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" You're my angel, come and save me tonight..." Aerosmith
Here's the third part...the last part, of my story, "Returner" I dunno if ya'll will even read it, but if you do read it, please leave a comment (an intelligent one preferred) and I thank ye kindly!
"Returner" (by kls)
"I never thought I'd hear those words again." He looked over at her, those sidelong glances filled him with a sensation he had trouble putting a name to and as she pulled into a parking spot, narrowly missing a loose grocery cart he leaned over and embraced her, pulling her into his lap and cradling her head in his lap. His lips found hers and he kissed her long, and longer still, his useless fingers entwined in her hair and tears raining down on her face. It was so sudden, so new, yet as of old, so alive where before he was dead, and he could still feel the death through his body. It would take time for her life to grow within him like a seedling taking root. He thrust all of these reborn feelings into her through his kiss, he held her like this could be their last moment, and indeed, he knew how fragile life was. How out of the blue it could be taken, no notice, no knock on the door. Like a mouse plucked from the ground by a night flying owl. He finally let up when she started flailing for breath and he breathed with her. He inhaled when she exhaled and took in her scent, he looked into her eyes and wiped his tears off of her face. "I'm not the Tin Man, your right, I have a heart, and for so long it was shattered. But with you, I feel it starting to heal. I'm not the Lion, I have courage, and it's you, you pulled me from the edge, and you give me the will to live. I'm not the Scarecrow, I have a brain, and it was twisted and pained, tired and finished, but now, it is un-kinking and the pain is fading. What I don't have is a purpose, so I make you my purpose, your happiness, I shall do whatever I can to make you happy Jezza, I love you. I have always loved you, even when blinded, at the heart of it, you were my guiding light. The fact that I turned away from you was my biggest mistake. I love you." His words, bubbled up from the depths of his soul and rendered her speechless. He had never been so vocal, or eloquent. Her eyes misted, and all she wanted to do at that moment was to be his shelter from any storms the world might toss his way…but she couldn’t live his life for him. He had such a long way to go after coming so far already…. She wanted to make everything right for him, for them…again, but she couldn’t do it alone. “I love you too,” she whispered, caressing his cheek with a soft hand. “I’ve never stopped. I never will!” Leaning up, she kissed him hard and passionately, and then pulled away, a mischievous smile skirting her full warm lips. “Now we’d better get going, or the parking lot security will write us up for indecent acts in a public lot!” She climbed out of the drivers seat after one more sizzling kiss full of promises, and opened his door for him. Arms entwined around each other, they strolled into the warehouse shopping club. He walked beside her, scooping up the things he'd need and slowly, carefully placing them in the cart. It seemed very important to him that he try to, try to what? Be whole? Functional? He took his time, it had been years since he had actually bought anything at a grocery store instead of stealing food. He basked in her love and radiated his back at her. He was in a haze, euphoric and he had trouble keeping his eyes off of her. He'd worry about work later, for now, he just wanted to make his saving angel as happy as possible. He'd contact his family soon, it would be hell, but with her with him, he'd bear it. An hour later he was in front of her stove and making her breakfast. Stirring was hard, but patience won out. He talked as they ate, "Maybe...maybe I can do some gardening...What do you think? Fresh flowers for your store. Make a killing during prom. We can do the arranging together, I can handle the plants, and you can of course run the rest of your store? What do you think love?"
The End smile
Jezzika · Sat Sep 02, 2006 @ 11:23pm · 0 Comments |
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