I vaguely hear voices; a soft rumble under my ear & hand & then a woman’s voice, dripping with sarcasm. I sense uneasiness & start to wake up. At first I have no idea where the hell I am. Then everything comes back to me & I open my eyes & immediately get lost in the most beautiful brown eyes. Isn’t there a saying ‘the eyes are the windows to the soul’? I see so much hurt & pain in those eyes, but there’s something more.
Before I can figure it out, though, his lips are on mine; very gentle & very soft; undemanding. A part of me wants to push him away, but another part of me wants that kiss to go on forever.
It’s odd. Have you ever met someone & then only spending a few hours in their company, you feel like you’ve known them for much longer? It doesn’t feel wrong at all that I barely know this man, I’ve slept in his arms all night & I’m now waking up to the most sensual kiss I’ve ever had in my life!
I hear a low moan come from Alex, his arms tightening around me. I hold tighter to him, hearing my own soft moan escape. I raise my hand to gently stroke his cheek as we deepen the kiss.
The announcement that comes suddenly over the P.A. system lets us know that we will be landing in about 15 minutes. Neither one of us cares about what the weather is like at the airport!
We break our kiss gently & reluctantly. I look up into those big brown eyes & now I know what I saw; passion, hope & fear. Fear? Fear of what? What could this man possibly be afraid of?
“Uhm, Alex. Where are you staying while you’re here?” I ask a little shyly.
“The Radisson in Inverness. Why?” he asks me, hesitantly.
“I was, uh, just wondering if you’d…nevermind. It’s nothing, really,” I say, looking away. I’m sure he doesn’t want me to be around him too much. Hell, it was just a kiss, right?
“Wondering if I’d what?” he asks me, bending to look me in the eye.
“Well, since you said you’d never been to Scotland, I was wondering if you’d like me to show ya around?” I ask hopefully. “My family reunion is only for 2 days, starting tomorrow. I was just going to stay in Scotland for a few weeks & relax. But if you don’t want to, I understand. It was just a suggestion,” I tell him.
“I’d like that,” he says, smiling at me.
If it was just a simple kiss, why do I feel like melting when he smiles at me?
“Ok. Maybe we can catch a cab at the airport together? I happen to staying at the same hotel,” I tell him, returning his smile.
