about? Maybe she heard him wrong or misunderstood;
she had been pretty out of it during some of their first conversations. She
still had a lot of questions. Yesterday she had been in so much pain she was
becoming delirious then he had laid his hands on her. Glowing hands .
She’d been close to death, at least she thought so, and he had brought her
back.
Some
questions she knew she would probably never ask. Like how he felt about her.
What exactly was she to him? He had kissed her this morning. What did that
mean? Was it an OMG you’re alive, now we can save the world together kiss? Or was it an OMG I was so worried I was going to lose you, and I think I’m
falling for you kiss ? She still needed to sort out for herself exactly
what she felt for him. She knew one thing though, for her that kiss had been
both surprising and wonderful. She closed her eyes and remembered how his lips
had felt on hers. Incredibly soft, warm, and tender. His lips had been only
slightly parted, full and moist. He’d caught her off guard pressing them to
her mouth, and then ever so slightly pulling at her lower lip. It had been the
perfect first kiss between them. First kiss between them? Did that
mean she wanted more? Okay - dash it all- she wanted more. I mean just look
at him. He was incredibly gorgeous and sexy, not to mention the fact that he
had just spent the last few days devoting his undivided attention towards
making sure she was all right.
Surely all
of that attention wasn’t solely so she could help him with the Demon, or worse
yet, because she was the only one of his kind on this planet. It was
obviously possible for someone like him to fall in love and be perfectly happy
with a human. After all, her father had done just that. For all she knew, he
did have someone else in his life. I mean let’s face it, she had known him for
less than a week and she only knew what he had told her. Hell, she didn’t even
know his last name! She was allowing herself to get upset and frustrated. Really, she thought shaking her head, are you going to get this worked up over some
guy you’ve known less than a week? It appeared that she was.
Ella stood
up, took off her shirt and pants, and dove into the chilly water wearing only
her bra and panties. It was exhilarating. She swam over to where the water
was crashing down and let it beat on her neck and shoulders. After a few minutes
she returned to the rock and lifted herself out to lie in the sun. She was
startled out of a rather juicy Burke daydream when her phone unexpectantly
rang. “I can’t believe I’m getting a signal out here,” she said aloud. She
rooted around in her pants pocket for her phone.
“Hello?” she
answered.
“It’s me,”
Burke said. “I just wanted to make sure you were okay.”
“I’m fine. I
was just thinking about heading back.”
“Do you have
any idea where you are or how for you ran?” he asked.
Ella sat up
and looked around. “Well right now I’m sitting on a rock that jets out over a
pool by a waterfall.”
“Really? If
you’re where I think you are, that’s about fourteen miles from here! That’s
excellent Ella; you’ve only been gone a little over an hour.”
“I’ll check
the GPS on my phone.”
“So I’ll see
you in an hour or so?”
“Sure, I’ll
see you soon,” Ella was about to hang up then - “Wait! Burke are you still
there?”
“Yes, I’m
still here.”
“I was just
wondering what your last name is.”
“It’s
Gellar.”
“Gellar.
I’d just realized that you never mentioned it. I’ll see you soon, Burke
Gellar.” Ella hung up her phone. Well , she thought , that’s one
mystery solved and only about a hundred left to go.
She checked
the GPS on her phone. He was right; she had come just over fourteen miles.
She wasn’t even tired. She was mostly dry, so she put on her clothes and
started heading back. It was
she had been pretty out of it during some of their first conversations. She
still had a lot of questions. Yesterday she had been in so much pain she was
becoming delirious then he had laid his hands on her. Glowing hands .
She’d been close to death, at least she thought so, and he had brought her
back.
Some
questions she knew she would probably never ask. Like how he felt about her.
What exactly was she to him? He had kissed her this morning. What did that
mean? Was it an OMG you’re alive, now we can save the world together kiss? Or was it an OMG I was so worried I was going to lose you, and I think I’m
falling for you kiss ? She still needed to sort out for herself exactly
what she felt for him. She knew one thing though, for her that kiss had been
both surprising and wonderful. She closed her eyes and remembered how his lips
had felt on hers. Incredibly soft, warm, and tender. His lips had been only
slightly parted, full and moist. He’d caught her off guard pressing them to
her mouth, and then ever so slightly pulling at her lower lip. It had been the
perfect first kiss between them. First kiss between them? Did that
mean she wanted more? Okay - dash it all- she wanted more. I mean just look
at him. He was incredibly gorgeous and sexy, not to mention the fact that he
had just spent the last few days devoting his undivided attention towards
making sure she was all right.
Surely all
of that attention wasn’t solely so she could help him with the Demon, or worse
yet, because she was the only one of his kind on this planet. It was
obviously possible for someone like him to fall in love and be perfectly happy
with a human. After all, her father had done just that. For all she knew, he
did have someone else in his life. I mean let’s face it, she had known him for
less than a week and she only knew what he had told her. Hell, she didn’t even
know his last name! She was allowing herself to get upset and frustrated. Really, she thought shaking her head, are you going to get this worked up over some
guy you’ve known less than a week? It appeared that she was.
Ella stood
up, took off her shirt and pants, and dove into the chilly water wearing only
her bra and panties. It was exhilarating. She swam over to where the water
was crashing down and let it beat on her neck and shoulders. After a few minutes
she returned to the rock and lifted herself out to lie in the sun. She was
startled out of a rather juicy Burke daydream when her phone unexpectantly
rang. “I can’t believe I’m getting a signal out here,” she said aloud. She
rooted around in her pants pocket for her phone.
“Hello?” she
answered.
“It’s me,”
Burke said. “I just wanted to make sure you were okay.”
“I’m fine. I
was just thinking about heading back.”
“Do you have
any idea where you are or how for you ran?” he asked.
Ella sat up
and looked around. “Well right now I’m sitting on a rock that jets out over a
pool by a waterfall.”
“Really? If
you’re where I think you are, that’s about fourteen miles from here! That’s
excellent Ella; you’ve only been gone a little over an hour.”
“I’ll check
the GPS on my phone.”
“So I’ll see
you in an hour or so?”
“Sure, I’ll
see you soon,” Ella was about to hang up then - “Wait! Burke are you still
there?”
“Yes, I’m
still here.”
“I was just
wondering what your last name is.”
“It’s
Gellar.”
“Gellar.
I’d just realized that you never mentioned it. I’ll see you soon, Burke
Gellar.” Ella hung up her phone. Well , she thought , that’s one
mystery solved and only about a hundred left to go.
She checked
the GPS on her phone. He was right; she had come just over fourteen miles.
She wasn’t even tired. She was mostly dry, so she put on her clothes and
started heading back. It was
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