Wlw One Shot Collection

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Word Count- 2,221

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If you were to tell me just a few weeks ago that in the span of 24 hours, I would get shot at with a crossbow, shoot someone, run away, and get my shit absolutely rocked by none other than Alcina Dimitrescu, I would have thought it was a joke. Well I can tell you, it isn't. Laying here, in Alcina's arms...I know how cliché it sounds, but this woman makes me feel safer than I ever have. She makes me feel more loved. I've been with my fair share of people through my life, but none have ever felt like this. Can I even say we're together? No, we're not. It only happened once, I don't even know if it will happen again....god I hope it does though.

"Now, what is going through that pretty little mind of yours? You've been staring at our hands for five minutes dear." Shit. "Would you believe me if I said that I was thinking about how good your very long fingers fel- hey!" Before I could finish my sentence, She grabbed a pillow, hitting me in the face." Do not even start with me darling." she says through her own laughter. After the two of us fully calm down, she brings the topic back up. "It wasn't anything important. I promise. My mind is just kind of everywhere at the moment." I smile feeling her press a kiss to my head. "If you want to talk about it, I'll always be here to listen my sweet girl." That nickname-

After another five minutes of laying in bed, both of us decide it is probably best that we get ready to get back on the road. We both take turns taking showers, then pack our bags. Still mad she wouldn't let me shower with her. So what if we would have got distracted, would have at least been fun...

"Are you ready to go darling?" I hear Alcina call from the kitchen area. Instead of answering I walk up behind her, wrapping my arms around her waist and resting my head against her shoulder. "I want to go back to bed." I may be mad over the shower, but how can I resist? Alcina just laughs before turning round, wrapping her arms around me. "We'll sleep more when we get to the cabin, it is only a few more hours away. You can also sleep in the car if you'd like." The two of us stay like that for a while before finally grabbing our stuff and getting in the car.

The car ride itself was uneventful. When I wasn't sleeping, we were silently listening to music. One thing that I did notice, Alcina's hand did not leave my thigh throughout the entire car ride. I shouldn't like that as much as I do. "How much longer do we have before we get to the cabin?" Glancing over at me for a moment before replying "Only a few more minutes darling. This is the driveway right up there." Pulling into the long driveway, I can't help but notice how beautiful it is. Everything is so green. "It's beautiful here. I can only imagine what the house looks like." Looking over at Alcina, I see a smirk playing on her lips. "Oh darling, you have no idea." After a few minutes, we finally arrived at the cabin. Well, more like a cottage. It's absolutely beautiful. Ivy covers the white and faded green exterior. Rose bushes growing all around, along with countless other flowers. On the side of the house, a little fence built around what seems to be where a garden would be.

"God, I could live here forever," I say in awe. "How do you ever leave here? It's so...peaceful. No parties where people get blackout drunk, no yelling, no fighting. Can't forget the no shooting people either." Stepping out of the car, I start looking around a little more.

Alcina's pov:

She's perfect. Every little detail about her blows me away. From her gorgeous hair, beautiful eyes, lips, especially her chest and thighs...nope, not gonna go there right now. Following her lead, I step out of the car and walk up behind her, wrapping my arms around her waist pulling her softly into me. "It is pretty peaceful isn't it." I whisper in her ear. She leans back into me, resting her head on my shoulder. "This is the place I always wanted to settle down in. It's not huge, but definitely not small, and the property itself is absolutely gorgeous. Another plus is it's not too far out from the city. I just never really got the chance to settle down here."

A moment of silence passes before she turns in my arms, wrapping her own around my neck as I tighten my hold on her. "Why didn't you." Should I tell her? I suppose sooner is better than later. "How about we go put our stuff inside, then I'll tell you all you want to know '' God that smile. "Five more minutes, then we go inside." She says before burying her head in my chest. "Okay." I say through my laughter. "Five more minutes."

Standing here with her in my arms, all I can think of is how much she's grown on me. It hasn't even been a full two days yet of being with her, and within that time, she has managed to make me feel things I'm not sure I ever have. How is that even possible? I should be absolutely terrified, and yet...I'm not. Having her in my arms feels right. Being with her feels right. I could see her being the one I settle down with. Would she feel the same? I am about twenty years older than her. God I'm going insane.

