The Wolfs Maine - By Jinni James Page 0,12

lock.” Why lie to her?

“Ha! Clever man.” She smiled and it lit up the room.

“How did you know I wanted you?” She asked.

“I didn’t. I just came by to make sure you were Okay. I wasn’t sure if you were going to tell Nicholas or not and I was scared what might happen if you do so I came to make sure you were fine. I, uh, didn’t see anything and I just had to know. I didn’t see his car here so I assumed you were here alone. I hope you are not angry with me.” She looked at me like I was crazy.

“Angry?! You just made my day, hell my entire year and you think I would be angry? Definitely not. John, you are the best thing to happen to me in a long time.” We both sighed and then I had to ask.

“What are you going to do about Nicholas?” Now she looked sad, I hated that look on her.

“Honestly, right now I don’t know. He would be furious if I told him. I’m not sure how to approach something like that. Are you saying you would want me to tell him?” I looked down at her sad face and just couldn’t say anything to hurt her.

“I want you to do what you feel is best. If staying with him is what you need to do right now then I understand. I will always be here for you.”

Her eyes opened wide then looked sad again.

“What is it Ava?” She sighed.

“I can’t ask you to wait around for me. It’s not fair.”

“Who says? Ava, you’re the only woman I could even imagine being with. Don’t even worry about things like that right now. Let’s just live in the moment and learn each other, absorb each other, then if or when the time is right things will work out.” Once again the smile was back on her face.

“What is that smile for?”

“You are the only person that calls me Ava other than Jaci. I don’t usually let other people call me Ava because that is what my mother called me. Nicholas said it once and I went off. You have said it from the moment we started talking but it has never bothered me. I love hearing you say it in fact. It’s a little strange.”

“I’m glad Ava because I love saying it.” We laid there for another hour when all of a sudden she jumped up and looked at the clock.

“What time is it?!”

“It’s 9pm.”

“Oh my God! Nicholas will be coming home any minute!”

“Shhhh Ava calm down. I’ll be gone before he knows it.” I got up off the bed and put my clothes back on and walked over to the window and began opening it.

“Wait John! What are you doing?”

“Don’t worry I’ll be fine. Just go take a shower and look normal when he gets home. I will see you later my love.” I stroked her cheek with my hand and jumped right out of the window, landing on my own two feet of course while I look back and her and smile and she looks shocked. She just stood there with her face frozen until I whispered, “Go.”

I waved my hand for her to see and motioned for her to go and she finally stepped back from the window and closed the drapes. My beautiful dream come true is so close but yet too far away right now. I had plenty of time to think on my walk home.

I decided to just walk like a normal human being and hoping it would help me think. I didn’t know what was to come of what Ava and I have started but I came to the conclusion that I was not going to stop. Not until she asked me to, if she ever did. She and I are one now, in more ways than one. I am not going to be able to let go very easily. She may be with Nicholas but now she is mine.

Avalon

As I was taking a shower I couldn’t stop thinking,

“How did he just jump right out the window and land without a scratch?”

“How did he even get into the house?”

“How does he seem to know me more than I know myself?” My mind was racing. It was like John had known me my entire life but we just met. Granted we talked online for a long time but that wasn’t enough for him to get to know me so well and why