Richie knocked on
the door opposite of his and waited for an answer.
When Jon ultimately opened the door, Richie reached in to hug him.
Jon hugged him back, a little flabbergasted and padded Richie’s back.
Having known Jon for a long while, Richie knew that was the code to let go. He gave Jon a pad on the back too and let go.
“Thanks man.”
“No problem, I tried to get her here earlier.” Jon tried to explain.
“I know, I’m just glad she’s here now.” He said happily.
“I thought you’d be busy for a while now.” Jon joked as he held the door open wider to let Richie in his room.
Richie rolled his eyes while he walked past Jon, he could contain himself that much.
“She’s sleeping.” Richie said to explain.
“What happened to the instant proposal?” Jon asked when they sat down at the table in the room.
“Fuck.” Richie swore. “I don’t have a ring now.”
“Just wait for next week and we still go ring shopping on Saturday.” Jon suggested easily.
It made sense to him to wait another week but not to Richie.
“No,” he started out, “I can still propose, I’ll think of something.”
He didn’t really know what or how he was going to propose to Sarah without a ring but he was sure to find something so he could. He honestly didn’t want to wait any longer, he knew Sarah was perfect for him and didn’t see any reason to put it off any longer.
“You’re very sure about this?” Jon asked like he had the day before.
“Yeah, man, I am. Why do you keep asking, do you have an opinion on this?” He answered with his own question.
“No, I’m very happy for you I just don’t want a repeat of the last six years.” Said Jon with honesty and care.
“That won’t happen.” Richie said very sure.
“You’ve only known her for three months.” Jon pointed the fact out.
“I know but there was just something, from the first time I saw her. I know. It’s Sarah man, I don’t want to let go of her, and I don’t wanna be without her. You knew about Dorothea when you were seventeen, just took you ages to ask her.” Richie explained and countered back with his own fact.
Jon looked a little dumbstruck, like he didn’t know what to say anymore. Richie had a very good point.
Instead Jon repeated, “I’m very happy for you.”
They talked a little longer about what Richie was going to do. He needed a plan and maybe Jon would be helpful in deciding something.
“Either way you need a shower before you wake her up.” Jon decided in the end.
“I’d wake her up.” Richie thought. He wanted to let Sarah sleep, walking in and going to shower will most likely wake her up, he explained.
“Use mine then.” Jon said.
“Alright, thanks.”
Richie got up and walked to Jon’s bathroom, he’d rather let Sarah sleep a little longer. She always woke up if he did anything at all.
Twenty minutes later Richie walked back in his own room, a big white towel around his waist and carrying the clothes he was wearing earlier.
While he was putting away his clothes and looking for clean ones he noticed Sarah was watching him. He stood up and walked over to her, to bend by the bed.
“Sorry.” He didn’t mean to wake her every time, she was just a light sleeper, like she had said, and maybe it really was because of her previous marriage.
“You don’t stink anymore.” She still sounded tired.
“I showered with Jon.”
Sarah stared at him confused and back away a little so she could see his face better.
Richie saw the surprise on her face and chuckled as he realized what he had said. “I mean at Jon’s. I used Jon’s shower.” His chuckling turned into laughter when he realized what his slip of the tongue had sounded like. “We’re not that kind of best friends.” He quickly added.
Then Sarah started laughing too.
When their laughter finally subdued Richie said, “You’re the only person I want to shower with.”
“You better, that would be strange.” She teased him.
When Jon ultimately opened the door, Richie reached in to hug him.
Jon hugged him back, a little flabbergasted and padded Richie’s back.
Having known Jon for a long while, Richie knew that was the code to let go. He gave Jon a pad on the back too and let go.
“Thanks man.”
“No problem, I tried to get her here earlier.” Jon tried to explain.
“I know, I’m just glad she’s here now.” He said happily.
“I thought you’d be busy for a while now.” Jon joked as he held the door open wider to let Richie in his room.
Richie rolled his eyes while he walked past Jon, he could contain himself that much.
“She’s sleeping.” Richie said to explain.
“What happened to the instant proposal?” Jon asked when they sat down at the table in the room.
“Fuck.” Richie swore. “I don’t have a ring now.”
“Just wait for next week and we still go ring shopping on Saturday.” Jon suggested easily.
It made sense to him to wait another week but not to Richie.
“No,” he started out, “I can still propose, I’ll think of something.”
He didn’t really know what or how he was going to propose to Sarah without a ring but he was sure to find something so he could. He honestly didn’t want to wait any longer, he knew Sarah was perfect for him and didn’t see any reason to put it off any longer.
“You’re very sure about this?” Jon asked like he had the day before.
“Yeah, man, I am. Why do you keep asking, do you have an opinion on this?” He answered with his own question.
“No, I’m very happy for you I just don’t want a repeat of the last six years.” Said Jon with honesty and care.
“That won’t happen.” Richie said very sure.
“You’ve only known her for three months.” Jon pointed the fact out.
“I know but there was just something, from the first time I saw her. I know. It’s Sarah man, I don’t want to let go of her, and I don’t wanna be without her. You knew about Dorothea when you were seventeen, just took you ages to ask her.” Richie explained and countered back with his own fact.
Jon looked a little dumbstruck, like he didn’t know what to say anymore. Richie had a very good point.
Instead Jon repeated, “I’m very happy for you.”
They talked a little longer about what Richie was going to do. He needed a plan and maybe Jon would be helpful in deciding something.
“Either way you need a shower before you wake her up.” Jon decided in the end.
“I’d wake her up.” Richie thought. He wanted to let Sarah sleep, walking in and going to shower will most likely wake her up, he explained.
“Use mine then.” Jon said.
