Free Broken Wings (Contemporary Romance) by D.G. Torrens Page B

was only one CD fit for their evening! She reached for the Ed Sheeran CD and slipped the disc into the CD drawer; using the old remote, she pressed ‘play’ and sat down listening to the beautiful words echo around the lodge as she sipped her champagne and sat back, allowing the bubbles to tickle her brain. Relaxed and comfortable, she closed her eyes and listened to the beautiful words of Ed Sheeran echoing through the lodge as she waited for Joshua.
    As she thought back over the week, she smiled and curled up her legs on the old arm chair by the window, looking out onto the lake which looked hauntingly beautiful under the night sky. I could stay here forever, she thought to herself. No worries, away from the world, deep in the middle of Lake Windermere. It was a paradise in its own right. Joshua came strolling down the stairs in a pair of jeans and white shirt open at the collar and loosely hanging over his jeans, looking fresh and casual.
    “ Well, don't you scrub up well?” she teased as he poured himself a glass of champagne and made his way over to the stove.
    “ Okay then, ma lady, would you kindly take your seat at the table as dinner is being served.”
    Smiling, Angelina made her way to the table and sat down. Joshua placed a large oval dish onto the middle of the table. “I hope you like Coq au Vin?” he said as he lifted the lid of the dish and the aromatic smells permeated the room.
    “ Lucky for you, I do!” she teased.
    “ Well, thank goodness for that as this is my signature dish!”
    Joshua served up dinner with Ed Sheeran playing in the background. He looked at his Angelina with nothing but love in his eyes for this beautiful woman he'd known but only a week. “Come on then, what's the verdict?” asked Joshua curiously.
    Angelina remained quiet, chewing her chicken slowly and teasingly with a cheeky smile displayed across her face. “I'm teasing, it's lovely, really lovely. So what else do you have on the menu?”
    “ Ah, now that would be telling! You will just have to wait and see.” After they talked, laughed and finished up dinner, Joshua disappeared to the kitchen and reappeared a few moments later, sporting a suspicious smile. When he sat down, he was quiet and slightly fidgety, which did not go unnoticed by Angelina.
    “ Okay, I have something I would like to give you. It's an early Christmas present and under the circumstances, I thought it was perfect timing, I just hope you think so too.” Joshua handed the small quaint box to Angelina. She was stunned into silence, not quite knowing what to say. This was quite unexpected and she had not thought to buy him a gift in return. Slowly and carefully, she removed the baby blue paper to reveal a beautiful square Tiffany & Co signature box. As she carefully lifted the lid and took out the blue pouch, she looked towards Joshua. “Oh Josh, you really shouldn't have, I don't know what to say.”
    “ Don't say anything, just look inside,” urged Joshua.
    Angelina slipped the contents of the Tiffany locket onto the palm of her hand. She looked in awe at the beautiful necklace and her eyes filled. “Joshua it's beautiful,” she cried.
    “ My thought behind this was, we could take some pictures and maybe you could put one in your locket.”
    After she had composed herself, Angelina nodded her head in agreement. “Yes, that was a perfect idea. We better take some pictures then before we leave.”
    Angelina lifted up her hair and as Joshua fastened her locket, he kissed the nape of her slim neck slowly, moving around to her lips. He picked her up and carried her upstairs and lay her down onto the large wooden framed bed. He slowly unzipped her dress and let it fall to the floor. Angelina unbuttoned his jeans and slipped them off him, allowing them to fall to the floor haphazardly. She slid on top of him, her hair falling forward and resting on his chest, then she bent down, kissing him, their tongues meeting with a passion reserved for those