Blair's POV

     I'm rushing out of the restaurant to my car after the interview; my heart is pounding after the news i just received- or is it because Zara just told me she loves me? Who cares. I rummaged through my bag to find my keys and start the car as quickly as possible to speed home. Let's just say, thank god i didn't get pulled over. I ran up the stairs of the building and into the elevator. There was nothing stopping me from seeing Zara right now. A million thoughts raced as each floor's dinging of the elevator caused my heart to speed up each time. The elevator hits it's final ding; I wasn't even close to reaching my final thought- the doors slide wide open and I'm faced with having to have a conversation I've never had before. I'm nervous, but, not so nervous knowing that the conversation is with Zara.

     I stood outside the apartment for a minute to gather my thoughts, wondering how I should bring it up, what to say- I knew i felt the same way already, but, I just don't know if I'm ready to say it. I shut my eyes and take a deep breath reaching for the door handle. In a matter of seconds everything about our dynamic was about to change. She was gonna become more than just my 'domme' and more than just my "girlfriend". I opened the door slowly only to reveal the greatest silence i had ever heard. She hadn't come home yet. I exhaled deeply and put my things on the table, making sure i grabbed my collar and put it on before she got back. I'm waiting in anticipation- walking into the kitchen to prepare something before she arrived. I know I just spent the entire day cooking, but, I'm too anxious to sit still. I decided to just bake cookies from scratch as it was probably the easiest thing to do for me.

     I finished and took the cookies out of the oven, but, she still wasn't home yet. My anxiety reaching an all time high, I decided to go upstairs and take my anxiety medication to calm my nerves while i waited for her. Sitting on her bed, I grabbed my phone and checked my messages, but, no texts or calls. I get it- she's busy, but, she just said "I love you" to me and hasn't said anything else ever since. She hasn't been on Instagram and the only tweet that she made was an hour ago of a picture of her in makeup for her shoot. I can feel the obsession with the situation building in me, so, i turned my phone off and decided to start on my assignment. I grabbed my laptop and went to lay on her bed so I could comfortably write my essay.

     I wake up hours later to the sound of the bedroom door being shut. I looked at the black screen of the laptop laying beside me catching a glimpse of the moon's light from outside and just as I started to wake up, i feel the blankets being pulled over the bed from the other side and the same scent I had been smelling for almost 210 days.

    "Zara?" I asked, sitting up in bed and rubbing my eyes, catching her figure in the darkness climbing into bed with me.

     "Hey, sorry. Did i wake you?"

     "Mmhm" I groaned. "Where have you been?"

"After the shoot, everyone went out to dinner. I should've texted or something, I didnt mean to make you worry." She scoots in closer and puts an arm under my head to wrap around me and pulled me into her chest. I moved in closer and just at her touch, my eyes shut slowly.

"Wake up, Babe." Zara's voice quietly awakens me. "Come on, you have to get up. I told you, no sleeping in past 10 for you in my house."

I opened my eyes and groaned, looking at the clock that reads '9:49 am'. "Ugh, ten minutes?"

"B. Get up." She warns causing me to roll out of the blanket and sit up.

     I rub my eyes and look at her. "Can you atleast make me some coffee?"

"It's already made." She nods her head to the cup sitting on my bedside table. "Come on, I saw you didn't finish your assignment last night."

"I fell asleep." I frowned, leaning forward on my knees and laying on my arms wrapped around them. "Thank you for the coffee."

"No problem." She kisses the top of my head and stands up infront of me dressed in a leather jacket, fishnet top with a black bra underneath, and- you guessed it, black denim jeans. "I have some sessions today at their homes. You'll be okay without me for a couple of hours?"

I nod my head, "When will you be back though?" I asked, knowing that as soon as she got home, We were gonna have the talk, whether she wanted to or not.

"No later than 4, Jasmine's coming over at 7." She began to walk out, "Oh by the way, last night?" She begins. "Did you get it?"

I perked up, "I got it." With the biggest grin spreading across my face. "I start next week- and if i do good, it'll go from an every month thing to a weekly gig."

"I'm so proud of you, princess." She sprints towards me and wraps me in her arms. "I knew you'd get it."

     I watched her walk out the door after we said goodbye one last time. Once i heard the front door shut behind her I got up and did my morning routine as always. I sat back down in bed and finished my coffee, pulling my laptop onto my lap and turning it on. Even with this assignment staring me in my face, all I can think about is Zara.

Zara's POV

     Even with a 6'3 man knelt down in front of me, All I can think about is Blair.

