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The old black and white movie was dragging on for way to long. But I wasn't going to complain and offered my grandparents. If that's what the wanted to watch, then so be it.
Pulling the sleeves down every few seconds, I sat on the sofa next to grandma. She was eating sweets and enjoying the dramatic gasps and cowboy like voices. Her eyes were focused on the small tv, while grandpa was laid on the chair next to the window.
Their house was small and cosy. Coming here always felt nostalgic, I had so many memories with them. Having sleepovers with my cousins, all of us laying in one bedroom, fighting, laughing, doing stupid things.
This is where I first tried cigarettes at age eleven, thankfully never got to like them unlike some of my cousins. Here I had my first kiss, yes my first kiss.
We would sneak out in the middle of the night, to meet up with boys from our high school in the back yard.
My grandparents would always be asleep so all the crazy stuff were happening at night.
My eyes flew to the picture frame that stood on top of the shelves next to the TV. It was a picture of them on their wedding day. They looked so happy, and their happiness never faded away.
I was always jealous of what they had. I wanted to have a marriage like theirs one day. To meet a person that I'll finally fall in love with.
And I did. I found Leo. He was more than I could ask for. I missed him.
I missed him so much.
Seven days have been since I last saw him. Seven days that felt like seven years. Every second was a torture. I knew I needed some space to process everything that happened, but I couldn't stand not being next to him.
Every now and then I would pick up the phone and see if he maybe texted. I knew he wouldn't, he respected my decision and for that I loved him even more.
"What are you thinking about, sweetie?" Grandpa questioned. His white hair was slicked back and he held a cup of tea in his gentle hands.
"Nothing." I lied. There was so much going on in my head right now, it was messing with my brain.
"You're thinking of your boss, aren't you?" Ughh why was I so easy to read? I was never good at hiding my thoughts and emotions.
"You should go to him. You've been here with us for the past week. I can see it's getting to you." The light of the TV was reflecting on his glasses. He was right, I was staring to feel bad for myself. I needed to see Leo.
"You'll be okay?" I said to him, raising my eyebrows in a questioning way.
"He'll be fine, honey. I'm here." Grandma said from beside me. "Go get your man. I already have mine here."
I kissed them both on the foreheads and went to get dressed. I was already in sweatpants and a hoodie, so I threw a jacket on, took my car keys and left, not before saying goodbye to them.
The whole drive, my mind was filled with nervousness and uncertainty. Different question tickled my brain.
What if he's angry?
What if he kicks me out?
Maybe he didn't call me because he wants things to end.
I wanted to smack myself for thinking this type of things. Leo would never do that to me.
After about half hour, I was standing in front of his building. The workers in the lobby already knew me so they didn't say anything.
I entered the elevator, my palms got sweaty and my heart beat increased. I don't know if it was just today but the ride to his apartment was way too slow.
It felt like I was forever in the elevator, when the sound clicked and the doors opened.
I walked towards his penthouse and stood in front of the door. I looked at the clock on my phone it was 7:12pm. He should be home.
Lifting my hand, I took a courage and knocked. I waited for few seconds and finally Leo stood on the other side. Not wasting any second, I threw myself at him. Wrapping my hands around his neck and slightly jumping for him to lift me up.
He buried his head in my neck and inhaled. His breathing was shaky and his arms tightened around me.
Oh how much I missed this.
"I love you, baby." He said, his voice husky and deep. "I love you and I missed you so much."
I soft sob left my lips and I couldn't believe I was in his hold. His body warmth was radiating and I felt his smooth skin under my palms. He was not wearing a shirt.
"I love you, Leo." How stupid I was to stay away from him for a week!
He kicked the door with his leg and carried me further into his home. The atmosphere was calming and relaxing. And again the view that I loved and the city lights.
He sat on the sofa with me in his hands. His soft breathing fanned my skin and his hands roamed on my back. I finally felt safe.
We stayed like that for few minutes, clinging on to each other.
I pulled back to see his face. My eyes went straight to his lip. "What happened?" My voice was layered with concern. I carefully ran my thumb close to the wound.
"Nothing, just a small scratch." Narrowing my eyes at him, I crossed my hands in front of my chest. "No. Tell me what happened. I'm not letting this go."
