew that I had fallen for this man. I didn't stop falling, with each moment passing, with each second of his lips on mine, I fell more in love with him. I wanted to tell him, scream to the world,' I LOVE YOU, JASON BLAKE'

Nothing was so perfect between us, neither was I, nor was he. But,

 It didn't need to be perfect, it needed to feel right.

Which it was. You know it is right when you can accept the him with all his flaws, and when you look at then, your heart knows, 'This is the him, the person I want to spend my whole life with.'

Things has escalated swiftly between us in these two months. We were more interactive with each other, we talked our hearts out to each other. We went on so many dates and the most memorable, which will stay imprinted in my memory was the one when we went for tracking on the hills for our first month anniversary and when we reached at the top, he held my hand and said,

  " You mean the the world to me and I want to see all of it with you." 

"Sorry I am late, these are for you, Wes." The voice of the man of my dreams broke my thoughts and handed me a bouquet of white roses.

Roses and Us , it started with a yellow rose signifying friendship and warmth, and the white roses meant a start of something new, an everlasting love!

I smiled deeply at him as my heart fluttered by his gesture.

" Thank you, I love them."I heard Alex clearing his throat.

" Jason, this is my friend, Alex, he is a photographer." I gestured towards Alex and then continued and Alex pulled out his hand to Jason.

" Alex, this is Jason, my bo-"

" Her boyfriend." Jason took Alex's hand and shook it sharply .

Did I mention that Jason was overly possessive?

We had our lunch in silence after which Jason insisted to drop me at my uni.

" But you have work, I can go on my own."

" I will drop you off, end of discussion."

And stubborn too? That didn't stop me for loving him, all of him.

There was a tension in the car until Jason broke it.

" I don't like your friend."

" I think that's mutual."

" No , but seriously, why are you friends with a stoner guy?"

" Stoner guy?"

" Don't tell me you didn't notice?" He looked at me while I gave him a perplexed look.

" Notice what?"

" His eyes, Cathedral, they were red and his shaky hands, adds to it."

" Are you sure? And how do you know this?"

" Yes I am sure. I had a stoner friend on the football team back in high school."

He must have been hot in high school too..

" I don't want you to hang with him, okay?"

" Yeah" I said in a quiet manner.

But I had to see him and confront him for this.

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" Why did you want to meet me?" Alex said in a drunk voice with a beer bottle in his his hand.

" Are you not telling me something?" I asked him.

" Why woul-"

" Are you on drugs?" I questioned him sternly.

His expression displayed the fear, as he had been caught stealing, but his demeanor changed and made me break into cold sweat as he came near me.

" Oh, I see, your richie-rich boyfriend has been telling you things."

" ARE YOU ON DRU-" A sharp pain cut through my arm, as the blood came out oozing, Alex had stabbed me in my arm with the broken beer bottle.

" YES YOU BITCH, I'VE BEEN ON DRUGS AND I'VE BEEN USING YOUR MONEY TO BU-."

I could not bear to listen the rest and the water cascaded down my eyes and I sat in my car and drove to the campus. I quickly went in my dorm. The feeling of betrayal had consumed me.

 I had managed to dress my wound up with my blurry vision. I sat on the couch and cried so hard till I fell asleep.

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" I don't want to leave you , Wes, I'll miss you so much." His words held immense sadness and pain.

" Jason, to be truthful I don't want you to go, but you are not leaving me, I'll be in Seattle before you know, it's just three weeks, I need to stay here for the graduation or else I would have come home with you."

I was saddened by him going back home just before my graduation and I felt guilty for not telling the truth when he asked me about my arm , I said it was just a minor cut I got out of my clumsiness. It took a lot of convincing to tell him it was just my mistake. 

" I wanted to stay for your graduation bu-"

" I know it's important for you to be in Seattle and besides we can skype and call each other too."

He hymed in response.  

" You are killing my mood Jason, let's do something before you go."

And the worst part of it, he was leaving tomorrow. I had a bad feeling and every bone in my body was telling me to make him stay. I just needed to say ' Don't go.'

And he would not give a single thought of his business deal worth millions and would stay, which I did not want.

" So, what do you want to do?" I continued.

" All I want to do is.." He spoke huskily as he came near me and wrapped his hand around my waist.

" Is-s wh-at?"

" This." The closeness between our lips were sealed. 

