Wicked Souls

75

He kept doing this for the next 30 minutes until 3:45 am. That was when he decided to finally place his papers down on the coffee table whilst keeping it organised. He looked down at my sleeping peaceful self, my face looked even more adorable. He had a soft smile and he was slowly growing tired as time passed. He decided to lean closer and gently kiss my forehead.

I mumbled in my sleep.

He heard me murmur something in my sleep, he was curious but he figured that he would learn about it when my sleep ended. He looked back down at me as he kept a light smile on his face.

He then carefully picked me up from the couch, and he placed his arms around my body as he walked up the stairs and into the bedroom. He gently laid me down on my bed, he was very careful with the way he moved me as he was making sure that my body did not feel any discomfort at all when he moved me into the bed.

Hours went by, it was 9 am and I was up and awake. I was outside watering some plants in the backyard.

He heard the sounds of water flowing as he slowly walked out of the bedroom, he made sure not to make any major noise this morning with the way he was carrying out his actions. He saw me watering some plants in the backyard, and he then went to walk over to me.

"Morning." He spoke with a soft smile, he looked a bit more well-rested compared to what he felt like last night. However, he was still feeling a bit tired.

"Morning." I walked over to him, I had my hair down in my natural curls and one of my dresses on.

His eyes wandered upon me once I walked over to him. My hair was down in its natural curly form and the dress I was wearing at this moment, made my appearance this morning a lot more cute. The way I looked made his tired feeling a bit better, my overall cuteness was helping with that.

"What are you doing outside right now?" He spoke in a friendly tone of voice, he kept his eyes on me as he spoke.

"The plants look like they were dying..."

"I see." He spoke softly with a light nod of his head as he looked at me. He also looked around at the plants and could see that they were indeed starting to look like they were dying. After looking at the plants, his gaze went back to me.

"Do you need any assistance with watering the plants?"

I shook my head "Instead, could you do that breakfast? I'm really craving it."

"Of course." He smiled when he heard this from me. Doing the breakfast didn't sound like a bad idea to him, especially since he could use a good meal right now too.

"Do you have any requests for what you would like for breakfast? Or is there something that you're very specifically craving in the morning?"

"Surprise me." I smiled sweetly.

"Well, that's easier for me then." He said this in a light and playful tone of voice.

"I'll be right back." He then walked away from me and headed back into the house. Some minutes had passed as he was cooking up our breakfast, the fragrance of his cooking was starting to spread all over the house at this moment. It was quite pleasant to catch a scent of.

I walked back into the house with some glasses I used to water the plants. I placed them in the sink. I watched him cook as I stood near the counter. "I was wondering if we can head out into town today if it is nice weather."

"Hm..." He seemed to be doing some thinking, he was stirring around something in the cooking pan, his hands holding the wooden spoon as he moved it around. He stopped for a few seconds once I mentioned heading out today.

His mind started to wander a bit, he would appreciate going out today as it would provide him with some good fresh air.

"That sounds like a plan. I don't think it will rain today so we could go out if you like."

"Maybe around some stores then we can grab some lunch?"

"Hm, that sounds like a pretty good idea." He kept stirring around this meal he was cooking for the two of us, he was adding some good-smelling spices to it as well. The smell of the cooking food mixed in with the scents of the morning made for a pleasant atmosphere at the moment.

"That sounds like a pretty good plan actually. We'll be out for some while though."

"I don't mind, it will just get both of us out. Especially me."

He smiled when he heard this from me. This was actually something that he enjoyed, it seemed like the two of us shared the same mindset regarding going outside. Getting some air outside would make him a bit happier as well, it was something that could lift his mood a bit.

"Okay, it's settled then. We'll head out around 11-11:30 am. Gives us time to eat something now and then we can start getting ready to head out."

I smiled. "I was also thinking that you shouldn't be the only one working. I should try to find myself a small job."

"Are you sure?" He spoke in a gentle tone of voice, he kept stirring around in the cooking pan. He kept a slight look of surprise though, he never expected me to suddenly start a job of my own. This thought certainly got him interested, he wouldn't mind if I started working or not, it was my choice and he would support it whatever it was.

"I don't know, I will be most definitely scared to start working but I don't want you to be doing all the heavy lifting."

"You don't need to start with a huge step, you could slowly build up the small steps to get to that point. You can start small and slowly work yourself up. I can't think of any other way for you to get used to working other than that." He spoke softly, he was talking about this in a very reassuring manner. He wouldn't want me to overwork myself straight away with my first job.

I nodded. "Okay, slow and steady steps."

"Slow steps are usually the best way to head towards a big task. I think that once you get used to the job and once the feeling of fear goes away, it will be a lot easier for you to handle the job. You could go from part-time work to full-time work as a first step if that felt easier for you."

"You will be there to help me?"

"Of course." He said this quickly with no hesitation to the question with a more reassuring tone of voice.

"You have nothing to worry about, I'll be there with you every step of the way. I will support you and I do not need you to worry about anything once the job begins. We'll take it slow, but once you get used to it, it will become easier."

"Thank you, Isaaq," I said gently as I hugged him tightly.

He was surprised by the sudden hug, but his face kept a smile on it. He gently hugged me back with his arms wrapped around my body, his head was resting on my shoulder right now. He breathed in slowly as he felt the warmth of me hugging him, these were the times he enjoyed most with me, these peaceful moments where the two of us could be hugging each other and feeling peaceful. He felt very satisfied right now.