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In The Beginning
London, April 1854
As I gaze out upon the water, I see the sun begin to rise over the calm waves below the bridge. The stone of bridge is cool to the touch as I rest my hand against the edge, but slowly begins to warm with the oncoming rays of the rising sun. This is where he said we would meet. This was always where we would meet. I look back at the towers of London that pierce the twilight sky, six o' clock, shows the Westminister tower.
Both of our families have had great conflicts for many generations based upon who is of more wealth. The two of us just being near arms length would send them into entropy. But this long lived hatred between our two families would not prevent the love that we so passionately shared, come to a tragic halt. As the time passes by slowly, I can feel the sun's rays brighten the white dress that I am wearing, and caress my cheeks with its warmth and trail slowly up my arms, just the way his touch is to me.
A soft breeze passes by that gracefully catches my hair. I have let it down from its braid that my mother would always tie up for me, and now cascades in thick waves down to my waist. He had always love it when I would wear my hair down, to gently run his fingers through. The black of my hair had made the paleness of his hands look so beautiful he almost resembled a statue. A statue of an angel.
I am drawn back to my senses as the sound of a couple silently laughing pass by on the bridge, walking hand in hand so close to one another. The way the woman had leaned into the man's shoulder was so familiar that neither one of them had seemed to worry about what others would think of them. One day I hope that he and I can be this way in a world where we can love and cherish one another in peace, without the worry of something preventing us from being together.
In the middle of that thought, I feel strong arms wrap around me in a warm embrace. My heart beats an infinity in just one minute as I feel the warmth given off on his thick muscled chest against my back. I have only ever seen him bare chested very few times since we had began seeing each other in silence years ago.
He would be swimming in the small lake near our home town and I would see him as I sat atop a hill while reading a book, and when he would draw water from his family well or be cutting wood for fire as I'd see him from the window of my music room while I played my piano. However, when I do get the chance to see, I savor every inch of his gorgeous body, of every muscle that protrudes from his chest and arms as if I will only witness it only once in my entire life time.
I never have to wonder if he is the one that is touching me when he make theses sudden appearances, because his touch is the only thing that can make my heart leap off of the edge into a sea of infinite love and passion. I step forward slightly to turn around and face him, to take in all of his features. His golden blonde hair brightens as the sun peeks closer to the horizon of the city. His skin tone has become more rich and tanned that I can see that he has been in the sun more often. We have not had a meeting like this one in almost a whole month and I miss the feeling of being this close to him, and feeling so safe in his embrace.
I look up and gaze into his eyes. I am barely up to his shoulders, but even from this distance those wondrous violet colored eyes of his are so grand I feel that they might be a portal that will take me away. Away into a heavenly realm, for just the two of us.
He slowly raises his hand and caresses it against my cheek.
"Lucinda." He whispers, in that soft but deep voice of his.
"Daniel." I say back to him.