wrinkled her nose.
“Sorry. I hung out with my grandma a lot.”
“Don’t apologize, it’s cute. Like, I said...it reminds me of my mom,” he said endearingly and smiled.
Her heart did weird things behind her ribs. She’d never been so affected by a man before, never. Even Chuck had never made her feel like this. She wanted to get closer but also run. She wanted to kiss him again but also slap herself for even thinking it. She was going insane, she thought. This man is making me insane. He probably thought she was, too.
She tried to laugh it off, ducking her head and tucking her hair behind her ear but he was still holding her arm and she could feel her breathing start to quicken again as she glanced up into his kind bright eyes.
Once again they stood, looking at each other, feeling something electric but soon Elena remembered she was in her towel and laughed uncomfortably as she gently pulled away and said sorry one more time before heading into the bedroom and closing the door.
The next day was a quiet sweet rainy day. They didn’t converse much, as usual, but just spent the day reading and relaxing in each others company.
Alex thought it felt nice to be able to have someone to share his secret with and pleasantly surprised that Elena was so agreeable, not to mention very attractive and thoughtful.
Elena was struggling with why she couldn’t control her heartbeats let alone her breathing whenever Alex got within two feet of her. She felt like she was in high school. Well, she never really had many crushes in high school but this is what she imagined it would have felt like.
She had plenty of time to think and ponder on things today. Alex was good about not trying to fill silence with unnecessary noise and chatter. She wondered what home school must have been like for him. She wondered how his mother had lasted this long in this life. Especially with a husband described as horrible as Alex had.
She wondered what her life would look like in five years. She wondered what her family was doing right now and if they would ever care that she would never return. She wondered what she would fix for supper.
* * *
When it was time for bed she decided she wouldn’t wait any longer for that ever so embarrassing subject she had been avoiding.
She approached him while he sat in his easy chair and folded her arms behind her back.
“Alex, I don’t think its fair to you to be stuck on the couch anymore. It’s fine if you want to sleep in your own bed,” she said not sure how he would respond.
“I’m not gonna make you sleep on the couch, Elena,” he said amused.
“I didn’t mean that, I...” she trailed off regretting even bringing it up now but is was too late.
Alex had caught on.
“Oh.” He cleared his throat. “Elena, don’t...don’t do anything you don’t want to, ok, I’m fine out here, really.”
“I want to or I wouldn’t have offered. I mean, we are married. It’s fine. Look, whatever you’re comfortable with. I’m gonna hit the sack. I’m tired. Come if you want to,” Elena said as she walked in to the bedroom leaving Alex to his thoughts.
* * *
Alex wasn’t sure what to do. He hadn’t imagined actually being attracted to whoever his wife was going to be. More than that, he was actually falling for this women. He hadn’t expected that either.
She was right about one thing, they were married. It had been a month. It would be perfectly suitable for them to sleep in the same bed and the couch was taking a toll on his shoulder. Alex assured himself that would be all, sleep, nothing to worry about, and then he headed down the hall.
Chapter 4
After Alex took a quick shower and brushed his teeth, he debated combing his hair, then decided against it. What was he so worried about? He wasn’t trying to impress her, was he?
He turned off the light and walked down the hall to the cracked door at the end. He opened it slowly to see her laying there, hair pulled down from her
“Sorry. I hung out with my grandma a lot.”
“Don’t apologize, it’s cute. Like, I said...it reminds me of my mom,” he said endearingly and smiled.
Her heart did weird things behind her ribs. She’d never been so affected by a man before, never. Even Chuck had never made her feel like this. She wanted to get closer but also run. She wanted to kiss him again but also slap herself for even thinking it. She was going insane, she thought. This man is making me insane. He probably thought she was, too.
She tried to laugh it off, ducking her head and tucking her hair behind her ear but he was still holding her arm and she could feel her breathing start to quicken again as she glanced up into his kind bright eyes.
Once again they stood, looking at each other, feeling something electric but soon Elena remembered she was in her towel and laughed uncomfortably as she gently pulled away and said sorry one more time before heading into the bedroom and closing the door.
The next day was a quiet sweet rainy day. They didn’t converse much, as usual, but just spent the day reading and relaxing in each others company.
Alex thought it felt nice to be able to have someone to share his secret with and pleasantly surprised that Elena was so agreeable, not to mention very attractive and thoughtful.
Elena was struggling with why she couldn’t control her heartbeats let alone her breathing whenever Alex got within two feet of her. She felt like she was in high school. Well, she never really had many crushes in high school but this is what she imagined it would have felt like.
She had plenty of time to think and ponder on things today. Alex was good about not trying to fill silence with unnecessary noise and chatter. She wondered what home school must have been like for him. She wondered how his mother had lasted this long in this life. Especially with a husband described as horrible as Alex had.
She wondered what her life would look like in five years. She wondered what her family was doing right now and if they would ever care that she would never return. She wondered what she would fix for supper.
* * *
When it was time for bed she decided she wouldn’t wait any longer for that ever so embarrassing subject she had been avoiding.
She approached him while he sat in his easy chair and folded her arms behind her back.
“Alex, I don’t think its fair to you to be stuck on the couch anymore. It’s fine if you want to sleep in your own bed,” she said not sure how he would respond.
“I’m not gonna make you sleep on the couch, Elena,” he said amused.
“I didn’t mean that, I...” she trailed off regretting even bringing it up now but is was too late.
Alex had caught on.
“Oh.” He cleared his throat. “Elena, don’t...don’t do anything you don’t want to, ok, I’m fine out here, really.”
“I want to or I wouldn’t have offered. I mean, we are married. It’s fine. Look, whatever you’re comfortable with. I’m gonna hit the sack. I’m tired. Come if you want to,” Elena said as she walked in to the bedroom leaving Alex to his thoughts.
* * *
Alex wasn’t sure what to do. He hadn’t imagined actually being attracted to whoever his wife was going to be. More than that, he was actually falling for this women. He hadn’t expected that either.
She was right about one thing, they were married. It had been a month. It would be perfectly suitable for them to sleep in the same bed and the couch was taking a toll on his shoulder. Alex assured himself that would be all, sleep, nothing to worry about, and then he headed down the hall.
Chapter 4
After Alex took a quick shower and brushed his teeth, he debated combing his hair, then decided against it. What was he so worried about? He wasn’t trying to impress her, was he?
He turned off the light and walked down the hall to the cracked door at the end. He opened it slowly to see her laying there, hair pulled down from her
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