"Thank you Max," she whispered weakly.He nodded silently before pulling her into another hug and resting his chin on top of her head. He inhaled deeply and inhaled her scent. He loved how intoxicating it smelt. It reminded him of all the good memories he had with her. They stood like that for a while as they embraced each other. After a few moments they reluctantly separated. Both of them smiled widely at each other and Max reached his hand out, grasping hers tightly."Come on gorgeous," he urged her gently.She intertwined her fingers with his as he led her back inside his house. As they entered his bedroom, they shared a quick kiss on each other's lips as they both laid themselves down on the bed, cuddling up to each other. A small blush crept across her cheeks. "So how have you been?" she asked curiously as she snuggled closer into his chest.Max smirked as he closed his eyes. "Better than ever. The new project is actually pretty fun. So are all the friends I met. I haven't se
There was absolutely nothing romantic about their relationship. They were just friends. He was her best friend since childhood. He was definitely her first love and she'd always cherish those memories forever. But she couldn't deny that her feelings toward him went deeper than friendship. They may not have even confessed to each other yet, but the feelings were undeniably there. And for the past five months, Max had been trying to figure himself out too. It seemed like he was coming around to the idea of dating again too. At least she thought he had. He'd texted her almost everyday asking her how she was doing. She suddenly texted him back every single night telling him that everything was good. Things were actually good between them. Everything was perfect. Until recently. Now everything was falling apart."We used to be so close. We used to spend almost every waking moment together. Well, until last week. That last week I spent most of my days away from you and the rest of my n
"Wait. Before you go, can I kiss you?" he asked nervously.Her eyes widened as she instantly turned around and faced him. Why was he acting like this? Was she that pathetic for him to think she was that weak to cry just because he was sad? Or maybe she was. After all, she's broken his heart numerous times now. Even if he doesn't know it, he must've felt hurt by her words. Maybe that's why he acted like that.She didn't reply immediately, choosing to instead stare at him in silence for several minutes as he patiently awaited her answer. She bit her lip nervously, unsure of what to say, unsure of what she should say. Shouldn't he understand that she didn't mean any of that? What did she want him to do? She wasn't ready for this type of emotional confrontation. But as the seconds ticked by, she realized that this wasn't something that she could postpone indefinitely. She knew that she would eventually need to say goodbye to him. It might as well happen sooner rather than later. So sh
Max shrugs slightly before pulling away from their embrace. “Well, I figured you’d wanna be alone right now. I’ve seen your text earlier.” Sophie nods before turning around, grabbing a bag from her closet before making her way over to her dresser.“You can come in, Max,” Sophie calls out and sits on her bed once she’s finished putting on her shoes. Max steps in and takes a seat next to her on the bed. He turns to face her and gives her an apologetic look. “What?” She asks curiously.“Nothing. It’s just… this morning was probably the most fun I’ve had in awhile. And I thought we might want to spend some time together…” Sophie sighs before running a hand through her hair. She stares at the wall across from her, taking note of how messy her room is. “Soph, what’s wrong?” Max asks carefully.“Nothing,” Sophie replies simply. Then she looks up at him before giving him a sad smile. “Actually, yes, I am upset. I just wish you hadn’t said those things to me. I mean, how could you? I don’
“Ow! Damn it!” He exclaims as he falls backwards. Once he’s gotten himself situated on the couch, he glances up to see who ran into him. His eyes widen and he stands up hurriedly. “Edward? What are you doing here?”“Uh…Max?” The older boy says in response. “Are you okay? You seemed kinda distracted earlier.” Max rubs the back of his neck nervously before shaking his head in response.“Yeah, yeah, I’m fine. Sorry about that.” he raises an eyebrow, clearly wanting to press the issue, but thankfully doesn’t do so. Instead, he walks over to the counter and starts fiddling with the coffee machine.“So where were you today?” he eventually asks after several minutes of silence.“Oh, uh.."Sophie walks through her front door, dropping her keys on the table before walking over to the kitchen, stopping dead in her tracks when she sees Max standing there. She looks between them for a few seconds before clearing her throat. "Well?" she asks after a beat, breaking the silence which had stretched
“Come on! Please?” Max shakes his head and picks up his fork to cut into his own breakfast.“I’m sorry, Sophie. If that’s what you really want, then I’ll tell you. But not right now, alright? I need to get cleaned up first.” He points to his dirty uniform, causing her to chuckle.“Sure, whatever,” she mumbles sarcastically before turning her attention back to her food. Once they’ve finished eating, they clean up the dishes and head back up to their room, Sophie following behind Max like a puppy. She climbs up the ladder to the attic and plops down on her mattress as Max enters his room, taking off his wet uniform and throwing it on the floor. ‘He must really hate being in this room' she thinks. After changing into his pyjamas, he crawls into bed, pulling the covers over himself and resting his head on the pillow. He smiles softly when he feels Sophie rest her head on his chest.“I love you, Max,” she tells him. He smiles and wraps his arms around her tighter.“Love you, too, Soph.”
