Eight

As soon as they order a food, he speak.

"So... what do you want to talk about?"

He was the first one to talk,

She look at him, he looked the same as the last time Claire saw him, same old dyed silver hair, same old tan skin and those eyes. For a moment she admitted, she missed him. But something was missing,

"Where's Gilbird?"

It was unusual for him to leave Gilbird,

"Oh, I left him with Louis for a moment"

He answered, looking at her in the eyes.

"Come to think of it, how are you and Arthur?"

She stare at him with an unbelievable look on her face, she giggle.

Damn, she look lovely.

"If you're talking about romantic, there nothing going on between us"

She snicker,

"But we're a good friend"

Then the food came followed by his silence, she knew this isn't like Gilbert, but maybe this is what happened after so many years of no interaction. So she clear her throat.

"It's unusual for you to be so quiet"

"I know right? I'm too awesome to be quiet"

He was sweating,

"Gilbert"

"Claire"

She was about to speak, but he had to cut her off

"About me going on a war was a prank"

what?

" I just want to know if you still care"

"So the thing you said at the ph--"

"It's a true!"

He cut her off

"Everything I said was true other than that!"

She stare at him, she don't know what to feel. Well of course she know,

"Gilbert"

The way she said his name send chill down his spine,

"I don't know what to say anymore"

She started, forgetting the dinner in front of her at the newly found information.

"Of course I was scared you're going on the war"

It shocked him to see her tearing up.

"I was so scared I'm about to lose you again!"

tears start falling without notice he can't even stutter a word.

She sharpen her glaze at him, making him back up from his chair.

"Do you have fun?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Do you have fun? Making fun of me realizing I still care?"

"Of course not"

"Then why did you do it!?"

"Ma'am, sir, you're causing--"

They both glare at the waiter

"That was the only way for me to get your attention. Okay!"

"If you want my attention you could have just talked to me!"

"I'm trying but all you ever did was to pushed me away for the past few year!"

"I tried okay!? Can't you see how much I'm hurting every time I watch him get closed to you and i can't do anything but to watch because I knew that you give up on me"

"You don't know how much it made me happy to know he was only a friend to you, that's why I felt sorry for doing something like that, but you know what"

Now that shut her up.

"Forget it, woman"

He stood up from his seat, collecting a few dollars on his wallet before slamming it on the table.

"I love you"

He said looking at her straight in the eyes,

"I fucking move you more than myself"

He said, his eyes staring at her with so many emotions, anger, sadness, regret, but one thing stood out the most.

Pain.

"Fuck"

He curse himself.

" I love you, Claire. I love you, even if I wanted to, I could never simply forget you"

He clench his fist,

"I'm sorry"

He started

Wait what's happening, first you came here to talked to him about your feelings. Since when did you two start screaming at each other?

"As much as I love you. You gave up on me, So this is me finally giving you up."

He shoot you a pained smile.

"This is what you want to begin with that's why you called, right?"

No I don't want any of this.

"You're so in love with me that you ignored how horribly I treated you"

Please don't smile at me like that.

"I'll sorry, this is so not cool."

Please don't smile at me like that..

"It hurts"

He mumble under his breath turning around, his coat flipping as he did.

She didn't miss the tear running out of his eyes.

Come back.

Please come back.