Jayne sat on the hard kitchen floor, knees curled up to her chest. She couldn't hold back her sobs.
What have I done? What have I done? She repeated to herself, tears streaming down her face.
Her instinct in her confused state was to reach for her phone and dial an all too familiar number.
"Hi Jayne!" answered a cheery Chris
His happiness only made her cry harder and although she tried to speak, she could only choke back her tears
"Jayne, what is wrong?" he asked to a silent phone
"Jayne? Wait there, I am coming!"
She sat on the floor trying to take deep breaths to calm herself down and slowly her tears stopped.
She felt like she wanted to go home and climb into bed and never have to think about anything again. She laughed at herself when she thought that. She was at home!
She slowly pulled herself up and walked out into the garden where she sat on a bench overlooking the garden. A gentle breeze was blowing and although it was cold, it calmed her down, it made her feel like she was alive, rather than in the dream like state she had been in a few minutes ago.
She had lost all concept of time and started to shiver from the cold but she couldn't make herself get up yet. Getting up meant facing reality and the longer she could avoid it, the better.
She felt a presence behind her and startled, turned around to see Chris standing a few metres away, watching her.
"How long have you been there?" she asked
"Not long, I didn't want to disturb you"
"Oh Chris," she said, tears starting to fall again.
Chris moved towards her and enveloped her into a hug.
"Come here my angel" he said pulling her legs over his.
He held her face in his hands, staring into her eyes.
"Jayne, you are so beautiful" he caressed her cheek using his thumbs to wipe away her tears, "please don't cry"
"Chris, part of me feels so confused about my life but when I was so upset earlier, all I wanted to do was go home. And that is strange because this is my home. But then I realised that home is where you are. That is where I want to be!"
Chris smiled at her and pulled her face towards him, brushing his lips against hers, gently kissing her.
She was having none of that and intensified the kiss into something far more passionate. Pulling apart to gasp for air, Chris took one look at her and without any thought dropped down onto his knee.
"Chris!" she shouted, "what are you doing?"
"Marry me Jayne! I don't want to spend another moment of my life without you in it. I have had an emptiness in me for so long. I have never felt like my life was complete and now I know that there is a space in my heart that I have been carrying just for you. Please fill that spot Jayne, make me complete."
Jayne stared at him and gently pulled him back onto the bench to be eye level with him. She frowned at him. He wanted to kiss that frown away.
"Chris, I cannot marry you. I think that you have been married enough times. I love you so much, but I can't marry you. You have to see that."
"But I want to be with you forever Jayne!"
"I didn't say that I didn't want to be with you, I just think that you and marriage don't really go together"
"Well without sounding horribly cliched and very much like Hugh Grant... Will you agree... Not to marry me?"
"Mmmmm" she grinned at him cheekily, "if you were Hugh Grant, my answer might be different!"
"Answer me woman, you are driving me crazy!"
"Yes, Christopher Colin Dean, I will not marry you but I will be yours forever!" she laughed.
"in that case, come here" he laughed back and pulled her back into a kiss that left no doubt what either of them wanted.
Hands roaming each others bodies, they pulled each other as close as they could.
"What the fuck are you doing? With my wife?"
They pulled apart as quickly as they could. Jayne stared at the ground but Chris looked Phil in the eye.
"it is time for you to accept the truth Phil - Jayne and I belong together"
"I ain't gonna accept anything!" he shouted storming up to Chris.
But Chris had fast reflexes and hit Phil square in the jaw before he could see what was coming. Chris grabbed Jayne's arm and pulling her with him, dragged her towards his car.
He literally picked her up and put her into the passenger seat. Slamming the door he jumped behind the wheel revving the car before speeding down the road.
Jayne was in hysterics. "You just kidnapped me Chris! I can't believe it. What about my bag and my phone?"
Chris just laughed back. "I guess we will have to deal with that later but right now, I have other plans!"
"What plans?"
"You'll just have to wait and see now won't you?" he grinned at her as he turned off the main road.