The Great Conjuction/ The Kiss

Alexander pulls out of the drive way and heads down the road. I focus my gaze on the trees that pass by, trying not to think of the last 20 minutes. This is not how I thought my night would turn out. The way Myer’s acted was so uncalled for I would never cheat on him and he should know that. Breaking up with him was the best decision I made tonight. I don’t need that type of behavior in my life.

“I’m sorry you had to see me act that way.” Alexanders tells me while focusing his eyes on the road. This is the first thing he has said since we got in the car. I could still feel his anger radiating throughout the car. His hands tighten on the steering wheel while he clenches his jaw.

“No, it’s alright. You were protecting me, again.” I say reassuring him. If he wasn’t there to rectify the situation, I don’t know what Myers would have done to me and I don’t want to know.

“I swear Quinn... to see him putting his hands on you. The way he talked to you I wanted to wring his neck.” He says sneering out through his teeth. His grip holds firmly on the steering wheel as he turns the corner on my street. He pulls up to my house and turns the car off. We sit in silence while looking at each other.

“Let me see your arm.” I bring my arm over the arm rest so he can look at it. His heated hands trail over my bruised arm. He moves his head from side to side trying to figure out the proper words to say. Instead, he just lets out a small growl and turns away from me.

“I’m alright, really. It’s a small bruise it’ll go away.” I tell him. He turns to me and sighs. When I turn towards him my eyes glance over to his hand, it has blood dripping down from it. His hand must have bled when he was punching Myer’s in the face. I reach over to the steering wheel and grab his hand.

I trail my fingers over his hand, examining the bruise. A long open wound lies on his hand with bloody knuckles. I could tell by the way he scrunched up his face when I touched it that it hurts. “This must hurt a lot.” I say looking him in his eyes.

“No not really. I’m a man I can handle it.” He says pulling his hand away from me. Guys always want to act tough around a girl when they really don’t have to. I roll my eyes at him and grab his hand again.

“Look, you are obviously hurt come in the house I’ll bandage it up.” I grab my purse and began to open up the door. Before I open up the door, he places his hand on mine. I could smell his manly cologne as he leans into me.

“You really don’t have to.”

“But I want to. Now come inside I’m not taking no for an answer.” I move his hand away from the door handle and get out. He sighs in defeat and follows behind me. Once we arrive to my door, I unlock it and we walk inside.

“GRANDFATHER!” I scream out to see if he’s here. Once I don’t hear a response, I realize he isn’t here. “Ok my grandpa isn’t here head up to my room I’ll be there in a minute. It's the second door to the right." He gives me a nod and heads up to my room. I walk into the living room and turn the lamp on then I sit my bag on the couch. God this has been a long night.

I lock the front door and head up to my room where Alexander is waiting for me. When I walk in the room, I see him looking around the room. I lean my head against the door watching him in action. He first walks over to my paintings looking them over. His picks up my painting of the ocean trailing his hand over it.

I remember painting that, it's my favorite one. I woke up early in the morning to head down to the beach. It's better to go when no one is there. The weather was great and the sun was shining ever so brightly. It was the perfect photo op.

He sits it down and walks over to my wall of pictures. Taking the picture of me, my mom and dad off the wall and looking at it. “That’s my parents and me.” I tell him walking over and taking the picture out of his hand and putting it back on the wall. “They died when I was younger, don’t really remember them like that. Want to sit on the bed so I can fix your hand.”

He walks over to my bed while I go in the bathroom to get the first aid kit. Before I walk out the bathroom, I check the bruise on my arm. Thank god it isn’t that big. I can just wear jackets to school and work for the next two weeks. I don’t want my Grandfather to find out about it he’ll freak out.

I walk over to Alexander and sit the first aid kit on the bed. “Give me your hand.” He raises his hand to me and I hold it firmly in my hand. Dabbing alcohol on a cotton ball I bring it to this hand. “This is going to sting.” I tell him.

The cotton ball lands on his bruised bloody knuckles, he sucks in his teeth while closing his eyes. I let out a chuckle as I add more alcohol to a new cotton ball. He cuts his eyes at me. “And what are you laughing at?” He asked pulling me by waist, bringing me close to him.

“Nothing just in the car you were saying you were ‘a man’ and everything and here you are groaning out in pain. It’s just redundant that’s all.” I said wrapping bandages on the hand.

“It was a slip up groan nothing else. I’ll get you something to laugh about.” He brings his good hand to my waist and starts to tickle me. I tried to push his hand away, but he locks me in place with his legs. “Alexander stops please.” I say laughing loudly. After a few minutes he ends up stopping and we sit there and laugh.

“Ok I’m going to go put up the kit be right back.” I say letting out my last laugh. I really needed that laugh. Entering back into my room I see Alexander standing on my balcony, leaned up against my door while he rubs his bad hand. I walk over to him and place his hand in mine. “You need some pain medicine?” I asked him looking up at his face.

“I’m fine Quinn. Thank you for wrapping my hand up and caring for me.” He says rubbing my hand back.

“No problem.” I give him a small smile and look out at the sky. Tonight, is when the great conjunction occurs, I totally forgot.

The great conjunction is when the planets Jupiter and Saturn appear closer in the sky then they have ever been and will be. It occurs every 20 year.

“Look it’s the great conjunction.” I tell Alexander pointing at the sky.

“Yeah, I forgot about that. Where are they?” He asked trying to find Jupiter and Saturn in the sky. I grab on to his wrist and use his finger to show him where they are.

“There’s Jupiter... Then right over there is Saturn.” He follows his hand that I’m holding. “Cool huh?”

“For sure.” I let go of his hand as it drops down to his side.

“Can’t you imagine being apart for that long. Then having to wait 20 years to be close again.” I say staring at the planets in the sky.

“You don’t even know the half of it.” I can feel his majestic eyes search all over my face. Reading all the stories I lay buried beneath the surface. I never wanted anyone to figure me out, will he?

“What do you mean?” I ask.

“I don’t know if you haven’t figured it out yet, but I like you.” He said stepping away from the wall. My eyes widen by his boldness.

“I mean it may have crossed my mind, but I didn’t definitely know.” I back up closer against the wall.

“Myer’s was right I like you. I can’t stay away from you or get you out of my mind.” He steps even closer to me. He leans down to me his breath fans over my face. My breath hitches in my throat.

“Oh alright.” I don’t even know what else to say. His hands loop around my waist pushing me close against his chest.

“I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time.” He says gliding his index finger over my lip.

“Do what?” I ask innocently.

Suddenly an eruption of sparks explodes all over my body. His lips connect with mine. I stand there for a few minutes shocked by what is happening. All the bad things that happened today suddenly leave my mind. In the world right now it’s just me and him.

I hesitantly began to kiss him back. His soft lips glide over mines, as he roams his hands all over my body. I bring his face to mine trying to bring him impossibly closer to me. I yank on his hair a little as he lets out a moan in my mouth.

He squeezes my side with his muscular hands. I let out a squeak, shocked by the gesture as his tongue darts in my mouth. Our tongues fight for dominance as our kiss goes on for what seemed like forever. Reluctantly we let go of each other so we can catch our breaths. His swollen lips twitch as I bite on mine seductively.

I’ve never kissed anybody like that before, but I would like to kiss him again. We stand there for the what seemed like forever staring into each other’s eyes.

Jupiter and Saturn might not be together again for another 20 years, but I hope me and Alexander can be.

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