Chapter 55 - WAITING

[KYLE POV]

I took a shower before going to my mate's side. I wanted to go straight there but it was hot out and I had been doing some very dirty work. I would not go to her unless I had cleaned myself up.

I tried to rush my shower but the hot water was relaxing enough to partly melt away the stress of the day. Though nothing would make me feel better until I saw that Jacy was awake. I needed to see that, I needed it more than anything.

Once I was cleaned and dried off I went back into the bedroom. I wanted to dress in just my boxers but I didn't think that Jacy would take kindly to that when she woke up so I ended up putting on a pair of sleeper pants as well. 

Thinking about the clothing situation I looked at Jacy who was laying still as could be under the covers. She probably wouldn't be too happy to wake up in only her panties. But I had needed to take the blood stained clothing off of her. There really was no salvaging them before I had cut them away.

I decided to take an undershirt out of my bag and put it on Jacy before I went to get some dinner for myself. I slid the shirt over her head and lifted her off the bed. It was a little difficult because she was not moving to help me put the shirt on her but I managed.

I didn't want to leave her side at all, and all I had was snacks in the bag that I brought with me. I did a quick search of local places that delivered and was highly disappointed. All that was available were things like pizza, Chinese food, and burgers. Not a lot of options, but I was actually surprised that there was a Chinese place in this remote mountain area. I decided to go with that instead of the greasy burgers and pizza.

The food took nearly an hour to be delivered but I waited that entire time while sitting in the small, uncomfortable chair next to the bed as I watched over Jacy.

It was a little after four in the afternoon when I ate the food. It was decent, nothing compared to the places I have had back in Boston but all things considered I was happy with my choice

Following the quick meal I decided to go back to the room and snuggle with Jacy. I wasn't ready to sleep but feeling her heat and warmth next to me would be more than enough for me right now. I could sit there and just hold her all night.

I couldn't very well lay on the other side of the bed, it was covered in Jacy's dried blood so I had no choice but to press her to my side and cradle her in my arms.

I just sat there, staring down at her. I saw that the swelling had receded and that Jacy's face was returning to normal. The cuts were closing and the bruising was going down. I was happy to see that there wasn't going to be any permanent damage. I don't know how she would have felt about that.

I didn't care if she was scarred or not, I wanted Jacy because she was my mate and I felt whole when I was with her. I knew that we would be perfect with each other.

After a long time, several hours I am guessing, I started to drift off. That was fine, I was right where I wanted to be anyway.

I was in a bed with my mate. I was holding her in my arms. I could feel the steady beat of her heart that told me she was alive. I could still smell my baby in her womb. All was right with the world.

The dreams I had that night were ones filled with visions of the future. Or at least a possible future. It was definitely a vision of the future that I would like to see come true.

Jacy and I were living together in a luxury penthouse condo. It wasn't either of our current places but was actually a larger and better one. Somewhere we could raise a family and have plenty of extra space. It was cold outside, I know this because I was watching the snow fall outside of our window. There was a roaring fire in the hearth. I think there was even a Christmas tree since I could see the bright colorful lights shining out of the corner of my eyes.

Jacy and I were sitting together on the couch, drinking hot chocolate that was made with thick, creamy chocolate and topped with cream. We were snuggled together, watching the snow fall. And there in between us was a baby boy that was perhaps a month old or so. He had my hair but Jacy's eyes. He was a handsome little man and just seeing him made me feel proud and protective.

I wanted to see that dream come true. I wanted to live that kind of peaceful and happy life with my mate. There was nothing that could be more perfect than that.

I was reveling in that dream, hoping it would never end when I felt something stir next to me. I could tell that Jacy was waking up. Her head lifted off of my shoulder for just a second and I could guess that she was looking around the room, trying to figure out where she was and how she had gotten here. She was probably even wondering how she had survived.

No doubt she could smell my scent and she definitely knew that I was with her. It was going to be interesting when I let her know that I was awake too.. I was apprehensive about how she was going to react, but I also couldn't help but think that it was going to be pretty funny too.