The cast of the moonlight illuminated the darkened room making all the furniture in the room cast shadows across the bed where two lovers attempted to sleep. There was nothing but silence as said lovers gazed into each other's eyes grinning from ear to ear. Tonight was their night. Kendall had finally made time to spend with his love, and after a home cooked meal they were wrapped in each other's arms, completely content.
"Do you remember the day we first met?" his heart began to pound out of his chest and his stomach started filling with butterflies at the thought of his love on the very first day he had met her. When you meet someone for the first time you never really think about what the future could hold for the both of you. Kendall never would have thought that this angelic being he now held in his arms would ever mean more to him than a friend.
His life was her. His motivation was her. His heavy, beating heart belonged to her. He was hers and she was his. His life was the kind every man would envy. He had the girl, the looks, and the talent. His life was a dream comes true.
"Of course I remember," he chuckled. "You looked so cute with that curly little pigtail on top of your head." he smiled ear to ear at the image in his head.
Kendall sat alone at recess in a secluded area of the playground. The sun shone high in the sky as all the kids ran and screamed at each other enjoying their free time. Kendall's head was cast down admiring the grass clippings until a pair of black Mary Jane shoes stepped into his line of sight.
"Hey kid, my name is Leah I'm in the second grade, I like mashed potatoes and my favorite color is green. Let's be friends!" the soft and humble voice flowed through Kendall's ears as he craned his neck and squinted through his eyelashes to meet the face of his future love.
Leah was an outgoing and peppy little girl who had many friends and accepted everyone. With her dark chestnut hair and her big hazel eyes, she had every parent swooning over her and as soon as high school rolled around it was every boy drooling over her.
She hadn't shown much interest in boys up until then and it wasn't until then, that Kendall had finally admitted to himself that he had fallen in love with his best friend.
Then along came Logan, who both Leah and Kendall befriended in the fourth grade. He grew close to the two and the three were inseparable. They did everything together and when he found out about Kendall's interest in becoming a paramedic, Logan had joined him in his studies while Leah's interest was in art which landed her an internship at an art school.
After high school Kendall and Logan had gotten jobs as EMTs. The job kept them on their toes every day and the pay was what every high school graduate desired.
No sooner after that did Kendall finally get the job as a firefighter and saved up enough money for Leah and him to move in together.
"I love you, Kendall." Leah hummed in Kendall's ear causing the hairs on the back of his neck prick up.
Kendall tightened his grip around her waist pulling her body closer to his. He placed a gentle loving kiss to her forehead before resting his against hers. He smiled watching her face as the moonlight hit it just right. "I love you." he whispered inching his lips towards hers.
Their lips meshed together perfectly. Kendall ran his fingers through her hair deepening the kiss. Leah ran her hands over his bare torso admiring his built muscle. Kendall shivered at her touch but only longed for more. He ran his tongue across her bottom lip begging for entrance. Smiling against his lips, she granted him access and their tongues battled for dominance and their touches became more intimate. Leah moaned as Kendall's tongue won and explored every inch of her sweet mouth.
Smirking, Kendall pulled away from the kiss to look into his lovers eyes filled with lust. Leah, not wanting to waste any more time, crawled on top of Kendall and straddled his hips causing him to let out a moan. He could feel his member twitching in his pants.
Leah removed her shirt exposing her bare chest and placed Kendall's hands firmly over them. She threw her head back and began to moan loudly as Kendall's hands began to explore her bare chest. She started to rotate her hips grinding down against his hardening member.
"A-ahh, fuck..." Kendall groaned trying to hold back from tearing her pants off and having his way with her already.
"You like that, baby?" Leah leaned down and whispered in his ear nipping at his earlobe. He let another moan escape his lips as she placed soft kisses down his jaw and stopped at his neck gently sucking at his sensitive spot. Leah started to slide her hands down his chest but stopped at the waistline of his pajamas pants looking up at her boyfriend with wide glistening eyes asking for permission. Before he could respond, a loud high pitched ringing went off on the dresser next to their bed.
Leah looked up at Kendall with pleading eyes. He only sighed and she groaned and rolled off Kendall onto her back. He reached for his phone and let out a heavy sigh before answering.
"Knight."
"Kendall, its James. We need you down here a.s.a.p. There is a huge building fire on fourth and main. We need backup."
Kendall turned his head to look at his lovers face but she had her back turned. He sighed once again.
"Alright, I'll be there shortly."
"Okay, please hurry."
Kendall ended the call and groaned sitting up. "I have to go."
"Mhmm." Leah kept her back to him and stared out the window with her arms across her chest. Kendall leaned down and placed a small kiss to her bare shoulder.
"I'll be back. I love you." And with that he rolled off the bed and hurried out the bedroom door.
