"You need to stop worrying about school Anne." Gilbert said. He was completely contented he and Anne were walking through the woods hand in hand. The school year had finished, he hadn't got to see her much over the summer she mostly went out with Diana and a few of the other girls from school. He was glad really. Made it less suspicious when they went out walking together, "It's a beautiful Mid-summers day, the most beautiful I have seen in… a year, if you are sick you'll never be able to enter for queens next year… I'll go to queens a lone man then fail miserably because I cannot work without you."
"You will never fail, if we were to part tomorrow you would fight for your education because you are smart." She countered. They stopped by a tree sitting under it.
"Maybe," He acknowledged. "I'd rather not have find out if you don't mind."
"How can you just let go Gil! Isn't all buzzing around in your mind like a bee. It whispers phrases and passages to me telling me to memorize them."
"Alright then close your eyes." He told her. Anne looked at him for a moment not sure of what she should do it or not "Just trust me." He said. She closed her eyes. "Okay I want you to imagine it's a clear summers day…" he started.
"Like today?" she asked.
"If you like." He said.
"Then I don't need to imagine it, its already happening." She replied opening her eyes.
"Just…" He paused. "Humour me." Anne closed her eyes again, Gilbert wrap his arm around her back drawing her closer to him. "Now I want you to imagine you come to field…" he tells her.
"Is it a big one?" she asks.
"what?" he asked
"The field is it big." She asked again
"If you like the size isn't important."
"Does it have a stream?" she continued
"If you want one there."
"well what am I meant to be doing?" she asked
"what?"
"In the field. What am I supposed to be doing in the field. Is it a corn field I have to work?" she asked eyes still closed.
"No it's a meadow. You don't have to work in it you're supposed to be relaxing."
"Oh then I definitely need brook and some trees."
"Hush now" He told her sharply. Anne opened one of her eyes with an angry expression which melted as soon as she saw Gilbert was only kidding. "You're ruining the effect." He told her. She closed her eyes again. "So in a meadow with trees of every kind and a stream rushing back, Not a care in the world the birds gently singing in the background and the stream flowing." Her face relaxed as her minds eye saw the scene. "All you need to do is relax."
Gilbert simply sat just lovingly gazing on her for those few stolen moments. Anne opened her eyes.
"Are you thinking of school now?" Gilbert asked.
"no, my mind was too occupied with my fantasy. " she smiled. "Thank you." She said hugging him.
"You're welcome." He said drawing her close to him. She closed her eyes as she sat wrapped in his arms.
"is it okay you are in the field with me?" she asked him. He looked at her with affection and kissed her gently on the lips.
He made an audible sigh "One year to the day." He whispered to her
Anne smiled as she remembered "You kissed me."
"I am so lucky to have you Anne." He murmured. They stayed together wrapped in each other's arms for a few stolen moments "Come on, we can't stay here, if we stay much longer we'll be spotted."