Kingdom Come Undone

Purple Pink Skies - Part 1

Friday afternoon was filled with slight panic radiating through my extremities. I wiped down countertops more times than I could count. I paced the floor looking for areas I needed to vacuum again just in case I missed a spot. My stomach rolled imagining her standing in my foyer, imagining her sitting on my kitchen counter, imagining her walking up my staircase. She would be here. It made our relationship feel more real than it had with our public dates. This was going to be time for and with just us. In my home.

The doorbell rang just before 6:30, and I scampered to the door out of excitement. She stood behind a bouquet of white flowers, peeking out from around their edges with her classic heart-aching smile. In her right hand was a small overnight bag which I reached for immediately to set inside the door.

"You're here!" I exclaimed, wrapping my forearm around her waist and barely lifting her over the banister causing her to squeal.

She quickly turned her face to place short kisses against my jaw line as I held her in my arms. "I... missed... you." She muttered between pecks.

I sat her down as she brought her right hand to my face to fully kiss me, humming in glee as her lips met mine. My nerves dissipated without second thought having her with me again. I couldn't even imagine the nerves I possessed minutes before she arrived because none of it mattered any longer. She was all that mattered. We were all that mattered.

"I missed you, too. Welcome to my home." I smiled into her, placing my forehead on hers.

She leaned backward, passing me the flowers, "These are for you. I've been so excited to see where you live. This house is so cute! The teal door?"

"Yeah, let me show you around..." I grabbed her hand after locking the door behind us and leading her into the living room. "So the first floor is just these three rooms, but it leads into my favorite part of the house. The porch." I left the flowers on the kitchen counter as I led her through the open kitchen and dining area to the back yard.

"It is gorgeous out here, Em." She said from the edge of the porch, looking out into the extended yard behind the house. "You bought this when you moved here, I assume?"

"I came and bought it about a month before I moved with the relocation bonus that came with the job. It's only about 10 minutes from the hospital, and I love the location. There's a really cute basement downstairs and two bedrooms upstairs. It's small but perfect for just me."

She kissed my cheek as she reached for my hand that was resting on the railing, "The first floor is very... white." She giggled remarking on my taste. I hadn't noticed as I turned to look behind me. The counters, cabinets, and main fixtures were all white with accents of grey on the furniture and light brown wooden floors. "Seems very doctor-y."

"I like things clean." I shrugged as she laughed more.

She tucked herself underneath my arm as she pulled me closer, "You just definitely don't have a 7 year old son."

"You're right; I do not." I kissed the top of her head also starting to laugh. "You hungry? I figured that I could cook one of my specialties."

"I'm excited! What are my options?" she asked as I brought us back inside.

"Thank you for the flowers, by the way. They're quite stunning." I remarked as I began filling a vase with water. "Well, I don't think we've discussed this yet, but my mother is 100% Filipina, so I was raised on a lot of Filipino dishes."

She stared at me with her head propped on her fist. She was taken with me that much was clear. It was still hard for me to process. That someone as stunning as Alison could look at me and see exactly what I saw back. She hung on my every word. It made me insanely proud and taken aback simultaneously.