Terra Firma

This instalment of my complicated story goes out to the mainstream when I was all alone; this weekend when my Angel flew the magical skies and entered my room. I hope, my friend accepts this delightfully different experience and understands what imagination can do, even if it seems too familiar. Thanks for sharing your excitement and magic during an otherwise boring Saturday evening.

As a colleague, she is a wonderful companion. Her conversation had been lively and intelligent. She is simple from the outside but quite intriguing, i am sure; in the inside.

This is the time for a strange question. Does she still believe in magic? Has she grown up so much that she could no longer see the wonders of a magical land?

After a quick meal for dinner, I sat down to think about where this relationship is going. Maybe it is time for me to make my next move.

"Angel, would you like to take our coffee out on the terrace?"

She looked at me with a weird look, but responded in kind.

"Yes, my Prince. Please let us proceed to the deck".

I grinned.

I walked back to carry my drink to the table outside. We walked directly to the terrace railing from where a breathtaking view over a two hundred and fifty feet vertical drop-off.

I took a deep breath and popped the questions.

"Angel, do you believe in magic?"

"What do you mean?" she answered.

"Do you believe in Peter Pan?"

She laughed, It was the laugh that spoke volumes about who she was. It was a laugh of a little girl who was so excited with life that everything was wonderful.

"If you only knew, I used to stay awake at night and stare out into the night skies looking for a shadow that might be Peter Pan. My parents used to get so mad at me."

Again she laughed.

"Well my lady, do I have a surprise for you."

"Look, I hate to tell you. If you want to see a Peter Pan movie, I am sorry."

I smiled a big smile. "No, my lady. My surprise is not a trip to the theater."

She watched me closely as I put my hand into my pant's pocket. When I pulled out a small cloth bag with a drawstring, I knew that I had her attention. Slowy, I dumped a dozen shiny golden flakes into my hands. She stared at me like I had lost my mind. As I carefully divided them up into two piles, her dark eyes watched attentively.

"Do you believe?" I asked.

She laughed her funny laugh and spoke up in a clear and confident voice. "My dear Prince, you lead the way and I will follow. For where ever you are, there my heart will be."

This time I was the one to laugh. Was the lady beginning to trust me? She did not know what foolish thing I was going to do, but seemed like she trusted me.

In one quick movement, I dump half of the gold flakes into her perfectly styled hair. In the next instant, I dumped the rest of the flakes in my own hair At first, I saw a fire in those eyes that I had not seen in a long time. After a moment, the fire disappeared and was replaced with a deep hysterical laughter. Finally, she turned to me.

"Okay Mr. Peter Pan, what now?"

"We fly, " I said. I watched her eyes. At first, those beautiful dark eyes took on a deep pondering look as she digested my words. In a moment, a conclusion came to her mind, and her eyes danced. Her long eye lashes flipping open and shut in quick succession.

"You didn't do what I think that you did, did you?" She listened intently for the sounds of a helicopter that would no doubt fly us all over town. She looked at my smiling face and turned to the other side and listened. Finally she returned her glance to me and a look of confusion filled her eyes. In a soft voice, she asked.

"Where is your trusty stead tonight, my knight?"

"Oh no, you don't understand. We are going to really fly."

I laughed again as she looked at me like I had lost my mind. I put my hand out toward her.

"Take my hand my lady."

She put her hand into my hand and locked her eyes with mine. I could feel the exchange of emotions between us. Those dark eyes glowing in the warm moonlight made me feel so special. As I gently pulled on the lady's hand, her feet started to drift off the terrace. At first, she didn't notice. Yet when she looked down to see her feet floating, her eyes changed to a mixture of fear, and surprise. It was as if she could not decide whether she wanted to cry, scream, or laugh.
"I ... I don't understand," she said.

I smiled. I looked around to make sure that no one was watching.

"Lets go Angel."

Taking a deep breath, we leaped into the air. Stretching our body into a horizontal position, we felt the air support our bodies. With a push, we climbed into the clouds. Her hand squeezed mine when she saw the land below us started to disappear. I sensed her fear for it was a long way to the earth below. When we reached a small white cloud, I pulled her to me and held her in my embrace.

"Don't worry Angel."

