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CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR:
Isabel woke up in bed, and had to take a few moments to realize where she was. Even though she and Alex had been sleeping in this bed for five months now, Isabel still had to remind herself that she was not home in Roswell every time she woke up in the morning. She felt for Alex instinctively, but remembered that he would already have been gone, seeing has he had to go into work early that morning.
The group of friends who had fled Roswell kept moving for four months. They crisscrossed the country, stopping at different places for as short a time as a day, but never any longer than a week. Finally, they settled in the city of Bangor, Maine in late September, taking odd jobs to make ends meet. Of course, it helped that the low wages most of them took home could be multiplied thanks to Isabel's powers, the latter now affectionately referred to as Miss Money Bags. Liz and Maria had taken jobs as waitresses in a small diner, while Michael got a job as a short order cook in the same place. Max was working as an usher at a local hotel, while Isabel got a job as a sales clerk in, of all places, a Victoria's Secret shop. The manager there said Isabel had the look of elegance they sought in selling their product. Alex, on the other hand, became got a job at a computer company as a technical support person, one of the people that customers called when they were having difficulty with the company's software. All in all, they had built a stable, reasonably happy life for themselves, even getting apartments in the same building. But, they still missed home, and talked about Roswell when they had dinner together, which was about every other night.
As Isabel moved to get up from bed, she saw something laying beside her on Alex's pillow. It was a rose, and attached to the rose was a note. Isabel smiled, as she picked up the flower and the note.
"Look in the closet," said the note from Alex. "And remember how I love you in red."
Isabel got up from bed and ran over to the closet. When she opened it, Isabel found a beautiful red, lace trimmed dress. "Oh, Alex," said Isabel to herself. She grabbed the dress off of the rack in the closet, and held it against her in front of the mirror. Running her fingers down the dress, she felt something inside of the lining. Reaching into the lining, Isabel pulled out another note.
"Be in this dress at 6 PM," said Alex's second note. "I love you."
Isabel smiled, and stared once again at the lovely dress. "What is he up to?" she thought.
The hours of the day dragged by for Isabel. She went in to work a short shift at the store, and called Alex once on her break. He was tight lipped about the whole thing, just telling Isabel to be wearing the dress at the time the note said. When she got home from work, Isabel took a shower, put on the dress, and fixed up her makeup and hair. Then, 6 o'clock arrived, and Isabel heard the door to the apartment open.
When Isabel got out to the living room, she was startled to see Alex wearing a tuxedo. He stared at her in amazement. "How did I get so lucky," he said, coming over and putting his arms around her. "To be married to such an angel."
Isabel leaned in and kissed Alex passionately. "What are you UP TO?" she asked.
"Oh, I almost forgot," said Alex, pulling something out of his coat. "There is a little accessory to go with that dress."
He handed her a box, which she took and opened up. "OH MY GOD!" she said in shock. In the box was a beautiful silver necklace, with a heart shaped diamond attached to it. "OH ALEX!" she said, throwing her arms around Alex's neck and devouring his mouth in kisses.
"I saved up to buy you this for a while," said Alex. "I'm glad you like it."
"LIKE IT!" she said. "Alex, this is...what is the special occasion?"
"What's today's date?" asked Alex.
"March 5," said Isabel. Then, a look of realization passed over her. "Our anniversary!"
"Our first year," said Alex, kissing her on the cheek. "First of many. Happy Anniversary, Isabel."
"Oh, Alex, I completely forgot!" said Isabel. "I...I didn't get you anything, I can't believe I forgot..."
"Sweetie, sweetie, its okay," said Alex. "With all that we've been through since our wedding day, I could imagine why our anniversary would be out of your mind. That's why I remembered for the both of us. Besides, you are the greatest gift I could have. You, with me and safe. That's all I want."
"That's all," said Isabel, with her best seductive look.
"Well, that to," said Alex. "But later. Right now, we have reservations."
He helped Isabel place her new necklace around her neck, kissing the back of her neck as he fixed the clasp on the necklace. "Come on," said Alex, coming around from behind Isabel to take her arm in his.
