‘Then I have a surprise for you, so here are some clothes that should fit you and I will come back in a moment and help you down the stairs’ she told him pulling a shirt and jeans that were her brother’s from a drawer.
He looked at them puzzled as she passed them to him but as he
realised what they were, for the first time he gave her a smile, one
that was so warm and sincere it made her feel weak at the knees.
‘I’ll come back in a moment’ she replied before quickly leaving the
room, closing the door behind her.
Leaning against the hallway wall, she thought ‘Get a grip Sarah, he
smiles once and you go weak at the knees?’ But there was something
in that smile and in his eyes that touched deep inside of her.
And for a fleeting moment, she had the thought of what it might be
like to kiss him but shaking her head quickly to dispel that notion she
went into her room to finish dressing properly, her thoughts however did recall the dream from the night before and for a moment she felt her heart flutter.
Meanwhile Hallion sat staring at the door she had just left through,
for he had never seen anyone as beautiful as this woman Sarah and
he felt at a loss for words. For her smile was like the sun rising in the
morning, her eyes showed a loving nature and he couldn’t recall the
last time he had felt like that about anyone.
Quickly getting dressed and gritting his teeth against the pain he felt, he opened the door and stepped on to the landing, just as Sarah reappeared from her room.
‘Ready to go?’ She asked him, smiling as she took his arm, helping him down the stairs.
‘To go where?’ He asked plainly confused but intrigued all the same.
‘I’ll show you’ Sarah replied with a mischievous sparkle in her eyes as they entered into the kitchen where Sasha was busily chewing one of her shoes. The little dog looked at them both for a second before deciding that the shoe was more interesting and carried on chewing.
As they went outside, the sun shining brightly, Sarah led him to the path that led to the stables.
As they walked, she noticed he was taking everything in around him before stopping at her rabbit’s enclosure.
‘That’s Charlie’ she told him with a grin.
He gave her another one of those weak knee smiles as he knelt down for a closer look at the big white fluffy rabbit.
‘He’s cute’ Hallion replied grinning.
‘C’mon lets carry on’ she said to him, smiling.
‘Your garden is very nice’ he said to her as they passed various planters and flowers.
‘My favourite part is just coming up’ she told him eagerly.
They passed through a gap in the tall hedge and in front of them was a tunnel that was formed by an archway of living trees that had grown and intertwined their branches together. At it’s end stood a wall with a wooden gate that stood ajar.
‘This is amazing!’ Hallion said in awe as they walked slowly along, the sunlight shining gently through the softly swaying branches.
‘It’s called Lover’s Walk, the previous owner of the house designed it for his wife and as the trees grow and intermingle, they become one, supporting each other, just like a good marriage I would say’ she told him adding ‘Or that’s what he thought, telling me the story when I bought the house from him.
‘What do you think Sarah?’ He asked her, stopping and turning to look her in the eyes.
‘I, I’m not sure’ she replied, her heart beating faster and her breath catching in her chest as she looked into his eyes, the depth of his soul showing all too clearly and she could feel herself falling for the love that she could see within them.
They moved closer, his hand gently reaching for hers, goose bumps running down her spine as they touched.
‘You have shown me so much kindness, how can I repay you?’ He asked drawing closer to her.
She didn’t know how to reply, her heart was racing faster, knees feeling weak just at his touch, with her mind thinking about the dream.
Putting his other arm on her shoulder, he moved closer to her, smiling as she moved next to him.
He could feel himself being enchanted by her beauty, her smile and warmth she gave off, he so wanted just to kiss her but he had been brought up to respect woman so was hoping that she might make the first move.
Sarah learned forward, bringing her face closer to his, thinking ‘I just have to kiss him’ when suddenly there was a cry of ‘Hi guys’
and breaking out of the moment, she looked and saw Becky coming towards them.
As the moment was lost, with Sarah looking disappointed, Hallion gave her a reassuring look before whispering ‘Thank you’ just as Becky drew close to them both.
Sarah noticed her friend giving him the once over, so she quickly introduced them to each other.
‘Becky, I would like you to meet Lord Hallion De Veer’ she said slightly embarrassed as her friend giggled ‘Oh royalty?’
‘Hallion, can I introduce you to my friend Becky, who was with me when we found you upon the beach’ she told him, feeling her cheeks flushing red slightly.
‘It’s a pleasure to meet you, my lady and thank you for helping Sarah rescue me’ he replied with a courteous nod of his head.
This just started her giggling again before she said ‘Let me join you both before taking a hold of his arm and leading him onwards.
As Sarah joined them, he turned his head slightly to her, giving her another one of those smiles and a wink of the eye, before pretending to listen to what Becky was talking quickly about.
Even though she was disappointed to not have kissed, she more than got the impression that he was also disappointed and that the next opportunity wouldn’t be that long in coming.
As they approached the ajar gate, Sarah said to him ‘Close your eyes’.
He looked at her for a moment puzzled but then did as she asked giving a smile when he felt her hand take hold of his.
Leading him through the gate and to the paddocks beyond, she waited until they were near where Falte and his horse were having a good gallop across the field.
‘You can open them now’ she told him smiling.
He opened them, his face showing disbelief as he saw his horse running in the distance. Looking from her to his horse and back to her again, she saw something in his eyes and at that moment Sarah knew that he had totally fallen for her.
Quickly he placed two fingers to his mouth, giving a long whistle.
Sarah could see both of the horses stop in the distance, turning and looking in their direction before and to her surprise, Falte can running towards them too.
Sarah was amazed at how large his horse was, it seemed a lot bigger now than when she had first seen it, on the beach yesterday.
‘What’s his name?’ she asked as he slipped through the paddock fencing and giving his horse a stroke along its side.
Turning to face her, a huge smile on his face and his eyes burning brightly with admiration for her, he replied ‘It’s Saxon’.
‘What does that mean?’ Becky asked curiously.
‘It means strong and ever faithful’ he replied before going back to where Sarah stood standing.
Taking hold of her hands he said ‘You have no idea what this means to me but he is very special to me and I thank you from the bottom of my heart’.
Sarah could feel herself blushing again but before that could happen, he said ‘Now whose lovely horse is this?’ He said before going to give her horse a rub.
It’s mine, his name is Falte but be careful as he can be aggressive with strangers’ she told him afraid at what Falte might do.
But once again she was surprised to see that Falte took to him easily and allowed him to rub him down quite easily.
‘Well I’d be’ she said to Becky in amazement.
‘Do you fancy a ride?’ He asked hopefully.
‘You bet, I’ve a spare saddle and harness that should be okay for Saxon’ Sarah said herself slipping through the fence wires and leading Falte to the stable area.
As they led their horses, she could feel his gaze looking at her and she was frightened to look around in case, she just totally went weak at the knees and fell to the ground.
‘It didn’t take them long to saddle up and she was impressed at how quickly he got his mount ready.
She passed him a riding hat, where he looked at for a moment before seeing that see had put one on, followed suit.
‘Have fun guys’ Becky called out as they ride past.
‘I’ll go easy on you but Falte can get carried away and he likes to gallop fast’ she told him as they broke into a canter.
‘That’s fine, just lead the way’ he told her, smiling.
You know the story, yes to be continued...................
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