Remington: Stargazer Alien Mail Order Brides #5 (Intergalactic Dating Agency) by Tasha Black

Author:Tasha Black [Black, Tasha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: 13th Story Press
Published: 2017-06-14T18:30:00+00:00

Remington

Remington was happy.

Addy had inexplicably let him into her life over the past few days.

She wasn’t ready to choose him, and he was in a state of near constant arousal, but he was happy.

He had spent the past few evenings learning to swim and how to teach others.

Today was his first day of giving lessons.

He and Addy had taken a group of ten-year-olds together and they were training them for the water performance on the day of the Floatillion.

It was great fun. The children were prone to splashing and yelling and laughing. Remington was learning that he liked their boisterous energy, which was so unlike the silent dignity of young ones on Aerie.

At last the day was over, and soon he would have the happiness of giving Addy a surprise.

Today was her birthday.

He had never partaken in the peculiar Earth custom before, but he knew that it was important.

“But what is it?” she asked as they climbed down the hillside from her cabin and headed toward the lake.

The others followed. Once again, the men from Aerie and the women from the senior women’s staff cabin were on a mission together.

“If I tell you, it won’t be a surprise,” he teased.

“I’m not really into surprises,” Addy remarked. But she was smiling and following faithfully behind him.

“You’ll like this one,” Honey said.

The mountains had nearly covered the light of the sun - perfect timing for what he had planned.

They walked down to the pebble beach at the edge of the lake and he led her to the big flat rocks near the water.

“Have a seat,” he told her.

Everyone settled themselves on the rocks. The night air was fresh and sweet around them. Owls called here and there. The only other sound was the lapping of the lake on the stones.

“I’ll be right back,” he said.

He hurried off, listening to the murmur of his friends talking softly.

There was something comforting about the sound of their quiet conversation.

He pulled out the cooler he had hidden there half an hour ago. The cake, baked by a friend in the kitchen and decorated by the swim children, all in secret, was nestled inside.

Remington lifted it out and put it onto the wooden tray Malik had found for him. He lit the candles and then waded into the water.

Addy had once mentioned a children’s book where a child’s birthday was celebrated with a cake floating down the river. Remington loved the uncharacteristic dreamy look on her face when she described it.

The creek here was too low for floating a cake Malik had told him, but he could float it toward her in the lake.

When he rounded the curve he placed the tray with the cake into the cool water. It floated like a dream.

Nikki, who was covering Addy’s eyes with her hands, let go of Addy and began to sing the birthday song. Then the others joined in.

Addy squealed and then laughed.

Then her eyes grew wet.

Remington stopped singing, afraid that he had done something wrong.

But she got up from the rock where she sat, and padded toward him.

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