Kingdom Come Undone

Knew You'd Linger

A/N: Oh, hello there! Fancy seeing you here. I'm sure some of you thought I was never coming back while other's figured I had simply started posting elsewhere. Both would be incorrect. For those who have followed me the past few years, you might remember that I work in Education which has ramped up 500 percent since I last posted. But alas, after weeks and weeks of writing when I could/was motivated to, here we have it. Close to 20,000 words that I'm pretty damn proud of. I wrote the first half of this in time for August but realized that it wouldn't end where I needed it to, so I waited, in hopes that this ending might be a little bit better...

Anyways, welcome back. See you at the end. :)

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We woke up the following morning side by side, my head tucked just beneath the shadow of the comforter and Alison's right shoulder. Pleasantly sighing, I rubbed my hair against the bridge of her neck while tightening my hand hold on her forearm. She brushed her thumb against my ribcage as she settled back against the bed, neither of us giving way to the light of day. The sooner we woke up and began moving, the sooner we were going back to reality. This 36 hours had been some of the best of our four months together, and it was apparent that moving away from this space was undesired by us both.

"Why do I have to always pee the instant I wake up?" Alison groaned next to me. "Do you mind if I get up?"

I hummed, "I mind." My response led to her sighing sadly, rotating and curling into me further as I continued, "But, I'll also forgive you."

"You will? I'm so lucky..." She kissed my cheek before grabbing her phone and rotating out of bed.

My eyes traced over her nude, hour-glass figure as she stood to walk toward the restroom. "Hey." I whispered, causing her to look up as she passed the front of the bed, "I love you."

Alison smiled, sauntering toward me as I leaned up for a kiss, "I love you, too. Good morning."

Her thumb moved gently across my cheek as her face pulled away. My hand remained clutched in the curve of her waist, our eyes staying glued to one another as if painful to look away. "You are seriously so gorgeous."

Closing her eyes, she took a few moments to soak in my compliment, "Thank you, Emmy. I promise, I'll be right back."

Instinctually, I rolled to my left to lay on her pillow while she was away. My eyes closing with a smile plastered across my face. In all honesty, a part of me thought that my head would be swarming this morning after telling Alison I see myself marrying her. I thought that bells and sirens would be endlessly ringing for repeating the same mistake again. But all that filled my head was Alison's reaction. All that swarmed my mind was the way she took care of me last night. The way she nurtured and supported and comforted me through our progress as a couple. I could only focus on Alison obsessively double-checking with me that I was positive. Wrapping herself around me while asking questions to ensure that I hadn't felt pressured or influenced to move to a ten. All she had done was confirm the conclusion I had already come to. If I was meant to marry anyone in this world, I was meant to marry her. She was meant to be my wife. We were meant to –

My eyes snapped open as I heard my phone buzz for a second time behind me. And as I checked my phone, all I saw was a message from her.

hi : )

Oh, hello.

I miss you.

From the bathroom?

... maybe?

Would it make it better if I said I missed you too?