ALWAYS AND FOREVER

Cross Pov

I followed behind her as she walked angrily back to our hotel room, the turn of events happened so fast I didn’t even have time to breathe, one moment we were in a car going to have fun and the next she was stopping the car so fast and jumping out, and all because she saw someone that looked like her ex, I understand her to need to find him but at the same time what are the chances that he is the one she saw? And my statement about her being married I knew I shouldn’t have said that bug I’m still it the truth, I had to pay the taxi driver even though we were no longer leaving so I walked to where he was still parked.

“Hey, man, sorry change of plans, we are no longer leaving but I can pay you for your time,”

I said bringing out some cash from my pocket, but he declined.

“Your wife looks like she needs your attention don’t worry about the money,”

“How do you know she is my wife?”

“That’s a silly question, the both of you are wearing a wedding band and also you are here in the Bahamas, a place known for honeymoon vacation.”

He pointed, I honestly didn’t realize I still had on my wedding ring, totally didn’t remember, I haven’t taken it off since we got married except when I take a bath.

“Thanks, man, I will go now,”

I said and he waved me off, he is a kind man, most people would be missed for the time wasted and would certainly have demanded pay. Going into the hotel and down to our room, I also wanted to meet the Louis guy and deal with him for putting her through so much, a man that can’t even work for himself but choose to leech off a young woman going as far as streaming from her, that’s some kind of low I never see myself sinking to even if I had not been born into a wealthy family, I don’t see myself doing that to anyone not to talk of a woman, I wish I will meet the guy and make sure to leave a few, no not a few a lot of pouches on his face that he would have to go for weeks or forever with a facemask because I will make sure to leave a huge mark on him, hopefully, I can lay my hands on him.

“Katherine?”

I called as I entered put hotel room, I expected to find her on the sofa like I did the other day but she wasn’t there.

“Katherine?”

I called again but still no response, maybe she didn’t come here, where could she be then? I thought as I turned to leave the room.

“What do you want,”

Came her late reply, I turned to see her coming out of the restroom, she looked like she had been crying, her eyes were red and watery, she wiped them with the towel she held and looked at me warily, all the excitement I have seen her with the past few days completely gone, “fuck that Louis’ I thought walking closer to her.

“Were you crying in there?”

I asked

“It’s none of your business,”

She said walking past me to seat on the sofa, okay that wasn’t necessary, I thought we already passed that, why was she bringing that up again, I thought we agreed to be a team, or maybe I shouldn’t care anyway, maybe I should just let her be, she sorted herself out before by herself, she can do it again, I could just walk out of here and go for that diving that I wanted, but I couldn’t instead I walked towards her again.

“I thought we passed that already, why are we back to it again? I thought we agreed to be a team?”

I asked walking to her, it was really easy to forget why I married her in the first place because suddenly I wanted us to be more than just another public couple, suddenly I wanted us to have the things other normal couples do, I know I can’t give her what is most important but I wasn’t scared because I know she is not going to give me that too, which is why it will be easier for us than any other couples, the fact that we don’t expect each other to give one another love, but then again maybe it is only easy for me and not for her.

“I don’t think I can, I don’t think I can ever trust anyone to truly be on my side, to truly be my friend or my team, the person I trusted the most turned me into a fool, and today I just got reminded of it, I am doing the same thing all over again, easily falling into the routine of thinking you and I can actually make a team, I should, we should stick to our original plan, stay off each other’s business, let’s just go back to New York, I suddenly don’t want to be here again, I am not thinking straight,”

She let out, I could feel unshed tears in her every word, I understand how she felt and why she was saying those things, her heart practically just got ripped off a few couples of weeks ago, and not just that he also stole from her, which made it worst but still, she should compare us to what she had with the other guy.

“So, you are going to compare this to what you had with your ex? Is that it? I understand you feel this way but what I don’t understand is why you let the past define your future, why would you compare him to this? I haven’t promised you a thing, neither have you, we agreed to be friends, at least that’s what I thought, I am not deceiving you by making you think I love you when I don’t either are you doing the same, so how are they both the same and also about trust? You can trust me,”

I replied.

“I am sorry,”

She whispered she finally let the tears drop, I walked up to her and sat down close to her pulling her hands and holding on to them.

