Ella's POV:

I spent that day with mom and dad only. I wanted to go, meet Nelson but couldn't gather the courage to do that.

What if he chases me away?

Having those doubts in my mind, I didn't go nor contacted him.

The next day I was in my room when mom came and said, "Matthew is here to meet you."

"Matthew?"

"Yes. He wants to talk to you."

"Where's he?"

"He is downstairs at the door, even refused to come in. He seems to be in a hurry."

"Oh, I am coming."

I immediately ran down and met him at the door. He did look in a hurry.

Relief crossed his face on seeing me.

"You need to go to Nelson", he spoke.

"Matthew--"

"No, listen to me first. Whatever happened, just for now please forget it. He needs you right now, if you don't go to him, he is gonna hurt himself. Please. And I swear, Ella that he has feelings for you, it isn't lust. Just forget what he said that day and please go to him. I am begging you."

Tears welled up in my eyes on the thought of him hurting himself because of me.

Matthew didn't need to say anything twice.

"Can you take me to him?"

His face brightened up. "Yes. Come on."

He grabbed my hand and dragged me to his car and made me sit in the passenger's seat and revved the engine driving towards Nelson's house quickly.

My heart was in my mouth thinking about in which condition will I find Nelson in? How will he react? Will he be happy to see me? Or will he be angry?

The nervousness increased as Matthew parked infront of his house.

"Please", he said when I didn't made an effort to move.

I nodded and stepped out of the car.

As usual Bailey opened the door and even he looked relieved to see me. Without any question he let me in and I ran upstairs to his room.

I knocked but got no reply so taking a deep breath, I opened the door.

You could smell the alcohol as I saw Nelson sitting on the edge of the bed with a bottle of whiskey in his hand and his head was hung down.

"Nelson?", I called in a shaky voice and he lifted his head.

His hair was all messy, he had dark circles under his eyes and his eyes were bloodshot and his stubble looked a bit dense.

My heart ached on seeing him in that condition knowing I was the reason.

I immediately moved closer to him and kneeled down on the floor, infront of him.

I took away the bottle from his hand and grabbed his face in my hands.

He was watching me intensely.

"Nelson", I said softly as a lump formed in my throat.

"Go away, Ella."

I shook my head. "No. I am not going anywhere."

"Go away. I am trying to get over you. Don't make it difficult for me."

I again shook my head and leaned closer so that are foreheads were touching.

"I am not going anywhere. I am sorry, Nelson. I promise I'll never leave you again. I will never hurt you."

He was breathing heavily. "I promised you that I won't bother you again."

"If you won't bother me then I will bother you. I am sorry, Nelson. I am so sorry, please don't push me away."

"You don't trust me, Ella..."

"I trust you! I trust you even with my life. Please, I am sorry." A sob escaped my mouth.

"You hurted me", tears welled up in his eyes, "You went on a date with someone else...you hurted me, Ella."

"I know. I am sorry. Just give me another chance, Nelson. Please", I pleaded.

"You said that I only have lust for you..."

"I take my words back."

He ignored my statement and said, "I don't have lust for you, Ella. It's not lust..."

I moved back. "Then what is it?"

He stared into my eyes so intensely that it felt as if he is staring into my soul, into my heart, into my body.

Then his eyes flickered down to my lips.

He stood up and and grabbing my hand made me stand up too.

And then ever so gently, placed his lips upon mine.

As soon as he kissed me, tears started rolling down my cheeks making me realise that how much I missed him. How much I missed his kisses, his hugs, his everything.

Without any second thought I kissed him back as he grabbed my face in his hands.

Unlike our previous kisses, this one was much slower, much gentle, much passionate as if he was trying to pour in every emotion in it.

I placed my hand on his chest kissing him back with equal fervor.

He slowly thrusted his tongue inside my mouth and then with his lips still attached to mine, he retrieved his tongue and then plunged it again in my mouth. And did it again and again untill we both ran out of oxygen.

He rested his forehead against mine.

"I hope that answers your question", he whispered breathlessly and hoarsely.

"It only made me more confused. What kind of a relation we have, Nelson?"

Say you love me. I was dying to hear it from him.

"You are mine, Ella."

