Free A Somers Dream by Patricia Isabel

something that needed to be said in person. After dinner, Shane went back to his room and waited until it was seven o’clock E.S.T.
    Penny walked into her house, took her shoes off, went to the kitchen to pour a glass of wine and went to the bedroom to take off her restrictive work clothes and slip on a pair of sweats and a t-shirt. It was a long day and she was glad it was finally over. Trying to get as much done as possible before she left was leaving her on edge. She couldn’t wait to be on that plane and in Shane’s arms once again. Once seven o’clock came, she logged on and immediately began typing a message letting him know she was there but he beat her to it. Laughing, Penny clicked on the accept link for the video conferencing and Shane came into view. “Were you lying in wait or something? I was just about to send you a message” she said, still laughing. Shane began to laugh as well and felt a little foolish “What can I say? I was bored with no one around and once you popped in, I jumped” he should’ve waited for the message. Shane had been playing around on his computer for what seemed like hours until he saw her log in. He was so excited, he quickly sent the link to cam. “How was your day, dear?” Penny was still giggling to herself, he was too cute at times “It was long. Couldn’t wait to get out of there. By the way, what is it with the key you sent?” She held up the silver metal between her fingers. “Good, you got it! I was hoping you would get it today. I was gonna discuss it with you before but thought I should just send it first. Get the matter out of the way”. Penny looked perplexed “Get what out of the way? What are you up to, Shane?” She was becoming a little bit nervous. Giving a key was a big thing, wasn’t it? “It’s not what you think” he said “since I won’t be arriving until late on Friday, I thought that maybe you could let yourself in instead of waiting for me to show up. So, if you take a flight on Friday morning which you said you would, you could make yourself comfortable until I get there. Besides, I thought it would be nice to walk into a house with you there, waiting” Penny let out a breath of relief. She had hoped it wasn’t what she was thinking; she wouldn’t know what to say to something like that. But, now that it was explained, she agreed to his plans. They both laughed and continued the conversation on a lighter note until it was time to log off. Penny worked her way up to bed still thinking about the conversation she had with Shane. He always seemed to surprise her at every turn and at times, that scared her. Unpredictable men are just that, unpredictable and sometimes that wasn’t a good thing. As she snuggled herself into bed, she began to analyze her situation with Shane. She certainly wanted more but did he want the same or was this all a game to him? The distance did play a large factor, it wasn’t like they were next door. And she knew long distance relationships were stressful. This weekend she would certainly bring up their ‘involvement’ and hopefully shed some light on it. Penny turned off her lamp and tried to fall asleep, which was difficult since her mind was constantly swimming.
    As Shane logged off, he knew it was time to sit with Penny and discuss ‘them’. He definitely wanted more from their relationship but he wasn’t sure about how she felt. A long distance relationship was hard at best but he felt they could make it work. But, would she? It was time to move this to the next level or leave it behind and move on alone. He didn’t care for the latter and he was going to do everything he could to make sure that didn’t happen. It was time to admit he was crazy for her and let the chips fall where they may. As he lay in bed, thinking of every scenario that could possibly come from him divulging his feelings, he became nervous. He didn’t like the thought of her not feeling the same way as he did and he wasn’t about