People say a man is sexiest at his work. I just saw that come true before me. Jeremy looked breathtakingly handsome as he acted in a role of a lawyer with a sharp tongue. It was mesmerizing to watch him drown in the character and act like this was his own behavior. He had the most seductive of smirks and his voice turned all smooth and heavy when he acted.

Simply he was irresistible.

And I was grateful that he was mine.

I had little pinches of jealousy now and then but besides that, I was actually fine being the wife of a movie star.

But on a wish level, I was totally satisfied to see the hassle of a movie shooting The workers, the actors, the dialogue delivery and times everyone went still because the actor was doing an intense scene. It was wonderful to see the costumes, the makeup and the sound effects.

Jeremy walked up to me amidst the stare of everyone. He never let me out of sight and that totally satisfied me. He bent down and kissed my lips totally in a casual manner but heart fluttered in my chest.

"You are amazing. I am a fan now."  I complimented and he smiled.

"Now?" He laughed lightly and it was good to see him do so.

"Yeah, earlier you attitude sucked."

"It still does just not for you." 

I should have told him to be nice to everyone just be nice in general but I didn't because somehow I felt special at his words.

"They keep staring at me."

"because they are trying to figure out why I married you." He said.

"Am I not beautiful enough?" I pretended to act all haughty and flipped my hair.

"For me, always. But world loves to judge." He said sincerely.

And I knew he was right, they might find me ugly or a charity case or some might have a drastic imagination that I might be pregnant. But being lived my life as a street kid I found all this funny. 

He just simply bent down and kissed my forehead affectionately. Little gestures like that made me sigh and I smiled.

"We are going home now Magenta. I need you to rest." He said as if this was his final decision and no argument will be made on it.

" But can we take a bath together?" I said just to tease him and I succeeded.

"Magenta." He almost groaned out my name in despair which got me laughing hard.

"Love you," I said and he just shook his head.

"Don't say that too much, I will get habitual." 

I wanted him to get habitual so that he will love knowing that someone loved him with all their heart.

***

When I woke up it was dark and past eight at night. Jeremy was sitting near the window with a drink in his hand. I got up and a sharp pain hit my head making me gasp which caught his attention and he turned to look at me.

After all his hard work he took time to look after me and I snubbed my feeling of guilt.

"I am sorry." My tongue had its own mind and said it.

"For what." He smiled as if he was helpless himself.

I couldn't bring myself to say for what I was sorry for.

So I just shrugged and beckoned him closer. I kissed the tip of his nose and watch his lips lift in a smile. It meant he was a little drunk.

"I love you in my clothes." He said and looked at me with raw desire.

"And not otherwise?"

For some reason, my question sobered him up a bit and he just stared at me for a while. His fingers lifted and carefully adjusted my hair making my insides squirm in excitement.

"I love you Magenta, for everything about you. I love you enough to destroy myself and still love you." He said and the magnitude of his words hit me.

He was loving me even after all the pain he was going through.

"Then I will replace my sorry with thank you because you just gave everything to a girl who was deprived of her whole life." I tried to put all the gratitude in my words.

"Do you want to visit Jack and others?"He suddenly asked and I felt my heart swell up in gratitude.

"And let's go shopping together." I knew know what he was doing, completing one of my wishes.

"You are quite a romantic husband." I grinned at him but he just softly smiled at me.

"Dress in something decent Magenta." His tone was teasing but I knew what he meant.

So I obliged my husband by wearing a turquoise color knee-length dress which Sam made for me and white dinner blazer over it. My head constantly throbbed with pain and barely kept the smile.

It was not the joy of wearing nice dresses but the immense satisfaction of seeing Jeremy's reaction when I wore them. His eyes admired me in the way his words never could being the guy that he was.

"Ah, you are beautiful." He mumbled and I felt a blush spread over my cheeks.

"I know," I said with a playful shrug.

During the drive, my headache worsened but I didn't utter a word about it because for some reason Jeremy seemed excited and upbeat about this whole deal. Suddenly I realized he took a different path than where we were going.

"Where are we going?", I asked as the route diverted.

"You will see." His ominous tone didn't help my curious brain.

After driving a while we stopped outside a big building, unfortunately, with my worsening condition I couldn't move and my left part was numb. Jeremy understood my silent plea and came down to open my door and lift me up in his arms. My eyes watered at being so helpless but he just smiled and bent down to give me a light kiss.

I had no idea where I was going but I trusted him more than myself so I started feeling excited.

My headache just dulled my enthusiasm a bit.

"Surprise." He said softly and with severe ache, I turned my head to find many kids from my area sitting on a carpet more than hundred I guess.

They were grinning as I was still in Jeremy's arm. There was Jack as well and Sam. 

My wish was just to give these kids a day of happiness filled with whatever they want to eat and have fun but Jeremy just got them a safe place. He altered their life just like he did mine.

"Thank you," I said and without even realizing tears were flowing down.

"Unlike all of us, they have a second chance at life." He said as if it was him who was dying and not me.

"You are my second chance Jeremy, you have seen what my life was before you came." It was true but I also said it so that he can consider my place in life as a second chance to live not like a broken soul like he was before but like someone in love.

"I don't need second chances, just one chance with you Magenta." That tore my heart into pieces.

And unfortunately, my nerves snapped at this point as sudden darkness engulfed me with my headache reaching its peak.

***

When I woke up I was in the same safe house or more like a home for street kids which Jeremy built. Jack was sitting next to me while Sam and Jeremy were talking about something.

I moved my hand and realised that a man in a white coat was checking my pulse.

"What is this?" I asked in a hoarse tone.

"You need treatment Maureen," Jack said and it hit me that I even wanted Jeremy to call me Magenta and Maureen seems unfamiliar to me now.

"I don't need anything, I don't want him to waste money on me and go through all the false hope just to see me die." I snapped rather harshly but Jack seemed calm about the whole deal.

"He is talking about a radiation therapy or surgery whichever is safe for you." Jack had the decency to share this news with me.

"Jeremy," I called out with as much energy as I could muster.

But before I could mutter a word he said with the look I never saw on him, "For me, please. Let me try my best."

And I realized I was hopeless now, I was not doing it for me, I had to do it for him. I wanted a second chance at life while he was striving for one with me.

"Okay." I finally mumble an agreement.

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You have all the right to curse me xD I am late and this is a shitty chapter and.... I am crazy.

But I have 4 days holiday now so I am back to living land after having sleepless 48 hours.

Thanks for sticking with me till now! :)

More updates to come soon thanks to holidays!