When she woke up on the next morning, a wide smile made its way onto her face. She slowly stretched out and opened her eyes, taking in her surroundings. It was the first time that she had a chance to truly look around; she hasn't been in his bedroom before and on the previous evening she was too focused on Myles to care about something like this. The place was exactly like she expected it to be. Most of the room was used by the biggest bed, that she has ever seen, but she had to admit that it was very comfortable. She could see that the ajar door was leading to the adjoining bathroom, and the other door must have been built-in wardrobe.
She wasn't surprised that he wasn't in the bed with her. There was this foggy memory in her mind, how he was leaving sometime earlier in the morning, although for her it was way too early to be up. It didn't matter that it was past ten, but after finally going to sleep at around three or four in the morning, she still needed some sleep. Now it was almost noon and she was up, wondering what he was doing.
Wrapping herself in a duvet, she scanned the room for anything she could wear. Obviously he must have taken care of the room, because there was no clothes on the floor and she was certain, that they didn't leave it so clearly. Not to mention that her dress was gone, the only piece of the clothing that she had there, even if not very appropriate to put on in this moment. Feeling slightly uncomfortable with it, she approached his wardrobe and opened the door; just like she thought, it was filled with a lot of clothes, all of the best quality and brand. She took out one of the T-shirts, which turned out to reach her knees and chuckled; at least she didn't have to look for anything else.
Following the smell of coffee, she slowly made her way downstairs and found him walking around the kitchen. During the few weeks, which she had spent working on his garden, she found out that next to being a very passionate gardener, Myles was also quite a good cook, even if he didn't always have enough time to prepare something. She also remembered the lecture about the influence of all the poisons on human bodies, which he gave her after commenting that she didn't know a lot of bachelors, who wouldn't stick to ready meals. She watched him, the fact that he was walking around without his shirt on having an influence on her keeping her eyes on him, too, wondering how long it was going to take him to notice her presence.
She chuckled, when she realised that he was so caught up in what he was doing, that he probably would notice her only upon bumping into her. She approached him, as he stood at the kitchen counter, and wrapped her arms around his waist from behind.
"Hey." she said, her grip loose enough that he managed to turn around.
"Good morning." he smiled, leaning down and capturing her lips in a short kiss. "How did you sleep?"
"I don't remember the last time I slept better…" she admitted, reciprocating the smile.
"Good. I have to say, it felt good to fall asleep with you in my arms afterwards, instead of hurrying to get dressed before we're caught by someone."
"You've no idea how many times I dreamed that it could happen…" she admitted and sighed, when she felt his lips on her forehead.
"I think I do… But now there is nothing to prevent you from staying whenever you want."
He kissed her again, a little longer this time and only when she commented that it smelled like something was burning, he remembered about the pancakes that he started to prepare. She laughed a little, as he did his best to rescue at least a little of the breakfast and was surprised, when he suggested a picnic after the meal. Myles Leland definitely didn't strike her as this kind of guy.
"What can I say? I like to spend time outside, surrounded by nature… Peace, sounds of nature, no signal at the cell phone… What could a man want more?"
"Sounds like a trip for one person, not two…" she suggested and noticed him roll his eyes.
"I actually thought you'd say nice company, but perhaps you're right… Although, I don't mind sharing this peace with you."
It turned out to be an absolutely wonderful day and every moment made her more certain that it was the right thing. There was a very short moment last evening, during which she started to wonder if she wasn't going to regret it, but it disappeared even quicker than it appeared. Now she didn't feel even a hint of regret; her heart was filled with certainty that she didn't make a mistake by jumping into this relationship with her both feet. Her intuition was telling her that only a good thing could come out of it. If their bond didn't disappear after all those years, it could really be the relationship that they were both searching for their whole lives.
"Toni…" he started, wanting to get her attention and waited until she turned to look at him. "I'm glad it was you, who came that day…"
"You know, when I left that day, I went to Becky's house and I had a huge breakdown… I was terrified by the thought of being near you again, but now I'm happy that it turned out to be you."
"I love you, Toni…" he said before he could stop himself and started to worry it could be a little too early for such confession, especially that he noticed slight uncertainty in her eyes. He reached out his hand, cupping her face and caressing her cheek with his thumb.
"I love you, too…" she said quietly, smiling a little at him and sighed, when he leaned closer and placed his lips against hers.
When they looked into their eyes, as they parted, they knew that no matter what happens, everything will be all right from now on.