There was a transparent glass house decorated with fresh flowers, and balloons were floating on the water in the swimming pool. The whole rooftop was shining with white star-like lights.
When she walked a little closer she saw small photos hanging on the wires of the lights, they were the photos of Alex and her when they met in Alaska.
Even when she was playing with puppies, few were when she was going to school with her friends, a few of her and Alex together, laughing, holding hands, and many more.
At last, there was a big portrait cover with a red silk curtain, she looked curiously at Alex.
He smiled and said “that one is my favorite.” Alice walked towards the portrait and opened the curtain and it was their photo in which Alex was kissing her on her forehead and the background was orange because of the sunset.
It was the day when Alex was leaving Alaska because of his Dad’s accident. While kissing her forehead he had promised that he would come back.
Love and satisfaction of being together were visible on the face of both. It was like they were born to be together.
Alice saw that picture and her eyes were filled with tears.
She had been very strong from the last few years standing alone, but from the time Alex came back in her life, her heart was melting every moment.
She turned back and hugged tightly to Alex and mumbled in cracking voice “I love you Tony thank you so much”
He was very satisfied with her response after hugging for some time; he scooped in his arms and started walking towards the glasshouse.
After reaching inside the glasshouse he gently laid her on the big bed and he also lay next to her and pulled her in his arms and pointed towards the sky and said “Alice, you remember I had promised you that our wedding night will be memorable and we will spend our wedding night below the stars, I know I spoiled our first time because of some misunderstanding but I still wanted to make our wedding night memorable for us, I hope you liked it”
Alice smiled in his arms and said looking at the sky watching the twinkling stars “I loved it Tony; it will always be in my heart as the best memories”
Alex immediately kissed her, but stopped himself suddenly; thinking about her health after that he pulled her in his arms and said “now let’s sleep”.
It didn’t take much time for Alice to doze off, her body was still recovering and she feels tired often nowadays so she slept immediately in the arms of her love.
When Alice is in his arms, he feels the comfort that he had never felt.
Although people say that the most peaceful place in the world is your mom’s arms but his mom was always cold towards him from his birth to her death, he never knew the reason.
So when he hugs Alice he feels like he forgets all his worries, business tensions and can sleep peacefully.
It’s been a week, they have been together.
Alex takes a lot of care of Alice, she is recovering fast.
Today Alex was leaving for a four days business trip; he had tightened the security before leaving.
He had advised Simon to take special care of Alice, till he returned. He wanted to take Alice along with him but the doctor had suggested that it might not be good for health.
So he dropped the plan of taking her with him. But he was determined to complete his work as early as possible and come back.
Alice was feeling upset to separate from him but she also thought that she could not tie him up with her all the time.
After breakfast, Alex left, kissing her forehead.
Alice spent her day watching TV or roaming in the garden, it was really hard to spend time without him beside her.
It was night, but Alex didn’t call once also after landing. The whole day she thought of calling him but she was scared that she might disturb him.
At this moment she was lying on her bed, after thinking for long she dialed his number. His phone was ringing but no one responded to the call.
She felt upset and kept the phone on the side table and tried to sleep.
The night without Alex on her side was long; she was able to sleep at dawn.
She woke up around 10 am and the first thing she did was checking her phone thinking that Alex might have called or messaged her. But she was disappointed not to find anything from Alex.
She freshens up and goes to have breakfast. Simon noticed dark circles below her eyes and asked “My Lady, you didn’t sleep well?”
She looked at him and said “Uncle Simon I have told you earlier also, don’t call me my lady, call me Alice”
Simon smiled and said “I can’t do that my lady, you are the mistress of the house we cannot address you the way you are asking”
Alice sighs helplessly and doesn’t say anything. After breakfast Alice was sitting in the living room and suddenly she remembered that Joy was also with Alex.
She immediately dialed Joy’s number, after a few rings he responded to the call “Yes Mam, how can I help you?”
Alice said, “Joy is Tony with you?”
Joy frowned for a moment hearing the name Tony but then understood that Alice is calling Alex as Tony. He smiled after hearing his boss’s nickname.
He immediately replied “Yes mam, he is with me but he is busy in the meeting”
Alice hung up the call without saying anything.
It was the evening of the second day and Alice was counting the days of Alex’s return, she was missing him but was also very angry with him.
He didn’t call or message her in these two days.