Rachel

Rachel

“Baby, you can’t be serious right now?” I said, wiping the excess water from my mouth.

“I mean, no one is stopping us,” Jayce smiled, tracing his thumb gently but seductively over my lips.

“What about taking one step at a time,” I replied. “Taking things slowly,”

“I know, but it’s never too late to plan things first,” Jayce wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling my body closer to him. “So, what do you think about having two or three, maybe four?”

“How about focusing on Grace and her baby first,” I pushed his body away, separating him from me. “And don’t forget what we promised to Grace and Daniel.”

Jayce sighed loudly, giving me a sad but cute face. “You’re so cruel,”

“Let’s go,” I pulled his hand while walking to the car. “So, what do you think a pregnant woman likes to eat?”

“Why are you asking me? I’m the wrong person to answer that question? Ask your brother if he is a doctor,” Jayce sounded annoyed as he mentioned Daniel’s name.

“Surgeon,” I corrected. “Let’s buy something healthy, and later we will research on this topic,”

Jayce nodded, starting his car, driving us to the nearest supermarket.

“Have you decided what you’re making,” asked Jayce, eying the aisle of food.

I shook my head. “Not yet, I want to cook something delicious yet healthy, but I can’t decide. What to….?”

“Let’s take everything that is necessary and leave,” Jyace said, piling random things in the cart. “Maybe we can come up with something while cooking,”

I don’t want to protest, because I know, even with very simple and few things, Jayce can make things so delicious and alluring. Who knows that better than me?

“How about some ice cream,” I said, as we cruised to the frozen food aisle. “What’s Grace’s favorite?

“She likes every flavor, but chocolate is her favorite.”

“So, chocolate for her, vanilla for me and Daniel and what flavor do you like the most?”

Jayce seemed disheartened by the words, as his face changed all of sudden from smiling to serious in mere seconds. “You don’t know,” he mumbled, the voice sounded as if he was speaking to himself rather than to me.

“How could I speak about likes or dislikes before,” I said, staring at his face. “It’s only recently or today that you said so much about yourself to me.”

Jayce nodded, holding my hands in his hand. “I was a fool, to not recognize the meaning of you being in my life. Only when you left did I realize I love you and now this ice cream also made me realize how close I was to the one that I truly cherish.”

“Jayce,” I mumbled. “You’re not the one to be blamed here, we are both learning from our mistakes, together.”

“Together…..,”

“Yes, together we are growing to trust each other, and in this we aren’t the one to blame. You and I both have never been with someone that’s devoted to you, someone you can trust and love. We are both learning and growing, slowly.”

Jayce nodded, listening to my words quietly.

“Remember it was you who said, we can’t rush things this time, one step at time,” I said, squeezing him gently, trying to provide some comfort.

“I love you,” he mumbled with a small but genuine smile on his face.

“Love you too,” I replied gently, kissing his lips. “Now, let’s finish what we came here for.” I said, separating my body from him.

Jayce nodded, as he pulled my body in his arms, smashing his lips on me.

“Jayce, we are in the supermarket,” I said, breaking the kiss, even though I was enjoying it damn so much.

Jayce smiled, “Let’s continue later then,”

“It’s only been a day and you’re late. Select your own words. Who was the man who wanted to take things slow,” I smiled, teasing him.

Jayce’s expression suddenly turned serious hearing my words as he grabbed my cheeks in between his palms, staring at my face, “I still can’t believe that you’re with me, after so many years, finding you like a madman do. I don’t even know I’m being rational now, but I am scared that you’ll leave again, all alone if I take my eyes away from you, or don’t know how I feel about you.”

“I’m not gonna leave you, never.”

“I know, but… still I don’t want to repeat the same mistakes like last time. I love you. I want you to feel it not by my words but by my actions.”

Tears started steaming from my eyes after hearing his words. I wish that if I had not left him alone, then things might have been so different, but I can’t change the past nor do I regret my decision because of our separation the last few years. We find strength to look beyond our phobias of relationships and take action, confessing what we truly feel about each other.

“Okay, stop making me cry,” I said, drying my tears with a smile on my face. “Don’t forget we promised Daniel and Grace to cook something delicious. So buck up….”Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

Jayce smiled, planting his over my forgotten, kissing gently. “You never change,”

“I don’t want to… Anyways, what’s your favorite ice cream flavor?”

“You….,”

“Sad, you can’t eat me, at least not here,” I replied, walking away from Jayce.

“Don’t test me, you never know what I’m capable of doing,” Jyace said, holding my hand, turning my face to him.

“Well I’m okay if you’re, let’s,” I replied, teasing him, with my words and my smile, planting a gentle kiss on his lips. “So what do you prefer, the bathroom or dressing room?”