Chapter 14

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I woke up and rolled over in bed. My bed. John was sleeping soundly next to me and I smiled a little. I put my arm around him and kissed his nose.

"Mmm," was his response. He scrunched up his nose and smiled.

"Good morning." I said happily.

"It is because you're here." He said kissing me.

I felt my face flush, "Cute," I said. I sat up and realized that I was in fact naked.

"Mmh, let's get breakfast, I'm starving." He said.

"Okay," I said, "shower first." He got out of bed and I realized he was also naked.

My eyes widened and my face turned bright red.

He poked his head out of the bathroom door and smiled, "Are you coming?"

I didn't say anything I just nodded and joined him in the bathroom.

The hot water felt so nice on my back and using quality hair products felt even better. But John kissing my neck was probably the best feeling.

"John, breakfast will turn into early lunch and cold water if we are in here any longer." I said turning around to face him.

He just smiled at me and kissed me again. As he did the water started to lose heat.

"Okay," I said rather loudly and shutting off the water, "time for breakfast." I grabbed a towel and stepped out of the shower.

"I just missed you." John said stepping out of the shower without a towel.

I threw a towel at him and smiled. "Well I missed you too but I hate cold water." I said drying my hair with my towel.

"I love you." John said after a moment of comfortable silence.

I looked at him my eyes drifted down. I smirked, "Tell me again when you aren't naked and dripping wet."

He threw the towel at me and went back into the bedroom to get dressed.

I brushed my teeth and joined John in the bedroom. I put on a pair of boxers and pulled jeans on while John brushed his hair in the mirror. "That's my sweater." I said.

He looked down and shrugged, "So it is," he continued brushing his hair.

"You look nice in it." I said pulling one of his hoodies on.

He smiled into the mirror, "I love you." He said.

"I love you too." I said back, walking over and hugging him around the waist.

He leaned down into the hug and sighed, "I'm so sorry Alex." He said. "I wasn't cheating on you."

"You weren't?" I asked, my voice muffled by his sweater, my sweater.

"No, I would never do that to you. Especially not with a girl." He said.

"Then what were you doing?" I asked, pressing my face onto his- my sweater more.

"Trying to make money," he said quietly.

"What?" I said loosening my grip around his waist.

"This is embarrassing." He looked over at the bed. "I might have had sex with her for money. Well with a bunch of hers." He started crying. "I wanted to buy you something and I just didn't have the money." He wiped his face with both hands, "And I hated every one of them, it was so gross and it wasn't you!"

"You could've just asked me, God John, we're married." I said.

"You're not mad?" He asked, sniffing.

"No, no I'm not mad." I took his hands and looked up at him. "What could possibly want to get me that you had to sleep with girls to get?" I asked laughing. "I'm already married to you, that's all I need and want." I kissed the back of his hand, "Every day, for the rest of forever." I said quietly.

"I'm not good with words like you so I'm just going to quote my wedding vows, which took me three weeks and Peggy's help to wrote so," he paused, "I love you, and I'm not perfect and neither are you, but when we're together, nothing feel more perfect."

He leaned down and kissed me softly, like he did the day we got married.

When he pulled back I felt the room start to spin. "Alex?" John asked, "Are you okay?"

Then I collapsed.

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