Madi stifled a giggle as Dimitri squeezed her knee beneath the table. The past few weeks had been perfection. Dimitri was patient with her, and sweet and funny as ever. She looked at him, slapping at him playfully. Sure, she had her moments where she could do nothing but cry, she had woken him up to come keep her company at 3 am more than once, but he was still there, and he hadn't raised his voice or a fist once, even though she might have deserved it. He looked to her as she slapped his shoulder gently, leaning in to press his nose into her ear and whisper.
"Psych is cancelled today. Jim told me this morning, I have a surprise for you after this." She giggled, turning to him and raising an eyebrow.
"Madi, Dimitri, work." The professor shot a watchful eye in their direction, causing them to snicker and return to their research. The rest of class passed quickly and no sooner was it over than Dimitri had settled Madi in his car and was speeding in the direction of the highway.
"Where are we going?" She giggled, opening her window and looking out. The weather was warming now, although the melting snow turned the streets into a muddy mess, the clear skies and the warm sun were a welcome change of pace. It seemed that even on the worse days it could make her smile, and right now, with Dimitri, she was absolutely beaming. He watched her from the corner of his eye, it was nice to see her like this, sure, she had moments. But he was willing to deal with them if it meant getting to see her smile like this.
"It's a surprise, Miss Highwood." She sighed, sinking back into the seat and slipping off her shoes to curl into a ball. She closed her eyes, content to concentrate on the way the sun warmed her face. She felt Dimitri's large hand wrap around her own and she sighed, squeezing softly.
Forty-five minutes later, Madi had drifted to sleep. Dimitri smiled to himself as he pulled into the bed and breakfast. He had made sure to double check with all of Madi's professors, thank God they had most of their classes together, the beauty of having the same major. He had even managed to have Darren let him sneak in to pack her a bag. It was strange to be going to such extremes for a girl. It wasn't that he wasn't a nice guy, in truth he had often been called one, but even for him, this seemed over the top. He pulled into a parking space, tempted to let her sleep a few moments longer, but she began to stir all on her own. She stretched and groaned, slowly opening her eyes to look around. "Where are we?" Her voice was still raspy with sleep, he loved the sound. She was so cute when she was sleepy. He couldn't help but lean across the consule and kiss her. His lips barely brushed hers and he could feel her smile. "mmm..but where are we?"
"On a long weekend, don't worry, I cleared it with everyone who matters." He grinned, stepping out of the car and walking around to open her door. He offered her hand as help while stepping out before grabbing their bags.
"Hey, that's my suitcase." Her voice was playful, a giggle at the end of the sentence. He grinned, throwing both over his shoulder in one hand before wrapping his free hand around one of hers. They made their way inside and checked in quickly before heading up to their bedroom. The room wasn't especially huge, but the sliding glass doors for the balcony faced west towards the woods and further in the distance, the mountains. The bed was large, and comfortable looking, along with large leather chairs and a luxurious bathroom. "Dimitri... this is...amazing." She grinned as he dropped the bags, reaching out for his hand to watch the early afternoon light play against the budding forest. He sighed, standing behind her and wrapping his arms around her ribs before resting his chin on the top of her head.
"Madi..." He sighed, kissing her temple, "do you like it?" The words came in a gentle whisper, it made her knees almost weak, the way something so soft managed to come from a man with such a rugged appearance. She turned in his arms, looking up into his eyes.
"No." Her hands came to rest on his chest, eyes moving to them and then back up slowly, stopping on his lips, darting to his eyes and then back to his lips. Those eyes didn't move as she licked her lips, rising onto her tip toes to plant a soft kiss. "I love it. Thank you."