Colliding heart 2

11

Many days passed and I continued with my attitude of not taking the initiative but it was getting awkward so one day I finally put all my ego aside and asked Austin 

“ would you like to go on a long drive ? “

“ ya sure sounds good to me , but where ? “ he asked 

“ well it’s a surprise , just trust me “ I said and winked at him

“ okay okay I trust you , then at what time will we set off ? and should I pack some clothes ? “ he asked 

“ you should be ready by 7 in the morning and we will be coming home the next day so take some clothes “ 

“ okay ma’am I “ he said and went 

It wasn’t going to be just a long drive , the places where we will be going are very special and I had also planned a romantic dinner , I was very excited for this I packed some of my best clothes , heels and cosmetics . The next day we were a little late but the three of us still managed to set off by 7:45 a.m. , the journey was amazing I was driving ( obviously since only I knew where we were going ) Austin was next to me and Cooper was at the back playing and enjoying his own company . We were enjoying and vibing on music it has been 3 hrs since I have been driving , as we were moving forward Austin seemed to have recognized where we were going he surprisingly turned to me 

“ isn’t it …? “ before he could say anything I interrupted him

“ yes this place is exactly what you are thinking “ I said smiling to him 

“ wow it has been so long since I came here , this place looks quite changed “ he said looking out of the window 

This place holds a lot of memories this is the place where we spend some of our most precious moments , yes it was our hometown and I was driving to the stadium which was near to our old school .     We reached there and get off the car it was so refreshing being there the grass was green the sun was shining from behind the clouds , we took a walk with Cooper in the stadium 

“ Austin do you remember how we used to come here everyday and play basketball “ I asked walking hand in hand with him

“ of course I remember , those were one of the most beautiful moments of my life “

We were standing in front of the basketball court , I could imagine hoe this stadium looked when we were in school Sophie , Heston , Spencer , Austin and I sitting on the bench drinking juice after playing for a long time all of us were covered in sweat and were tired , yet we were laughing and enjoying life those were the most care free days and the only worry was to complete the homework and getting good grades those experiences in school taught many valuable lessons for life . We stared at the court and got back in the car 

“ where are we going next ? “ he asked 

“ well we can’t go back without taking a look at our school “ I said and drove at the front of the school , the gates we closed so we couldn’t go inside so we looked at it from outside it has changed a lot over these years , the sign board was changed , there were new swings in the park , now there were different kinds of flowers although it looked a bit different but it brought back all the beautiful memories . Next I took him to a restaurant , that was our favourite restaurant they served delicious food and was not very expensive we went together quite often . When we went inside , I saw that there was the same person who worked there when we were in school although now he looked very old we went up to him and said 

“ hi uncle “ we cheerfully greeted him

“ who are you ? do I know you ? “ he said looking at us carefully

“ yes uncle of course you know , how can you forget us ? “ I said making an innocent face

“ wait , I think I understand now you are Carol and Austin , right ? “ he said smiling at us

“ yes we are , finally you recognized us “

“ you both have grown so much , I still remember how you both skipped your classes and came here , you came here atleast 3 times a day , I can never forget you my children . So today also would you like our usual “ he asked 

“ yes ! “ we both replied with excitement 

We sat at a corner and were looking around , this place has changed a lot , there were new paintings on the wall , the chairs and table were also different . Soon our sandwiches arrived , they were still the same they were still delicious , we ate it and then got out . We went to several other places , we went to a park where we usually went after sneaking from school we sat here for a while “ Austin do you remember we sat here for hours and just talked , life was too good “ I said “ of course I remember , time flew away at that time . Although it’s been so many years but still the memories are so fresh in my mind it looks like yesterday “ he said holding my hands . Okay so now I am pretty sure he still has feelings for me , we roamed about in the city for the rest of the day and then finally checked in our hotel ( which obviously I had booked ) we got changed and then rested for some time , I looked at the clock it was already 9 p.m. and we would be having dinner soon . So I called at the reception and said 

“ hello I am Carol from room 101 I would like to know if all preparations have been made for the special dinner that I have mentioned about before ? “

“ yes mam all the preparations have been made , you can come here any moment we have got everything ready for you “ she said

“ ok thank you , I will be there in half an hour “ I said and hung up the phone 

I was very excited to see Austin’s surprise face and I was not very nervous because I wasn’t going to make a confession it was just a dinner , I wanted to spend some quality time with him . I went to Austin’s room ( yes I was thoughtful enough to reserve 2 rooms ) and gave him his favourite clothes that I had packed secretly 

“ what is this ? why did you get this here ? “ he said confusingly 

“ well we are having a special dinner , so you have to dress up a little “ I said with excitement

