She knew she shouldn't have been out that late at night. It was only asking for trouble, but she couldn't help herself, She'd had another nightmare.
~8~
Warm, soft, sweet kisses trailed up her arm, leaving a warm feeling behind each kiss as they pressed their way up her neck and to her lips
"Nikki..."
"Hmm...?"
"Time to get up, darling."
"Nnooo..." She drawled sleepily, rolling onto her stomach and shoving her head underneath her pillow
Hot breath cascaded over Nikki's exposed shoulder as her husband chuckled, making goosebumps spread over her pale skin and a shudder of warmth to pass over her.
"C'mon, doll. Today's our special day. You gotta get up, I've got breakfast waiting for you in the kitchen..."
"James...Sleeeep..."
"Nikki...Foooood...Don't make me carry you out." James teased, wrapping his large hands around his wife's tiny waist
Pulling her head out from under the pillow, Nikki glared halfheartedly, her messy hair only adding to the overall effect of a not-a-morning-person. Making her husband chuckle again.
"You wouldn't dare."
Smiling challengingly, James tightened his grip before pulling Nikki out and over his broad shoulder, laughing at the loud shriek she let out as she halfheartedly kicked at his chest
"JAMES!"
"Yes, Mrs Barnes?"
"Put me down!"
James put on his best thinking face, pinning down Nikki's legs before spinning her around in small circles laughing joyously as Nikki's protests started falling away into giggles, mingling with his own.
"I don't think I will. I like you there."
"James, come on. I'm going to be sick." She giggled, wrapping her arms around his waist upside-down, pressing her face into his back.
After a minute, James gently set her down, waiting for her to readjust her skimpy nightgown before dragging her into the kitchen
"Alright, Nikki, close your eyes and don't open them till I say..." James stood behind her, covering Nikki's eyes with his hands, making sure she didn't peek
"Aaaaannnd Viola!" Snatching his hands away, James revealed a sunshine lit kitchen, with a perfect French breakfast sitting innocently on the table
Nikki gasped, turning to where James was and hugging him
"Oh James, Mon amour, thank you. where - how - Where did you get the money for this?"
"You just worry about eating those croissant aux abricots. Okay doll?" James shrugged off, before guiding Nikki to the table, pulling out her chair and sitting her down.
"I managed to get the day off today...Danny's filling in for me. So, what do you want to do today?"
Nikki thought for a minute, going over what they could do
"Well...Why don't we just stay in? Maybe go out for dinner later. What do you think?"
"I think, that that sounds perfect." James beamed, leaning over the small table to kiss her cheek
"Joyeux anniversaire, Mon mari. Je t'aime."
"Happy anniversary, Darling. I love you too."
~8~
Perhaps 'nightmare' isn't the right word. For Nicolette, it was an amazing dream. Their first wedding anniversary. It was a memory that she loved to remember, even if that breakfast tasted like a five year old cooked it. But that wasn't why she was out walking in the dead of night. The reason she was so very sad and distraught was because after being immersed inside that wonderful memory, she awoke to find herself in a cold dark room, no James holding her to his warm chest, no reassuring whispers in her ear that she was safe. Nicolette was coldly reminded that she was alone once again.
After crying stifled sobs, Nicolette couldn't stand being inside her and James' apartment another second, so she pulled on a pair of shoes and one of James' old coats and went out on a two a.m. walk. Bittersweetly looking back on all her favorite memories with James
Nicolette was in the middle of remembering their wedding day when a sharp pain exploded in the back of her head, black instantly swarming her vision.
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