Coma

Just the two of us

■Baldwin, two years ago.

Theo brought me to his house. It was dark. It was always feeling different, Marie was not here anymore. I could feel her still in here, I stopped in front of the porch, I looked at the huge house. Its true they had money, but it never brought them happiness. They were apart.

“Are you okay? Asked me Theo gently.

-No, I am not. I miss Marie so much. I said then sat on the steps of the porch, Theo sat next to me.

“I miss her too. He said.

-I am curious sometimes to know what do these eyes hide. You were never open around anyone.

-Because there are somethings better hidden than out in public.

- I don’t care about other secrets, I just am curious about how you feel about me, Theo. You always set me to my edges, make me feel like I am special to you, reject me, then here you are, tender, caring, you brought me here, what are you doing with me, my heart, my feelings, don’t I even matter to you?” I felt like those words should have come out sooner, not when I am drunk. He just kept staring at me, then he chuckled.

“There is always something, you never know, and you should never do. Come on, let me take you in, it is late.” He gave me his hand and helped me getting inside, he gently hugged my waist, I put my head on his shoulder, and went inside. He led me to his room, gave me one of his shirts and shorts and went changing into another room.

I sniffed his shirt, it felt like Theo, it was really calming

“If you need anything else, I am downstairs, I will give you your privacy here.

-Hold on, why didn’t you let me in Marie’s room?

-It is the only thing that reminds me of her, I locked it, for her scent to remain present. Good night, Kate.

-Where are you going, this is your room, you should be here, I can sleep downstairs!

-No, my final word, you stay here, downstairs is not comfortable for you, I can manage.

-So, you do care about me, I teased him.

-I do, I always do. He said.

-Then why don’t you show it to me, Theo? You know there is something going on between the two of us, why aren’t you doing anything about it?

-You’re drunk, Kate, go to sleep. We will talk tomorrow.” He said calmly to the edge I was going out of my mind. I moved closer to him, he just kept looking at me.

“Look me in the eyes, you know tomorrow might never come, I don’t care anymore about anything, what is wrong with you, you know there is a chemistry between us, are you waiting for me to act? Tell me. I poked him in the chest. Why are hiding your emotions? I know how you look at me, Theo, I am not a fool, I feel like I am so special sometimes, when you, are around me, I feel internally happy. Is it because of Elliot? I kept poking on his chest.

“Stop it Kate, stop it. Yes it is because of Elliot! He is my bestfriend, he did so much to me, you don’t know how much he means to me.

-And what do I mean to you?

-You? I hope you’re forgetting this tomorrow, you mean the whole world to me. With you? I feel my best, like there is something hopeful in my dark life. You, even this drunk version of you, I can’t stop thinking about every single detail of yours, but I can’t have you, because of him. My best friend is why I have to stop loving you.

-You love me?” I asked stupidly, he put his hand on his face, the other hand on his waist.

-I do i***t, I love you more than you can think, but I can’t betray Elliot.

-You won’t anymore.

-What does that mean?

-We broke up, I broke up with him before he left, it is a break from this relation, until I figure out what do I want. I have always waited for you to admit and make me sure, that we have those feelings, I love you too.” I moved closer, stood on my tiptoes, he was taller than Elliot, I put my hands on is shoulders, felt his strong hands and tried to kiss him.

“No Kate, I told you I can’t, I am sorry.

-Why! I told you, Elliot and I are done, we are on a break! You know what, forget about it. Get out of the room, right now!”

I kicked him out and closed the door., and started crying. Theo kept knocking the door, trying to console me.

“I am sorry Kate, you know? There are a lot of things I want to tell you, but not me being your friend, I have trust issues. I always believed that love, friendships, relations, were something unreal, I have the worst experiences with these feelings. I didn’t believe I could love a stranger, but then there was Marie, Elliot and you. Marie was pure, she was a good human being, she never made me suffer with her, I loved her for her persona and she loved me for mine, my weird personality, genuinely. Elliot and I were close since childhood, he left with his parents, yet he always asked how I feel, he always helped me solve my problems, financially, personally, he was always here. I am grateful. And then there is you.

You are crazy, humble, the cutest girl I have ever seen, you were a natural beauty, spontaneous, I liked to tease you, I loved your angry face. Sophie was a distraction, you can’t understand how I felt every time, Elliot was touching you, jealousy and anger were devouring me alive. He stopped talking for a second. You’re probably asleep, have a sweet night princess.”

Is he gone?

“No, No.” I thought like I needed to hear his words more. His voice is all I need, I don’t want anything right now more than him.

I opened the door, in hurry. He was still here, standing in front of the door, we just kept looking at each other for a second, before I kissed him. He didn’t pull this time. He gave in. My hands ran through his thick long hair, my body pressed to his. His hands were tightening around my waist. Our lips synced like that’s meant to be, the passion was a phenomena.

He broke the kiss, his lips swollen, his hair messy, still our bodies colliding, he put his forehead on mine.

“I want you, but not like this, I want you when you’re conscious. I want you, your bones, your body heat. I want my touches to be carved on your body, your skin, your memory. I want you to remember me for your lifetime. Not an only passion night, I want you every night, just you and me.”

