Disclaimer:

      I know that Per and Marie are not a couple, but I wrote
this for the many fans who would like/have liked to see them as 
one. The events here are fictious and linking them to either 
Per or Marie was purely coincidental. Please keep and open mind 
while reading this and I hope you enjoy it...

"Jeny"




  Neverending Love!
     written by "Jeny"

Sweden, Fall of 1998:

     Per Gessle, the male half of duo Roxette, and leader of
Swedish band, Gyllene Tider, was sitting in his desk watching
his son playing. Through his mind went thoughts of when he
hadn't wanted any children. Now he was content to see the
miniature version of himself playing with Asa Nordin-Gessle,
Per's wife of nearly around five years. Going deeper into
thought, a question popped into his head, what if? He tried to
push the question aside in his mind, but was defeated. What if
the situation had changed? What if he would have married
someone else? Those "what ifs" soon became one simple
word, why. Why did he have to get back at her this way? Why
did he marry just to spite her? Why didn't they try to work
things out? Why hadn't she waited for him? All the questions
rolled in his head as he let out a sigh. He buried his head in his
hands and sat there, pondering. 
     Asa looked up at him worried. "Per? Are you alright?"  
     He looked at her and managed a faint smile, "Yes, just
thinking about the album, its been taking too long." 
     Asa walked over to her husband and kissed his
forehead. "You worry too much about music, its good that
you take a vacation." With that she smiled and picked up
Gabriel. "I'm going to my parents house for the day and we
won't be back until tomorrow, care to come?" Per got up and
followed Asa. "No, I really have to work on the songs. I have
been too preoccupied with Gabriel to think of anything else.
Reports are that the fans are really getting irritable with the
wait." Asa smiled and said, "Ok then, we'll leave you, this way
you can get some work done without distractions." Per smiled
and said, "Thank you."
     Soon after, Asa left and Per was left to roam free in his
thoughts. He went down to his studio and lay on the black
sofa. Softly he whispered, "Why did I let her go, when I
needed her so much?  I still need her, I still love her." The last
sentence poured slowly out of his lips and he sighed. Tears
began to run down his face and he realized that she was the
first woman he had ever cried over. Choking back his tears he
let himself drift off to sleep.
     Over at her summer home, Marie Fredriksson, the
female half of Roxette, was in her art room painting. Hearing
the phone ring, she cleaned her hands, and ran quickly to
answer it. "Hello?... Oh Hi Micke, I was busy painting. Yes
you can take the children for the day, I'll see you when you get
back tomorrow." She hung up the phone and smiled. A day all
to herself. She returned to her artwork and sat on the stool. 
Micke is a wonderful father and an understanding husband,
she thought as she painted. Over to the far left, a picture
caught her eye. She got up from her stool and walked to pick
up the picture. She smiled when she saw it. The inscription on
the bottom of the frame read, "Roxette 1989." She took a long
look at her partner thinking that he looked much better with
the black hair. She herself had to admit that shaving all her
own hair off was a silly thing. She took the picture out of the
frame and looked at the back where Per had written, "To
Marie, The Love Of My Life, Don't Ever Leave Me, I'll Never
Leave You. Love, Per." She sighed as she read this and was
glad that Micke never decided to take the picture out of the
frame. It was dangerous keeping the picture out, yet it was a
cute picture of the two of them and she treasured it. Memory's
of the love they once had filled her mind. To get them out of
her mind, she put the picture down and went back to painting.
Not content with what she had done, she flipped the gigantic
pages and started a new piece of work. She didn't know what
she was drawing, yet she continued on. What lay before her
when she was done, shocked her. "Per," The word hardly
came out at all. The painting was a perfect drawing of the
picture she had just been looking at. She wanted to tear the
page out and start again, but couldn't. She knew she had to
keep on.  After a while, she  started to feel quite tired and
decided to rest. With a cup of coffee that she had fixed for
herself, Marie hurried to her bedroom. Once there, she
finished some of the coffee and lay down in bed. Within
minutes she fell asleep.

