Transitions

In the morning the sun peers in through the window. Peter opens his eyes, looks at Gracie and cuddles her, she awakens looking at him smiling, then kisses him. He looks at the clock and says, “I need to go home so I can get ready for work.”  Gracie slightly disappointed but accepts the reality check. He kisses her cheek, then her neck, then her pink lips. His soulful blue-green eyes, pour adoration into her sparkling green eyes. Peter plays with her hair, strokes her face, then kisses her one more time. He rolls out of Gracie’s bed, gets dressed, pets Gunner. “See you later, pal.”  Gracie gets up to walk Peter out. They kiss one more time, he hugs her lifting her up, so her feet are off the ground, The slender woman curls her legs up then releases them back down until they reach the ground. Peter drives off in his dark blue truck. Gunner runs out to go potty, he runs a few laps, then comes back inside. Gracie feeds him, then herself. After freshening up, she resonates on the cabin for a little bit. She receives a text from Paxton, “Hey gorgeous, how are you today?”

“I am much better today, thank you for asking! How about you?” replies the relaxed woman.

“I’m doing great sweetheart. Do you have plans tonight and do you want to take the dogs to the park tomorrow?” Messages Paxton.

Gracie thinks for a minute. I have not seen my friends in a few weeks I have been busy. I guess I can catch up with them in a few days. “I do not have plans for tonight yet. We can do something tonight and go to the dog park tomorrow. Do you and Delilah want to stay the night?” Gracie mentions through text.

 Paxton is taking a break from work, sitting in his silver mustang messaging Gracie. He smiles at her text, “Sure, that will be great, do you want to go out for dinner or go to a movie or something?”  Paxton looks up to see an old girlfriend he was once in love with walk by. He gets out of the car to greet her. They share a warm embrace. He smells her hair, and feels the spark they once ignited years ago, before she went off to college. He takes a deep breath in to calm his excitement. The woman is five feet eight inches, slender, athletic, tanned, with long brown hair, and green eyes. “Hey, how are you, it’s been a while since I have seen or heard from you. Did you finish school? Are you here just visiting or did you move back home?”

“Oh Paxton, I’m sorry I had to leave to focus on school, you did not want to go with me. Yes, I graduated a some years ago and have been enjoying my career very much. I am visiting from Hawaii.” The woman smiles showing her bright white teeth.

Paxton frowns in a little confusion yet feels overwhelming excitement since he plans to move to Hawaii. Maybe they can get back together if they are going to be in the same place.

“Hawaii, really, I plan to move there in a few months. Which island do you live on?” Paxton enquires with anticipation.

“I live on Oahu, wow, that is such a coincidence! I have someone I have been seeing though, I am not sure if it is going to work out. He’s here visiting with me. Look give me your number, and we can catch up and if I am not seeing anyone when you move to Oahu, then maybe we can have another chance.” The woman responds. The two exchange numbers.

“Ok, sounds good. There’s a woman I have been seeing for the past month or so. She is a wonderful person. She will not be joining me in Hawaii as she plans to go to Alaska for a while.” Paxton says smiling at the thought of her. “Ok we can catch up later.”  The woman notices his smile and acknowledges the lack of future the two will have.  They hug goodbye, she kisses his cheek, then he reaches for her mouth with his, then nearly buries his head in her cleavage as he lifts her up. She returns the kiss with past desire surfacing. She smiles at him, then proceeds onward without him.

Paxton left standing there, processing the return of his old love. He decides to continue on with his plans with Gracie and will follow up with Addeleine later. After a few minutes, he finally reviews Gracie’s response. Ok she agrees to have dinner and go out. He thinks to himself. It’s been years since he has seen Addeleine. They dated in high school, and a few years after. Her ambitions soon led her away from the area, as he chose to stay in his hometown. They have not spoken or seen each other since she left. He moved on and dated other women, however none of them ever seemed to make him feel the way Addeleine had. She was his first love. He is still taken back by the sight of her, he can still feel the reuniting kiss and feel their embrace. She is seeing someone else who has accompanied her home. He decides to get a move on with his day now distracted from Gracie, feeling a little torn. The conflicted man sends Gracie a message, “Ok, great, Delilah and I will be over around five or six.”

Gracie responds with, “Wonderful handsome, see you soon.”