“ you are getting good at giving surprises “

“ I know right , so get up we will be leaving in half an hour “ I said and left his room

I had got my favourite black dress , I dressed up really quick . We both got out of our rooms in exactly half an hour which was surprising , the receptionist told us that the location was not inside the hotel , it was an open air dinner for which we have to walk a little distance through the park . When we reached the location I was delighted it was such a beautiful view , it was obviously an open air dinner although we had a shelter on the top , there were a lot of rose flowers spread on the table , on the ground and around the chairs , we sat there 

“ wow Carol this is amazing , it looks so beautiful “ he said looking around 

“ I know right , I also didn’t knew how it would look but they did a pretty well job here “ I said 

Soon our dinner arrived , we were talking and eating , it was such a jovial and romantic atmosphere . We were almost finished with our dinner when it suddenly started to rain ,

“ what are we gonna do now ? “ I asked him

“ well you were the one who arranged this dinner so you should have also arranged for an umbrella “ he said 

“ I didn’t knew it was gonna rain “

“ well then we don’t have any other choice we will have to go out like this . It’s just rain , excepting for getting our clothes wet , nothings gonna happen “ he said pulling my hand , ready to go out in the rain

“ but I can’t go like this , it’s wet everywhere so it will be slippery and also we have to walk through a park also , the rain would have loosened the soil how can I walk on that with my high heels ? “ I said 

“ well that’s not a problem “ he said and picked me up in his arms , it was raining quite heavily and Austin was walking quite slowly so I and him were totally drenched in water till the time we got inside the hotel .

“ you don’t have to carry me now , I can walk on my own “ I said

“ no you can’t you can still slip , I wont let you walk “ he said and carried me to the room , he put me down on the bed slowly and got a towel from the bathroom . He sat beside me , turned my face towards him and put the towel on my head started rubbing it on my hair “ I can do it myself “ I said looking down , the towel has covered my entire face I couldn’t see him “ no I don’t trust you “ he said and continued “ I don’t want to disturb or burden you , I can do this on my own you can go and get changed “ I said , he pulled the towel up from my face , he took my face in his hands , lifted it up a little and looking directly into my eyes said “ you are not a burden for me Carol , you are my only priority “ I smiled at him . It was such a romantic and intense atmosphere , he slowly lowered his head and closed his eyes and before I knew it his lips were against mine , I put both my hands around his neck and closed my eyes too , it was soft and moist and eventually it got hot and breathy my heart was beating very fast , . It lasted for quite a long and then slowly we both lied on the bed , his one hand was on my waist which were eventually going down to my thighs and pulling my dress up a little his other hand was on my shoulder which was constantly moving all over my chest . I moved my hands over him and unbuttoned all the buttons on his shirt and removed it , he pulled both the straps of my dress and pulled it down and took off his pants himself . Things were spicing up very quickly , soon we both were naked our lips were brushing against each other , I could smell his perfume and the scent of his shampoo , it was dizzying , butterflies were dancing in my stomach . My fingers grip his hair, pulling him closer. My veins throb and my heart explodes. I have never wanted anyone like this before. Ever . I tried to adjust myself by getting up a little but he pushes me backward and we’re lying down . The weight of his body on top of mine is extraordinary . I feel him—all of him—pressed against me . His face has the slightest bit of stubble and it rubs my skin but I don’t care , I don’t care at all . He feels wonderful . His hands are everywhere , and it doesn’t matter that his mouth is already on top of mine , I want him closer closer closer . The space around us evaporated . The nudging continued and it felt amazing , my eyes were closed I wanted to open them and look at him but I was too tired . After sometime we both went for kissing again and I don’t remember when I fell asleep . 

The next day sunlight fell directly on my face , I moved a little and hid inside my blanket 

“ come on Carol wake up it’s already 10 in the morning “ I heard Austin’s voice

“ no I want to sleep a little more “ I said in a sleepy voice

“ I am going into my room and will be back after some time till then you should be awake “ he said this and left.

As soon as he left , I got out of the blanket and started jumping on the bed my happiness knew no bounds finally Austin started showing his emotions toward me . I immediately went to get ready and before Austin came I was all ready to go . We checked out of the hotel and went to a nearby restaurant to have our breakfast , Austin was smiling all the time anyone could clearly see that he was very happy looking at him I thought that maybe the tag of ‘ boyfriend ‘ and ‘ girlfriend ‘ is not important we have feelings for each other and that’s what matters we can live the rest of our life like this . Soon our breakfast came and we left after having it , we went to the car and this time it was Austin who was driving and as usual we had fun in the car Cooper was also quite energetic today . By the time we reached home it was already dark and we were tired , so we directly went to our room and slept . The next day when I woke up Austin was not at home and so was Cooper I went into the kitchen where he had left a small note on the fridge which says “ I am going for the morning walk with Cooper , I didn’t wake you up because you know I can’t “ as I read it I couldn’t stop smiling he was being so cute . For the next upcoming days , he always told me small details of what he was going to do he started smiling and laughing more again now it was clear that what happened between us on that night wasn’t a mistake or an act of impulse he had true feelings for me . His small gestures always made me fall for him and I always can’t get enough of him so at times when we was sitting on the couch , I suddenly go , sit on his lap and started kissing him and he never hesitated in fact he would carry me and take me to his room and before I could know we were making out . We were so into each other that it became a habit for us most of the time we slept on same bad . 

