Tricks of Fate

Chapter 7

[Barry]

Her skin looked radiant in the moonlight. With one arm still holding her close to me I used my other hand to gently trace lines up and down the length of her arm. The scent of her lilac perfume enveloped me with the help of the soft sea breeze and I took a deep, long breath, relishing in the delicious aroma. When temptation became too much to bare I brushed her hair away from her shoulder and there I planted a soft kiss. She shivered in response to my touch and a surprised gasp escaped her lips. I closed my eyes, savouring the feel of her warmth against my lips, then slowly I began to move up leaving a trail of kisses that led to her jaw. I felt her hand upon my cheek and opened my eyes in time to see her spin in my arms and face me. Her eyes, that looked like pieces of the night sky, bore into me and in that moment I knew that no eyes would ever own my heart as hers did. I stroked her cheek, committing every detail of her face to memory. My eyes lingered longingly on her sultry, red lipstick stained, lips. They were slightly parted and like a beacon seemed to be calling out to me. Tenderly, I placed one hand behind her neck and drew her closer till finally our lips touched. With my eyes closed I redirected all my attention to that union. Once again I felt every cell in my body begin to vibrate and my heart seemed like it would leap right out of my chest. Electricity coarsed through me and the rushing of the blood in my veins echoed in my head....

I woke up dripping wet, my breath barely there and my body in a total state of excitement.
"Wow." I breathed out before wiping the sweat off my brow and making my way downstairs for a glass of water. The liquid cooled me down as I took desperate gulps in an attempt to put out the fire that burned within me. While I stared out the window I tried to make sence of the dream I'd just had. My body began to tingle all over as flashes of the dream came in and out of focus. Then suddenly my mind zoomed into one detail in particular. Her eyes. So deep, so mysterious, so engaging, so beautiful. There were no other eyes in the world I'd want to lose my self in. I needed to see her again. My life might just turn into a tragedy if I never gazed into those eyes again. I replayed our first encounter over in my head and realised that in my shock I'd forgotten to get her number.
Banging my head on the cool marble counter top I sighed in exasperation and said,
"I'm doomed."