It took a while for Alice to comprehend what had just happened.
Her face flushed red as she stuttered: "W-w-what did you say?"
Rudy kissed Alice on the lips and said, "I love you."
Alice teared up after hearing that.
"Is this a dream?" she asked. She couldn't believe Rudy truly confessed to her. It was a dream come true situation for her.
Honestly, anyone would react the same way if their crush confessed to them.
"Do you want me to kiss you to prove it's not a dream?" Rudy asked with a soft scoff.
Alice nodded and muttered, "Give me a deep kiss so I can confirm it's not a dream."
Rudy gently brushed his thumb on her lips and said, "What would you do if this truly turns out to be a dream?"
Rudy wanted to know what Alice thought of all that since he wasn't sure if this was too early to make moves on Alice.
"I would be sad." Alice looked into Rudy's eyes and said, "My disappointment would be immeasurable, and my day… dreams would be ruined."
She wrapped her arms around his neck and continued, "Please… don't let this be a dream. And if it is a dream, then never let me wake up from this pleasant dream."
"Such deep words… you deserve much more. I will make your every dream come true."
After saying that, Rudy gently placed his lips on Alice's lips and kissed her. He started slow and steadily picked up the pace.
Alice started kissing him back with an alluring gaze in her eyes. It was almost as though she didn't want Rudy to stop. But Rudy didn't want to stop either.
Rudy was kissing his childhood friend he grew up with. She was almost like a sister to him. They did everything together and even shared clothes.
No, Rudy didn't wear girl's clothes. Alice wore Rudy's clothes.
Sometimes, Alice would stay over at Rudy's house and play a lot with him. She often said she wanted to marry Rudy when they grew up. But as they grew up, Rudy forgot all about that.
However, they were precious moments for Alice, and she remembered most of the things. Her crush on Rudy grew more and more, and it turned into like and later love.
However, she never got a chance to confess to him. Because of her shy nature, she hid her feelings and sarcastically directed them to Rudy, which he failed to pick up. But not anymore.
After the kiss, Alice sniffed with tears in her eyes and said, "This is not a dream."
"It's not," Rudy said in a calm voice and a gentle smile on his face.
"Everything is real…"
"It is," he said with the same expression.
"You are not lying, right?" Alice asked with a judging look on her face.
"Why would I lie about something so serious?" Rudy chuckled. He kissed her again and asked, "What about you? Do you love me?"
Alice didn't say anything but nodded a couple of times in response.
Rudy grabbed Alice's face in his hands and said, "That won't do. You have to say it with your mouth."
Alice gulped down in embarrassment and opened her mouth after gathering up her courage to say, "I… you…"
Rudy shook his head and said, "I want to hear it clearly."
Alice averted her gaze to avoid eye contact with Rudy and said, "I love… you."
"Alice…" Rudy uttered in a gentle voice. "Look me in the eyes and say it."
Alice looked into Rudy's eyes and uttered as her lips trembled: "I l-love…."
Alice stopped after saying that.
"Eli. I already confessed my love to you, right?" Rudy asked in a calm voice.
Alice noticed in return.
"So what are you afraid of? We kissed so many times, which is more embarrassing than confessing love, to be honest," Rudy scoffed.