Planet Tierre

Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6:

Aimee:

Before I could react further, Mrs. Simons fell forward. I instantly caught her.

She fainted!

I carried her to the couch and laid her there. Luna might probably think that I murdered her mom or something. I couldn't help but panic. What do you do when someone faints?

Slap her?

No, this is my mother-in-law. Luna would be pissed.

Throw water at her face?

That would still be rude!

Hmmm... Kiss her?

This isn't Cinderella or Little Red Riding Hood where you have to kiss someone awake!

I gave up and just fanned Mrs. Simon's face with my hands. Luna will ask questions if she see's her mom like this. But then, slowly, Mrs. Simon's eyes began to open. Thank Mer!

"Mrs. Simons! Are you okay? Wait here. Let me get you some water."

I hurriedly got up and went to the kitchen to get some cold water. When I returned, Mrs. Simons was already sitting up and gently shaking her head. I handed her the glass.

"Here Mrs. Simons, drink this. I'm really sorry I startled you. I didn't mean to."

Mrs. Simons then put her glass on the table with grace. Now I know where Luna got her naturally occurring grace.

"It's okay," she finally spoke with a shaky voice. "You just look like... someone I knew. A long time ago."

My brows knitted again. This woman knows my Mother.

So mother did go to Earth.

"And by the way. Call me Emma. Mrs. Simons make me sound old," she smiled.

I smiled back. "Of course, Emma. My name is Aimee," Then, I shook her hand briefly. After a brief silence, I just had the urge to ask.

"Emma, the name you mentioned before. It's of my Mother's. Were you by any chance acquainted?" the moment I asked that, Emma's face visibly paled.

"Your mother... is Nadia? Nadia Vernoia?" I nodded.

A tear fell from Emma’s eyes. "Emma, are you alright?"

Suddenly she pulled me into an embrace. "I can't believe it. You look so much like her, it's amazing," she muttered. She then let go of me. "I'm sorry if I hugged you out of the blue. You just... remind me of her. I miss her terribly."

I'm still confused. "So you knew my mother? How?"

"I knew her when I was about 18. Your mother was a lovely woman," she sighed. "How is she?"

"She is well. And so is my other mother Gia."

Emma's smile faded. "So, she did marry. I never thought she'd do that after everything that happened," Then Emma let out a sigh.

That got my attention. "Why? What happened?"

"How come Nadia didn't tell you before?" She shook her head. She seems fond of doing that. "I would tell you, but it's not my story to tell. I'd like Nadia to tell you herself."

I nodded respectfully. "I understand, Emma."

Then, she looked at me and smiled a bit.

"How is Tierre?"

My eyes widened. "You know!" I heard her chuckle a bit.

"Of course I know. Your mother told me everything. How and why she came here. And I guess you came here for the same reason, didn't you?" I nodded sheepishly.

"And I'm guessing that reason now is my daughter, right?" I blushed and again, nodded. "So, are you asking for my daughter's hand?"

My brows knotted. What would I do with Luna's hand?

Emma must have noticed my confusion and laughed softly. "I mean, do you want to marry my daughter, Aimee?"

Oh, that's what she meant. Stupid Earthling idioms.

"Yes. And I'm willing to give you a sizeable amount of dowry, Emma."

She laughed again. "You are so much like your mother. Aimee," she started. "I love my daughter. And no wealth on Earth and Tierre, will ever tempt me into ruining her happiness," she smiled tenderly. "You do love my daughter, don't you?"

I held her hands within my own. "Emma, I love your daughter so much. You know Tierrans and how much they love."

She nodded sadly, then smiled. "I know. Does she feel the same way?"

I fidgeted. "Well, that's kind of the problem. Your daughter... doesn't exactly feel the same way," my voice faltering as I speak.

"But why?" she asked with a tilt of her head.

"She's immune to my charms?" Emma looked at me with a say-what-now? look. I grinned.

"Well, she does likes me but she's... in love with someone else."

Emma thought for a moment. "But something already happened to you two right?" I blushed. Talk about straightforward.

"What do you mean?"

She grinned. "Aimee, I was born at day but it wasn't yesterday. Now tell me." I looked down and nodded.

"Hey now, do you want to play a prank?" she asked with a mischievous glint on her eyes.

Luna:

I was awoken when I heard lightning crash loudly. I took a glance outside.

It's really raining cats and dogs out there. I love it.

