Kallos (Kallos Series) - By Khelsey Jackson Page 0,83

break her heart when she picks just one. “We won’t make things harder for you either, and when you do pick, then that’s it. You don’t get a second chance. Yes, you will be breaking one of our hearts, but we can only take so much.” She knows that he isn’t trying to be mean, but it still hurt to hear him say that.

“I know, and I don’t want to hurt either of you. It kills me to know that I will, and it will break something inside of me, too.” He looks down at their connected hands and smiles.

“You aren’t going to choose now are you?” She shakes her head. “Good, now that we had a serious talk. Do you want to have some fun?”

“What do you have in mind?” She raises an eyebrow at him teasingly.

“How about a walk in the woods, and then lunch at Momma’s?” She smiles; Ian would do anything to make her happy.

“Sounds great.” He let’s go of her hand and stands. He walks over to the garbage to throw his coffee cup away. She sips her last drop of her tea and does the same. They start to walk into the woods, and when their hands brush against one another, they intertwine their fingers. Kallos loves how his hand is always warm and open for her. Walking in the woods has always brought her peace, and she feels more at home here. She can hear a stream not too far away from them, and the birds all around them are singing happily. Ian is leading them somewhere. Kallos wants to ask, but decides that she won’t ruin any plans he may have. She looks over at him, and he is smiling but isn’t paying any attention to her. She can tell that he is trying to keep something from her, and truthfully, she doesn’t like surprises.

“Close your eyes,” Ian says softly, and she does. Kallos can feel some soft fabric pressing against her eyes as he ties it behind her head. She feels him lean in against her back. “I want to make sure that you can’t see where we are going. I want to surprise you,” Ian whispers to her. “Now, hold on to both of my hands; I will make sure you don’t fall.” She feels him grab both of her hands, and he starts walking. She knows he said he wouldn’t let her fall, but she isn’t too sure about this. Kallos doesn’t like the dark as it is, and being blindfolded makes her panic a little. She can hear some water, like maybe a stream. “Okay, now we are going to stop and you have to stay here. Don’t move I’ll be right back.”

Ian kisses her lips lightly, and she can hear him walk away. Being alone and blind makes her heart speed up; she is terrified. She starts to breathe heavily, and she feels like she is going to pass out. Slowly, she sits on the ground and is trying to get her breathing back to normal when she can feel the blindfold being untied. “Kallos, are you okay?” She sluggishly turns her head to the side to look at Ian. His hand comes up to her cheek, and his thumb is rubbing her cheek.

“Yeah, I just freaked for a minute. I’m sorry.” Looking around them, she becomes speechless. They are in a clearing and everything is so green. Right in front of them is a small stream and a waterfall. He brought her to their own little Eden. Kallos stands up, and Ian helps her. “Ian, this is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.” Looking at him and his smile, she wanted to take her words back because he was the most beautiful thing she has ever seen. Him, standing here, the blue of his shirt bringing out the blue in his eyes and the black scarf around his neck made him look like a god. She doesn’t think she'll ever get over the fact that he is hers and that he loves her. She pulls him into a hug and squeezes a little tighter than she probably should have.

Ian quickly wraps his arms around Kallos and holds her just as tight. “Well, this is part of your surprise, and I take it you approve,” he whispers in her ear. She smiles because this is the Ian she loves; she nods her approval. “Good there is one more thing, but I want you to be facing