This Is Forever

Chapter 42

I wake up to the smell of bacon and my mind wanders, is today a special occasion? No... is today someone's birthday? Is it my birthday?

I check the calendar on my phone and see that it's just an ordinary day in March... strange?

I slide out of bed, do my morning routine, and go downstairs to see my husband and a beautiful bouquet of flowers.

"What's today?" I ask, still slightly groggy, maybe I missed something on my calendar?

"Nothing," he says, taking bacon from the frying pan and placing it on a plate full of bacon.

"What's going on?"

He walks over to me and hugs me, "I feel horrible about what I did..."

"Chris it's okay-"

"No, Nikki, it's not okay, I'm afraid you'll stop loving me and-"

"Chris, what? I will never stop loving you..."

"But Nikki I-"

"Chris," I stop him, "I promise that I will never, ever stop loving you as long as I live."

He kisses my forehead and cups the side of my face with his hand. I cover his hand with mine and lean my head into it.

"How can you be cute and sexy at the same time?" He smiles.

I smirk, "How sexy are we talking?"

"Like... very sexy... but also cute like a bunny."

I giggle and play slap his chest. He wraps his arms around me, "I'm sorry..."

"Chris, it's okay, I promise I'm not leaving you..."

He kisses the top of my head before pulling away and getting the bacon off of the frying pan.

I run over and grab a piece of bacon off of the plate and stick it in my mouth. Chris grabs my waist and bites the other half of the bacon off before kissing me.

"Hey," I whine, "You stole my bacon."

"Aww baby I'm sorry, here," he gives me another piece of bacon and laughs, "I will never understand why you like bacon so much."

"Me neither," I giggle.

He kisses the side of my head and nestles his head in the crook of my neck, "I love you."

"I love you more."

"How do you still love me?" He asks.

"Christian, it was one slip up, we've been best friends our whole lives, you really think I'll stop loving you from that?"

"But I've hurt you... a lot..."

"I'd rather be loved a lot and hurt a few times by you than love someone else... it's always been you and it will always be you..."

He lifts his head and kisses me passionately, "You mean everything to me."

I smile, "Right back at you my love... now that that's handled, let's eat breakfast."

After we eat, we cuddle on the couch and watch movies. Being in his arms with my head on his chest is the most comforting thing, I'm so glad I get to be with him for the rest of my life.
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I guess I dozed off because I woke up to Chris moving and his phone ringing. I lift my head and look around, disoriented and confused as to what year it is and where I am.

"Hello?" Chris answers his phone and I snap my head in his direction. He gently pushes a loose strand of hair behind my ear and rubs my back.

He rolls his eyes, "Do I have to go?"

His song You Don't Have To Go pops in my head, "But you don't have to go," I say and he smiles and shoves his hand in my face.

I lick his hand and he just wipes it on me.

"Alright alright, we'll get packed and Nikki and I will be on our way."

What?

"On our way where?" I ask.

"Back home, I guess we're having a family reunion and my mom wants to show us off."

"Oh yay.." Cool, being surrounded by people I don't know and being shown off.

I get up and then Chris gets up and we head upstairs to pack. Well, I pack, Chris just hands me things because I've always packed.

"How long are we there?" I ask.

"Like, two weeks."

"What about Rocky?"

"Just leave her here with extra food and water, she'll be fine."

"What if she has to go out?"

"She's pad trained."

"But what if-"

"Nikki, stop stressing."

"Okay but like what if-"

"Then stay here with her, Nikki."

I stare at him blankly, "Seriously?"

"What?"

"Chris, you know I get anxiety."

He sighs, "I know baby, I'm sorry."

He sits on the bed and rests his face in his hands. I sit next to him and lean on him and rub his back, "What's wrong, my love?"

"My record is just pushing me to get this album done and now I have to take two weeks off to go to this thing and I'm not going to have it done in time-"

"Chris, breathe. They're obviously stressing and overworking you, maybe you need this trip."

He sighs as I rub his back, "Yeah, maybe you're right."

"When am I not?" I giggle and hop off the bed.

I turn around and see him smiling at me. He rolls his eyes and we continue packing.
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Obviously the plane ride there was cripplingly unentertaining. I fell asleep on Chris for most of it. He woke me up when we landed and we waited for our bags.

"Do we even know where we're going? Or how we're getting there?"

"My cousin is," Chris says nervously. I instantly pick up that he's nervous about something. I slip my hand on to his cheek and he slightly turns to look at me.

"You're nervous."

"No? Why would I be nervous?" He plays with his lip ring.

I squint my eyes in suspicion at him.

Suddenly, a Maserati pulls up outside the window and Chris sighs with his eyes closed tightly.

"That's why."
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I just... I don't know, got distracted, had no motivation? Hopefully I can finish this story though, geeez