"So we're going to be here all night? Great!" Complained Jodi.
"So much for the B & S ball."
Tess laughed as she and Nick heard Jodi's complaint from the car bonnet that they had perched themselves on. Tess didn't mind that they weren't going to make it to the ball. She had no complaints at all. As far as she was concerned, her prince charming was sitting right beside her. There was no need to head to the ball now that she had found him.
"I guess he left it too long to tell her how he felt" Tess continued with their earlier conversation after Jodi's complaining died down.
"It's not surprising she married another man" Continued Tess.
There was an awkward silence as what Tess said floated around in both their minds. Tess hadn't meant the comment to sound the way it did, she wasn't trying to take a jab at Nick.
Nick however took the comment rather seriously. He realised that Tess would have been married to Dave by now if the circumstances of her and Dave's relationship had worked out differently. He knew that if Tess kept slipping through his fingers, one day she would slip away for good. He dreaded the thought of Tess slipping back into Dave's arms and bed.
As a slow song began to play through Alex's ute radio Nick turned and offered his hand to Tess.
"May I have this dance?" He asked looking her in the eye.
Tess smiled warmly and cocked her head to the side "I thought you'd never ask."
As the pair held each other tightly, they knew that neither wanted to let go. The soft music and the moonlight surrounding them, was enough to make them see that they had to stop playing games and commit to one another.
As Tess rested her head against Nick's warm chest she could hear his heart speeding up. She felt him take a deep breath.
"You won't marry anyone else will you?" He whispered softly as his hands rested gently around her body.
Tess smiled and looked up into Nick's loving eyes.
"The only man I want to marry is right here" she answered just as softly.
As the music continued, the couple grew closer until their lips finally met in a long awaited, passion filled kiss.
"So much for the B & S ball."
Tess laughed as she and Nick heard Jodi's complaint from the car bonnet that they had perched themselves on. Tess didn't mind that they weren't going to make it to the ball. She had no complaints at all. As far as she was concerned, her prince charming was sitting right beside her. There was no need to head to the ball now that she had found him.
"I guess he left it too long to tell her how he felt" Tess continued with their earlier conversation after Jodi's complaining died down.
"It's not surprising she married another man" Continued Tess.
There was an awkward silence as what Tess said floated around in both their minds. Tess hadn't meant the comment to sound the way it did, she wasn't trying to take a jab at Nick.
Nick however took the comment rather seriously. He realised that Tess would have been married to Dave by now if the circumstances of her and Dave's relationship had worked out differently. He knew that if Tess kept slipping through his fingers, one day she would slip away for good. He dreaded the thought of Tess slipping back into Dave's arms and bed.
As a slow song began to play through Alex's ute radio Nick turned and offered his hand to Tess.
"May I have this dance?" He asked looking her in the eye.
Tess smiled warmly and cocked her head to the side "I thought you'd never ask."
As the pair held each other tightly, they knew that neither wanted to let go. The soft music and the moonlight surrounding them, was enough to make them see that they had to stop playing games and commit to one another.
As Tess rested her head against Nick's warm chest she could hear his heart speeding up. She felt him take a deep breath.
"You won't marry anyone else will you?" He whispered softly as his hands rested gently around her body.
Tess smiled and looked up into Nick's loving eyes.
"The only man I want to marry is right here" she answered just as softly.
As the music continued, the couple grew closer until their lips finally met in a long awaited, passion filled kiss.