Mine To Keep

Even though her heart was full of doubts about her starting a relationship with Alexus as her husband, she couldn't deny that she was happy with what was happening between them. His presence in her life made it easier for her to face her problem or whatever disturbed her. And she was content to think that she somehow got his attention.

Is this what it means to fall in love? She asked herself, as she never experienced having a relationship. And she felt her cheeks on fire when she thought about the kissing she exchanged with Alexus. And her thumb touched her lips as if she could still feel the warm kisses of her sudden husband.

She felt soaring high when Alexus kissed her, quite different from Jasper's kiss. She didn't feel that excitement and that needy feeling at the core of her womanhood.

Her relationship with Jasper as a boyfriend did not go further since she decided not a good idea after her father's death. It was a blessing in disguise that she ended it, realizing now that it was