His sweaty bangs clump together on his forehead, but he's okay. His chest heaves as he gasps for air, but he is alright. His left arm clings to the railing of the roof but he's not dead. All color has drained from his face, but he is alive. The love of my life who I thought had vanished from my life suddenly is standing right below me. My body is warm and my heart finally begins to slow down. My head is spinning from the realization that I didn't lose him. I'm so excited that I fly right into his arms.
He is caught off guard, but I don't care. I grab his face with both of my hands and kiss him like I've never kissed him before. I pull him as close to me as I possibly can. For this one beautiful moment, we are one. The world around us doesn't exist. The still collapsing building he was just rescued from is frozen in time. The police sirens are silent as the shouts of people are drowned out by the sound of my love's quick, shallow breaths. Just Tag and I sharing this beautiful moment on the roof of this building. I break our kiss but our noses are touching, my hands still on his cheeks.
"I love you so much. You don't know how scared I was when I thought I had lost you. I swear I never knew true fear until- oh I love you so much. I will love you forever do you hear me, Tag Brenner?" I croak before giving him several quick kisses.
His eyes open nearly as wide as his mouth does. He looks as if he is trying very hard to process something. I figure it's the near-death experience that he's contemplating until he reaches up and gently wraps his hands around mine. The realization hits me harder than I've ever been hit before and that's saying something. Guilt creeps up inside me. 556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7JeESJGNW
I'm Inferna, not his fiancée, Janessa. I just made a huge mistake. I kissed the man Janessa Harris is engaged to. How the hell did I forget that?
He keeps alternating between smiling and having his mouth hung open in shock while shaking his head. After a while, he just bites his lip while looking away with a lost look in his eyes. I remove my hands slowly. My mind is racing as my heart pounds against my chest.
"Wow you know my name," He chokes out at last. He takes a long, deep breath before continuing.
"I love you too. I always have since I was 14 years old and I first read your comic," he admits.
"You are an incredible heroine plus you're just a stunning person in general. You are the woman of my dreams, and I had no idea you knew I existed," He sighs and hesitates before going on.
"I do love you, but I am engaged to another woman. I never thought in a million years I'd be turning you down yet here I am," He explains slowly with apparent disappointment.
I back away slowly, unsure of what to say or do next. He slowly reaches for my wrist as I turn to leave but I jerk it away and start to walk towards the edge if the roof. He doesn't pursue me anymore. His respect for women or people, in general, is one of the many things I love about him. I swing my leg over the ledge preparing to fly away.
"Will I ever see you again? Will you still love me?" He mumbles loud enough so that I hear the pain in his voice, but quiet enough that I can pretend I didn't.
I hesitate before I allow all my weigh to shift as I free fall off the building. Even though the wind rushing on my face feels amazing I stop myself before I hit the water. I make the mistake of looking up into his eyes as he watches me from the roof. I push off as hard as I can, causing the freezing water to hit my back before disappearing into the night and more importantly out of his sight.
~This is a scene from a book I'm writing on here by the same name, in case you're interested in reading it.~
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