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COURTSHIP

BURNS IN TRUE STYLE DIDN'T SPEAK A WORD until we reached the truck and he helped me in.

"We can still go back," he offered.

"No."

I cried for a long time and then I fell asleep. I woke up in the morning. It was still early and a cold front was rolling in. It was windy. We stopped at a small town and went to eat breakfast. We switched places and Burns slouched down in the seat and pulled the baseball hat he was wearing down over his eyes. It had a big 'W' on it.

"Is that Ian's hat?"

"Yep," he said as he folded his arms over his chest. "Ian asked me to give it to you along with a letter he wrote. But you're only supposed to read the letter after you've gone to the next level with Nate, if you know what I mean."

"Why didn't you tell me this?"

"Well first you were crying and then you were sleeping," he said flatly.

"I want that hat."

"I'm using it."

I didn't bother to respond. I let him use it… for now.

I needed to call Nate. He answered in his usual way.

"Good morning Beautiful. You must be coming home."

"How did you know?"

"It's daytime. Your calls are always at night unless you are on the road. I just hoped you were coming this way."

"Well, I am coming your way."

"Anything I can do for you before you get here?"

"No. Just know that it was a very emotional good bye."

"I understand that. I'm not going to pounce on you. I've got a little more class than that."

I sighed. "Have you got any ice cream? I think I could eat about a gallon."

"Your wish is my command." He paused for a moment. "I was just thinking."

"What's that?"

"It's good to be king."

I laughed. I hadn't had a good laugh in at nearly a week and Nate was already putting me in a good mood and I hadn't even gotten there yet.

"How soon before you get here?"

"We left last night and I'm driving. Burns is supposed to be asleep but he's listening to our conversation."

Burns spoke from under the baseball hat. "Am not!"

"Anyway, we should be there tomorrow night some time because I want to stop and get a decent night's rest if that's possible."

"Your chamber shall be ready milady."

We arrived the next evening just as I had told Nate. When we pulled in I had expected Nate to be waiting. He wasn't. There was a note on my door.

Dear Wanda,

I had a busy day today preparing for your arrival. I decided that I should get my rest so I would be fresh when I see you. Take a long hot bath. It will help. I hope you sleep well. I'll see you in the morning.

Love,

Nate

It was late and the house was empty except for me and Burns. I decided to follow up on Nate's advice and take a nice long bath. He was right. It was soothing. I fell asleep quickly and slept better than I would have thought.

It was a knock on the door that woke me. "Wanda, it's Nate. Are you all right?"

"Nate, come in."

"It's eleven o'clock. I was afraid something might be wrong. Burns has been up for two hours."

"No. I'm fine. I guess I just needed the sleep."

"Well, the thing is…I was planning on making you breakfast." I couldn't keep myself from yawning. "But if you are still tired, I can come back later."

"No, you go ahead. I'll be in the kitchen in a few minutes."

"I was going to serve it to you in bed."

I pulled my hands through my hair in an effort to look presentable. "I don't think that is such a great idea."

"Why?"

"The last time you did this, it was for me and…" I couldn't say his name out loud.

"Oh, I'm so stupid."

"It's okay. I'll be there in a few." I smiled weakly at him.

"Okay. I'll be waiting."

As soon as he left I pulled the pillow over my head. I had been awake all of a minute and I was already thinking about Ian. Nate was in the kitchen making me breakfast and here I was wishing Ian was here with me. I missed his playfulness in the morning.

I got up and put on my robe. I went to the bathroom and freshened up. I stayed in my robe and sauntered into the kitchen. Nate brought me a cup of fresh coffee.

"Have a seat. This one's on me."

Nate served enough food to feed both me and Ian had he been here. Sausage, French toast, eggs, and bacon.

"You expect me to eat all this?"

"Well, I wasn't sure what you liked so I thought whatever you didn't want, I would eat."

"You really covered all your bases didn't you?"

He looked at me with his beautiful piercing dark eyes. "Is that bad?"

"No. Of course not. You're just so thorough."

He sat in the chair across from me. He watched me eat. It felt weird.

"Aren't you going to eat?"

"I'd rather watch you eat."

"Nate, you're creeping me out."

"Sorry, you're just so beautiful."

"You know, I've been thinking about that."