As they went outside the front door, they were greeted by the sight of Max, Liz, Michael, and Maria clapping and throwing confetti. "You all knew about this," said Isabel.
"Who do you think helped Alex pick out the necklace?" asked Liz.
"Yeah, we may not get diamonds too often, but they are still a girl's best friend!" said Maria.
"Happy Anniversary, you two," said Max.
"Ditto," said Michael.
"Thanks, guys," said Alex.
"Go, or you'll be late," said Liz.
**
Alex took Isabel to an intimate restaurant, where they sat and had a quiet dinner by candlelight. They sat there for two hours, talking, holding hands, and thinking about their first year as a married couple. Then, they talked about the future, and whether or not they might be able to go home to Roswell someday. Isabel became sad at one point, thinking about how much she missed her parents, and Alex just came over, sat beside her, and held her.
After dinner, they went to a night club, where they spent several more hours dancing and enjoying just being together. At one point, Alex went over to the DJ, and requested a song. Then, he came back over to Isabel, just as Save Ferris' song, "Let Me In", began to play.
"I do believe this is the song that was playing when we danced in my dream, the one you observed when you dream walked me so long ago," said Alex.
"I remember how shocked you were when I told you I had dream walked you," said Isabel. "I was so nervous you would be angry with me."
"I understand why you did it," said Alex. "You were trying to make sure I could be trusted. You were worried for your safety. I'm just glad that this time, we are REALLY dancing together to this song."
"Me too," said Isabel. "I love you Alex. And I am so glad I decided to let you into my life."
"I'm so glad that we can share our lives, together," said Alex. "I love you so much."
Then, they began to kiss, and kept kissing for a long time as they danced. Later, after arriving home, they walked to the bedroom arm-in-arm. As Alex closed the door, Isabel stood next to the bed, and slowly let her dress fall away from her body.
"Time for your anniversary present," said Isabel. She then removed her slip and underwear, and walked stark naked over to Alex. "Maybe you should have plenty of water handy," she said in a low, seductive voice.
"Why?" asked Alex, wrapping his arms around Isabel.
"Because," said Isabel softly, as she unbuttoned Alex's pants, and lowered the zipper. "I'm going to make you very...very thirsty."
Before long, Alex and Isabel were making passionate love, drinking in every inch of each other's body and soul. The flashes passed between them like waves crashing onto the shore, as they shared their whole lives with each other in those moments of passion. They were more open to each other than any normal couple could be, thanks to Isabel's part alien nature. During their love making, they even reacted to what they saw of each other's memories. Alex felt Isabel's fear and confusion when she came out of her pod as a child, making Alex cuddle her closer to him as they continued their coupling in an instinctive act to make her feel safe. In Alex's memory, Isabel saw his feelings of worthlessness and rejection when he heard that Isabel was seeing Grant Sorenson. In response, Isabel whispered into Alex's ear. "You are the only man I want and desire. You are all that I need, and I will love you forever."
After the most passionate love making either had ever experienced, Alex and Isabel lay on their sides together in bed, their bodies so intertwined that one would have been hard pressed to distinguish between them. Isabel rested her head on Alex' chest, as he ran his hands through her hair, and wrapped his arms around her protectively.
"So," said Isabel. "Are you thirsty?"
Alex chuckled. "Damned thirsty," said Alex. "But too damned tired to care. Besides, I never want to let you go again. But, I'll settle for holding you until morning."
"Never leave me, Alex," said Isabel. "I couldn't bear to live without you."
"I'll never leave you," said Alex. "I love you."
"I love you," said Isabel.
Within a few minutes, both of them were asleep. They remained in each others arms, sleeping peacefully, and stayed that way long after the rays of the morning's sun shined into the window.
End of Chapter Twenty-four. Chapter Twenty-five coming soon.
Okay, I decided to get gushy again, and do another romantic chapter. I hope everyone liked it. If your wondering when the action is going to pick up again, don't worry. Just stay tuned for the next chapter, because big things are about to happen to Alex, Isabel, and friends. In the meantime, please do keep those reviews coming. I always appreciate getting any kind of feedback from my readers.