I felt around the bed. "Aimee?" I weakly called. God, how long had I been asleep?

"I'm here baby." someone said from behind me.

I faced Aimee and smiled. "Hi there."

She grinned and pulled me closer to her. "Hi."

"How long had I been asleep?" I asked while rubbing my eyes.

She giggled and kissed the top of my head. "Too long."

I smiled and snuggled closer to her. "You're so warm."

"Are you feeling cold?" she asked as I nodded.

She hugged me tighter and caressed my back with her hand. I noticed that her hand slowly slipped inside my shirt and caressed the soft skin inside. I shivered.

"Stop that," I mumbled.

"No."

I looked up at her suddenly. I couldn't really reply because I found out that a pair of soft lips are on my own. My eyes widened in surprise. I wanted to stop her, push her away, but I couldn't. Slowly, my eyes closed and I melted into her.

Her small tongue darted into my mouth and I couldn't help but moan into her. I shyly met it with my own and I felt her hands on my side, slowly rubbing my sides. Then, her hands were on my back caressing the skin again. She deepened our kiss. I like how she tastes--sweet and minty. My eyes widened when she gently sucked my tongue.

"What the hell are you doing?!" A sudden shrill voice made me pull away from Aimee.

There, I saw my mom on the doorway, hands on her waist and wearing a menacing expression.

Oh my god. That will cool you off like a cold, cold shower.

Luna:

"Mom... I- I can explain." I said while hurriedly getting out of bed. I can feel the sweat running down my face already.

"s**t," Aimee muttered, jumping out to the other side of the bed. She looked scared beyond words and I knew I looked even scared than her.

My mom glared at me. "Shut up young lady! We will talk about this later." Then she turned to Aimee. "And you! How dare you turn my daughter into a lesbian!"

Now, Aimee's face visibly paled. "Ma'am, I-"

"Don't you ma'am me! Get out!" My mom bellowed.

Surprisingly, Aimee stood unmoved or unfazed by my mom's display of anger. "Ma'am, I love your daughter. And I'd be willing to marry her in any church on Earth."

My jaw was unhinged.

"Why you-!" Suddenly, my mom started to walk towards Aimee. I almost got a heart attack. I didn't think of anything else but jump to the other side of the bed and put Aimee behind me.

"Mom no! Please don't hurt her. It's all my fault." I started to cry.

"I can't believe you're like this." Mom looked disgusted and disappointed. "You've disappointed me."

I hung my head. "I know mom. I'm sorry." Tears now streaming freely down my face.

Then, I heard a muffled giggle behind me.

How could she laugh at a time like this?

And then another one. This time, it turned into full blown laughs. I turned to look at her. Aimee was laughing so hard, she's starting to cry. What surprised me more, is that Mom started to laugh too. I looked at Mom, then Aimee. Then mom, then Aimee. Mom, Aimee.

Back and forth, back and forth.

Great! Now they're both lunatics.

"That was awesome! You should have seen your face Luna!" Aimee said while holding her tummy.

"It was so worth it daughter-in-law," Mom chimed in.

Wait... It can't be, can it?

"Don't tell me you two planned this?" I asked, my ears getting warm.

My mom walked towards me and hugged me. "Sorry baby, it was just too good an opportunity to pass. It was all my fault."

My jaw clenched and I looked at Aimee. "Did you agree on this?"

She stopped laughing and nodded sheepishly. At that moment, I so wanted to slap Aimee. So I did.

*slapping sound*

The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Aimee's eyes went wide in disbelief and her hand shot to her cheek.

"Don't talk to me again." I said then walked out.

I went down the stairs and plopped into the couch. “I f*****g hate her." Then, I heard the two bit-... witches going down the stairs laughing.

"Don't worry Emma, I'll talk to her." I heard Aimee said.

Then, I felt warm, minty breath on my ear. "Luna, are you still mad?"

I didn't reply.

"Come on, Luna. I'm sorry," she said while nuzzling my neck.

When I still didn't reply, she took a seat beside me and continued nuzzling my neck, placing kisses and soft bites on the tender flesh.

Just a little more and-...

"Luna, please forgive me." Then she licked my earlobe. I shot up from my seat faster than a bullet before going to the window to pace and to calm my raging hormones.

Then, I felt arms snaking around my waist, engulfing me into an embrace. "Luna, I'm so sorry. I was just trying to suck up to your mom so that she would like me."

