My Navy Seal II: Undeniable Attraction

NICK

I sit next to my mother is still lying in a bed unable to talk. I know that Kim said that I am her only lifeline but I do not really know what to tell her. Her eyes are open and fixated on me like she wants me to say something.

Then I take a deep breath and say.

"Mom, I can not pretend that these couple of years did not happen between us. I do not know who you are and I know that you do not know who I am. I know that you want me to say something nice to you like, I love you but I do not know you. But what I can tell you is that I would like to get to know you and I want to learn to love you"

It is almost as if I can see her eyes sadden. Like what I am saying is hurting her on some level. But I must be true to myself and I do not want to tell her any lies.

"So, what I am trying to say is, please, come back to life so that I can talk to you and get to know you"

Then I feel her squeezing my hand as if she agrees with what I am saying. She turns around and closes her eyes. Just then Kim comes to the door with two coffees in her hand. I put my finger on my mouth showing her to keep quiet and then we walk out of the room.

"You are a godsend. That is exactly what I need it now"

KIM

I can see that this entire thing has taken its toll on Nick. He looks extremely tired and weary. It seems the rollercoaster of our lives just keeps on rolling us around. But I do have a good feeling that his mother should be able to talk today still if she really wants to.

I can but only hope that Nick has said a few good words to his mother so that she can have the will to come back.

"Did you say a few words to your mother?"

I watch him looking at the ground and I know that he probably said something he should not have. But I will not be the one that pointed this out to him. It is the relationship between him and his mother and there is nothing I can do about this.

"Yeah, I said a few things"

"Oh, that is good. Listen, we have to go back to your home to get the insurance papers. I think now that your mother is sleeping it is as good a time as any?"

"Yeah, you are right. Let's go"

He takes my hand and we walk back to the car hand in hand. It feels good to feel his hand in mine as if we are a puzzle that always belonged. Even while we are under sad circumstances, it always feels right to have each other.

Then we quietly getting to the car and drive back to his house. We do not say one word to each other because we are just enjoying being together. We have so little time together, that just being next to each other is enough.

We arrive at his house and he opens the car door for me. I did not even have time to get out of the car properly when he grabs my hand. We then walk slowly towards his house and it is as if he has some kind of fear to go inside.

I guess the memory of his mom being pushed out on a gurney is still fresh in his mind. I do not blame him if he feels some sort of feeling right now. I hold his hand tightly and then I take the lead to walk into the house.

He has to face this sometime and I will help him as far as I can.

NICK

I know that I am supposed to just be able to walk into my own home but I am so confused with all the emotions that I have been having trouble just doing something as simple as walking into my house, which proves to be just too difficult.

I feel as Kim leads me into the house and then I decided that I should man up and put all my emotions in a box. How can I be a strong husband for my wife if I can not face my own family?

"Do you know where she could have put the insurance papers?"

"I think it should be in this cupboard over here"

I walk to the cupboard where I think it should be and then Kim opens the drawer and start to look for the insurance papers. I am so glad that she is taking charge because I have no idea how these papers even look like. I guess she has seen a few insurance papers while being a doctor and all.

"Ah! Here it is. So...now that we got that. I would like to see your room?"

"Oh, I do not know if you want to see my room. It is really not that interesting"

KIM

Anything that can make me know a little bit more about my fiancé, I want to explore. There is no way that he is talking his way out of this one. I ignore what he is saying to me and then I make my way down the hall.

If he does not want to show me his room I will go and find it. But as I walk right past him he grabs me by my waist. In the short time that we have been together, I know that once he has his arms around my waist there is no way of me getting out of it.

He puts his face only inches away from mine and then he says.

"Where do you think you are going?"

I see his cocky smile appearing on his face and my heart is filled with joy. If it is only my life's mission to get that smile on his face every day then I will do it.

"I, Kim McPherson, is going to look for your room"

"But I have not given my permission yet, young lady"

I can see how his playful side is showing its face again and I want to ride this boat for as long as I can.

"Who do you think is your "young lady?"

"The one that I am holding in my arms"

I left my eyebrow and then I give him a kiss. I play with my lips on his lips and I can hear a groan coming from deep inside his throat. I know that I have him right where I want him. Then I feel his arms losing their grip on me and then I turn around and run down the hall.

"Hey! What do you think you are doing?!"

I run as fast as I can looking left and right searching for his room. I know that he is chasing me and it feels like the butterflies in my stomach are on steroids.

"I said I wanted to see your room!"

"You know you are dead if I catch you!"

We run through the house and then I playfully say.

"That is only if you can catch me"

"Oh... Now you are asking for it, missy!"

We run around in this house like two little children and finally, I found his room. I open the door and quickly run into it only to stand still in the middle.

"What is this?"

Nick comes running up from behind, lifting me up off the floor, and then throws me on the bed while laying next to me.

"We call it a room. People sleep in it"

"I know that, silly! But where are the posters and the furniture and the rugs?"

He then lays on his back and looks at his room.

"What do you mean posters? Like NSYNC?"

I slap him against his shoulder because I know that he is mocking me about my room.

"No, I mean like Limp Bizkit and Korn and singers that boys listen to?"

I have never heard Nick laugh so hard. He crawls up on the bed holding his stomach. He almost can not breathe for laughing so hard. I slap him hard on his shoulder.

"I am serious! It is not funny!"

I say these words but deep down in my heart, I am so happy to see him laughing. I can not help but smile at him as his laugh is completely infectious. Finally, gets a breath and then he says.

"Korn?!"

And then he keeps on laughing.

NICK

I knew that Kim would make me happy but she just keeps on surprising me. I am so in love with this woman I can not see straight. She makes every fiber in my being happy. Every time she hits me with her small ineffectual fists it feels like a butterfly kissing me.

I know that she is putting her entire strength behind it but it has no effect on me. I hold both her hands in my hands and then I look at her with only love in my eyes.

"I love you so much....do you know that?"