Chapter Two: Into The Dragons Keep
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It had been a two weeks since she had seen Smaug last and she found herself missing his company even more. Yes they spoke over the phone, as well as texted, but it wasn't the same as seeing him face to face as they spoke. She had gotten used to their meets. It had been two months since they met and she found herself caring about him.
"Yes… That's what I'll do…" she got ready as quickly as she could and grabbed her picnic basket, filling it with some things for them to eat should he chose to take a break while she was visiting 'The Dragon's Plunder'. She grabbed her shawl and sent her brother a text saying that she'd be out on the town and if he needed her to call or text her. With a bounce in her step she pulled her bike out of her flat, strapped the basket onto the back and took off down the streets to Smaug's store.
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It took her about 20 minutes to get to her destination since she was watching out for her skirts so it wasn't caught in her bike wheels. Much to her relief there was a bike stand outside of the store. With quick practiced movements she locked up her bike and took the basket up to the door. The bell on the door rang and she heard a voice saying they'd be right down. She looked up and saw that there was another story to the building, but the top was all books!
With a sly smirk she went and put the basket on the counter by the register and waited by the stair case for him to come down the stairs before slipping up them. One she was at the top she giggled, she heard him call for whoever it was that came in and she went over to the railing looking down leaning over the railing.
"I thought you said there'd be dragons." He spun around and grinned up at her.
"There are a great many. After all, there are many books filled with fantasy. Knight killing dragons to save the damsel in distress, dragons bonding with their humans." He walked to the foot of the steps and she walked down the steps until she was two steps up, and eye level with him.
"I brought you lunch if you're interested. I don't know when you take your break so I decided to take a chance." She saw his eyes light up.
"I wondered where that basket had come from. I didn't remember it being in my store!" he took her hand and walked her to the counter.
"I'll close the store for lunch." He went to the front of the store and she worked on getting out the lunch, using her shawl to place the food on, a make-shift table cloth. When he came back she had two mix matched chairs pulled up to the front of the counter and the food, tea, and even a small cup of coffee there; black with two sugars.
"You remembered? Even after one time?" he picked up the coffee and took a drink of is, a sound of appreciation coming from him. "What is this? It tastes like a desert."
"Snickerdoodle. It's one of the few I will drink." She took a sip of her own tea, a simple lavender blend, letting it warm her hands.
"So what brought this on? Not that I mind, it's very nice." He snagged one of the sandwiches and within moments it was gone, while she nibbled on her own.
"I'm playing hooky today. My family knows I'm ok, but not where I am. They were grilling me about who it was I spent so much of my time with." She blushed looking into her tea cup. "I didn't tell the boys, they would've wanted blood I think after Sméagol… we met the same way. But with him we crashed into each other on our bikes." She shook her head and laughed. That seemed like a life time ago to her, when it had really been 5 months since they split. She had a run in with him the night before and placed her cup down pushing the memory from her mind.
"I told my sister, but only her. She is the understanding one. Thorin would just try to kill you if he knew!" she laughed and he smiled at the sound. "You are an amazing man Smaug Tarakona. You truly are." She reached over and gave his hand a squeeze before putting her things down and rushing off upstairs. "Books; books; books!"
His loud laughter met her ears and she just smiled at him over the railing before vanishing among the rows of book shelves.
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Smaug picked up what was left of the lunch placing it back into the basket, shaking out the shawl and placing it atop the closed basket. When he went upstairs he found her sitting curled up on the fainting couch he placed there reading a copy of 'The Wizard of Oz', shoes on the floor. He stood there and just watched her.
"Am I really that interesting?" she asked as she turned the page, looking up at him over the top of the book. "Or is the sign, 'No sitting on Couch' missing again?" He smiled at her walking over and sitting on the end of the couch.
"Would you have listened if it was there?" he rested his hands on her leg when she stretched them out to rest in his lap. Her answer was to giggle, light dancing in her eyes as she looked at him. "That's what I thought." He took the book from and set it on the table before them. "You've read that book every time you come in here. You must know most of it by heart now."
"You're right, I do. But I still love the story." He leaned closer to and she to him until their faces were a few inches away from the other. Bilba smiled at him and leaned forward her forehead pressed against his, her eyes closing. After a moment she felt his hand against her cheek then a gentle press of his lips on hers. She was shocked and opened her eyes, then once more closed them leaning into him.
The moment was perfect. Until it happened.
A.N. Review, and I feel evil with the cliffhanger. Have Fun Guessing!