He chuckled. "I think about it all the time."

"That's what I mean. What if…" I took a bite of my sausage before I finished my sentence. "What if I traded this body in for something a little older and a little more…you know…normal?"

He creased his eyebrows. "Why would you do that?"

"Well Ian has always been so jealous. If I became your girlfriend, what's to say you wouldn't be just as jealous? If I was a little less appealing then maybe I could actually have a normal relationship."

He shook his head in disbelief. "That's crazy. Maybe you should go back to bed."

"Okay. You're right. I'm going back to bed," I joked.

He raised his eyebrow. "You want me to come with you?"

"I thought you weren't going to pounce."

"Well, if you're inviting me then that's a different story."

"I'm not inviting you. I'm just going to get dressed," I said solemnly.

"Good. I want to take you out to the schoolhouse so you can say hi to the kids and check it out."

"Okay."

So, Nate cleaned up the kitchen while I cleaned up myself. I decided against putting on make up since I was already so beautiful. As we walked to the new building now dubbed the schoolhouse, he kept the conversation pleasant and light. I half expected him to put his arm around me but he didn't and I was glad he was respecting my limits. When we entered the schoolhouse, Maxim was teaching the older kids algebra and Miranda was working with the younger kids on a project.

Nate knocked before we entered. "Excuse us, mind if we come in and observe?"

"No Nate, come on in."

When I entered the kids all looked surprised. Blake spoke up. "Wanda is Coach back?" he asked eagerly.

Nate answered the question for me. "Sorry kids. Coach is visiting his parents back at the caverns. He'll return soon enough."

Their faces dropped in disappointment. The room fell silent. Nate walked around the room and told me some of the things they had done to create a space that was efficient but I wasn't really listening. I was thinking about Ian and how wonderful he was with the children. Just yesterday I was envisioning him losing his temper with our own children and hurting them like he did to me. These children adored him. He was tough on them but he was never cruel. How could I deny him being a father?

"Wanda?" I snapped out of my Ian daydream.

"Sorry Nate."

"Where were you?"

"Nowhere, I'm fine."

"Would you like to take a walk?"

"Sure."

We left the schoolhouse and walked into the woods. We came to a little creek and he took my hand and my elbow to help me safely across. He was always the gentleman. After a while we stopped and he leaned against a tree and folded his arms over his chest.

"So what is your purpose here and what exactly is my role in all of this?"

"Hmmm. My purpose here is to figure out what I want."

"And my role?"

"I don't know. I guess I'm giving you the opportunity to pursue me…if that's what you want."

"I see." He remained up against the tree and he looked down at the ground. I could see that he was deep in thought. Finally he looked up. "What is your status with Ian?"

"My status…that's a good question." I wasn't sure how to answer it.

"Well, you are still wearing your engagement ring," he pointed out.

I looked at my hand and I hadn't even realized I was still wearing it.

"So, did you break off you're engagement?" he asked.

"I didn't exactly say that in so many words. He did ask me if I was breaking up with him."

"What did you say?"

"I don't remember. I know he cried and I cried. I told him I needed to come here and he needed to stay there. He knows I am here with you. He knows I am giving you your chance."

He reached up and rubbed the back of his neck as if he were trying to massage away stress. "It's difficult for me to approach you while you're wearing that rock."

I took the ring off of my left hand and I put it on the right hand. "Is this better?"

"For now. Maybe you would consider leaving it in your room?" he suggested.

I was perched on a large fallen tree trunk. He came over to me and held out his hand. I reached out and he took my hand in his and we walked back to the house. When we got to the back steps he stopped. "I have some things I need to attend to. I'll see you at dinner if that's okay with you."

"Sure, dinner." He was holding both of my hands in his. He leaned in to kiss me and I froze. He paused then he smiled and kissed me on the cheek.

As he walked away he turned back to me. "I'll teach you how to play pool!"

Dinner at the mountain was always a much bigger project than at the caverns. The best part was dinner was now served in the schoolroom which was also the dining hall. I sat with Nate and Burns and Megan and Sarah and Victoria and Danny. Sarah sat next to Nate and tried very hard to monopolize his time. He was very sweet about it. He put his arm around her and kissed her on the forehead. She just about exploded with excitement. After dinner I volunteered to help with the dishes since I hadn't done anything else all day. I was going to at least clean my room but Nate had it all cleaned up before I arrived. When I was done with the dishes, I went to the house and Nate was watching TV with the youngsters.

