Girl in Blue Velvet Who Fell From the Stars by Freda Paula

Author:Freda, Paula
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, fantasy, sweet, fashion, alien, clean, contemporary western, tad bit sensual
Publisher: Paula Freda

By the time they had finished eating and were ready to tackle his new sketch in the alien series, Ben couldn't remember enjoying a repast this fully since his childhood holiday meals with his parents and family members. Jessica was obviously one of the lucky ones with a metabolism that burned calories quickly, or she'd be unable to eat with such gusto, and maintain her lovely figure. He, himself, had to watch what and how much he ate. Not that he denied himself hearty well balanced meals, but he exercised and swam regularly at a gym, to offset his long hours sitting at a drawing table.

Dinner over, Jessica helped him clear the table and place the used dishes, cups and utensils in the dishwasher. She watched with that amazed look that he had grown used to, as he filled the detergent cup in the dishwasher, closed the appliance's door and pushed the buttons that started the mechanism.

"Fiona has one with digital numbers," she said.

"This one is an older model," Ben explained. "I've had it for a few years. I rarely entertain, so it doesn't get used excessively."

"You lead such a quiet life," she said, "compared to your fellow employees."

"I am more of a loner," Ben admitted. "Although I do socialize occasionally, when it's called for. I've always loved the arts, and have been drawing since the morning my mom placed a crayon in my hand and a blank sheet of paper in front of me. I remember my kindergarten teacher telling my parents that I preferred sitting at my desk drawing and coloring for hours, rather than playing with toys and games with the other children. But I was fortunate to have parents who did not try to discourage my love for artistry, neither as a child drawing zig-zag lines, nor as a youth choosing every and any art course available to me."

"Are your parents still living?" Jessica asked, taking her place beside him at the drawing table.

"Yes," he answered. "They own a horse ranch.”

"Do you visit with them, often?"

"Yes, although not as often as my mom would like me too."

"Are your siblings as nice as you?" she asked, her smile entrancing him.

"You'll have to ask my mother about that. We are a close-knit family. My two sisters and my brother are each married and have children of their own."

"So your parents are grandparents as well," Jessica beamed. "What a marvel," she said in earnest.

"Don't they have grandparents in your world?" he asked.

"No," she answered, her features turning somber. "At least not what you envision a grandparent."

"Jessica, I've been trying my best to humor your illusion, but can't you see, it's only that, an illusion brought on by some trauma in your past ... or maybe you were never loved as a child."

"I don't know how to convince you," Jessica said. "Someday I'll find a way."

The gentle tone in her voice and the sincere yearning in her eyes were not at all what he expected to his blunt statement. The fantasy she had built around herself was so deeply ingrained, that she might be beyond help.

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