”I want to tell you something, it's meant to be a surprise but…” Edward said, his voice trailing off at the last sentence as he stared at his queen, his beloved and the angel whose presence he has come to adore.
Her long eyelid flutter closed as a smile grazed her fine plump red lips, and Edward's thought ran wild on how soft her lips were to kiss and…
”Don't tell me.” she said, breaking off his lustful thoughts. ”No… tell me.” she added, and Edward couldn't help the laugh that vibrated off his chest.
Opening her eyes, Julie stared at Edward. His laugh brought a tingling sensation down her abdomen, and she couldn't help biting her lower lip at the god-like beauty before her eyes. For a moment, she felt her eyes glisten with unshed tears… “unshed tears of happiness” at the miracle she was given.
Flashes of her past life played before her eyes, and Julie couldn't help the painful laugh that escaped her lips. The betrayal! The suffocating and whatnot.
”Babe, are you okay?” Edward asked, placing his hands on her chin.
Her head was resting on his lap, so it was easy for him to scoop her closer to his chest with eyes searching as usual for the reason for her outburst.
”Babe… what's wrong?” Edward asked again with doe-like eyes that made her heart thump loudly in her ear.
Julie smiled, but it came out as a weak one, which prompted Edward to furrow his eyebrow in concern.
”I am fine.” she managed to say almost in a whisper, but Edward wasn't convinced, and Julie could see it in his eyes.
But… He let it go, and she was a tad bit grateful. She didn't want such a memory to ruin what she now has. A blessing to her world.
”I'll be right back.” Edward said.
Standing up from the bed, he gently placed her head on the pillow and Julie watched him pick up his clothes to cover up his chest. Julie silently groaned but he heard and she could see a smile on his face.
She wanted to kiss him to wipe off that smile off his face but she held back but her head didn't herself while shaking her head to wipe off those lustful thoughts that clouded her mind.
Edward walked out with his wallet in his fine black shorts, which she got him weeks ago, and a smile curled up on her face. She remembered how he had boasted around her with the new shorts and other things she got him.
Someone special just got me these clothes. Gosh! I love them, and I can't wait to flex them He'd say.
… and some other times, he’d wear them with so much pride and say, ”My babe got me this, do you like it?” and she would have laughed so hard that tears would drop from her eyes, and he wouldn't stop. Instead, he would add more. Stating he had the best babe in the world and that he was blessed.
If only he knew. She was the blessed one to have found him.
It was a slight peck on her lips, Julie was sure. That was what woke her up from sleep, and then, the man beside her with a huge grin on his face.
Just as she was about to yawn, the aroma of what she had craved night before drifted into her nostril, waking up every cell in her body.
”Ed…” she murmured.
”Yes, baby.” He responded with a larger smile.
Sitting upright on the bed, Julie placed her palm on her mouth. ”Omg! Sweetie…” she said, cupping his face close to hers and… the battle began.
Her teeth gently grazed his lower lips, and she heard him moan before she took his lips whole with hers. The fight of dominance ensued, and as the initiator, she didn't give in. Instead, she led him on the heavenly race of “baiser Français(French kiss)” and it went on for minutes. Tons of minutes! Before she finally let go to fill her lungs with air like a fish.
”I love you.” she said before hugging him tightly.
Edward held her closer to his chest, raining kisses on her forehead, and then he not only heard it but felt the dampness of her tears on his skin.
”Babe…” he called out, placing his hands on her face to lift her face up, but she won't let him.
”Baby…” he called out again with pain present in his voice.
Gently lifting up her face, he placed his hands on her face to wipe off her tears with a single finger. Her eyes were puffy red, and her long eyelashes stained with tears.
”I am just… I am grateful. I am so glad that I found you and I can't help the tears. I can't help it because you are so damn real. It's not my imagination but true. It's unbelievable, Ed. Every moment I spend with you is unbelievable and… and…”
Placing a finger on her lips, Edward shook his head.
”No, Jul. I am the one who is grateful. I bless the day I met you through that writing platform. I never knew an angel was real. I thought it was a fantasy until I met you. Though, I secretly enjoyed your writing piece. How you create a family lifestyle and how a love life should be. Your fictional characters are my reality, and I couldn't help the likeness I had for you and the writing challenge that brought us together. I am glad I was the co-host of the writing competition and more glad that the platform had a slight glitch and that you sent me a dm. I bless that day because it was the day that began our journey together from the online world to our physical reality.” Edward said.
Touching her face with his hands, he continued. ”You made me see that fairy tales can be real, and I am touched by how you reason. It's beautiful whenever I hear you speak. I love you, Jul.” Edward added with a soft smile.
Closing her eyes briefly, Julie opened it before speaking. ”Before you, I believe I lost in love. My ex made life terrible for me. He betrayed me by having coitus with someone he called his lady-friend or sisters. I never knew he was dating them, but they did, and they all played me. Squandered my money and left me with a broken soul. I never thought I'd ever be in love again. My writing was where I could imagine life I wished I was living but you… you… you turned my fictional world into reality and no matter how I try to find a fault or search for clues I had missed in my present relationship because your love wasn't real. I didn't believe anyone could love me this way. But, each time I tried to look for clues to make me back out, I ended up seeing clues that gave me every reason to get closer, and I am glad we are together in this.” Julie replied with a large smile.
”You deserve it, and that's why I got you this.” Edward said before standing up to bring the plate of fried chicken sauce closer to her.
”You said you wanted to eat chicken last night and casually mentioned it this morning, so I decided to get raw chicken and cook. I was glad you were asleep when I got back, so I quickly cooked, fried it, and made a sauce with it.” Edward spoke with a shy smile.
”Lover boy, thank you so much.” Julie said with a giggle before picking up a piece of chicken to eat and then another and another with a satisfied groan.
”Geez… my man is a cook!” she exclaimed, which brought a deep chuckle from Edward's chest, and Julie couldn't help doing all that her mind projected.
