Are we meant to be?

CHAPTER TWO

I open the door to the apartment, take my shoes of and throw my keys on the dresser in the hallway.

The apartment is always quiet when I get home because Jaxon always gets home 2 hours after me, but his shift also starts a bit later than mine.

I walk to my bedroom, change out of my work clothes and into something comfortable.
Then I walk into the living room and see our cat, Marble, sleeping on the couch.

We both didn't have any pets at home, but both always wanted a cat, so we decided to get one from a shelter and we directly fell in love with Marble, we named her like this because she it just fits her fur perfectly.

I got to the pantry and take out of a can of cat food.
I walk to the kitchen and put the cat food in the bowl, for Marble to eat.

After that I go into the living room to read until Jax gets home.

•••

I hear keys rattle, then the door opens and shuts.

„Liz, you home?" I hear Jax asking.
„In the living room," I shout back.

The sound of footsteps grow louder as he walks towards the couch.
I look up from my book, just to see him leaning against the doorframe with his arms crossed over his chest.

I pat the spot on the couch beside me, gesturing for him to sit next to me.
He makes his way to the couch and drops next to me with a sigh.

„Work that bad?" I ask.
„Stressful," is all he says.
„Isn't it always?" I respond.
He chuckles.

„What are you reading?" He ask after a minute of silence.
I put a bookmark to the page that I was reading and hand him the book.

I was reading Powerless by Elise Silver, best book in the Chestnut Springs series, if you ask me.

„Doesn't sound so bad," he tells me after he read the blurb and looked at the cover for over a minute.
„It's really good actually," I say to him.
„How far are you?" He ask me.
„Almost halfway through," I respond.
„Can I read it after you're done?" He says

My eyes widen.
„Y-You want to read a book?" I ask him confused and surprised.
„Yeah, why not?" He says with a shrug.
„Uhm, maybe because you never read one in your whole life?" I point out.
„No, I read books," he tells me, even tho I know he doesn't.

„Our school books do not count."
„They do."
„No," I say with a strong voice.

„Doesn't matter okay, can I please just read the book when you're done with it?" He asks again.
„Yeah, you can have it, but I swear if you give it back to me in a bad condition, you are never ever getting a book from me again," I tell him serious.
„I know, you worship your books," he says with a chuckle.
„There is nothing wrong with that," I say frowning.
„There isn't, I was just saying," he replies.

„Anyway," he clasp on his knees standing up, „What do you want for dinner," he asks.
„Maybe some chicken burgers?"
„With sweet potato fries?"
„Yes,please."

He bends down, dropping a kiss to my forehead, when he stands back up he says in a whisper, „Anything for you, my love."

I blush hard at his words.
He takes one last look at me, chuckles and walks to the kitchen to start dinner, with Marble following him.
I swear she loves him more than me.

•••

30 Minutes later Jaxon calls me for dinner.
I get up from the couch and walk to the kitchen, sitting at the dining table, waiting for Jax to finish plating up the food for us.

A Minute later he walks around the kitchen island, holding 2 steamy plates, which smell amazing and as always, just one look at them makes my mouth water.

When he puts one of the plates in front of me I inform him, „That smells great, Jax."
„Thank you," he tells me, smiling.

We eat in silence, but not an awkward one, our silences are never awkward.

After I finished, I got up and started doing my dishes, I always do the dishes after every meal if I have time, even tho Jax doesn't like it.

As Jax comes up to me he says, „You know, I told you, you shouldn't be doing the dishes, you should go lay down and relax," he always says it, but person I am, I never listen to him.

„And I told you, that the least I could do is wash the dishes after you did this amazing dinner, so please let me just wash the dishes," I plead.

He chuckles, shakes his head, „Fine, but I'll remind you again, I don't like it."
„I know, I know," I whisper to myself.

•••

After I'm done with washing the dishes I walk back into the living room, seeing Jaxon on the couch watching TV and cuddling with Marble.

I go up to him, grab a blanket, and sit myself right next to him.
I throw the blanket over us and lay my head on his shoulder, my eyelids slowly closing.

Jax puts his hand on my thigh, slowing caressing it.
„You know, if you want to sleep, you can just, maybe, go to your room," he wishers in my ear.
„Nah, your shoulder is more comfortable," I say.

„If you say so, but I'm not going to carry you to your room if you fall asleep," he tells me.
„Mhh, sure," I answer, knowing that he will.
His deep chuckle is the last thing I hear before I fall asleep.