Chapter 63
Too many things happened in the past twenty–four hours. They had been the best and worst hours of my life. One moment I thought I was going to die, the next I found Emily in my arms crying her eyes out, thinking that she had lost me.
My private jet caught on fire last night during landing due to some complications. At first, I was trapped inside along with the two flight attendants, the pilot and co–pilot. Miraculously, the rescue team managed to get us out.
It took them less than ten minutes to do that, but they were the longest minutes of my life, because I realized then that I didn’t want to die. There were so many things that I wanted to do in my life that I didn’t get to do. I wanted to be there for my daughter and watch her grow up. I wanted to see attend her high school and college graduation. I wanted to meet her first boyfriend and give him the talk all dads gave.
I wanted to grow old with Emily even though at that moment, I didn’t even know if she would ever take me back or not. I wanted to go stargazing with her and take her on many plenie and rooftop dates because they were her favourite. I wanted to dance with her to her favourite song until my legs were too weak to hold me. I wanted to breathe in her scent as she laid her head on my chest.
my I wanted to spend more time with give up on my life. I wasn’t ready to
my parents and bicker with my sister until my last breath. I wasn’t ready to give in to the fire that threatened to melt the skin covering my bones, so I fought with everything in me until they managed to get us out
The breath I took when I was finally away from the fire brought me back to life. It made me realize that there were many important steps I needed.
I needed to to take. I needed to fight more for Emily and show her that she was still the love of my life. I needed to appreciate all that I had more. enjoy my life and stop giving all my time to work. I didn’t need any more money. I needed to live,
I wasn’t even working for money anymore. I was just living like that because there was nothing else I thought of doing. But being trapped in a metal box with fire threatening to eat me alive was enough to make realize that there were many things I wanted to do. I wanted to travel the world and spend more time with my family, I wanted to live.
When Emily ran towards me and hugged me with everything in her I thought I was hallucinating. I wasn’t even sure what she was doing at the airport, but I was glad that she was there. When I wrapped my arms around her shaking body, a voice in my head told me to be hopeful, that 1 still had a chance with her. I breathed in her sweet scent and placed a kiss on her head, not wanting to let go of her.
It was hard to prevent myself from texting her for two weeks, but I wanted to give her time to think. I didn’t want to make her feel forced into a relationship with me only to wake up one day to realize that I wasn’t the man she wanted.
I was currently lying down in her bed while she was sleeping soundly in my arms. I still couldn’t believe that she was a blonde again. I loved her with her black hair and her blonde hair, but blonde suited her more. It reminded me of the first time I realized that she was the woman I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. It reminded me of our first anniversary together when I called her my little Rapunzel.
She shifted a little in my embrace and nuzzled her face more in the crook of my neck. She was absolutely adorable and all I wanted was to kiss her. but I didn’t want to wake her up. I spent years dreaming of living that moment again and I wasn’t going to take it for granted ever again. I was going to trust her with everything in me because she deserved to be trusted. She deserved to be loved.
When I told her I wanted to take her home yesterday, I didn’t have a specific place in mind. I didn’t care whether it meant going to her place or mine because home meant being with her and Rosie, even if that meant living in a cottage in the middle of nowhere. She told me it would be better to go to her place and I agreed. I had a feeling I was going to sell the house I was living in and purchase a new one soon. Yes. I made with Emily great memories there, but it also witnessed our divorce, something I wanted to erase from our minds.
I wanted to give her a fresh start and maybe it would be better if it happened at a completely new home.
She shifted again in my arms and when I looked at her, I saw her fluttering her gorgeous eyes
“Good morning sunshine,” I said, smiling at her.
“Morning,” she yawned, stretching her arms, “What time is it?”
“Ten thirty.” I replied.
“I slept in,” she murmured, pulling herself up. “Did you have a good sleep?” she asked me. How could I not when I was sleeping beside her all night!
“The best sleep I had in a while,” I said, sitting up too.
“Do you have anything in mind you want to do today?” I asked her.
“Other than giving you your birthday gift, nothing,” she replied.
“Didn’t you give it to me yesterday!” She gave me a Rolex yesterday with ‘You’ll always be my Eugene‘ engraved on its back. That was officially my
favourite watch.
“Yeah, but there’s another gift that I made for you,” she said, getting out of bed. I watched her in her yellow little shorts as she disappeared in her closet for a moment before emerging again with a suit cover. “I made it for you. The line isn’t out yet and I don’t have all the designs in my head. but I wanted you to be the first one to wear one of my suits”
10:29 AM
Chapter 60
I took the suit cover from her and opened it. My eyes stole a glimpse of her, and my heart danced at the excitement in her eyes. The suit was a dar shade of green and the lapel was black. I didn’t know which material she made the suit of, but it was very solt
“I know the colour isn’t something you really wear, but I thought I could try something new. You don’t really have to wear it or anything. I just thought I could make you one. If there’s anything you don’t like about the design I can definitely change it and if you want a different colour, I can also make that happen.” Emily looked adorable as she rambled. I was in love with the suit just because it was made by her.
I love it and I love you” I said, silencing her. The way her cheeks reddened made me want to kiss her. “I would kiss you, but my morning breath isn’t the best.” She laughed and nodded.
“I think I have a spare toothbrush,” she told me as she made her way to the bathroom. I set the suit aside and followed her. “Here it is.” She handed me a grey toothbrush before turning on the faucet. “Il freshen up quickly and leave you the bathroom” I nodded and exited the bathroom, giving her some privacy
“You still prefer lava hot showers, don’t you?” :
My driver. I asked him to bring n “My
me some clothes.” I emptied the bag he gave me on the
“It’s not that I don’t want to live there, but… I don’t see myself living there anymore after what happened, she admitted
“You do?”
“The worst part of our relationship happened there. I kicked you out of it and it witnessed our divorce. I wouldn’t want to live there too if I were you,” I told her. “We can look for a new place together?” I suggested
“That sounds like a good idea.” She smiled brightly. “You go shower while I get dressed and make us some breakfast.”
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