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‘’…it wasn’t long into the conversation when Skipp asked me exactly how we met, and I guess given the length of time I’ve known him and all he’s done for me over the years, I never doubted once that I couldn’t trust him’’

Her eyes went back to looking stone cold at me, and I felt further guilted for being wrapped in her beauty, even if she was mad at me still. I reached for everything I could however in my best efforts to have her somehow forgive me ‘’please baby, it really was an innocent conversation with a friend, one whom I told in the utmost confidence while sharing my joyous happiness with him’’

She looked hurt still as I softly touched my hand to her shoulder, a move which she instantly veered back from and stood looking dead center at me with upset eyes ‘’was telling him I was a virgin also part of your ‘innocent conversation?’’ she asked folding her arms again across her chest.

‘’I have no excuse for that’’ I said lowering my eyes from hers in shadowed guilt ‘’I guess…I guess I was feeling deeply touched still at the precious gift you gave me’’ I said raising my eyes now timidly to meet hers ‘’and while it’s no excuse at all for vocalizing the intimacy we shared together, my heart just let loose with words that eventually ejected itself out in conversation’’

She was quiet, just looking at me.

‘’I have nothing left baby, I’m giving all of myself to you right now, hoping and praying you find it somewhere in your beautiful heart to forgive me. Please Taylor…please’’

‘’You betrayed my trust by telling Skipp. What makes you any different than him?’’

I took a deep breath, and with my hands re-holding hers said…

’’Because…because I love you Taylor’’

TAYLOR POV:

The first time he said it, despite it being in conversation with someone else, simply blew me away! And it made me realize deep down what I already knew, and that was that I loved him too. But having Hudson say those words directly to me now, with his sincere warm eyes looking lovingly into mine, it wiped clean every slate of hurt and upset I felt over that article.

‘’I love you too! Oh Hudson I really do’’ I cried diving into his open arms and hugging him tight, right as the rain outside began to fall heavy against the thin window panes, where so did our tears of emotion as our lips met, and we kissed with every passion our hearts felt and missed from one another.

‘’You really do love me Taylor?’’ he whispered cupping my face softly in his hands, and looking deep in my eyes with heavy emotion glazing his.

‘’I really do baby, I love you so so much’’ I told him, melting my lips softly once again against his.

‘’Oh baby you have no idea how happy you’ve just made me’’ he said leaning down and kissing my lips back warmly ‘’I swear I’ve wanted to say those three words to you for the longest time now’’ he smiled ‘’and hearing you say it back just now was the best gift you’ve given my heart’’ and I closed my eyes with a soft smile warming my face, as Hudson gently placed a sweet kiss to my forehead.

‘’I’ve wanted for the longest time to say it to you too Hudson, you have no idea just how much, but was always too nervous to do so’’ I said looking timidly at him.

‘’Well we’ve said it to each other now, and its meaning is so special’’ he said kissing me again softly ‘’and I promise you beautiful I will make up in spades for everything that happened. I know where my heart and my loyalty lies, and it’s with you Taylor. You’re my life now, and I can’t survive without you in it’’

More tears fell from my eyes, and like the gentleman he was, Hudson took a clean handkerchief from his pocket and dabbed them lightly with it ‘’ooh that reminds me’’ he said reaching into his other pocket, and sparkling before me in the dimly lit room was the beautiful diamond bracelet he’d gifted me at the mansion ‘’this will always be yours sweetheart, no matter what happens, I want you to keep it’’ he smiled, and I held my hand out smiling back warmly at him, as Hudson gently clasped the diamond bracelet back around my wrist.

He then gently pulled me close to him, and I smiled hearing the soft beating of Hudson’s heart inside his chest, as he leaned my head against it and hugged me tight ‘’I’ve come close many times in my life to feeling what I thought was perfection, but being here, in this moment with you, I realized I’d never even scratched the surface’’ he said smoothing his lips against my hair while rocking me close in his arms.

‘’I was lucky enough to find my perfect surface the very first time around, and luckier even that he came all this way and found me back’’ I said sitting back and looking at him, smiling another warm smile as our lips connected softly, and we sat kissing each other on the edge of the bed.

‘’By the way I um…I reached a career milestone this week’’ said Hudson with a very wide grin.

‘’Oh?’’ I said with a curious smile ‘’and what’s that?

‘’You’re looking at Seattle’s youngest ever entrepreneur billionaire’’

‘’WHAT?!!! Oh my god Hudson congratulations!’’ I cried, instantly flinging my arms around him, and smothering every inch of his face with butterfly kisses making him laugh.

‘’Awe thank you my love, that’s so sweet how happy you are for me’’ he said hugging me again tight.

‘’Well I know how hard you work Hudson, you deserve every success that comes your way’’ I smiled proudly at him.

‘’Thank you Taylor, and I look forward to enjoying it all with you’’ he said smoothing his hands around my waist and kissing me again ‘’speaking of, I would like you to accompany me as my date to the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards at the end of the month, where I’m being honored and awarded as this year’s star guest’’ he grinned.

‘’Can we wear matching outfits again like we did at the party?’’ I grinned back.

‘’We can wear anything you want to wear beautiful’’ he winked.

‘’Then yesssss, let’s do it'’ I said excitedly.