MEMORIES

Summary-He is a police officer with a reckless job. She is a college student . They met about 18 months ago and have been married for the last one year. Life was simple and sweet until she gets shot and loses her memory. Now she doesn't remember who he is and her life is in grave danger as the person who shot her is waiting to finish the job once and for all..

I know
I can not leave this place
Full of memories
Things like the way they knew us
All over town
We used to walk the streets together
We could be seen
Pass shops where people knew us
Yeah, people knew
I got to choose between tomorrow
And yesterday
I cant stop to think about
My life here today
Maybe
Ill find someone to get you
Off my mind
Take me away from here
And leave it
Leave it all behind

- By Rainbirds

She heard the shower being turned on. Lazily, she pulled open one eye and peered around to find the bedroom empty. A sigh escaped her lips..

Arti sat upright on her bed and looked around. Her eyes fell upon his police uniform hanging from the chair. She sighed again and slipped out of bed. She yawned and stretched her arms.

Just then, he stepped out of the bathroom clad in only a towel around his waist and was drying his black hair off with another one.

When he found her awake, he smirked, "So, sleeping beauty has finally woken up..".

Arti frowned at him, "Shut up!".

This made Alex want to tease her more. " Oooh, somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed today."

She glowered at him and then subtly, asked, "You've got to go to work, today?".

Alex had finally finished drying off . He picked up the uniform dangling from the chair and began to dress himself. He said in an offhand manner, "I have a job that requires me to be on duty 24/7 . Remember?".

He noticed the disappointed look flash across her face.

Arti came close to him and embraced him, tightly, "I was just hoping that we could spend some time together, you know. I've got college on weekdays and you have your job..sometimes, I get the feeling that we don't get to see enough of each other these days..".

Alex smiled as he nuzzled her cheek. "Well, we'll just have to make time, don't we?".

She slid her hand through his semi wet hair. His hair was black, smooth and disappointingly short. He was only slightly taller than her. She placed her hand across his cheek and looked at him. He was square jawed with a lean but powerful build.

He twitched at the touch of her hand. She leaned towards his face and brushed her lips against his.

Alex moaned in the kiss and gripped her head pulling her closer to him. She gladly complied. One of the things , he loved about her was the warmness of her lips. As exuberant as she was, her lips portrayed her the most. Warm, enthusiastic, spunky, and simply beautiful, just like her. Another one of the things, he loved about her was her eyes. He could find himself lost in those black orbs, for hours. Her shoulder length black hair was also among his favorite list of things about his wife.

Finally , pulling apart, he gave her a glance that told her to save it for next time. She pouted in response, only to receive a grin from him in return.

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After taking a shower, Arti got dressed into a nice set of black pants and a colorful loose top. She rushed to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

Alex watched her in amusement. "Did you forget that it's Saturday today? You don't have class, right?".

She gave him a quick glance. She noticed that he was now completely dressed in his police uniform and was looking really handsome. She turned her head back in attention and scurried along with her cooking. "I know. But I promised Colleen that I'd take care of the twins today. The girls didn't want to be babysitted so I decided to take them out to town. It's gonna be fun!" , she said excitedly.

Alex shook his head in regret. 'Typical Arti. Getting excited over a day out with the neighbor's teenage kids. ', he thought.

"I don't see what's so exciting about that. ", he said out aloud as he sat down on a chair at the dining table. Arti brought out the casserole and sat down across him. "Oh you know..girly things..boyfriends...dresses..make up etc etc. And I get the funny feeling sometimes that they have some sort of crush on you." She winked at him.

Alex almost choked on his sandwich, "What?"

She grinned at him playfully. " They are just 10 year olds. ".

"Keh. I am surprised you are not jealous?".

"Me? Jealous? ha!".

"Keh."

Arti looked at him in surprise and then asked, "Sometimes, I wonder how I married a one word answering ignoramus like you!".

Alex cocked up one eyebrow and frowned at her. "You are not the only one. Your parents have been asking themselves that same question for the past 8 months..".

She giggled. After catching her breath, she told him, " Well, just put yourself in their position. Your daughter falls in love with a 22 year old police officer and though she's still in college , marries him after just 6 months of dating. Do you think that sounds logical?".

"What's wrong with that? I'd thank the lords that I came along to win your hand.", he remarked as usual in a clueless manner.

Arti threw a napkin at his face playfully. He caught it in reflex.

Sometimes, she forgot that he was really quick in reflexes..really quick and spontaneous.

His training in shooting had probably brought out this trait in him. She remembered the first time she met him. Well, she was almost hit and run by a car but Alex came out of nowhere and pulled her out of the way just in time. Sometimes, she'd think that if it weren't for him, she'd may not be even alive. But she was and all thanks to his wonderful reflexes..She gazed at the diamond ring on the finger of her left hand and smiled unconsciously.

"What are you smiling for?", he asked.

She blushed, "Nothing..nothing at all."

Her eyes fell upon the clock on the wall and she scooped up the leftovers to the sink. She dumped them and made a mental note to herself to clean up later.

She hurried across the hallway to the main door. She put on her sandals and turned around to find Alex standing next to her.

"I will be leaving in ten minutes. If you need anything, call me okay?". he said concernedly.

Arti came close to him and stood on her toes. She gave him a small peck on his cheeks and paused to say,

"I love you, Alex."

Then, grabbing her bag, she pulled the door open and was gone in a flash.

Alex stood there staring behind her. He touched the wet spot on his cheek with a finger and smiled.

"I love you too."

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