Invisible String

Hickeys

"No No it's not that much clear. I'm just able to see it because I'm having a closer view here," He replies but she doesn't buy his words. So she spends another five minutes to cover up her swollen skin. After she's done, they both head downstairs to have breakfast. After having a good meal, both of them take their bags and leave for the office.

In the office, they are greeted with good mornings again when they make their way to their office rooms. Taylor starts feeling anxious thinking what if someone saw the mark on her neck. She doesn't want to face that embarrassment for God's sake. Inside the elevator, Martha lets them know about their schedules. They have some important meeting today and Taylor needs to attend it too. She nods and turns around to go to her office room, but Joe pulls her back to give her a peck on the lips. She lifts up her eyebrows with a playful smile and looks at Martha who seems to be taken off guard as well.

"See you," Joe says pulling back. Taylor smiles and caresses his stubble, "In an hour," She says before leaving. He watches her perfectly shaped curves from behind as she walks away from his grip with her high heels on. Today is going to be a long day.

Joe starts working on his laptop to check out the presentations for the meeting. But his mind keeps getting diverted by last night's scenarios. He has fallen hardly and deeply in love with her, harder than ever after their intimacy. He needs to confess his feelings as soon as possible. Or else she's going to think it's just a physical attraction for him and he doesn't want it to happen. He wants her, all of her. He needs her. Yes he didn't stop thinking about her from the moment when he saw her towel wrapped body on the very first day of their marriage. But it's not just physical. Because his emotional feelings for her are deeper. One of the best moments of his life was when she sang those songs for him when he fell sick. It's much more than being just physically attracted. She may not have feelings for him, but he has. And she needs to know it. She deserves to know it.

His thoughts get interrupted when he hears a knock on the door. He looks up to see Taylor standing there with some files in her hands. She walks towards him slowly placing the files on his table.

"These papers are done, I've signed all of them" She lets him know, "They just need your signatures now."

"I'm looking at the presentation right now, I'll give my signatures once I'm done with this," He mumbles eyeing her outfit.

"Okay call me when you're done," She shrugs and turns away to go to her office again.

"Wait, do you have any work left?"

"No, why?"

"Then stay here. I need some help with the presentation."

She arches one of her eyebrows in curiosity as she knows that Joe never asks for help. She clicks her heels few times on the tile floor to come up with a decision. She doesn't have any work left for now so she decides to stay. She shrugs her shoulders and sits down on the couch with her legs wrapped over one another. She takes a magazine from the table and turns around the pages. After few minutes she looks up and Joe gives her a smile. Was he looking at her for the whole time?

"Focus, Mr. Alwyn," She smirks, still keeping her eyes on the magazine page.

"Can't focus while you're here," He replies being honest.

"Then why did you ask me to stay?"

"Because I want you to stay."

"You're weird Mr. Alwyn."

"You look hot Mrs. Alwyn."

"Now stop that, will you?"

"Come here," He murmurs and she finally looks up from the magazine.