"Ah, there you are. Let's go play some pool."

We headed back to the new building which was now the official game room. The building that had been specifically built for my wedding was now being used as a schoolhouse by day, dining hall for dinner, and game room at night. Even if my wedding were to never happen, the building was a welcome addition to the community and Ian was the mastermind behind the whole thing. Again my thoughts went to Ian and his great talent for working with his hands. I remembered his hands on my face before I left, his promise that he would wait for me.

Nate finished racking up the balls. "So, now I'm going to teach you how to smoke a pool table."

With each shot, he stood behind me and maneuvered the pool cue to show me the angles I needed to use. There was a lot of touching going on. There were times when he was close and I could smell him and he smelled nice. The conversation was light and easy. At the end of the evening he walked me to the front porch of the house because Burns as still up watching TV in the living room. We sat on the porch.

"You know the last time we sat on this porch I kissed you."

"I remember."

"You ran away. Why did you run away? You could have just kept your mouth shut and that would have been the end of it."

"I ran away because I felt guilty."

"Why did you feel guilty? I kissed you."

"I felt guilty because I liked it." It was the first time that I admitted it to him.

He cocked his head to the side and he smiled his cute smile. "So, you liked it?"

"That's what I said," I said meekly.

"Well, maybe you'll get lucky and I'll kiss you again." He tapped his hand on my thigh. "I'll see you in the morning. It's your turn to make breakfast. I like pancakes."

I couldn't help but smile as he walked away.

I rose and went inside. Burns was on the couch. "So, how's the romance going?" he asked without looking up from his program. I plopped on the couch next to Burns and put my head on his shoulder.

"He's very sweet."

"But…" It was almost as if Burns could read my mind.

"I don't know. I thought about Ian a lot today."

"Well, maybe tomorrow it will get easier."

"Maybe." In truth I didn't want it to get easier. I missed him. "I'm going to bed."

He kissed me on the forehead. "Sleep well little sister."

When I finally got myself in my sleep clothes and nestled in the bed, I felt hollow inside. Nate had taken the other pillow off the bed. I needed to find it. I couldn't erase Ian. I went to the closet and pulled it out. I put it on the bed and I wrapped myself around it and cried myself to sleep. That night I had another nightmare. I woke up and Burns was in my room trying to wake me.

"Wanda, wake up baby, you're having a nightmare."

When I realized where I was and who I was with I got up onto my knees and wrapped my arms around his neck.

"Oh Burns, it was horrible! I was walking down the aisle in my wedding dress and Ian was standing there. He was waiting for me. Just as he was about take my hand Nate came out of nowhere and he stabbed Ian in the heart. He threw me over his shoulder and he was running back down the aisle with me. I could see Ian lying at the altar bleeding. I couldn't get to him!" I was crying.

"That explains why you were screaming out his name. When I first woke up I thought he was here trying to hurt you."

"Right now, I wish he was here."

"Well, you lie down and go back to sleep."

"Will you stay with me?"

Burns looked a little uneasy. "Sure, if you want me to. Let me go get my blanket." He went to his room and came back with his blanket. He laid on top of my blanket and covered himself with his. He spooned me and wrapped his arm around my waist.

"Thank you, Burns."

In the morning when I woke Burns was gone. I didn't know if he stayed until I fell asleep or if he stayed all night. When I exited the bedroom, Nate was sitting in the living room watching TV.

"Good morning, Beautiful!" he said cheerfully.

"You're up early."

"I'm waiting for my pancakes."

I went to the bathroom and brushed my teeth and hair and then headed back to the bedroom. I changed into my pink sweats. I looked down at the ring on my hand. I took it off and opened the drawer to put it in but then I slid it back on. It would have been like putting the pillow in the closet. I wasn't ready for that yet.

As I passed through the living room and into the kitchen I announced, "I'm really not opposed to help."

Nate jumped off the couch. "Your wish is my command."

Nate had already set up the bowl and the pancake mix. The water was sitting in a cup ready to be poured into the bowl. The pan was on the stove.

I placed my hands on the counter. "You covered all the bases again."

