Alex lay beside her with his shoulder underneath her head. She loved to lie against him and just relax. His body was so warm and inviting that she could just use him as a human pillow for hours and she often did after sex, but even without the sex it was amazing.
They agreed to watch several goofy movies that neither had ever seen before. Jess had to admit to herself that it felt weird to not be stressed about something and even weirder to be wasting a Saturday on meaningless drivel and not getting up off the couch. She had not done this since college, but she was glad she was enjoying it. She was learning that as an overachiever she needed to stop and smell the coffee once in a while. The experience of the past several weeks had taught her that it was the little things in life that you had to take time out to enjoy or else you would miss them completely. She loved her job and she loved the fact that she was moving up in the company. Her superiors had almost assured her of this based on her work and it was refreshing knowing that she was working towards something specific with every case that she won.
Alex got off the couch and grabbed another couple of beers for the two of them. Jess grabbed the bottle and took a huge gulp. It felt good to just let loose and let the beer do its thing as she poured it down her gullet. She realized she was not being very lady like, but she figured she was allowed to let go of that stuffy stereotype every now and then. Alex seemed to find it charming.
“So, how does it feel to be officially stalker free?” Alex asked.
“Pretty good,” Jess replied.
“Just pretty good? I figured it would feel amazing,” Alex said.
“Well, it does, but I like to be modest about things,“ Jess joked.
“Well, modesty does suit you just fine. You should try it more often.”
Jess slapped his arm playfully. “Jerk.”
Alex laughed good-naturedly.
“So, you don’t have any more psycho women you have pissed off recently do you? Any other stalkers in the midst I should know about?”
Alex shook his head.
“I don’t believe so.”
“Well, you had better hope not. I’m not going through that again. If another psycho woman wants you that badly then she can just have you.”
“Oh, I see how it is.”
“I can’t imagine you didn’t think of her when you were going through the lists of potential people that could have been stalking me,” Jess said.
“I thought she was in an institution or something. That was the last I heard of her.”
“Well, apparently she got out. You still might have mentioned it.”
“I’m sorry. I’ll make it up to you,” Alex said.
“How?”
“I’ll pay for the pizza next time,” Alex replied.
“What do you mean next time? Did you use my credit card for this?” Jess asked.
“Sort of.”
Jess burst out laughing. “I’m going to kill you!”
“Now, who is the pscyho?”
Jess wrapped her fingers around Alex’s neck and pretended to strangle him before pulling him close for a kiss.
Jess often found herself thinking about the past several weeks and how everything had played out. Her feelings and loyalties had been tested by three different men but she had chosen Alex over the others. And she was proud of that choice. It was true that your heart would never steer you wrong and so far she was living proof of that.
The next night Alex asked Jess to go out to a nice dinner aboard his yacht. She had never been on a yacht before and she was flabbergasted at how romantic and amazing it had been. Alex had a great meal catered onboard before they drifted off into the bay. Jess had never really acquired an affinity for boats or the water, but she was starting to feel pretty special drifting slowly along on Alex’s yacht. The food was amazing and Alex couldn’t have handpicked a more perfect night. The evening was warm, ushering the first remnants of spring and the sky was clear with a huge full moon shining down on them.
After the main course followed by the most amazing Tiramisu she had ever eaten Alex surprised her yet again. The man was always keeping her on her toes and tonight he didn’t disappoint as he asked her to close her eyes. When she opened them Alex was on one knee with the biggest diamond ring she had ever seen held out in front of her. He asked her to marry him and Jess immediately said yes.
She said yes before she even knew that the answer would be yes.
As Alex scooped her up in his arms and held her closely she found herself wishing that she had not waited so long to embrace this man in her life.
But she knew that time had a plan for everything.
And it was time for the next step.
The End
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