On The Border - Marry Him Or Die

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Alex’s POV

And I was looking, I wasn’t lying.

I was looking at the lights as they reflected on her beautiful green eyes. Making them seem more magical and enchanting than they already were.

She was so alluring at that moment, I wanted to kiss her sweet lips and taste her in everyway I can.

She was looking at me in wonder.

“Alex, you’re going to miss it” she said shyly as she understood who I was referring to.

I smiled at her shyness and turned my head towards the sky.

But what I really wanted to do, was keep looking at her face as it reflected her fascination at the beautiful painting in the sky.

And I found myself unable to keep my eyes off her as they turned and went back to gazing at her.

She could certainly feel my eyes on her, but she tried so hard to act unaffected by it as she kept her eyes glued to the sky.

The show lasted for about ten minutes before the lights slowly started to dim down until they disappeared.

She turned to me with gratitude as she said excitedly “That was the most exhilarating thing I’ve ever seen before in my life. Thank you so much for showing it to me”

“I’m so glad I was able to bring that joy into you. It’s all I ever wish for you Jenny. To always live and love the rest of your life. To always find joy in your life from now on, and put everything bad about the past behind you” I said tenderly.

Her eyes softened at this and she leaned in slowly, hesitantly, and printed a soft short kiss on my left cheek. Leaving a trail of warm electricity to run through my entire body.

She averted her gaze and looked at the sky again.

I wanted to return the favor and watch her reaction to my kiss, as I leaned and printed a longer one right on the place where her dimple appears at the side of her mouth.

I didn’t want to pull away, I wanted nothing more than to kiss her lips and kiss her entire body, the desire that coursed through me at that moment was so intense, I wanted to break my own promise and make her mine, show her it is the right decision, show her how much we affect each other by simple kissing. We had so much chemistry between us and it could be seen and felt from a mile away.

But I respected her too much and kept my emotions at bay; as impossibly hard as it was, until she says the words I wanted to hear from her, and backed away as I watched her reaction to my delicate kiss.

She had her eyes closed as if she was savoring that kiss and the feelings that came with it. Her breathing was hard, and I could almost hear the fast beating of her heart inside her chest.

She looked like she was battling with her self on whether to lose her control with me and do what she was craving to do, or take it slow and rationalize her final decision until the end of the trip.

As much as I wanted to devour her right then and there, I wanted her to be absolutely sure about the certainty of her decision. Because once it’s made, there’s no going back.

She opened her eyes and I saw her control snapping into place.

“Shall we go back? I’m feeling a little tired” she said firmly.

I smiled at her strong self control, and nodded my head in agreement.

We got up, took the blankets and the lantern, and handed them back as we made our way back to the car.

My mind was racing with possibilities that she and I can have together, when she decides to be with me. Notice the word ‘when’ and not ‘if’, I don’t know where I got the confidence from, but I was sure she will decide to give this relationship a chance at the end of this trip.

When I parked the car in front of the hotel, I turned my head towards her, and much to my surprise, I saw her sleeping soundly, with her head propped against the window.

I didn’t have the heart to wake her up, when she looked so deeply asleep.

So I got out of the car, turned towards the passenger door, unbuckled her seat belt, and took her in my arms.

Her head rested just below my neck, I closed the door with my leg and went into the hotel lobby.

One of the staff stepped up and called the elevator for me, then proceeded to come with me to open the door to the suite for me, I thanked him in a low voice, then went into the bedroom.

I put her gently on her usual side of the bed, then I proceeded to take her shoes off, and removed her glasses.

And then I remembered, that she is supposed to take an insulin shot before sleep.

By now, I had made sure to memorize all her dosages and different types of insulin she takes for different times.

I pick out the right insulin pen, prep it, and give her an injection into her stomach. She doesn’t seem to notice the needle piercing her skin as she continued to sleep soundly. She was really tired, and she had every right to be.

We were up early in the morning, and did a lot of walking around the city, not to mention the fact that she went through a tough and wrecking emotional turmoil when she sobbed into my chest for a very long time.

It was one in the morning and she no longer had any power left in her.

I bent down and printed a warm kiss on her forehead, before I covered her with a blanket.

I went to the bathroom, brushed my teeth, and changed my clothes, before I slid into bed next to her.

I had promised her to put a pillow between us, but I was so tempted to disregard that and lay next to her, smell her sweet lilac smell, and feel the warmth from her body.

She made my decision for me, when she suddenly turned towards me; in her sleep, and laid her head on my shoulder, and draped her arm around me, snuggling closer.

