Three Magical Words

Cicilia's POV:

Two weeks later...

I can't keep quiet anymore...I wanted to confess...to tell him that I love him but I am not able to.

The past few weeks, only made me mad. I spent the whole day thinking about him, I don't feel like eating even, although Seb forcefully makes me eat.

I can't sleep at night, I know this sounds dramatical and clichè but it's true.

Amanda told me to confess but every time I am about to confess, not a single word comes out of my mouth. I just stand there, looking at his face while he gives me a weird look and then I just say that I forgot what I wanted to tell you, lethologica you know.

Seb that day, made me understand what he wanted to say about my job. And he was right too, so, I have quit my job.

I will be joining a new one after a year or I will work at his company only.

So, after putting Angela to sleep(she sleeps a lot), I waited for Seb in our bedroom.

He said he would be late but I wanted to wait for him(I don't know why).

I started to feel a bit sleepy as it was midnight already and it was then, Seb walked into the room.

"Why are you still awake?", He asked and I put my phone down.

"Just like that."

He removed his suit jacket and stretched his hands and rotated his neck.

"Is it paining?", I asked him, pointing towards his neck.

"A little."

"Want me to massage it?", I said walking up to him.

"No, it's okay, darling", he said kissing my forehead.

I pouted, showing him my puppy eyes, saying, "But I wanna give you a massage."

"Okay, fine, he sighed, "first let me change." And I nodded happily and watched him go into the washroom.

He walked out a few minutes later, in his boxers.

"Lay on the bed, on your stomach", I told him and he nodded before lying down on the bed, the way I told him.

I went over to him and slowly sat on his back before I slowly started massaging his neck.

He sighed heavily in relief as I undid all the knots in his muscles. I massaged his scalp gently.

"You have magic in your hands, darling", he spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Thanks", I said blushing.

A massaged him for a few more minutes after which he stopped me by holding my hands.

"My pain has vanished darling, you can stop."

I hummed in response before getting off his back.

And I went and changed my clothes and laid on the side of my bed and Seb wrapped his arms around me before we both fell into a peaceful and deep sleep.

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The driver stopped the car in front of the cafe Amanda told me to meet her.

So, carrying Angela in my arms, I walked in to see Amanda and James sitting in a corner booth.

"Finally, you are here!", Amanda exclaimed getting up and side hugged me before sitting down beside James and after shaking hands with James, I sat opposite to them and I made Angela sit on the table.

"So, what did you want to tell me?", I asked, looking between them.

They both looked at each other before exclaiming together, "We are officially in a relationship!"

"Oh my gosh! Congratulations guys. I knew you both would rock!"

"Thank you."

So, we sat there chatting with each other while sipping on our coffees.

"Wait...you haven't confessed yet?!", Amanda said after I told her about it.

"Try to understand... it's really difficult."

"What's so difficult?! You just have to say those three magical words!", Amanda yelled.

"But...I just--I just forget what to say every time I try confessing", I tried reasoning.

"What are you so afraid of?", James, who had been quite, asked suddenly.

I lowered my head, mumbling, "I don't know."

"Your answer to every question is, 'I don't know.' Do you even know anything?!", Amanda shouted.

"Calm down, Amanda", James said.

"Aargh! I want you both to be together, like lovely couples", she said.

"But we are together, we are married right?"

She groaned, "I don't wanna hear your excuses, you are confessing to him, tonight!"

"Tonight?!"

"Yes, tonight. And I can babysit Angela for today if she is an obstacle."

"No, Angela is not an obstacle...I will try", I mumbled.

"Listen", Amanda said after a few seconds, "tomorrow is my birthday and as a birthday gift, you are going to confess to him."

"Birthday gift? But how can me, confessing to him can be a birthday gift for you?!"

"Just do it, Cicilia", she gritted.

"Okay...fine."

"Finally", she huffed.

"Now guys, can we eat something if you both are done fighting?", James asked, making us chuckle.

"And there is one problem", James said and we both looked at him.

"What problem?", we both asked.

"Your brother doesn't like me at all and when he will get to know that we both are together then he would definitely kill me", James explained.

"Don't worry about him, I will handle him", I told him.

"Yes, don't worry. He won't say anything to you", Amanda said kissing his cheeks.

So, we three spent the next hour talking and laughing with each other until Seb called me and asked me to come back home as it was getting late.

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It was ten at night, we already had dinner and Seb was in his room.

And as Amanda said, I had to confess to him tonight and I was literally freaking out.

I was currently in the nursery as I was putting Angela to sleep after feeding her.

