Kristen's POV:
"I love you" Richard said, as his tears started to escape from his gorgeous eyes.
I didn't know what to say because I was really caught off guard.
I don't know why he said it but I sure know he is drunk.
He is definitely drunk, that's why he says those stuff.
Those words escaping from his mouth sounded really strange.
Richard is not the type of guys who falls in love.
He's just drunk.
Yeah that's why he said those words.
"Get to sleep Richard" I says quietly.
His eyes never leave mine as he smiles, but it doesn't reach his eyes.
"Can you kiss me please? " I sigh and run my hands through my hair.
" Richard ... I ... we can't "
" I knew you'd say that "
" You're drunk Richard" and tomorrow you'll wake up and be your jerk self again.
" So?"
" You don't mean what you say"
Richard sighs and stays quiet for a minute. He is staring at the ceiling then he chuckles. I shift uncomfortably not knowing what to do or say anymore.
" I'm so stupid that I had some hope... I ... thought you could perhaps ... like me" Richard chuckles again and sighs.
" Who am I kidding? I am never loved by girls like you. I'm known as the sexy bad boy who girls drool all over him and he is enjoying it."
Why is Richard telling me this? please don't tell me that you do love me Richard.
"But... all that changed when I fell in love with you. I ... You changed me"
That's not true. Richard has changed because he soon realized that what he was doing was wrong.
" I have took so many things from you. But I'm really glad you were that happy with Damon at the park "
Hold on a minute, Damon ? park ?
" How did you ..." my voice trailed off when Richard suddenly brushed his finger tips against my cheeks.
" I saw you there. "
" What were you doing there?"
"I was with Natalie and Jack"
WHAT??!!
" I helped them" Richard stated as if he was able to read my mind. it wasn't rocket science to figure out what he meant by I helped them.
He is talking about my date. With Damon.
" Richard get back to sleep. Tomorrow we have to get up early"
Richard nods his head and mumbles goodnight, before drifting to sleep.
I am glad Richard fell asleep, leaving me to my own thoughts.
Okay so today Damon confessed his love to me. Which I was really happy about it.
But what bothers me is that why didn't I tell him I love him ?
I frown and decide to pack for the day after tomorrow , to be honest I feel really excited about our honeym- vacation.
Me and Richard decided to pack our stuff together tomorrow.
But I need to get distracted that's why I am packing.
Could Richard possibly love me as he says? I mean his eyes looked hurt and he looked like-
Stop it Kristen! there's no way he does.
I giggle as I notice how stupid I am and continue packing.
......................
I groan as my stupid alarm clock keeps raining and try to reach it, once I turn it off I get up and take a shower, despite the fact that I hate my alarm clock so much I really like mornings.
I smile to myself as I look at my reflection in the mirror and sigh.
I wonder if Richard is still awake. And I have to call Damon because he has obviously called me last night to check up on me.
I giggle as I remember about yesterday's events and walk downstairs.
Once I reach the kitchen I see Richard making quite a lot of noise while preparing breakfast.
I gasp and try to hide my expression now THIS is interesting.
Richard is preparing breakfast? I must be dreaming.
He opens the fridge and frowns, then takes out the bottle of milk and drinks the whole bottle.
Oh. I almost forgot he was drunk last night and my smile drops when I remember what he said to me.
He must have a very bad hangover because he doesn't look so good, I clear my throat and make my way over to where he sits. He looks up and stares at me,his face holds no emotion and i am slightly horrified of what he is thinking roght now.
"Good morning" He says and smiles.Okay at least he is not a jerk anymore...
"Good morning, how come you've managed to prepare...this?' I point to the table and cross my arms over my chest, Richard chuckles and raises one brow.
"I am a gentleman right?" He smirks
" Yes you are" I say sarcastically and roll my eyes playfully, he just smiles.
"why don't you sit down? I am starving" Richard says, I sit down and pray Richard doesn't bring up what we talked about last night. Well we actually didn't talk about - I mean we didn't have a very long conversation but still...
I looked up and stared at Richard who was busy drinking applejuice with a frown on his face. He looked tired but at least he looks better than last night.
I wonder what he is thinking about.
"Why did you drink that much last night?" I blurt, Richard stares at me for a moment as if he is debating whether to tell me what's on his mind now.
"I... just felt like it" Richard said, I snorted and shook my head.
"What?" Richard asked.
"Nothing, I believe you" I say sarcastically and admit saying what I just said, why do I sound like I know the reason? becasue I don't know at all.
"Well in case you haven't noticed, I drink whenever I feel upset, and.. well I felt bad that I was the reason that something happened to someone so..."Richard's voice trailed off as I choked on the coffee I was sipping on.