I sighed. "You know Aimee, your sucking up to my mom will be useless if I started to hate you." I finally responded. "You should impress the daughter first before the mother."

I heard her chuckle. "But weren't you impressed last night?" She said in a low, husky voice. "I could've sworn you were."

I felt my face heating up. "Shut up."

She giggled again. "Say that you forgive me and that you love me."

What? That easily? No way!

I shook my head no.

"Say it or I'll make you scream it." Still, I declined.

"Suit yourself."

Her hand started to crawl lower, gently stroking my slightly exposed navel. I gulped. "Say it." I heard her whisper.

Then she began to resume her task of placing butterfly kisses on my neck. I groaned when she bit my neck and sucked it.

That's definitely going to be a hickey.

"Aimee!" I warned in a low voice but she just giggled.

Then, her hands crawled lower. My eyes shot wide open in alarm. Just as she was about to cup my... you-know-what, I gasped. "I give up! I'll say it." Then she let me turn around.

"I-... I forgive you Aimee." When I looked up, her eyebrow slightly raised.

Did she expect me to-...? But that's so unfair!

I sighed. "I l-love you."

I expected her to grin like a Cheshire cat, but she actually smiled. She leaned in and for a second, I thought she was going to kiss me. "I love you too," she whispered with a wink.

When she was about to actually kiss me, Mom called from the kitchen. "Hey lovebirds, dinner's ready!"

I giggled and pulled her towards the kitchen. I saw my mom and Eve setting the table. That's odd. When I first saw Eve, I nearly went screaming to the mountains. Maybe mom had seen robots in her job before.

I smiled. It’s been a while since my mom visited me. I’m sure I’ll be enjoying this dinner.

After a few moments:

I take back what I said. I hate this dinner!

My mom and Aimee's laughter resonated inside the whole house.

"And you know what? She hates taking a bath when she was younger. When it was bath time, she'd run away and let me chase her around the whole house, wearing nothing but a smile!"

Aimee burst into laughter. I gritted my teeth and blushed for the umpteenth time.

"Mom!' I protested. "Please stop telling those incredulous lies," I pouted. Mom just laughed again.

Aimee giggled beside me. "Awww. Don't be embarrassed baby," Then she kissed my cheek. "You're adorable."

"You two look good together," Mom suddenly said.

"Of course, Emma. I'm good looking, Luna's good looking. We're a perfect match," Then, she grinned.

I raised my brow. "Aimee, you're too modest."

"But of course, my love," Then she brought my hand to her lips and kissed it.

"Okay, so how long have you two been dating?"

If I was drinking that time, I could’ve spurted it on the whole table. "What?!"

Aimee stroked my back as if to calm me. "Relax, Luna. I told your mom we’re in a relationship," then, she beamed.

I looked at mom. "Mom? I don't even know Aimee that much. She’s not my girlfriend."

"Could’ve fooled me," Mom teased.

"See Luna? Let's just get married," Aimee suggested.

I sighed and buried my face on my hands.

****

Later that night:

"I just didn't get it! Why did he go away?" I rolled my eyes at Aimee's statement. I wiped my face with face towel before answering from the bathroom. "Because he was letting her go." I appeared from my bathroom and saw Aimee sprawled on my bed. She had to sleep here because my mom occupied the guestroom. She had been sleeping here for the past few days anyways.

"I still don't get it. He loves her. Why did he let her go?" she said with a confused expression.

"Because as you said, he loves her. He's willing to go for her to be happy," I sat down on the edge of the bed and dried my hair.

Aimee pouted. "I still think he's stupid. And a coward."

I took a deep breath and didn't reply to the most stubborn person on Earth. We were discussing the movie that we watched earlier. And Aimee still couldn't get over it. I watched as Aimee got out of bed to get the hairbrush on the dresser. Then she sat behind me and began combing my hair. I cooed.

I love it when someone combs my hair for me.

"You know, I like your mom. She'd make a very good grandmother," I chuckled. I know mom wouldn't like someone calling her 'Grandma'.

"Mom wouldn't like to be called 'Grandma'." Aimee chuckled and kissed my exposed shoulder.

"I knew she wouldn't. She doesn't have any grandchildren yet."

I arched my brow after I faced her. "Aimee, you know you and I... it's never gonna happen, right?" I asked with a soft, sympathetic voice.