“Alright, thanks.”
Richie got up and walked to Jon’s bathroom, he’d rather let Sarah sleep a little longer. She always woke up if he did anything at all.
Twenty minutes later Richie walked back in his own room, a big white towel around his waist and carrying the clothes he was wearing earlier.
While he was putting away his clothes and looking for clean ones he noticed Sarah was watching him. He stood up and walked over to her, to bend by the bed.
“Sorry.” He didn’t mean to wake her every time, she was just a light sleeper, like she had said, and maybe it really was because of her previous marriage.
“You don’t stink anymore.” She still sounded tired.
“I showered with Jon.”
Sarah stared at him confused and back away a little so she could see his face better.
Richie saw the surprise on her face and chuckled as he realized what he had said. “I mean at Jon’s. I used Jon’s shower.” His chuckling turned into laughter when he realized what his slip of the tongue had sounded like. “We’re not that kind of best friends.” He quickly added.
Then Sarah started laughing too.
When their laughter finally subdued Richie said, “You’re the only person I want to shower with.”
“You better, that would be strange.” She teased him.
Again Richie got on the bed next to her.
“So what do you want to do?”
“Sleep some more.” Sarah answered with a smile.
He had been gone less than an hour, so he understood she’d want a little more sleep. It was still early enough and maybe he could get back to sleep too.
“Maybe you want to get a little comfier and take your jeans off.” Richie suggested.
“So thoughtful.” Sarah smiled again as she wiggled out of her jeans and Richie got under the sheets, not bothering about his towel.
Richie pulled her close again so they were once again face to face in his dusk room. It didn’t take long for Sarah to feel asleep in his arms. Only a few minutes later Richie was asleep too.
A couple of hours later Richie was woken up by his phone again. He groaned as he woke up and reached for it on the side table.
As he moved away Sarah woke up too.
If Jon woke him up twice in one day, he just might kill him. But it wasn’t Jon, when he read the text he remembered he was going sightseeing at the Acropolis with their photographer, David.
As he rolled back he saw Sarah was awake now too.
“Want to go see the Acropolis?” He asked.
“Definitely.” Sarah said excited right away, sitting up immediately she felt the blood rush and held still for a second.
“Alright there? Richie asked a little worried.
Sarah nodded. “Yeah, head rush.”
“Be careful then.”
Sarah got up from the soft bed to find clean clothes in her travel bag.
At the same time Richie noticed his towel had gotten loose while sleeping, he dropped it next to the bed and paraded naked to his own clothes.
When Sarah noticed him, she started chuckling.
“What?” Richie stood back up and turned to Sarah.
“Nothing.” She snickered as she looked down at his crotch.
He noticed her eyes drifting. “Are you laughing at me?” He teased and walked over to her.
“No, definitely not.”
“No?” He moved even closer and wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her against him, bending down a little to kiss the lips he had been thinking of kissing for the last couple of days.
He made sure he got every part of her lips to kiss, a very clear taste of her.
Already Sarah could feel his hand starting to rise under her shirt. His hand cupped over the silk and lace of her bra, he took his kiss even deeper.
Sarah carefully pushed at his shoulder a few minutes later, then pulled away from his kiss.
“Richie, we can’t do this now.” She said sounding apologetic and regretful at the same time.
“Why not?” He gave her another kiss.
“I’m still tired and we’re going out.” Sarah said.
Richie gave her another kiss and pulled his hand back.
“Tonight, okay?” She asked.
“Oh yeah.” He smiled.
An hour later they stood under the hot Greek sun, looking up at the old building.
They decided not get a guide so they could do their own sightseeing, David wanted to focus on his photographs and Sarah and Richie could read from the info brochure.
“Did you know they started building this in 429 B.C.?” Sarah read from the brochure.
“I didn’t.”
While he looked around, he didn’t notice David taking photos at least it wasn’t Jon stalking him.
“And there are twenty-one archeological remains of it for us to see.” Sarah read on.
“Really? Doesn’t look like that much.”
They posed for photos when David asked them, knowing he wouldn’t use them without permission and they’d copied.
David was even nice enough to take photos of spots Sarah pointed out she wanted pictures of.
"David can you take a picture of Richie here?" Sarah asked when they stood in front the pillars of the Parthenon.
David finished the photo he was taking and turned around. "Sure."
Richie moved a little bit, spread his arms wide and smiled at the camera.
They walked around the building and Sarah pointed out another spot she'd like a picture of Richie from, so asked David again.
David took another photo of Richie, then suggested, "Why don't you go stand with him?"
"Yeah." Sarah agreed and walked over to Richie, wrapping her arms around and smiled at the camera for a photo.
They spend a very nice afternoon together, walking around holding hands as Sarah could now cross another thing of her list of things she wanted to see. She was so pleased Richie took her to all these places to see.
Whenever they had a few minutes while they looked at the building they shared a few kisses.
On the way back, Richie noticed graffiti on a wall down the street while they walked. "Eat the rich." He read the text.
"What?" Sarah asked confused.
"Eat the rich, it's over there on a wall. You know Eat The Rich is a song?"
No, I don't."
"Oh honey, it's Aerosmith, you have to know that."
"I already have to know your songs." She mocked complained at how many songs she had to learn.
"True. Come here I want a photo." He said to both Sarah and David.
In all, they had an amazing afternoon finally together again, so amazing Richie had forgotten to plan his proposal.
i love it how you involve David in this chapter, i love their sightseeing..and finally understand that 'Eat the Rich' thing.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that was a song either. Learn something new everyday! I had to laugh at Richie's slip about the shower "with Jon". Love them enjoying the sight seeing together. Great chapter. Can't wait for the next one.
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