"I give up!!" Skylar stood up from the snowbank where she was hiding and held her hands up.
Kevin smiled and walked over to her, put his arm around her, pulling her in close to his chest and with an evil grin pushed the snow that he had behind his back into her face.
"Ewwww Kevin," Skylar was laughing as she wiped her face on his scarf.
"Laugh now, Richardson but remember pay back is a bitch" she laughed and they walked back into the chalet. They stripped off their snow clothes and fell down onto the couch exhausted. Kevin wrapped his arm around her and she buried her face in his chest as they let the warm fire heat their cold and tired bodies.They fell asleep as the flames' shadows danced on their cheeks.
~~**~~
Kevin eased Skylar out of his arms so that he could read his watch "Hmm 3:30. I guess there is no way we are eating at this time," he wrapped his arms back around her and fell back asleep.
~~**~~
Skylar was chilled when she awoke and as she stretched she looked around the room. She smiled as she remembered the skating by candlelight and the snowball fight. She sat up and frowned when she didn't see Kevin. She rubbed her arms and put more wood in the stove. She saw the sweatshirt that Kevin had worn the previous evening and as she slipped it over her head she instantly felt warm, as if Kevin;s arms were around her, keeping her warm. She breathed in his musky scent and walked across the floor to the table where she saw a leather journal laying open. She sat down, slipping her foot underneath her and she put her elbows on the table. She glanced at the journal and saw the familiar words that she had grown to love. She knew that she was invading Kevin's thoughts but the words took her hostage and forced her to read.
"It seems like eternity since I have slept through the night and awoken feeling so alive. I can only guess that it is because I woke with the most beautiful woman in my arms. As I write this I can still feel her delicate body in my arms, her sweet and soft scent still lingers on my sweatshirt and the way her hair brushes up against my skin, has left me with permanent goose pimples.
She liked my surprise and after seeing her beautiful smile light up her face and hearing her laugh fill the Colorado skies, I made a promise that I would spend forever trying to keep surprising her. Many times I have wished on a star and threw pennies in a wishing well hoping that my dream would come true, and many times I have come close to thinking that my prayers had been answered but after spending 24 hours with Skylar, God even her name implies forever. I know that this time my wish has been answered.
She has brought such wonderful feelings into my life. I know she is not ready to hear it but I long for the day that I can look up at the star that I wished on, the star that has brought us together and tell it thank you for bringing her to me, and then I want to wrap her in my arms, kiss her soft lips and tell her I love her. I am anxiously counting down the years, months and days until the perfect opportunity to tell her presents itself. Until then I remain hopelessy and silently in love with Skylar.
Kevin
~~**~~
Skylar wiped the tears that had been present in her eyes since she read
the
first sentence and turned the page back to where Kevin had left it. She
hated herself for reading it but at the same time she was shocked to
see
that Kevin had written exactly what she was feeling.She leaned back in
the
chair and watched the door, waiting anxiously for the man she knew she
loved
to walk back through the door.
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