I glanced at the clock for what seemed the millionth time that day and sighed mentally and physically as I noted it was only three minutes later than when I had last looked at it. The feeling of anticipation, excitement and a touch of fear poured through me again practically flooring me with its intensity. It had been so long since our last meeting that I could hardly wait for him to return. Him. Rowan, the man who had captured my heart and soul all those years ago. Because of business and other matters we rarely got to see one another but when we did it made up for all the longing and lonely nights. He was due to arrive sometime that evening and would be staying at my house for the week while on business. I had worked myself up into quite a knot waiting for him and was honestly unsure about how much more my poor abused emotions could handle.
With another sigh I flung myself on my bed and tried to concentrate on something, anything to get my mind off of waiting for him. After a while I took stock of the time and realized that I had read four chapters of a book I didn't want to read and couldn't remember a word of it anyway. It was now almost nine thirty in the evening and he was late getting in. Just as I was reaching for my phone to call and make sure he was alright I heard the sound of tires crunching on the gravel driveway and my breath caught in my throat. At last! The sound of the side door quietly opening and closing and as I rounded the corner to the mudroom I caught the scent of his cologne. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath just as his arms slid around me. I could feel the warmth of his face next to mine and my breath caught in my throat as the velvet brush of his lips against mine came.