Forever

Chapter 50

(Image of the stone and necklace^ :)

My mind starts to unreel from my dreams and I feel the warmth of the sun leaking through the windows. I stretch my arms and legs but then frown, shit I'm sore. I feel a slight burning in my side and groan, I try and cuddle up to Marcus only to find him not there. I open my eyes and look around to find an empty room and bed.

I frown deeper and fall back on my comfy pillow, fixing my necklace and feeling the beautiful jewel and swirls of silver. It's weird because it's like I feel Marcus around me. Like I know he's somewhere close, the full feeling in my heart telling me so. My eyes shoot open in realization. My mark. I jump up and run into the bathroom,ignoring the pinch in my lower region. How did I get panties and Marcus shirt on? I shrug and look over my body in the mirror.

I don't see it on my expose skin so I lift up my shirt. I gasp breathing in all the air my lungs will allow. Its the most breathtaking thing I have ever seen. It runs up my side, all the way up my rib cage. It's absolutely beautiful.

Just above my hip bone sits a broken vintage clock; springing out from the middle of it are brown vines, small dark red flowers grow all over the swirls as it gracefully traveling up my side. The vine is wrapped around a upright golden arrow, At the top of the vine and tip of the arrow forms into a beautiful sun and moon, done with an elegant black ink.

*Always on my mind* is written in a black writing with two small hearts made by the vines formed together at the end of the quote. The hearts look a little broken but healed to make something even more beautiful.

I never pictured myself with a tattoo, but this isn't just a tattoo it's a representation of my undying love for my soulmate. I wonder what everything means, it's so delicately designed to perfect and so amazingly detailed.

When I notice where my mark is I want to cry, it covers my fathers scar, the long pink line on my rib cage is practically invisible under the ink. Sure I have plenty of scars from him but that one was the one that reminded me of my dad the most. Marcus put it there, he covered the scar just like he has covered the thought of him, he has saved me in more ways than one. I wonder where his is, it should be were I picked right? and I wonder what it looks like, Jade said they don't look identical but similar, representing both of you and your relationship.

I look up to my face and I cant wipe away the ridiculous smile that has yet to leave my face since last night. I close my eyes and remember every touch, every kiss, and every word we shared. It was the most magical experience of my life. I use my fingertips to trace down my neck still feeling his touch on my skin.

I feel the presents of someone behind me and open my eyes, looking in the mirror I see Marcus and my smile grows. He smiles back at me and looks over my body "can I see it?" He asks in a low hushed voice

I nod and lift up my shirt, his eyes widen and he falls on his knees placing his hands on my hips. He stares at my body for a while, taking all of it in "I've imagined every possible mark and looked at thousands but I have never seen or imagined one as beautiful as this" he says looking up at me

"What does all of it mean?" I ask staring down at him in his knees

He smiles and kisses my stomach, his fingers trace the beautiful clock next to my hip bone, I stare intently at his every movement "the clock represents the time I spent away from you and the time I waited or you, it's broken because I almost lost hope I would ever find you" he says glancing up at me but then back down "the vine going up the arrow represents a growth of love and long life, and the arrow represents strength and protection" he says and I know immediately the arrow is a representation of him, he traces every detail so lightly "the flowers are freesia, which is the flower of trust and eternal love" his smile grows wider as he looks at every detail "the sun and moon represent us, me being the sun" he says "the sun is the element of masculinity, authority, strength, wisdom and power, while the moon signifies emotions, imagination, intuition and beauty" he says "and the two heart represents the pain both of us went through but when together all of our pain was washed away and forgotten" he says standing up and holding my arms