     God, how am I gonna start this conversation? I mean I know what I said- I know it's how i feel, so I can't lie and say that I didn't mean it because I did. I don't think I've ever been in love before and I know she hasn't been either. I just know that if I ever lose her, I will never find a love like hers in my life. I don't want this conversation to be the one that ends us, so, I have to calculate my words promptly and as quickly as possible. I can feel it in her energy and mannerism that she heard it and it's getting to her. I know I'm awful. I should've gone straight home instead of going out to dinner with everyone. I just didn't know what to say or how to deal with this.

I snapped myself out of thought. "That's enough for today." I get up from my seat and push the man away from kissing my boots.

He bows down on his knees and looks away. "Yes, Miss."

"Are you okay?" I ask him making sure Today's session wasnt too hard on him as I did release a bit of stress onto him- more than usual.

"Yes, perfect." He stays on his knees, but, looks up at me this time. "Same time next week?"

"You know how to reach me." I grab my bag and put my trench coat over the outfit before I leave for my last session of the day. "Be good for me now, make sure this place is spotless before you leave." I nod to him giving him the cue to stand up as I walked out.

Blair's POV

And finished. I read over the essay, making sure it was up to standard with no spelling errors. Looking up at the time, It read 3:46 pm. She was gonna be home any minute now. I got up from the bed and took off my pants, throwing them in the laundry basket and sending out the essay to my teacher before walking downstairs to clean my mug and the rest of the dishes left in the sink- making sure to put on some music so I didn't stand in silence for awhile. As the sink started running, I got lost in the music and turned it up even louder, grabbing the final dish and adding a bit of extra soap onto the sponge. I jumped back with water splashing all over the counter when I felt a pair of arms wrap around my waist, but, relaxed when I looked to my right and saw a strand of dark hair with her signature floral scent filling the air around me.

"Shit, I didn't mean to scare." She presses a kiss to my cheek as I shut off the water and put the mug on the rack.

"It's okay." I smile as she pulls away from me and grabs the cloth to clean up the excess water.

"Since I'm home, I thought it'd be a good time to have a little chat." She says.

Here it goes.. "Okay.."

"You know I meant it, right?" She says to me leaning against the counter.

I didn't turn to look at her though, instead I reached for a napkin to dry my hands and get as much space as possible. Oh god, what do I do? "What?" I shrugged, trying not to make my anxiousness obvious.

"That I Love you." She slides right out and says it.

I swallowed hard. "Oh. That."

"Yeah, that."

I turned to look at her, seeing her biting the inside of her cheek as I strayed away from a response. "Yeah, I- I heard that." I began, letting out a sigh and sitting on the counter across from her. "I just.. don't know what to say."

I see her mood drop, "Oh."

"It's not that I dont.. feel... the same way, I just.. I've never said it before." I fiddle a bit with my fingers to keep me on track with my thoughts. "And I just don't.. I don't want you to think that my hesitation means I'm just saying it because you said it first or because there's any pressure on me to say it back. I wanna say it because it's right in the moment and I didn't know whether saying it right away would make you think I was only saying it because well of the things I said before. And I just really dont wanna lose you, or what we have and I really really really really l-"

She stops me in my tracks and lays a kiss on my lips, cupping my cheek and moving the hair out of my face with that hand. Pulling back, I look at her unsure of what's to come next. "Blair. I love you. Whether you're ready to say it back or not. There's no pressure to say it too. You are everything I want and more, and I fucking Love you."

"I- I dont know what to say." I admit.

"I know how you feel." Zara rubbed my cheek with the tip of her thumb, "And I know you feel the same way. You've never been with someone who will support you in every way possible, and I wanna show you that I do. You can say it when the time's right. Whenever you want. I'll always be here, princess. Always."

I can't help but grin at her words. I can't believe I got so lucky as to be with someone as perfect as she is. God, I do Love her. I wish I could say it. I know, I know. I could've just now- but it wasn't right for me. I reached my hands to the back of her neck and pulled her in. "You're everything to me." I whispered on her lips, feeling her smile as she kissed me once more.

I wimped out with saying it back, but, I know in my hearts of hearts that I wanna grow with her in every way possible. It was stupid of me to try and fight that. As I'm looking up at her now, staring at her from her lap, I can see my future. I don't know what I'll be doing, or where I'll be going, but, I know It'll be with her. Jasmine and Imogen will also probably be there, but, thats a given. I've found my forever people. Nothing will ever get rid of that or them.

The movie pauses when Jasmine picks up the remote and presses the button, "Did you guys hear a knock?" She says, and so another knock is heard from behind the front door. She looked over at Zara who looked down at me. We both shrugged and I sat up when i saw Jasmine getting up from the couch. She opened the door and I couldn't really make out any of their physical features.

"Hi, Is Blair here?" I heard, causing me to get up from my spot and go towards the door to be met with both of my parents standing infront of me. I couldn't believe it. What the fuck are they doing here? Oh my god,this can't be happening.

"Mom? dad?" I questioned, still in utter disbelief.