Camilla had cried her eyes out on a bottle of champagne and passed out in the living room.
Chris had knocked for a few minutes but didn't get any reply. Getting worried he called her but still got no response but could hear her phone ring.
"Camilla, Camilla I know your home please open the door " he begged.
Getting impatient he let himself in only to see her down with an empty bottle of champagne with the glasses still in her hand.
Pulling it away he woke her up, she looked up with her red swollen eyes.
"Ohh your back, did you forget something ?" she pushed his hand away.
He sighed sitting next to her, "No I didn't forget anything. I was just worried about you" he said.
She smiled, then laughed.
"Worried about me " she tried getting up but dropped back down.
Chris wanted to help her but she refused to push him away again.
"It was you who decided to leave without saying anything, ignoring my calls and acting like I never existed...but now your that same person who claims to be worried about me " she cried.
He ached seeing her cry, "Am sorry it was my fault and stupidity. I cowardly took a step I shouldn't have taken and am sorry it hurt you this much "
Finally, on her third try, Camilla got up and moved to the kitchen, getting herself a glass of water.
But ended up dropping the glass and shattering it to pieces.
Chris got up and ran to the kitchen. Camilla was squatting down trying to pick up the broken pieces but her intoxicated hands staggered which led to her being hurt.
He could hear her sob, Chris moved over the pieces and got to her. Even when she tried pushing him away again Chris didn't let go. He carried her to the bedroom.
"I can't talk to you in this state so I will wait till your sober," he said.
He cleaned her cut and bandaged it.
"But I don't want to talk to you " she cried.
He sat back down on the bed and gently pushed away the hair covering her face.
"Well whether you want to or not, you're going to have to. I want to explain a lot of things but I don't know where to start and all I know is that if I don't then I will lose you " he said.
She stopped crying and looked at him, "I was good on my own, strong and independent but then you came in and turned everything upside. Now all I want and think of is you and I know it might be bad for me but I still want you to be next to me "
He was silent which made her even more anxious. Her eyes teared up again as she turned away.
"I LOVE YOU," he said.
She froze, her mind went blank.
Chris said it again, "I love you and I can keep saying it until you believe me but I have been holding it in cause I thought you might pull back ".Chris pulled her into his arms holding her so tight he could feel her heartbeat.
"Camilla I have loved you since the day I laid eyes on you. And you might not remember when but don't worry I still do, so honey believe me when I say, I do love you "
He could hear her cry again, she hugged him back voicing a sorry between her sobs.
He chuckled, "It me who has to apologise not you "
"Can you hold me like this for a while longer?" she said.
He nodded and laid down on the bed. Camilla held onto him until sleep took over. He had intended to watch over her but ended up joining her to sleep.