Rory and Sebastian Ch. 21

"Anyone who thought that would be a moron." My heart gave a happy swell though, as it always did when he mentioned the future with such sincerity.

For a few more moments, we rested by each other in a silence that grew more contented as Sebastian calmed down. I turned my head in the direction of the bushes, glancing over my shoulder at the scenery and glancing upward towards the sun. His hand moved up into my hair and gently but firmly began to rub the back of my head. The bushes were bowing and dancing slightly in the breeze and in the distance I could see a sheepdog bolting through the fields in happy delirium.

I felt Sebastian watching me.

"Oh, Rory," he said with such contentment that it made me turn back. "You are so lovely."