Love After Love

Chapter 21

Michelle POV

We were sitting near the carousel. I looked towards the merry-go-round and saw a pair of father and daughter, father had the girl on his back giving her the piggyback ride, the girl on his back was smiling very beautifully perhaps experiencing fathers love ought that beautiful smile on her face. father made the sounds of horses and carried her towards the carousel, made her sit on of the horses, giving a kiss on her forehead to while she smiled adorably and gave a kiss on his cheeks. this reminded me of my father, I smiled sadly when I was little even my dad used to take me to the carnival and gave me a piggyback, he used to treat me like a princess that was all before he got addicted to alcohol.

"what's wrong El?" I felt ashton saying lifting his hand wiping something on my cheeks. it was my tears, unknowingly again I was crying.

"see there ashton, the father and daughter pair," I said lifting my hand and showing him where the father was cheering for the girl on the ride and calling out 'dad' and giggling as she was spinning.

"Even I and my dad used to be like that when I was little, he used to give me piggyback rides, kiss me on my forehead as he got addicted to alcohol he forgot about us, he was never the same way with me again, I even forget about the warmth he gave me in his embrace" I cried thinking about my father while I buried my head in his chest while he hands were soothing me on my back.

"El, Stand up on the bench" Ashton stood up suddenly and said.

"Huh? why" I replied confused after tears dried down. Nevertheless, I stood on the bench, he did something I never expected him to do, he smiled at me, turn around and showed me his back, leaning down slightly.

"Hop on, I'll give a piggyback ride till the carousel and we will ride that," he said while revealing his back towards me, I was shocked, after recovering in instant I hoped on him, my hands wrapped in his neck, his hands were on supporting under my knees. I was smiling and beaming like a child.

"Let's go," he said and carried me towards the carousel, made me sit on the horse, he even sat on the horse, we both rode, laughing, smiling at each other. At a point, I intervened my hands with his which he gladly took and hold my hand, my eyes were staring at him, there was no noise, no people it was only me and him in this world.

"Let's go," he said leaning and I jumped high on his back.

"The Ferris wheel. Let's go there" I announced to him. He nodded and walked ahead towards the ride.

We entered the cabin, slowly it made it's towards the top, we were engulfed in silence as I saw Ashton relishing the beautiful scenery in front of us, the city full of lights, the sky full of stars. I unhurriedly took my phone and captured him and the view on my phone.
Which gradually gained his attention.

"You do like taking my pics," Said Ashton chuckling. I shrugged and looked towards the beautiful view ahead and a smile forming on my lips.

"Thanks, El" Ashton said kissing my cheeks leaving me shocked and speechless

"What was that for?" I asked while my heartbeat was pounding and I know I am also blushing profusely.

"These all things was the most I was afraid of doing, I never did in my life, but because of you I did and I conquered my fear, so thank you for that," he said sincerely. I smiled genuinely and turned my gaze towards the view.

"Can I kiss you El?" Ashton asked me softly. My eyes widened and my heart was threatening to come out of the chest by beating so loudly. I turned my gaze towards the person who was the reason for that and I knew he was serious by this cause I can see it in his honey coloured eyes, which wants me to be drawn by the abyss of it.