I was slowly roaming in the nursery, patting her back so, that she falls asleep.

And finally, after some time, she fell asleep.

And just for now, I placed her in the crib in her nursery only so, that I could easily talk with Seb.

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I was standing in front of our bedroom door, think whether I should knock or not.

I raised my hand and on counting till three, I knocked and I heard his deep voice saying, "Come in."

I slightly opened the door and peeked inside to see him sitting on the bed with the laptop as he typed on it busily.

I went inside and closed the door saying, "Are you busy, Seb?"

"A little. You want something?"

"No, I just... nothing, mind I sit here?"

"Of course, not."

I let out a breath and sat beside him on the bed as I scrolled through my phone.

Fifteen minutes later, he got up and went over to the table and after closing his laptop he placed it on the table.

I hesitantly got up saying, "You free, now?"

"Yeah, what happened?", He said turning towards me.

"No-nothing."

"You want to say something?"

"Yes...no... no-nothing, nothing", I shuttered and he raised a brow at me.

"You have been acting strange since last week, what's wrong with you?"

"I just wanted to tell you... about... Amanda..."

What the hell, Cicilia? About Amanda, seriously?!

"What about Amanda?", He said folding his arms.

"Umm... she...is...she is in a relationship with James."

There was a hint of anger on his face but he didn't show it, "I don't think so that you wanted to tell me that, there is something else. Come on, speak up."

"Yeah...I wanted to tell you something else even..." Why the hell this is so difficult!?

"Amanda..."

Why am I taking her name every time!

"There is something else you want to tell me about her?", He asked and I fidgeted with my fingers, not knowing what to say.

"Is she pregnant?!", Seb asked all of a sudden with wide eyes and I immediately shook my head, "No, no, of course not!"

And he sighed heavily.

"It's not about Amanda... it's about me", I said nervously.

"What about you?", he was getting impatient.

"I...can you buy me a new laptop, my laptop is not working properly?"

He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion saying, "Okay..."

"But that's not what you wanted to say and this time I won't let you go until you tell me", he added.

"Because the last time you acted suspiciously, you ended up being kidnapped", he said again.

"I swear there is nothing like that."

"Then?", He said tapping his foot against the floor impatiently.

"Cicilia", he warned.

"Okay, okay but first promise me that you after I tell you, you won't push me away."

"Push you away? Why would I push you?"

"Push me away in the sense that you won't distance yourself from me", I explained.

"And promise that you won't get angry", I added. Why would he get angry?!

"Ok, fine. Now speak."

On the count of three...

One...

Two...

Three...

"Umm... Seb...I... nothing, I don't have to say anything", I said nervously and now he looked angry.

"I am counting till five and if you don't tell me then I know how to force the answers out of you", he warned and I gulped.

"One..."

Just say it, Cicilia.

"Two..."

Come on...

"Three..."

You can do it!

"Four..."

Just say it!

"I love you, Seb", I suddenly blurted out.

Shit! I wasn't supposed to say like this!

And for the next ten seconds, Seb stood there like a statue, staring at me with wide eyes as his mouth fell open.

"You...", He trailed off and I felt disheartened as I said, "I knew it! I knew you will get a shock that's why. It's...okay, Seb. It's fine."

I turned around to leave the room but he caught me by my wrist and pulled me back.

"Say that again, Cicilia", he ordered.

And I shook my head.

He gave me a glare and feeling defeated I said again, "I love you, Seb. I really do. I don't have words to describe it but I really really love you. You make me happy, you kinda gave me a new life that I would love to spend with you."

"I love you too, darling", he said and my body froze.

Wait...what?! Is he kidding or am I dreaming or he really said that he loves me?!

"I love you, Cicilia, more than anything else", he said again and this time I am sure that I am not dreaming nor he is kidding.

"You do?", my voice came out barely as a whisper.

"Of course, darling. I love you and I will always do. You are my first love and will be my last, I promise."

I literally had tears in my eyes at that point.

"Yes!", I exclaimed happily before I literally jumped on him and hugged him tightly.

He hugged me back.

After I pulled apart, he started laughing, making me frown.

"What's so funny in it?", I asked.

"Why did you think that I would be angry at you after you would have confessed. Even if I did not love you back, why would I get angry?", He said sobering up and I blushed to feel embarrassed.

"I don't know. I just said it", I said lowering my head.

He lifted my chin with his finger and said, "It's okay. I love you, Cicilia."

I smiled saying, "I love you too, Seb", before I smashed my lips upon his for a very long kiss.

He was my love, my world and everything. So what if our story started with me getting raped, in the end, it was all worth it.