Safe place

The morning after ......

I woke up with a indescribable pain in my back. Every time I moved it hurt. I rolled over to see the bed was empty. Did I dream it? No surely I can’t have, this pain is definitely real. I sit up panicked which hurt my back even more. Had he gone I wondered. Would I never see him again? With this thought tears rolled down my cheeks. Instant regret washed over me as I cried in my lonely bed. Surprising me, there was a knock at my door.

“Hello?” I said cautiously still with tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat.

It swung open and revealed Alfie!

His smile dropped when he saw my face.

“Baby what wrong?” He said rushing over to me in bed.

“I thought you left” I said sobbing in his hug while wincing at the pain.

“I’m sorry I just made breakfast for us” he said pointing to the two full English breakfast that was laid out in a tray for us both. I felt so stupid.

“I’m sorry” I said feeling embarrassed.

“Hey, listen” Alfie said intensely. “You are stuck with me now, there is no one else” he said smiling and kissing my forehead.

My heart fluttered everytime he spoke. We sat and watched movies for the rest of the Sunday evening staying cuddled in his arms felt like the safest place on earth. It began ordinary for us to be like this. In no time at all I became used to his touch and it felt unusual to not be around him.

I was completely and utterly infactuated with him and there was nothing I could do. That same day he had asked me out on a date. I was still sore but I couldn’t turn down his smile.

We got dressed and headed to the beach nearby, it was so peaceful there. The arcahdes were open but it was late so the kids had gone home and the adults were either drunk at the bars or packing their picnic things away and trying to organise their kids into their ugly box cars.

“Let’s never have kids” I say looking at the struggling mother surrounded by 2 kids who were throwing the sand at her.

“What?!” Alfie says.

“Well its not like we can have them anyway” I said jokingly.

“No we will. I want to be a daddy and I won’t you to be the mummy” he said smiling.

Blushing like an idiot. “How?”

“Well we can just adopt or have a surrogate mother. There are soo many ways now. Don’t be so narrow minded” he said banging my head.

“I don’t think I will be a good parent though” I said disappointed. “Plus if we do you can’t leave because I don’t want to end up like that mother” I said with all seriousness.

Alfie just laughed at me. “God I love you, but how many times am I going to have to repeat myself. This is it our whole future. You and me baby” he said loudly then turning to me and kissing sweetly and hugging me tightly.

We sat down to watch the sun set on the waves and watched the evening sky drift into darkness and exposing all the beautiful white stars. It was slightly chilly as the night moved on and I shuddered under the cool wind. Alfie took off his jacket and placed it around me.

“No you can’t” I protested

“Why not?” He said shocked.

“Because then you will be cold!”

“How about make me a deal, if I give you the jacket you sit on my lap” he smiled.

“Fine” I said climbing into his lap and being wrapped around in his arms.

“Jason?”

“Yeah? Alfie”

“Seriously, be mine.” He pleaded.

Seeing my opportunity I took it, I begun to tease him.

“Is that you asking me to be your boyfriend. Ohhhhhhh” I laughed, “am I that good in bed?” I laughed once again.

Thought when I looked up Alfie had a serious look on his face. I couldn’t stand it. I turned pinning him against the sand and kissed him, wrapping my legs around his waist and my around around his neck. He kissed me back and I felt his arms go around my body.

“Of course I will be, you dummy” I said after breaking from the kiss.

“God don’t scare me like that!” Alfie said sighing with relief. “My heart was about to jump out of my chest” he said clutching his chest.

“Why?” I said confused.

“Well I didn’t know if I was just an accident to you” he said shyly.

“No I told you I have wanted to see you smile ever since we have been friends. Please don’t forget that you know me even better than I know myself so don’t worry.” I said embracing him in a kiss again.

We chattered most the night and began the walk home dusting all the sand that had now become trapped in our trainers onto the pavement. I had wondered if he was going to go home, but I don’t want to ask incase he thinks I want him to go home.

“Let me drop you home” he says while holding my hand to the house.

“Okay” I said naturally.

Once we arrived outside my house I look at him, just before he turned around. I shout.

“Hey can you sleep with me tonight? Please” while looking up shyly.

“You mean it” he replied with a cheeky grin.

“Of course I do” I said while looking at the floor hoping he wouldn’t see my bright red cheeks.

He walked over to me slowly placing one of his hands on my hip and the other on my face. His hands were so soft, I could feel myself just wanting to be held by him. He lifted my head and pulled me into a long and in-depth kiss. I didn’t want to love but I could feel the eyes of the surrounding people. Alfie didn’t care. I was finally able to pull away from the kiss.

Embarrassed, I said “everyone is staring”

He just looked at me with his warm big smile and then whispered in my ear

“Well then everyone will know your mine”

His hot breath on my neck sent a tingle down my spine as I blushed harder from his words. I don’t know exactly how he always knew what to say to make me this way. All I knew was as the days passed I fell more and more in love with him. Interrupting my lovey doves thoughts he picked me up in his arms and we walked into my house.

I giggled as his lips tiggled my neck. He placed me softly on the ground and looked directly into my eyes, it was so intense I couldn’t look directly at him. But he pulled my face towards his and said

“Only look at me” and embraced me in a kiss.

I felt so warm all over. My heart was pounding so hard I thought it would come right out of my chest. His hands continued to move as we both slowly took our shoes off and walked further into the house. He pulled at my clothes and his hands begun to move more irratically. He pushed me down on the sofa with the same cheeky grin and sat next to me. Holding my face while still kissing me. I decided to sit on his lap, which from expression seemed to have shocked him. He put his hands round my waist and pulled me further onto of him. Wrapping my arms around his neck, I pulled away admiring my boyfriend and smiling like a kid on Christmas. I was so happy.

Suddenly, a loud bang came in the hallway startling both of us. Alarmed I looked towards Alfie. We glare at one another as if having a conversation with our eyes.

What do we do? I glared at with my eyes.

Just stay here. He glared back

He puts me on the side of the sofa, signalling for me to wait. I tugged on his hand and he gives me a reassuring Knod. He picks up the baseball bat that is hanging on my wall from my fathers famous collection of his favourite baseball player, Robert Sterning. He slowly crept out to the hallway, and disappeared from my view. My heart pounded from underneath my chest, is he alright? I thought. What if something happened? All yhroughtsbrushed through my mind as I clenched my fist and hope he was alright.

Suddenly the noise of the baseball bat dropped to the floor. My heart dropped. It seemed to echo in the corridor. I couldn’t hear anything. I stood up and before I even knew what I was doing I rushed up and around the corner.

I shouted “Alfie!” Before looking up and realising.

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