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR:
Isabel woke up in bed, and had to take a few moments to realize where she was. Even though she and Alex had been sleeping in this bed for five months now, Isabel still had to remind herself that she was not home in Roswell every time she woke up in the morning. She felt for Alex instinctively, but remembered that he would already have been gone, seeing has he had to go into work early that morning.
The group of friends who had fled Roswell kept moving for four months. They crisscrossed the country, stopping at different places for as short a time as a day, but never any longer than a week. Finally, they settled in the city of Bangor, Maine in late September, taking odd jobs to make ends meet. Of course, it helped that the low wages most of them took home could be multiplied thanks to Isabel's powers, the latter now affectionately referred to as Miss Money Bags. Liz and Maria had taken jobs as waitresses in a small diner, while Michael got a job as a short order cook in the same place. Max was working as an usher at a local hotel, while Isabel got a job as a sales clerk in, of all places, a Victoria's Secret shop. The manager there said Isabel had the look of elegance they sought in selling their product. Alex, on the other hand, became got a job at a computer company as a technical support person, one of the people that customers called when they were having difficulty with the company's software. All in all, they had built a stable, reasonably happy life for themselves, even getting apartments in the same building. But, they still missed home, and talked about Roswell when they had dinner together, which was about every other night.
As Isabel moved to get up from bed, she saw something laying beside her on Alex's pillow. It was a rose, and attached to the rose was a note. Isabel smiled, as she picked up the flower and the note.
"Look in the closet," said the note from Alex. "And remember how I love you in red."
Isabel got up from bed and ran over to the closet. When she opened it, Isabel found a beautiful red, lace trimmed dress. "Oh, Alex," said Isabel to herself. She grabbed the dress off of the rack in the closet, and held it against her in front of the mirror. Running her fingers down the dress, she felt something inside of the lining. Reaching into the lining, Isabel pulled out another note.
"Be in this dress at 6 PM," said Alex's second note. "I love you."
Isabel smiled, and stared once again at the lovely dress. "What is he up to?" she thought.
The hours of the day dragged by for Isabel. She went in to work a short shift at the store, and called Alex once on her break. He was tight lipped about the whole thing, just telling Isabel to be wearing the dress at the time the note said. When she got home from work, Isabel took a shower, put on the dress, and fixed up her makeup and hair. Then, 6 o'clock arrived, and Isabel heard the door to the apartment open.
When Isabel got out to the living room, she was startled to see Alex wearing a tuxedo. He stared at her in amazement. "How did I get so lucky," he said, coming over and putting his arms around her. "To be married to such an angel."
Isabel leaned in and kissed Alex passionately. "What are you UP TO?" she asked.
"Oh, I almost forgot," said Alex, pulling something out of his coat. "There is a little accessory to go with that dress."
He handed her a box, which she took and opened up. "OH MY GOD!" she said in shock. In the box was a beautiful silver necklace, with a heart shaped diamond attached to it. "OH ALEX!" she said, throwing her arms around Alex's neck and devouring his mouth in kisses.
"I saved up to buy you this for a while," said Alex. "I'm glad you like it."
"LIKE IT!" she said. "Alex, this is...what is the special occasion?"
"What's today's date?" asked Alex.
"March 5," said Isabel. Then, a look of realization passed over her. "Our anniversary!"
"Our first year," said Alex, kissing her on the cheek. "First of many. Happy Anniversary, Isabel."
"Oh, Alex, I completely forgot!" said Isabel. "I...I didn't get you anything, I can't believe I forgot..."
"Sweetie, sweetie, its okay," said Alex. "With all that we've been through since our wedding day, I could imagine why our anniversary would be out of your mind. That's why I remembered for the both of us. Besides, you are the greatest gift I could have. You, with me and safe. That's all I want."
"That's all," said Isabel, with her best seductive look.
"Well, that to," said Alex. "But later. Right now, we have reservations."
He helped Isabel place her new necklace around her neck, kissing the back of her neck as he fixed the clasp on the necklace. "Come on," said Alex, coming around from behind Isabel to take her arm in his.
