The Sweetest Temptation
Chapter 118: [Bonus - ]L.O.V.E

Chapter 118: [Bonus Chapter]L.O.V.E

"Beatrix" Xavier called out, clearly he wasn’t expecting to see her.

She saw Damien sitting there, his back was facing her but she didn’t miss how tense his body was.

He slowly turned around to look at her and Beatrix felt the familiar ache coming back again.

She didn’t say a word and just stared at him. God he looked horrible.

There were dark circles under his eyes and his hair looked like it hadn’t seen a brush for days.

His eyes looked empty and tired. She was expecting him to at least look happy that she was back but his face gave nothing away. He averted his gaze from her and Beatrix felt her heart sink.

Maybe coming here was a bad mistake. Taking a deep breath, Beatrix came to stand in front of him. He stared at her for a few seconds before he looked away.

Probably he was embarrassed for what he had done.

Beatrix clenched her fist as anger rushed through her. She hated how he was acting as if she wasn’t in the same room as him. How he was avoiding looking at her and she couldn’t contain her anger anymore.

"Why does my presence disgust you so much that you can’t even look at me?!" She yelled at him.

Damien looked taken back with her, raising her voicing and arched his eyebrows at her.

"Bea-"

"No..don’t fucking Beatrix me!." She snapped at him.

"You’re fucking stupid Damien. I thought I was dumb but you’re definitely dumber!"

He sighed and stood up from the couch.

Xavier slipped away seeing the tension between the two.

"How dare you! After everything I had to go through these past few months." Beatrix shoved her finger at his chest and he stumbled slightly.

"I’m sor-"

Beatrix snorted, "Sorry?! For what? For breaking my heart or for being stupid because you’re scared to love me?"

She could see how her words were affecting him as he lowered his head looking at the floor.

"I know you’re overwhelmed with everything and you’re scared, but you don’t have to hurt me for me to hate you just because you think that will make me leave you. I’m not going anywhere Damien. You’re stuck with me forever."

Her words seemed to pierce him as he shook his head "No—Beatrix I’m trying-"

"No!" She shouted "Don’t you ever do that to me again! I would never do that to you! If you ever try to pull some sorry ass of an excuse like that with me one more time I’ll be the one leaving you - do you understand me?"

And she meant it, she was not going to keep fighting for him if he wouldn’t fight for her too.

"Bea-"

"You broke my fucking heart Damien!" She yelled at him all the emotions she had buried these past few days came rushing out.

"That’s not what I wanted to do! I didn’t want that! I was trying to do the right thing!" he said back, raking his fingers through his hair.

"Well then there is nothing right about what you did! You look miserable and I was miserable too. You hurt both of us!"

"I didn’t mean to hurt you—I just..." he trailed off.

" I just wanted to protect you." He added.

"Stop with this bullshit. If you want me to leave because you don’t actually want me then I will disappear from your life but I’m not going to leave because of this you deserve better blah blah I’m trying to protect you shit."

That’s not protecting me Damien- that’s making decisions for me and all my life that’s exactly what everyone has been doing. I’m sick and tired of you all treating me like I’m not capable of making decisions for myself!"

Beatrix threw her hands out at her sides, feeling her chest heave and watch as he just stared at her in a mix of shock and his own pain.

"I hurt you because I was angry, Beatrix. I felt like my father at that moment! And I would rather you leave me then have me treat you exactly like that monster treated my mom!." He snapped back at her and Beatrix blinked.

She didn’t know that was how he felt. Seeing how distraught he looked showed how much this had affected him.

"For god sake what happened was a mistake. I stepped on the glass because I wasn’t wearing slippers."

She said with her voice still raised; she was frustrated with how stubborn he was.

"But I pushed you." He yelled, threading his fingers into his hair to grip at his roots.

"Jesus Christ, stop blaming yourself for things that are out of your control."

She wanted to beat the shit out of him.

"We have been together for almost a year, you have never hurt me and being with you is one of the best things that has happened in my life. I wouldn’t change it for anything in the world."