I knew exactly what he meant, He was talking about me being raped by Kyle.
"I am sorry I shouldn't have brought this up" Richard whispers which makes me feel thousand emotions at the same time. I feel angry and happy at the same time. Angry at Richard that he has just brought that subject up that I was avoiding discussing it since it happened.
And happy that I knew Richard cared for me... as a friend.
"It's okay" I smile and sip on my coffee.
" I didn't dance too much right?" Richard flushes and looks away. What?!
" Umm.. what?"
"Did I dance too much tonight? I usually dance like a dork once I get drunk" He chuckles and bites on his lip to hide his embarassment.
OMG he doesn't remember. Thank god He doesn't becasue it would have been awkward to talk about it, specially for him becasue he would say he was drunk and he thinks we are just friends.
"Oh, actually you did it was hilarous" I joke.
Richard just smiles and stares at me, for a moment I feel disappointed becasue I wanna know if he truly meant what he said last night. But I know deep inside he wouldn't love anyone.
Richard's smile grows as I keep staring at him, which snaps me back into reality and I look away immediately.
"What is on your mind?" Richard asks.
"Just.. Paris" I lie.
" Oh, you can't help thinking you're gonna spend an entire month or maybe more with a charming guy like me right?"
"w-what? stop flattering yourself"
Richard laughs and he soon stops laughing and stares at me, he looks clearly amused. And his lips curve to form a very sexy- I mean to form a smile.
"How was your date?" Richard suddenly asks. I smile at him and remember what he told me last night.
"It was great" I say " Thanks for helping Natalie and Jack with-"
"I will kill Jack" Richard mumbles.
"Why?"
Richard rolled his eyes and snorted.
"For telling you?" He says ina duh voice.
Oh, He doesn't know He is the one who told me that he has helped my friends prepare the date.
"You're welcome, and I am still killing Jack for telling you"
"You were the one who told me that" I blurt, and bite my lip.
Richard raises his right brow and he frowns.
"I didn't know I say stupid things when I get drunk"
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Richard's POV:
"I didn't know I say stupid things when I get drunk" I lie.
"Oh, you do" Kristen says and looks away. I know what she is thinking of, I confessed my love to her last night.
But I was supposed to hide my feelings from her, becasue it is not gonna work out between us anyway.
I have no idea why that stupid alcohol spoke for me, but I better act like my old self and pretend that nothing has ever happened.
Even though I can't be my old self anymore, becasue of this amazing girl in front of me.
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Day one of our trip:
Kristen stares out the window of the plane and mumbles things I can't hear, I smile and chuckle becasue I know she hasn't given up on that habit yet. I bet she is saying goodbye to her hometown.
After what seems like several hours we arrive at Paris, Kristen has been sleeping the entire flight and I had to distract myself with reading in order not to stare at her the entire flight.
When we get off the plane, Kristen looks around with a huge grin on her face.
"PARIS!" She shouted .
I grinned and shook my head at her childlike behavior.
She looked so pretty today, hell she looks pretty everyday.
But today was different me and Kristen will stay at my parent's villa outside of Paris, alone.
The villa is just 15 minutes away from Paris.
It's a very fancy place to stay in.
Specially for couples , if Kristen has loved me the way I do, we would have enjoyed staying there.
But I know I need to stop thinking and hoping about those possibilities.
Because I know Kristen doesn't love me she loves Damon and that's why I have decided to not confess to her about my feelings.
I am okay with being friends with her as long as she's happy.
Kristen is wearing skirt which lies just above her knees, with a white tank top.
Since she was shivering I forced her to wear my jacket.
You heard me right I forced her, I don't want her to catch a cold because she's trying to be-
" Richard, omg I love this place" Kristen chirps.
We are in my dad's car, and my dad's driver, Scott is driving us to my parents house.
I just smile and stare at her. she's looking out the car at the people we pass by and the amazing buildings.
She nearly jumps out of the car when she sees Eiffel Tower and some fashion shops.
Girls.
When we arrive at the villa, Scott carries our luggage and leads us inside.
" This way sir" Scott says.
I follow Scott inside but I stop once I don't hear other footsteps.
I turn around to find Kristen's mouth hung open as she stares at everything inside of the building.
Her brown hair is messy from the flight and her face looks healthy and clear.
I clear my throat, Kristen frowns and crosses her arms over her chest.
" What ?" she asks .
" Are you done with your plan to steal the furnitures ?" I ask with a raised eyebrow.
Kristen blushes and mumbles something I hear clearly.
" Jerk!"
" I heard that "
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