Page 181 of Play of Love
"Well, have you thought that maybe you're only interested in me because you're bored or something."
He smiled like I said something funny. "Miss Evie, I am not bored. You get all high and mighty because you think you know me so well. But you forget that I know you too. You're scared."
My breath caught as I looked up at him. I didn't like the to think that he knew me like that, but he was ... right.
I was scared. Scared to feel this way and not have any control. Scared because every time I was with him my feelings just grew and intensified, completely out of my grasp.
I'd never met anybody like him before, and I was scared of how I felt about him.
He reached out and touched my face again.
"What are you scared of princess?"
I shook my head and felt my resolve weaken from the warmth that emitted from his eyes.
"Worried you may like me too much?" he chuckled.
"Maybe." I breathed.
"Okay, I'll try not to be so likable." He joked.
"It's... too late for that."
"Is that right?" he smiled.
I nodded, and he lowered again to my lips to give me a sweet slow kiss.
"Slowly." He brushed his lips against mine as he spoke. "I don't want you to be scared of anything with me. I'll take it slowly so that you can get over your fear." He moved back so he could look at me properly. "Is that okay?"
I nodded appreciating the care he took with me. "Yeah."
"Now I guess we should make punch."
He brought my hand up to his lips and kissed it.
* * *
I finished myWater Notessymphony that night, and by the following afternoon, I'd wrote most of the piece I'd momentarily calledGage's Song. It was the quickest piece I'd ever composed as the notes had flown straight from my brain and onto the paper.
We decided on an easier day today with last night's findings. Gage had taken Lucy out to the town and spent most of the day there. As I wanted to get some of my work done, I stayed behind. When they got back, he came up to my room and tried to entice me to the beach with his kisses and his charm. I promised I'd go with him once I finished.
When I started writing earlier I'd planned to finish the piece, but after seeing Gage the thought of spending time with him on the beach took over my mind and my brain was only good to polish up a few verses for another twenty minutes. I stopped at the bridge. That was my favorite part, and I wanted to spend time on it and play with a few notes before doing it and the finale. That couldn't be done in a rush. I packed everything up quickly and changed into some shorts and a tank top. It would be nice to go in the sea again.
A small tap sounded at my door. I looked around to see Lucy.
"My dear are you okay?" Lucy asked as she came in. The color had returned to her cheeks, and she looked like herself again.
The news last night couldn't have happened at a better time and I had my fingers and toes crossed that this Vanessa was the one we were looking for. The one that could lead us to Angelo.
"I'm good." I smiled.
"I'm probably the pot calling the kettle black, but you can't work all day. You must take a break."
"I am. I'm going down to the beach with Gage." My excitement got the better of me, and I had to reign it in a little. Lucy didn't know about us, and I didn't want to seem like we were off having fun when we should have been helping her. After all, that was what we were here for. "We're just going to check it out. Do you want to come?"
Lucy offered a warm smile. "You guys go. I'm so glad you're both getting along. It makes me happy." I nodded.
"Yeah?"
