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"No. Are you?"
"No. I'm glad I didn't crush you."
She looked beautiful like this, her smile unrestrained. There was a lamppost a few feet away from us, and I could see her much better than on the porch. The impulse to kiss her was so strong that I leaned in a bit closer. She swallowed hard, biting her lower lip. Her entire body seemed to pulsate under mine, her chest heaving up and down at a rapid rate.
I felt her breath on my cheek, but I knew she wasn’t ready for this. I also didn’t want to pursue something that I had no idea if I’d be able to continue.
"We should go back," I said, pushing myself up to my feet. I grabbed her hand, helping her up.
"We look like we just rolled around on the ground," she said.
She had little twigs and a few leaves in her hair. I picked out a handful, but I knew she must have more.
She brushed my hand away. "You can leave it. I need to wash my hair anyway.”
We walked side by side with quick steps. The wind was turning to a damn tornado. And then we heard thunder.
"Oh no," Reese said. "The last thing we need is to get caught in the rain."
I could already feel a few drops on my face, but we managed to get inside before it picked up. Just as I opened the door, the sky let loose. We both burst inside, laughing so hard, we almost fell over again.
"Oh my God. What are the odds of that?" she asked once she'd managed to catch her breath. "Today was absolutely beautiful, and now there's a storm. I love storms, though."
We walked down the corridor that went to the bedrooms, then turned left... where we came face-to-face with Malcolm.
"Oh," Reese said as she took a step back. We were both still smiling.
"Where have you two been?" His voice was sharp. I didn't like it.
"We felt like doing our own thing tonight," I replied.
"That's right," Reese laughed. I was surprised because it was genuine. "But the rain and the wind had plans of their own, so if you were going outside, I suggest grabbing a jacket with a hood. An umbrella won't do much."
Malcolm swallowed hard.
"Now we're going to continue what we started outside," she added.
We moved past him, both laughing again. She was funny as hell. I didn't even need to look back to know Malcolm was stunned.
Serves him right. How the fuck did he let this woman go? Why didn't he appreciate her?
We took another turn, heading down the hall to our rooms. When we reached our respective doors, Reese pressed her lips together, clearly trying to stifle more laughter.
"Good night, Dom. Thanks for the laugh, for the company this evening, and for being here."
"You have more leaves. And a—” I cleared my throat, cutting myself off, but Reese seemed to know what I was about to say.
"Oh my God, tell me I don't have a critter. Just take care of it really, really quickly."
"Stand still."
"Don't tell me that, because I have this crazy urge to shake my hair all around."
"Don't do that." There was a worm in her hair. I reached for it, but the damn thing went deeper inside her gorgeous mane.
"Is it gone? It's not gone. I can see it on your face." Her eyes bulged so much that I thought they might pop out of her head.
"Please relax."
