14 April 2012
"The 10:15 to Australia is now boarding"
The notifications seem loud and rough to my ears. I'd been up since four-thirty. We trudged slowly towards the plane, neither of us sure this was the right choice.
The forced smiles of the attendants annoyed me-'you think you've got it bad, try being me, I'll happily swap'- I thought to myself.
We find our seats and sit down next to a woman wearing pink, blinding pink. Head to toe, she was covered in the stuff.
"Hey, I'm Evangalina, what are your names, you two make such a cute couple!!", she wasted no time with introductions then, and, by god, the speed at which she spoke. It was more than just no spaces, it was if the last letters of the first word were inlaid with the start of the second.
Fortunately for Evangalina, Jeremy spared her my irritable manner by answering her question first.
"I'm Jeremy and this is Sapphire", he says. "Grrrr",she's flirting,"you're gorgeous, I could eat you up"
I'm getting angry now, so I lift my hand to eye level and tap my engagement ring with a stern look. Unfortunately, that doesn't shut her up.
"When did you get engaged" she's prying. "Just last month, in fact-". This question and answer session lasts until a beauty programme comes up on the in-flight entertainment.
Jeremy lies back on his seat and sighs. I feel his cool hand on my cheek. He turns my head and looks into my baggy eyes. "It'll be all right",he whispers with his silken voice,"I promise"
I lie back, placing my head on Jeremy's legs. He cradles my scalp and strokes my forehead with his thumb. For the first time in a month, I had a truly perfect moment, no false smiles,no forced emotions. Just me, him and-
"Awwwwwwww", Evangilina's piercing voice hurts my ears, leaving me wondering if she is in any way related to the notification woman at the airport. Trust Evangilina to ruin a perfect moment.
For the rest of the journey I keep my eyes on the screen telling us where we were above. We finally land at the airport, I just want to collapse, but Jeremy half dragsme to the taxi.
We sit in the taxi, exhausted. Jeremy kisses my forehead. "I love you, Sapphire." "I love you, Jeremy." He clutches me as if he were to let go, I would disappear in a puff of smoke.
After what seems like an eternity the taxi stops. Jeremy takes me up to the seventh floor of Eucalyptus Heights.
We walk through, god knows how many, rooms until we reach a beautiful, warm, comforting bedroom. The only thing I really notice is the double bed on the back wall.
I literally jump into bed, I lay my head over Jeremy's masculine chest. I'm asleep before he can take breath.
Jeremy-Part Four • Opuss № I