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See Part 1 for all info
I'm shaking. I wonder if it's obvious. Maybe it's the cold ice cream. Or maybe my body is just reacting to that little electifying moment we had before. Where did this all come from? I mean I adore Josh. I've always adored Josh. But I'm his assistant I never thought......well maybe once or twice. I shiver. Josh senses this. Crap. "Donna your cold." His voice is filled with concern. I really can't handle nice sweet Josh at the moment. It only adds to my confusion. "I guess it's the Rocky Road or the possiblity I still haven't warmed up from our earlier..what did you call it? Adventure." He grabs my hand in the dark. "Donna your hands are like icicles." I feel him take the ice cream out of my hand and set it on the table. Then he reaches his arm around me and pulls me close to him. My head is resting on his chest and he has his arm around me. Some might define this as cuddling. But it's Josh so I really can't jump to conclusions. "Better?" He asks. Ha! That's funny. Am I better? Am I enjoying hearing his heart beat under me? Am I enjoying the feel of his arm around me? Could I stay this way for a very long time? Am I cold no longer? The answer to all these quesions are a big fat old YES! But is there a voice echoing in the back of my head saying "approach with caution Donnatella." Well the answer to that is yes too. So right now from where I'm sitting Better is a relative term. Do I say any of this? Ofcourse not I can barely produce a complete word. I just say the very eloquent.. "MMM..." Josh eases under me. It was as if he was holding his breath. We don't speak again for awhile. I swear there have never been more moments of silence between the two of us ever. We just sit there. He's stroking my hair. I could almost drift off to sleep if I wasn't afraid that this would all be over in the morning. "Donna do you ever regret the decision you made coming to work for me...for Barlet?" Well that one came out of left field. He's ruined my nice peaceful moment of bliss. I don't move. I can't bare to leave his arms. So I just talk from where I am however muffled it may sound. "What?" "I mean you packed up and left home. It was a spontaneous decision brought upon by the demise of a bad relationship. Do you ever regret it? Wish you had gone back to school? Stayed closer to your family?" I don't have a clue where he is going with this line of questioning and to be honest I never really thought about it. "Josh why are you asking me this? "I was just wondering Donna. I mean we have nothing else to do. Might as well talk." "Josh I have not for a single second regretted my decision to leave my old life." "Even when I work you long hours, drive you crazy, force you to go out in a blizzard, for get your mechanic Troy..." He's teasing now. "Especially then." He tightens his grip on me and laughs. "How about you Josh? Regret agreeing to let me come work for you..for Barlet?" And now he gets quiet. Real quiet and still. It's a little spooky. "Somedays Donnatella....I think it's the best decision I ever made." He practically whispers it. I am straining to hear over his pounding heartbeat. It's so quiet I wonder if I imagined it. And he called me Donnatella. Dear Lord. The snow piling up. I sit in total blackness. Josh is holding me, saying NICE things. AND now he called me Donnatella. Things are definately taking a turn here. I wonder what time it is? It feels like it should be daylight by now but I suspect it's only about 1 AM. This night is not over yet.
TBC.....................
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