First, Best and Always
An Unexpected Guest
Chapter 12 – An Unexpected Guest
It was almost 9:30 when the doorbell finally rang. Raven jumped at the sound of it almost knocking over the lamp beside her. She rushed to the door and several feet in front of it stopped in her tracks. Checking herself in the mirror and letting out a long calming breath she slowly walked the remaining distance.
With a huge smile on her face she opened the door and said “Hey Sweethea—….Eric! Oh, My God! What are you doing here?” Sweeping his arm from behind his back he presented her with a bouquet of wildflowers, and stepping in the door quickly grabbed her about the waist with his right arm pulling her to him and twirling her around in a circle, planting a kiss on her mouth before she had a chance to say another word.
“Hello Jicarilla, the spirits of the earth and sky have brought me home. Actually it was more like my father’s station wagon and a 747, but who’s keeping track,” he said laughing, his deep voice resonating in her ears as he spun her around again.
Raven was dumbfounded, the look of surprise on her face was impossible to conceal.
“You look wonderful,” he said as he stepped back trying to take in every inch of her at once. Her mouth was still hanging open in disbelief as he pulled her to him again and gave her a hug. When she finally found her voice she leaned back away from him and stared into his huge brown eyes. “Eyes so deep you could swim in them” she thought to herself as she stood there remembering how often she had looked into those eyes, how often she had looked to those eyes for comfort and support.
With the bouquet still in her hand she threw her arms around his neck and whispered in his ear, “God it’s good to see you again.”
Wrapping both arms around her waist he lifted her off the floor and smiling back at her said, “Get used to it Jicarilla, cause I’m not going anywhere.” They were still locked in this embrace when they heard the sound coming from the doorway…
“Humm, Humm….not interrupting anything am I?” There, standing in the open doorway was Vin, looking none too pleased at the show of affection he was witnessing. Looking first at Diesel and then at Raven, Eric was the first to respond…
“Actually, you’re not interrupting a thing.” The tone in his voice was unmistakably challenging, and the message was clear, the competition had arrived…and the games were just about to begin.