"I know. I'm just... hoping, you know," Aimee said, smiling.

I caressed her cheek with my hand. "It's not that you're not... adequate. In fact, you're perfect.”

She smiled and put her hand on top of mine. "I know."

I laughed despite myself. "Go to sleep."

Then we both turned the lights off and settled under the covers.

"Hey Luna?" I heard Aimee say.

"Hmmmm?"

"I can't sleep."

"I don't care."

"Luna?"

"What?" I asked, a little bit irritated. It's already so late.

"Can I ask a favor?"

When I didn't reply, she continued.

"I ask this in a very non-s****l way. Can you rub my tummy?"

I faced her in a haste. "What?"

If it isn't so dark, I could've sworn she was blushing. "It's just... it helps me sleep."

I looked at her for a second and decided it wouldn't hurt. She got on her back and I started rubbing her tummy over her shirt.

"Uh, Luna?"

I groaned. "What is it now?"

"Can you like, do it under the shirt?"

I muttered 'spoiled brat' under my breath before I complied. She just giggled. Her stomach is smooth and taut. And very creamy in texture. After a while, I observed her breathing became even.

So it's really effective.

I propped myself up on my elbow and looked at Aimee intently.

Her long lashes and high cheekbones fit her heart-shaped face perfectly. With her nose just in the right angle, she resembled an angel more than anything. Then there's her lips... I swallowed hard. I never really understood why people referred to some lips as 'kissable'. I mean, are there some lips that can't be kissed? Now, I know. Her lips have this natural pink tint and shape that just begs for a kiss.

I got on my back immediately. But then, I made a mistake of glancing over at Aimee again. I couldn't resist the urge.

I leaned in and kissed her ever so softly.

Don't ever leave me Aimee. I can't take it if I lose you.

Luna:

I woke up not finding Aimee by my side.

That's weird. She's usually cuddled up to me every morning.

And the house feels much quieter than usual. I wonder where Aimee went. I shrugged and went to the bathroom. After a while, I still detected no movement in the house.

"Aimee?"

No answer.

I went downstairs and looked for Eve.

Nothing.

Where is everyone?

My eyes picked up on the sight of a small piece of paper on the kitchen table.

Grocery list?

I cautiously approached the paper, feeling like it's going to bite me on one wrong move. I swallowed hard and ignored the foreboding feeling of doom.

To Luna,

By the time you're reading this letter, I'm already at my home planet...

Oh no...

Please know that coming to this decision had been extremely hard and-...

I fought hard to contain my tears but it just keeps falling down freely.

She's gone... Aimee's gone...

I slumped down on the floor and sobbed harder.

She's really gone.

"Luna... Luna!"

I 'm so pathetic, I can still hear her voice.

"Luna!" Then I felt someone shaking me awake. I bolted out of bed and found Aimee staring at me concerned.

"Are you alright? You were crying in your sleep," I didn't say anything and just pulled her body close to mine.

"I was so scared. You left," she pulled away, confused.

"No I didn't. I just woke up."

I shook my head and buried my head in her chest, feeling her heartbeat. After a while, she asked me again, worried. "Are you alright now?" I nodded. Aimee kissed the top of my head. "I love you. I won't leave. Ever."

When we got down, Mom was already setting up the table. "Good morning, lovebirds!" she greeted.

"Good morning Emma," Aimee replied cheerily while I rolled my eyes.

"What's for breakfast mom?" I asked after I sat down on the kitchen chair.

"Pancakes, eggs and bacon."

Aimee grinned when she heard bacon. I swear, for a nearly vegan alien, she sure loves bacon.

"Mom, your pan... pancake?" she looked at me for confirmation. I smiled and nodded. "Mom, your pancakes look delish. Can't wait to eat."

Mom beamed. She likes it when people compliment her cooking. "Well dig in, Aimee. It's nice to know that you appreciate my efforts," she said while looking at me pointedly and arching an eyebrow. I grinned and leaned in to kiss her cheek. "Thanks for the breakfast mom."

Aimee put a glass of orange juice in front of me and sat down to eat. After a while, it felt like a normal family breakfast. Only I often caught mom stealing glances at Aimee, keenly observing her.

Weird.

"Mom, we're leaving! Bye."

Mom waved us off and closed the door.

"I really like your Mom, Luna. She's so cool. Imagine, giving me her secret recipe for pancakes. I'm going to try it tomorrow," she excitedly said.

