"can't stop..."

"Lily get up and eat something " Camilla gently woke the sleeping woman up. She opened her eyes and sat up.

Camilla watched her eat, then passed her the medicine.

"This will help with the pain and this will help with the fever," she said.

Lily nodded.

Camilla watched her take them, then took away the plates and returned with the first aid box.

"It was hard finding it since it's my first here. So we need to clean your wound and bandage it again" she said.

Lily gazed at her in silence watching Camilla place the needed things outside the box. She had never taken her time to look at Camilla carefully.

Lily could see her white pearl skin which made her lips even pinker. Her lashes were long and black fluttering when she blinked. Her hair was long and curly falling around her face and then down her back.

She remembered when she had just seen her, even when blindly by jealously and greedy. Lily had accepted Camilla was beautiful but now she could see She was no match for such a beauty.

Camilla looked up and turned to Lily, "I think you should lay down so you can work on the wound " she said patting her lap.

Lily laid back on the bed but Camilla pulled her back up and turned her on her lap, making sure the pillow held her head in position.

She started by slowly getting off the bandage on the wound and then disinfecting it, Lily flinched and Camilla murmured, "Sorry I will be more gentle"

After she was done a new bandage was placed. She placed back lily hair and looked down at her face. Lily had slept off, Camilla sighed watching her sleep.

Later Lily woke up to see her mother sitting beside her on the bed, smiling down at her.

"Mom?" she called, her mother held her down, "Don't get up you still weak," she said.

"When did you arrive?" she asked coughing. Her mother passed her a glass of water and helped her drink some. "I came a few minutes ago but you were sleeping so I just watched over you " she answered.

Lily looked around not seeing Camilla or Ray. Her mother smiled, "She hasn't left yet even her friend is still here. she wanted to say goodbye before leaving so they decided to wait for you to wake up " her mother muttered.

Camilla must have heard them talk cause she knocked on the door.

"Come in," her mother said.

"Your awake, that's great " she walked to the bed, "How are you feeling?" she asked.

Lily smiled a little, "I feel better just hungry " she turned away.

Camilla giggled, "That's good then, thought the food I made would go to waste with only us having them "

"Lily moved to want to leave the bed, but Camilla stopped her.

" Don't leave the bed, I will both your food here. So you can have it "She said." I would love to join you but it's late and I didn't tell someone where I was going today. So I have to hurry home " she laughed.

"Okay, we will wait for here then, " Lily's mother said covering her daughter up again.

Camilla left and soon returned with one tray and placed it on Lily's lap and Ray who had entered after passed him to Lily's mother.

"I hope you get better soon. We will be leaving now " she said and moved to the door waving to Lily and her mother.

"Camilla.." she called. Camilla turned back to Lily.

"Can I drop by your restaurant?" she asked to see g Camilla smiled she added, "I want to return one of your friend's jackets"

Camilla nodded, "Sure you can. Anytime you feel comfortable with," she said and walked away.

Her mother turned to Lily who seemed to be holding back her tears. , "You don't have to hold it back dear. Just cry and let it all out," she told her daughter.

Lily nodded while tears flowed down her face, "I just feel so bad that I did all those horrible things to her but she still took care of me like this " she cried.

Her mother placed her food aside and hugged her daughter.

Camilla who was still standing at the door had Lily cry and sighed. She grabbed her coat and followed Ray who was standing outside with her bag.

They drove home in silence, and Camilla got off after they got to her apartment. she thanked him and walked up to her place.

Chris was pacing up and down in the living room when the door opened. He turned seeing Camilla walk in.

"Am home " she announced sluggish. He frowned and walked to her.

"Where have you been, I was getting worried when neither you nor Ray didn't pick up my calls," he said.

Camilla gazed at him, "Am sorry..." she said.

"Huh... it's okay if you didn't pick up as long as your back," he said leading her to the living room.

But Camilla stopped and grabbed his arms, "Am sorry, love..am really sorry " she said.

Chris sighed hugging her, "And I said it's alright, your back that's all I want " he said.

Camilla found herself holding back her tears as he said those words. Why was she feeling so unworthy of him now that she found out about what he went through during all that time?

"Sorry...sorry...am sorry you had to go through all that "she cried.

Chris turned to her face and turned gloomy, " why are you crying Milla. And what are you apologizing for?" he asked wiping her tears.

She stared into his eyes as she cried, "for...all those....times I wasn't there....." she sniffed holding his hand on her face, "and for all those times it hurt cause I could not remember you "

Her tears kept flowing Chris pulled her back into an embrace, "Don't be love, it's all in the past, and who told you all that?" he caressed her trying to stop her from crying.

"It must have hurt....seeing the one you love to live on without you" she cried holding onto him tightly, "am sorry...I am. I didn't know you had gone through all that for me .am really not worthy of you "

He moved and carried her to the living room and sat down holding her in his arms.

"I don't want you to think about all that cause it's in the past. I have you in my arms and that's more than enough for me, I don't care about the past " he said as his hands lifted her face to his, "You are worth everything I have been through I don't want to ever hear you say your not. Do you understand "

She stared into his black eyes and trusted every word he said she nodded back.

"That's my girl now stop crying.You're going to have a headache and your eyes will swell too " he said.

she sniffed, "I want to but I can't stop. My heart feels heavy and my eyes keep tearing up " she cried.

He chuckled bending down, his lips found hers. Slowly Chris kissed Camilla silencing all the sobbing from her. The more he kissed her, Camilla found herself forgetting why she was crying and indulged in the kiss more. Her hand moved to his neck pulling him in and deepening the kiss.

"I love you, don't ever forget that " he gasped as their lips separated.

"And I Love you too " she answered.