“It’s okay, we can do this together, we can find this guy together and make sure he pays for what he did, I will be your team,”

“For real?”

“Yes for real,”

“With no feelings attached?”

“Sure, with no feelings attached,”

I answered, she looked at me like she had more to say but she didn’t, instead she pulled closer and pecked me on the lips before moving back shyly.

“What was that for?”

I asked pulling her closer.

“A thank you for not being a jerk,”

“Don’t you think I deserve more than that?”

I asked as I leaned in and claimed her lips with mine, she didn’t struggle just kept into the kiss.

“Wow, that was intense,”

She said when we pulled apart.

“Wanna see what else I can do?”

I asked playing with the strap of her dress.

“There is more?”

“Of course,”

“That will be us getting in trouble and stepping over the line,”

She said.

“Yeah, and don’t you want that?”

“Nah, I don’t like getting in trouble,”

“Are you sure, because I could have sworn you like getting in trouble a lot,”

“You got it wrong but I don’t mind a little water testing though,”

She said, she was driving me crazy deliberately, I couldn’t hold the fact that I wanted Sher again, I wanted her, wanted to know how she would feel under me, I am a full-grown man and I have been celibate for almost two months now, it a normal reaction, Kathy is one hell of a beautiful woman, whatever that possessed me into thinking I can be around her and not want her must-have faded off because I craved that body and I can’t deny it anymore.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“You wanna test just how well we can be together? Then I will show you.

I said and kissed her, I urged her mouth open with mine and she let out a sigh and melted against me opening for me as my tongue slide into her wet warm mouth, tracing her lips and tongue with mine, her soft moan of pleasure heightening my want.

I pulled her even closer until she was practically on me, my hands on her waist, hers around me, kissing her with much want, she was there with me kissing me right back, the kiss grew heated by the minute, at this rate we are gonna end up in bed together, and I so wanted that to happen, I moved my lips to her nape and she arches back, giving me full access, I suckled and bite her softly, she let out a moan, I reclaimed her lips, exploring every part of her mouth, and she was there with me, kissing me right back, we pulled apart for a short moment to catch our breath only to dive on each other again, already thinking of how to take this to the next level, I blushed my hands under her dress but a cell phone in the room rang breaking us apart, she quickly got off me fixing her dress while breathing heavily, I cursed at whoever distracted us, I wanted to find the person and shake him or her.

“It’s your phone,”

She said pointing at my pocket and indeed it was my phone, God helps me if it was my mom, I am gonna scream at her, but it wasn’t my mom, it was my Assistant at the office, I told him to only call when it is urgent so whatever he called for must be urgent.

“Hey, Alex? What’s up?”

I asked sitting up properly.

“Good morning boss, sorry if I disturbed you,”

I wanted to say yeah you disturbed me a lot.

“No, that’s okay what is it?”

I asked instead.

“Mr. Reuben wants the finalized details of the deal, I told him you were off town but he seems not to want to hear and is insisting, so I have faxed it to you so that you can go over it again, I don’t want to send an unfinished work,”

“Good, when is he expecting it?”

I asked already going to where my laptop was kept.

“He said before today ends but I told him to wait until tomorrow morning and he agreed,”

“Okay, no problem I will get back to you before six pm,”

I responded opening my laptop.

“Okay, sir,”

He replied and the call ended, I looked up at Katherine who was trying to pretend not to be curious but I knew she wanted to ask me what was going on.

“I am sorry we can’t continue, I have to work, but we are not done,”

“Is it urgent?”

“Yes, some impatient businessman wants answers and I can’t say no,”

“Alright then, I will let you work, I will just go for a walk and be back later,”

She said.

“And we will continue from where we left us when I am done?”

I asked, hoping for a yes, and I got a yes, I smiled at her before opening my mail, I had a lot of files to go through which might take the rest of today, kissing goodbye to my diving at Cat island, I dived into work instead, and like I expected I spent the rest of the day on it, I barely stopped for lunch and dinner and Kathy was the one who made me stop to eat, she made sure not to disturb me which I was grateful for, I couldn’t finish all the work until well into midnight, and when I was finally done, I sent them back to Alex before dropping a text for him as it was too late to be calling him, I went to bed at exactly past two am, tired as fuck, I pulled my sleeping wife closer to me and fell asleep…