Disclaimer: Try to figure out what I have in common with one of the characters in this soap...(I'm not a man, fyi...so that should narrow it down for you.)

Enrique and Hortencia were sharing a candelight dinner one evening. Hortencia had something on her mind...and it wasn't a hat.

Enrique: Hortencia, darling, what seems to be the matter?

Hortencia: Well, I'm afraid I haven't been completely honest with you about our relationship.

Enrique: What? You slept with my brother's cousin's tennis instructor's half-sister's bixini waxer's dog trainer??? Again?

Hortencia: No... I...

Enrique: Did your evil twin sister vow to seek revenge on me by turning me into a zombie and eating my head?

Hortencia: No...

Enrique: Well what is it then? Out with it woman!!!

Hortencia: I...I...I don't own anything!!! Oh!

She runs off, leaving Enrique completely devastated. He drops out of his chair and onto his knees in grief.

Enrique: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

--Liar Liar, Pants on Fire---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lily glanced at Travis. He was sitting, facing the lake. The candlelight gave his skin a golden glow. His hair seemed like spun gold. His features were made even more handsome in the faint light. Lily was finding it hard to look away, let alone resist the urge to jump him. She sighed quietly, hoping he hadn't heard her. He had, of course. He turned to face her. His eyes were searching hers. She wondered if Audrey ever saw him the way that she did.
"What?"
"You. You're..." she hesitated before going on, terrified of what she was going to say next, "you're a song, a song that I can't seem to stop singing to myself. You're right. My will is not as strong as it used to be. Travis, I love everything about you. I know you're with Audrey, but will she ever look at you with the same love that I will? Can you honestly say that?"
"Travis didn't know what to say. Lately Audrey didn't seem to exist as anything but a barrier he'd have to tear through to get to Lily. Then there was Ray. Despite his thoughts, despite Ray and Audrey and his relationship to both of them, he embraced her. The skin of her arms being revealed by the falling of her jacket. her arms touched his own. he could smell her hair, it was intoxicating. He whispered, "For the first time in a long, long time, I don't know what to do because of you, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Lily got up on her knees and sat in his lap, facing him. She was bathed in a mixture of golden candlelight and silver moonlight. He stroked her hair and placed a finger under her chin, bringing her lips to his. He awakened so many feelings in her. His arm circled her waist and her molecules seemed to buzz with joy. His own body seemed lighter. He felt like he was glowing. He kissed her neck, delicately nipping every once in a while. She felt like she was melting into him. The intensity surprised her. His gentle warm hand slid down her back, around her back as their lips joined again and up her arm. He leaned back, his sapphire eyes soft and loving. She leaned into him and just relished in the thought of being so near. She could smell the lavender oil she had given him for his birthday. He loved aromatherapy anything. Baby powder and lavender. That's how he smelled. He was so warm, which was good, her jacket was on the ground somewhere nearby. She shivered a little. In response he reached behind him and grabbed his own jacket and wrapped it around her. Suddenly he thought he smelled something burning. Lily noticed it too. She looked behind her. It was her pant leg! She screamed and started batting at it with her notebook. Travis picked her up and carried her to the water's edge, setting her down in the water, extinguishing the flame. They looked at each other and burst out laughing.
"You should have seen the expression on you face!" He said as he tried to regain a normal breathing pattern.
"I know, I know, it must have been priceless huh? I've never seen you run so fast in your life. You're pretty strong, Strong," she said feeling the muscles in his arms.
"Adrenaline gives a mother tring to save her child the strength of ten men, though I don't think it was adrenaline that did that.
"What was it then?"
"Love" he kissed her and carried her back to the mat.
They sat in silence enjoying each other's company. Then, all of the sudden, Lily remembered something.
"Audrey."
"What?"
"Are you going to break up with Audrey?" Are you going to tell her about...us?"
Travis froze, he hadn't even thought that they would have seen each other, let alone kiss. Audrey would never forgive him, and Ray...he would be heartbroken.
"No, I'm not."
Lily's eyes flew open.
"What? Why?"
Travis debated telling her how Ray felt about her, but he just couldn't bring himself to do it. It would only make things worse.
"I just can't. I..." he searched for something to say. Anything would work for now. " I think we were just caught up in the moment. There were a lot of things that were said that we really shouldn't have said. I love Audrey, and it took you for me to realize that." 'Shit, shit, SHIT! What the hell was that? I don't want her to hate me!' Lily's face fell, growing cold and hurt.
"Audrey, is it...After telling me you 'loved' me, its Audrey. Fine. But this never happened. Monday, everything goes back to normal. We're just friends, no strings attached." she spat, blowing out the candles and picking them up. Travis stood up and let her roll up her mat. With all of her stuff gathered she called out to him, "I thought I loved you, you know? Hell, I still do...I'm not really sure right now. But know this, if you hurt Audrey, I will never forgive you, because you have absolutely no excuse."
Everything had lost its pearly, orange glow now that the candles were out and Lily had gone. He silently cursed himself for even saying anything to her. What would Confucius say now? He decided to take a walk down the beach, thinking of nothing but the sound of the waves lapping against the shore. In the darkness of the night, the water looked like shimmering black ink lapping against the thick parchment of the beach.
Lily had had it with men. She never wanted to get married (to anyone other than Travis.) or have children (with anyone other than Travis.). All of this crap because of him. He didn't exist to her at the moment. The Travis she had just been with was just a figment of her imagination, she decided. In fact, she hadn't even seen Travis after he dropped her off. Tomorrow she would give Audrey a call. She was quite the expert of the opposite sex. (though her choice in said subject could use some serious improvement.) Lily just didn't want to think anymore. She turned on her cd player and cranked up the volume. She drowned her thoughts in tears and Coldplay. She was going to do some serious writing tonight.

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