He nods and drops his gaze to the floor. The space between them feels like miles when it’s just a breaths distance. Sighing, he lifts his eyes back to hers. “I’m immortal, Lisa. I’ll never grow old. I’ll never die, unless my time comes to an end by Him…” Alex points up, “…or by the bastard down below.” He points down. “Over time, you’ll age as any human would. I’m not sure how I’ll go on with life once you’re…once…” Alex stops and closes his eyes. He squeezes them shut in an effort to keep his tears hidden.
Lisa reaches up with both hands and cups his face. She presses her lips to his and holds in the sob threatening to escape. Her lips begin to quiver against his. Immediately, Alex pulls her close to him and holds her tight. He buries his face in her shoulder and she turns her cheek against his chest. Feeling a tear fall on her shoulder, she begins to lose it herself.
“Alex…” she whispers and he pulls back, swiping his face. “It’s okay; it’ll be okay. We have so much time until that happens, until any of that happens.” She offers a smile. “We can discuss this later, okay?”
Alex nods, takes a deep breath, and exhales. “Okay. I had no idea how to tell you this. I just knew that, at some point, I’d need to.” Leaning down, he presses his lips to her forehead.
Her hands move down to his waist and she smiles softly. “Let’s eat something.” Raising her eyes to his, she says, “We can talk more throughout our time together, okay?”
He nods, then chuckles. “When did you become my support?”
She smiles. “When you gave yourself to me. That’s what love is. We support each other. You’re my rock and I’m yours.”
“I love you so much.”
She smiles, slipping her hands into his and pulling him to the counter. “I love you. Now let’s eat and relax a while.”
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The next morning, Lisa prepares herself for work. Pulling on his clothes, Alex meets her in the kitchen. Pouring coffee into a tumbler, she pulls her purse over her shoulder, then turns to him. “What are you doing later this afternoon?”
He wraps his arms around her, then kisses her forehead. “I’m not sure. I haven’t made any plans. Whatever they are, I want you in them.”
“I’m good with that.” She sighs. “I’ll give you a call and let you know what happens at work. I’m not sure what I’ll walk into there. I have a few messages that an ‘all hands on deck’ meeting is taking place, but no other details.”
“I’ll have my phone on me.” Tilting her head, Alex kisses Lisa for a few minutes, her arms wrapped around his waist. She lets out a soft whimper and Alex chuckles before he pulls back. “I love you.”
She smiles. “I love you” Opening her door, the two walk out. Walking down the hallway together, they press the down button for the elevator. Alex wraps an arm around her shoulder and kisses the top of her head. The elevator arrives and the two step on, Alex pressing one, Lisa pressing G.
Lisa turns to face him and runs her hands up his chest, around his neck. He leans down and kisses her. She sweeps her tongue across his lips, and he growls softly in response. She giggles, and the doors open to the first floor. Alex stands between the doors to keep them open. He pulls Lisa to him and kisses her once more. “Good luck and I’ll see you later.”
She smiles when the doors try closing, then reopen. “Thank you. See you later.” After this occurs two more times, the alarm goes off. He groans and steps off the elevator. She smiles and waves to him as the doors close.
Descending to the garage, the elevator opens again and she walks towards her car. Her stomach begins to knot and her nerves go on high alert. “Just go in and be casual. We’ll see what happens next.” Putting the car into drive, she pulls out onto the street and heads into work.
Pulling into her parking spot and getting out, she looks around. She doesn’t see Samuel’s car anywhere. The black Porsche usually shines when the sun’s rays shine inside the garage in the morning, but not today. She takes a deep breath, and her stomach knots again. Closing her eyes, she counts to five and starts walking to the entrance. She reaches for the door, when it suddenly opens from the inside. She yelps and jumps back, then sees Steven, the Director of Marketing.
He jumps when he sees Lisa. “Oh, sorry. I didn’t mean to scare you,” he says. Lisa notices immediately that he looks on edge. There are dark circles under his eyes and they’re bloodshot.
“No, it’s fine.” She walks past Steven and steps inside. Stopping, she looks back at him. “Are you alright?”
“There’s just a lot going on inside. Go on in. You’ll be informed,” he tells her.
“Alright. Well, if you need to, go home and get some rest.” She offers a friendly smile.
“I’ll consider it, boss,” he responds, with what sounds like an attitude.
“Boss? Steven, what’s happened?”
“Just go inside. You’ll figure it out.” With that, he turns his back to her and walks out into the parking garage.