The extended honeymoon!

the 'she'

New chapter- Extended Honeymoon

What the hell got into me? Asked the better half of my mind. Male hormones. Answered the other wicked half. Jeremy was still struggling and trying to come to terms with what has just happened between him and Lana. He knew that their ‘little party’ must have given Lana a ray of hope that she can still get a hold of him. But he didn’t want to think about any of it. Just one day had gone by of his marriage and he already felt like giving up, he didn’t know how he will keep up for an entire year.

Jeremy kept walking farther from the resort and deeper in the darkness of the city. He just wanted to be away from his self signed destiny, as far as he could be. He had been to Paris many times on his business trips but he never had gotten a chance to explore the country. He took in all the beautiful architectures around him, the silent air, relieving him, the absolute nothingness around him that he found cheerful. It was only eleven thirty at night so he thought of calling John and took out his cell. He seemed to be the only person that he knew could boost him up again.

He took out his cell and was dialing for John when someone came out of nowhere and rushed into him. His cell dropped on the footpath and its battery was out now.

“Hey, watch out.” He barked towards the dark and overly dressed frame, which kept running and didn’t even turn to look at the person it has just rushed into. It made a turn and entered a narrow street.

Jeremy picked up the components of his cell and started walking into the same direction placing the battery back into its position. When he reached the turn of the narrow street, he saw that, that person was hiding behind a huge disposal box. He didn’t know why but he felt like going out to the person. But before he could move another step, he heard men foot sounds coming towards him. Then he saw around half a dozen men suited in black coming towards him.

“Monsieur, avez-vous vu quelqu’un venir vers ce cote?” The guy leading them asked Jeremy in an urgent voice. He was of a huge built and although his face was warm completed with blue eyes and blonde hair, he still looked that he had the capability of a bouncer.

“Huh?” Jeremy replied firstly because he couldn’t understand the French and secondly because he was still in shock about how the suited men had barged onto him and started questioning him.

“Did you see someone coming towards this side?” The blonde guy repeated his question in English.

Jeremy knew that he was asking for the person who had just ran into him a few moments ago and was hiding in the street behind the disposal box but these men in front of him looked very armed as he could see their guns in their belts and so they were dangerous. He also thought that these men might be policemen and the person hiding might be a criminal but his heart just wasn’t accepting this point of view.

“Yes, he ran in that direction”. Jeremy replied showing the way in front of him, in the opposite direction of the narrow street.

“Ok. Thanks. And it’s a ‘she’ by the way”. The way blonde the man replied, it seemed like he knew that Jeremy was lying but he didn’t enquire him any further and left in the direction Jeremy had told them to.

Jeremy wasn’t sure why he had lied for a complete stranger, who’s gender also he didn’t knew. He then looked towards the narrow street and started walking towards the ‘she’.

He went towards her direction very slowly. He went by her side and touched her shoulder over her fully covering dress. Her face was hidden by a hood but as soon as she sensed a touch over her rough fabric, she jerked away and turned away in such a hurry that her hood felt back and her face came into light.

Jeremy instantly felt sorry for frightening the little girl but then he was mesmerized by the beauty he was seeing in front of him. Her face was so pale that her perfectly full, pink lips seemed unnaturally beautiful as if they had been painted in contrast to her skin color. She stared back at Jeremy with her huge green eyes. Jeremy just stood there spellbound, as if loosening himself in the deepness of those emeralds like eyes. Her dark brown hair was loosely flowing into her hooted jacket and some strands were scattered around her face. She looked like a serene beauty painted against a dark backdrop. The only thing that pained him was the emotions she seemed to be hiding in her eyes but to him they gave away so many things. There was hurt, fright, pain, loss and so many other negative things. He couldn’t believe that such an honest and calm beauty could be so hurt. He instantly felt an emotion inside him to reach out and comfort her, hold her, love her.