I felt bad about writing so many short chapters lately, so I'm updating two and this is longer than the rest.
Please review and, of course, enjoy!
I know, I'm a jerk, no need to tell me. But I'm a jerk with a good heart and I started to regret my behaviour two minutes after I put my cellphone back in my pocket. This girl was seriously going to drive me mad, but I've always hated fighting with her, I just couldn't take it... So I bought roses, took a cab and 5 minutes later I was on my way to her hotel. The receptionist told me Emma was in her room and I dont know why but I became very anxious.
"Hi" I said whe she opened the door. She was wearing her pijamas and I tried my best to ignore the big new bruise in her leg "I'm sorry about what happened"
"You are behaving like an asshole lately, Poynter"
"I know, I'm sorry"
"Shut up. Don't you remember what I said?"
"What exactly? You talk a lot, you know?"
I knew she was holding back her laughter, she was trying to keep the badass look, but she sighed and smiled a little bit "Love means never having to say you're sorry"
She closed the door behind me but neither of us said anything else. I looked at her and she looked at me.
"Is your leg alright?"
"Yes, it is... Can I ask you something?"
"Always"
"Will you stay with me tonight?"
I tried not to show her how happy her request made me, how happy it made me to know she wanted me there with her, how happy it made me to stay all the time by her side.
"Of course I will"
"Do you have to work tomorrow?"
"Oh, damn... Yes, I do. Do you want to come?"
"Sure" she smiled and grabbed the roses "Thank you, they are very pretty"
She put them in a vase with water and I laid down on her bed. She sat next to me some minutes later and turned off the lights.
"Sorry, but I think I'll go to sleep early today, Doug"
"No worries, I'm tired too"
I took off most of my clothes and put the cover over us. I realized she was holding the teddy-bear I'd given her. I put my arm around her and kissed her cheek.
"You look very pretty" I whispered. I couldn't help it, I didn't even realize I'd said that until I heard the words coming out of my mouth.
"So you are saying I didn't look pretty yesterday?" she said.
"Shut up"
"I was kidding"
I was dying to kiss her, this was the second night I ever slept with her in the same bed and I was hoping it wouldn't be the last one.
"I'm sorry about today, ok?" she said.
"Dont worry, I can't get mad at you"
She didn't say anything else and I knew she'd fallen asleep.
"Goodnight, Darling"
I opened my eyes and saw Emma getting dressed in front of me. She probably thought I was still sleeping and I wasn't going to let her know I wasn't. I knew it was wrong to do this, to watch her, but I couldn't help it, she was truly beautiful. I even thought she would hear my noisy heartbeat when she toof off her shirt, I couldn't believe she had turned into such a perfect woman. I couldn't believe I hadn't been the one to touch her skin, I was angry at myself for leaving her so many years ago, she could have been mine and now I was spying on her, watching her from the distace.
I closed my eyes before she could catch me staring at her and pretended to wake up after she had put on all of her clothes.
"Good morning, Doug" she smiled at me.
"Hi" I said almost choking. Now, whenever I looked at her, I couldn't stop remembering her whole body like that, she was a living goddess "What time is it?"
"About 9 a.m. I called Tom and he told me we've got to be there in a while so put your clothes on"
I laid my head in the pillow and closed my eyes. I felt her whole body over me and opened my eyes again, feeling my whole body starting to react to the fact that she was on top of me. I pushed her again while I blushed and she fell to the side of the bed, almost falling to the ground.
"What the hell, Dougie!? You almost made me fell"
"Sorry" my voice trembled and I tried to control it "You... scared me"
"Oh, yeah? Then why are you blushing?"
"I'm not blushing"
"So since when your face is red?"
"Since now"
I stood up and put my jeans on, I could feel my heart beating fast, and I tried to calm down, though I could still feel her everywhere, it was as if I could still feel her skin over mine, all around me.
"Sorry, I didn't know you would react that way" she said softly.
I sat on the bed and she put her arms around me.
"It's alright" I said "Just dont do that again"
"Why did you react that way, Dougie? I know I didn't scare you"
"I dont know, it's just... Well... You were on top of me, Emma, what did you expect? That doesn't happen everyday... And you are very..." I sighed "Beautiful"
She didn't answer. I wanted to see her, she was right there behind me, but I didn't want to remove her arms, they felt so good.
"We should go" she said. I nodded. Neither of us moved. I felt that was the right time, I should tell her how much she meant to me, how much I loved her... But the doorbell rang and she walked away from me. 'Dammit' I thought.... I should have done it, I was such a coward.
"Oh, hi Tom" I heard her say from the living-room.
Tom. Tom... What the hell was Tom doing here so early? Tom ruined my moment with her! Tom seems very annoying lately.
"Hi, Emma. I was nearby and thought I could come and visit you"
"That's very sweet, but Dougie's here, so..."
"Oh..."
"Yeah..."
I smiled. 'There you go, she wants me' I thought. She was secretly asking him to go, but for some few seconds I could hear nothing at all and I started to ger t nervous. Then I heard the door closing. Emma didn't come back to the room, so I put on my shirt and walked to the kitchen. She was sitting in a chair, looking as pretty as usual, but she somehow didn't seem as happy as she was one minute ago, when we were together in the bedroom.
"What did Tom want?" I asked as I sat next to her.
"Nothing..." she said.
"Did he bother you?"
"No."
"Did he say something that you didn't like"
"Not really"
I looked down. Why didn't she ever tell me anything? Why didn't I ever got the right answer, the truth?
"I know this annoys you" she said.
"Oh, so you notices"
"Dont be ironic with me, Dougie. Tom is... Just trying to be a good friend"
"By ruin our time together?"
"What do you mean? We were just fooling around"
Just fooling around... That was all it was for her, while it meant the world to me.
I put my hands over my face and sighed. I decided I couldn't let Tom ruin my day like this. There was something going on here and it always led me to fight with Emma... I wasn't going to let that happen anymore. If Tom wanted to fight, I would fight. I had no idea why he was doing this, but I didn't like it anyway. She was mine.
"Come on, let's go. I bet I can get to the car before you."
"I dont really feel like running, Doug"
"Why not? You love racing against me because you always win"
"Then why should we run if we already know who's going to win?"
"You are tired again, aren't you?"
She nodded. I felt worried again... The day had just begun and yet she was already tired. Something was wrong with her.
I took her in my arms before she would say anything else and started to walk to the elevator.
"What are you doing, Doug?" she said as she smiled. She had always denied it, but I knew she loved it when I carried her in my arms, I could see in the way she always laughed.
"I will take care of you if you are tired, you won't even touch the ground"
"Since when do you want to take care of me that much, Poynter?"
Since I found myself in love with you.
