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"
SIXTH PART
Marie opened her eyes and looked around. Morning had
sneaked up on them and she lay next to Per with his arm
drapped over her. She let out a deep sigh and thanked God it
wasn't just a dream. She was really with him and they had spent
the most wonderful night together. She looked over at the
clock on the nightstand to see the time, 7:19 AM. Slowly, so as
not to wake Per, she crawled out of bed. On the floor she saw
the pile of clothing as she searched for something to wear. She
saw the white long sleeved shirt that Per had been wearing the
day earlier and slipped it on, along with her panties. Once she
buttoned the shirt, she took a deep sniff. It smelled of his
Channel for men and of his own manly scent, a scent that drove
her wild with desire for him. She quietly searched through her
bags and found her toothbrush and other hygiene products. In
the bathroom, she fixed herself up then headed back into the
bedroom, still wearing Per's shirt. She looked over at him and
saw how peacefully he was sleeping. Quickly, Marie headed for
her bags and took out a drawing book and a pencil. Sitting on
the chair that was in the room she began to draw Per. She
started by sketching his face and locks of his hair, falling upon
his eyes. She went on to draw his lips, and the slight stubble
that lay around that area. Then to his partially naked body, only
covered by the sheets that lay over him. She noticed his loss of
weight and worried that it may have been do to his obssession
with her. She sighed deeply, closed her eyes then went on
drawing. On his back were the marks that her nails had left on
him the night before. She had scratched him, and the fiery trails
were left there to proove it. Suddenlly, growing weak, she
stopped and put the drawing book on the floor, then walked
upstairs to the kitchen. Marie didn't want to have breakfast
without Per, so she just made a cup of coffee then walked
outside, out to the balcony to see the sun rising through the
pine trees.
A few minutes later, Per woke up to find himself alone
in the bedroom. "Marie?..." He said in a sultry voice, thick with
desire from the dream he had awakened from. "Marie!?.." He
said again, this time a hint of fear in his voice. He sat in the
corner of the bed and gathered his thoughts for a moment. He
reasured himself that this was not just a dream. That nothing
that intense could be the result of a dream. Could it? No! It was
impossible, no dream could possibly stir those type of feelings
in him. He then thought back to the dream that got him into this
situation in the first place. Quickly he got up and searched
through the pile of clothes to find his boxer shorts. Sliping them
on, he raced up the stairs to find Marie.
His heart nearly jumped out of his chest when he saw
her standing outside. She was just standing there, looking out at
the majestic view. She was wearing his shirt. That caused
something to stir in him, something he had to control or making
love to her, then and there, would be inevitable. He took in a
sharp breath, realizing that he had been holding his breath the
whole time. As if any move he made she could hear from the
outside.
As Marie let herself drown in her souroundings, she
didn't realize Per had stepped outside. She set her coffee mug
on the wood railing and looked down. It was a long way down
from the top of that mountain. She couldn't help but shiver at
the thought of someone falling so many feet. Just then she felt
two arms wrap around her, then warm lips placed a soft kiss on
her neck. She loved when he did that. It brought back so many
memories. "Hmm... Good Morning," He said in a voice still
grogy from sleep, yet sensual in an enticing way. "Good
Morning," She said back to him then rested her body against
his,wrapping her arms around his.
"This is beautiful isn't it?," Per told her, while he held
her to him.
"Yes." She Began, "this place very beautiful and
peaceful."
Per smiled, then he knew that if he never made love to
her again, if he never kissed her again, if he never got intimate
with her again, he would forever love her. After the wave of
heat that surged through him passed, the chill of the cold
weather hit him and he shivered. Marie noticed this and turned
to face him. She quickly noticed the only thing covering his
body were his boxer shorts.
"Per you are going to freeze to death out here!," She
told him eccstatically. "God knows I can't take watching your
body frozen again."
Per responded with a smile and a soft, yet intimate kiss
on her lips. She really did care for him. He caught his breath
and wondered just how much pain she suffered the day he
appeared at her home, frozen and batered by the torture he had
given himself. He remembered awakening and seeing two
worried eyes looking back into his.
He reluctantly broke the kiss then allowed Marie to take
him back inside. After she closed the sliding glass door, he
swept her into his arms and kissed her again, this time a little
harder. That kiss sent Marie reeling and she then kissed him
back, wanting more and more.
Between kisses Per whispered to her, "If... we... keep
this... up.. we.. may as well... not get dressed for the.. rest of
our.. time here."
She giggled at his comment but kept kissing him. God,
how she wanted him! This weekend was definatlly not going to
be enough for her. She wanted more from him something like a
child longing to live out their favorite fairytale. She dreamt of
this moment so many times, and now he was finally with her,
loving her, wanting her with the same intensity she felt for him.
It seemed like the time had haulted for the two of them. As if
no one exsisted in this earth except the two of them. Often,
while they were recording in Spain, she fantizied about him.
