Chapter 62: Chapter 62

It's been a year since me and Alex got together. We do have our occasional fights but none lasts more than a day.

Alex was so lovable and charming person. He and his brothers still throw parties every week despite my dislike.

Here I was getting ready for one of those dinner parties.

"Rina, I want to talk to you about something." Alex suddenly pulled me close, his lips brushing against my ears, causing a shiver down my spine.

"Yeah?" I stopped to look up and saw his face, making my eyebrows furrow together in confusion. Was something wrong?

"I-you-we- I mean can we be together...forever?" It felt like it took him forever to say that sentence."Uh, yeah? I mean, we'll be together for a very long-"

"No, Rina, I mean forever." He spoke carefully. I frowned at him in confusion as he licked his lips slowly. He was nervous. This wasn't like Alex at all.

"I want to spend the rest of my life with you together...forever." He emphasized and it finally hit me like a tons of bricks.

"You mean..."

"Yeah." His eyes held that desirable hope and disappeared the moment I shook my head, slowly untangling my hands from his, feeling this hollow pit forming in my stomach.

"I can't Alex, I don't want to be a-"

"Look, I know, I know, hey-" Alex stopped to hold my wrist in a firm and gentle grip just as I was about to turn around.

"I'm not forcing you to make a choice. I am asking you to at least think about it."

"Alex, I-I don't think I will ever change my-""Rina please," He sounded desperate, making my knees grow weak. Don't look at him Rina.

"Please, for me, for us, just give it some thought?" he started again and I let out a sigh before shaking my head, looking at everywhere but him.

"I can't alright? It's just-it's just not me." I finally met my own eyes with his and I almost melted to the floor there and then. The worry and hope in his eyes drove me insane. It made him look ten times hotter, and that's just cheating, he's just cheating in life now!

"Are you mad?" he asked softly, stepping closer as I turned away, not wanted to be persuaded by his sorry-ugly-excuse-of-a-godly face.

"No, I just want to be left alone-"

"Don't push me away. I want to talk to you," he kept insisting, refusing to free his grip.

"Rina please-"

"Alex, I am not mad. Why are you acting like this?"

"Because Rina, I want you. I want this. I want us for the rest of my life and I mean that in every sense of the word and that makes me desperate enough to want to make you change your mind," he loosened the grip and I know for a fact that it took everything in him to push his pride aside and admit to what he just said.

"Listen, I-" he stopped to press both his hands together before placing them under his chin, the tip of his middle fingers brushing against his bottom lip.

"I don't want to say anything to scare you away, Rina. I don't want to lose you. I can't lose you. And I really don't want to make you feel like I'm not giving you a choice. I won't force you to do something you don't like ever again, you know that. All I am asking is that you give it some thought, that's it." He finished.

"Alex!"

"Alex, I'm not going to change my mind okay?"

"And why not?" he raised his voice obviously hurt.

"Because Alex, I am a human. And that's what I want to be. This is who I want to be. Do you really want me to change into a vampire?" I folded my hands across my chest and watched Alex huff before sitting down on the bed, resting his elbows on his knees.

"You're right, yeah. I'm sorry." He interlocked his fingers and looked down at the floor. I let out a sigh and bit my bottom lip before walking up to the bed, bending down to sit on my heels.

"Alex, I want to spend the rest of my life with you too," I slowly held his face and fixated our gaze.

"But as a human." I mumbled and noticed his eyes flicker in hurt again before he nodded. I felt like my words physically slapped him in the face.

"I just want you to be a part of my life for the rest of my life. Humans die. You will die too one day, Rina, and you know what that means right?" he questioned and I felt a pang of guilt pierce through my heart.

"It means that I'll never get to hold you again. I'll never get to see you or touch you or kiss you or-you'll be gone from my life forever, Rina. But I'll be here. I'll be here for a long time.-" he stopped, gulping down harshly as he kept staring at me. His eyes wavered before his gaze landed on the floor again.

"if you leave then...I'll be so lonely. And I know that it's selfish, but I can't imagine what it'll be like to lose you forever. Just the thought of it , I can't sleep, if I don't hold onto you now, I'll never be able to-" he stopped when I wrapped my arms around his neck, pressing my lips against his neck. For a few seconds, Alex stayed still before his arms tangled around my waist, his face burying in the crook of my neck.

"I understand. I can't imagine what it would be like to lose you either," I whispered, tightening the grip around him before I pulled away.

"But I can't pretend to be someone I'm not either. I can't lose myself like that." I said softly and watched Alex's expression fall flat as he nodded again.

"I know."

"But," I started and noticed how fast his face lit up at that word alone.

"I will keep an open mind about your suggestion. For you, for us." I smiled and Alex was about to lean into a kiss when I pulled back.

"Don't count on that though."

"Tsk, too late." And with that, he pressed his lips on mine, sending my butterflies on a rampage, my whole body quivering at the sudden contact. Alex pulled away first and was about to say something when I pressed a finger on his lips.

"I want to say something too," I started and he nodded. "I want to live and die as hunan. Can I ask you remember me for as long as you live your life? And even if you do move on one day, can I remain in a special place of your heart forever? Will there be room for me in it?" I asked my last question before Alex pulled me into tight hug, letting out heavy breaths, his hand pressing the back of my head firmly with trembling fingers. "Always," he whispered, digging his fingers into my hair and pulling me even closer. "I promise."I smiled and blinked away the tears when we pulled away, not wanting to upset Alex any more than I have. We stood up and Alex took my hand in his before taking a strand of hair from my face and placing them behind my ear.

"Let's go back. They'll be looking for us." Alex said and I nodded with a smile.

"Sure." I turned to walk towards the door when a hand grab my shoulders, spinning me around. Alex leaned into a kiss, his hand firmly placed around my neck as I tried to stand still and kiss him back. His body was pressed against mine and I could feel the kiss slowly becoming deep and intense but we both pulled away, knowing where it would lead to if we were to continue any further.

"I love you." He gave me a genuine smile and I couldn't help but adore and love the man standing before me.

The guy I really want to spend the rest of my life, no matter how cliché that sounds. He was all I wanted.

"I love you too."

"The dinner is about to start, you guys." David shouted before I heard the footsteps of the guys nearing out door. I looked at Alex only to find him staring back at me, our eyes holding each other in place for what seemed like forever before we both chuckled again."Let's go." Alex opened the door and stepped aside for me.

Just as I was about to walk out, he brushed me aside and walked right out, leaving me mouth hung open a little in disbelief.

He smiled at me and came back.

He took my hand and we walked down the stairs together.

This is the story of me falling in love with a vampire.

A vampire's love lasts forever.