three-year-old
Sierra ran to him, “ Daddy, Daddy
look. ”
Jason reached
down, picked her up in his arms, and kissed her chocolate covered
cheek. “ Hello pumpkin. Is the candy
good? ”
Bobbing her
head up and down she replied smiling, “ Yummy Daddy,
want some? ” She pushed the remaining chocolate
bar toward his mouth.
He bit a small
piece. “ Mum yummy. Where ’ s
Mommy? ”
“She went out
Mr. Davies, ” Gabby the live-in babysitter replied
as she began picking up toys.
“Did she say
when she would return? ”
“Not really,
but I don ’ t expect her until later or in the
morning. ”
“Alright, ” Jason replied a little upset. “ I have to go out of town, but I ’ ll return
tonight. It may be a little late. ” He looked into the
face of his precious little girl. “ Daddy loves
Sierra. ”
She put her
chocolate covered hands on his cheeks and kissed the tip of his
nose. “ Sierra love Daddy, ” she
giggled.
Gabby reached
out while laughing. “ I ’ ll take
her Mr. Davies. I ’ m afraid
you ’ re going to have to change your
shirt. ”
“It ’ s alright Gabby.
We ’ ll walk out to the car so she can give her Uncle Eric
a chocolate kiss. ”
♪
After cleaning his cheek of the chocolate
kiss from his adorable niece, Eric sat on the eight seat private
plane ready to take off for Virginia. While he waited for Jason to
change his shirt, he began strumming notes that continued to invade
his mind on his guitar. Closing his eyes the vision that awakened
him each morning came to mind. She laid asleep in his arms, her
eyelashes fluttered open, the most incredible black eyes he had
ever seen looked into his, and a smile as warm as the sun graced
her face. Transfixed, he allowed the image to transfer and the
music to sooth his soul. The melody began smooth, soft, intriguing;
then the heart of the music began its crescendo as the images of
the woman from Virginia filled his mind and reached the crest just
as he ventured into the sweetness of her love. The mellow peaks
slowly began to return to the smooth rhythm of the beginning.
“Whoa that was
sweet. Something new you ’ re working
on? ” Jason asked from the seat in front of him.
Eric never
heard Jason return to his seat, he was so engrossed in the
music. “ No just something that ’ s been playing
around in my head for a couple of weeks. ”
“Since we left
Virginia, ” Jason asked with a questioning
look.
Lowering his
eyes and putting his guitar to the side, Eric sat forward and
rested his elbows on his legs. He cuffed his hands and looked
intently at his brother. “ Something happened
that night in the hotel. ”
“Um yeah, you
had an encounter with a call girl. ”
“Hmm,
I ’ m not sure she was call girl. I mean
I ’ ve been around and this woman was not that
experienced. ”
Jason sat
forward and joined his thirty-year old brother. “ You know
last month I would have teased you and told you to go get
laid. ” They both snickered. “ You took my
advice and you ’ ve been distracted
since then. If the woman touched you in some way, maybe you need to
find her. I just don ’ t want you to be
punked. If this woman is in the life, you need to accept that and
move on. If she ’ s not then I say go
for it — I am. ”
That was an
unusual take from his brother who was generally on the, “ Don ’ t let one woman tie
you down, ” trip. Eric knew why he
wanted — no had to go back to Virginia. But it was not
clear why Jason was in a hurry to get back there. “ Ahhh, so this trip is about a woman that you need me to
seduce for you, ” Eric asked as he sat back
grinning. “ You know this game of
me getting them and you sleeping with them is getting a little
old. ”
“No,
it ’ s about the woman, ” Jason replied as he
sat back. “ I
don ’ t want you to seduce her, I have her interest, at
least I think I do. I need you for insurance, just in case she
needs to be serenaded. ” Jason grinned then
looked out the