A Chance Encounter

Chapter Five

            He was still holding my hand as we walk into the house, and didn’t let go until we reached the kitchen counter. He looked at me and in a low voice told me to have a seat at the counter. As he stood at the counter making our drinks neither of us said a word to one another. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity of silence I let out a loud laugh.

            He just looked at me with a smile on his face and said, “What’s so funny?”

            “Nothing, nothing. It’s just funny that you knew exactly what drink I wanted even needed without asking me. I mean out of all the drinks you could have made, how did you know to make that one?”

            “I don’t know,” he said as he handed me my drink still with a smile on his face, “this just seemed like the right drink to make. I guess it is a little funny if you stop to think about it.”

            “Yeah, I guess your right. Anyway I really do want to thank you for...”

            “Stop there’s no need. I already know and it’s fine. But can I ask you a question?

            “Sure what.”

            “Why were speeding,” he said as his smile changed to a look of concern, “I mean I’ve driven with you before and I have never seen you speed, sometimes your driving reminds me of an old woman.”

            “Of course I didn’t mean to, but...I don’t know I guess I was a little ticked off about how our night ended. I thought that after we talked, I just didn’t think our night would end that way, with just another kiss goodnight,” I talked with an angry and sadness in my voice and I knew that Vin could hear it and see it in my face.

            It took him awhile to respond to what I had said, but I could see by the look on his face that he was contemplating it. Finally, he said, “I thought about having sex with you tonight, but I guess I just wanted our first time together to be nice, special. It maybe a cliché, but that’s what I wanted with you, for you. I didn’t just want meaningless sex our first time. I don’t know why, but I knew that you needed and deserved more than that.”

            “Oh,” that’s all I could say, I didn’t know what else to say. I started to blush as I ran through my head what Vin had just said and he smiled as he saw me. He took my finished drink and poured him and I a new one. He grabbed my hand again and took my into the living room where I was more than pleasantly surprised at what I saw.

            He had candles lit everywhere, if there was a flat surface it had a candle on it. He turned to me and again he smiled when he saw the look on my face.

            “How did you do all this?”

            “After I got your call from the police station I called up my assistant and asked her to do this. I guess I’m going to have to pay her a little more this month,” he said with a slight chuckle in his voice, “like I said I wanted our first together to be nice.”

            “This is just unbelievable, I love it. Nobody has ever done anything like this for me ever.”

            “You deserve this and so much more.” He then grabbed the remote on the table and turned on the stereo to a slow song, and turned to me and said in a voice that gets me every time, “dance with me.”

            I walk into his arms and it feels like home, a safe place that you never want to leave. We just stand there in the living room dancing to a few songs. I keep my eyes closed afraid that I may wake up from this dreamt. He then tilts my chin up, looks deep into my eyes, and lays a single soft kiss on my lips. He pulls away to look into my eyes again. I knew exactly what he was thinking and boy was it dirty.

            “Follow me,” he said as he once again grabbed my hand.