“What?”“What are you doing here, in my room?” He shrugs and puts his feet up on the sink counter.“Are you cold? I could warm up the blankets for you,” he offers. Sophie gives him a confused look.“But I thought you were going to take a shower.” Max smiles.“I am. I'm just making sure you won't freeze to shock.” Sophie rolls her eyes and grabs her toothbrush to spit out some paste.“Max, seriously. You're acting weird. Do you have something to hide from me?” She asks him. He looks at her surprised.“No, why would you think that?” He tilts his head slightly, narrowing his eyes slightly.“Well, I mean, you were pretty pissed off last night.” Max sighs heavily and rubs the bridge of his nose.“I...uhh... I know.” Sophie cocks her head to the side curiously. “I just wanted to make sure everything was alright with you, that's all.” She shrugs and puts her toothbrush back in its holder.“I'm alright. Now come on. Let's watch a movie.” Max slowly rises from the sink and steps into Sophie’s
Sophie wakes up early the following morning. She stretches her limbs lazily and yawns. She notices Max isn't in the bed with her. She stands up and opens the door slowly to see if he's outside. After looking around, she hears soft music coming from the kitchen. She follows the sound of it and finds Max sitting in front of the oven humming softly.“Good morning,” she says sleepily as she leans against the wall by the entrance. Max jumps and turns around.“Good morning, sweetheart,” he says smiling. She walks further into the kitchen and sits down opposite to him. “How was your nap?” She groans in annoyance.“Not long enough,” she complains.“Sorry babe. I'll try to get some more sleep,” he says as he kisses her lips softly. She giggles.“You don't have to try,” she says playfully. “Just do it.”“Okay, okay,” he says playfully rolling his eyes. She smirks and shakes her head."What time are we leaving again?" She asks quietly. Max checks his watch."We should be able to leave in half
“It will be alright, babe. Everything is going to be fine.” Sophie tried to breathe deeply, trying to regain her composure. She knew that nothing was going to be okay if her parents won’t visit the baby, but that wasn’t going to be happening anytime soon. “We’re going to raise this baby together. Your parents are coming to us. I won’t let them leave us behind.” Sophie laughed softly. “That sounds like something a supervillain would say.” Max laughed along with her, kissing Sophie’s forehead.They sat side by side on the edge of the pool. Max was playing with Sophie’s hair absentmindedly, stroking her hair through the wet strands. The water glistened underneath them, reflecting their faces. Sophie had her chin resting on Max’s shoulder. It was peaceful, just the two of them in the middle of nowhere, with nowhere to be except for this private place where they could hide from everyone and everything. Max’s house was huge, and there were so many rooms to explore, but Sophie and Max fo
Sophie feels so happy with her husband Max, she kept kissing him so passionately in his office, that Max finally asked for a break and they made out on the couch until Sophie felt so breathless it was almost painful to stand up straight. They were still holding hands, Sophie could feel Max’s calloused fingers around hers, as he walked them towards their bedroom. He pressed against Sophie, making his way down slowly until they reached the bed where he pushed her onto the mattress. Sophie giggled as he crawled over her. She felt like she could burst with happiness every time he came home from work after long days at the hospital, when it had taken him hours to go home and rest. He told her that he always needed a few minutes before going home, to calm himself before facing her, because seeing her face was such a beautiful sight. He said that even though she looked tired, her eyes were sparkling like stars. Sophie knew that he didn’t lie to her. His green eyes sparkled as well, and
“I love you, Sophie” he said huskily, staring deeply into her eyes. She smiled at him lovingly before she pressed her lips against his once more, pulling him even closer. She reached down and grabbed hold of the hem of his T-shirt, pulling it over his head quickly and tossing it to the floor. He stood up from the bed and pulled his boxers off. Once his pants and shoes were discarded to the ground, he crawled back up on top of her. He held himself above her, hovering over her body. He stared down at her, studying her features carefully. “Are you sure about this?” He mumbled, staring intently into her eyes. She smiled sweetly and wrapped her arms around his neck. “Yes. I want you so badly. I’ve waited too long. Let me show you exactly what I mean.” She whispered. “Show me.” He whispered back. She slipped one of her legs between his knees and placed both of her hands around his neck. With a swift movement, she yanked on his hair and rolled onto her back. “Oh yeah, Max!” She cried
“Missed you too.” She replied. The next moment, she felt Max’s hands traveling slowly up her back. When he was touching her, goosebumps appeared on her arms. He noticed how tense she became and immediately stopped moving. He stared at her for a long time without saying a word. She raised her head and looked directly into his eyes. His expression told her everything. He was completely mesmerized by her, and he didn’t know how to react anymore. “Max, please…” Sophie breathed, breaking the silence. She needed him right now. “I’ll stop.” He mumbled. “No, Max. Please don’t stop, I need you.” She pleaded, looking at him with those big beautiful blue eyes. Her hands were gripping onto the sides of his face, pleading with him to not stop. His eyes softened and he took his hands off of her and moved them behind her neck. He pulled her closer and connected their lips together. As soon as their lips touched she felt her entire body shiver. It felt nice. Her arms slowly started circling h
