On The Border - Marry Him Or Die

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Jenny’s POV

I wake up feeling so warm and comfortable.

The pillow I was sleeping on top of and hugging to my chest was surprisingly snugly and cozy.

It wasn’t like any other pillow I’ve ever slept on before.

It was tall as I could feel my leg draped over it.

It was also hugging me from the back, providing an extra sense of warmness… wait what?

I spring my eyes open at once and look up abruptly.

I find my face literally an inch away from Alex’s.

His eyes were open; but it was obvious that he just opened them, he was looking at me comfortably not surprised by this situation at all.

I see his eyes flickering for one second down to my lips then returning back to my eyes.

I awake from my shocked state and push myself away from him.

I could literally feel all my blood rushing into my cheeks from utter embarrassment.

Why the hell was I sprawled on top of him like that?

I was totally on his side, it was me who trespassed on his personal space instead of him.

The weird thing is, it was so freaking comfortable. It felt so good.

And the surprising thing was that he was hugging me back, totally aware of my body laying on top of him and he didn’t seem bothered by it at all.

He was staring at me with a gentle expression.

“I’m sorry, I don’t know how I ended up like this” I said in a small voice while avoiding his eyes.

I was so freaking embarrassed, I wished I could rewind time and keep my hands to myself.

“It seems that your subconscious likes a little danger after all” he smirked at me.

I looked up at him, surprised at his spontaneous smirk and light tone with me.

“You could have pushed me away, why didn’t you?” I asked curiously.

“I didn’t want to” he said simply.

But why?

I was about to ask him that when I got distracted by the iv drip needle that was stuck on the front of my right hand.

It wasn’t connected to anything. I look up to my right side and see an iv stand and an empty bag hanging on it.

Wait… how did this happen?

I whipped my head and looked at Alex in confusion.

“What happened?” I asked in bewilderment.

“You fainted after your uncle and cousin left. You had hypoglycemia and my mom gave you a shot that she found in your bag, it seemed to do the trick. A doctor came here to examine you and he suspected you attracted an infection because of your ripped stitches, hence the iv. He redid your stitches. You had a fever all through the night, but not anymore. You must continue to take your antibiotics until the infection clears out” he said firmly.

I gulped in shock. I slept through an entire day? I had both hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia in the span of three hours? He monitored my fever all through the night?

It was a lot to digest all at once.

The only part that didn’t shock me was the fact that I had an infection because of my wound. I suspected that.

I checked my watch, it wad 6:15 in the morning and my glucose level was stable.

“I gave you the insulin injections per the doctor’s orders” he added.

I looked up at him in astonishment “You did?“

He gave me a lopsided smile “You don’t have to sound so surprised, I do have a heart. Plus, you are my wife. In sickness and in health, is it not?”

I was rendered speechless for the first time.

He was being too nice and it was creeping me out.

At least his cruel behavior made some kind of sense because of what my father did to his family, but where did this nice act come from? Is it just because I was sick? Will he go back to being cold and indifferent again when I’m better?

I decided to cut the crap.

“Why are you being nice to me all of a sudden?” I asked in suspicion.

His smile dropped and I think I saw a flicker of regret before he wiped it off.

“Would you prefer I become cold again with you?” he asked tensely.

His question confuses me more. I shake my head and say “That’s not an answer to my question”

He seems to consider something for a while before he speaks lightly “How about we make a deal? I’ll tell you the real reason as to why I’m being nice to you, and you answer one question with full honesty, without skipping any details”

I have no idea where he was going with this, and I had no interest to find out.

“I’ll pass on your deal. Whatever your reasons are, I’m sure I’ll find out soon enough” I said wryly.

He gives me a hard look as he says “You just like being a box of mystery, don’t you?”

“No, I just don’t give out my mysteries to someone I don’t trust and not to mention hate so much” I said honestly.

He purses his lips at that and asks seriously “What’s it going to take to earn your trust and let go of that hate?”

Why is he being so insistent? Why the sudden interest in me?

I resist giving him an opening and shut him down “You don’t have to do anything, because I’m not interested in giving anything to you, Alex. How about we both stick to our agreement and both of us mind our own business in peace”

He doesn’t miss a beat as he says strictly “The agreement is void. You can do whatever you want in this house, talk whenever you want, touch whatever you want. I know I didn’t say it before and never made you feel it, but I’m saying it now. I want you to feel at home here. I want you to know that you’re not alone, you have a family”

I scoff “Wow, such generosity coming from you. What family are we talking about exactly? You and your brother? That’s hard to believe considering I had a knife embedded above my head two nights ago”

He winces at that and looks at me with genuine remorse “He feels terrible about everything he said and did. So do I. Maybe an apology won’t change anything, but at least you should know that we regret our behavior, that we will stop being judgmental and suspicious of your intentions from now on”

A small tiny part in me believed his honesty, but it didn’t change anything.

I still hate him.

That’s never going to change, never.

“Yeah, we’ll see about that” I said uncertainly.

He nodded his head and said with a playful smile “You’ll see…. Jenny”

I shake my head “Don’t”

“I like it, it’s much more shorter than Jennifer”

“I don’t like it, not from you” I warn.

“You don’t like Jennifer either, why is that? Tell me”

“That’s none of your business” I assert.

He leaned closer to my face and said firmly “Tell me, please”

I could feel his soft breathing on my skin, my heart increased its beating due to his unexpected proximity.

My mind went a little hazy, but I brought it back just as fast as it went.

“Fuck off, Alex” I whisper as my eyes involuntarily travel down to his full pink lips. I will them to return back to his light grey eyes which were staring at me in a mixture of awe and astonishment.

“That smart mouth of yours… what am I going to do with it?” he wondered.

I retorted smugly “Appreciate it… or punish it, it doesn’t really matter to me anymore”

“Or kiss it” he suggested playfully.

I was rendered speechless for the second time today. Totally taken by surprise at what just came out of him.

I think my heart literally skipped a beat at those words and the blood drained from my face.

He chuckled under his breath at my reaction.

“Wow, so you’re scared of a kiss but you’re not scared of punishment? Is it maybe because you’ve never been kissed before? It’s nothing to be scared of, I can give you a taste of it if you want. I’ve been told many times that I’m an excellent kisser” he said teasingly.

I narrow my eyes at him and anger begins to take place.

“Like I said, Fuck o…”

He cuts my sentence as he places his palm against my mouth and speaks softly “I know what you said. It’s okay, it’s not something to be embarrassed about. Anyways, chill. I was just messing with you and you made it seem so tempting I couldn’t resist. You have nothing to worry about. I will never try to touch you like this. I never considered it, I just never told you that to keep you scared of me enough to obey. But no matter what happened, I was never going to punish you that way. Like I said to you before, I’m not the soulless beast you think I am… Jenny. Yeah, I’m gonna keep calling you that from now on. So I suggest you deal with it”

Then he removes his hand from my mouth and continues in a more sincere tone “I know you don’t want my trust, but that doesn’t mean I will not try to gain it from you”

With that, he gets off the bed and heads into the bathroom.

While I… I was still stuck on the kissing part like a stupid love struck teenager.

I shake my head to clear it of that image that almost took form against my will.

I didn’t want to admit it, but I couldn’t help the tingling sensation that came over me when he put his hand over my mouth and spoke to me in that seductive tone.

Damn you Alex Snow. Why couldn’t you go back to being cold and scary? This version of you is totally screwing with my head.