He couldn’t believe she was responding, so he deepened the kiss. She wrapped her arms around his neck and held onto him like her life depended on it. As they parted he looked down at her, her eyes closed as if in a dream world.
As they slowly opened she looked up at him and asked rather breathlessly,
“How long have you wanted to do that?”
He smiled slowly as he answered. “Ever since high school, since that first time I saw you in the lunch line looking disgusted at the food.”
She laughed “The food was pretty awful.” She stopped laughing and got serious. “You said your leaving or staying depends on me?”
She turned away and walked over to a rose and touched it. “I don’t know what to say.” She whispered.
“You could begin by telling me if you have feelings for me.” He walked behind her and put his hands on her shoulders. “Could there be an us Kathryn?”
She closed her eyes at the touch of his hands. They felt so warm yet strong. It was as if an electrical current was running through her. She couldn’t think clearly, it was as if she was suddenly aware of Jonathan the man, no longer a boy she grew up with.
“I’m not sure Jonathan. All I know is I have missed you, missed being with my best friend.”
She turned to face him, was it his imagination or did he just see hope in her eyes. How many times he has prayed that Kathryn would feel what he feels. Does he dare to hope that his prayers were being answered?
As she stood there looking in to Jonathans eyes a shiver went through her very soul. She now is looking at him in a different light. He was so handsome dark wavy hair and aqua blue eyes. At Least six feet tall he towers over her by a head. The after shave he wore smelled so good it tickled her senses.
That wasn’t all she was aware of, there was something more in his eyes it both frightened her yet excited her at the same time.
She couldn’t stop what was happening to her all she knew was she didn’t want her Jonathan to go away again. Her Jonathan, where did that come from?
He shifted his weight and she took it as he was getting ready to leave and in desperation she said,
“Don’t leave me.”
He took her in his arms kissing the top of her head as he kept saying to her,
“I’m not leaving, not now not ever. I love you Kathryn, I have been in love with you since the first day we met. I want you as my wife.”
At his words she held him so close, she couldn’t believe her ears. He loves her, her dreams has finally come true. Some one who loves her for who she is and not what she has, her daddy’s money. She looked up at him with tears in her eyes and then he knew. He sat her down on the bench and got down on one knee. She couldn’t believe it; her heart was pounding so hard she was sure he could hear it. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small black velvet jewel case. Her breath got caught in her throat as he opened it revealing the most beautiful ring she has ever seen. It was made of white gold with little designs on it with a solitaire in the middle and two smaller ones on each side.
“Oh Jonathan it’s too expensive.”
To Be Continued
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