TUESDAY TALES - PICTURE PROMPT

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, picture prompt week. This is the picture I choose. We have more from "The Kicker, Pt. 1" It's the limo driving Dale and Robbie to the airport. This week we creep into Robbie's mind as he's on his way to spend Thanksgiving with her family. 

Don't forget to read all the stories and see which pictures each author selected. You'll find them HERE. 

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Robbie’s nerves kicked up at each warning from Dale about a member of her family. Convinced he’d say the wrong thing, he wondered if he could simply nod and smile. Her family would hate him. They’d get it he was a player and circle the wagons around their wonderful daughter, sister, niece. He sighed. They’d be right, of course. But if her family was as wonderful as she said and they accepted him, he’d be ready to make the leap of his life.

The thought of making a permanent commitment made him sweat. As the plane taxied down the runway, Robbie mentally reminded himself Dale was la crème de la crème. He’d been looking for a girl exactly like her for years. He frowned, staring out the window. The guys didn’t get it. His search for the perfect woman had led to serial dating. He’d finally found her. Her big, close family could be his surrogate family. Terrified to hope, he tamped down his expectations.

“Breathe,” he whispered to himself.

“What?” Dale cracked open a drowsy eye.

Nothing. Talking to myself.”

She slipped her arm through his. She rested her head on his shoulder and went back to sleep. Faint whisps of her perfume floated to his nose. He could hardly wait to make love to her. It would be explosive and the anticipation drew blood to his groin. He picked up a magazine. No way could he get hard on the plane.

Once Dale’s shyness fell away, he’d show her exactly how much a man can love a woman. He licked his lips and cleared his throat. She stirred.  He needed to have her by his side forever. He patted her hand, then closed his fingers over it and shut his eyes. Maybe his dreams would finally come true?