1.6 I belong here

Finally, the next morning arrived. Anna had been awake most of the time, picturing the date in her head. She knew that it hadn’t happened yet, of course, but her imagination made it into the most beautiful day of her life. In her daydreams, he always greeted her by gently pulling her closer and placing a gentle kiss on her lips.  Then he smiled his beautiful smile and invited her inside. There, they would talk for hours and hours, occasionally touching each other accidentally. Sometimes on purpose, too. In the evening, when it was getting late, he drove her home in his truck and then brought her to the door of her little come. He looked deep into her eyes and she returned the gaze. They stood like this for ages, just holding each other closely and feeling what the other person felt. Understandably, Anna was unable to sleep after this.

She dragged herself out of bed and hopped into the shower. As the hot water dripped on her face – the shower had not been working probably for a few days now, but a handyman was too expensive –, she couldn’t help but drift back to her daydreams for a few minutes. As soon as she was out of the shower and dressed again, her cellphone rang. It showed his name on the display, and she froze for a minute. Was he going to cancel on her now? She wasn’t sure how she would take it, because this clearly would be a rejection. Her voice trembling, she answered the call. It was him, indeed, but he only wanted to confirm the details for the afternoon. His melodic voice made her feel safe and bursting with energy at the same time, and she smiled during the entire phone call.

Although the next few hours passed way too slowly, they were over eventually. Time to visit the ranch once more. When she got out of the taxi, the first thing she saw was the horses all around the house. This banished the bad thoughts from her head for good. He was home, and he was going to greet her in a minute. She knew better than to expect a romantic encounter as she had experienced it over and over in her dreams.

Shaking all over her body, she rang the bell. This time, she didn’t have to wait very long before the door opened and the man who had deprived her of all sleep the last nights stood right in front of her, smiling all over his face. So far, this was exactly like her dreams. She reminded herself of staying calm, of not letting her feelings overwhelm her, which resulted in awkwardly raising her hands to something between a hug and a shrug. “So,” she said, “we finally made it.” It was really hard not to get lost in his beautiful dark eyes. Again, she had to remember that this was not her dream. This was reality, and what happened would be for real this time. It was not going to be like her dream.

A second later, she was proven right. This was nothing like it.

It was even better. Without saying a single word, he put his strong arms around her and kissed her passionately. She just stood there in shock, not really knowing what to do and where to put her hands. It had been so long since someone had kissed her, and she was a little scared. But at the same time, a feeling of pure happiness flowed through her, capturing every fiber of her being.

When he let go of her, stepped back a little and bit his lip insecurely, she smiled. Then she took a step closer, embraced him and completely devoted herself to him and his touch. Time stood still and there seemed to be nobody but those two in the entire world.

Soon they took it inside, as if not to lose any time. This man seemed to be everything she had ever dreamed of, and she was not planning of letting him go ever again. She felt what he felt, without a single word being spoken.

When she looked into his brown eyes, practically devouring her, but at the same time savoring her, she knew she was in love with him already. She knew that there was nothing she couldn’t do, as long as he was by her side. As long as it had taken her to trust anybody ever again, it had been worth it. Every single minute of the inner fights and the insecurities ended right here.

Everything ended right here, on the freshly made bed of a man who had introduced her to the lovely world of horses and love. During everything that followed this thought, she felt like watching herself from above, as if she was not in her body. Watching the two of them filled her with peacefulness. This was what she wanted every single day to be like.

When she walked around the room afterwards to collect her clothes, she couldn’t escape that feeling of joy that spread in her stomach and soon filled every fiber of her body. She was proud, yes, and she was also happy about opening up to another human being. Her new life had really started, and she couldn’t wait to see what was going to happen next.

Unfortunately, Jo got a call from his music company, where he was needed for some problems. This left Anna with the horses, since Jo’s roommate was still at work, too. She decided to brush the horses and feed them a little something. A slow and careful approach seemed the best way to gain their trust.

One horse approved of the brushing, but as soon as Anna hold out her hand, the horse neighed vociferously, and bared its teeth. Frightened, Anna stepped back and decided to postpone the rest of her plan for now. She still had so much time to get to know them. For now it was Jo who counted the most. 

Author's notes: Why do my sims take ages to meet any people at all, but then decide within seconds that they want to go all the way with someone?