Forever is a Strong Word

Chapter 7

I wake up to small rays of sun shining through my slightly opened curtains, and the smell of lilac and cinnamon. I let out a yawn, and turn to my left to the most beautiful human being on the planet.

Sage.

I grin at her sleeping body, how still and innocent she looks. Her chest moving up and down steadily to the beat of her heart. Her small, thin body looking so frail in my muscular, bulky arms. I smile, quickly remembering last night.

Our kiss. The way I could feel her heart beating against my chest. How her breath was warm and minty even though it was dawn. I look over to my clock to see that it is only 8:30 in the morning. Why did I wake up so early on a Saturday? I think to myself. Oh ya thats right, I'm obsessed with Sage.

I feel the soft skin against my body move a little. She stirs and opens her eyes. When she opened her eyes... it was like my world was complete. Like I didn't need anything or anybody. I just needed her. She grins at me and I grin back.

"Good morning." I whisper.

"MMmm, good morning." she replies kissing my collarbone.

I feel my body tingle when she does this. Like I had lost all strength all self control. She's my kryptonite. I nuzzle my nose in her hair finding out that she was the source of lilac and cinnamon. When I lift my face up she turns her head to me and puts her hand on my face she moves closer so that we're centimeters away. She starts to stroke my face.

"Last night was the best night of my life." she whispers.

I stop her hand and put my lips to it firmly. "Mine too." I admit.

She moves her hand from me lips, and swings around so that she's sitting on her bum and sits slightly on my left leg. She sighs then looks down.

"What's wrong?" I ask.

"Uh- Alex," she starts nervously playing with her fingernails, "I know we just started talking again. And I know that last night probably wasn't a big deal to you, but it was... to me."

I nod my head slowly "I don't know what happened last night. I mean the kiss was... amazing. But I want our first kiss to be perfect. I have been waiting to kiss those lips of yours since Sophmore year." I say breathlessly smiling.

She smiles back, and tucks a piece of hair behind her ear still looking down. Then her eyes shoot up. Those eyes almost made me cry of joy.

"Alex I think I'm in love with you."

My heart... STOPS. It stopped and fell to the pit of my stomach. Did she really feel the same way about me as I did to her?! I shake my head

"No you aren't." I reply. Her face falls more than it already was.

"What do you mean?" she mumbles.

"Kissing someone doesn't make you love them."I say sadly.

I feel jabs of pain in my stomach because I'm being a hypocrite. I loved this girl before we even kissed.

She looks down and breathlessly smiles and lets out a huff. She scoots even closer to me so that we're in the position like we were last night, but upright. She shakes her head

"Ya you're right." she says getting up from my bed. She walks over to my window, and sits down on the window seat. "But I know what I feel." she says.

I laugh "Sage." I say looking down. "You don't understand what I'm capable of."

She gets up from the window seat and sits in my lap.

"I'm well aware that us as humans are capable for the most destruction. Self wise. You're not perfect. And that's why I love you"

I go over her words in my head. Over and over again. I thought I had Sage Foster all figured out.

"That's why I had different feelings for you then anyone else." she says "You saw people for what they really are. Which is destructive. Yet you still manage have so much hate and appreciation."

I smile and take my hand to move her hair to the other side of her head. she looks up again.

"Do you want to know what I love about you?" I say pulling her close so that her head rests on my shoulder again. She nods her head. I take a deep breath.

"I love how you don't judge others before you meet them. How you comfort those you hate the most. How you try not to show your feelings, cuz I see right through you." I say tickling her bare stomach "I love the dimples you have at the bottom of your back, because they're adorable. I love your heart." she lets out a laugh

"but most of all... I love you Sage. Well I don't love you. I'm in love with you."

She lifts her head up from my shoulder.

"Areyou really?" she asks suprised.

I nod my head "Ya, I have been for almost 3 years." I say blushing.

"Same here. That's why when we broke up, I dated Josh to get over the pain of denial. Then I actually started to like Josh, and then he-"

I cut her off by stealing her lips. I move my hands and arms to her waist. moving them up and down to feel her silky soft skin. Her hands come up and tug at the hairs at the base of my neck. I deepen the kiss by putting my hands on her face. She pulls away letting our foreheads rest against eachothers. Our breathing is sort of rough. I smile breathlessly and she returns me with one. I pull her off of my lap and put her on my bed so that I'm on top of her.

My hands stroking her arms, while hers stroke my face.

"That's what I wanted for our first kiss." I whisper. "The perfect kiss for the perfect girl who deserves someone to love and care for her." I say keeping my tone.

"I don't need anyone but you Alex." she whispers.

Instead of words, I give her another kiss.

"I just need you." I whisper between lip locks. "Only you."

And I meant it, and I could tell that she did too. I know her.

A/N: This chapter is VERY special. This is the the chapter where Alex and Sage confess their love for eachother. This is the chapter where their crazy story officially begins. And trust me.... it gets pretty crazy.