If You Do (Jackson)

I Love You

Eyes closed, drifting along on the clouds beneath the splendid summer sun. On green grass lands, as far as the eyes can reach, only enclosed by forests possessing aerial beauty.

A pent up breath, followed by the air that filled your lungs like heavenly fresh water on your skin during the passage of a sweltering wind.
Hope, hopeful...Reaching and looking forward to a new discovery. The soft grasp the world has on you, a gentle embrace from the magic all around....

The bright white cloth of your dainty sundress dancing on the breeze as rays of sunshine warmed your smiling face. The sweet aroma of the daisies adorning the ethereal meadow filling your nose with delight.

Unsuspecting, unconcerned and unjaded, darting through the prodigious paradise, you didn't notice a foreign frame of a person distorting the pretty picture of the flower-coated pasture, until you nearly tripped over it.

The sun suddenly got blocked with black clouds, the warmth of the sun and gentle summer breeze cowering away with the approach of assailing icy winds. The melodious, clear chirping of the birds abruptly came to an end and the bouquet of daisies changed into a rotten, disgusting stench.

The unimaginable happiness enveloping you just mere seconds ago morphing into a feeling similar to despair and overwhelming sadness. You looked down to identify the obstacle that made you trip and you quickly discovered it was a human figure laying spread out on the now arid ground, withered daisies surrounding it.

Him.

You gasped and slapped your hands over your mouth, your eyes widening almost comically as you screamed at the top of your lungs.

Your whole body was shaking as you abruptly sat up straight and looked around the by the moonlight dimly lit room, completely disorientated and with a staggering breath, tears streaming down your cheeks.

As you suddenly realized where you were again, you desperately felt around on the mattress until your hand bumped into a solid bundle of blankets, softly rising up and down. You let out a heavy sigh in relief and fell down into the pillows again.

'I thought i lost you.', you whispered as you sought his warm, secure arms once more.

What an awful dream. No, make that an awful nightmare.

What did it mean?

You tried to shake the nasty memory from your mind and focus on your best friend's chest, slightly heaving with every breath he took. You cuddled closer against him and his arms subconsciously found their way back around your shoulders.

Closing your eyes, you listened to his steady, living heartbeat. It immediately calmed you down again, although sleep was a far-off concept now. You were scared the thing you were most afraid of would still be there.

You tilted your head a little, just so you could see his face. He was still soundly asleep and looked so peaceful he must've been dreaming of mountains of cheese or getting an award for Best Body of the Universe or something.

You giggled to yourself as you imagined that event. He'd probably take off his shirt and flex proudly like he always does to show off. However, you stopped giggling internally as you imagined his perfectly toned abs, his broad chest and shoulders, his sinful biceps that were being wrapped around your shoulders right this moment.

You suddenly became very aware of the warmth radiating from his body, his muscular arms squeezing you tightly against him so your soft breasts were pushed closely against his hard abdomen. He was still wearing his black tank top but you could feel the muscle definition right through it.