These were some of the best days I ever lived I was so happy and full of life I even started planning how our wedding would be like , I never mentioned it to Austin because I didn’t want to scare him but I would spend hours looking at beautiful bridal dresses and imagine myself wearing those , I even looked up for some popular destination wedding places , everything was going great . Then one day , I was in my room arranging my clothes in the cupboard when I heard Austin calling me from across the living room “ just a minute “ I said and left the room at once . He was across on the dinning table , I went up to him and asked “ what happened “ he looked quite serious “ sit down “ he said pointing to his adjacent chair , it was definitely something serious I could feel the uneasiness in the atmosphere , I turned to him and put my hands over his hands 

“ what is it Austin ? is something wrong ? “ I said 

“ don’t you think that we are going beyond our limits , we still aren’t in a strong and proper relationship so I think that maybe we are not doing the right thing “ he said looking directly in my eyes . I immediately pulled my hand back , this was something that hit me very hard I couldn’t think of anything for a minute , these were the same words that I had once said to Austin now everything was clear to me , why was he hesitating to accept his feelings for me , why didn’t he wanted to be in a relationship with me it was because he still hasn’t gotten over the past .

“ Carol ? “ he shook me 

“ you still haven’t gotten over the past , have you ? it has been so many years why can’t you move on “ I said getting up from my chair

“ it’s easy for you to say because weren’t the one who was hurt “ he said in a loud voice also getting up from his chair

“ I knew it ! you still blame me , don’t you ? can’t you just get over that and forgive me . Why do you have to dwell in the past ? “ 

“get over it ? it sure is easy for you to say those years I had to go away from everyone’s life and start all over again , you think I can just forget those years ? “

“ well I never asked you to disappear it was your own decision , and since you have came back I have made so much efforts for you and you are still dwelling in the past “

“ oh don’t you talk about efforts , don’t you remember all of my efforts that I had put back then for you when you just didn’t care about my feelings ? “

“ it was a mistake and I have apologized to you a million times for that , what else do you what ? “

“ apologize ? you think ….” before he could continue his phone started ringing , he sat down and picked it up he suddenly looked very happy while talking on the phone . He hung up the phone , got up and held both my hands “ it was the call from the doctor , he said that the results of your last checkup have came out and now you are perfectly fine , you don’t have to go to the hospital for checkups anymore “ he said with excitement . As soon as I heard this I jumped and hugged him tightly , I was very happy “ really ? “ I said hugging him “ yes “ he said , and all of our anger swept away and we forgot that we were even fighting .

Austin never told me anything related to his work it has been more than a year and every time I tried to ask him , he avoided the conversation and gave silly answers but now I was getting really curious I have been spending so much of money without even thinking and he never got short of it . So one day I decided to confront him regarding this . One day we were resting on the couch after playing basketball in the evening when I asked him

“ Austin what do you exactly do ? what is your job ? you rarely go for work and yet you have so much money “

“ well you don’t have to worry about that I will never be short of money , I will always have enough for you “ he said in a casual way

“ I am not joking Austin I am serious I have been spending so much money atleast I should know where it is coming from “ I said holding his hand

“ why are you so worried about that it’s no big deal “ he said laughing and was about to get up when I pulled him back

“ no ! today I want to know this , you have to tell me “ I said , he looked at me for a moment and then started smiling

“ okay since it is bothering you so much I will tell you . I have my own business of carpets and since I have enough money I guess it’s going well “ he said smiling

“ you are not lying , aren’t you , if that’s the thing then why were you hesitating to tell me about it ? “ I don’t know why but I couldn’t believe it at that moment , it was nothing to hide he could have told me about it ,

“ well I didn’t want you to worry , you know it is quite unstable sometimes you gain sometimes you loose so didn’t want you to think about anything except being happy “ 

“ so are we in a bad state right now ? are we loosing ? “ I asked curiously

“ definitely not . Seems like you are my lucky charm ever since I have been with you everything is going on swiftly “ he smiled , kissed on my forehead and went to take shower .