As they went outside the front door, they were greeted by the sight of Max, Liz, Michael, and Maria clapping and throwing confetti. "You all knew about this," said Isabel.
"Who do you think helped Alex pick out the necklace?" asked Liz.
"Yeah, we may not get diamonds too often, but they are still a girl's best friend!" said Maria.
"Happy Anniversary, you two," said Max.
"Ditto," said Michael.
"Thanks, guys," said Alex.
"Go, or you'll be late," said Liz.
**
Alex took Isabel to an intimate restaurant, where they sat and had a quiet dinner by candlelight. They sat there for two hours, talking, holding hands, and thinking about their first year as a married couple. Then, they talked about the future, and whether or not they might be able to go home to Roswell someday. Isabel became sad at one point, thinking about how much she missed her parents, and Alex just came over, sat beside her, and held her.
After dinner, they went to a night club, where they spent several more hours dancing and enjoying just being together. At one point, Alex went over to the DJ, and requested a song. Then, he came back over to Isabel, just as Save Ferris' song, "Let Me In", began to play.
"I do believe this is the song that was playing when we danced in my dream, the one you observed when you dream walked me so long ago," said Alex.
"I remember how shocked you were when I told you I had dream walked you," said Isabel. "I was so nervous you would be angry with me."
"I understand why you did it," said Alex. "You were trying to make sure I could be trusted. You were worried for your safety. I'm just glad that this time, we are REALLY dancing together to this song."
"Me too," said Isabel. "I love you Alex. And I am so glad I decided to let you into my life."
"I'm so glad that we can share our lives, together," said Alex. "I love you so much."
Then, they began to kiss, and kept kissing for a long time as they danced. Later, after arriving home, they walked to the bedroom arm-in-arm. As Alex closed the door, Isabel stood next to the bed, and slowly let her dress fall away from her body.
"Time for your anniversary present," said Isabel. She then removed her slip and underwear, and walked stark naked over to Alex. "Maybe you should have plenty of water handy," she said in a low, seductive voice.
"Why?" asked Alex, wrapping his arms around Isabel.
"Because," said Isabel softly, as she unbuttoned Alex's pants, and lowered the zipper. "I'm going to make you very...very thirsty."
Before long, Alex and Isabel were making passionate love, drinking in every inch of each other's body and soul. The flashes passed between them like waves crashing onto the shore, as they shared their whole lives with each other in those moments of passion. They were more open to each other than any normal couple could be, thanks to Isabel's part alien nature. During their love making, they even reacted to what they saw of each other's memories. Alex felt Isabel's fear and confusion when she came out of her pod as a child, making Alex cuddle her closer to him as they continued their coupling in an instinctive act to make her feel safe. In Alex's memory, Isabel saw his feelings of worthlessness and rejection when he heard that Isabel was seeing Grant Sorenson. In response, Isabel whispered into Alex's ear. "You are the only man I want and desire. You are all that I need, and I will love you forever."
After the most passionate love making either had ever experienced, Alex and Isabel lay on their sides together in bed, their bodies so intertwined that one would have been hard pressed to distinguish between them. Isabel rested her head on Alex' chest, as he ran his hands through her hair, and wrapped his arms around her protectively.
"So," said Isabel. "Are you thirsty?"
Alex chuckled. "Damned thirsty," said Alex. "But too damned tired to care. Besides, I never want to let you go again. But, I'll settle for holding you until morning."
"Never leave me, Alex," said Isabel. "I couldn't bear to live without you."
"I'll never leave you," said Alex. "I love you."
"I love you," said Isabel.
Within a few minutes, both of them were asleep. They remained in each others arms, sleeping peacefully, and stayed that way long after the rays of the morning's sun shined into the window.
End of Chapter Twenty-four. Chapter Twenty-five coming soon.
Okay, I decided to get gushy again, and do another romantic chapter. I hope everyone liked it. If your wondering when the action is going to pick up again, don't worry. Just stay tuned for the next chapter, because big things are about to happen to Alex, Isabel, and friends. In the meantime, please do keep those reviews coming. I always appreciate getting any kind of feedback from my readers.