Reaping Me Softly

Chapter 35 - No Space Between

I felt giddy as I walked towards the black car. My heart was beating so fast I thought it would come out off my rib. Even my hands were sweating badly because of nervousness. It was not like today is our first meeting but, for some reason, I just feel agitated.

I swallowed hard.

Our plans have changed. We were supposed to meet in a private restaurant I found two hours away from our homes. However, we can’t seem to take the hours that would take for us to finally meet.

It would be more convenient if we switch in the middle of nowhere like we just did. In that case, we will not be exposed to the crowds, knowing that Alec was kind of popular in the city.

All of us are not risk-taker when it comes to showing ourselves in public. The news will most likely spread ‘till it reaches our families.

The gossip has wings, and the grounds have ears.

I stopped for a moment when Alec’s car stopped beside me. The door on the passenger rolled down, revealing Sam who has a wide smile on her lips.

“Walk fast, Lia! Your boyfriend can’t wait anymore inside that car!” she shouted.

I even saw Alec laughing inside, and later looked in my direction.

"My friend must be pissed off right now because of you, being a slow walker."

Pursing my lips, I glanced at the other car parked in the side. Then, fixed my eyes on Alec's again.

Rolling my eyes, I spoke, "Shut up and leave."

"Whatever! You should not take your time walking and go run to that car! Simeon is impatient as hell, Lia!"

I didn't bother to throw a reply. Instead, I started to walk again and that was when their car drove away fast from my sight. Sighing, I stopped. I knew I'm excited to see him yet I'm taking my time, so slow... I'm just kind of nervous and slightly felt weird. It has been two months since we last saw each other in person, we facetime, alright.

"Don't think of anything, Lia..." I whispered to myself.

I was about to start making my way to him again when slowly, the window on the passenger seat rolled down. I think everything became slow when he turned his head in my direction, and I almost dropped on my knees when I saw his face after a long time.

"Oh my god..." I rustled again.

I wasted no time. I immediately run towards his car and opened the door before jumping on his body. I didn't care about my weight, so does he, as long as we give each other the hugs we have longed to feel.

Nuzzling his neck, I cried. I can't contain my tears anymore, even not minding if his neck will be soaked in my tears. All I think was his warmth, his body that's currently embracing mine, and his breathing, a sign that he's here with me, for real.

"You're real..." I murmured. "I'm hugging you right now, baby. You're here for real... After two long months, we finally can touch each other now."

Two months... Regardless of the time, the fact that we're both longings for our loved one's hugs and kisses won't change any of that.

"I'm here..." I felt him kissed my hair. "I miss you so much, baby. I can't imagine not seeing you for another month."

"We're both here," I sniffed.

Even if I wanted to stay in our position, I pulled away from the hug to study his face. I cupped his face and watch every corner of his profile, even if I memorized every part of him. Nothing has changed, though. He's still the man I loved, he still has his mesmerizing chinky eyes that I will never get tired to look at.

His beard was gone... And he cut his hair, too.

Raising my hand, I traced his face. "I miss you, too. So bad..."

I leaned towards him and it didn't take him a second to get what I'm about to do. Closing my eyes, I pressed my lips on his, kissing him. Through our lips, I made sure to make him feel the longing I have felt for the past months. I poured all my emotions into that kiss, my love for him, and everything I felt as of this moment.

It took us a minute to stop. He leaned his forehead to mine and smiled.

"Ready for a trip?"

I chuckled heartily. "I'm always ready, Simeon."

"This will be the best week of my life, Lia. Every second with you is worth it, and waiting for you, for this time to come will never be a waste."

"You and your sweet mouth, Simeon."

I kiss him again but it was just short then, I pulled away, fastening my seat belt.

"Let's go and start this one-week journey of us, baby."

"Gladly, love..." he uttered.

I played a piece of music in his car as he started driving. The smile on our lips can't be wiped away as we listened to the music. We sang along, even swayed our hands gripping each other in the air, and laughed together as we traveled down the road.

God, I'm thankful for this day and I hope the time will never come when we have to say goodbye again. But for now, I'm cherishing this moment of ours and wishing it to last, forever and ever. I want no space between us, I wanted to finally close the gap. Not just the distance, but for us to finally spend our days together without anyone dictating our lives.

"I want to open the window and shout to the world how much I'm in love with you," I giggled at the thought.

I know between us, it was me who showed more affection. The most vocal one, but that was because Simeon was a silent one who shows his love for me through action, even despite having a sweet mouth.

"I clearly know how much you're in love with me, baby. You don't have to do that."

"I want to..." I insisted. "I wanna try it..."

"It's dangerous," he softly said. "We can shout at the top of our lungs, even until we lose our voice once we reached our destination, baby. I won't stop you, and no one can stop us from expressing our love either."

Pouting, my shoulders dropped. I know I'm acting like a child but it was merely because I wanted to experience it. But if he says no, then alright. I won't push it as he was right, it's dangerous.

"What's the place looks like?" I asked instead. "Is it quiet? Not crowded or what? How about the surroundings, love?"

"It's peaceful, baby. You'll love it just how I love the place."

"Does that mean that you're staying there often?"

He glanced at me, then nodded. "Yup... I actually stayed there last week. I had an urged to clean the whole place and I never knew that the reason behind my urges was this one-week vacation."

"Wow... You had such a good instinct," I retorted, not totally believing him.

Of course, Alec might have informed him earlier about his arrival. It was planned but that does not matter anymore. The important thing here is we're together, holding hands, and both excited for this journey.

I smiled at the back of my head. I can't wait...

"I'm excited for this adventure, Simeon." I stared at our hands together. "I always anticipated this to happen, and now that this is actually happening, I wish to stop the time for some time."

"Don't worry about it, baby. I know a week is not enough for us but, let's just not think of anything for a while, okay? Let's set aside everything and just think of us."

I let out a small smile. “Alright, baby...”

I tried to cut off my thoughts. I just hate how I get worried for things that were not obviously needed at times like this. We should enjoy this day, and in the next following days and forget everything, temporarily.

“Are you sleepy?”

Admittedly, I nodded. “Yes. I barely slept last night due to overflowing excitement.”

But now that he mentioned it, I felt my eyes became heavy.

“I told you to calm yourself last night,” he sounded strict. “This will be a long ride, baby. Though it would be feel lonely to drive alone without your voice, you can still take a nap first.”

“I wanted to entertain you,” I said.

“Babe, the drive will take three hours. I can rest if I’m tired, for now, you should rest and close that beautiful eyes of yours.”

Shaking my head, I brought our hands to my lips and kisses his fingers.

“I really love the feeling of your hands on mine,” I expressed. “Your callous hands is all I want in this world. Ah, rough but talented.”

He coughed, probably got choked on what I said.

“You’re being s****l, baby. I’m driving... Don’t tempt me while we’re in the middle of the road.”

“I’m not being s****l,” I denied. “I was just stating pure and wholesome fact, baby. You’re probably working hard, reason why your hands felt so rough but, it was fine. I like it, Simeon. I love the feeling of your rough hands on my skin.”

He hushed and put our hands above his lap.

“Just sleep, Lia. I’ll wake you up once we arrived.”

“If you’re tired, wake me up.”

My forehead creased when he chuckled.

“As if you know how to drive, baby. Even if I wake you up for the reason that I’m tired of driving, you can’t still be able to drive for us.”

“Because you’re not teaching me!”

“I want no accident,” he justified. ”Sleep, love...”