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Bina awoke with a start the next morning. It had taken her a little while to get to sleep after Rob’s comment, but he had fallen asleep with no problem. She heard banging down the hall and realized she was alone in bed. The sun was shining through the window, right into her eyes. She covered her eyes and sat up, she felt a little drunk and hung over at the same time. Bina grabbed her glasses and walked towards the noise. It was Rob, standing in the kitchen in nothing but boxers shorts, cooking her breakfast. Her insides bubbled with giddiness and her heart skipped a beat. Sighing deeply she leaned against the wall and just watched him load up two plates of food. He turned then and saw her, a frown spread over his face.
“You’re awake…”
“I’m… sorry?” she said slowly.
“You ruined my surprise.”
“Oh!” she turned and ran back to the room and climbed into bed, setting her glasses on the end table. She pretended to be fast asleep when Rob came in the room. He brought her plate and glass of apple juice then left the room, returning only seconds later with a beautiful pink rose from the front garden.
“Good morning my love” he leaned over and kissed her forehead.
They ate in mostly silence then Bina got up to take care of their dishes when her phone rang, it was Thressa.
“Hey-lo”
“Bina! We’re back!”
“Really?” she practically screamed.
“Yup, late last night. I was thinking we should all get together, invite Shelley.”
“Yes! That would be awesome! If you want, we can do it over here, I’ll cook.” she beamed.
“Ok, sounds like a plan. We’ll see you guys tonight… I’ll call Shelley.”
“Thressa and Johnny are back! They are gonna come out, and Shelley…”
“Invite your parents too” he smiled.
“To dinner? Tonight?”
“Yeah” he chuckled and took the dishes from Bina.
****
Bina’s parents would be there any minute, they had called to say they were on their way. The girls and Johnny were all ready there but she couldn’t shake the nerves. They didn’t know anything about her relationship with Robert and it’d been a long time since she introduced a guy to her parents. She looked down at her hand where a ring had once sat and shook her head. He who will not be named had tore her heart out, and she hadn’t dated anyone since. It had been well over a year since he left.
“You ok kid?” Johnny came up behind her as she stood at the window.
“Yeah, thanks.” she nodded. He rubbed her shoulders.
“Relax, it’ll be ok.” she took a deep breath just as her parents blue Tracker pulled into the drive way. Rob walked into the kitchen with her, she stood between Rob and Johnny.
“Let’s get this over with…” Rob grabbed her hand and headed for the door.
“Maybe I should go out first… Just to give them a heads up”
“I think we’ll go together.”
They walked outside together and waited by the door for her parents to come around. Her mom stopped in her tracks and looked at Bina and him. Of course she knew who he was, Bina had recorded almost every show he was on.
“Mom, dad… I have someone I want you to meet.” Rob stepped forward and took her dad’s hand in his. Dad just looked at her, waiting for her to say something. “This is Robert…” she paused. “Pattison..”
“And?”
“Johnny Depp’s in the house”
“O…K…” her mom said slowly.
“Er, I mean.. This is my mom, Maggie.. And my dad, Jerry.”
“Nice to meet you both.” Rob smiled at them then walked to the door and held it open for them.
****
Later that night after everyone had left, Johnny and Robert decided to buy Shelley a ticket to go down to Nashville and meet Blake Shelton. Neither of them knew him that well but well enough to know he’d be ok with hanging out with Shelley for a day or two. Bina was sitting on the couch watching some TV, Rob came over to her and kissed the tip of her nose.
“You ok love?”
“Yeah” she nodded. He sat on the couch next to her and pulled her onto his lap, nuzzling her neck.
“You smell good.” He planted a kiss on her shoulder. “I love you.”
“Love you too”
“What’s going on in that beautiful head of yours?” he tapped her temple.
“You met my parents… It’s like a whole new level…” she gave half a chuckle, not wanting to give away how freaked out she was.
“Mmmhmm” he kissed her ear lobe. “And?”
“Nothing” she shook her head.
“And?” he repeated, kissing her jaw.
“And it freaks me out” she sighed, giving in. Plus his kisses were making her mind go fuzzy.
“Why?”
“It just does… It’s serious. We’ve said the “I love you’s”, you’ve met my parents, I’m sure I’ll met yours… Then what? Where do we go after that?”
Rob sighed heavily, not knowing what to say. Well, he knew what he wanted to tell her but he didn’t want to freak her out. His hands ran up her arms, he kissed her neck lightly. He started to hum something soft, slow, and sweet.
“What song is that?”
“I’m not sure… just how I’m feeling, holding you close.”
“It’s beautiful.”
“Just like you” he kissed the nape of her neck again.
“Make love to me” she whispered.
“No, tonight is all about pampering you.”
Rob untangled himself from her, got up and headed to the bathroom. Soon Bina heard the water running in the bath tub, she waited for him to come back. And when he did, he led her to the bathroom, it was filled with candle light. He slowly undressed her and started singing “To Roam” quietly. She stepped into the tub and sat down, bubbles were covering her entire body. Rob grabbed a wash rag from behind him, soaped it up and began washing her legs, then moved up to her thighs, and moved higher, all the while still singing.
Sabrina laid backed, taking it all in feeling deliriously happy, the days nerves had washed away as Rob washed her back then poured hot water over her skin.
After the bath, he wrapped her in a towel, led her to the bedroom, picked out her clothes but set them off to the side. He motioned for her to lay on the bed, grabbing her towel before she did. He grabbed some lotion off the shelf and squeezed some into his hands, he straddled her legs and began rubbing her back. She moaned in pleasure as her muscles eased up. His hands roamed to her neck, then shoulders. Bina felt almost completely relaxed. His hands moved lower to her hips but they never went lower, even though she was almost certain they would. He scooted down and began to massage her calf’s, ankles, and finally her feet. He got up, took her hand and helped her sit up. Rob gathered her clothes and helped her put them on.
“Lay down my love.”
She did. He tucked her in then sat on the bed next to her. Rob stroked her hair as he hummed this new lullaby to Sabrina as she drifted off to sleep. He kissed her temple, cheek, corner of her mouth, then kneeled by the bed.
“My plans are more than you’re willing to allow at the moment” he whispered “But I’m not going anywhere my love, I will take my time and you will see, I’m not leaving you.” He kissed her temple again and walked out of the room, finding her cell phone and called Thressa.
“Hey sprite, sorry I’m calling so late…” he paused. “I don’t know if you guys were thinking about the trade this weekend but I think we’re going to have to skip it.”
“Awww, why?” Thressa asked, sounding disappointed.
“I want to take Sabrina to London.”
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