"We were flying, weren't we?"

"Yes, my lady. We were flying and still are."

"Take my hand, my lady."

With a girlish look on her face, my lady placed her hand in mine again. She waited; expectantly.

The moon directed our path with its tropical rays of light. The journey continued.

As we neared my special place, we dropped lower in the sky.

Angel was the first to spot the distant island. It was just a speck of darkness among the waves.

"Haven't we been here, before?

"Yes my lady," I answered. "That was a dream. and the beginning of a journey that never ends."
My lady's eyes grew larger. Excitement was no longer a spark but had evolved into a full forest fire of sparks.

Without waiting for an answer, she increased her speed. She put her hands close to her side and forced her chin forward like a speed skier on final approach. Matching her form, I felt the wind slide over my body.

When we arrived on the island, we landed on a white sandy beach. We stood in awe at the splendor of the moment. Softly we heard the gently breeze started to sing my Angel's name. The sounds of birds provided the melody, while the waves lapping against the beach provided the rhythm. Angel stood there and listened. At first, she focused on how the sounds merged together. Her face was focused and concentrated on the notes. However, as soon as she realized that the island was singing accompaniment to her song, she smiled. The longer that she listened to the song of the mysterious woman, the more the song seemed to take over her mind. She felt a sense of overwhelming euphoria.

"My lady, would you like to dance with me?" I asked.

She never said a word. However, the look in her eyes told me all that I needed to know. It was a look that would make men lay down their lives. It was a look of rapture. Without another word, my arms encircled her waist and pulled her next to me. She responded by putting her arms around my neck and looking directly into my eyes. Those eyes were driving me crazy with desire. I had never known a woman to look as beautiful as my angel, tonight.

We started to perform the dance of the gods. An unspoken power drew the island animals to the edges of the forest to watch. It was with the grace of swan that we perfectly executed our well placed steps. Holding our bodies close, we started the twirls of the dance. With my pelvis held tightly against hers, we started to spin faster and faster. Slowly, we started to rise allowing a thin layer of air to build under our feet.

The faster that we moved, the more that the emotions took over my mind and body. The tighter the spin, the more the background blurred and the more fantastic was the moment. Soon we were spinning so fast that we were only a blur of light to the spectators below. All that I could see was her face, everything was a blur of movement. As the dance slowed to an end, we found ourselves fifteen feet about the ground holding each other tightly in a lover's embrace. With the sound of the lady's song below us and the moonlight above us, the moment was magical. Our lips were so close that I could feel each of her tiny breaths. I tilted my head ever so slightly to the side. Her seductive eyes never wavered. She held that intimate eye contact as only a passionate lover could. In the next moment, the island became silent. I kissed my angel.

It was the most tender kiss that I had ever experienced in my life. Her lips were smooth, soft and sensational. Just a touch filled me with an ecstasy that no words could describe. It was a heaven that I never wanted to leave. I let myself sink into the pleasures of her lips. I barely noticed that she had started the spin again. This time is was a very slow spin. I laughed to myself the lady was magnificent.

After several hours, we allowed ourselves to float down to the beach. I held her in my arms while we watched the dolphins play in the open sea. They jumped like children on the first summer day, free and without worries. We sat silently relaxing in each other. After the dolphins had provided a show of their own choosing, I broke the silence.

"Thank you Angel," I said.

I kissed her, once more, softly on the cheek.

As I looked closer, I saw that she was sound asleep. I smiled and held her for a couple more hours. When it was almost dawn, I scooped up my sleeping beauty and started the trip back home. She snuggled to my chest and slept in my arms the entire journey home. I landed on her window balcony and silently slid her through the open door. Gently, I laid her in her bed. "Good night my love," I whispered to the sleeping beauty.

She was indeed a creature of unusual beauty. Seeing the golden flakes still in her hair, I remember how upset she had been when I had first dumped them on her. I laughed to myself.
I watched as the flakes slowly disappeared into her hair and smiled.

"Now my lady, we will always be close. You will see me in the heavens and smile. You will see me in the water and laugh. For after tonight, we will always be together. We will always share this point in time."

I felt a deep comfort and closeness. Then with a song on my lips, I took to the heavens.

Never grow up, Angel. Never change.