Page 106 of Catch My Fall
“You hear that? No strenuous activity,” Sierra says with a coy smile.
I rest my head back against the pillows and huff. “Damn, there go my plans for the evening,” I joke.
Her smile widens, a devilish twinkle in her eyes. “I’m sure there’s something we can do.”
“Come here, baby.” I usher her closer, shifting across the bed as much as I can without disturbing my IV to allow her room next to me.
She climbs in carefully, her hand resting on my chest as she leans over me and takes my mouth with hers. Her lips glide effortlessly over mine, her tongue skimming the seam of my lips.
She throws her leg over mine, her knee grazing my cock and I can’t help but groan. When I think it was an accident, she does it again and I hiss.
“Keep doing that, princess and there’ll be even less room for both of us on this tiny bed,” I say, noting my growing erection.
She giggles, burying her face in my neck before laying her head on my shoulder.
“So what’s with the fairy lights?” I ask.
“I wanted to make it prettier in here for when you woke up. I remember how daunting and plain everything looked when I was in here, I wanted it to brighten the place up a little.”
“Just you being here brightens it up plenty, princess.”
We lie in a contented silence for a short while, comfortable in each others company so much that words are unnecessary.
“I felt myself dying,” I blurt out and her head snaps up, her eyes staring into mine. “I saw that light that everyone talks about when you die. It was so bright. So… Inviting. I remember walking towards it, reaching out for it, but then I heard your voice.”
“Me?”
I nod, meeting her glassy eyes. “I remember hearing you say that you loved me.”
She gasps softly.
“I stepped back from the light, rejecting the pull it had on me because I wanted to wake up and say that I love you too. Your words saved me, princess. Your love brought me back to life and as long as I have it, I’ll always be here.”
She cups my face. “Always. You’ll always have my love.” Her forehead tips forward against mine, a single tear dripping from her cheek onto mine. “God, Alec, I wanted to tell you so many times but it never felt like the right time. And then when you collapsed… I thought I’d missed the chance to tell you.”
“I’ve known how you feel for a long time, princess. I felt it. I feel it. Spoken or unspoken, it doesn’t make it any less real, but I will say it now. I love you, Sierra. I’ve loved you since the moment I met you. I knew right from that day that you were the one for me, and I’m the luckiest man on the planet to be able to be called yours.” I reach for her hand and take it in mine, bringing it to my lips.
“I love you,” she whispers, tucking herself closer to my side. “You saved me too, you know? In more ways than one and I will forever be grateful to have you in my life, I can’t imagine it without you.”
“You never have to, because this is where I’ll be, by your side. Forever.”
“Forever.”
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“You really don’t have to do this you know, I’m not paralyzed. I can still shave by myself,” I say, smiling to myself at the look of concentration on Sierra’s face as the razor blade glides along my cheek.
She’s sat on the edge of the bed with her left leg pulled under her, her body twisted to face me. I can’t bring myself to look away from her. Every single time I look at her I have to catch myself because there’s no way in hell that this amazing, beautiful woman could ever be mine. Is there?
It broke me seeing her so distraught when I woke up yesterday, and the thought of nearly leaving her curdles in my stomach.
“I know, but I want to take care of you. Let me play nurse a little while longer?”
“You got a uniform to go with the role?” I smirk.
“Didn’t know uniforms were your thing?” Her eyes flick to mine, her lips twisting into a smile.
My hand slides up her leg. “Never used to be until I pictured you in one.”