I laughed and pulled her along. "Shut up about my mom. She adores you too, you know."

"Yes. Everyone loves me," I rolled my eyes.

While we walked along the hallway, my eyes started to search for Shannon. I missed her terribly. Aimee and I started opening our lockers which were not that far away from each other. I got a feeling that I was going to receive hate letters again today.

And I was so right.

It seemed I was on everyone's s**t list. I took all the garbage and threw in inside my bag. I'm going to burn these later. Then I checked on Aimee. I couldn't see her face because it was concealed with her locker, but I can see her shoving papers inside a garbage bag.

Then, I spotted something on her other hand.

"Aimee, is that what I think it is?"

She shut her locker and faced me. "What, this?" she asked, waving the panties in front of my face.

My jaw dropped. "Get that out of my face! Who gave that to you?"

She knitted her brows and tried to search the panties for any name but I ripped it out of her hand and shoved it inside the garbage bag. "Never mind. We are going to burn these later, do you hear me?"

She can only nod.

We went on our first subject. Shannon got English with me. I sat down and patiently waited for her to arrive. My hands were sweating and I was nervous.

Then, the bell rang. Shannon still didn't arrive and I got worried. When I was sure that she wouldn't come, she burst through the door mumbling some apology to the teacher.

On her way to her regular seat, we had eye contact but she looked away. I hung my head feeling tears springing on the corners of my eyes. I was ready to cry, but I felt someone hold my hand. I looked over at Aimee. She was looking at the front, but I saw her smile. I sighed.

Everything's gonna be okay.

But what if Shannon got disgusted by you? Or worse, she may not talk to you anymore?

I felt more depressed. I can't lose Shannon. That would be like losing the sole purpose of my heart. I can't… All through the class, I was staring at Shannon's back like some creepy stalker. Maybe she noticed it, maybe she didn't. But she sure ignored me.

When the bell rang for our next period, she bolted out of her seat and out of the room. I left my things and started to run, putting my hand in her shoulder and catching her in time.

"Shannon, please talk to me." I pleaded.

She turned around with an unreadable expression. "What?"

I swallowed hard. "Why are you avoiding me?"

She looked away and mumbled 'nothing'.

"Is it because of what happened yesterday? Aimee and I-"

"I don't want to hear it, Luna. Stay away from me!" she yelled then started walking away. Some students stopped walking and turned their heads towards us.

I hung my head and ran towards the comfort room, tears stinging the back of my eyes. I found one of the empty stalls and sat on the bowl. I buried my head in my palms and cried my heart out. I never thought I'd get rejected that way. I got rejected even before I made the first move.

My heart is breaking and there's nothing left to do but cry it out.

Suddenly, the door on my stall burst open and Aimee entered. She saw me crying and without another word, she wrapped me in her arms.

"Shhhh... I'm here. It's going to be alright, Luna. I love you, it's going to be alright..." I cried harder on her chest. Damn this pain.

"Aimee, take me away. Away from here... Let's just... go somewhere for a while," I said in a weak voice.

I felt her nod. She pulled away and wiped my tears. "I know just the place."

"Aimee, where are we going?" I quietly asked while Aimee continued to pull me. I didn't know where we were headed but I knew we were going to skip school.

"Shhhhh... Just shut up and follow me."

When we reached the gate, we stealthily went past the guard and into the outside world.

"Now what?" I whispered, afraid that the guard might wake up or something. Aimee faced me. "Do you trust me?" I gulped. Last tine she asked that question, we ended up doing the deed.

"Aimee, I think we should just go back." Nervously, I looked around.

Aimee just grinned. "Too late for that now." Before I knew it, Aimee had wrapped her arms around me. A shudder went through my body as I closed my eyes. It's like being shocked with a very very low voltage. My heart started to beat faster.

"Baby, as much as I like this position, I have to tell you that we're here," Aimee suddenly said, amusement filling her voice.

I broke away and instantly felt the cold breeze and... fresh air. What I saw made my jaw drop on the ground. Figuratively.

"Aimee! Where... where are we?"

We were at the top of something high and green and full of lush plants, grasses, flowers... Are we on a hill? No, this is not a freaking hill. It's a mountain! And not just a mountain. It appears that we were on a mountain range. I gasped as I looked around, seeing so many mountains full of trees. In fact, I had never seen so many trees in my life.

