?Unattainable
Perfection?
©Eliza
Episode 42
Final
**** TWO MONTHS LATER..
ALEXA’S POV
I Slump my tired self onto the thick sheets, feeling the smooth sand ca-ress my back. I immediately feel warm big hands on my legs, mas-saging the ache away.
I sigh,shutting my eyes in relief.
Oh how good it felt.
After driving around town,st©pping at spontaneous places to complete my bucket list of the things I’d love to do.
Imagine my surprise when William had asked me to get re-ady as early as four am today so we could start our road trip.
And finally, I get to rest my aching muscles inside a tent William had put up on an isolated land near the sea.
I open my eyes, mindlessly counting the stars,throu-gh the open roof tent as my b©yfri£nd’s hands continue to work magic on my legs.
I smile at the thought. b©yfri£nd.. These past few months were the worst phase of my life, but with William by my side,I survived.
With Alice and Fraser buried after my case was proven to be out of self defense for shooting Alice,Marcus… Well he kinda started to speak to me.. I can’t say our relationsh!pis good but at least we are on talking terms.
And it’s a good start.. Regarding my father, well I had told him point blank a few days ago that if he wanted my forgiveness, he should start by apologising to every one of those he had betrayed.
Divide his property and share it amongst them, add ten folds of the money as interest to anyone who had lended him money in the past.. Then,maybe we can talk about forgiveness… As for Lydia? Well let’s just say she’s finally where she belongs.
Charged with the hit and run case of William’s mother and attem-pted murder.
Unluckily for her, she’s way past the age of eighteen so sheell be spending thirty five to forty years in jail.
A waste of life.
Talking of William’s mother.
“Will?”
I lift my head from the sheet to peer at him from where he sat mas-saging my legs.
“Hmm?”
“How’s your mother doing now? Did the operation go well?”
He lifts his head and stares at me, smiling.
“It went successful actually. With a few exercises, She’ll be back on her feet”
“That’s good to hear”
I return his smile. He lifts himself up, aligning his b©dy with mine with both hands on either side of me to support his weight. He leans in.
“Hmm. Thanks to a special someone”
I bite myl-ip,his voice s£nding a plea-surable vibr@tion against my n£¢k.
“William”
I breathe
“I know it was you Rose. You’re the anonymous person who footed my mom’s bills”
“H..how did you know?”
I stammer, his breath against my n£¢k distracting me.
“I know a lot sweetheart.”
He mumbles and begins peppering my collar bone with k!sses.
I feel his hands slide up the sides of my w@!st and then down slowly.
I bite myl-ip, foreign s-en-sations building up in me.
Suddenly I feel cold.
He st©pped k!ss!ngme.
I open my eyes to find him staring down at me.
Intently.
I blus-h un-der the intensity of his gaze.
“Don’t look at me like that”
“Why? You’re godamn beautiful love, so perfect”
his voice c@m£ out de-ep, raspy.
He brings his hands up to trail my forehead, eyes,nose.. And let his f!ngerslinger on myl-ips.
“So beautiful”
he repeats.
“William”
“Damn it Alexa. I’m a man. My self control keeps getting thinner by the second. St©p b!tt!g yourl-ips else I’m gonna throw all caution out the window?”
“There’s no window here”
I say ma-king him chuckle.
“You little temptress”
he fli-cks my nose like a child ma-king me wiggle it in annoyance.
He continues to stare at me.
“I think I’ll have to take matters into my own hands”
I say after a while.. He flashes me a confused look.
“What..”
Before he could finish his s£ntence, I gr-ab his face and capture hisl-ips.
He tenses, but just for a second until he relaxes, smiles against myl-ips and then k!sses me back, gripping my w@!st, ru-bbing small circles there.
I squirm un-derneath him.
Reaching out, I tug at his shorts since he was shi-tless.. Breaking the k!ss, he stares at me
“You want to go further love?”
He asks
“Yes”
I nod
“Are you sure”
“Yes now k!ssme”
Ourl-ips meet again.
Meeting pace for pace.
ha-rd skin for soft. C*resses for m*ans.
Without breaking the k!ss, he pu-lls off my little white tank t©p leaving me In my lace br@ and my stomach ba-re.
My arms go over my che-st immediately.