Snapping myself out of my thoughts, I slowly pull away before having her help me grab our stuff. Unlocking the door and heading inside, It's exactly how I remembered. "God I forgot how much I love this place." switching on the lights, I led her upstairs before stopping in front of the master bedroom. "I- uhm" Why didn't I think about this before. "What is it Alcina?" Here it goes. "I just... Do you want to stay in the same room or would you like your own? Because there are plenty of rooms if you don't want to. I mean not that I want you to, but If you don't want to it's fi- '' Stopping my rambling, she gently pulls my head down and places her lips on mine. I barely have time to react before she pulls away with that beautiful smile on her face. "You think too much Alcina. I would love to share a room with you."

She walks into the room leaving me dazed in the hallway. Setting her suitcase down before turning to me, she says "Well, are you just going to stand there or are you going to unpack?" Why is my brain completely blank? Not a single thought other than her lips. " Y-yes yes, right." The two of us unpack before going back down into the living room and sitting on the couch. She sits down next to me, but I can't fight the urge to pull her closer.

"Can't stand to be a foot apart now, can you?" She says with a chuckle. "Oh hush, just let me hold you." I lay back on the couch so she can position herself between my legs. Laying her head on my chest, and wrapping her arms around my waist, she finally gets comfortable. A few minutes pass of just me playing with her hair before speaking again.

"There was a time, a very short period of time, when I thought I would settle down with someone. I was maybe twenty, so not much younger than you are. I met this woman at a bar back in California. She was only five years older than me, and the both of us got along well for the most part. Over time I felt myself starting to fall for her. I thought she felt the same, because when I asked her out on a date, she said yes..." Before continuing, I take a deep breath and tighten the hold I have on the beautiful woman in my arms.

"I was apparently mistaken. She felt nothing for me besides lust. She used me until she had enough, then moved on to the next woman that was willing to let her in. I was foolish for thinking she would ever feel the same. We were together for a year, and I truly thought I had a future with her. It took me a long time to move on, but once I did, I never let anyone else in the way I did with her. At least, that was until I met you." At that she lifts her head to look me in the eyes.

Readers pov:

"I'm sorry you went through that Alcina. Thinking you could have a chance at a future with her wasn't foolish. She made you believe one thing just to turn around and do the opposite. She was the foolish one, because only a fool would let you go." Another minute passes before I speak up again. "What did you mean when you said until you met me?" She takes a deep breath before looking away. 

"We only really started talking the other day. We've known each other for months, but we only just started talking. There is something about you. I have never felt the way I do when I'm with you before, and I don't know what to do. Because all I want to do is stay here in this little bubble we've created and never leave. But realistically, we can't, because I don't even know if there is a we, or if you even feel the same." A short time passes without either of us saying anything.

She gently sits up, making me move with her before she puts her head in her hands.

" I feel the same." After hearing that she pulls her head out of her hands to look at me as I continue. "Honestly, I thought I was going insane. Still think that to be completely honest. I want there to be a 'we' because with you... with you I feel free. I feel free, and safe, and so many other things I haven't felt before. Which is insane because, as you said, we just started talking. Yet somehow, you managed to make me feel all of these things in such a short period of time. It's terrifying really, and yet it feels so right. I want there to be a 'we' because I can see us potentially having a life together." I don't think I will ever get tired of seeing that smile, even with tears running down her cheeks.

Just above a whisper, I can hear her say "I can see it too" Leaning in, her hands resting on either side of my face before leaning in and connecting our lips. Oh how I love the feeling of her soft lips on mine. 

After our conversation, the two of us decided to go lay down, and rest for the remainder of the day. Before we knew it, a week had passed with the two of us exploring the surrounding towns, going to the beach, or just staying in. Throughout that time, we got to know each other better. Learning what we have in common, which is surprisingly a lot. Talking more about what the two of us pictured our future to look like.

It's terrifying really, how much this woman has come to mean to me within this week. She has worked her way into my heart, and at this point, I don't want to ever go back. I want to stay in the bubble we have created, and the best part? She feels the same. It took little to no thought before I was calling my mother to tell her what has happened within the week, and how we plan on staying longer. We will eventually go back, but only for visits. We're both tired of our old lives...so it's time for us to start a new life.

The two of us now, laying in bed together with Alcina's head resting on my chest. My hand playing with her silky hair. Nothing has ever felt more right. "Do you remember what you said to me when we were in the motel room?" I can feel her smile against my chest before responding. "Well, if I remember correctly I told you 'I promise you this, I'll always look out for you. My heart is yours'. I meant it then, and I mean it now. When the two of us were in that motel room, I saw sparks. When I looked at you I truly did, as crazy as that sounds... I still do see the sparks." Lifting her head from my chest, she places a delicate kiss against my lips, the both of us smiling as we pull away. God you can practically see the hearts in her eyes.

"Well good, because my heart is yours. It's you that I hold on to...always Alcina."