Day #14: Couple’s Retreat by Amber Averay
‘I really don’t have time for this,’ she said again, wincing as he tied the blindfold over her eyes and caught some strands of red hair in the knot. He’d pulled to the side of the road to cover her eyes, wanting ‘it’ to be a complete surprise. She played along, though her impatience was escalating rapidly and she was close to snapping.
She sat stewing as the car reclaimed the road, bumping along the uneven surface, and then the rhythm changed. The wheels began crunching over dirt, the vehicle slowed, and Lachie said cheerfully, ‘We’re here!’
She helped him remove the blindfold, cautious of the hair trapped in the knot, and gasped at the sight before her.
A beautiful villa set on acres of emerald green lawn, aching blue sky stretching above, and a lake as still and smooth as the surface of a mirror.
He’d listened! She had wanted to come here, with him, to get away from everything and just focus on them again.
He was watching her with a shy smile, and her heart fluttered as it hadn’t in a long time.
It was a new start for the both of them.
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