Mr. Blue Eyes: Wild Night Dreaming 1 by Camiel Rollins

Chapter One
    C arla stared at the
airport’s electronic board of arrivals for the second time in the
last ten minutes, and of course nothing had changed. The flight
from Australia had a half hour delay, so, logically, Thera would be
here in about twenty minutes.
    She hadn’t seen her friend for years, ever
since she went to Australia. Thera had left Greece for Australia
ten years ago with her mother and step-father and had never come
back since then. Of course they talked on Skype all the time, but
it wasn’t the same. And now, she was almost here…
    She just couldn’t wait. The mere thought of
having her friend for a whole month made her green almond-shaped
eyes glow from inside her sunglasses. Even though Thera was two
years younger than Carla, who now was 25, they had been best
friends since they were kids. Their parents were good friends, too,
and they lived close to each other’s houses. After Carla’s parents
died five years ago in a car crash, the absence of the only friend
she had ever connected with despite having more friends around her
since Thera left became much more painful.
    She tossed her head decisively and chased the
bad memories away. Then a playful smile appeared on her soft, full
lips.
    Thera was coming with company – her new
boyfriend of just two weeks ago. The notorious Jake Winters,
thirty, owned a bunch of companies that sold various applications
for smart phones through the internet. He was supposed to be Mister
Perfect, according to Thera – good-looking, charming, kind,
thoughtful… her friend made him sound like a living commercial ad
model. Carla planned to tease Thera about him nonstop. Of course,
when he couldn’t hear it.
    The airport speakers announced that the 1427
flight from Melbourne had just arrived. Carla got up from the chair
she had been sitting on and stretched the hem of the short blue
dress down her thighs. She started for the exit her friend would
eventually come out of. Her fingers tried to brush her long, raven
black hair in an automatic manner. She hardly noticed the admiring
looks of men around her. Her tall, lean figure, with the endless
shapely legs always had attracted men’s attention and she was used
to it by now. She walked fast in her athletic shoes heading to exit
number 7 with her typical grace, which she acquired through many
years of dance lessons.
    As she waited for the flight passengers to
emerge, she fanned her face with her hand. Even though it was only
9 am, the heat was already intolerable, even when the airport was
air-conditioned. It was only natural for August, but was still
annoying. She imagined being at home and diving in the sea right
below. Her house had a swimming pool but she had always preferred
the beauty and vastness of the sea.
    A small hurricane of blond hair rushed on to
her to embrace her laughing. “Carla!”
    She laughed back and at last hugged her
friend tightly. “Thera!” Then she pushed her a little further so
she could look at her. “Let me see you, you little gecko!” she said
tenderly, using the nickname she had given Thera when they were
children.
    Thera was the absolute opposite of Carla. She
was short, and standing near her in her tall frame made her look
like a little child. But she was a joy to the eye! Thera was so
lovely in her cuteness. Her long blond hair with their soft curls,
her baby-blue eyes and her light skin gave her the beauty of a
wispy window-doll. She wore tight dress pants and a strapless red
blouse that flattered her curvilinear body.
    “Oh, Thera! You are so beautiful!” she said
as she smiled widely.
    “You don’t look bad yourself! Oh god, you
have turned into goddess, love! You are like the models you shoot
for the magazine!” Thera gushed.
    “Okay… now you’re being silly,” she said. It
had always made her feel awkward whenever people told her that.
Although she did succumb for a while and modeled when she was in
college to help with her school finances, she had quit as soon