destroy us,” I added. We sipped our drinks and set our glasses down.
“Now, then, let’s eat.”
After our food we walked the length of the pier to the end, and watched the rolling waves. The breeze felt refreshing and the salt from the sea seeped through my lips. I could feel Alec watching me as the wind moved my hair, I couldn’t stop myself smiling,
“I meant what I said,” he said suddenly, I turned to look at him, the sun danced in his brown eyes and his aftershave called to my soul.
“About?”
“That he was an idiot for letting you go.”
“Well, he didn’t really, I let him go.”
He seemed surprised by my comment. “You fascinate me, I have never met anyone I can just open up to like that and I think I know why.”
“Go on,” I smiled.
“Don’t freak out or anything, I know we have only just met, but I think I found what I have been looking for.” He turned to face me and pushed his hand into my hair, pressing it against the side of my head. “I have waited a long time to meet someone like you,” he declared gazing into my eyes.
I looked down, unsure of what I was meant to say or do, he made my knees shake and my lips twitch. He placed his other hand under my chin and lifted my head so that I could meet his eyes. As he moved towards me, I began to quiver, was this what I wanted? Was this too soon? I couldn’t think about anything anymore, his soft and succulent lips gently caressed mine briefly, I think my feet lifted off the pier and my heart, my dormant, barely beating heart, sparked to life.
Three
He kissed, me, he actually kissed me and I am not sure, but I think the moment our lips touched, the world melted away. A warmth flooded my body and warmed my soul, his fingers had reached in and set every single nerve in my body alight. I liked him, but until he kissed me, I had no idea of just how much I liked him.
As he pulled back from my hungry lips, he gazed deeply into my eyes and smiled,
“Wow,” he muttered. I was about to reply as his phone rang in his pocket. He pulled it to his ear, not letting me go, his hand still against the side of my head, “Yes?” I broke our gaze and looked at the ocean. “Alright, but can’t it wait?” I looked back at him, “Fine, I’ll be there in half an hour.,. Tough, you disturb me on a very important date, you can wait for me to get there.” He ended the call. The ‘date’, I guessed, was over, “I have to go,” he explained, “Something has happened at the office we’re working in and I can’t get out of it.” I nodded and pulled away from his hand. “I’ll be an hour, if that. I want to take you out tonight, so don’t make any plans.”
“Sure, if you have to go…”
“I’m sorry, Grace.”
“I know,” I tried to smile, but what could I do about it. His job meant a lot to him, I knew that from the start. Wait, start of what, talk about jumping the gun. “I’ll go back to the hotel and wait for you to call.” He handed me his I-phone.
“Put your number in there,” he told me. I nervously tapped in my number and handed his phone back to him. “I’ll get you a car to take you back to the hotel,” and before I could retort that I was quite capable of finding a cab, he called for a car.
We walked quickly back towards the road at the end of the pier, as we got there a black car stopped at the curb side,
“I’ll call you from the car once we are finished, okay?”
“Okay,” I smiled slightly. He pecked my lips again and opened the door for me as Daniel pulled up behind