Leah's stomach tightened. I'll be back, but what if one day you don't come back? She thought of every worst possible thing. Every time Kendall would get called on duty she would cry. His job was dangerous, and even though she supported him because he loved it, she wished she could stop him from going every time. She couldn't lose him.
As soon as she heard his car pull out of the garage she let her tears fall and she began to pray. Hoping her love would come home tonight.
The phone began ringing off the hook, Leah tried to move but it was like she had a million pounds of nothing weighing her down. She began to get frantic trying to move her arms and legs but she was paralyzed. She tried to scream nothing but nothing came out. All she could do was lie on her back in the darkened room as the phone rang and rang.
She closed her eyes tightly and tried to drown out the ringing but then a hushed whisper began to fill her ears: A person, begging for help. She shot open her eyes and saw flames she tried again to scream and again, nothing came out. She tried to breathe but smoke was now encasing her lung, burning. Leah began coughing and gasping for air. Finally catching a breath she pushed herself up on her elbows, but was forced back down. Tears began streaming down her cheeks. She was stuck.
Leah woke in a cool sweat. She sat up and looked around the room and then at the empty spot beside her. "Kendall." she croaked. She took a few deep breaths then kicked the blankets off of her and swung her legs over the side of the bed. Lately she has been having nightmares about being stuck to the bed and having to listen to the now horrifying ring of her phone as it fills the room. Not only the whispering, but the fire and the suffocation were added to the mix. She placed her head in her hands and began to cry. She was scared and she needed him. She needed Kendall. Kendall would always make her nightmares go away but the past few nights he has been absent from bed and she's had the roughest time sleeping. She looked the alarm clock on her night stand. 4:39 Am. She had only been asleep for a few hours and she didn't plan on going back to sleep without her love.
Kendall arrived at the station just as the last fire truck was about to leave.
"Knight! Gear up, let's go!" Carlos yelled. Carlos was one of Kendall's partners at the fire department and one of his best friends. They had been working together for almost two years now. Carlos was an easy going guy and had a hard head but the biggest heart.
Kendall rushed to his locker and started throwing his gear on as fast as he could. Within minutes he was running back to Carlos all geared up adrenaline flowing. Every time he got called on duty his stomach would fill with butterflies. He always got such a rush, saving lives, putting himself in danger. He didn't know why but it was his favorite feeling. Adrenaline would pump through him and he would feel like superman.
He sat next to Carlos as they sped down the road, sirens blaring. Kendall started getting antsy, bouncing his leg up and down. Carlos glanced over and smiled. "Excited, Knight?"
Kendall laughed, "Of course! It's only been twelve hours!" Carlos only smirked and shook his head.
"How's Leah doing?"
Kendall's stomach tightened at the sound of her name. "Oh, I guess she's okay, although she's been getting pretty upset with my absences. I thought she understood when I got the job in the first place." Kendall crossed his arms and rolled his head back closing his eyes.
Carlos sighed. "Kendall, she does understand. I know she does, but when was the last time you've actually been home and spent time with her?"
Kendall pondered it for a moment before rubbing his hands over his face and sighing. "You're right. But what else am I supposed to do? You guys need me just as much as she does. This is my job. No, this is my life. I love what I do."
"Right," Carlos patted Kendall's shoulder. "But don't you love her too?"
Kendall shot his head towards Carlos fast. "Of course I love her, Carlos. I've never loved someone so much. I think I want spend my life with her, have a family with her. But at the same time, what do I do about this?" he extended his arms motioning around the fire truck. "I can't just leave my job."
Carlos shook his head as he pulled up towards a tall building that was engulfed in flames. There were two other fire trucks and a bunch of paramedic vehicles back a little ways from it with handfuls of EMTs and Firefighters rushing around the site trying to put out the fire or helping injured pedestrians.
Carlos and Kendall jumped out of the vehicle and raced around the side to get a bunch of equipment to go inside.
"Knight! Garcia!" James, another one of Kendall's friends and coworkers rushed towards them. "So glad you guys could join us! We need backup around the south entrance! We still haven't made it up to the fourth floor. Ready?" James shouted over the roar of the fire and sirens. Kendall smiled at his two friends before patting them on the backs and rushing towards the south entrance where a few other firefighters were waiting.
Carlos watched Kendall take off and look at James with worried eyes. "We gotta look after that kid, he's gotta make it home before breakfast!"
James scrunched his eyebrows together and started at Carlos confused. "And why is that?"
"He's got that girl to get home to!"
James smiled at the thought of Leah and Kendall. He couldn't let anything happen to Kendall or his ass would be grass he knew that for a fact.
"Let's go!" Carlos and James raced after Kendall who was waiting for them at the south entrance.
"C'mon guys!" Kendall yelled bouncing on his feet. Carlos shook his head and mumbled to James, "This kid will be the death of me." and followed his best friend into the rising flames with James following close behind.