I can’t bring myself to finish the question without tears beginning to well in my eyes.
“I remember you saying you loved Irises, and how your father would get them for you whenever bad things happened or when you felt like the walls were closing in on you well,”
he gestures to the greenhouse.
“These are for you, because I wanted to remind you just like these Irises, you are strong and beautiful and just as stubborn. They were a bitch to maintain honestly.”
He says to me, and I can feel the tears spill from my eyes.
Why would this man go through so much trouble to do this? I look around and see the Irises and the pond in the middle with Lilly pads and I smile turning to him.
“So, care to tell me how it is you came to name me after these things?”
I say pointing to the lily pads and he looks at them and smiles.
“Ah that, well”
he walks over to me and takes my hands in his.
“In the dark murky water, Lily Pads are a beacon of light that keeps those who would sink afloat. They symbolize hope. For me, even in my darkest moments, whenever I feel as if I am sinking, you are there, like a beacon of hope you bring me back to the surface, you are my Lillypad,”
He says as he caresses my cheek, and the tears come down harder and I throw myself into his embrace. I now know this man has my heart, and I am utterly and hopelessly in love with him.
“They are beautiful.”
I tell him and lift up on my tiptoes holding onto him, so I don’t fall over. I look into his eyes and place a hand on his chest, I can feel his heart racing and I smirk.
“Looks like someone is nervous.”
I say with a smile. He bends down to get closer.
“You always keep me on my toes Lillypad, how can I not be nervous when I never know what your next move is?”
He tells me placing a hand on my face and I lean into his warmth and sigh. I look up at him and close the distance between us.
The kiss is gentle and passionate all in one. He pulls me in closer by my hips and tightens his grip on them and I moan. He smiles in response and pulls away from the kiss and presses his forehead to mine.
“As much as I would like to go for round two baby, we have to get ready for the show and your friends will be here soon.”
He says and I nod in response. He grabs my hand and leads me out of the greenhouse.
“Lilly!”
I hear Mary yell at me and I realize they both are here now running towards me.
“Sorry Adonny but we need to steal her away and get ready for the play tonight.”
Mary says, waving to him, and before I can say anything they are pulling me away. Cylus shows us where the girl's room is.
“Lilly we are going to make you drop-dead gorgeous, and Adonis will want to ravage you right there!” Mary tells me and I blush.
It took more than 3 hours for us to finish getting ready. I put on one of the many dresses Adonis got me, but I picked this one because I loved the color. It is a slim-fitting dark forest green off-the-shoulder dress. I put my heels on and look at myself in the mirror. I had smokey eyes and blood-red lipstick. I looked, well, beautiful. I felt wonderful.
“Hey Lills, what do you th-”
Suddenly Liz stops talking and looks at me with her jaw dropped.
“Hey Liz, what are you-”
