SUMMER'S RAIN

CHAPTER 82

CHAPTER 82

Once my blanket spread out, I lie down and stare up at the beautiful dogwood tree. It stays in bloom year around. I watch as the wind carried the white and pink pedals’ everywhere. My blanket is covered in them. Picking up a hand full I blow on them and watch as they scatter from my hand mixing in with the other blooms the wind is blowing around. It almost appears like it is snowing.

I open my book and start to read. I read for a while then put the book down and watch the tree and the blooms again. I love this spot. If I sat up, I can see the house below me, and if I look straight out I can see the whole city. I believe the part I love most is even though I can see down on the city and see everything for miles on end. No one can see me upon the hill or the dogwood tree. It is like my own secret spot. The only other person I have ever shared this spot with is Case. He knows if he starts trying to find me and can’t I’ll always be here. Watching the blooms as the wind carries them away.

I pick my book back up and begin reading again. I read another about half an hour when I hear a voice shouting, from below “I thought this would be where I’d find you.” Throwing my book down, I jump to my feet and see Case coming up the hill. Without thought I take off running toward him. Lucky for me he's strong because my body collided with his, but he caught me, and we didn’t go rolling down the hill. I threw my arms around his neck hugging him, loving the feel of his body. Tears falling down my face I kiss his lips with everything I have in me. His body stiffened for a moment before he started kissing me back. I deepened the kiss unable to get close enough to him. His hands run up and down my back.

Pulling away from him, I kiss his cheek and hug him again before taking him by the hand and leading him to the dogwood tree and my blanket. I set down on the blanket, pulling him down with me.

“I’m so happy you are back; I've missed you. I’m so sorry Case about everything.”

“I’m sorry too; I know you left because of me. I searched for you for a while, but I knew if you didn’t want to be found you wouldn’t be. I had no right to treat you the way I did. I know you only had feelings for me because of what your farther did to us. It’s not your fault you don’t love me. I’m glad Dominick’s not dead I know you saved him; I hope you both will be happy. I just hope we can still be friends.”

“Hello? It was you; I just kissed right?

He laughed a little “yeah sorry I guess I got a little carried away. You have to remember my feelings are real.”

“What are you talking about? Have you fought so many demons you’ve lost your mind you didn’t get carried away; I was the one kissing you.”

“Lana you don’t have to worry about my feelings; I'm a grown man; I can handle it.”

“I’m not with Dominick! Case I’ve missed you more than I thought was possible to miss anyone. I started to come back a lot of times, but then would chicken out afraid you would hate me and not want to see me.”

“What do you mean you’re not with Dominick?”

“I mean Dominick and I are not a couple!”

“I thought you loved him?”

“I think the bond Harris had on me kept my mind so mixed up it didn’t know what it wanted. After he lifted the bond, and it had been gone a few weeks I started seeing things more clearly. Before I could come home, I met Saurian the fairy woman who asked for my help in rescuing all the fairy women from slavery. She is the one that told me Dominick was alive. I’m sure you know the story without me having to tell you. I know Harris told you everything on one of his visits to see how you guys were doing, by the way, how is it going down there?”