“I remember you saying something about fishing last night. I would love to take you fishing out on the l lake where my family’s cabin is. The air there is the freshest, and at night the stars feel like they’re just within arm’s reach.”
“Maybe when you get back from your mission we could do that. Go fishing, just the two of us,” she offered.
He wouldn’t look her in the eyes as he replied. “Maybe.”
His response felt ominous. It was like he didn’t expect to return from this mission. The thought of never seeing him again didn’t sit well with her. Clearing her throat, she smiled as she took a bite of the...fixel. She paused in surprise and then moaned in pleasure.
“How is it?” CristOF asked, clearing his throat.
“Like fried chicken.”
“Good then?” He watched her take another bite.
“Sooo good,” she told him with a smile. She continued eating; when she reached into the basket to look for more, CristOF chuckled and handed her his.
“I couldn’t take yours,” she tried to protest.
“It’s okay. I enjoy watching you. Tell me something about yourself.” He took out a plate of what looked like biscuits and handed her two while he took a bite of one.
“What do you want to know?” She finally finished all thefixeland wiped her hands on a towel that he’d pulled from the basket. She took one of the biscuits and bit into it. Damn, he was a really good cook.
“Why aren’t you mated by now? You’re smart and beautiful. I would think that any of the Katieran warriors would have wanted you for themselves.”
She shrugged. “I guess I haven’t found the right man.”
“What would you consider to be the right man?” He got out a couple of glasses and poured Katieran juice for them.
“I don’t know, I guess I just never felt that spark.”
“Spark?”
“I grew up watching how in love my parents were and fantasized that one day, I would have that too. Only, when I grew up none of the guys I dated made me feel a spark of fire inside. Maybe it was just a romantic notion. Maybe I was just picking all the wrong guys, guys I thought were safe. I wanted safe.”
“That didn’t work?”
“Not at all. I got bored quickly, or the guy would get bored with me. We didn’t have enough of a spark to keep things going.”
He reached out and took her hand in his. “I would never get bored with you. I find you fascinating.”
She felt the heat rise in her cheeks. “I...find you fascinating as well. It’s more than just physical, though there is a strong attraction between us.”
He growled. “Very strong attraction. I agree about having more. I have never felt so much at ease talking with someone as I do with you. I feel like I’ve known you before somehow.”
“I feel that too,” she admitted. CristOF stood up and pulled her to her feet.
“What are you doing?”
“I wanted to dance with you.” He pulled her into his arms.
“Oh…” Some conversationalist she turned out to be. She melted into him right there in his arms, and she couldn’t get close enough.
Tera looked up into his handsome face and saw the longing in his eyes. She knew what he wanted, and she wanted the same thing.
“Kiss me CristOF,” she whispered.
He didn’t question it, just leaned down and took her lips in a long, all-encompassing kiss. She wrapped her arms around his neck and opened up to him. When their tongues met, both of them groaned in need. The electricity turned into a blazing fire, just from their kiss. She knew it was a kiss that would change her life forever.
Unfortunately, the sounds of others laughing not far from them made them pull apart. Making out in broad daylight in a public park was not her ideal thing to do. She wasn’t an exhibitionist, and what she wanted to do with CristOF should be done in private. He must have felt the same. Reluctantly, they stopped kissing, but he didn’t let her go. Instead, he hummed a tune she had never heard before as they swayed in a slow dance.
