Now and Forever

"Listen here- I want those documents printed and- I don't care if it's Saturday tomorrow!" Alexander yelled into the phone.

How I wouldn't like to be the person on the other side of the phone call..

I knocked and pushed the door a little bit wider because it was already ajar.

"They better be here before." He said through gritted teeth then slammed the phone down and ran a hand through his hair, tugging at it in anger.

"Everything okay?" I asked with caution because boy did he look mad..

"Mm-hm." He grunted then proceeded to type something on his laptop- violently if I may add.

"Are you sure..?" I walked up to him slowly incase he decided to suddenly direct his anger to me.

"Mm-hm." He hummed in response and unbuttoned the third button of his shirt with one hand then continued typing.

Not gonna lie- that was hot..

"Okay, um well.. do you maybe want to come to bed? It getting pretty late." Oh who am I kidding, it's already late- I mean, 2 am??

You're probably wondering why I'm up at 2 am? That my friend, is a question you don't need to ask yourself each time I say I'm up at an odd hour because (drumroll please).. I'm hungry. Yes, I'm hungry. Pregnancy right? **cue eye roll**

"Sure- I'll come when I'm done." That's what you said 2 hours ago..

"Mm-hm, okay. Goodnight then, again." I muttered under my breath but luckily didn't get heard and left the room, closing the door behind me.

Welp, time to get something to eat..

"I can't believe it." I whispered to no one in particular.

"I cannot freakin' believe it!" I said a little louder and continued rummaging through the freezer for ice cream- vanilla to be specific.

"No no no no.." I slammed the door closed and slid down to the floor, my vision getting blurry with un shed tears.

I'm over exaggerating and I know it.

"Amelia?" Someone called but I didn't bother looking up because I knew who it was.

"What- why are you crying?" His sentence took another direction when I looked up and a tear had rolled down my cheek.

"There's.. there's no more ice cream." I said and burst into tears. You heard -more like read- that right, I cried- actual tears streaming down my face because there was no more ice cream.

My sudden outburst must have taken him by surprise because of the way he widened his eyes and took a step back.

"You're crying because there's no more ice cream?" He asked and I nodded then hugged my knees, tears still streaming down my face.

He raised an eyebrow and tilted his head to the side, probably wondering how something so small can make me cry.

You can either trust me on this one or not, but I swear to god it's the pregnancy hormones!

"Well then, let's go get some." He suggested.

"Re.. really?" I asked between a hiccup.

"Sure." He walked up to me and held out his hand for me to take.

"Okay!" I immediately stopped crying and placed my hand in his then got pulled up with ease.

"Well then what are you waiting for? let's go!" I pulled him out of the kitchen and up the stairs by his hand, my tears long forgotten.

I quickly threw on some dark grey sweatpants to replace my pink fluffy pajama pants, a matching hoodie over my tank top and wore my brown Ugg Boots.

The car ride to the closest grocery store to the house was at least a 20 minute drive and it was filled with silence- a comfortable silence at that.

"Wait- didn't you have work?" The memory of him being to busy to even answer my questions in sentences suddenly crossed my mind in the last few minutes of the drive.

"I did." He answered, eyes still on the road, one arm on the steering wheel and the other lightly drumming on the gear shift.

"And..?" I pushed because the answer I got wasn't enough.

"And.. I needed a little air and space." Not gonna lie, but I was surprised he even said that because a. Alexander never and I mean never needs 'space' or 'a little air' away from work and b. He's never explained himself to me.

So, is that a good thing? Or bad?

"You-"

parking spot the the engine of the car and buttoned up of

was still in his work clothes- black slacks, dress shoes and white

his black trench coat- me doing the

short but excruciatingly cold and I sighed in

grab a tub of ice

that enough?" He asked, examining the freezer filled with different flavors of

no, let me get another one- or two, do you think two is too much?" Here

I don't know?" Alexander said

go with two.." I muttered and picked another two tubs

when we started walking back to the

oh wait!" I stopped abruptly, making Alexander walk straight into me- luckily nothing tragic happened like me

is it?" He asked

spoon." I said then turned

for? There's plenty back at home." He looked at me like

one." I

answered why you need the

can't exactly use anything else to eat my ice cream now can I?"

He sighed

turned around and started looking

***

and furrowed my eyebrows when I noticed Alexander opening the door

have something to finish

mumbled and turned around to walk away, Alexander going back into

***

Someone shouted and drew open the curtains- luckily the sun wasn't there due to

and pulled the covers over his

he come

I finally pinpointed the voice to Audrey when she came into

here so early anyways?" I whined

"Early? It's 10 am!"

I yawned out and tried to rub the sleep

You have to wake up!" She exclaimed and pulled the covers off the

Alexander more tattoos if that okay! If not- please

eyes, making the tattoos on his chest

his rib that I couldn't quite read because it wasn't in English- maybe Italian?- that was three lines long, he had another one of a flock of birds flying upwards in between his left peck and shoulder -they

me,

rested his elbows on his knees, rubbing

could I see Chinese letters going down his back-

the ski trip

ski trip is that

month!" Audrey looked in between us with horror

each other then

"You didn't-"

did! And you know what?!" Audrey cut me off and I swear I could see steam blowing out of

"Wha-"

are going for this

"But-"

for two whole months just for

"Audrey-"

start packing!" She screamed then stormed out of the room, not forgetting to slam the

the week!"

after a few seconds of processing what just

when she wants to." Alexander said then rubbed

you come to bed by the way?" I tried to oh so casually ask and crawled off the bed,

for people to go to bed at that time. "Why?" He asked and mimicked my actions only he got his phone

you said you said you were going to finish up something 'real quick'." I mumbled the last bit but he

from his phone and raised an eyebrow, causing me to widen my eyes and face to

smirked and

I said and crossed my arms.

and walked to

when he had closed the

"Whatever!" He shouted back.

back onto the bed, my face still hot with

as well get

neatly stacked my clothes in a suitcase, leaving enough

Alexander walked in- towel hanging dangerously low on his hips and his

paralyzed. I could not