Then I noticed his knuckles. They were brushed and it look like they hurt.
"Leo, tell me what happened right now." I said with a strict tone. I probably looked funny but I wanted answers.
He smirked. "Okay, okay." Bitting his lip he placed his hands on my hips. "I might have payed a visit to Kai."
My eyes widened. I knew he was going to do something, when I told him about Kai at the hospital.
"What did you do?" I asked, like it was not obvious.
"I might have broken his nose." Oh God. This was not good.
"And his arm." He was still going.
"And maybe couple of his ribs." I gasped and he laughed. "Leo... I hate him to but you probably shouldn't have done that."
"He's actually in a hospital." I smacked his chest. His smile was still not going away.
"Where did all of this happen?" It probably didn't happen at his work place.
"I went to a bar he usually goes to." He said like it was not a big deal and he just went for a drink with a friend.
"What if something happened to you? Huh?" Did he not think of that?
"Nothing would have happened to me. I use to take some boxing classes when I was younger. Kai didn't stand a chance, baby." I cocked my head.
"You did box? I never knew that." Amusement was evident in my voice.
"Yes, I did. I almost got to do it professionally, but then decided to go to college and take over dad's company, since by siblings didn't want to." I knew how much the company meant to Leo, but I wondered if he ever imagined taking a different career path.
"Did you ever regret not going with professional boxing?"
"No, I wouldn't have meet you if I did." He didn't even hesitate with the answer. I leaned and kissed the corner of his mouth.
"Do these hurt?" I took his hands in mine.
"I literally forgot about it when you showed up at the door." I giggled.
"Now tell me what did you do in the past week." I sighed and ran my fingers over his abs.
"I stayed with my grandparents as you know. The whole time I spent it with them. I actually missed them a lot. I have so many memories in their house, it was nice being there for a while." Leo carefully listened to all of my rambling about the weekend away.
"Are you mad at me? That I didn't call you?" I looked at him. He cupped my face and leaned for a kiss.
"I could never get mad at you, Zaria. You know that." It still felt like I was unfair. At least I could have texted him. He must have been worried and stressed the whole time.
"Hey, look at me. I know you needed time, baby. And I'm glad you told me instead of just ignoring me. I knew that you were safe. That's all that mattered that you were okay. Look we're here together again."
"I know I just feel like I could have called you or something." He moved his fingers tips over my cheeks and brought his forehead over mine.
"I love you Zaria and I know you love me. But that doesn't mean that you should not take time for yourself whenever you need it. I know how hard it was for you to see you grandpa in the hospital bed. And I knew that you needed time to process it. So please don't blame yourself. Yeah?"
Tears welled up in my eyes. He was way to understanding and calm about this. I pressed my body to him and tightened my hold on him as much as I could. "I love you. I love you so much."
I couldn't even describe with words how much love I had for him. I stayed glued to him for couple of more minutes and then pulled away. I wanted to know what he did in the mean time.
"What did you do?" My gaze connected to his.
"I was thinking about you the whole time." Blush rose on my cheeks. "And also beat the crap out of Kai." Oh yeah let's not forget that.
"What are you thinking about?" He asked. A mischievous smile formed on my lips.
"I kind of wish I was there... when you beat him." I don't know where all of this was coming from.
"You want to see me fight?" I slowly nodded, lowering my gaze in embarrassment and trying to hide the blush.
"Well me and Ash sometimes go to the gym where they train box and have matches. You can come and watch if you want." I whispered a quiet okay.
A smirk plastered on his beautiful face and I bet all kinds of crazy thoughts played in his mind.
He carefully cupped my face and placed his lips on mine. He continued placing kisses all over my face and down my jaw and neck.
His mouth teased me in the best possible way. I dig my nails in his shoulder to support myself.
He slowly moved his mouth until his lips touched my ear.
"Does me fighting, turn you on, baby?" He squeezed my hips. I wanted to clenched my thighs but his grip was firm.
With so much embarrassment I nodded my head. My face was burning hot.
He moved his head away from me and his eyes roamed over my face and body.
"Now be a good girl, go to my room and wait for me there. Yeah?" My breath hitched but I stood up from his lap.
On shaky legs I turned around and made my way to his room.
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