Chapter 6 The Magic Show
Lucas looked himself over in the mirror, making sure his appearance was immaculate as he got ready to head to the school. His routine was much different for the kids. The tricks and comedy were more suitable for them. He loved performing for the children.
Lucas pulled up and parked his car knowing Elizabeth was already there. She had chosen to catch a ride with Clara since they had to be there early. Lucas around at all the cars and was quite impressed. There seemed to be a large turnout.
The strobe lights and all the decorations in the gym made it look fantastic. Lucas looked around hoping to find Elizabeth and steel a good luck kiss, but there was no sign of her. Finally, he spotted her bent down talking to some parents. He approached her from behind and tapped her on the shoulder. "Excuse me sir. I will be with you in a moment."
"No hurry." He murmured as he headed backstage. He began his warmup routine.
"The lights dimmed. "Ladies and gentlemen boys and girls we have a real treat for you this evening. May I introduce famous Magician and local club owner Lucas Bouchard!" The audience clapped as Lucas made his way to the stage from behind the curtain.
"Thank you all very much. I am so excited to be here. Nothing gives me more pleasure than being able to put smiles on people's faces. So, without further delay I need a volunteer from the audience." Lucas loved to include the audience in his show. Lucas performed various magic tricks including breathing fire. His best trick was turning a beautiful rose into a butterfly.
When he was finished, he thanked everyone for coming and took a bow. He waved as he left the stage to be greeted backstage by all the employees. "Lucas, can you do autographs? That was one of the most amazing shows I have seen."
"I would be happy to do autographs." He responded as they set up a table by the door to the exit for him to autograph. "Have you seen Elizabeth?"
"She was playing hostess this evening, so she has been very busy. I'm sure she will be out here shortly." Clara replied.
"Thank You!" Lucas said as he autographed a book for all the teachers and admin staff. He proceeded to give them all tickets for next Friday's show at the club.
The last show had finished up and people were starting to file out of the gym. The line for an autograph was long. Elizabeth made her way behind the table and pulled up a seat next to him giving him a quick kiss on the cheek. "I missed you."
"I missed you as well. You have been so busy." He replied as he continued to sign autographs.
It was well after 11:00 pm before Lucas and Elizabeth got out of there. He took her home. "Lucas do you want to come in?"
"Of course, I do. It is late though."
"Are you going back to the club?" She asked curious.
"No. I have the evening off."
"Then stay with me tonight." She begged.
"You mean all night?" He gulped with nervousness at what he thought she was suggesting.
"Yes, all night. You can sleep in my room, and I will sleep on the couch." She responded.
"Why would I want to do that? If I am going to sleep in that bed, you are going to sleep with me." He said afraid he might have been too forward.
"I don't know if I am ready for that step Lucas." She said nervously.
"I don't expect us to do anything other than sleep Elizabeth, not that I haven't thought about it. It is way too soon for that."
"Lucas, you have thought about it?" She questioned.
"Elizabeth, I have been alone for a long time. Of course, I have thought about it. I also believe that two people should be married before they share that kind of intimacy with each other. That doesn't mean I won't hold you close and enjoy snuggling with you. Have you thought about it?" He asked causing her to blush with embarrassment.
"I have pictured you with our kids already." She grinned causing him to laugh.
"Let's go to sleep. I will need to get up early and go home to change." He said taking her hand and following her to the bedroom.
Elizabeth went to the bathroom to change into her nighty. It was silk blue with spaghetti straps and barely covered her knees. When she appeared, Lucas looked in shock.
"No way Elizabeth. There is no way I can sleep next to you wearing that. Please put on more clothes." He said biting his lip at how bad he wanted to rid her of her clothes entirely.
She hesitated but obliged as she snuggled up next to him in her pajama pants and a short sleeve t-shirt. He had managed to calm down a little after seeing her like that. He draped his arm over her and pulled her close. He gave her a gentle kiss on the cheek and fell asleep to the smell of her sweet scent.
It was nearly 4:30 when Lucas woke up and made himself get up. He had never slept so well. Waking up next to her felt so right. He left a red rose on the pillow and drove home to cleanup for the day.
Elizabeth woke up to find the rose and smiled. She picked up the phone and called Rosemary.
"Elizabeth, dear heavens it's 6:00 am. "
"I slept with him Rosemary."
"Oh my. "
"Well not intimately. We fell asleep together in my bed."
Rosemary let out a relieved sigh. "How did it feel having him there?"
"Perfect." She responded. "He was a perfect gentleman the whole night. Not one time did he attempt anything."
"Sounds like a keeper Elizabeth."
"I completely agree. He is the one."
