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Scottish Were Wolf and the Italian Lady
They finally landed in Scotland and meeting them at the Airport was Gavina, as she promised when she talked to Toni the night before. It was a surprisingly sunny day in Scotland for that time of year. Gavina picked them up at 10 a.m. when their flight arrived. She waited down stairs for them both by the baggage claim area.
She wore blue jeans and a green sweater, boots her hair pulled back in a ponytail tied up with a green ribbon. She scanned the crowd as they came down to the claim area but nothing. Had she made a mistake on the flight or time? Finally, she saw them, she made her way up and hugged and kissed them both.
"Welcome to Scotland!" She boldly exclaimed with that sweet accent of hers that just made Toni's blood race. Smiling broadly at them both, they walked off arm in arm to the luggage turntable. She explained them she had made plans for them to visit the Castle when they were rested, the next day while Toni grabbed the bags then they all headed off to her car. They drove for almost two hours to get to the quiet lil sleepy town where Gavina's family lived, she figured they would enjoy the countryside more then the City. Hoping the peace and beauty would wash away the dreariness of New York City.
As they drove, Toni and Gav talked about this that what he and his sister did while in Italy. Ari looked to the lush greenness of the countryside getting lost in its splendor as her brother and Gavina spoke to each other about things she was not even paying any mind too.
"Hey!She snapped her head when her brother poked her, pulling her out of her faraway state of mind.
"You with us back there princess or what?" He asked her, with a chuckle in his voice.
"Yeah, yeah sorry I was just thinking." she paused for a moment "I think I could be very comfortable living here." Toni looked at her with an expression on his face as if to say.
"Where did that come from?" However, he did not say anything, not yet at least.
"Well stay here on earth with the rest of us will ya." He smiled and gave her knee a grab slightly.
Ari moved up, resting her arms on the back of the seats in front, making her move to the middle of the back seat where she was sitting so she could join in the conversation her brother and Gavina were having.
"Gavi what in the hell do you see in this lump any way?" She shoved Toni some, snickering like a small child would.
Gavi chuckled before she answered Ari's question.
"Oh I don't know really, maybe he has an animal magnetism I just can't resist. Or it's the sex?" Gavina could not help but put that last part in knowing Toni more then likely did not mention the lil tryst in the bathroom on the plan that one time.
Toni groaned when Gavi mentioned sex, he had not told Ari about the plane deal yet but guess now it was out and he heard her mind roll over and was ready for the loving sister torment and teasing.
"Oh that good is he? Hmm never heard that from the other women, just heard lots of screaming and groaning." She chuckled knowing that would get Toni's boxers just in a bunch.
"Hey do you mind when did my sex life become topic of this conversation?"
Both women snickered a bit then looked at him.
"What's wrong love, haven't you told Ari about the plane yet?"
"No, I'm just not sure how my fucking around became so interesting all of a sudden, it's like I am the flavor of the month or something."
"Baby you are the best flavor I have ever had. I am spoiled now I can never go back to Vanilla now that I have had Spumoni." Her cheery voice rang out making all three of them laugh like mad.
"Ok, Ok I give. I know when I am beat. Fuck me I am surrounded by willful strong thick headed women I can't win for nothing." He said.
They all laughed more as both women almost said at the same time.
"But, you love us."
He looked at them both shaking his head. He loved his sister with out a doubt, Gavina she was something he had never experienced before. Sure, he had his time with other women but she was something very different.
She made his heart race, his chest tighten. Was he falling in love with her? He had not been able to get her out of his mind since that day on the plane, now with his sister he needed some one on his side, those two against him he was way out numbered.
The rest of the drive all they did was chitchat, this, and that nothing important or of any consequence. While Toni and Gav rambled on in the front seat talking with each other Ari closed her eyes and just rested, the trip had been long and she was tired, soon they arrived at Gavina home. The car came to a stop waking Ari in the back seat.
"Are we here already?" she asked in a sleepy voice.
