After leaving the restaurant, they strolled by the lake, holding hands and chatting about all sorts of things. Ilenia loved that with Javier she could talk about anything that came to mind.
At one point, they stopped, and Javier felt the need to kiss Ilenia. He held her by the waist and gave her a passionate kiss, which Ilenia returned. She felt like she was on cloud nine, as if her true love had always been Javier.
They pulled away when they felt out of breath, and this time Ilenia took the initiative.
"I love you, Javier."
"Ilenia, I love you."
Javier felt like the whole world stopped when he heard what the woman in front of him was saying. He couldn't believe he was finally hearing those words he had longed for. After years of being silently in love with Ilenia, his dream of being
