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Post by Chloe nó Alyssum (R) on Jun 7, 2011 21:25:02 GMT -5
Now that I was a true adept, I had a little more freedom and I used the first of it to see Eric. I missed him so much, and there was only so much that could be expressed in letters.
I dressed in a gown of peach linen and went to the square, clutching the handle on the basket I carried. I’d gotten up early and made some food for us to have, hoping that he had enough time we might share a meal.
I was a little early, eager to see him, and I sat on the edge of the fountain and waited.
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Post by Eric Lamont on Jun 7, 2011 21:57:34 GMT -5
Chloe had sent a letter saying that she wanted to meet me in the square. When I received it my heart leaped for joy. I dressed in a loose shirt of sky blue with chocolate trim and ran to the square at the right time. I looked around me searching each face for hers which I remembered so well. Then I saw it and I smiled widely. "Chloe!" I called out, rushing to her with open arms.
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Post by Chloe nó Alyssum (R) on Jun 9, 2011 17:01:32 GMT -5
I caught sight of him just before he said my name, and leaving the basket on the edge of the fountain, I threw myself into his arms and hugged him tightly.
“Eric,” I said, my voice muffled a little by his neck as I pressed my face to it. “Oh, I have missed you!”
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Post by Eric Lamont on Jun 9, 2011 17:18:21 GMT -5
I wrapped my arms around her, holding her close, not wanting to ever have to let her go again. "I've missed you too, Chloe, so very much!" I said nothing after that, just holding her tightly. When I finally pulled away I placed a quick kiss on her forehead. "How have you been my darling? I hear you had your debut."
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Post by Chloe nó Alyssum (R) on Jun 9, 2011 18:15:51 GMT -5
“I did,” I said, nodding as I slipped my hand into his, holding him close. “It was all so sudden and unexpected, after all that worrying I did.” I blushed as I laughed softly at myself. “How have you been? I worry so much about you.”
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Post by Eric Lamont on Jun 9, 2011 19:06:50 GMT -5
I silently wondered how it had been for her, but I wasn't about to say anything. I gve her a smile as I answered her. "I'm doing very well. I told you about my new job. That's going well, though slowly right now since my employer is away. I've made some new friends, but I miss you still. I think about you every day"
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Post by Chloe nó Alyssum (R) on Jun 10, 2011 0:50:14 GMT -5
"I miss you too," I told him as we reached the fountain and sat down. "Nothing is the same without you.' I laid my head of his shoulder. "I wish we could live in the same place again."
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Post by Eric Lamont on Jun 10, 2011 15:21:24 GMT -5
As she rested her head on my shoulder my arm wrapped itself around her. I missed the feeling of having her close but once it returned to me it was comfortable and natural. "I wish that too, though I wouldn't want it to be Alyssum. I don't really feel like an Alyssum anymore, at least not most times."
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Post by Chloe nó Alyssum (R) on Jun 10, 2011 18:03:15 GMT -5
His words sent a tremor of worry through me. “What do you feel like?” I asked. I wondered if he was changing so much he wouldn’t want to see me anymore.
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Post by Eric Lamont on Jun 10, 2011 22:28:32 GMT -5
"I feel, free. I mean I feel like I don't have to hold things back anymore. If I want to be playful I can be. If I want to tell someone something I can. Just because I take orders doesn't make me an alyssum. One thing hasn't changed though, and that's the fact that I love you, Chloe." I took a deep breath and smiled. I knew that wouldn't change. She was the first person I ever had feelings for. That's how it should be.
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Post by Chloe nó Alyssum (R) on Jun 11, 2011 23:03:52 GMT -5
“I love you too Eric, I always will,” I replied. I wondered if he thought poorly of me for still being at Alyssum; the way he spoke made me fear it might be so.
I straightened up and laid a hand on the basket. “I made us some food if you’re hungry, I didn’t know if you might have eaten or not, or if you would want to or not….” my words trailed off as I realized I was rambling.
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Post by Eric Lamont on Jun 12, 2011 0:08:51 GMT -5
"I'd love to, Chloe," I told her. She was so sweet so thoughtful. I just looked at her, the light blush on her face, the pouting lips, the blonde hair. I couldn't help but lean in and kiss her again. It was impulsive, something new about me, well not entirely new, but more frequent. I closed my eyes and simply held it as if it were the last kiss we would ever share.
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Post by Chloe nó Alyssum (R) on Jun 12, 2011 14:50:54 GMT -5
Before I couple open the basket, he kissed me… right here in public. My cheeks burned crimson, but I didn’t pull away at first. For a moment, I just returned it, letting the memories of all the stolen kisses we’d shared at Alyssum rise in me and enjoying being so close again.
But then I did pull away, looking down, my hair falling around my face as the blush washed over the rest of my skin until my skin was darker than my gown.