I took a step back. "What kind of a relation is that, Nelson where you just claim to own the other person?"

"I am not claiming to own you. I am just saying that you are mine to look at, you are mine to kiss, you are mine to hug, you are mine to love, you are mine to cherish. Forever."

You are mine to love. Of all the words he said that was the only thing that registered in my mind.

"And I am yours too. Forever", he added after a pause.

The tears had stopped falling. "Isn't forever a huge promise?"

"You are worth such a huge promise. And I will do everything I can to make it happen. But I need your efforts too."

I nodded. "I promise."

And then I said,"I missed you, Nelson. I missed you so much."

"I missed you too, Ella. Look what your absence did to me. I can't live without you...I need you."

"I am here now, Nelson. And I am not leaving you again."

He closed the gap between us and grabbing the back of my neck, collided his lips with mine.

The kiss felt like a punishment for making him suffer, it was so rough, angry, dominating; I couldn't even keep up with his pace.

Our tongue fought for dominance but he didn't let me win and tasted every nook and corner of my mouth.

We pulled back for some oxygen when he said huskily, "Will you go out on a date with me?"

"Why are you even asking? Of course I will go!"

He gave me his breathtaking smile and his eyes twinkled and he again kissed me.

We were literally devouring each other as if we didn't meet for months.

With his lips still attached to mine, he lifted me up and wrapped my legs around his torso.

He carried me to the and gently placed me down. I frowned at the loss of contact but then he climbed on top of me and placed his lips again on me while my fingers were tangled in his hair.

Things escalated quickly as my fingers moved down to the buttons of his shirt and started to unbutton it.

His lips moved to my neck placing open mouth kisses there making me moan.

I fumbled with the buttons but eventually opened it and removing his shirt threw it on the floor.

I ran my my hand over his back and his flexed muscles savouring the feeling of it.

He stopped kissing me for a moment and buried his nose in the crook of my neck.

"Do you really want this?", he mumbled asking for permission.

"Yes, Nelson. Please."

"You sure?"

"Yes!", I said growing impatient and I again wrapped my legs around his waist pulling him closer.

He started sucking on my neck making me moan.

As his lips moved down from my neck to my cleavage he whispered, "Uncle is gonna kill me."

I groaned. "Stop ruinning the mood, idiot. Dad won't say anything."

He chuckled softly and I grabbed his face and kissed his lips.
His hands went under my t shirt and started rubbing circles on my waist.

Before he was about to lift up t shirt, he moved away a bit and opened his mouth to probably ask for permission again but I cut him off.

"I swear Nelson, if you ask me one more time, I will kill you!"

He smiled softly and removed my t shirt leaving me in my undergarments.

I saw his pupil dilate. "You are so beautiful, Ella."

I blushed under his intense gaze, bitting my lips.

He trailed feather kisses on all over my stomach and especially over the light scar I had due to the wound.

"You are mine", he whispered between the kisses.

"Yes", I whispered back, "I am yours."
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"Now that's a sight I would love to wake up to everyday", Nelson whispered in my ear wrapping his arms around my body from behind.

He placed a kiss under my ear. "What are you making?"

"Omlette", I replied and he rested his chin on my shoulder.

"Hmm...I thought you ran away when I woke up and didn't find you there."

I chuckled. "Yeah...I was thinking of running away..."

"I won't let you go out in that", he said tugging on his shirt that I was wearing.

"Possessive, huh?"

He kissed my shoulder. "Very."

I hummed in response and took out the omelette from the pan into the plate.

Picking up the plates, I turned around but Nelson caged me in between his arms.

"I hope you didn't forget about the date", he said.

"Date? What's that? I have never heard of it", I amusingly mocked him.

His eyes shone with amusement. "Don't use my trick on me."

"Am I now?", I said in a playful tone.

He leaned closer. "I am serious, Ella. I am asking you once again. Will you go out on a date with me?"

His eyes were constantly flicking between my lips and eyes; you could see he was trying his best to control himself.

He groaned. "Don't tell me you changed you decision."

For a second, hurt flashed across his face and I quickly put the plate down and gently stroked his cheek with my finger.

"Yes, Nelson. I will go out on a date with you. I didn't change my decision."

He sighed. "Thanks." And then he gave me a toothy grin making me chuckle.