"But I’m not worth it" he said, his face screwing up as his voice wavered and he looked away.

"You deserve so much better than this Beatrix. You deserve more than anything you’ve had—not someone like me."

"Just fucking stop!" She shouted in frustration,

She was sick and tired of how unworthy he deemed himself.

"Meeting you is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I don’t need you to be perfect, you’re wonderful just the way you’re. You make me feel beautiful and wanted that’s something I have never experienced until I met you guys. "

Damien stared at her in shock. "But I’m not that man anymore. Look at me I look like a monster! I’m ugly and—"

"Stop! Just fucking stop. Your face might have been disfigured but you’re still the man I love. Nothing has changed. Once you fully recover we will find a plastic surgeon for you and everything will go back as it was." She said softly as she stepped closer to hold his cheeks.

"Why are you fighting so hard for someone like me! Why can’t you just give up on me!"

Beatrix sighed, "Why are you so adamant on sending me away?!"

"Because I’m fucking in love with you, and I’m scared!"

Beatrix blinked in shock. Silence enveloped them as her brain tried to process what he had said.

Did he just—

"What?"

""I know I hurt you. I hurt you a lot more than I thought I could," he said gazing at her face,

There was so much sincerity in his words but he looked scared of his own voice.

"I didn’t mean to and I would do anything to take it back," he said, with his brows pinching together in remorse,

"I’d do anything to make it up to you." He said quietly, his voice barely a whisper.

Beatrix said nothing, she was too stunned to even say anything.

Damien fidgeted nervously as he stared at her.

"I know it was stupid of me to let you believe for a second that I was losing interest in you and I couldn’t love you the way you want me to, know that I love you.

"And I only reacted like that because you were messing with my mind. I never space to think. But not having you by my side these past few days had me realize how much you mean to and how much I want you."

Beatrix’s heart thumped in her chest at his words and she opened her mouth to say something but nothing came out.

Damien had just confessed that he loved her right? She wasn’t hallucinating.

He had said it.

"Please say something. Anything please." He begged her as he waited for her reaction.

"I’m in love with you" He repeated, as if he was afraid that she didn’t hear the first time.

"S-say it again." Beatrix croaked out her voice thick with emotions.

"I love you" he whispered and Beatrix felt her eyes welled up with tears when he brought his hand to grab her cheeks.

He loves her.

Fuck she had been dying to hear these words forever and now she didn’t even know how to react. So it took hurting her for him to realize he loved her?

Beatrix looked away, she was hurt.

"Please look at me" he begged smoothing her hair out of her face and taking hold of her cheeks again.

She looked at him and her breath hitched at the overwhelming emotions swirling in his eyes.

"I wasn’t trying to hurt you Beatrix..." he said; looking hurt over the thought "I was trying to protect you - and you’re right I shouldn’t have made that decision for you. Please forgive me. This would be the last time."

Beatrix lifted her brows at him, "Really?"

Damien nodded, "Yeah. So have you forgiven me?"

Beatrix shook her head, "You have to work harder for me to forgive you!" She pouted.

Beatrix watched as his brows twitch together and a faint smile tugged at the corner of his lips.

"Alright."

He looked weird but at the same time kinda cute. Her lips curled up into a smile, she was glad she had come here and didn’t gave up on him.

She hovered her lips against his, "I love you."

Butterflies swarm in her stomach, she felt surreal saying just these three letter words to him. She understand now he was trying to do his best to figure out something he didn’t understand himself - and it doesn’t make it okay, but at least now he was honest with his feelings.

"Never thought I’d love anyone" he said, a smile gracing his lips, "Never thought anyone would love me but you Beatrix is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Just be patient with me okay? I promise I’m going to love you just the way you deserve to be love. If I mess up you let me know okay?"

Beatrix nodded before his lips met hers, his kiss was soft, gentle and slow as if he wanted to pour every bit of his love in it.

It was just perfect.

A/N: Ermm how did I do?? God I nearly had a heart attack because I nearly miss the deadline. Hahaha.