Nick had always known Adalind had a special hold on him from the first moment he had laid eyes on her. He had never been able to explain it, or maybe he didn't want to admit it to himself, but she had always been on his mind... now he knew she had also been in his heart from the very beginning.
When he had first met her, he immediately felt drawn to her, like a moth to a flame. She was so beautiful, like an angel sent from the heavens above. He didn't realize it then, but he now knew that he had fallen in love at the very first sight of her. It had taken six years, filled with countless unpleasant encounters and fights, but most recently tender moments as they had learned to live and raise their child together, for him to finally recognize just how much he cared about Adalind. But the latest events had definitely helped him shine a spotlight on the absolute truth. Almost losing Adalind and his son had driven a knife through his heart, and the open wound had let out a flow of emotions that he had kept buried deep down... until now. As he gazed at her, asleep in his arms, Nick knew he had finally found her... Adalind was the love of his life.
Adalind slowly opened her eyes and saw that Nick was staring at her. She smiled at him but quickly noticed his eyes were filled with tears.
"Nick, is something wrong?"
"No, I just..." he said, the emotion clearly hearable in his voice. "You have no idea how much I've missed waking up next to you" he whispered. "I didn't know if I'd ever get to be with you again..."
"I'm sorry... I know I hurt you when I left and took Kelly with me. But I never would have gone through with it had it not been necessary to keep you safe. All I wanted was to protect you, Nick. I hope you can forgive me..."
Nick didn't let her finish; he leaned in to kiss her and wrapped his arms tightly around her. He didn't want to let go of her, he needed her to continue breathing, to remain alive.
He knew he would soon have to head to work, but his only desire was to be with Adalind. So when he heard his cellphone buzzing on the nightstand, he chose to ignore it. Nothing else mattered most to him in that moment; she was the only one on his mind, and in his heart.
"Nick" Adalind said between her lips as he kept on kissing her. "Your cellphone is vibrating..."
"I don't hear anything" Nick lied without breaking the kiss.
"What if it's important?" she moaned, clearly enjoying the moment just as much as he was.
"Nothing is more important than you and me" he whispered as he rolled her onto her back and began making love to her again.