Laura That first day on the island, Jason and I spent the entire day clinging together, unable to disengage ourselves for even a minute. The feeling we had was as if he and I had entered a kind of alternative reality, a dream or a kind of bubble of ecstasy where he and I could be together without i
Laura In fact, Jason had outdone himself; the breakfast table was very beautiful and well laid out, with an excellent first meal. There was toast, eggs with bacon, a strawberry smoothie, orange juice, fruits like orange, kiwi, and grapes, all balanced by a good coffee that he had made right. He ser
But yesterday, after that kiss, everything came to the surface like a great discharge of energy, and the next thing I knew, I was wrapped around him, involving myself more crazily and instinctively, riding on top of him as if I were a rider, and he was my horse, him consuming me as if he wanted to k
Laura After breakfast, he and I spent a long time cuddling on the living room couch that we shared. With him sitting on the sofa and me on his lap, my arms around his shoulders hugging him while his arms were also around my waist, his hands caressing my back. We talked about light and funny topics
Laura Moments later, he and I were hand in hand walking along the fine white sand of the beach under the tropical summer sun as the cool breeze from the turquoise-green sea came to us, playing in my hair and lifting lightly my beach skirt. "Sun, sea, summer, the woman of my life by my side... Arg
Laura FLASHBACK ON When I opened the door that afternoon, my eyes widened in surprise to see him there right in front of me. "Jason? You here? How did you get to this place?" I asked, still astonished. It had been a few days since he had put the promise ring on my finger in a very peculiar way.
Laura FLASHBACK ON "Now that you've already promised my mother, are you still thinking about not accepting the invitation?" Jason asked, putting his cell phone back in his pocket. I gave a resigned sigh with a smile. “It would be a pleasure to meet her, actually,” I replied, really wanting that.
Laura FLASHBACK ON So Jason took me on that trip to Chicago, where I got to meet his family. As expected, his mother was a sweetheart, so loving and attentive that I wanted to be close to her. She didn't make me feel strange or like I was a fish out of water; quite the opposite, I felt welcomed an