He was kissing me hungrily, making my own desire heightened. His hands hovering all over my body igniting fireworks in depths of me.  My own hands were around his neck, pulling us closer if even possible as I straddled him. I let out a moan when I felt his hand go inside my shirt.

 I stiffened a bit, knowing very well about the fact that- if we continue this, things will go hotter and I won't be able to handle myself when he would leave.

" I am sorry, did I make you feel uncomfortable, Wes?" He pulled away sensing my stiffness.

" No, no I-Let's just continue this when I come home, Is that okay with you?" I asked him looking in his eyes, to know the truth.

" Whatever my queen says."

We spent the rest of the night cuddled up and I tried so hard not to let him hear me cry.

The morning, greeted us as we both got ready to leave to the airport. I had spent the whole  ride crying and looking away from him.

And then the moment finally came, when I had to bid him a bye.

" Wes, look at me." he said as he stood in front of me. I could not look at him, my eyes were swelled up because of crying and my face was a mess and so was I.

" Please, Wes." His own voice was breaking, which made me let out a sob as I threw myself myself at him.

" Jason, I am going to miss you so bad."

" Me too, Wes" 

" But as you said we'll meet me in three weeks, and I promise you Cathedral Weston, I'll never leave you." He continued as he pulled away and held me by my waist.

" I wil-will catch the next flight home as I get that damn degree." He laughed at that.

" Now, Wes won't you give me a goodbye kiss?"

I kissed him, with such a rush and intensity, my tears couldn't stop. It's just been five months, but I feel so empty without him.

It's just three weeks, Cathedral.

I wanted to tell him how I felt but if I did now, He would not go and suffer a loss.

We rested our foreheads and looked into our eyes, my tears were flowing without any break.

" Don't cry."

" Smile for me, Wes, please, Wes."

I gave him a full hearted smile despite, the ache I felt in it. 

" Sir, it's time" A voice interrupted.

" Bye, Wes." He said as his hand left my cheek and his soft lips pressed onto my head.

" Bye, I'll see you at home."

I saw him going further into the airport and disappear.

" Ma'am, sir asked me to drop you home, please sit in the car."

" It's okay I could go back alone."

" Ma'am It's his strict orders that we leave you home." And who was I to defy sir?

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Today was the day, I get that damn degree and fly home to Jason. I did not seem interested in getting my degree than I was to get to Jason, my home. 

He should get some credits for my good grades, we stayed up together as he helped me study business.

I had been crying myself to sleep every night after after talking to Jason. H told me when I would come home, He would introduce me to his parents and would meet mine too.

I had told my mother about being with Jason, she and my father were ecstatic, when they heard it.

Jason was my first, first love and first kiss; I wanted him to be my last. 

I patted my robe, dusting off the invisible dirt and stood up before walking to the stage. My mother was busy with another case and my father was halfway across the world. The dean and other professors congratulated me and I gave them a polite smile and a couple of' Thank you's'

The Ceremony was over and I was in my dorm packing my last minute things as I got a call from Alex?

" Cathedral, just listen to me before cutting the call, I just want to meet you for one last time before you go back."

" Where ?" I asked. I knew I was an idiot to meet him after what had happened, but still, he was my friend and I would never see him again probably.

" The Alley behind the Flour bakery."

I agreed without any further words and decided to walk there. There were still several hours left before my flight flew without me.

One last meet won't hurt.

I walked and reached there. The alley was dark which was quite unlikely.

" Alex?" I had to keep my voice strong and prevent it from breaking as the fear was consuming me. I shouldn't have come here.

I turned around to feel a sharp jab in stomach which sent me down to the ground.

" What a lucky bitch with filthy rich parents, apart from the fact, you don't deserve it." His angry voice boomed as he  kicked me again.

" Wh-Why are you doing this?" I asked as blood escaped my mouth.

" That Bastard for a boyfriend of you filled a case against me! He destroyed me!" he said before kicking me again.  

I was half dead already from the pain I felt in my stomach.

" You deserved i-it." I had managed to say with all the pain and disgust in me.

" What did you say? YOU WHORE!" 

The next I knew I was dragged by my hair and struck against the brick wall. My hand touched my head , blood, a lot of it. I could no longer resist the darkness engulfing me.

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"JASON!" I woke up with a jerk. My head pounding from the amount of light in the room.

I was awake, and I remember everything.