Chapter 115 - I Have A List

Lying on the bed on his stomach, Adam hummed a small tune as he wrote the words for a new song. High on happiness, Adam had been on a roll since this morning and writing all songs he could about love and euphoria! Just then he felt a heavy weight on his back and the next moment, a few hair fell near his face. Alice nuzzled her nose into the back of his neck making him feel a little ticklish. Making his face fall forward, he let her breathe in and smiled happily. Placing her cheek in the middle of his back, Alice glided her toes over his bare calves, smiling a bit as he tried to move away without throwing her off. Finally, his foot caught her errant foot and hooking his foot behind Alice he rolled over taking her beneath him. 

The next moment, it was his toes that were gliding up and down over her calves, tickling her as she protested over this. Finally after fooling around for a bit, Alice looked up at Adam and asked, "What are you doing?"

Rubbing his nose against hers, he said, "I was writing some songs. But you are up to something naughty, Miss Alice."

Biting her lower lip, Alice grinned a bit and said " I have a list."

"A list?"

" Shopping list?"

"No! Guess!"

"Mmm, I pass!"

"Adam Perry! How can I have such a boring husband!"

Before she had even completed her teasing sentence, Adam caught her lips in a kiss and then nipped her just a bit on the lower lip, adding a bit of pain to the pleasure. "It is your fault. Your little white teeth are biting like this and distracting him. So tell me, what are you thinking in the list?"

"I have a list from all the novels that I have read! You know how I used to love reading those novels. right? So, as I read them I thought.."

"You are planning to write a new novel yourself?"

" No! Silly! First get off me! Are you not tired?"

"No, I am not! I like leaning over you like this!"

"Really, then can you do pushups like this? With me under you?"

The next moment, a big grin graced his face as he slowly moved over, pulling her along. Soon, Alice was on the ground and above her was Adam, preparing to show off some of his witness.

After about ten pushups, he finally did what Alice had wanted and kissed her on the lips," So, Mrs. Alice Perry, you are a little romantic nerd."

A kiss.

"Your list includes"

A kiss.

"All those cheesy things"

A kiss.

"that those leads do in the"

A kiss.

"novels."

A kiss.

"Am I right, Mrs. Perry?"

A kiss.

A blush gracing her face, she nodded and then raising her neck a bit kissed him the same way.

"You are absolutely right, husband mine."

The husband word from Alice made him smile widely and he continued to do a few push ups, kissing her every time he went down, teasing them both, until he finally fell sideways and pulled her into his arms.

"What else is included in your naughty list madam?"

Snuggling even closer, Alice looked at Adam with shiny eyes and started counting, "We need to go to the amusement park and sit on dangerous rides together!"

"We need to share an ice cream."

"We need to look at the moonlight and stars at a camping ground." 

"We need to hold hands and walk along the shore."

"We need to cook something together and fail miserably at it."

"You need to sing me a song but since it is your profession, I will settle for reading me a few stories!"

"We need to snuggle under a blanket and roast marshmallows."

"We need to.."

But her list was interrupted by Adam who stole the words from her with a kiss. 

"Did you read romance novels or children fairytales. Mrs. Perry, let me tell you something that romantic novels should have. "

"According to the novels, we should be making love everywhere. We should make love under the stars and the sky. We should be making love while working out. We should be making love on the beach. We should be making love when we are on the Ferris wheel. We should be making love by the pool side. In the pool. That is what romance novels are all about."

For this cheekiness, Adam received a love bite as punishment as her small teeth closed near the crook of his neck and bit down in protest," That is not romance! That is smut."

"Hmm, I don't think so. Let me do more research on this since I do not like reading much. But you remember the romance novel that you had me read last night? Do you agree that was a romance novel?"

A slight nod.

"Good. Then let me show you how the male lead wooed his partner in the novel. I am pretty sure I remember it word for word. First he took off her lcotheds, kissing every inch of the skin he exposed. And then the small triangles that covered her breasts were next to fall on the ground before his mouth slowly slipped over her stomach towards the area that was forbidden."

Scandalized, Alice tried to stop Adam from following his words and protested, "Adam! That was not there in the book!"

"Of course it was there. You can check page 182 later and you will know. Now, let me give you the demonstration. Your list has inspired me to a great extent and I have decided that since I follow the instruction of this book ,I will definitely read more such romance novels. After all how can I not support my wife whole heartedly? Now let's stop talking and begin the demonstration..."

And soon, Adam did just that as he showed the power of actions over words. A long while later, he then started to fulfilling Alice's wish list and the couple ended up sharing a double scoop of ice cream, which also ended up melting on Alice as Adam was obsessed with making everything as smutty as he could. Finally he decided he really really liked messy.. Messy Alice with her half closed eyes, swollen lips and her hair spread out on a pillow, was the best.."

This was their honeymoon period and even if they were unable to go away, they were able to cut themselves from the outside world and stay safe in their own haven.

But this period was not to last too long and was just the calm before the storm. On the second day of their self isolation, Alice heard her phone and answered the unknown number cautiously, "Hello?"

"Alice? This is Kieran?"

Alice smiled a bit at hearing his voice which caused the man who was sitting behind her to pout and sulk as he heard the other man.

"I have a good news and a bad news. What do you want to hear first?"

"Mmm.. the good news."

"The good news is that Samual Faye has finally fallen into out clutches. His was arrested this evening."

A triumphant smile graced her face as she heard this and she turned her shiny eyes to Adam who hugged her hard, sharing in her happiness, He had actually wanted to beat that man to a pulp but had refrained because of Alice. And now that he would be behind bars, the man was going to have a brawl in the prison. It was no big deal. But then Alice remembered that there was a bad news also and she asked cautiously," Kieran? What is the bad news?"

"The bad news is that Samual Faye has refused to confess while James Faye has said that he had committed all the crimes in the name of Samual Faye. We will be bringing him in for questioning and if he is able to answer all the questions regarding this then there is a chance that Samual may come out of it with a hefty penalty only. I am going to try my best to have him fall but I just thought that you should know. He has wiggle room. However we are going to do our best to keep him caught."

Nodding and already thinking of a way to push Samual into the net, even more further, Alice thought even more and finally thanked," Thank you for the warning Kieran. I owe you one for this."

The other man laughed at this and refuted, "You owe me nothing, little Al! You can thank me with a simple meal next time."

"A simple meal? I can promise you that!"

After the call was disconnected, Alice finally breathed deeply and looked at Adam as if asking for reaffirmation, " Will everything be alright, Adam? I never once expected for James Faye to be able to be so big hearted and take the blame.. That man is as selfish as Samual. How did he get those fatherly feelings for Samual?"