The distance in between

part 6

Anna awoke with a startle. She was surprisingly warm and felt safe. She opened her eyes wide to see Hunter holding her in his arms as if she were a small infant. Not only was he holding her, but he was chuckling, his deep growl shaking his entire body.

"What is so funny?" I asked.

"Hahahahaha.....Anna look at where you were laying."

I looked to see Hunter's muscular arm glistening with my saliva.

"Oh God...."

He continued his little chuckle, and comforted her with a pat on the back.

They both got to their feet, and wiped the muck from their jeans.

"Anna, what did you see?" Hunter asked with curiosity.

I recapped the situation, with the young princess and fine vigilant Henry. The pregnancy, and the violence that occured with the shocking news, that it didnt belong to him.

"Anna. This is a wonderful thing, at least I believe it is." He said as if he knew my future.

"What is?" she sighed.

"Anna. When you remember, you will be as free as the birds in the sky." he smiled, his teeth flashing brilliantly. He tucked a lock of her hair behind her ear, and at this point, had the smile stretched clear to his eyes. Genuine. The first time she felt Hunters genuine concern for her.

She leaned her head towards his, it felt as quick as the rise and fall of an amusement park roller coaster. Their lips met and danced in synchronization. There was a note of desperation and subtle want in the eyes of the man right in front of her. He looked her dead in the eyes, and almost too seriously, he said to her. "Anna, remembering will not only set you free, it will set both of us free." At that moment, a salty tear fell from his eye, and it seemed almost inhumane. His brown green eyes were now the color of clovers, green and pristine. The only thing keeping reality and her personal fantasies seperate.