Leaning closer, I rubbed the tip of my nose with his. "You are such a cutie pie."

His grin widened. "Thanks."

I then kissed him lightly on his lips for a few seconds before pulling back and grabbing the plates again.

"When are we going by the way?", I asked taking a seat.

He sat beside me and said, "Today; in the evening."

I was surprised. "Today?"

"Is that a complain?", he said taking a bite of his omlette.

"No. I am happy though."

"Good."

"But where are we going?"

"It's a surprise."

I raised my brow at him. "Surprise? Or you haven't decided yet?"

"Both maybe." He smiled sheepishly.

"Idiot", I muttered sarcastically underneath my breath.

He took my hand in his and lifting up to his lips, kissed my palm. I looked at him and he was staring at me.

I smiled. "What?"

He shook his head. "Nothing."

"Nothing?"

"You are looking good in my shirt but looked better without it."

My cheeks turned red remembering about last night. "O-kay...now finish your omlette."

"Nah, I wanna eat something else." His voice became low and husky.

"Umm...what do you want to eat?"

"You."

I literally turned red as a tomato.

"Nelson!", I warned making him laugh.

He lifted up his hands in surrender as his body shook with laughter.

"Okay, okay", he said.

God, I love him so much.

(A/N: Me too, Ella, me too😭💕)

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In the afternoon, he dropped me back home and an hour later, I received a parcel.

So, I was standing in my room, admiring the dress lying on my bed sent by Nelson.

And there was note inside that said that if I won't accept this dress and wear it in the evening, he will cancel the whole date. Seriously?

He said he will pick me up at six so, I quickly started to dress up even though I had a few hours, I just wanted to pamper my body a bit.

Mom actually called and asked me about what happened yesterday and I explained her everything, leaving that part. And she literally screamed when I said that he asked me out on a date.

Sometimes, she is more excited than me.

As I walked downstairs, the door bell rang and I opened the door myself.

He was dressed up in a black t shirt and blue jeans and on over it wore a navy blue blazer and had his hands behind his back.

I licked my lips on seeing him, he looked hot.

When I was done checking him out, I looked at him and he winked making me blush.

"I brought you something", he said.

"What?", I said trying to peak behind his back.

"Well... bouquets are very clichè so instead I brought you a..."

When he stopped, I raised a brow at him.
He brought his hand forward and said, "So, instead...I brought a single flower."

My lips pressed into a thin line as I stared at him blankly looking at the single dark red rose in his hand.

Seeing my expression, he let out a laugh. "Just kidding."

I folded my arms. "That was very lame."

"I know...but I did brought you something better..."

"Nelson, I don't want anything. You already gave me this dress."

He pecked my lips. "It's our first date, baby. I had to buy you something."

"But, you bought this dress too", I protested.

"I am not counting that as a gift, baby."

He put his hand inside his blazer and searched for something and then pulled out a box.

Giving me a look, he opened the box revealing a diamond bracelet.

I gasped looking at the bracelet, it looked so elegant.

He took my left hand and gently slid the bracelet on it.

"You like it?", he asked.

"I love it!", I exclaimed making him chuckle and I kissed his cheek.

He then took my hand in his saying, "Let's go."

"Where are we, Nelson?", I asked when he stopped infront of a garden.

Killing the engine he said, "Well...I wanted it to be a little private so I kinda rented this whole place."

"You rented the whole place?! You gotta be kidding me?!"

He just grinned and asked me not to get out yet as he wants to open the door for me.

Getting out of the car he came to my side and opened the door for me and held out his hand and placing my hand in his, I got out too.

"Just a second", he said before opening the backseat door of the car and he took out a casserole pan.

"What's that?"

"We are having a barbecue, baby. I marinated some chicken."

"Wow."

He wrapped his hand around my waist and we walked inside the garden.

There was a patio that was decorated simply with lights and it looked so beautiful. And a small barbecue grill set.

"This is amazing, Nelson!", I remarked.

He winked. "Glad you liked it."

"Now", he said, "let's do some barbecue."

The last scene just sucks! Sorry.
Will update again around 3pm IST.
Didn't update earlier cause I wanted to write the Epilogue first but it is written now.

~Ahlam