Max broke the kiss first, his breathing heavily. He kept his head close to hers, his eyes staring deep into hers. He caressed her cheeks with his hands and smiled. Her eyes were filled with tears. She was crying. He wiped away the tears that flowed from her eyes with his thumb. “Are you okay?” He asked worriedly. “Yea. I’m fine,” she replied softly, sniffling. “Just...just happy.” She said, letting out a quiet sob. He pulled her closer to him and wrapped his arms around her. “Me too, I’m just really happy that I can hold you in my arms again.” He whispered against her hair. She looked up at him and kissed his nose. She couldn’t help smiling. “You’re so adorable.” She whispered, nuzzling her nose against his. He smiled. He knew exactly why she was acting like that. She was nervous. She was scared that he might leave her if she confessed what she really felt. He understood perfectly well why she was acting that way. But that wasn’t something he was going to allow to happen. He
Max shivered involuntarily and Sophie immediately put her arms around him. They stood like that for a minute or two, feeling each other’s warmth, enjoying the feeling of the other person beside them. Once they had calmed down, they went upstairs to get changed out of their damp clothes. After they had gotten dressed, they were seated on the couch in the living room watching TV. Sophie was resting her head against his shoulder and was looking at him expectantly. He had an idea and a grin crept across his face. He gently leaned forward and kissed her forehead. She blushed lightly. She looked up at him questioningly and raised an eyebrow. “What’s this for?” She asked curiously. Max smiled happily. “It’s nothing special. It’s just a thank you kiss. A very special thanks. Now go and get ready, we’re going to go somewhere very special tomorrow.” He said smiling happily. Sophie jumped to her feet. She hugged him tightly. “Yes! Thank you!” She whispered excitedly. He chuckled and held he
“Do you wanna talk about what’s bothering you? We don’t need to talk if you don’t want us to.” He spoke softly, hoping that she wouldn’t hate him for asking. Sophie’s shoulders dropped a bit. “No, we should probably talk. It will make everything easier for both of us if we talk it out.” She replied quietly. Max nodded. As soon as he parked the car in their parking lot, he turned off the ignition. Sophie looked confused as well as nervous. She opened her door slowly. Max grabbed her hand before she closed it. She looked back at him with a questioning gaze. “Are you sure? You don’t have to do this if you’re uncomfortable.” He assured her. Sophie looked thoughtful for a minute. “I just wish my mom wouldn’t make a big deal out of everything. She’s never liked me dating guys.” She confessed. “My father and my sister always support me and they’ve been great about my dating life, but they always treat me different when I bring boys home. Mom always says that I’m not good enough for any
Max kept staring at Sophie, the most beautiful girl he ever seen, she always looks so perfect for him and he always want to kiss her. She was smiling in his direction, which made his heart flutter inside his ribcage. She was the first one to notice his stare. “Hey, don’t look like you just saw a ghost. You’re making me nervous!” She laughed. Her laugh is beautiful too but Max didn’t mind it that much because her laugh was always contagious, even though he knows she probably wasn't talking about laughing at him. He smiled back at her, trying not to blush. “Sorry. I’m just admiring how gorgeous you are today. And your smile is so bright! I can already tell you will make many handsome suitors when you graduate this university in the next five years!” He said with a cheesy grin plastered on his face as if he would actually have any chance of winning her hand. He’s been crushing on her since their first meeting. She was the one who introduced them. They were standing in line waiting
Still, the moment that he met Ms. Anderson, he realized that he couldn’t hold on to all the negative feelings that he had harbored for a while. After all, she didn’t treat him any differently, except for her son. She treated him the same way she would treat anybody else, no matter if they were born here or not. And so far, she had never once done anything to indicate that she would be unhappy with the situation he had found himself in.“Well, I’m glad to hear that. Now, do you want something to drink? I’ll get it ready right now. Do you want to sit down anywhere or should I go upstairs and get the glasses out for you?” she questioned, looking at him.“You don’t have to worry about me. I’ll be fine by myself,” he said, waving his hand dismissively.With that said, she got up from the sofa, headed towards the stairs, and headed up.Max looked around the living room. It seemed as if everything had remained intact throughout the years, although he knew that there were signs of changes ov