When The Stars Align

Chapter 56

I woke up early in the morning so I could take my parents to the airport. I didn't wake James up because it was early, and I didn't think he wanted to go but when I was showering he came in the bathroom.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" He asked.

"I didn't think you wanted to come with me." I said.

"Yes, I wanna go with you." He said a bit annoyed.

"James, I'm sorry, I honestly didn't think you wanted to come with us." I closed the water and picked up a towel.

"Do I still have time to get ready and go?" He asked running a hand over his face looking in the mirror, then he opened the cabinet and grabbed his razor.

"Yeah...you do." I answered. I finished cleaning myself and prepared myself to go to our room and get dressed but when I was passing by him, he grabbed my hand and pulled me back. His eyes locked on mine and he smiled softly, at the same time his fingers curled with mine and I felt myself melting momentarily.

"What about my morning kiss?" He asked softening things up or trying to. As I was still a bit mad I got near him and pecked him really fast, preparing to leave the next second but he held my hand firmly not allowing me to go. "Like that? Without tenderness...nothing..." He said still with a smile in his lips. "Come on...I want us to be alright." He said. I came closer and kissed his lips properly, the grip on my hand became tighter and his other hand rested on my face while we kissed. "I love you." He whispered against my lips with his eyes closed. I ran a hand over his face and then pulled his hair back.

"I love you too, but you make simple things hard, such as working, you know?"

"I know all of a sudden we had a lot to talk about, but now that we're both calmer can we do it over lunch and talk properly?" He proposed.

"We've been talking since yesterday." I said.

"But we haven't solved anything..." He said. I nodded.

"Ok..." I agreed. "Now hurry up because they have to leave." With that I left him there and took the time to get dressed and make the bed. Then I went downstairs and decided to prepare him a nice breakfast with everything he liked. I knew very well James was a troubled soul, I've always known where he was coming from, so I also knew that I had to make him feel wanted in order to soften him a bit. I liked to please him, that is not even the point, but I had to dedicate more time of myself in pleasing him than usual. James's broken heart was a master in overreacting emotions.

"Smells good." He said when he got to the kitchen.

"There's coffee in that pot over there." I pointed "...and orange juice in the fridge. The eggs are almost done, you can sit."

"Your parents aren't up yet?" He asked looking around.

"They had breakfast before I got here, they're just packing their things." I said flipping a slice of bacon which he loved so much.

"Have you had yours?" James asked.

"Yeah, I've had my yogurt with fruit while I cooked this." I said putting a plate with eggs and bacon in front of him. His look hit the plate and I could almost see him drooling all over it which amused me. I sat in front of him to keep him company.

"Want a bit?" He offered me.

"No..." I shook my head. "I don't think I'll be able to have that until the end of the pregnancy; besides I don't want to get fat!"

"You're beautiful, you won't be fat." He smiled.

"Stop being mellow and eat." I ordered because the way he looked at me embarrassed me a bit.