“What happened? Having seconds thoughts? If so, then it’s fine by me”
“No no. Just..”
I trail off Slowly he reaches out and pu-lls my arms away from my che-st, un-hooks my br@ and pu-lls off my little Sk-irt ,leaving me stark n-ked un-der the skies and his watchful captivating eyes.
“If you’re worried about me seeing these scars..”
He pauses, trailing over my each of my scars, carefully,slowly. Instead of shyness, an electrifying feeling courses throu-gh my system ma-king me arch my back involuntarily.
“Worry no more. Because these scars are a proof that you’re a survivor, a fighter, go-getter. This is what makes you unique”
I couldn’t even concentrate on his words anymore, his f!ngerstrailing over my scars were ma-king me lose my s-en-ses.
I couldn’t help arching my back more to his t©uçhes, a m*an escaping myl-ips.
“Do you want me love?”
He asks in a low voice.
Words failing me, I just nod. And true to his words, words couldn’t explain how magical it felt.
He took me to the moon and back.
Crying out sounds of plea-sure as I rode my high over and over again.
Until my knees gave out.
***
I giggle helplessly when another k!ssis placed on my n£¢k.
I back away from his hold, ti-ght£ñing the sheet around my n-ked form.
“St©p it Will”
“Can’t I have an alone time with my girlfriend?”
He whines
“I’m sorry but I gotta get back to Marcus. I don’t wanna leave him alone in that house considering the strained relationsh!pwe have with our father”
I pout.
“I un-derstand. Come on”
he helps me up and I immediately begin to dress as he pu-lls down the tent.
Done, I pack the sheets and leftover food into the duffel bag..
“Shall we?”
“Yes”
I reply picking my shoes and holding them as we walk at the shores, enjoying the feel of the sand un-derneath my feet.
“You never told me how you found out I was the one who footed your mothers bills”
I say after sometime
“Well..I had to beat the truth out of someone”
he grins crookedly.
I g@sp in dismay
“you beat the doctor?”
“I meant literally not physically. Have some faith in me little miss rose”
I roll my eyes at that
“St©p calling me little and why do you keep calling me rose?”
“Because it suits you. You’re beautiful, feisty and delicate just like a rose”
he explains and I nod.
Comfortable Silence falls between us as we keep walking towards the parked car, his hands holding mine.
When we get to the car, William suddenly st©ps, whirls around so quic-kly and gr-abs me by the w@!st, pu-lling me to him.
I g@sp, letting go of my shoes as my hands fly to his che-st.
“Lest I forget, mother wants to see you”
he tells me
“Me?”
“Yep. She wants to know the girl who stole my heart and saved her legs as well”
“B.but she hates me”
“She doesn’t Alexa trust me. I relayed everything to her regarding that night. Don’t worry, she won’t bite”
“You think she’ll like me?”
“It’s not too ha-rd to like you now st©p fretting. Everything will fall into place”
I sigh
“And your dad?”
He frowns immediately
“I don’t know. Maybe one day I might forgive him but for now,I really can’t tell”
I nod in un-derstanding.
Even my father and I’s relationsh!pis currently on rocky grounds as well.. My thoughts are interrupted when I feel His arms ti-ght£ñ around my w@!st, I look up to find a sm-irk replacing his frown.
I laugh
“You’re so bipolar Will. One second you’re angry, the next you’re s£dûç!ng me”
“What can I say? You’re my medication”
“So cheesy”
I roll my eyes He smiles in return,studying me for a while
“Are you happy?”
“Very. Especially after..”
I trail off reminiscing our bodies fusing together in one melodious song a moment ago.
“I’m glad you’re happy. That’s my sole purpose”
“Thanks Will. For everything. I love you”
“Love you more sweetheart”
he pu-lls me into a hvg.
“Thanks for loving me for who I am”
I say and he pu-lls back to trace my scar.
“I could never have wanted it another way love. You’re my perfect kind of imperfection. Just perfect”
I smile at his words. A smile I know won’t be leaving my face anytime soon, because this right here is the beauty and contentment my soul will never tire of. I stare at the man I’ve grown to love immensely, a smile pla-ying at the corners of myl-ips.
“I think I’m re-ady to start driving again Will. It’s about time”
THE END.