"Yeah, can't help it. I'm the proverbial planner and schemer."

He came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist and put his chin on my shoulder. "You're having nightmares?" he said softly.

"How did you know?"

"I saw Burns come out of your room this morning wearing only his boxers. It kinda caught my attention."

"I was upset. He stayed with me."

"Well, I could stay with you tonight if you want." He turned me around to face him and pulled my hair away from my face. "You know, to protect you from those bad dreams."

"I made a promise. You'll never sleep in that room."

"Who said anything about sleep?" He shot me his famous smile.

"Nate, stop." I pushed him in the mid section gently and turned back to the pancakes.

He clapped his together. "O-kay…How about some coffee?"

After breakfast we went on another little walk in the woods. This time he held my hand as we walked. He was always easy to talk to. Often he pointed out things in the woods that I wouldn't have noticed like nests and dens and snake holes. He had a keen eye. By the time we got back to the house he again took my hands in his. "I'm going to go help the guys with the second building. We've decided to make four rooms and add a bathroom. I'll see you at dinner?"

"Sure. I've got some things to do today. I actually have a lot of dirty laundry I brought back with me."

"Good." He nodded his head but he was staring at my lips. He hesitated and then he leaned in slowly to see my reaction. I leaned to his lips and he kissed me. It wasn't a peck but it only lasted a few seconds. As he pulled back he licked his bottom lip as if to savor the taste. "Later then."

I went inside and did the dishes. Then I gathered all of my laundry and headed to the root cellar. As I entered, I noticed that the walls had been replaced and Victoria was inside drawing a huge abstract painting of three women sitting with what looked like a large mountain behind them. The women were older and weathered.

She greeted me. "Hi."

"Hi." I was still marveling at the wall. "When did all this happen?"

"A couple of days ago before you came. Nate said he wanted to get rid of the bad memories. He gave me Cart Blanche to do whatever I wanted with it."

"It's nice. What made you decide to draw three women and a mountain?"

"Actually it's not a mountain. It's a volcano…in Guatemala. The women live there in that remote village. I haven't done it justice but it's a work in progress."

Again Nate had covered all the bases. He tried to wipe out the memories of Ian but the fact that the blood stained walls were gone still made me think of him. I rubbed my ring with my left hand.

That evening we were supposed to have baseball practice but it rained so Nate and I watched TV on the couch with some of the others. He put his arm around me and I snuggled into his side. It was nice. Everything about Nate was nice. I had to remind myself that a normal life without the drama was what I wanted. It was Saturday night so some of the older kids were staying up to watch a late movie. I was tired and so was Nate. I walked him out the back door to say goodbye.

When we got to the bottom of the steps he put his arms around my waist and leaned back to look at me. He creased his eyebrows.

"What?" I didn't know what could be bothering him.

"You're not ready to give that ring up yet, huh?"

"I'm sorry. It's such a beautiful ring." I said in my defense.

"It is that." He smiled his brilliant smile.

"I'll see you in the morning?"

"Try and stop me." He backed away and took my hands. He pulled each of them up to his lips and kissed them. He did a half bow and turned and walked away.

I felt good tonight. I fell asleep quickly and slept without nightmares. In the morning Nate was waiting for me as usual. After breakfast he walked me to the baseball field rather than the woods.

"I wanted you to see this because I didn't want you to be surprised at practice."

"What?"

He held my hand and led me into one of the dugouts. On the back wall, Victoria had drawn a portrait of Ian holding a bat. It wasn't the best picture but considering she had drawn it from memory it was pretty good. It was obviously Ian. I took a deep breath.

"I'm sorry I told her she could do whatever she wanted."

"It's okay. I guess he should be on this wall. This is his field," I admitted.

Nate wasn't smiling. His face conveyed apprehension. "You okay?"

"Yeah, I'm okay." But I wasn't. Seeing his face again brought back all the desperate longing I had pushed to the back of my mind.

Nate took my hand and walked me back to the house.

"Burns wants you to go with him to get some groceries and after dinner, we were going to have practice. Burns is going to stand in as coach."

"That's why you showed me the picture."

"Yes. I figured you'd want to practice with the kids. Show your commitment to them." He smiled. "I'll see you when you get back?"