She had the wildest impulse to make love to him right there in
the studio. To kiss him infront of everyone and show that what
most of the fans thought, was true. She wanted so much, to
walk hand in hand with him in the beaches back home and to be
a normal couple, maybe even, husband and wife. She hated
herself for walking out on him years earlier. If she hadn't had
done that, she was possitive that they would have been sharing
more than music together. They would have been sharing their
lives. She sighed heavily and that caught his full attention.
"Marie, what's wrong?" He questioned with a frown.
"N-n-nothing," She stuttered, shaken from his kisses
and her wild imagination.
"Are you sure?" He insisted, looking somewhat hurt.
"Yes, I was just thinking that in a few days all this will
end."
Per kissed her softly then said, "Yes, but at least we
have these few days." With that, he left her to get dressed. The
chill of the house had finally gotten to him.
When he finally returned, wearing a pair of blue jeans
and a long sleeved black t-shirt, he found her cooking breakfast
for the two of them. Quickly he joined her in the kitchen. "Go
and get dressed, I'll finish here." He said, after nuzzling at her
neck.
"Are you sure you won't burn the place down?" She
teased him as he took the task from her.
"Now, really Marie... Have I ever been that bad of a
cook?" He replied in a teasing tone that had to make her laugh.
"Well there was that one time you nearly burned my
kitchen down." She said with a grin. Per looked at her and
cocked an eyebrow "Well as I recall that was your fault. It
wouldn't have happend if you weren't seducing me on your
sofa."
Marie laughed his good memory. "You remembered!"
Per smiled and pop kissed her. "Of course I do.... that was too
funny to forget!" He said while chuckling.
She hugged him, then went downstairs to get dressed.
When she came back up, with a happy smile on her face, he had
the table set.
"Wow," She began, "You have everything ready to go!"
Per looked at her and smiled. "Yeap, everything at your
disposal madam." He told her in a deep voice.
Marie laughed then went to sit down, as Per pushed in
the chair for her. He then walked around and sat across from
her. She saw him wince when his back settled against the chair.
"Ow," He complained.
"What's wrong?" Marie said, looking at him with a
bewildered look. She watched as Per walked over to the mirror
that was hanging above the living room sofa. He pulled up the
back of his shirt to notice the sratches on his back. "Jesus! I
knew you had scratched me, but I didn't imagine this!"
Marie quickly got up and looked at his back, she didn't
think she'd scratched him that hard! "Oh my God, Per I am so
sorry!" Per pulled his shirt down and smiled, then told her, "Its
ok, I don't mind a little pussy cat scratch." Marie laughed at the
remark, "Your wife won't be too thrilled at your pussy cat
scratches, or did you even think about that?"
Per sighed, "Marie, I don't want to worry about that
until we are back home. Please, let's not bring up our spouses."
Marie noticed there was pain in his voice. She feared that this
affair would be the end of him. He had been in such emotional
distress and it hurt Marie to know that most of his problems
had to do with her. Reluctantly, she replied, "I'm sorry... I didn't
mean to bring it up."
Per looked at her and grinned. "Good," he said then led
her back to the breakfast table. While having breakfast, they
talked about the new album and songs they wanted to choose.
After breakfast, they decided to drive the jeep down off
the mountain, and to the shops nearby. For most of the day,
Marie dragged Per through the quaint shops in the city. Per
found it amusing and laughed the different dresses that she tried
on for him at one of the stores. He particularly liked a long,
black evening gown that she tried on. "You look gorgeous," He
told her, his eyes gleaming at the sight of her. A devilish grin
curled on his lips as she modeled the dress for him.
"Per, I Love this dress!" She said ecstatically, noticing
his grin.
Per got up and stood behind her as she looked herself in
the mirror. "Well then, buy it." He told her, then wrapped his
arms around her waist.
"How would it look if I went back home with a new
evening gown when we were supposed to be working!?"
Per chuckled then told her, "Normal, It would look
perfectly normal. Do you expect them to believe that we went
to New York and NOT go shopping?" She turned around to
face him.
"True... so very true." She checked herself in the mirror
once more then eyed him through the mirror. "So what do you
think?... How does it look on me?" Per sighed and then took in
another deep breath befor saying, "Beautiful... you should wear
it this Christmas or for the 31st."
"Hmmm...I am going to buy it!" She finally decided
with a smile. "But what about you? Aren't you going to get
anything?"
"Hmmm..." He said, pondering her question. "I don't
know what to get." He said, frowning. Marie giggled then
wrapped an arm around the crook of his. "Well... I think you
should get a new suit or maybe even a modern tuxedo. We'd
look good together."
"Yes we would." Per replied as Marie went back to the
dressing room to undress. After a while, he continued, "Maybe
we can throw a big party for new years eve?"
Then Marie came out wearing her jeans, blouse and
jacket. She quickly went over to Per and whispered in his ear.
"Maybe we could just spend it together, just you and I."
With that, Per took her in his arms and kissed her. "I
think I like that idea, but it would be too hard to pull off."