I just nodded, his energy gave me hope I lost long ago, with him, I am more me, I am feeling confident, beautiful, special, loved.

He carried me to his bed and covered me gently. He caressed my hair, and my cheek skin. He wanted to leave me, but I pulled him next to me.

“Stay here, I need to feel your warmth, please.”

He slid behind me and hugged me.

I blacked out.

The next morning, I woke up, my head banging. I looked at myself.

“How the hell did I change my clothes?”

I looked around me. This isn’t my room, no! Where the hell am I.

The room was beautiful. A huge master bedroom, with big windows. The walls were made out of polished white cement, the mattress was royal. There was a big painting on the wall. It was an abstract one. It was signed by Theo.

I am at his. I called flashbacks from yesterday’s night. Like how he came to the stupid carnival, how he was gentle and patient with me. He said he loved me. He loves me? Am I in a dream or what.

I went looking for him around the house, he was in the kitchen, eating some toasts from the fridge. I looked at him, he was adorably attractive. His hair was messy, he was in his sweatpants. I stared at his thorax. It was beautifully sculpted. I enjoyed watching his bronzed 8 abs, he was an athlete.

“Enjoying the view? He teased.

-I really do. I said back.

-How are you today?

-I am fine. I said briefly.

-Good. He said.

We kept staring at each other.

“That’s it, I remember last night.

-You do? He said surprisingly.

-I do.

-Everything? He approached me.

-Everything. I came closer.

-What do you think about it?

-Tell me more about it. I want to hear it now.”

He bit his lip and smirked.

“You charmed me miss Moore. I can’t think of anyone else, I love you. I wanted to claim you when you’re awake, when you desire it too.”

With his thumb, he held my chin up. He started kissing me, we both wanted this, it wasn’t a dare, we have mutual feelings. It became needy, hungry, I was dying to feel his soft lips on mine, again. I hugged his neck and leaned him to me. He carried me up, my legs around his waist, kiss unbroken, he took me to his room. He threw me on his bed and climbed on top of me.

“Are you real? I still can’t believe it” his husky voice raised my heartbeats to 1000, he started numbing my ear, kissing my neck, he bit my skin softly, I moaned under his warm breath. He pulled his shirt and shorts from my body. I was left with a bra, panties and a recently made tattoo. He traced his fingers on my body until he found my hands, he moved them above my head, leaving me under his control. He crossed his fingers with mine, and wasn’t letting me go. He kept kissing my neck, moved to my collar, to my breast where he removed my bra with his teeth, that was driving me crazy. All he was doing, he didn’t break eye contact with me, he was enjoying every reaction I did. He stopped for a second when he looked at the tattoo.

When he touched it with his index, I felt my skin freezing.

“What does this one mean? He asked.

- It is a love quote, in a night of love, just the two of us. I said.

- I love it. But I want you all the time, in a world of ours, no one else, every time.

- I love you.” I caressed his cheek, he kissed my palm and moved back to my lips, I bit his lower lip until it bled. It was his sign to get more fierce, he pushed deeper into his mattress, took my panties off and moved down, I rolled my legs around his shoulders.

He kissed my thigh, moved to the other, he was taking his time into making me satisfied, until he reached my spot, I stuck my nails on his back when I reached my climax, he knew what he was doing. He pulled away, removed his pants and came back to me, I wanted him like an addict.

“Please, I whispered in his ear.

-Shhh, babygirl, I am here for you.”

My skin was on fire, his touches were addicting, we were rhyming perfectly. I felt fever when he came in me, he filled me perfectly, whenever felt pain, I bit his skin, once his wrist, once his neck.

“You’re feisty like a cat, leaving your marks on me.

-Shut up, these are marks of love, baby”.

I arched my back to feel his abdomen on mine, until he exploded. We both climaxed.

We both parted from each other, we kept looking at each other, like we’re looking at a triumphant treasure. He pulled me closer, covered me with his black sheets, kissed my forehead and hugged me to his heart, I was feeling sleepy after this, I waited it for too long, and it was worth it. Everything went black.

■NYC, present time.

Elliot’s POV.

“Oh My God, my poor Theo. He never told me about himself, I just knew him when he was with Aaron.

Elliot, you’re not guilty, you were deeply in love, it was the time that brought you apart. I am sorry for both, all of you. I am really sorry.” Said Naomi, she was a sweet person.

“Naomi, I am sorry, I had to be late… stopped Theo when he saw me. El…Elliot?

-Hello Theodore. Long time, no see brother.”

Theo was genuinely happy to see me, he ran and hugged me hard.

“I missed you, Elli. How are your days! What are you doing here!

Naomi, this is my old friend, Elliot, he is more than a friend, he is a brother. Elliot, this is Naomi, my girlfriend

-Theo… said Naomi with a low tone.

-What? Is everything alright baby? He asked with concern.

-There is something bad, I need to tell you.

-What’s wrong? Tell me!

- Kate…” When he heard her name, his eyes widened, and he clenched his fists hard.

“What is with her? His voice was trembling

-She fell into an accident… and then in …coma, she has been in a coma for more than a month…”