sway. Dear God, let them play another
slow song. However, Nadia doubted she would survive if that happened.
When the song ended, Nadia immediately stepped back. She was full of nervous
energy, and she knew better than to even glance at Drake. Thank goodness Renee
chose that moment to come charging in.
“Girl, my feet are about to fall off. Are you almost ready?” Renee gave her a
wrung out expression and looked towards Drake. “You don’t mind if I steal her
away do you?”
Nadia heard him say, “Not at all,” in his deep drawl, but she didn’t look back
towards him. Instead, she kept her gaze firmly on Renee as she started to propel
her towards the house. She saw Cole standing with some businessmen on the
patio, engaged in deep conversation, so she didn’t stop, but kept right on
walking until she stopped at her Land Rover. She could call him in the morning
and tell him her ‘Thank you’ then. Right now all she felt like doing was
getting home where she would be able to dissect every moment of that dance with
Drake.
Renee was a wonderful friend and Nadia was glad she had brought her along, even
if they hadn’t spent anytime together at the party. Nadia learned that Cole had
asked Renee on a date and it was unusual to see Renee so exuberant over a man,
but Nadia was happy that Cole was focusing his attentions on someone beside
her.
The drive was not that long, and Nadia pulled into her driveway around
midnight. She had almost made it to her back entrance, when a rustle in the
bushes beside her house made her jump. Looking towards those bushes with
wide eyes, she grasped the small light on her keychain and shown it in that
direction. Small, yellow eyes stared back at her. The leaves rustled once more
and the small hawk flexed its wings and twitched its head directly at her.
Nadia had the distinct feeling that it would understand if she spoke to it.
Okay, those long hours are catching up with you honey. You need to get
inside and go to bed.
But she continued to stand there, transfixed with the small, regal looking
little hawk. Moments later it chirped out a little sound then took flight,
causing Nadia to jump and shake her head as she went inside, muttering to
herself about talking to animals when she knew they couldn’t talk back.
***
Drake hung up the phone after confirming with his pilot that he would indeed
fly out at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. The trip to New York couldn’t be put
off. And since his mind and body were still in shock, he figured the event he
was flying out for would take his mind off of what he had just learned. But he
still had his doubts about that.
Sliding open his French doors that led out to his deck behind the large home,
he inhaled the early morning air, and let the soothing qualities sink into his
bones. The back of his home faced nothing but woods and Ridge Lake, something
that he was immensely fond of. This was the one spot where he could do or say
anything and no one would know about it. Since he was constantly catalogued in
the real world, by his every movement, it was nice to know that no one could
scale the large fence he had erected around his property and get in his private
domain.
The night air was humid, but still comforting as Drake stood there in his
jeans, barefoot, and let the sounds of wildlife cascade over him.
A small sound hit his ears. He turned towards the west and saw the little
nighthawk make her way into a graceful landing on the railing that surrounded
his deck. She preened for him, lifting her wings, spreading her feathers and
Drake smiled at her show. Her intelligent, yellow eyes looked directly at him
and she set her head into something that resembled a nod.
Ah, so Nadia had
slow song. However, Nadia doubted she would survive if that happened.
When the song ended, Nadia immediately stepped back. She was full of nervous
energy, and she knew better than to even glance at Drake. Thank goodness Renee
chose that moment to come charging in.
“Girl, my feet are about to fall off. Are you almost ready?” Renee gave her a
wrung out expression and looked towards Drake. “You don’t mind if I steal her
away do you?”
Nadia heard him say, “Not at all,” in his deep drawl, but she didn’t look back
towards him. Instead, she kept her gaze firmly on Renee as she started to propel
her towards the house. She saw Cole standing with some businessmen on the
patio, engaged in deep conversation, so she didn’t stop, but kept right on
walking until she stopped at her Land Rover. She could call him in the morning
and tell him her ‘Thank you’ then. Right now all she felt like doing was
getting home where she would be able to dissect every moment of that dance with
Drake.
Renee was a wonderful friend and Nadia was glad she had brought her along, even
if they hadn’t spent anytime together at the party. Nadia learned that Cole had
asked Renee on a date and it was unusual to see Renee so exuberant over a man,
but Nadia was happy that Cole was focusing his attentions on someone beside
her.
The drive was not that long, and Nadia pulled into her driveway around
midnight. She had almost made it to her back entrance, when a rustle in the
bushes beside her house made her jump. Looking towards those bushes with
wide eyes, she grasped the small light on her keychain and shown it in that
direction. Small, yellow eyes stared back at her. The leaves rustled once more
and the small hawk flexed its wings and twitched its head directly at her.
Nadia had the distinct feeling that it would understand if she spoke to it.
Okay, those long hours are catching up with you honey. You need to get
inside and go to bed.
But she continued to stand there, transfixed with the small, regal looking
little hawk. Moments later it chirped out a little sound then took flight,
causing Nadia to jump and shake her head as she went inside, muttering to
herself about talking to animals when she knew they couldn’t talk back.
***
Drake hung up the phone after confirming with his pilot that he would indeed
fly out at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. The trip to New York couldn’t be put
off. And since his mind and body were still in shock, he figured the event he
was flying out for would take his mind off of what he had just learned. But he
still had his doubts about that.
Sliding open his French doors that led out to his deck behind the large home,
he inhaled the early morning air, and let the soothing qualities sink into his
bones. The back of his home faced nothing but woods and Ridge Lake, something
that he was immensely fond of. This was the one spot where he could do or say
anything and no one would know about it. Since he was constantly catalogued in
the real world, by his every movement, it was nice to know that no one could
scale the large fence he had erected around his property and get in his private
domain.
The night air was humid, but still comforting as Drake stood there in his
jeans, barefoot, and let the sounds of wildlife cascade over him.
A small sound hit his ears. He turned towards the west and saw the little
nighthawk make her way into a graceful landing on the railing that surrounded
his deck. She preened for him, lifting her wings, spreading her feathers and
Drake smiled at her show. Her intelligent, yellow eyes looked directly at him
and she set her head into something that resembled a nod.
Ah, so Nadia had
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