Where the Heart Lies

Chapter 1

Omniscient

June 2016

"Babe no," Jimena shrieked as a slew of giggles escaped her lips like a melodic song as she fled for an escape. Cutting through the first floor living room and dashing through the kitchen, Jimena was just a mere second from freedom when two strong arms ripped her off her feet and tossed her over his broad shoulders before heading towards their bedroom and slamming shut the door.

Making it to the bed, Jimena was delicately thrown on her back by her mega R&B superstar boyfriend who also was her best friend, Chris Brown, and could not stop giggling to the point her stomach ached. Using her forearm to cover her face, she tried her best to muster up her words without it sounding like a jumbled mess. To no avail, it didn't work. The sound waves of her laughter echoed like a symphonic song and faded into the atmosphere only to start up again with the next set of giggles.

"You swear shit be funny." Chris smacked his teeth and bit his bottom lip to contain his laughter, but Jimena's was so contagious that with one glance at her doubled over position he too began to crack up.

"See!" She snorted hearing Chris join in. "You think it's funny too!"

While her laughter occupied her, Chris took the moment to straddle her thighs between his and carefully set his body weight on her. She was trapped between her boyfriend's thighs. When she realized what was happening, she began pleading with her hands on his bare chest, shaking her head from side to side.

"Don't you dare," Jimena screeched.

"Nah." Now was his turn to laugh in her face. "Don't stop laughing now."

Jimena pleaded. "Baby! Do-" Before she could complete her sentence Chris' fingers were positioned at her most ticklish spot, her sides, and began his tickling attack. Jimena attempted to push his hands away, but that only amped-up Chris more.

"Yeah!" Chris cackled. "Bet your stomach on fire. Ain't it?"

Tears flowed from Jimena's eyes. "Yes!"

"You want me to stop?" Chris questioned. Jimena nodded her head frantically. Her breath was gone and shoulders shook from laughing so hard. "You gon' stop laughing at me?" Again she nodded yes. "Hmmm." He tapped a finger against his chin as if in thought. "...Don't believe you."

"Ok! Ok!" Jimena screeched wiggling her entire body and fending off his hands. "I'll stop! I'm sorry!"

A smug grin graced his face as he removed his hands and rested them on Jimena's shins underneath him as she caught her breath. "What I thought."

Jimena scrunched her facial features in a scowl and shoved Chris' head back with her palm. "Get off me. I should fight your praying mantis stick figure, ribs with no meat built ass, extra bright yellow glow in the dark st-"

Chris leaned down, stealing his lover's breath yet again, but this time with a delicate kiss on her full, two-toned pouted lips that caused her insides to melt as quickly as ice on pavement during a hot, sunny day. That also was his way of shutting her up.

The kiss made blood rush down to her toes, up to her cheeks, and seep through her pores, naturally warming the atmosphere surrounding them. Chris too felt it. Whatever she felt, he felt and vice versa.

Their soul and body were intertwined as one as they were true soulmates spiritually, mentally, physically, and emotionally. He never knew it was possible to be as in love with Jimena that was far deeper than what he ever experienced with both Karrueche and Rihanna combined. It was a love he never experienced in such a short amount of time as time was nonexistent whenever the two were in a room together. It was different, yet alluring. Overbearing, yet comfortable. Everything he ever asked for in a woman...in a person was found in her. They were truly madly in love.