Chapter 7
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Shasta was still rushing around when the doorbell rang. Oh, she’d wanted to be ready to greet him calm and collected, but then why stray from her usual pattern just to impress him?
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He stood waiting, and waiting, his nervousness building. He wanted the night to be perfect. His mind and body wandering to thoughts of what might happen that night, building the anticipation. She opened the door, and his mouth went dry. This woman was beautiful. The dress fit her snugly from shoulder to hip and then spread out falling to her heels. She didn’t seem to mind his looking so he took his time. The V neckline showed off more then just her curve. Her hair was down, and formed waves around her shoulders. Her make up light, the way he liked. He took a step toward her, changing his mind about taking her out. He wasn’t taking her anywhere.
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She grinned as she saw David’s reaction to her body. She took it as a compliment, even though the words had yet to come out. As he stepped towards her, she slipped past him and out the door. She was ready to be spoiled and wasn’t going to let him into her house or get into her dress that quickly. She grabbed his hand, walking down the stairs and out the door.
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He would have preferred having her to himself but now that she was leading the way he would be a faithful puppy dog and follow her anywhere. He almost forgot that he was the one that had made the plans for the evening and would need to drive her to their restaurant.
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The restaurant was at the top of the tallest building in town. She slipped her arm through his as they made their way up, and to their table. She stopped as she saw the lights of the town some close and some far. It was a beautiful setting for a beautiful evening, and her heart surged with joy.
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He watched her as her face lighted up from the sight before them. She was more beautiful than any view he could imagine. He didn’t deserve to have this woman on his arm but here she was. No waiter disturbed them until they moved silently to their seats.
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”This is beautiful, thank you David!”
“You are beautiful!” David responded.
Shasta noticed the white wine already on table. David poured.
“To you,” David toasted.
“To us,” Shasta corrected
“To us!” And their wine glasses clinked.
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They ordered their food. David remembered Shasta’s desire to taste his food and choose a cheese dish he had heard her mention before.
While they waited for their food David asked, “I’m interested to know when you first started to get interested in me.” He had wanted to share his dream with her tonight but wanted to hear her side of the story first.
“That’s so funny you would ask me that because I brought something I wanted you to read tonight,” she reached for her purse as she spoke, and handed the handwritten notes to him. “I had a dream about you and I wrote it down.”
He read her story of her dream and was surprised that she’d dreamt of him.
“When was this dream?” David questioned.
Shasta giggled before she answered, “Hmm, it was the night before we got assigned over at Daytolla Elementary School. Remember what happened that evening?”
Their food arrived and broke up their conversation. David wondered if it was possible that it was the same night as his dream.
“I had a dream about you as well. I was going to tell you about it tonight.” David continued. “You won’t believe this but it was the same night as you say your dream was.”
He told her about his dream, about how she had seduced him on his lap and then how amazing it was that she had ended up on his lap that very next night. David felt his excitement growing as he looked at this sexy woman and imagined that night in the van.
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Shasta could totally imagine herself acting like he had imagined her. She took a bite from David’s plate as she ate and listened. Her leg brushed up against his and instead of moving away she kept it touching his leg, rubbing it slightly with her toes.
“So, you and I both had dreams about each other the same night and then ended up in each others arms that next night? That doesn’t seem possible. I don’t know if I believe you?” Shasta didn’t think he was lying but couldn’t believe it at the same time.
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“I can prove it. The same day you wrote this dream I typed up my dream on my computer at work. I can show you.” It was starting to sink in to David that something had been drawing them together.
“So where did these dreams come from? I certainly always thought you were a great guy but you always seemed to have so many friends and I just never let myself get my hopes up about you. We were just friends.”
“I felt the same way about you. You always look so happy, and I never see you socializing outside of work with other workers so I figured you had a hot boyfriend keeping you distracted. So I never asked.” David felt good admitting that he had wanted to ask her a long time ago.
Shasta felt like it was a compliment and didn’t know what to say. “There hasn’t been a boyfriend for a while.”
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