THE LUNA’S CHOICE BY KAT SILVER - Season 1 Episode 90

Theo

I had borrowed a pair of slacks and a button-up shirt from Dad’s closet. It was probably the

longest I had spent in front of the mirror in a long time. I wanted everything to go perfectly

but would settle for just making Ayla happy. I prayed Ayla wouldn’t see how nervous I was.

I took a few deep breaths before knocking on the guest house door. When it opened, my

jaw dropped.

Ayla looked incredible.

She smiled, straightening her dress timidly. “Is it okay?”

There was no controlling it. I closed the distance and kissed her deeply, her scent hitting

me like a drug I was quickly becoming addicted to.

“You’re perfect,” I said. Grabbing Ayla’s hands, I stepped back and looked her up and

down again. “As sta*****ngly se*y as they are, you may want to ditch the heels.”

She looked at me suspiciously.

“Just trust me?” I requested.

She rolled her eyes with a half-grin and slid out of the shoes, kicking them off to the side.

Still holding her hands, I pulled her down the porch. I pulled a length of cloth out of my

pocket.

“May I?” I indicated using it as a blindfold.

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“Do you blind all your dates?” she teased as she turned for me to secure the fabric.

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“Nope,” I said. “Only the most important.

Taking her hands, I began to lead her across the yard. We traversed the soft grass until we

came to the wooden path leading down to the lake. I guided her every step of the way,

letting her know when to step down.

“It would probably be more of a mystery if I didn’t already know this path,” she chuckled.

“The where isn’t the surprise,” I stated.

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It was nearly dark. Only the last dim rays of light could be seen along the h****on. The

dock was in the shade of the trees, making the effects of the setting as nice as I had

hoped. I added some poles along the edge and strung lights along them. I brought down

the iron table and chairs that used to be on the patio until my parents got a larger set. It

was set with candles and flowers. There were larger flower arrangements set around the

dock as well. All made up of Ayla’s favorite flowers.

I stopped her before the dock. I grabbed a single dahlia I had pulled from a vase and

moved behind her.

“Are you ready?” I whispered in her ear.

“That depends,” she replied softly, “are you about to push me into the lake?”

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I chuckled. “I think this will be better.” I tugged the blindfold loose.

Ayla gasped as she opened her eyes, taking in the romantic setting.

“Theo… It’s beautiful.”

I turned a small stereo on with a remote and presented her with the fiery dahlia I had

selected.

“How did you know?” she asked.

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“Lucky guess?” I tried as I guided her to the table. She didn’t buy it. “Or I may have called

Mina.”

I pulled her chair out for her and let her settle. There was a tray table next to ours that

held our dinner. Also Ayla’s favorites. It was lucky that not only did Mom have the

ingredients on hand but also that I could make a mean lasagne.

“How in the world did you do all this in four hours?” Ayla asked as I poured her a glass of

champagne.

“Determination,” I replied, giving her a wink. And I had Briggs bring the flowers and help

set everything up. I made him park down the road so she didn’t hear his truck. But I would

keep that information to myself if I could.

“Determination does get things done,” she conceded.

After filling our plates, I settled in across from my mate. Praying to the moon goddess that

I didn’t screw this up again.

“So, you got to learn a lot about me today,” I noted, starting the conversation. “But I

haven’t had the opportunity to learn more about you.”

“Our surroundings say otherwise,” she chided with a bright smile that had my heart

racing.

“This stuff is easy to find out,” I replied.

“Okay, what do you want to know?” She took her first bite and almost melted in her chair.

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“This is fantastic. Did you actually make this?”

I laughed. “Is that so surprising?”

“Knowing your mother, not really,” she said.

“Yes, she thought it was important I learn every life skill. I even do my own laundry,” I

stated. “What about you? I recall you’re a pretty good cook yourself. I’m assuming you

were the one who actually cooked that day we met.”

“I did,” she said. “Ma taught me some, actually. She was pretty involved with us before

Dad died. She helped teach me to enjoy the task. But I guess I honed my skills out of

necessity.”

“What about writing?” I asked. “Who taught you to love that?”

“Loss,” she stated. “Well, loss and my high school principal. He’s the one who suggested

journalling as an outlet. It helped a lot those first couple years.”

“Speaking of high school, graduating as young as you did is quite impressive,” I

commented. “I know you did it so you could work more, but why didn’t you go to college

once you got financially settled?”

“I didn’t start getting stable royalties until after my second book was published,” Ayla

explained. “By then, Kylee was about to graduate and start college herself, and someone

needed to take care of Ma. It just never felt like something I could make work.”

“What if you could?” I asked. She tried to make it seem like it wasn’t a big deal, but I could

see it was. I doubted she would ever admit it, but she felt like she missed out. “You don’t

have to care for Kylee and Marie anymore, Ayla. Why not go now?”

She shrugged. “I don’t even know what I would study at this point.”

“You had to have something in mind before life got in the way,” I pointed out.

She smiled. “My dad studied sociology. I always thought I follow in his footsteps. Become a

social worker. Or maybe psychology. Maybe

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both.”

“You should consider it,” I said. “You won’t have any problems getting

accepted anywhere you want.”

“I just might,” Ayla replied.