ALEX TURNER IMAGINES

Pearls (Drabble)

just fluff, a bit angsty

you and alex get back from a night out. it was an event, fancy dress was required, so you'd put on a pretty black dress, heels and matching jewellery. alex looked hot af in his black tuxedo paired with a tie, and you couldn't wait to get home to take it off him.

as you're standing in front of the mirror, your heels long abandoned since they were slowly but surely mudering your feet, you fumble with the clasp of the pearl necklace around your neck. you wore your hair down, and presumably some of it got stuck in the clasp, hence you can't open it.

alex enters the bedroom, hanging his blazer up neatly, and watches your struggle.

"do you need help with that, love?"

"please. i can't seem to open it."

alex chuckles softly and steps behind you and you shiver a little when you feel his hands on the back of your neck. they're warm, and as soon as he stands behind you, his cologne fills your nostrils. he smells divine as always, and you resist the urge to just lean back against him and let him hug you.

he also seems to struggle with the clasp on your necklace, "what happened here?" he mumbles, and although you can barely see his face, you know the wrinkle between his eyebrows is visible.

"just leave it if it doesn't work, i'll wear it to bed and ask to the jeweller to open it tomorrow." you suggest, tired and exhausted from the event. all you want is to cuddle up against alex's side and steal some kisses.

"oh no," alex suddenly hisses, and you hear what's happening before you see it. the necklace falls from your neck, all the small pearls come crashing down to the floor with a heart-shattering sound. some land in your cleavage, some in your hands because you try to stop them from falling- but a majority falls to the wodden floor as you watch them disappear in corners and underneath furniture.

"shit, i'm so sorry," alex panicks, and instantly searches your face for your reaction. you look around at the pearls spread all over the floor and hold the rest of the necklace in your hands.

"it was my grandma's," you pout, fighting back the tears. you can vividly remember how she gifted you the precious piece, mentioning how you'd be the one she could trust with it.

"oh, love. i'm so sorry. come here," alex wraps his arms around you and holds you against his chest as a stray tear rolls down your cheek.

"i'm sorry," he repeats, rubbing your back, "i won't go to bed until i've found each and every one. i'll have it repaired, i promise. okay?"

you simply nod against his chest, "i'll help you collect them."

alex spends the next half-hour on his knees on the bedroom floor with his phone in hand using it as a torch as he tries to retrieve the pearls. he made you sit on the bed so he can give them the pearls he found, although you offered to help him. you can tell he feels bad, and it's endearing how determind he is to find every single one.

once he appears to be done, you both examine the pile of pearls on the bed, and you must admit it looks sufficient. alex puts them in a jewellery box and sets them aside, repeating his promise to get the necklace fixed for you as soon as possible.

*

when you get home the next afternoon, alex greets you with a warm smile. after he kissed you lovingly, he places a velvet box in front of you on the dining table. excitedly, you open it.

there sits your necklace, looking as if nothing had ever happened to it. you carefully lift it up to inspect it, warmth flooding your chest at the sight and the thought of alex having taken care of it.

"thank you, baby. it looks exactly the same." you peck his lips, and alex grins at you.

"one more thing," he cheekily announces, placing another jewellery box on the table, "open it."

with one eyebrow risen and your curiosity piqued, you open the box. inside you see a set of pearl earrings, sparkling in the dimmed light of the dining room.

"had to get them for you, they look like the perfect match, don't you think?"

"al," you sigh, "you didn't have to."

"i know. i'm sorry i broke your necklace and that i made you upset." he places his finger under your jaw to turn your face into his direction, "i love you."

you chuckle and kiss his soft lips, "i love you too, baby."