Second Time

GRACE-YOU AGAIN (2)

Dafa turned his chair towards me. My hands are still busy drying her hair with a towel. Dafa stood up from his seat, I stopped my activities because the man touched my hand that was above his head. I felt my hand held gently by her.

"Grace?"

"Yes?" I looked at him confused.

"Do you want to know a little bit of my secret?"

"Confidential?"

"Yes." Yeah." He's nodding.

"What's that?" I rounded my eyes, wondering why this man was suddenly talking about secrets.

"I love you."

This time I completely froze hearing it, from the many words why it should be that word that came out of his mouth. And look at him even looking so casual once said it. Unlike me, I can't relax at all. There was a heart that was pounding fast and there was a heart that suddenly flew butterflies inside of me.

"A.what?" I stammered.

"I love you." Dafa whispered softly in my ear repeating his words.

"Is it true?"

"Yes." Yeah." Dafa nodded, his hand lowered my hand from his head and continued to hold it tightly.

"Dafa, are you sure?"

"Of course." The man answered softly.

I feel the same way with her but how do I say it, should I say I love her now too? Hey, I was just thinking about staying away from her earlier why she was expressing love to me instead. Come on brain, think about what I should say right now?.

"Grace?"

"Mmm, huh?"

"Why are you quiet?"

"I don't know what to say, I don't know what to say about your feelings."

"You don't have to answer now, I'm just expressing my feelings."

"Daf?"

"Yes?"

"May I ask you?"

"What?"

"Did you like me because I look like your old girlfriend like Adel said?"

"Hey, are you thinking about that?" Dafa smiled.

"Yes, you're expressing your feelings to me so I'm thinking about it now."

"Grace, you'll find out later about that, you'll know if what Adel said was right or wrong." Dafa smiled, he looked very calm saying so.

"How do I know?"

"There will be a time."

"I don't understand."

"Don't think too much."

"Mmm, Daf."

"Yes?"

"I don't want you to love me just because I look like your old boyfriend." I finally said it.

"I love you for yourself." Dafa looked at me gently.

Now what do I have to answer if he said that? How is this, whether I should pretend to sell expensively in front of him. Hey, no-no, why am I selling expensive. So what's? I don't want to sell cheap either. What am I supposed to say now?

"Grace, don't think about it." Dafa seemed to understand what I was thinking.

Dafa led me to sit on the sofa, he then sat down beside me. I still can't say anything, I've really been at a loss for words this time. My heart also can not be cooperated with, from earlier he kept beating fast did not want to stop.

"Daf, do you really love me?" Finally I can say back, I repeated my question somehow.

"really." Dafa nodded.

"Yes, I want it if you take it."

"If I don't accept it?"

"I won't push, but I'll keep trying." Dafa looked gently at me.

Would he really try if I rejected him now? Sometimes I wonder what it's like to be really fought by someone. Will it be as beautiful as the dramas I have watched so far? Or will it end painfully like my relationship with Ethan, huh I hate to remember that.

This guy always seems calm under any circumstances, but he always seems worried about me. Can you say that he really loves me? I met him for a few months but somehow I felt very close to him. Is it possible because of her nature that always cares about me?

Now what am I supposed to do after knowing he loves me? I feel happy, but somehow I feel worried too. The fact that her lover resembled me always popped into my mind, somehow I thought about her so much. I was really afraid that Dafa would love me just for the reason of his mass lover. Believe me, relationships that are established over unfinished mass affairs can cause chaos in the future.

"Grace?"

"Yes?" I gasp.

"You daydreaming again?"

"Eh? no, no." I shake my hand.

"Grace, listen to me."

"What?"

"You don't think about it too much, I just want you to know that I love you. You've probably been wondering what my attention means to you, haven't you?"

"Yes." Yeah." I'm nodding.

"This is the reason, I love you." Dafa gently touched Grace's shoulder.

"M." Mmm." I just nodded, it seems like Dafa really meant what he said.

"Now it's getting late, you better get some sleep."

"I don't think I can sleep yet." I really don't feel sleepy right now.

Dafa placed a pillow on his lap, then he threw me down there. Hey, why do I just follow what he's doing. I can see the firm line of his face from here. She smiled at me, very sweet. I just realized this guy has an eye smile, all this time I never saw him when he smiled. His eyes were not too narrow but why suddenly there was an eye smile in his eyes.

"Daf, would you like to smile again like that?"

"Huh? Like this?" She smiled exactly like earlier, her eyes were crescent-shaped, extremely sweet.

"Hey, you have an eye smile, why am I just looking at it now?"

"Did you just see it now?"

"Yes." Yeah." I'm nodding.

"Have you not seen him all this time? I always smile sweetly at you." He scrunched his two eyebrows.

"I've seen your sweet smile all this time, but not your eyes." I pointed her eyes very close.

"Do you want to show me my eyes now after knowing I have crescent eyes when you smile?"

"No, no." I chuckle.

I had just realized something at this moment, had Dafa's smile not reached his eyes all this time? Was he not really as cheerful as he had shown in front of me. What was new today was that he smiled sincerely. Does he have a difficult time? It seems like yes, I often see loneliness in his eyes. Should I make her happy this time?

Dafa stroked my head, if you see now that I and Dafa are like lovers. Though clearly not, he just expressed his feelings to me and I with my pride have not given any answer to him that actually seems clear I also love him.

"Are you sleepy now?"

"Little."

"All right, I'll be home soon."

I woke up lazily from his lap, for some reason it felt like I was not willing. Dafa got up from his seat and walked towards the door. I followed him behind, cih usually he does not want to go home, why now he wants to go home quickly. Huh, why do I feel so upset, why huh?

Dafa walked out of my apartment, I looked at him from the door. He waved and smiled at me, the same smile as before, the smile that reached his eyes. I don't know why it's such a pleasure to see him like that. I stared at the straight back of the man who was getting away.

"Dafa." I shouted at him.

"Yes?" Dafa immediately looked back at me.

"I love you too!" I smiled and ran towards him.

I hugged the man shamelessly, he looked surprised yet a second later he smiled and returned my embrace. I feel really in love with her right now. It's a feeling I can't stand anymore, I've decided to express it no matter what happens in front of me for sure right now I love him and he loves me too.

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