J U P I T E R

I walked out of the room silently with my eyes cast on the floor and my hands clasped behind my back. My body tingled with nervousness when I saw the figure moving around in the kitchen without noticing my presence.

The air was suddenly filled with the mouth watering aroma of a promising breakfast and my stomach rumbled, reminding me it's being ages since the last time I ate something. I stopped in front of the counter watching Eric as he flip the egg, still completely oblivious of my presence. I didn't blame him though because I was barefoot and made no sound when I came out.

My eyes were suddenly glued to his back as his muscles flexed beneath the tight shirt. I find myself wondering what it would be like to run my hands down his hard body just like old times. The last time that happened was eight years ago, when we were still together. Even as a teenager, he was built and I enjoyed cuddling him. I was allowed to hold and kiss him when I want and to sleep in his welcoming arms because he was all mine.

Something settled in my chest at the thought that I'd never be able to do that to him. He wasn't mine anymore and I will never be able to do all the things I did to him in the past. He belongs to Amy and only she has the privilege to.

Just when I got lost in my thoughts, Eric spun around faster than I could pull my eyes away from his back and my heart dropped when our eyes locked. I blushed when a smirk slowly crept up his face at the realization that he caught me checking him out. It was really embarrassing and I wished for nothing but the ground to open up and bury me.

Breaking the gaze, I planted my hands flat on the counter and lean my body against it. I bit the inside of my cheek, staring at anywhere but him under his heated gaze. The intensity was too much I felt the weakness in my knees, my legs barely supporting me.

"Hey" He whispered when I said nothing. I blinked my eyes a couple of times to unfreeze my state.

"Hi" I responded when he turned back only to grab a plate and placed it in front of me. Two fried eggs, bacon and a sandwich. The perfect breakfast for me. I licked my lips unconsciously as I stared hungrily at it.

"Have breakfast, you need it. I'm not really the best but I'm trying." He said and I murmured back a thank you before sitting and beginning to devour it. "I see you're really hungry. Guess you haven't changed after all."

I chuckled but said nothing. He stood there, watching me eat like my life depend on the food. It was like he was assessing me, trying to figure out what to say to me. I forced myself to act like I was too focused on my food to notice when in reality, my insides are battling with nervousness.

"How are you coping with the headache? I see you've showered and I think it will help reduce the gloominess" He spoke softly as he point his finger at my damp hair sticking to my skin like a glue.

I raised my head and locked eyes with him, sending him a kind smile. "More like how's the after party but yeah, I feel better. Thanks for the aspirin, it really did help."

He took a seat opposite me and I had this gut feeling excuse myself and run back to my room. Doesn't he know just how intimidating he is?

"Daisy was in a bad mood when she left. Hope everything is well." He said suspiciously as he narrowed his eyes at me.

My heart picked up a faster pace and for a second, I stared at him blankly, trying to come up with a lie. I wasn't ready to talk to him about the truth, about what happened that night. I know it makes me sound like a coward but it doesn't really matters. We aren't together anymore and the past better stays in the past.

"I-It's ju-just that sh-aaah she was late! Yeah, she didn't realise she was late so she was furious. You know? She's always on time and doesn't like being late." I nodded my head as I bit my lip, scraping my teeth against it.

Just seeing the look on his face told me he knew I was lying. And he knew that I knew that he knew I was lying. I faked a cough and gulped down a huge amount of water. I've always being a bad liar and Eric easily recognised when I was lying. I could feel my heart beating when the silence filled my ears as he stare at me with suspicion clear on his face.

He shrugged instead and a wave of relief rushed over me. "An old habit of hers I guess." He muttered and I nodded before taking my eyes off him and resumed eating.

"Where's Amy?" I asked out of the blue, trying to enliven the moment.

He sighed as he drew patterns on the back of his hand with his finger. "Went out with friends about her bachelorette's party or whatever."

I giggled at him. "What? Aren't you having one?"

He wrinkled his nose in distaste. "Nah. I don't think so because I'm not really interested in that shit."

I shrugged in response before finally having the last piece of bacon into my mouth. "Thank you so much for the lovely breakfast, Eric. It's yummy and I enjoyed it." I stood up from my chair with the plate about to pass him to the sink when he grabbed my wrist, forcing me to look at him. With a pucker between my eyebrows, I stared at him confusedly.

"Listen Jupiter, I want to talk to you about something." He said and I could see the internal battle his mind was having through his eyes.

"Okay. . ." I trailed off as I look between us at our joined hands expecting him to get the message. Lucky me, he understood and quickly removed his hands like my hands were fire.

I dropped the plate on the sink and just when I turned to listen, I found his eyes shamelessly staring at my bare legs. My cheeks flared as I reminded myself I was just in a long white shirt that stopped just above my knees. I cleared my throat which got his attention back on my face but without any ounce of regret in his eyes.

I smiled, urging him to start talking. "Jupiter, I just want to say that. . . I- I know I treated you badly the past couple of weeks and I really just wanted to apologise. I'm sorry and I hope you forgive me. Looking back at it, I see it as nothing but a childish act. Hell, we've already moved on with me getting married pretty soon and maybe, you have a man in your life already. I'm really sorry for being a pain in the ass."

A gasp escaped my lips when he took my hands and the familiar tingles heat up my skin. I gave him a quizzical look when he squeezed it. "It's okay, really. It wasn't just you, you know? I played along instead of taking it in a matured way. You're right, we've both moved on and we need to focus on more important stuff."

He slowly nodded, his eyes captivating me in. I took a sharp inhale, unable to take my eyes off him. My body wouldn't just cooperate with me and my brain was too intoxicated by Eric to make a decision for me.

"Right, plus the fact that I don't want Amy to find out about our previous relationship. I don't want to hurt her not when it's only a couple of weeks before our wedding so. . ."

That snapped me back to reality and I snatched my hands from his grip. A memory of Eric wanting to let everyone know about us dating in high school flashed in my mind. Guess the tables have turned.

I folded my arms awkwardly across my chest and forced a smile. "It's totally understandable."

"I don't know if we can be friends since we were enemies before we started dating and considering our past I don't know if it will work out but maybe we should give it a try." He grinned, the smile that I so loved stretching across his lips sincerely. A smile that brings back a million of memories within just a second.

I chuckled approvingly. "Yeah, we should give it a try."

"To wrap it up, I just want to say thank you for everything." He slid off his chair and stood up as I tilted my head to look up at him. I wasn't wearing any shoe so I was much shorter than I was usually in his presence. Noticing how close we were, I took a few steps back.

"For what?" I questioned.

"For being in my life. If it weren't for you, I would never know what it feels like to be with a loved one. I'm forever thankful for the relationship we had because you gave me more than you'll ever realise."

My heart skipped a beat when he stepped closer, the huge stride eating up the distance between us. His hand found their way to my cheek and stroked me gently. He was staring at me with deep seated passion it got me lost in them. And the feeling that I got. . .

It was like falling in love all over again.

"I've never felt completed until I met you, Jupiter." His voice was in a whisper, his breath fanning my face. His lips were a few inches closer to my skin, in fact, kissing the tips of my eyelashes. I could see the perfect outline of his lips as they intoxicate me, waiting to merge with mine.

"No, you don't know what you're-"

I never got the chance to finish that line because his lips met mine.

And they finally kissed!

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