This is a romance peice form a book I am currently working on. Names and such have been changed for the protection of my people and ideas.
I stared at the couch watching the man slumber peacfully. He looked so comfortable, so content. A lump formed in my throat. I remembered feeling like that around him. What went wrong?
"He left you stupid, remember?!" I thought bitterly.
My stomach tied itself into knots and I looked away from him. Tears welled in my eyes and soon were falling down my cheeks. It wasn't fair!! Why did he have to come back now when I had moved on. Finally I had forgotten about the heartbreak and found "comfort" in Andy's arms.
"He's never gonna be as close to you as you want him too. He's never gonna understand. Not like I do." Jake's words echoed in my head for the millionth time since he said them to my two days ago.
I had said that I would prove him wrong but now, with everything that was happening, I knew I couldn't. Jake was here and wether I wanted to admit it or not I had been moving closer and closer to him again, my heart betraying my mind. Emotion vs. logic. This battle never ended well for me. I angrily wiped the tears away and went to wake him up and tell him to leave when my cell phone rang. It was Rebecca.
"Hey, Becca. What's going on?" I answered.
"Mia, is Jake with you?" She sounded concerned.
"Uh, yeah." I said as I glanced at him snoozing on the couch again.
"Oh good put me on speaker phone and I will talk to you both."
"He's asleep right now. Just tell e and I will tell him when he wakes up."
There was silence on the other end for a moment and then a sigh.
"Okay well I just wanted to let you know that we can get some people into the ball next week, so you won't be going in alone." Becca said quickly before hanging up.
I gave my phone a look as I wondered why she hung up so quickly. I closed the phone and walked over to where Jake was sleeping. I examined the bandages on his hand and sighed. He always had a quick temper, well except with me. For some reason with me he had nothing but patience with me. I brushed some hair out of his face and sighed. Then I admited something to myself. I had missed him and I was glad that he was back.
((About a week goes by and they are now at the Mayor's Inaguration Ball.))
"I'll go get us something to drink." Andy said as he squeezed my hand.
He departed towards the refreshment table but the mayor quickly grabbed his arm when he was half way there and drug him off in another direction. I sighed and shook my head again. He was going to be a while now. I turned and walked to the terris outside. As soon as I closed the glass doors the music was gone, I was left with only the sounds of the night. I inhaled deeply and sighed. It was a beautiful night.
"Your really trying to leave every man in there drooling aren't you?"
I turned to see Jake. He was wearing a tuxedo and his fire red hair was slicked back. My heart skipped a beat.
"Look who's talking. I bet the women are falling all over you in there." I replied in a freindly way.
He shrugged and came over to lean on the terrace. His emerald green eyes scanned my outfit and made me blush.
"Acctually I haven't been inside yet. I was waiting for you to come out here." He confessed.
I pretended that I didn't hear what he said as my heart ached for him to say it again.
"Mia...I want to apologise."
I looked up at him and frowned.
"For what?"
"Leaving two years ago. You didn't deserve that. And I realsie now that..."
"There is no reason for you to..."
His finger touched my lips.
"Please let me finish."
I stared for a moment and then nodded.
"Well, like I said, you didn't deserve it. I was stupid and I could figure out what it was that made me do it except, stupidity. Because I realise now that I let go of the best thing that ever happened to me, and if I could, I would go back in time and be the man that you deserve. Since I can't do that I am..."
He didn't get the chance to finish the sentence. I had launched myself into his arms and pressed my lips to his. He was quick to reciprocate. He pulled me close and stroked my cheek as we kissed. I had forgotten how much I had loved kissing him. I felt complete again, for the first time in two years I felt like everything was right with the world again and I wished that the moment would never end.
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