Free Dreamlike State (The Magic of Black Forest Book 1) by Macy Farmer Page B

tomorrow or the next day?” I’d rather know when he’d be coming by so I could be ready, unlike this time. I looked up at his smiling face. The feeling was amazing. I’m totally addicted to his smile. I leaned towards him and put my head on his shoulder, forgetting that I was dirty.
    He sighed, the sound floated like a breeze through my mind. “I’d like to stop by tomorrow afternoon, would that be okay with you?”
    “That would be great. How about three and afterwards, I can make us something for dinner? Do you like burgers and potato salad?” Darn, the words just spewed out of my mouth, making me sound desperate to be around him.
    “Sure, three o’clock is fine. I don’t want you working on your vacation though, so how about I take you to dinner?”
    “Well, how about we go for a hike and see about dinner afterwards. I really don’t want to keep leaving Seager alone every evening. It’s not right. Especially when I have everything I need for dinner here. Think about it tonight and tomorrow. You’re welcome to stay with us.” I tried to persuade him to stay for dinner tomorrow, but I wasn’t sure it worked. I guess I’ll have to wait and see.
    I still had to drag myself into the shower before going to bed but I didn't want him to leave. Exhausted, I started to continuously yawn and tried to hide it.
    Of course, he noticed. “How about you go shower and I’ll wait out here with Seager while he dries? When you’re done and ready for bed, I’ll go.” He gazed down at me before whispering in my ear, “Go on.”
    The hot water felt good on my achy body. My muscles started to relax while I let the water run over my head and down my back. I had to wash my hair three times to get all the mud out. Chunks of mud rolled down my body into the tub. Every inch of my body had to be scrubbed several times. Afterwards, I just stood there until the hot water ran out. I was in no rush; it felt too good.
    The shower woke me up a little. I got dressed in sweats and a tee shirt, brushed my hair and teeth.
    When I opened the front door, he was standing right there -- directly in front of me. He reached out and pulled me towards him --- placing one arm around the small of my back and his other hand onto my hip. Pressing my body against his, he smelled my hair, and slowly moved down to my neck. “Mmmm, you smell lovely.” I let out an audible gasp. My heart raced and my breathing became heavy. Gently, he pressed his lips to my cheek kissing it. Letting go he whispered, “Have a good night, Natalia.”
    I couldn’t move. I didn’t want it to stop, but he pulled away, chuckling.
    “I love the way you blush.” He turned and left. Before getting into his truck he said, “Natalia, you should go in now and lock the door.”
    I blinked a few times and snapped myself back into reality. “Okay. Remember you are coming over at three tomorrow. I’ll be waiting.” With that, I spun around, called for Seager and we went into the house. This time when I looked out of the window, he was there, waving and flashing that dazzling smile. I waved back and he pulled away.
    “Seager, can you believe it? I think he likes me.”
    “You think he likes you? Are you blind? If you asked him to sleep on the couch, no… out on the porch, he would have stayed,” sarcasm heavy in his tone.
    “Well I don’t know about that but his lips sure felt amazing on my cheek.” I placed my hand over the cheek he had kissed and spun around in a circle, giggling.
    Right before getting under the sheets, I put his CD in the player. At first, while laying in the dark waiting for the music to start, I thought it might have been empty because for the longest time there I heard nothing. Then, finally, I heard Bradley’s voice, “Natalia I wrote this song for you. Just meeting you, it has changed my life in a way I can’t explain. I mean every word that I sing to you now. I recorded it for you. Enjoy. Good night and have only sweet dreams.” How romantic