Ravens cawed and cackled on that dewy, hazy morning. A weak Sun hovered uncertainly, as if awaiting permission to rise. The horses were agitated as the man in the bright shirt and panama hat ambled along the dirt track towards the house. This was a place where noting ever happened. Until today...
At the sound of the horses' unrest, Olivia had scrambled from her bed, wrapping herself in a light-weight dressing gown as she went. Something had probably gotten into the stables again - hopefully it had avoided the stamping hooves, she did not relish the thought of scraping smushed mouse out of concrete again. She shuddered at the thought. Slipping her ballet pumps on, she unlocked the door and exited out to the sleepy world on the other side. She wrapped the dressing gown a little tighter as she strode across the porch. Looking out towards the horse stalls, her breath caught in her lungs at the sight of the face that she had dreamt of for the past eight months.
"Eric." she breathed, as she began to fly through the mist towards the orange clad chest currently strolling up her driveway.
She was in his arms in seconds, but it still wasn't quick enough. He had been striding to meet her and had lifted her off her feet, holding her as close to him as possible. Her lips were pressed to his as soon as their bodies met. The kiss was deep and desperate. It was the first glass of water after an eight month draught. Eric could feel Olivia's falling onto his face. If he was of a more emotionally open disposition, he'd have been crying too but as it was, he just held her, kissed her and hoped that she knew how much she meant to him.
"You came back for me." Olivia's forehead was pressed against Eric's, a huge smiling lighting up her face.
"I promised, didn't I?" Eric spun Olivia round, her joy mirrored on his face, causing Olivia to giggle.
A raven's caw interrupted the bubble of bliss the couple had created around themselves.
"We have to go. Is your bag packed?" Eric furtively looked around, making sure that the horses and birds were the only witnesses to his reunion with his love.
"Yeah. Let's get everything set up and then we can get me out of here."
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