Page 120 of Broken Souls

“We could just go for a drive,” I suggest.

“You don't want to do something fun?”

“Like what?”

“Wow, it seems when someone asks to do something fun, you realise how boring everything is.” Axe chuckles. “I can't come up with anything.”

“How about a relaxing night? We can do something fun when we're not half asleep.”

“A drive it is.”

When the dessert comes to the table, my sugar levels go up just by staring at the piece of chocolate cake covered in chocolate sauce with chocolate filling layered in the middle. Axe and I share it. When it nears the end of dinner, what my mum said shoots through my mind about Axe proposing. Did Axe plan this dinner to propose? I nervously bite my lip as I think of Axe getting down on one knee. When Axe pays for our meals and stands up, grabbing my hand to pull me along, I realise he's not proposing. If he were, he would have done it at the restaurant.

Axe and I go for a drive. The rolled down windows let the wind flow through the car and make my hair fly everywhere. Axe lightly taps his fingers to the beat of the song on the radio. He drives through the forest area so tall trees surround us. It's peaceful, driving along the dark road, nature surrounding us instead of skyscrapers.

“We should head back. It's nearing midnight,” Axe says.

“What?” I turn to him with a frown. “It feels like we've been driving for five minutes.”

“Time flies when you're having fun.” Axe grins at me.

“I guess our definition of fun is going for a drive.” I laugh. “We shouldn't be acting like old people already.”

“Don't worry about us becoming old. When you're healed, I'm going to fuck you for hours.”

“How does sex make us feel young?” I question.

“Well, our young stamina will let us go for hours. Old people would go for five minutes.” Axe laughs.

Axe pulls into the driveway and I get out, making my way to Dash's to pick up Cash. Just as I'm about to knock, Axe grabs my waist and plants an amazing kiss on my lips. He kisses me deeply, slipping his tongue in my mouth. I wrap my arms around his neck while he leans his body into mine. His hand slides through my hair and he tugs on it, making my nerves go crazy.

“Axe,” I moan into his mouth.

He pushes me up against the door. I claw at his neck, needing more of him but he pulls away.

“Fuck. If I have to wait till our next free night for a kiss like that, I'm going to go mad.” He breathes heavily.

“We can kiss like that anytime you want,” I whisper breathily.

“Good.”

I knock on the door and Dash opens it. He's in his pyjamas.

“Cash is sleeping,” Dash says quietly. “How was your night?”

“Great,” Axe answers.

“Do you really want to take Cash home? Isn't waking a sleeping baby a bad idea?” Dash asks.

“We could hang out until he wakes up. He usually wakes up every few hours anyway,” I say.

Dash invites us in and we go to the living room.

“I'll let you guys continue your alone time. When he wakes up, come on up,” Dash says, and goes upstairs.

Axe turns on the tv and I lean against him. He wraps me in his arms and pulls me to lie on his chest. Axe's hand travels down to my dress and he tries to pull it up.

“No sex, remember?” I whisper.