The house was two stories all stone with vines up the sides and front smoke coming from the chimney. It looked like a scene from a painting.
The door opened and two people came out smiling and calling Gavina.
"Welcome back lass! Thought you got lost or some thing." The man shouted as he walked to Gavina giving her a hearty hug. There was a woman who followed suit. Ari could see why Gavina was so beautiful.
A man walked out making his way to Toni hugging him tight making him groan slightly as the man did so.
"Welcome to Scotland my boy! We've heard so much about you from Gavina, she's has had nothing but nice things to say! Welcome, Welcome!"
The man was a bubbly sort very friendly. Toni could see where Gav got it from now. Soon the mother followed suit hugging and kissing them both.
Ari chuckled at the greetings her brother had gotten and smiled when the kind man gave her a somewhat tight hug as well.
"Toni, Ari these are my mum and da. Steven and Marian. Mum, Da this is Toni and Ari."
"Gavi has told us all about you and your brother, that you were coming to visit. Come, come you must be tired. We have your rooms all ready for you.
Here I'll show you to the rooms that are yours while you are here. The house is like your own home while you are here, no need to stand on formality."
Ari and Toni could not believe how sweet these people were being to total strangers, it was overwhelming.
She heard and read about how nice the Scott's were but this did not seem to come close to what she imagined. Smiling the woman looped their arms together, escorting Ari into the house while her husband and Toni got the things from the car.
They changed, clean up, and then meet the others downstairs. They were sitting around the table talking. Ari and Toni, Gavina and her parents talking getting to know one another a little bit better as dinner cooked. They talked almost all through dinner and desert and late into the night before Gavina, Toni and her parents had called it a night and headed to bed for the night. She could not get over how natural it felt here even Toni commented that he too he felt at home here strangely.
Midnight came and they all headed to bed except Ari; she went outside to sit on the swing out in front of the cottage. Looking up she saw the dark blue-black of the sky with all its glowing sparkles of light it made her let out a soft breath, it felt so right to be here peaceful, no sounds of the city, no screaming, yelling, no guns going off just the sound of nature at night.
"This is so wonderful." She uttered quietly to her self, but soon the baying of a wolf in the distance broke the silence of the night.
Ari turned her head in the direction of the baying something about that sound made her smile. The next time it sounded closer, then again, even closer then before. Getting up from the swing, she moved out into the field the grass so tall her hand brushed the tips softly bending them as she moved.
Heading off in the direction of the baying even though she was not sure where she was going but still she walked off. She was at the edge of a thick forest when she heard it again the baying like some wild call.
Her heart starting to pound in her chest more and more the deeper she went. The sound was so hunting, pulling her in just like her dreams. She took another few steps she looked back the house it was still visible she could in the dark of night the glow of lights in the window like a beacon of safety. Foolishly, she kept going then it appeared a huge wolf standing in the clearing just beyond her, its head tilted to the sky its melodic haunting song echoing on the night air, it sent a chill up her spine. She felt a pang of fright when wolf lowered its head and looked dead smack at her. Her eyes locked on the shimmering orbs of some wild wolf it stole her reason and sense to run like mad back to the house, but her mind sparked the thought of just backing up slowly. The wolf began creeping its way towards her matching it seemed step for step with hers.
"God it's just going to rip me to bits if I don't get out of here. Don't run what ever you do just don't run." She kept telling her self softly until she backed her self into a huge tree letting out a huff of air as her back smacked hard into the rough bark. She was stuck now she had nowhere else to back up too she was caught between this wolf and the tree, and it was getting CLOSER!
No more then ten feet from her its strode till it was now three feet from her, almost close enough she could just reach out and touch it. She was sweating from the whole intensity of the moment, and then it was right on her sniffing at her, looking up at her. She heard a soft growling coming from the wolf, and then something made it jerk its head to the left.
"Andrew stop that back off with ye now go on go!" This voice came out of nowhere. Andrew? Ari's head turned to the sound of the voice while the wolf seemed to understand and backed off with out so much as another glance at Ari.
