Cheyenne snuggled deeper into the couch, pleasantly full from the pizza she’d ordered. She'd spent the day with Kyle, her handyman, finally finishing up the guest bedroom, now that they had a guest to put in it. Once she'd convinced Jonas he was not needed, he'd spent the rest of the day on the computer in her office.She'd checked on him from time to time, once entering far enough to see Neil Armstrong stepping off the Lunar Module. That time she'd backed out without comment.
She'd decided they'd finish up the day with Star Wars on DVD. Since he’d mentioned H.G. Wells and Jules Vern, she figured he’d like some classic Sci-Fi from the twentieth century. He continued to amaze her how quickly and easily he accepted the twenty-first century. If he didn’t have a frame of reference from his own time, he'd try to understand; but then would say that it would come in time and he’d learn.
She looked at him; his profile was strong and aristocratic. Which surprised her considering he’d been a servant in his time, and from what she could gather, his family had been servants for as long as he knew. But really since history was only oral in those days, especially within a family, who knew what the real truth was. Perhaps she could at a later date when she wasn't pressed for time do some checking into the Salinger family. Maybe find that he was actually fifth cousin twice removed from the Prince of Wales.She smiled at her own thoughts.
He turned to her just then and smiled. Oh, God, her heart melted. She did not want him to go back. She wanted him to stay with her forever. How could she feel this way about a man she’d only just met, a man completely out of his world, his time? She was being so selfish. How could she ask him to give up everything?
“What were you thinking, because I don’t believe you were watching the moving pictures?”
“The movie,” she said smiling. It was another case of him comparing the present with a point of reference from his own time.“The movie.” He smiled.
To her surprise, when she didn’t answer his question immediately, he reached for her hand pulling her toward him.“What were you thinking?”
“I was thinking that if I look hard enough, I might find that you’re related to the Prince of Wales.”“The British. I don’t believe there’s anything remotely British in my background.”
“Okay, then, the Prince of you name the place.”
He tentatively touched her cheek. The roughness of his hand took her by surprise. She’d forgotten he’d been a gardener and had done rough work all his life. He seemed such a gentleman to her.“I don’t think I want to be royalty. In my time, they were always a pain in the arse.”
“I image they are in this time, too.”
Would he kiss her? Should she kiss him? Yes, she should definitely kiss him because he was too Victorian to kiss her first.
His attention was drawn back to the TV by Han Solo and Chewbacca running down a hallway. Suddenly feeling panicked by the desire she felt, she let the moment pass. She pulled back and snuggled into the warmth of the couch, trying to enjoy the movie. She didn't want to think about why the thought of kissing him scared her to death.Chapter Eight
8 comments:
probably she was scared to kiss him because she wasn't sure of his response...after all, if they're watching Star Wars, Leia wasn't so certain of Han Solo's response.
This is just so good!
S.B.
Hehehe, Leia never wanted to admit she loved him, either. :)
Thank you! I really loved writing this. I won't say it was easy to write, but it was fun, I love the concept of time travel.
I don't want him to go, either! And I can understand why she'd be afraid to start something that might end in her getting hurt.
(Catching up now - I forget that not everyone updates as infrequently as I do.)
Hi Saoz, welcome back. Cheyenne's been hurt too much by life to not worry about the pain. :)
I would be afraid to kiss him too, he might vanish into thin air like he appeared! :D That whole too good to be true bit...
Who wouldn't be completely attracted to the kind of gentleman from that time? Even if he was only a servant, they had more manners in one pinky than most men today. LOL.
I'm with you Emily. They opened doors and treated ladies like ladies. And Jonas is such a sweetheart to go along with it. And, although it doesn't show well, unfortunately, he has dimples. Who wouldn't love him and be afraid he was too good to be true.
Yes! There is more! I was confused because the links at the bottom of the chapter stopped coming.
*runs off to read*
Sorry about that, Pen. I think it's time I fix that link. :p
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