Marie frowned then said, "Yes, but it is a nice fantasy."
She followed the comment with a grin.
After purchasing some things at the shop Marie and Per
decided to go to dinner. Night time had already fallen and they
needed some hot food in their system to warm them up.
The waitress sat the two of them in a table towards the
back of the restaurant so no one would disturb them, just as Per
requested. Marie looked around and liked the thought of them
two dinning alone. When the waitress came back Per ordered a
bottle of red wine. "Do you think we'll do well in the States?"
Marie asked as Per poured her a glass of wine. Per kept
pouring, "Hmmm.... maybe. If we get the right people to
market us here." When he was done he poured some for
himself. "'Wish I Could Fly'" might make it here, we turned on
the radio and all we heard were ballads. I think we have one
HUGE chance." She said with a grin. Per sighed and put down
the bottle of wine. "Marie, let's not talk buissness and lets not
talk about our spouses, we came here to be with eachother. To
get to know eachother again. I want to know about you and all
the things I missed out on in these years." Per told her honestly.
Marie looked straight into his eyes and couldn't help but
smile. Per stared back at her and asked, "Have I missed out on
much? I know that after all the touring and all we seemed to
lose eachother. We may have had some arguements... but we
remained friends... Didn't we?"
Marie looked at him and couldn't help but feel hurt at
the look in his eyes. A look of desperation and pain lurked
behind his child-like eyes. "Per," She began, "Ever since we got
married and started our families we lost touch. There was one
point that all we had to bring us together was Roxette. It only
became about the music and not..."
"Us..." Per said finishing for her. "I know, I became too
preoccupied in the buissness and didn't realize I was losing
what I had left of a relationship with you." Slowly Per reached
across the table and took her hand. "Marie... I am so sorry. I
didn't realize how much I was losing you until I started having
all these feelings for you again."
"There's nothing for you to be sorry for. We both
screwed up." She told him while squeezing his hand slightly.
Per smiled at her then sighed. "I wish I could take back all that
happened." He said then paused for a while still looking at her.
"If we weren't ment to be, then I just wish we would have
remained best friends....." Per sat back and sighed. "It shocked
me when I found out that you were pregnant with Josefin."
Marie nearly choked on the wine she was drinking when he
mentioned her daughter. "Shocked?... Why shock?" she said,
fear hinting in her voice.
"Well, I thought you and I were good friends. I would
have like to have know what was going on with you. I seemed
to have been the last person to know you were pregnant. I
didn't tell you at the time, but that hurt me." He sighed one
more time then added, "I kind of guessed that you were
pregnant. I saw you undressing one night, after a show, and
saw you stomach was growing. I just didn't feel right
approaching you about it." Per chuckled then continued, "At
one point I thought the baby was...uh." Per shaked his head and
grinned.
"Thought what?" Marie asked eagerly. Per looked at
her and smiled, "Nevermind, just a silly thought."
Marie sighed, and nearly drank the whole glass of wine
in one shot. She couldn't help but wonder what thoughts were
in his head. She watched him carelessly sip his wine. Did he
think that Josefin was his? Or did he dismiss the fact that it was
a possibility? This man sitting across from her, who she had
known for half of her life, still was a puzzle. A puzzle she
feared she would never solve. She knew more about him than
anyone else, but the secrets he kept to himself scared her.
Per felt the slight bit of tension between them and
deciced to break it. "So what are we going to do tomorrow?
Are you going to drag me to more shops?" He said, grinning.
Marie looked up at him and giggled. "Well, let's see. What
shops did we go to?" Per laughed then said, "The better
question is which shope we DIDN'T go to! I think you dragged
me though all of them!" Marie laughed then said with a grin, "I
may have dragged you, but I surely didn't hear you complain
about it." Per chuckled, "Well how could I complain when I
had such good company?"
Marie smiled at him and resisted the urge to kiss him.
He was so charming and so very sexy. In all the years that she
had known Per, she had never realized just how seriously
attracted she had been to him. She quickly thought about the
way they openly flirted in concert. Most of it is just passed off
as an adrenaline rush, but they both knew that the fans thought
the worst of the flirtation. In fact, they would always ask them
about their relationship. "Per, do you realize that many fans
would love to know that you and I are together?" she
mentioned after their dinner had arrived.
Per grinned, "Yea I know. I think a good number of
them see right through us." He looked directlly at her and
smiled. "We do flirt a bit on stage, and it isn't just an act."
Marie looked into his eyes, trying to keep a straight face. Then
he continued, "If only you knew what you do to me... the only
thing that stops me from making love to you right on stage are
the thousands of fans watching us." Marie looked at him
wide-eyed. She understood his concern because she often felt
the same. She didn't know if it was the rawness of his voice, the
beads of sweat covering his body or the thousands of screaming
girls that lust for him, but there was something about watching
him perform that got her realing, and he knew it. He knew that
she felt the same way he did.
END OF SIXTH PART
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