✦ CHAPTER — "Five More Minutes" ✦
Jay's POV
The first thing I noticed when I woke up...
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Was that I couldn't move.
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I blinked.
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Then looked down.
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Keifer.
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Of course.
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One arm around my waist.
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One leg thrown over mine.
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Face buried in my neck.
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Like I was going to disappear.
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Again.
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I carefully tried to move.
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Immediately—
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"No."
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I froze.
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"Keifer."
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"No."
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"Keifer."
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"No."
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His grip tightened.
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"Five more minutes."
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"That's what you said ten minutes ago."
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"Five more."
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I laughed.
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"You are unbelievable."
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"Thank you."
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Author's POV
Eventually...
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Eventually...
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Jay escaped.
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Or so she thought.
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Jay's POV
I was making coffee.
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Peacefully.
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Quietly.
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Alone.
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Or at least...
I wanted to be.
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Two seconds later...
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Arms wrapped around my waist.
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A forehead pressed against my shoulder.
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And a very familiar voice.
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"Good morning."
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"Keifer."
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"Hm?"
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"What are you doing?"
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"Hugging my wife."
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I rolled my eyes.
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"You've been hugging your wife for two hours."
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"And?"
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Author's POV
The situation got worse.
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Much worse.
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Because Keifer refused to leave.
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Kitchen?
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There.
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Living room?
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There.
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Balcony?
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Still there.
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Jay's POV
I turned around.
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"Do you have hobbies?"
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He thought about it.
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Seriously.
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For a full three seconds.
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Then pointed at me.
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"You."
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I nearly threw my coffee at him.
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Author's POV
Later that afternoon...
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Jay made the mistake of sitting beside him.
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A terrible mistake.
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An absolutely catastrophic mistake.
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Jay's POV
The second I sat down...
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I was suddenly no longer sitting beside him.
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I was sitting on him.
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"KEIFER."
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"What?"
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"Put me down."
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"No."
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I stared.
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He stared back.
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Completely serious.
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I tried moving.
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His arms tightened.
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I tried again.
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Same result.
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"Keifer."
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"No."
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"You're ridiculous."
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"You're comfortable."
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Author's POV
After a while...
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Jay gave up.
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Mostly because arguing was pointless.
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So she relaxed.
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Resting against him.
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And immediately Keifer looked victorious.
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Like he'd won something.
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Jay's POV
"You look smug."
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"I am."
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"Why?"
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"Because you're staying."
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Author's POV
The villa grew quiet that evening.
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The sky turning orange.
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The ocean glowing beneath the sunset.
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For once...
Neither of them spoke.
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Just sat together.
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Comfortable.
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Peaceful.
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Home.
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Jay's POV
At some point...
My fingers found his hair.
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Playing with it absentmindedly.
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Twisting soft strands around my fingers.
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The way I always did.
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The way I hadn't done in a while.
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Keifer's eyes closed.
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A small smile appearing.
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Then quietly...
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Very quietly...
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He whispered:
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"I missed this."
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I stopped moving for a second.
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Because I knew exactly what he meant.
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Not the villa.
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Not the trip.
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This.
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Us.
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The little moments.
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The comfortable silence.
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The feeling of simply being together.
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My chest hurt.
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In the softest way.
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So I leaned down.
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Resting my forehead against his.
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And whispered:
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"I know."
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Author's POV
Neither said anything after that.
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They didn't need to.
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Because some moments weren't meant to be filled with words.
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Just warmth.
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Just comfort.
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Just love.
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