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Hell on Heels (Hot Damned #3)(16)
Author: Robyn Peterman

“Are you okay?” he asked. I heard the smile in his voice.

“I don’t know,” I admitted.

“We’re not even in the air yet.” He laughed.

“I know.” I was grateful he couldn’t see the blush that had covered my whole face. “It’s just that. . .um, I’m not sure what I’ll dream about anymore.”

“You’ll dream about me, Dixie,” he said so quietly I wasn’t positive I heard him correctly.

His wings expanded with a whoosh. They had to be six feet of gleaming gold on either side. His skin felt hot to my touch and the feeling of anticipation skittered down my spine like little mice. He took several running steps toward the pond and we were airborne.

I shrieked with delight as we glided low over the water and I felt his body shake with laughter.

“Go higher,” I urged, locking my knees around him tighter. His feathers tickled my nose so I raised my head. The view was tremendous.

We soared up like a roller coaster and my tummy dropped. I squealed in sheer terror and joy. The wind roared through my hair and his wings. The ground below looked like a fairy tale, moving and sparkling in the starlight.

The beat of his wings was reminiscent of a calming metronome. I let one of my hands loose and ran it through his hair.

“None of that, Little Missy. I’ll lose my concentration.”

“Sorry.” I giggled and wrapped myself back around his neck.

The peace and happiness I felt was new to me. I was meant to fly. In my heart I’d always known. I just never knew it would take a beautiful boy with golden wings and green eyes to get me there.

We soared so high the stars were our traffic. Wanting desperately to touch one, I reached out. Although I knew they were millions of miles away, I swear I felt their heat. He rolled and dipped, flying at extreme heights and almost touching the ground. I held on for dear life. Even though I knew a fall wouldn’t kill me unless I got decapitated on the way down, I didn’t want to let go of him. I loved the way his body felt under mine. It was sinful.

We flew for hours. I was positive I’d have no voice tomorrow for all the screaming and laughing I did. The terrain below began to look familiar. We were at my house. He landed smoothly in my front yard. I hopped off, ran around to his front and threw myself into his arms.

“That was the most amazing thing I’ve ever done,” I babbled. “It was beautiful and you’re beautiful and I. . .” I stopped abruptly. Hell’s Bells, I was about to tell him I loved him.

“You what?” Hayden bent down so we were nose to nose.

I couldn’t think straight with him so close. “I. . .um, I don’t know.” I pulled back a little bit so my brain would work. I touched his lips and gently ran my fingertips back and forth. “This was the best night of my life.”

He closed his eyes and leaned into my touch. “Mine too.”

“Really?”

“Yes Dixie, really, really.” He chuckled. “Would you like something to remember it by?”

“Yes.” I knew even without a memento I’d remember this night forever.

He removed a small feather from his wing and handed it to me. It glistened in my hand like a jewel.

“Thank you.” I would treasure it forever. “I’ll see you at class tomorrow?”

“No,” he said regretfully, tucking my windblown hair behind my ears. “I have to take care of something tomorrow, but I’ll see you on Friday.”

My disappointment was embarrassing, but it seemed to make him happy.

“It’s only one day.” He pulled me into a tight hug. “I promise I’ll be thinking about you the entire time we’re apart.”

“Okay,” I said as I tried to hide my disappointment.

He lifted my chin and brushed his mouth against mine. My lips tingled with need. “Go inside now.”

“Your truck,” I remembered. “It’s at the field. How will you get home?”

Hayden laughed and spread his wings. “I have several modes of transportation.”

Hades, after an entire night of amazing, I had to end it with something stupid. “Right,” I murmured.

“Dixie.” He stopped me as I was about to go into my little house. “Tonight was perfect. You are perfect and I’ve never been so happy in my life.”

My breath caught in my throat. He gave me one last intense kiss, turned and flew into the night.

He was right. It was perfect.

I felt his absence keenly and my cozy bungalow made me more lonely than ever. I grabbed my now working cell phone and quickly texted Stella a big thank you and a semi play by play of the highlights minus the flying part. I wandered to my room and crawled into my bed fully dressed. I clutched my feather to my chest and fell asleep.

That night I dreamt about flying, but for the first time in my life. . .I wasn’t flying alone.

Chapter 8

Class was boring without Hayden there. I found myself unable to concentrate on anything academic. My father would be delighted. Stella had a field day giving me crap, but nothing could rip my mind from reliving the most beautiful night of my life. Well, nothing except another round of group therapy.

Due to the fact that we were scheduled to leave Hell soon, we'd graduated from therapy to combat training. As usual anything we did turned into a royal cluster. . .and of course we were back at my bungalow.

Not having heard Carl speak much in the months I'd known him, I remembered why when he tried to persuade the group to take up hip-hop instead of combat.

   
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