The Hourglass

Chapter-4: Married Life?

I break the hug once I realize what just happened. I moved away from him a bit and stammered, 'Umm...uh...I'm..sorry...I didn't mean to do that all of a sudden...I-'

'Were you planning on a compensatory kiss?' He asked wriggling his eyebrows.

My eyes widened at his words.

Gosh...this flirt...why did I fall for him again?

'Ew..no. Why would I wanna do that? With you?!' I said moving my hands in the air expressing how ridiculous his question sounded.

'Well, who else will you do it with? I know that you've only seen my jealous side but you'll see my possessive side too if there's another story...' He said with an intimidating stare.

I've never seen this side of him before. The only side I've seen so far was the cute, thoughtful and flirty sides.

This was a new one..it made me feel small but safe in front of him...that look was hot.

HOT?!

Ugh! I need to pull myself together. I can't fall for his words. I know that future me wouldn't want it.

I can't let him cheat on me with me!

Should I tell him the truth or should I let it slide and try to live as my future self? This is why time travel is messed up...how did I even end up here? I need to think this all through..

'Babe? Jess?! Earth to Jessica!' I was cut short of my thoughts by his words and a loud clap of his hands.

'Yeah?' I replied.

'I asked you if you want to go out to have dinner or order in. What do you wanna do?'

'I just wanna sleep. I'm just so tired...you can eat without me.' I said, stretching my body due to my tiredness.

'Alright. I'll just cook something then. Good night babe!'

'Night night!' I said sleepily and took the stairs.

'Babe, where are you going?'

'To sleep...what's wrong?' I replied annoyed.

'You know that that's our bedroom right?' He asked pointing to the room opposite to the stairs, confusion written all over his face.

I got back down slowly.

'Ah...I must have forgotten from all that travelling...' I said hoping he would believe me.

'Hmm...alright.' He said with a smile.

With that, I turned around to go to bed. My legs could barely carry me. All that happened today have left me with no energy.

'Ahh...I'm so tired...I can't wait to meet the love of my life...ah! Beautiful! You're all mine.' I said to my bed that lay there welcoming me into it's embrace.

I crawled into my bed after changing into something comfortable and instantly fell asleep, forgetting all my worries and confusion into blissful oblivion.

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I woke up to the sun shining brightly on my face..and also burning my delicate skin in the process. I tried to move away from the light and ended up snuggling something warm and comfy...but not a pillow.

I tried to figure out what it was by moving my hand up and down feeling it.

A face?!

I split my eyes open instantly and my eyes widened. He was on the bed with me! I looked around to see his hands on my waist our faces only inches apart, him sleeping peacefully. I panicked. What do I do now? Is this how every day's gonna be for me? With him? Wow...future me sure is lucky...waking up with her love.

But what about me?

I shouldn't be here.

I decided to get out of bed. I removed his hand from my waist and got out of bed to go brush my teeth and do my daily routines...if I had one.

Anyway for now I'll just do what I usually do, since I'm unpredictable when it comes to how I live my day. I let out a deep breath and stretch myself and was about to take a step when I lost my balance.

I opened my eyes to see me laying in bed...below him. My eyes widened at the sight of his face inches away from mine.

'Where are you going? Bathroom? To freshen up?'

I nodded in response. He hugged me tighter and said, '5 more minutes. I really don't wanna let you go.'

Great...I'm trapped. I could have just told him to let me go but guess what? I don't talk to anyone before I brush my teeth.

Weird habit. I know.

After a while I got out of his grip out of shock when I felt him leave kisses on my neck. I sprinted towards the bathroom leaving him dumbfounded.

Later, I went to the kitchen to grab something to eat. The kitchen smelled great.

'Woah! What is that smell? I'm starving...'

I see him making toast with some bacon and eggs. While having dinner he told about his plans for the day. Turns out I'm on vacation for 2 months luckily.

With my current knowledge of just the basics of healthcare I don't really think I could save lives. I have yet to learn and be who I am supposed to be.

I just hope I could get back to where I'm supposed to be. Soon.