October
Charlie and
Toddy were not the last to leave the Kissing Angel as they had been on their
first date, when they were reluctant to accept the end of the evening.
The couple were
in a very different place now and had none of the first date anxieties as they returned
to the car.
The
conversation was comfortably sparse on the journey back to the Village, and
when they did speak it was about his proposal and their engagement, and the
associated excitement of telling people, and speculating on what their
reactions would be.
As they drove
through the Village, Charlie indicated to make the turn towards the Vicarage, and
she suddenly said
“Don’t take me
home yet, it’s been such a wonderful evening and I’m not ready for it to end”
That was music
to his ears because he felt the same way.
“No problem,”
he said as he cancelled the indicator and drove on to Beechwood and parked the
car on the drive and when they got out, they walked hand in hand to the front
door.
“It’s been a
lovely evening” she said as she stepped inside
“Everything
about it has been wonderful from the moment you picked me to the last drop sip
of mocktail”
“The most
wonderful” he agreed as he closed the door and switched on the lights
“Would you like
a drink? I can’t offer you a mocktail, but I do tea, coffee or a soft drink”
“I don’t want a
drink” she said quietly as she turned to face him, then she took a deep breath smiled
and kissed him, but not hesitantly on the lips like on their first date, nor
did it settle into a long languorous embrace, this special kiss was on another level,
it wasn’t fueled by romance alone but predominantly by a burning passion.
Her passionate
embrace, matched by his own, revealed their mutual wants and desires, but
neither had wanted to voice them.
Such a
passionate embrace was a defining moment for them, it was the first such
expression of passion for Charlie since his wife passed away ten years earlier
and it was yet another new experience for Toddy, as such neither of the parties
were quite sure how to proceed, for Toddy because she just didn’t know and
Charlie didn’t want to hurry things in case it spooked her.
As it was Toddy
made the first move of sorts.
“I’ve never um,
you know….” She began timidly
“I know”
“So, I don’t know
what to do” she continued
“You don’t have
to do anything darling” he assured her
“That’s just
it, I do want to, I just don’t know how” she said as she buried her head in his
chest.
“Are you sure
you don’t want to wait?” he asked “Until a better time”
“I’m with the
only man I have ever loved on the night he proposed to me, how can there
possibly be a better time than that” she said so he kissed the top of her head
and took her by the hand
“Come on then
sweetheart”
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