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went home.”
April didn’t say anything.
“I mean for good. I couldn’t do it, April.
I don’t know what it is about you, but you’ve got your hooks in me deep.”
“So do you,” April murmured.
Kip frowned. “You...?”
She nodded, looked at her hands as they
wove their way to his. Gripping his fingers, she was overcome by the warmth in
his skin. She touched his palm to her cheek, closing her eyes.
“Ah, I missed this,” she said.
Kip kissed her forehead.
“I love you,” she murmured.
He put his curved finger under her chin
and tilted her face up. She kept her eyes closed.
“April...open your eyes.”
April shook her head.
“Fine.”
She felt his breath on her skin a moment
before his lips touched hers. She hesitated, and then her mouth moved against
his with a sudden ferocity. He wound his hand behind
her head and held her close.
“I really love
you,” April said, when their lips parted for a second.
Kip pulled away and
looked into her eyes. “I...really...love you too. Forever.”
Kip was her missing
piece, the key to open the lock to her soul, and with his lips on hers, April
felt like she could do anything. Softly, lovingly, they kissed. They breathed their souls
and their love into each other. That kiss; hard, but soft; fiery but cool; it
lasted a second but to April it seemed to last forever.
A wave of total peace and serenity overwhelmed her. She let the
feeling flow through her and she kissed him with everything she had, holding
him like she never wanted to let go. She felt his hands grip her waist as he
tried to pull her closer, kissing back fervently, passionately.
Together they lost track of time and space completely. In that
moment, they knew each other undoubtedly,
irrevocably joined as one, never to be separated. His lips spoke love, and hers
spoke forever.
The following day, she
had been outside once, when no-one was looking. She had to see if Chinook was
okay. Finding him in his stall, he looked over at her, nickering. Her eyes had
filled with tears and she swallowed the sob that rose in her throat. She
stroked down his face and he nibbled her fingers, looking for treats. Kip found
her.
“April…I thought I told
you to stay inside.”
“You did, but I…”
“Get your ass back on
that couch!”
She was then placed on
the couch with her book and forbidden to move. Kip was feeding her continuous
tea, trying to warm her up from the inside. The truth was, the only thing that
seemed to help was when he sat beside her, and she was able to snuggle into his
warmth. He was like her sun, heating her soul. April rested on the couch
downstairs, in front of a roaring fireplace. She let her hand stroke the soft
pages of her book, feeling the words transport her to another place entirely.
She sighed.
That evening, April had
drifted off in front of the fire. She was woken by Kip touching her leg,
sitting on the coffee table opposite her.
“Hey, sleepyhead.” He
smiled at her and she felt her heart flutter.
“Hi,” she murmured,
stretching her arms. Her throat was already beginning to feel better, what with
all the tea.
“How are you feeling?”
“Better than I was. I
didn’t mean to doze off.”
“You obviously needed it.
Are you warm?”
April nodded.
From behind his back, Kip
produced a large box. It was wrapped in red and green and topped with a giant
gold bow.
“What’s this?” April
asked, taking it.
“It’s your Christmas
present. Sorry, it’s a bit late.”
“Not your fault,” she
murmured. Dropping her head, she lifted the lid and pulled out a large white
blanket. The material was so soft. April wanted to curl up in it right then and
there. Kip helped her unfold it and lay it over her legs. She ran her fingers
over it and smoothed it along her body.
“It’s incredible,” she
said.
Kip smiled. “I’m glad you
like it. I guess it’s good that this was your present, all things considered.”
April nodded. Her
April didn’t say anything.
“I mean for good. I couldn’t do it, April.
I don’t know what it is about you, but you’ve got your hooks in me deep.”
“So do you,” April murmured.
Kip frowned. “You...?”
She nodded, looked at her hands as they
wove their way to his. Gripping his fingers, she was overcome by the warmth in
his skin. She touched his palm to her cheek, closing her eyes.
“Ah, I missed this,” she said.
Kip kissed her forehead.
“I love you,” she murmured.
He put his curved finger under her chin
and tilted her face up. She kept her eyes closed.
“April...open your eyes.”
April shook her head.
“Fine.”
She felt his breath on her skin a moment
before his lips touched hers. She hesitated, and then her mouth moved against
his with a sudden ferocity. He wound his hand behind
her head and held her close.
“I really love
you,” April said, when their lips parted for a second.
Kip pulled away and
looked into her eyes. “I...really...love you too. Forever.”
Kip was her missing
piece, the key to open the lock to her soul, and with his lips on hers, April
felt like she could do anything. Softly, lovingly, they kissed. They breathed their souls
and their love into each other. That kiss; hard, but soft; fiery but cool; it
lasted a second but to April it seemed to last forever.
A wave of total peace and serenity overwhelmed her. She let the
feeling flow through her and she kissed him with everything she had, holding
him like she never wanted to let go. She felt his hands grip her waist as he
tried to pull her closer, kissing back fervently, passionately.
Together they lost track of time and space completely. In that
moment, they knew each other undoubtedly,
irrevocably joined as one, never to be separated. His lips spoke love, and hers
spoke forever.
The following day, she
had been outside once, when no-one was looking. She had to see if Chinook was
okay. Finding him in his stall, he looked over at her, nickering. Her eyes had
filled with tears and she swallowed the sob that rose in her throat. She
stroked down his face and he nibbled her fingers, looking for treats. Kip found
her.
“April…I thought I told
you to stay inside.”
“You did, but I…”
“Get your ass back on
that couch!”
She was then placed on
the couch with her book and forbidden to move. Kip was feeding her continuous
tea, trying to warm her up from the inside. The truth was, the only thing that
seemed to help was when he sat beside her, and she was able to snuggle into his
warmth. He was like her sun, heating her soul. April rested on the couch
downstairs, in front of a roaring fireplace. She let her hand stroke the soft
pages of her book, feeling the words transport her to another place entirely.
She sighed.
That evening, April had
drifted off in front of the fire. She was woken by Kip touching her leg,
sitting on the coffee table opposite her.
“Hey, sleepyhead.” He
smiled at her and she felt her heart flutter.
“Hi,” she murmured,
stretching her arms. Her throat was already beginning to feel better, what with
all the tea.
“How are you feeling?”
“Better than I was. I
didn’t mean to doze off.”
“You obviously needed it.
Are you warm?”
April nodded.
From behind his back, Kip
produced a large box. It was wrapped in red and green and topped with a giant
gold bow.
“What’s this?” April
asked, taking it.
“It’s your Christmas
present. Sorry, it’s a bit late.”
“Not your fault,” she
murmured. Dropping her head, she lifted the lid and pulled out a large white
blanket. The material was so soft. April wanted to curl up in it right then and
there. Kip helped her unfold it and lay it over her legs. She ran her fingers
over it and smoothed it along her body.
“It’s incredible,” she
said.
Kip smiled. “I’m glad you
like it. I guess it’s good that this was your present, all things considered.”
April nodded. Her
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