The scent of freshly baked lemon pie and a slight fragrance of coffee enveloped the room in a cocoon of aroma.

“ you love her don't you “

She said while looking out the window of her apartment, scanning the buildings and the traffic below, old habits. The rain reminded her of one too many missions, raising the question of whether or not she'd made the right choice walking away from her family.

A warm hand interlaced with hers, “I wish you would at least look at me “ he said with a sigh, “ I love you even more that is why I can't lie to you” he continued, she turned her gaze away from the window and focused on the orange creature swimming in the aquarium behind him, his eyes still on her he whispered the words that not only snatched her heart out of her chest but also left a ringing in her ears, “ I love the person she was, a part of me will always love that person,“ he tightened his grip on her hand then he continued, even those small gesture made her insides tickle, “ but after what she did to me, I would never call what Is left, love”.

Her eyes met his, every word he said made her feel excited for some reason, and for a moment he flashed a smile warmer than the fire dancing in the fireplace, “ one thing I'm sure of amidst this chaos is that I love the woman in front of me, I love her small but deadly hands “, as an emphasis he lifted her hands.

She couldn't help but chuckle, “my hands are bloody” she replied, pulling her hands away from him, he looks at her for a second too long almost wandering, then grabbed her hands and shook his head.

“ so are mine”.