Chapter 52: Blessed

Noah's POV:

I was in college right now, at the bus station, waiting for Astrid to come.

Charlotte didn't come to college; she messaged me that she will be going to Lucas' house today.

Let's hope that she will be fine.

Anyways, I messaged her to tell me if something's off.

"Hey, Noah" Astrid said as she ascended from the bus.

“Hey.. princess” I said. She blushed.

I really love how she blushes to my smallest tries of making her feel special.

She took my hand, while I looked at our hands.

“What?” She said in an irritated tone (which she was definitely faking).

“Nothing..” I said and intertwined our fingers. She smiled at me and followed me to the lockers.

Nothing special or different happened. I was especially conscious that I should not disturb her studies. Even if she took my hand in the middle of the class once, I suppressed my desire to hold her hand and kiss her, and I let go of it. She looked at me and rolled her eyes, but even if she meant it, she needs to pay attention to her studies too.

The college was finally over. Liam and Ava came to us.

“Oh, seriously Astrid, now you didn’t even meet up in lunch!” Ava complained.

“Ava, I promise everything will be normal by tomorrow” she said.

“Whatever! I want to spend my day with you tomorrow” she said.

“You’re fed up with me, aren’t you? I’ll change my ways, Ava, but don’t—” Liam said.

“Seriously Liam? You know how much I love you so just shut up!” Ava said.

Well, I think she is controlling the relationship right now!!

“Okay now, she’s mine” I said and took her hand, definitely telling everyone about our relationship.

“What? Seriously—”

“Y-yes, Ava..” Astrid said.

Ooh. I’m so mad at you. Come tomorrow, I’ll kill you”

“Easy, Ava!” I said.

“Over-possessive brat!” Ava said and went with Liam.

“And I love this brat” I heard Astrid whisper. I smiled inwardly and took her hand.

“Shall we?” I asked. She smiled and nodded.

No message from Charlotte till now, that means she is most probably fine.

“Where are we going?” Astrid asked with the cutest smile ever.

“You think I’d tell you?” I asked, my eyes still on the road, as we kept on moving in my car.

“Oh, you should” she said. “But you don’t need to” she added. I smiled again.

How can someone be so cute and perfect!?!

“We’re here!” I said as I parked the car by the beach.

“Woah, a beach!” she yelled in happiness. I cannot stop but smile, the largest I’ve ever did.

She suddenly turned around and came close to me.

“Your smile is breath-taking Noah..” she said.

“You are the breath that keeps me alive, Astrid” I replied.

She got away with a huge grin on her face.

“You’re really good with words!” she said.

“I know, I know” I said. “You already told me”

“Two—no, three times!” she said.

“Yes, exactly” I said and took her wrist and dragged her towards a table.

A date by the beach.

Fine enough, right?

“Woah, Noah!” she exclaimed as she saw the table near a tent. The table had different dishes placed all over it, and some candles, giving it a candle-day-light-lunch vibe. Also, the tent was decorated.

“You like it?” I asked.

“I love it!” she said and looked towards me, in my eyes. “You.. you are real, right? Why does it all seem like a dream?” she asked.

“You liked this lunch so much? Then I will—”

“No. I liked it, but I love you Noah. This is not about the lunch; this is about you. Are you really a real person? An epitome of perfectness? The perfect example of the best human ever, the best person any one could ever wish for, and—”

“You are my breath, Astrid” I said cutting her in between. “Without you, I would have really not been here. Wouldn’t have been a real person. You are the perfect person for an imperfect person like me, princess, I love you” I said, and she blushed again. I came very close to her when she stiffened at her position. I went near her ears. “You know, I love to make you blush but you really.. uh.. turn me on” I said.

She blushed all dark shades of pink and I got away with a smirk. She then took my hand and made me sit on the table.

“Shouldn’t I be making you sit?” I asked.

“Yeah I know” she said. “But I think I wanna become two body, one soul”

I looked at her. It’s really a blessing to say that she’s mine.

I’m blessed.

I’m blessed with her.