Kisses To Your Family IV

There's a hazy brush to the morning and it's flirting with the sun. In another realm Andrew is taking his routined early sprint. "Run faster boy, faster boy!" Andrew sharply responds, "I'm just not a runner Timer." "Boy, you can literally do whatever it is that you put your mind to. I keep on telling you over and over again. If it doesn't cross the boundaries of your moral compass, do it boy, do it!"

A car drives past them with windows wide open, from its stereo Andrew hears Caitlyn's humming voice. The parallels shift to draw him back into reality. His eyes wake to meet his partner's- with her fingers rolling around his cheek and his ears to her melodic hum.

"Woah!", Andrew widens his eyelids, "Just had some major dream incorporation. Your hum was playing on some radio in my dream.It's crazy!"

"Damn! I liked you better when you were asleep.", Caitlyn whispers as she prints an imaginary dot on his nose. Andrew turns on his left arm, rests on his right elbow and grabs her hand to play with it. The mental rhapsodizing begins and his words follow suit. "You know, your being has become a set scene to my eye but......", he breaks into a deep breathe, yielding a genuine smile, "....it's like my experience of your beauty is enhanced every time."

"Yeah?", smiles the coquette in Caitylyn. His thumb grabs her jaw and his fingers curl around her neck. He kisses her and pianos down to her waist, then into her panties. It takes about a minute. Two. The third comes with a passionate yet innocent moan which sets the mood. Positions flip and erotic urges are dealt with. Everything ends with where it started, Caitlyn's last and seemingly most enjoyably moan alerts Andrew to take his key out of the ignition.

"Wow!", exclaimed the satisfied woman. "You woke up with energy today!"

"When you make it this good everyday who wouldn't have energy to do things?" Another deep breath. " I really wish I could just do things with you today but I have to channel my energy for...you know....life things."

"What? Work?"

"I'm actually not going in today. I really want to go check up on Tommy and my mom."

"Have you received any news from the police on who might've done this? Or anyone for that matter."

"No, I highly doubt they're gonna find the person, whoever it is. This doesn't smell right. Who shoots a man outside his father's house and shoots the neighbours child? Just?"

"Like,do you think this was staged?" The ceiling becomes the main attraction for the two.

"I don't know babe. There are just too many questions to ask and I don't have all the answers."

"Did you get some yesterday?"

"What do you mean?"

"I saw you get into a car yesterday bug" There's an awkward pause in the conversation. A very awkward one and Andrew's paranoia hits hard!

"It was just work related stuff, a few documents I have...had to see." "Late at night, in a black car? Sure, tell me we can grow the rainbow on our backyard."

"We actually can, I found these cheap seeds in outer space." They both chuckle but Caitlyn's is short lived. She turns to her man and kisses his cheek,

"Listen, whatever you're doing has a fishy smell to it, you know I know. I'm not going to force you tell me but remember we're in this together. Just don't go out looking for trouble. I can't deal with another shooting."

"Hey, no one's getting shot. Everything's fine. I'm just working on a few extra things."

"Andrew, I love you. I don't need stress from people I love. Be safe, with whatever you do. Okay?"

"You don't have to stress yourself babe. Unless I leave my drawers lying around, or I don't buy the right thing at the store or I lick your face while you're cooking or like...you know....I cheat on you or whatever." He looks at her questionably, with his brows raised.

"I'll kill you!" She says punching him on the chest. He grabs her hand and manages to put both arms around her.

"Look babe, I'm okay... We're okay. Don't worry yourself because I love you, yeah?"

Andrew and Caitlyn have always been so emotionally connected. It stems from Andrew's obsession with romanticism. His fascination with romanticism as an age a grew into his love for beauty, imagination and emotions; the state of being impractical and unrealistic. He only saw the good in a bad world. No matter what he has been through, even with the death of his father, he always sees the experience of life and love as a beautiful thing but he appreciated the ability to love even more.

The two vowed to never stop eulogising each other or their love, this includes everything attached to their relationship.

BEEEEE* BEEEE* BEEEE* sounds Caitlyn's alarm and the couple get out of bed to start their day. After his shower and breakfast, Andrew spins his beloved around, kisses her and leaves for the hospital to visit his brother.

As he shuts his car door, Andrew's mental shoots off; What if he realises that I know? What if my mom realises that I know? Should I even tell my mom? I really hope I satisfied Caitlyn this morning. She would've said something if I didn't. OK boy, relax... You're just tripping, relax. With one hand on his steering, Andrew opens a small container of pills, he pops two of them and gazes into the mirror. It's just your heartbeat buddy. Relax.

He reverses out of his garage and drives off to see his brother.

Mrs Khani is found busy working up the waiting room pacing up and down. "What's wrong with you? Sit down and relax yourself Ma."

"Your brother just went into cardiac arrest 2 hours ago, don't tell me to relax!"

"Is he okay? Has he responded?"

"I don't know, the doctors say he gained consciousness once after the shooting and never woke up since."

"What caused the heart attack though?"

"They didn't say. They just keep on saying he's critical but stable. I've been on this earth way too long enough to realize that that shit doesn't make any fucking sense."

"Woah, relax. I'm sure he's fine, I'm just wondering how he suddenly had a heart attack."

This puzzled Andrew because he knew his brother was fit and healthy, his entire family were fitness freaks. His mother wakes up at 5am every morning, walks to the gym for her session and walks back home. He was trying to figure out how his brother's circulatory system somehow failed him. "I'm going to speak to the doctor quickly to try and see if I can see Tom afterwards. You sure you don't want to go home?"

"I'm fine boy, I'll just sit here and wait for you."