"Sure, are you going to work on the building?"

"No, I have other commitments today. Besides, Burns needs to get some supplies for the building as well."

He kissed me quickly on the lips and walked away. He turned around in a full circle to smile and wave at me.

Burns and I had our usual awesome time food shopping. If he was like this with Lily I could see how she could fall for him so easily.

After dinner, practice went smoothly. Burns wasn't as tough on the kids as Ian was so they had a habit of goofing off. A few times, I had to get them back in line citing that they wouldn't want me to call Coach and report their bad behavior. Most of the kids didn't know about me and Nate as a couple. They assumed the snuggling on the couch was just friendship. Anything else we had done was when we were alone. Nate was very careful not to flaunt our relationship. After practice we went to the game room and played poker with some of the regulars which included Victoria and Holly. Holly kept giving me weird looks. I wondered if she knew what was going on or if it was just her general hatred of me.

At the end of the night, Nate walked me to the front porch again. It was a chilly night; a sign that fall was almost here. He didn't sit but walked to the top of the stairs towing me behind him. "Today was a good day."

"Yes, it was."

"I've been trying really hard to give you time to heal. Every time I'm with you it's a battle to not kiss you. Wanda, I want you to know I'm losing this battle."

He pulled my hair way from my face and tucked it behind my ear. He leaned in slowly. He pressed his lips gently to mine and then opened his lips to kiss me again. I put my arms around his back and pulled him towards me. He kissed me passionately as he held the back of my head. His tongue pierced my lips and rolled around mine. My heart was beating fast and I was enjoying the moment. Slowly he brought the kiss to a close.

He stared into my eyes. "Do you want to run away?"

I shook my head gently. "No."

"Good." He kissed me again. As he kissed me he let his hand fall to my breast. I put my hands in his hair and held his head so I could control the kiss. I wanted him to bite my lips the way that Ian always had but he kept his tongue in my mouth darting and playing with mine. When we stopped we were sucked in a deep breath and clutched each other.

"How would you feel if I made love to you right here on this porch?" he said softly.

"Cold?"

He laughed. His dark eyes were sparkling. "Well, I guess I can wait another night." He kissed me one more time but kept the passion to a minimum before he whispered, "Good night, Beautiful."

I went in the house and I was on cloud nine. For the first time I was thinking only about Nate. Burns was sitting on the couch.

"Are you waiting up for me?" I teased him.

"Do I need to wait up for you?" he teased back.

"Maybe."

"You seem happy tonight."

"I am."

"I just got off the phone with Lily."

His words were like a trigger. All of my happy feelings for Nate were gone in a flash as I thought about getting information on Ian. "How is he?"

"Lily says he's like a robot. Sunny went out and bought him a weight bench. She said it would be therapeutic for him as well as a way for him and Kyle to bond. Lily says he looks like an inmate. She said he hasn't shaved since you left. He eats, sleeps, works when Jeb asks him to, and benches weights."

"So, he hasn't hurt anyone, Kyle in particular."

"Not that I'm aware of."

"Good. I'm going to bed."

Before I went to sleep, I decided it was time to take off my ring and put it in the drawer. I had a hard time falling asleep because I kept picturing Ian in jail. It was his own personal jail but it was still hard to imagine him being so down all the time. I remembered how I felt when it was me playing the part of the robot. It was mind numbing.

Again I was roused awake by Burns in the middle of the night. This time my dream was of me walking down the aisle in my wedding dress. Again Ian was waiting for me at the altar. This time I pulled the knife from my bouquet and thrust it into Ian's heart. He looked at me with disbelief that I had betrayed him as he fell clutching his chest and I turned and ran down the aisle to Nate. It was like I was watching from the sideline and I couldn't stop myself even though I was screaming.

"It's okay, it was just another bad dream," Burns whispered as he soothed me.

"I broke it off with Ian. Why am I still having these dreams?"

"You can break off the relationship but you can't disconnect your conscience, not as long as you love him." He held me in his arms. "Do you want me to stay with you again?"

"No. I'll be all right."

As soon as Burns left I went to the drawer and opened it. My ring was still there just as I had left it. I picked it up and I swear the two blue sapphires were staring at me. I put the ring back on my right hand and climbed into bed.

