War Girl Lotte by Marion Kummerow

Author:Marion Kummerow [Kummerow, Marion]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B072VJN3Z4
Published: 2017-08-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

After sitting almost an hour in complete silence, they dared venture outside again. They perked up their ears, but no sounds except for the wind could be heard.

“Whoever it was, he’s gone,” Uwe said and looked up into the sky where the sun was already hanging low.

“I was so scared,” Lotte admitted as she watched the goosebumps on her arms disappear.

Uwe took a step towards her and wrapped his strong arms around her. The warmth of his body dispersed her fear and made the images of SS men in black uniforms fade away.

Instead, she became extremely aware of the pressure of his arms against her body and his masculine smell. Heat rose in her chest, sending her heart thumping faster. She tipped up her face. For a moment, their eyes locked, and then his lips were on hers in a tender touch.

Instinctively, she opened her lips and felt his tongue explore her mouth with an unrivaled urgency. The pressure of his arms intensified as he pulled her flush against him, oblivious to anything except their feelings for each other. Then he skimmed his hands down her back, and Lotte sighed in pleasure.

She gripped his shoulders, holding onto them like a drowning woman to a lifeline. This kiss, unlike their previous one, showed no signs of hesitancy or nerves. It was sweet first love between two people who had come face to face with their human frailty.

“That was close,” Lotte murmured against his cheek as his lips skimmed over her jaw.

“Yes.” He brought his lips back to hers once more, and after a lingering kiss, he hugged her close, burying his face in the crook of her shoulder. “God, I wish this war was over.”

“Me too.” She nodded and sat down on the grass, patting the space beside her. Uwe joined her, and she cuddled into his arm, letting the fear, worry, and tension seep out of her body.

“What did you want to be before the war?” she asked him quietly.

He didn’t hesitate. “A forest warden, like my father. I love the stillness. The distinctive smell of the air. The twilight under the trees. The sounds of the animals. I even love the sweat running down my back when I’m chopping up trees.”

Lotte giggled and ran her fingertips down his back. “Like this?”

“You slay me, but no, that’s even better.” Uwe kissed the tip of her nose. “How about you? What did you want to be before the war?”

“I have no idea. But I can tell you what I don’t want. I refuse to blindly follow orders, to keep my mouth shut when I see injustice, to obey rules that don’t make sense.”

Uwe grinned, but the expression carried a hint of sadness. “I’ll bet you were a troublesome youngster.”

“Possibly. My favorite time of the year was summer break.”

“No teachers telling you what to do?” he surmised.

“Exactly. My brother, sisters, and I would take a trip to the lake with my parents. Richard and I would spend the day swimming, running around, climbing trees…while my sisters gushed about boys I thought were truly awful.

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