     Per too was sleeping, still on his sofa in the studio. The
dreams that came were of only one thing, one person, Marie.
He began to dream of the first time they'd made love. To this
day, every detail of it remained inside him.
     It was 1986 and they had been working on the new
Roxette, deciding what songs should stay and which should
go. They had worked all night from nearly 10pm until 4am,
when they decided to take a break. To get off the topic of
music, they discussed other things, such as their love lives. For
quite sometime the both of them went through the history of
past lovers. Feeling the loneliness drive through him, Per
moved closer to Marie and kissed her. It was a quick kiss, but,
nevertheless, a good one. Per quickly turned away, ashamed at
what he had done. That was his partner, his best friend! How
could he do something like that? After the shock left Marie,
she turned to him and they shared yet another kiss. As the
kisses became stronger, they knew this is what they both
wanted and needed. Neither of them could say that they didn't
want each other. To the contrary, they both had thought of the
possibilities if they became lovers. 
     Marie giggled as she remembered the song Per had just
showed her, one called "Like Lovers Do." 
     Per stopped kissing her soft lips and looked at her.
"What's wrong?" He asked with a strange look on his face. 
     She looked at him and smiled, "Nothing wrong, I was
just thinking of the song you showed me." 
     Per smiled and asked, "Which one?" 
     She couldn't help but give him an evil grin and say,
"Like lovers do."   He laughed at the last line she said and
took her into his arms then stopped. "Are you sure? ..... You
do want this? Right?" 
     She looked into his eyes and with all seriousness
responded, "Yes... more than anything I want this.." 
     He smiled and kissed her deeply. She, in turn, kissed
him back, slipping her tongue into his mouth. That was all the
welcome Per needed. He, slipped his tongue into her mouth,
tasting her and caressing her lower lip. As they both held
eachother, Per found his way to her neck and nuzzled her
using his lips and tongue. She sighed feeling his breath on her
flesh. When the intensity inside him mounted, Per ran his hand
down Marie's body and slowly rubbed up and down her leg.
Without one thought of regret, Marie slightly parted her thighs
just enough so his hand could reach inside. Per greeted the
invitation and ever so slowly ran his hand up her inner thigh,
reaching his final destination. When Marie felt that most
intimate of touches, she cried out, "Per!" When he heard her
plea, he stopped and looked at her only to find her eyes closed
enjoying every sensation he was making her feel. She had
never let a man touch her in that way, nor would she ever let
any other. He was the chosen one, the one she secretly loved,
the only one allowed to enjoy such privilege. 
     Per began to feel her heat as Marie moaned in
pleasure. His heart ached with pleasure and pain, but he
wanted to give her more, to give her everything he had to
offer. He didn't care about self-gratification, but only about
pleasing her. When she slowly reached down and tried to give
him his share of pleasure, he stopped her. "No... Just let me."
He smiled at her and continued what he was doing. His lips
then went back to hers, tasting her again. She loved the heat
of his mouth and the fire he was burning inside her, she
couldn't wait anymore. All this teasing had aroused her beyond
belief. She had to have him and fast or else she would die. He
felt as her kisses intensified and by mistake she bit his lip. At
that time, he knew she was ready to make this a complete
embrace. He got up from the couch and reached an arm down
to her. When they both stood in front of each other, he picked
her up and walked into his bedroom. There he set her down on
her feet and kissed her again. Slowly he took off her shirt, then
her jeans, until she stood before him in her underwear. She felt
ashamed for not wearing something sexier, like the negligee
she had bought a few days earlier. Per smiled at Marie, hoping
she didn't noticed that he had become totally aroused from the
intense teasing they had undergone.     

     She undid the buttons of his shirt and kissed his chest,
loving the feel of the brownish chest hair on her lips. He stood
with his fists clutched and eyes closed as she kissed and
caressed his body. Before long, they stood totally naked
before each other. Per then scooped Marie in his arms and lay
her in bed. Once there, he stood back and looked over her
body in admiration, making her feel like the most beautiful
thing on earth. He smiled when she blushed then crawled into
bed with her. After they shut off the lights, everything was
perfect, the moon shining through the open window and the
two of them together. As he loved her, she held tight and ran
her nails down his back gently. Wrapping her legs around him,
she made it more comfortable for the both of them. That night
they reached a rhythm unlike any song would ever reach. He
felt inspired to keep pleasing her until he dropped dead from
exhaustion. Never did she let him go, but held him to her,
feeling their bodies together as two became one. This went on
through the rest of the night and early morning. Sunrise found
Marie laying on Per's chest with sheets wrapped around them.
She had fallen asleep, but he seemed to have stayed awake, as
the lines under his eyes indicated.
     When she looked up at him he smiled and whispered,
"Good Morning."
     Marie smiled back and repeated his greeting, "Good
Morning." 
     He then realized that he didn't know what to do or
what to say. 


END OF FIRST PART

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