I smiled and took a whiff of that addicting smell.

She will probably drown in embarrassment tomorrow when she realizes that her subconscious drew her to me once again.

I hugged her closer to me and protectively circled my arms around her, so she doesn’t go back to her side and leave me without her warmth again.

I didn’t realize how much I missed her closeness, until she snuggled over to my side again and engulfed me with her tenderness and innocence.

I slept with a smile on my face, despite having tons of problems and worries, but with her, all of those things seem irrelevant and small.

***

“Shit! Not again!”

I heard a frantic whisper in my ear but kept my eyes closed.

I felt Jenny push herself off me, as delicately as possible, and felt the end of a pillow press against the side of my shoulder where she was laying on top of me all night long.

I resisted the urge to smile as I understood what she was trying to do.

She was trying to make it seem like she didn’t cuddle me in her sleep but kept her distance all through the night.

As if I wouldn’t be aware of her warmth even if I was deeply asleep.

I pried my eyes open slowly to a very bright light.

Judging by the intensity of the light coming through the large windows, it looked like we’ve over slept.

I turned my head to the side, and saw Jenny staring at me, her head on her own pillow and the look of utter embarrassment, giving her cheeks a beautiful shade of pink I kept admiring for a few seconds. She had her fist placed on her mouth and chin as she tried to hide part of her face as to not expose her embarrassment.

It was totally an innocent reaction that made my insides melt at her spontaneous acts since she woke up and found out that she slept over me again and used me as her own personal pillow.

I didn’t mind at all. Not one bit. I wanted to be her only pillow, her only cover, and her only place to sleep on.

I smiled a little because I couldn’t help it and said sleepily “Good morning”

She mumbled against her fist “Morning”

She was staring at me, trying to figure out if she was busted sleeping next to me or not.

I played dumb, just to see how far she can take this.

“How did you sleep?” I asked her lightly as I turned my body to the side towards her.

“Okay, I guess” she said nonchalantly.

“Well, I slept more than okay, it was the best night I have slept in a long time. I wonder why though” I said feigning wonderment.

It took her a while to answer “Maybe….because you slept on another bed than the one you’re used to sleep on?”

I furrowed my eyebrows as I appeared to think about that answer, then shook my head “No, I don’t think that’s the reason. I think it was because there was this super warm, tall, and comfy pillow hugging me through the entire night….. Oh wait I think there is no such pillow like this that exists, I think…. That was you” I said playfully.

She buried her face in her pillow as she groaned into it.

I chuckled hilariously at embarrassing the hell out of her.

“You really thought you’d sleep on top of me all night and I wouldn’t feel it?” I asked sarcastically.

She looked at me as she lifted her head enough to give me a fierce look “You could’ve pushed me back to my own side instead of locking me in with your arms!”

“I told you, It was the most comfortable feeling in the world, I couldn’t let go of that even if my life depended on it” I said with a small smile.

“Admit it, I make a very comfortable and warm pillow, don’t I? That’s why I have you always coming back for more” I wiggle my eyebrows at her seductively while she goes back to burying her head in her pillow as she speaks through it unintelligibly.

“What was that?” I ask curiously.

She lifts her head and says in frustration “I said you seem to be enjoying this way too much”

Then she gave me a hard suspicious look as she asked tightly “Wait, how do I know you didn’t purposefully bring me over to your side yourself while I was too asleep to feel it?”

I smirk and say “Have I ever lied to you until now? I carried you while you were sleeping from the car all the way here, gave you an insulin injection and you didn’t even stir in your sleep. I was innocently lying on my side and just as I was about to grab a pillow to put between us, you crossed over to me on your own”

Her eyes went wide “You gave me my injection! I totally forgot about it!” then she gave me a very grateful look and said seriously “Thanks for taking such good care of me Alex. Jokes aside, you’re a very good and kind hearted person and I’m glad I got to know that side of you”

My face softened and all humor was gone as I leaned over to her, pushed a strand of her silky red hair behind her ear and gave her a short kiss on her cheek, right on her dimple; my new favorite place to kiss her from.

“I’m glad you were able to see it after everything I put you through. I will always be here to take care of you Jenny, even if you don’t want me to. You became a very important person to my heart in a very short amount of time, and you’re here to stay” I whispered against her cheek.

She looked at me with so much depth, I felt my heart stop beating and my breath catch.

“Screw the end of the trip” she whispered longingly and next thing I know, she was kissing my lips desperately.