Captured The Billionaire!

Chapter 13

Brenda

"Love is always understanding"

I was waiting back at Aaron's place. Pacing the floors. He was in court. I hoped that he did what I told him to do. The plan was perfect to get Keegan out of his life once and for all. No way in hell was I going to allow Aaron to go out on the town with the skank for any reason.

I knew something was wrong when he upped and left like he had. I never was so worried. We just got together. It had not made sense that he would just leave.

Then he called Sailor and my mother. He showed he cared. About me. And about us. I smile. I look around his place. It was the first time I saw his home out here in Washington.

I could see myself being happy here with him. It did need a bit of a woman's touch though If he allowed that. He might. He was Aaron. He was kind and caring.

I begin to pick up his stuff around his place. Bachelor pad indeed. He has dirty clothing laying here and there. I wondered what the bedroom looked like.

I knew I should wait for him to show me around me. But I could not help myself. Everything was going on so fast. I was just curious to know how Aaron lived before me. If he was happier without me? He said he never was. But guys lie sometimes. Right?

I head to his bedroom. The bed was unmade. I tidy up his bed. Make it for him. I clean up his bathroom for him. Everything was looking better. Then I notice it.

A photo of us on our graduation day. Our very last photo together. He had all photos of us on his dresser. Tears water in my eyes. How lonely he must have been inside. Just as I was all these years over him.

We were both wearing our graduation gowns. He was hugging me. Holding me close. We had big smiles on our faces. How I had wished he had kissed me that day. I was so tempted that day to tell him that I was in love with him before he went off the college.

But then I knew he would meet smart college girls. Smarter than I was. I did not want to hold him down. Hold him back. So, I had not told him that day that I was in love with him. I touch the frame. He sure showed here he loved me. He missed me like he said he had.

I look at the old photos. I had copies of them to. But they were hidden away because they had been to painful for me to look at. I glance over near the floor.

There was a dog stuffed animal on the floor. Conner! That was the dog I won for Aaron a long time ago at a carnival we went to the last summer we shared together before we went our separate ways. I pick it up off the floor. It must have been hidden in the sheets of the bed.

He kept Conner after all these years. I hug the stuffed animal to my chest. Tears of joy flood in me. This whole time we could have been together if we only had connected. Had tried to speak to one another. We both loved each other this whole time. We waisted so many years. I shake my head. I place Conner in the middle of the bed. I sit on the bed. I was willing to move out here with Aaron. If he needed me out here. I wanted to stay by his side.

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"Brenda?" Aaron calls out to me.

He was home.

I leap up off his bed. I rush to his side. I pull him in my arms before he can tell me how things went. I hold him close. I welcome him with a kiss. Slowly, our lips mold in a sweet kiss.

"That is a nice welcome" he chuckles after the kiss was over with.

"How did it go?" I ask him.

"Did you clean around here?" he wonders as he glances around him.

"Maybe" I laugh. "How did it go?"

"Everything went as planned. I went to ask her what time was the date. Got her to admit more like before. Got it on record. Then I played it back for her. She gave me the prints right there. Giving up. No court date. No date with her needed now! Thank you for the idea to trick her on my cell phone" he says with joy as he hugs me closer.

"I knew if we could get the confession of black mail all along then maybe she would back down" he tells her. "Thank god for smart, sexy, beautiful women like you babe" he tells me as I grin. He kisses me.

"Now we can enjoy our life together" I tell him.

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He nods.

"Yes, we can. I would love that more than anything" he says with a joyful smile. "want to go out and celebrate?" he asks me.

"I would love to" I agree.

"Were you bored waiting here for me? Cleaning up?" he jokes.

"A little. I wanted a tour" I giggle shamefully.

"You saw then?" he asks with a sigh.

"I saw it all. Aaron, I wish we had connected sooner. Did you know that day we graduated high school killed me inside? I knew we would not be seeing each other every day. And I nearly spilled the beans then that I was in love with you" I admit to him as he holds me.

"What stopped you from telling me?" he wonders softly.

"I was scared to ruin our friendship. And lose you. I was scared you did not feel the same way. I was scared when you went to college that you would be around more girls that were in your league. Smarter than me. And I let you go" I tell him feeling that old sadness ache in me.

"Oh Brenda. You are smarter than you give yourself credit for. I wish you could see that" he says softly as he brushes my long hair out of my face. I smile. He smiles. He leans in kissing me.

"I love you so much. I am just glad that we finally made our way to each other. Finally," he says happily. Happy tears shine in my eyes.

"Let me show you something else. Come here" he demands to me.

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He takes my hand in his. Then leads me to his little office. He digs for something in his drawer. Then hands me a stack of letters. Addressed to me. But never mailed off.

"What are all these?" I ask him softly.

"So many times, I went to write you. And express how I felt. That I missed you. I could not bring myself to mail them to you, you gave me your college address. But I just never sent them" he admits with a sad smile. "One day you can read them. See how much I missed you and how I loved you everyday we were apart" he tells me. My heart swells with love for him.

"God, Aaron" I manage to whisper.

I pull him in my arms. Hugging him close to me. Tears fall. We both hurt for so long. Now it was time for love and celebration. I could not wait to spend the rest of my life with him. And show him everyday how much I loved this man.