He gently took her hand in his,
leading the way while her eyes were blindfolded. She knew they were outside
from the light wind that blew on her face. The wind wafted the scent of
honeysuckles her way and Caroline couldn't help but smile. She already knew
exactly where they were.
“Where are we going?” She asked already knowing the answer.
“You’ll see.” Was all he said. She could hear the excitement in his voice.
“Wait here.” He said and let go of her hand. Caroline stood there with a wide grin, a giddiness rising inside her stomach.
He was back in front of her now, she could smell the musky scent of his cologne. Before untying the blindfold he gave her a small kiss on the lips.
“Surprise!” He said excitedly. Her eyes adjusted to the tiny garden, with the small gazebo. Dozens of candles circled around it.
“Oh Arthur, it’s beautiful! You’ve taken my breath away.” She said. Arthur held her hand once more, using his other hand to hold her waist. Slowly he led her under the gazebo.
“Well we don’t want that!” He laughed. “Would you like to dance?” He asked. Caroline looked down at their feet which were already beginning to move.
“I think we already are.” She smiled back up at him. They swayed together under the gazebo for what seemed like hours. Her hand in his, breathing in the sweet scent of Honeysuckle and his cologne. It filled her with a happiness she had never felt in all her life.
“Caroline!” A voice yelled in the distance, startling them both. “CAROLINE!” The voice yelled louder.
“Where are we going?” She asked already knowing the answer.
“You’ll see.” Was all he said. She could hear the excitement in his voice.
“Wait here.” He said and let go of her hand. Caroline stood there with a wide grin, a giddiness rising inside her stomach.
He was back in front of her now, she could smell the musky scent of his cologne. Before untying the blindfold he gave her a small kiss on the lips.
“Surprise!” He said excitedly. Her eyes adjusted to the tiny garden, with the small gazebo. Dozens of candles circled around it.
“Oh Arthur, it’s beautiful! You’ve taken my breath away.” She said. Arthur held her hand once more, using his other hand to hold her waist. Slowly he led her under the gazebo.
“Well we don’t want that!” He laughed. “Would you like to dance?” He asked. Caroline looked down at their feet which were already beginning to move.
“I think we already are.” She smiled back up at him. They swayed together under the gazebo for what seemed like hours. Her hand in his, breathing in the sweet scent of Honeysuckle and his cologne. It filled her with a happiness she had never felt in all her life.
“Caroline!” A voice yelled in the distance, startling them both. “CAROLINE!” The voice yelled louder.
“CAROLINE!” Her eyes flew open, standing above the bed was her sister Tracey.
“You gotta get up you’re gonna be late for work.” She said. Caroline slowly sat up in bed, the dream still clouding her mind. “What?” She asked looking around.
“Work, you know that thing you do to make money?” Her sister said sarcastically. Caroline at the realization that it was only a dream, that Arthur only existed in her head.
“What’s wrong?” Her sister sensing her mood. Caroline threw the covers off. “Nothing, just having a good dream that I didn’t want to end.”
When she got to work her mind kept
drifting back to the dream. Every once in a while she could’ve sworn she
smelled Honeysuckle somewhere in the office, but she knew her mind must have
just been playing tricks on her.
Today her boss wanted her to train the new interns and Caroline couldn’t find the motivation inside her to act peppy. “How many do we have this time?” She asked.
“Only four, and Caroline please make sure you go over the Quota for the week okay?” Her boss asked before giving her four folders. “I will make sure I do that.” She said.
Walking towards the elevator Caroline almost froze in tracks when she once again smelled the scent of Honeysuckle, except this time it was laced with another familiar scent. She took a deep breath, breathing in the scent before finally pressing the elevator button.
She rode the elevator three floors up to the conference room and braced herself for hard work that was about to be at hand.
When the doors open Caroline stepped she almost dropped the folders in shock. Immediately her eyes locked with one of the new interns. He looked exactly like Arthur from her dream, so much so that she was convinced it was him. The look on his face gave her chills, almost as if he recognized her as well. He smiled at her before stepping closer, close enough to whisper something in her ear.
“Would you like to dance with me my Sweet Caroline?”
Today her boss wanted her to train the new interns and Caroline couldn’t find the motivation inside her to act peppy. “How many do we have this time?” She asked.
“Only four, and Caroline please make sure you go over the Quota for the week okay?” Her boss asked before giving her four folders. “I will make sure I do that.” She said.
Walking towards the elevator Caroline almost froze in tracks when she once again smelled the scent of Honeysuckle, except this time it was laced with another familiar scent. She took a deep breath, breathing in the scent before finally pressing the elevator button.
She rode the elevator three floors up to the conference room and braced herself for hard work that was about to be at hand.
When the doors open Caroline stepped she almost dropped the folders in shock. Immediately her eyes locked with one of the new interns. He looked exactly like Arthur from her dream, so much so that she was convinced it was him. The look on his face gave her chills, almost as if he recognized her as well. He smiled at her before stepping closer, close enough to whisper something in her ear.
“Would you like to dance with me my Sweet Caroline?”
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