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Post by Eric Lamont on Jun 12, 2011 15:31:24 GMT -5
The kiss was just what I needed, but all too soon it was over and gone and I was left looking at my blushing Chloe. I smiled and moved my hand to her shoulder. "If you like, darling we can find a place more private to eat and talk. This probably isn't the best spot I suppose. Good for meeting though, not for eating, certainly not for kissing." I smiled again and lifted her chin tenderly, willing her to look into my eyes.
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Post by Chloe nó Alyssum (R) on Jun 12, 2011 23:29:55 GMT -5
Ah gods, he was so bold now!
My eye were still down as I tried to marshal my emotions. “Of course,” I said softly. “Wherever you’d like.”
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Post by Eric Lamont on Jun 13, 2011 14:38:53 GMT -5
I smiled and nodded. "Hmm ... well we could go back to my place and take a couple horses and ride outside the city. There are some places out there that I would love to show you!" I told her, my eyes simply dancing.
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Post by Chloe nó Alyssum (R) on Jun 13, 2011 15:56:05 GMT -5
“That sounds wonderful… but I can’t, Eric,” I said, my voice trembling slightly. “I can’t leave the city without permission from Alyssum.”
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Post by Eric Lamont on Jun 15, 2011 2:07:16 GMT -5
I nodded and punished myself for forgetting the rules of the Night Court. "I forgot love, I'm sorry. Let's go and get some cake then and just talk."
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Post by Chloe nó Alyssum (R) on Jun 15, 2011 15:31:49 GMT -5
“Alright,” I said, nodding a little. There was dessert in the basket, but I didn’t want to disappoint him any more than I had already. I stole a glance at him, wondering if the Eric I had known was still in there; he seemed so very different.
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Post by Eric Lamont on Jun 15, 2011 16:53:00 GMT -5
I looked at her, seeing something less than happiness in her face. "Is something wrong, my darling?" I asked, placing a hand on her shoulder. "Have a done something wrong?"
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Post by Chloe nó Alyssum (R) on Jun 16, 2011 23:22:36 GMT -5
I blushed deeply, ashamed at having been caught. “No,” I said, shaking my head. “You haven’t done anything wrong, really.”
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Post by Eric Lamont on Jun 17, 2011 0:18:21 GMT -5
I furrowed my brow. "What is it then? I do not wish to see you saddened." I could have cried right there. Something I had said had pained her and I knew it. I was so lost ... this was not the reunion I had wished for. "Chloe ..." The something hit me. "You have food in the basket, I forgot, I'm sorry... but there's something more, isn't there?"
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Post by Chloe nó Alyssum (R) on Jun 17, 2011 0:24:03 GMT -5
Oh gods… I was messing this all up. I felt tears well up in my eyes.
“You’ve changed… I don’t know why I was expected you wouldn’t have…I’m afraid you will be disappointed with me because I haven’t changed, I am still at Alyssum… still following the rules,” I confessed, my bottom lip trembling.
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Post by Eric Lamont on Jun 17, 2011 1:22:54 GMT -5
I put my arm around her and pulled her close to me, feeling the beginnings of a tear forming in my own eyes. "No, Chloe, I feel the same about you as always. You are sweet and caring as you always were and I love that. I wonder though, what you think of me."
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Post by Chloe nó Alyssum (R) on Jun 17, 2011 1:28:54 GMT -5
I pressed my face to his chest, inhaling his scent. Under the new scents of his life, I could still smell the part that was the him I’d always known.
“I still love you Eric,” I told him. “You’re so confident and bold now… I am just having to get to know you again.”
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Post by Eric Lamont on Jun 17, 2011 1:55:02 GMT -5
"I love you to," I said to her, then whispering it in her ear again and again. "I love you. I love you. I love you..." I held her and I didn't care who saw me and I wasn't going to let her go.
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Post by Chloe nó Alyssum (R) on Jun 17, 2011 14:53:06 GMT -5
As he held me, I felt it, the love that we used to share. It was sweet and pure and made each of my days happier.
I relaxed in his arms until I was hugging him back, my lips curved in a smile. “Oh Eric, I love you too.”
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Post by Eric Lamont on Jun 17, 2011 21:58:39 GMT -5
I moved my arms around her tighter and held her until I knew that it was safe and I was content. I was awash in all that I had known of us before and it left me so incredibly happy. I kissed her quickly. "Alright ... new plans, we go to my Mistress's place and eat in the gardens? It'll be private and it's quite lovely."
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Post by Chloe nó Alyssum (R) on Jun 18, 2011 16:07:29 GMT -5
“Oh, that sounds wonderful,” I said, smiling happily. I slipped my hand into his and then took the basket in my other hand. “Lead the way.”
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