Two
It took her a moment to rebound from the soul shaking surprise
of seeing him again. “Oh, it’s been a
couple of years now, I think,” she muttered casually.
He placed his hand around her arm, steered her toward
the bar and murmured, “I think I need to get you another glass of wine.” Unable to get any sound to come from her
lips, she smiled coyly and nodded. She
wondered if he could sense the excitement she was so expertly trying to
conceal. After all this time he still looks so damn good she noted silently relishing
each stolen glance at him as he navigated through the crowd toward the bar.
He handed her a glass of red wine and motioned to an
empty table, "Let’s go grab that one.” She nodded as they made their way to the
table along the fence.
“This looks like a cozy spot and the breeze feels nice”
she observed.
He smiled as he brushed the windswept hair from her
eye, “So tell me; what are you up to, still teaching? You still have a few
weeks of summer break, yes?”
She savored his touch and hoped her reaction could keep
that delicious secret. Nodding, as she
sipped her wine, “Right, I have 5 more weeks yet. What about you? Are you staying out of trouble?” she teased.
“Hehe, mostly. Work keeps me busy and I try to get out
on the bike whenever I can.”
“You know, you have not taken me for a ride like you
said you would,” she challenged brazenly.
His steely blue eyes peered directly into hers and he
trumped her challenge, “Well this is your lucky day; I’m on the bike
tonight. Drink up and I’ll take you
right now.”
She swallowed what was left in her glass in one gulp
and upped the ante, "Come on, let’s go then.”
He laughed, grabbed her by the hand and walked briskly
toward the lot behind the park. As they
reached the bike, he took her purse and placed it in the side bag. He asked, “Do
you have anything to tie your hair back?”
She shook her head no. He reached
into the side bag and pulled out a bandana.
He instructed her to lift up her hair as he tied the bandana loosely
around her neck and then pulled it up like a headband making sure her long
blond tresses were tucked behind. “Is that,
tight enough?” he questioned. “You should put on some sunglasses too, if you
have them.”
She put on her sunglasses making sure that the temple
tips were tucked securely under the bandana.
“I’m all set,” she replied eagerly.
He extended his arm for her to hold onto while she mounted the
bike. Once she was seated, without
warning he grasped her face with both of his hands and kissed her unsuspecting lips firmly. “You better hold on tight,” he admonished
teasingly. Still breathless from that stolen but delicious kiss, all she
could do was nod.
It was hard for her to resist him even though she knew
she should. The allure of his kiss, his very
touch sent her into a place where logic, common sense and rational thought wouldn’t
follow. Every moment with him was like
being suspended where time ceased to exist and only unbridled raw emotion and
passion reigned. He was so dangerous to
her and she knew it. As he revved the
engine he glanced back at her and smiled; she wrapped her arms tightly around him.
