And I did leave it to him, not wanting to ruin the element of surprise. Instead, I got dressed as per his directive, wearing loose pants with a flower design and a crop top.
We were on the beach, so I needed something more exposed; maybe I could even get tanned because I was already pale as a ghost.
I watched as Alex made some calls trying to put things in place, and I swooned at the baby girl treatment I was getting because, honestly, I deserved it.
“What are you looking at?” Alex asked me as he turned to notice that my eyes had been on him, watching him.
“I was staring at you.” I told him honestly,
The picnic was beyond amazing, and we were there for a while, just eating and breathing in the cool sea breeze. By the time the sun had gone down, I had become pregnant with food and was unable to lift myself up.I was just content with sipping from my wine glass and watching the sky as the sun set. “What are you thinking about?” Alex's voice disrupted my thoughts, and I turned to look at him, a smile tugging on my lips. Is there ever a time this man doesn't look like a Greek god?Even with the dim light, he still managed to make it work, and I was in awe."Nothing; I was just looking at the beautiful horizon; this place is wonderful.”
It is funny how the time changes because one minute I was getting hot and heavy with Alex, we were kissing and grinding up against each other, as if the world would end if we dare leave each other, and the next we were on a plane bound for home.Another sigh left me with the thought, but there was nothing much I could do. The situation was beyond our control. I was just sad that my honeymoon was cut short.I had just spent a night there and was almost into the second night. What was most painful was that I had barely gotten to explore the island; I hadn’t even ticked off any items on my bucket list, and I knew there wouldn’t be any next time. But we had to go.One of his managers had called to inform him that one of his properties had caught fire, so we had to go home. Well, I will be going home; the jet will only make a stop in New York before it continues its way to Houston, where the fire happened.“Are you alright?” I shifted in my seat so I could get a better view of him. His hea
However fun it was and the thrill I got, being a keyboard warrior soon got tiring. After replying to a large number of hate comments and having to think of creative insults, I was drained and decided to call it quits.But it was fun while it lasted.I checked on the message I had sent Alex, and the delivery status showed delivered, but I had yet to get a reply from him.Against my rational thought, I decided to call him again, just to show that I care. If I had known, I shouldn’t have bothered anyway because he didn’t reply.It was safe to say that I gave up, although a part of me was still worried about him, and the fact that I hadn’t been able to communicate with him since yesterday only added to the worry.But I tried to push it back. He was fine; he just needs to settle some things, and he may not be near his phone. I tried to reassure myself.I was content binge-watching the latest TV series while I waited for his arrival.I waited, a day became two, and waited, two became three,
“Mind if I join you?” Alex asked, even though he was already entering the bathroom. He had removed the towel he had wrapped around his waist even before I could give him an answer.“Sure.” I replied, although there was no need as he was already inside. My eyes darted about the bathroom in a bid to avoid his eyes, but I could feel his gaze on me, barking holes into my skin, and I shivered.“Move over, so we can share.”“Okay.” I moved out of the shower and stood close to the wall of the bathroom, suddenly interested in scrubbing my skin, ignoring the other occupant of the bathroom.I didn’t know when Alex pressed a button and the water sprayed on me like raindrops. “Ouu.” I shrieked in excitement as the hot drops landed on my body. “I never knew it could do this.”“Oh, it could do a lot more than this. It could make you hot; it can also make you cold and clean you from the inside out.”I stared at Alex, giving him side eyes. “Are we still talking about the damn shower head?“I don’t kn
We laid on the bed, my head to his chest, stroking the scanty hair in his midsection. Thank fuck, he wasn’t the hairy type.I disliked guys who had a lot of body hair. I mean, they always bitched about females having smooth and hairless bodies; at least it should apply to them at some point.“Ahhh.” A sigh of relief left me as Alex ran his hands in my hair, stroking it. We were lounging on the bed, trying to catch our breath, and too tired to do anything. Alex had fucked the strength in me, and my limbs were like jelly.“Yea. I just remembered something.” I said, angling my head so I could see him better. “Why were you ignoring my calls throughout the times you were away? You didn’t even bother to return my text or even try to call me. Honestly, I was really mad at you and promised to give you the silence treatment.”“I am sorry, love.” Alex whispered in my hair, and I heard a kissing sound as he kissed the middle of my head. “I had no access to my phone for about a day after I landed
It was as if everything seemed to stop as we entered the club. We had arrived a little late, only because I was trying to find the perfect outfit, and on our arrival, every head turned to look at us.It reminded me so much of the days when I was still pulling my clothes to entertain people that their gazes were robbing and breaking down my self-defense, and I was shrinking into myself.I felt the comforting presence of Alex squeezing my head as if to reassure me, and I swallowed the ball of saliva that had pooled in my mouth.“It is a new club, and there is no one from this area that recognizes you.” I whispered below my breath, trying to reassure myself, and with the firm touch of Alex, I began to relax, and I raised my gaze, staring at the crowd.So far, so good. I couldn’t see anyone that I would know, and once my initial fear had gone, I could tell that it was going to be fun.A slender man with a beer belly came towards us. I don’t know how possible it was to be slender and have
Time seemed to have stopped as I heard that name; it was like everything had ceased to exist, and it was just me and the strange man. I froze, my senses becoming clearer as the alcohol seemed to have evaporated from my body.I moved closer to Alex, who was still waltzing drunkenly to the music, unsuspecting. I shook my head and ignored the man, choosing to focus on Alex and hoping the man was just speaking gibberish.But there was no way he was speaking gibberish. The name was common to a particular occupation, and only people from my past knew me by that name.“Nixie?” He was about to tap my arms, but Alex grabbed his hands before he could do so, squeezing them tight.“What is going on here?”“I think he is just drunk.” I said to Alex, and to the man, I replied. “I am sorry; I don’t know who Nixie is. I may have to report to the authorities if you continue to harass me.”Alex maneuvered me to his back and stood in front of me, puffing his chest out in an alpha male contest, and if it
“What?” My voice came out louder and higher than I intended it to be. I stared at Alex with wide eyes, my mouth hanging low, as I tried to process what I had just heard.As if this day could get any worse.Not only did I meet someone from my past, but it turns out that Alex may have been part of the said past.“When? how? Where? When??” I was like a leaking faucet, muttering every word I knew.“Calm down.” Alex had the guts to say and even dared to laugh. There was nothing that was funny about this.“Just answer the questions!” I burst out, my anger taking the better part of me.“I would suggest you watch your tone and remember who you are talking to. If you could recall, you are the one in the wrong.” Alex warned me in a deadly voice that was making me sit up straight.“I am sorry for letting my emotions get the better part of me.” I said in a small voice, bowing my head to make me appear smaller.“Hmm.” Alex hummed under his breath. “Now back to what I was saying. I can’t really rem