I looked at Aimee questioningly but she just grinned that adorable, childish grin.

"Relax, it's completely safe here. And no need to worry about wolves or other dangerous animals. They don't exist here," Aimee said, walking around and picking up a flower. I looked at the plants around me. They were exotically beautiful, but I've never seen them before. A sudden chill crept up my spine.

"Aimee, d-did... did you... are we?" I asked the seemingly oblivious girl who grinned at me.

"Relax, we're not at my home planet. I would not take you away like that without your permission," Then she sat down on the large rock comfortably.

I crossed my arms and huffed. "Then were are we?"

"We're in a large, undiscovered island somewhere between Indonesia and the Philippines."

Now this is just loony.

"Are you saying that we traveled almost half the Earth's circumference within a blink of an eye?" I snapped my finger for emphasis, "Just like that?" She nodded.

I whipped my phone up to check and nearly had a heart attack when it showed that I was supposed to be in the middle of the sea--somewhere between Indonesia and the Philippines.

Aimee got up and snatched my phone away. "You must have forgotten that I am an extraterrestrial being and that I traveled almost a trillion light years just for you." I gulped and looked around me. Then I saw something in the corner of my eyes. Something odd.

I pointed to the duck-like, swan-like being drinking on the small river about 45 meters away, on the mountainside. It looked eerily familiar. "What is that Aimee?"

She just smirked. "This is Earth, you're human. So tell me."

I wracked my brain for a name, trying really hard to think about the weird creature. Then it hit me.

"Whoa, is that... the-... a Dodo?" I asked Aimee who smiled at me.

"Yes it is." My eyes grew wide in disbelief.

"I thought they were extinct!"

Aimee just chuckled beside me. "Luna, if we're standing on 1,000 acres of undiscovered land, how can you expect people to discover the remaining species of a two-feet tall Dodo?"

I nodded my head in agreement.

"What are we doing here Aimee?" She just smiled and pulled my hand, dragging me near a cliff. Worry started bubbling out of my chest. "Aimee, even though I'm really devastated right now, I don't think killing myself will solve anything."

She tilted her head and looked at me. "What?"

"Nothing." I mumbled. Okay, that was stupid.

"DODOS EXIST!!!!!" Aimee suddenly shouted from the top of her lungs. I couldn't help but giggle when her voice echoed throughout the whole place, making it sound weird.

"Boy that felt good. I want you to do that too," she huffed.

"What, proclaim the existence of Dodos?" I giggled.

"No, silly. I want you to express your feelings by shouting it out loud."

I thought about it for a while, then...

"DODOS LOOK REALLY REALLY WEIRD!!"

I heard Aimee giggle. "How was that?" I asked.

She smiled. "That wasn't exactly what I was thinking."

"Oh? Then what do you have in mind?"

She faced the mountains again and brought her hands up to the sides of her mouth. "I LOVE YOU LUNAAA!!!" The sound was carried by the wind until it faded after a few seconds. The only sound to be heard now are the echos.

I couldn't help but feel warm inside. It... somehow, Aimee's declaration of love gave me courage.

"See how it's done? Go on, say that you love her... I don't mind," Then she smiled. I nodded slowly, taking a deep breath.

"I LOVE YOU SHANNON!!" I didn't even notice that I closed my eyes. I felt light headed and so unkempt. Like a bird suddenly released from it's cage. I felt something warm running down my cheeks and was surprised to feel wetness. I was crying?

I turned to Aimee, seeing her look at me like I was the only girl in the world. In some ways, I was, considering we were the only ones on the deserted island. She made me feel loved and I... I couldn't help seeing her in a different light. She put her hands on my waist and drew me closer. Then she wiped my tears away.

"There's nothing more I want to do than to look forward into the future. The future where you and I get married, have kids, and spend every waking moment together. I want to serve you in every possible way and make you so happy you'll forget what sadness feels like. Luna, I look forward to the day that I'd teach our daughters how to flirt and how to get their own wives." I couldn't help but chuckle.

Then, Aimee cupped my face in her hands and looked at me, right through my soul. "Luna, I know that you're in love with her, but I'm begging you for a chance. A chance, Luna. A chance to let me make you happy. A chance to let me love you so much.” My heart thundered in my chest, nearly giving me the assumption that it'll beat right out of my body.

"Luna, will you be my girl?"

With tears running down my face, I nodded. I nodded and pulled her head down for a kiss.