Leather Jacket

Chapter 22 Trust

"We're here. " Marco said, pulling infront of a beautiful house .

"Where did you find this place? It's gorgeous!" I said turning to him.

"It's our summer home. We only use it when we need to get away from all of this for a while." He said laughing while we got out of the car.

"So where do you wanna go first ?" I asked while Frankie carried our bags upstairs.

"I was thinking the beach. Sound good ?" He said taking my hand.

"Sounds lovely. " I said while getting everything ready.

Sitting under the sun with the waves crashing unto the shore made me realize how much I've missed being outside. I was fine being indoors after I accepted that I was never going out again , but being outside made me appreciate everything so much more. In a complete different way.

"This is nice." I said laying back as Marco did the same.

"I'm glad you're enjoying it." He said leaning over and placing a quick kiss to my lips.

"Thank you for this. It means so much more to me than you could ever think." I said turning on my side while he did the same.

"Well," he said reaching his hand out to me " When you're happy , I'm happy." He said giving my hand a comforting squeeze as I couldn't help but smile.

"Thanks."

"And ," he said sitting up " I was thinking that maybe later tonight we could go to the fair? I heard it's the best in town. "

"Really !?" I said getting all excited.

"Yeah ." He said with the brightest smile. And here I thought it was impossible to love him even more.

"I love you so much. " I said kissing him , taking him off gaurd as he pulled back with a big smile.

"I love you too." He said right before he picked me up and carried me towards the ocean , letting the waves crash against my legs. I don't remember the last time we just had a day to ourselves , just the two of us so I treasured every last second of  it. Not letting him go for a second. I needed this. I enjoyed this.

I wrapped myself in a towl seeing Marco already dressed and ready sitting on the bed, as I approached him with a smile.

"Someone's eager to leave." I said while he pulled me into his side putting a loose strand of hair behind my ear.

"You could say that." he said laughing while I couldn't help but do the same.

"Well , then I better get dressed then. " I said placing a kiss to his lips before getting up.

"I mean... you don't have to." He said suggestively with a smirk as I looked over to him.

"Oh really ? And you don't think it'll be weird to go into public like this ?" I said teasingly knowing full well what his answer was going to be.

"You know, you're right. " he said walking up to me and pulling me close to his chest "no one gets to see you like this but me." He said placing a kiss to my head.

"Okay. But if you want to still go to the fair you better let me get ready." I said laughing while untangling myself from his hold.

As we pulled up to the fair grounds , the whole place was illuminated by different colours of lighting making it seem almost magical. Kids were running around , couples were laughing, it seemed as if the whole atmosphere here was light and airy. It brought back so many good memories.

"So what do you wanna do first ?" Marco asked , intertwining our hands as we walked through the entrance.

"Oh ! We can go see if they have a ring toss booth . I used to kill it !" I said with a smile looking up at him as I watched him smile down at me.

"What ?" I said confused as he just continued to look at me with the biggest smile.

"Nothing. It's just, great to see you so happy. " he said while I didn't know what to say to that. So instead , we moved through the crowds seeing the booth come into view.

"See ! I told you I was pretty good at this. So that's what ? 5 for me and ... let's call it 2 and half for you." I said cocky putting my hands on my hips while Marco took my prize from the guy.

"That's just because I let you win." He said handing me the purple plush pony as we locked hands again.

"Doesn't matter. I think , I'm going to call you winner. Just to remind you of the day you weren't. "

"You're seriously going to keep that thing ?" He said laughing.

"Of course I am. It's a reminder of our time together. A time I really enjoyed. So thank you Marco. I really mean that." I said with a smile as we came to a stop in the line for cotten candy.

"I'd do anything to see you this happy Alice. Aslong as you're happy, I'm happy." He said with a smile as the line moved up.

"Two please." Marco said while I didn't bother to look up , trying to find the money in my purse.

"Alice ?" And when I heard his voice I swear my heart stopped.

Slowly looking up , my eyes met his making my entire body go numb. I couldn't believe my eyes.

"Lucas ?" I said shakingly as I felt Marco's grip on my hand tighten , reminding me of his presence. "But , how ?" I said as I watched him move to the side while I stood paralyzed.

"This was a bad idea." He said before he shoved his way through the crowd and took off , making me snap back.

"Marco, we have to find him. I need to talk to him." I said panicked while I could see worry flash through his eyes.

"Please. I won't leave you. I just, I thought he was dead... please Marco. Do you trust me ?" I said pleading while his eyes searched mine before saying; "Of course I do." defeated through a breath.

"Then I need you to go after him please." I said while he placed a peck to my lips before running after him while Frankie joined my side not a second later. 

That's it ! I was thinking of making it a big thing but then I thought why would he be rude to her if he was her bestfriend ? So I'm trying to keep it exciting my cival. Anyway! Thank you so much for reading. Remember to leave your thoughts in the comment section below. Until next time keep howling my wolves. ❤🐺