The Bridge

Sides or Minds

I wake up in a room that would be out of a five star hotel. White walls and one grey accent wall. The bed is so comfortable, I don't think I'd ever wanna leave it. I pull the sheets up and turn over to look at the room some more. On the left side, there's the door to what I'm guessing is the hallway. Then there's a white dresser with silver hardware. The mirror that's attached to the dresser has gold accents around the oval shape mirror along with some wood engravings. There's a door right behind the dresser on the wall facing me, looks like the closet. There's a huge flat screen tv in the middle of the wall facing me that is the accent wall. Then there's another door on the right side, of course it's the attached bathroom. There's windows on the right wall and a white nightstand with a lamp on either side of the bed. I sit up and stretch then get up out of the bed. I open the door I figured was to the hallway and I'm amazed at what I see. There is a literal balcony over looking the inside of the house just like a hotel does. I walk down to the end of the hall and see it leads to a huge white, marble staircase. I run my hand on the railing and take in every little detail. My eyes are wide and I'm walking slow.

"Good morning." I hear Luke say. I snap my head to him smiling at me at the bottom of the staircase. In that moment I felt like a princess walking down to her prince about to live happily ever after. I wanted to run to him and him pick me up in the air. Next thing I know, I'm falling down the stairs. More like a domino effect. One stair after another and I'm met with Luke at the bottom. "Are you ok?" He asks with wide eyes and I look up at him in the same way, but for different reasons. I nod my head, unable to form words. This place is magical.

He helps me up and places a hand on my lower back to guide me with him and a chill goes up my spine.

"Huhh." I say softly as I shiver for a slight second. He removes his hand and I look up at him. He's trying to hide a smirk. I feel my cheeks get hot and I look the other way. I feel his hands go to my sides and push me to the wall in the hallway that we're taking to what I guess is the kitchen. His body is close to me and he's looking me in my eyes.

"Do I affect you that much, sweetheart?" He asks softly taking one of his hands and moving my hair out of my face. I bite my bottom lip and he parts his lips as he watches me. He leans in and whispers in my ear. "What were you thinking about when you saw me at the end of the stairs?" I didn't know if I wanted to tell him. "Come on," he whispers against my neck just centimeters away, "tell me."

"Um," his eyes are half opened and he has a casual smile on his face that is just a second away from being a smirk. "that I couldn't believe this house and how I wanted to run d-down the stairs and you pick me up and twirl us in the air like I was a princess and you were my-"

"Prince." He finishes and my breath hitches in my throat.

"Mhm." I say and my breathing gets ragged. He got closer to me without me realizing and his hands go up and down my sides. My hips buck up to his and he gives me a warning look.

"Now if you do that, you better know the consequences." He says in a deep, low voice. I look up to him, my legs pressing together from his words. He bites his lip and I bite mine.

"And what are they?" I whisper as I reach up and put my arms around his neck. He growls and pushes my sides into the wall making me lose my grip around his neck. He puts a hand around my throat hard and I let out a moan as my eyes went to the back of my head. I glance to his face and he has a smirk with lusted over eyes.

"You like that, baby?" He asks as he leans towards my ear. He squeezes harder around my throat and I moan again. "Yeah..."

"Oh...um." I hear someone behind Luke. Luke tenses up and releases me. I look to the floor with red burnt cheeks.