The following morning I woke up early before Nate had arrived. I went in the bathroom and took a nice long bath. When I came out the house was still quiet. I went into the kitchen and made a pot of coffee. There were fresh vegetables in the fridge so I made omelets. Burns came into the kitchen first so I gave him the first omelet.

"This is for being my dream chaser."

"Thanks."

A few minutes later Nate entered the kitchen. He was surprised I was up so early.

"You were so excited to see me you couldn't sleep?"

I shot a warning glance at Burns and then smiled at Nate. "Yes, I missed your charm and wit."

"Well, you look beautiful today as always."

He sat in the chair and as I walked past him to the sink; he grabbed me and pulled into his lap. "Tonight, I am going to cook you dinner and dessert will be at the cave, so please dress appropriately."

"That's a little demanding, isn't it?"

"I think it's my turn to be demanding but I promise you'll make out in the long run."

"Okay. Are you going to work on the building today?"

"If it's okay with you." Again his eyes sparkled as he flashed his brilliant smile.

"It's okay."

"Good. I have to get going since I'm leaving early to cook your dinner. I hope you like Italian food."

"I love Italian food." I got up and leaned over and kissed him on the lips. Today I felt like his girlfriend.

I kept myself busy throughout the day and when Nate came in to cook, I decided I wanted to help. We cooked together and it was fun. There was lots of touching and flirting and the cooking was peppered with little kisses as well the occasional make out session. Dinner was delicious. After we cleaned up I took his arm and we walked to the cave. I didn't know what exactly was for dessert or if he meant that making love was the dessert. I wasn't sure if I was ready to take the next step as Burns called it.

I thought he would take me to his room but he took me to the place where the stars were. He had a picnic basket and a blanket laid out. He bade me to sit on the blanket and he sat next to me. He opened the picnic basket and produced a plate with fresh strawberries and whipped cream.

"Now I brought dessert but the rule of thumb is that you can't feed yourself. You can only feed me and I can only feed you." He picked up the strawberry and dipped it into the tub of Cool Whip. "Open up Beautiful."

I opened my mouth and he held it to my lips. As I bit down on the strawberry some of the whipped cream smeared onto the tip of my nose.

"Let me get that," he said and he used his finger to swipe the cream away. He licked his finger. "Mmmm, tastes almost as good as you," he quipped.

"Now your turn," I said before he could feed me another. Just as he had let the cream wash over my nose, I did the same to him. Instead of using my finger I leaned forward and licked it away. He leaned forward and kissed me. I welcomed the kiss. He slowly pushed me down onto the blanket and he was above me. The make out session began. Whatever scent he was wearing was intoxicating. He gently ran his fingers along my face as he kissed me. If I had been a rabid dog, his gentle caress would have soothed me. After a while he finally stopped kissing me and laid next to me on the blanket. We were facing each other staring into each others eyes.

"Wow." I whispered.

"Did you like that?" he asked still caressing my face with his knuckles.

"Uh-huh."

"Good." Silence followed and we rolled onto our backs and stared out at the stars. After a few minutes Nate rolled towards me and spoke. "I wish I could see the real you."

"You might not like it."

He stroked my hair as he spoke. "I've been thinking about that actually. On earth, we've always thought of the soul as the life force of the body. It is not something you can touch but without it there would be nothing but an empty shell. It's what makes a person who they are. If they took you out of that body, would the body come back to life?"

"No."

"Then I would see a true soul and it would be real. How could that not be beautiful?"

He always said the right thing. "Kiss me."

He did as he was told. Again his hand caressed me but this time it was my breast. After another ten minutes he stopped.

"I need to get Cinderella home before I turn into an ogre." He got up and pulled me to my feet.

"Why? I was having a good time," I protested.

"Because…another five minutes and I'll be ripping your clothes off. I have only but so much control."

"Thank you for being honest about it."

"Thank you for giving me tonight."

Nate walked me to the back door. The house was jumping because it was Saturday night and the kids were up late watching a horror movie.

"I should take my leave," he said still being careful not to broadcast our budding romance. "I'll see you at breakfast?"

"Sure but no pancakes."

"No pancakes?" He gave me the puppy dog eyes.

"How about omelets?"

"I'm hungry already." He smiled and kissed my palms. "Good night Beautiful."

"Good night."