Chiara helped me with hair that night in my room. She had made a braid on each side of the head and tied them together at the center behind my head. I looked into the little hand mirror and saw my face. The girl in the mirror was pale and had dark circles under her eyes. The girl in the mirror had green eyes, pink cheeks and bright pink lips Chiara promised to hide my tired eyes with some makeup. 
I took a deep breath. 
- "How is it?" Wondered Chiara and took a short break from my hair and looked into the mirror. I looked down at my hands so she could not see what was hiding my face. 
- "No, everything's fine!" I lied and looked into the mirror with a smile, but you could clearly see that it was fake. Chiara looked suspicious. 
- "You're not nervous, I hope." She smiled and started to tie up my hair in a nice knot on the back of my head, to keep it in place. 
- "No," I answered shortly. She lifted up a small mirror and showed how it looked behind my head. It looked really good. - "Thank you" I smiled then.

The time was approaching 6.00am and we were just ready with the makeup when we heard, through the open window, a car came into the yard. I looked into Chiara's eyes, and she smiled. 
- "It will be fine, Linnea and I take care of the horses tonight. Embark and have a good time with Derek." She said encouragingly. I bit my lip nervously and started to walk down to the farm. Chiara was walking next to me and when we came out from the library Derek stood leaning against a large, green forest colored Jeep. He was wearing green trousers and a completely plain white tank top. His brown hair was standing on all sides and edges, but it was exactly the way I wanted him to have it. The hairstyle he got to see extra mischievous. His eyes smiled at me as I was walking towards him. 
- "Hello," he smiled, his voice was soft and inviting. - "You really are beautiful today!" I looked down at my outfit. I had a white skirt on me, a light pink blouse that matched the light from the sun, which had a light shade of pink and I even had pink ballet shoes on me. I usually do not ordinarily wear something with pink on me but today where it just so.

I smiled at him. He came up to me and gave me a hug. Reluctantly I hugged back and drew in the scent of him through the white tank top. Chiara was still behind me and saw the whole incident. I pulled away from him and cleared my throat a little. I was still shy to show my feelings open to all. 
- "Have fun now both, see you tomorrow." She waved and started to go down towards the village of Silver Glade. She turned and motioned for us before she disappeared behind the gates. 
- "What did she mean, tomorrow?" I said then and looked up at Derek who still held an arm around me. 
- "You might not want to spend the night with me?" He asked in surprise when he looked down at me. 
- "Yes, or no, or I do not know," I turned my face away from him when I felt my cheeks where warm. I looked down at my shoes. My bangs had Chiara braided so good that it did not ended up in front of my face.
Derek took my bag from my hand and opened the car door on the passenger side for me. I jumped in the car and he closed the door. 
He sat on the driver's side and started the Jeep that droned on. I put on my seat belt and we drove out of the vineyard and towards harvesting areas.

During the trip to Harvest district, we said not much to each other, but our eyes looked on the road. It was when we had almost arrived at the Gold Spurs farms as Derek cleared his throat. 
- "Is it okay for you that you sleep over?" He asked me when we turned up the steep hill to the farms. I nodded. 
- "Well that's okay." I said with my eyes fixed on the road. 
- "You should not have to feel forced into it!" He continued. 
- "I do not feel compelled, I would like to sleep over!" I leaned my head towards the car window. 
When we came into the yard, I saw Broncho went in the pasture along with Sony and sheep grazing. I smiled when I saw them.

Derek jeep parked next to the barn. He took my bag and opened the car door and walked out. I also stepped out of the car and stood in front of the house appeared to be empty. 
- "Where is Jacob then?" I wondered when we went into the house. Inside the house, an old radio crackled and I felt the aroma of food. 
- "Jacob is invited to the house of Angus and Idun to dinner, he will not interfere with us tonight or last night." He put my bag on a chair in the hall and went into the kitchen. I followed shortly after and on the table in the kitchen, where the table is set for two. Middle of the table, it was a single red rose in a vase and on either side of the rose, it was two candles. 
I could not help but smile. It been a long time that we were alone.

Dinner was soon over, and soon we were sitting in the kitchen and listened to the old radio playing soft music. I tried to stifle my fatigue. Sleep came in to me and the time was not more than just after nine in the evening. 
- "Are you tired?" Asked Derek. 
I shook my head. - "You can not lie to me Emma, I see you are tired!" I closed my eyes and opened them again and glanced towards Derek. I could see his concern in his eyes. 
- "A little, but it's no more than usual!" I replied to the end and my eyes pulled into the darkness outside. 
- "We can go to bed if you want!" 
- "It is not necessary., I've just had so much to do the past few days at the stables so it has sucked the energy out of me." It was only half the truth, I had not much to do in the stable. I had just never been able to sleep properly for months so all this was all about sleep deprivation, which Derek did not have to worry about.

He stood up from the table and began to set the table aside. I sat there, I did not know if I would be courteous and pick up after me or sit there. I began to help and soon we stood and did the dishes. But after that the dishes was finished, it got out of hand in a water fight, just because I happened to splash water up into the face of Derek who gave back with a full glass of cold water, which he emptied inside tank top on me. 
I screamed and tried to hide the bra that where visible through tank top. I hurried out into the hall after my bag and disappeared into the bathroom and locked the door on me.
I looked in the mirror, the girl was all red in the face and the makeup was smeared. They dark circles under eyes appeared. I sat down on the toilet cover and leaned my forehead towards the sink. 

Fatigue hit it all at once so I hastened to brush my teeth and change into my pajamas. I moved around a long time in the bag and could not find it. Then it came up for me and I vowed silently. 
Chiara had packed my bag so the only thing that was in the bag that went to sleep in was a white lace tank top and panties. I folded up the screen of the cell phone, took a picture and sent it to Chiara with the question, where my pajamas were. It was not long until the phone rang and the message it was nothing other than a smiley who flirted.

Angrily, I hit the screen again and put down the cell phone deep in my bag. 
Derek knocked on the door. 
- "Is everything all right?" I cleared my throat. 
- "Yes, I'll be out soon!" I replied and continued to stare down at the bag. With a deep and quiet sigh, I switched on and washed my face with cold water before I opened the door and walked out. 
Derek stood at the door and he looked into my face. 
- "You look very tired, you get any sleep?" I felt my cheeks where hot and got a red color. He put just extra notice how tired I was, but not my night attire. - "I have embedded up on the couch for you." My heart stopped. 
The couch? The couch? I repeated in my head. I nodded and went into the living room and looked toward the couch. I stopped in the doorway. The couch was a paved up for 2.

I tried to swallow. I pulled the bag hard on me and went with slow steps and stood next to the sofa bed. Derek came in shortly after. 
- "Emma, I will not do something stupid, try to relax." He encouraged me and started taking off his clothes. I turned away from him, I did not see when he undressed. My whole body was screaming and my heart sped up to 120 and I did not know how I would handle the situation. I came back to reality when Derek took my hand. I jumped and turned around towards him and hit my nose in his chest. My cheeks were burning. 
Derek put his hand under my chin and turned my face up toward his. He just smiled and seemed to enjoy the situation. I was dying inside. 
- "Uh, uh, I," I stammered and then pushed him away from me and put me on the edge of the bed.

Derek where surprised and sat down beside me. 
- "What is it?" 
- "It's nothing!" I whispered. 
- "Are you embarrassed?" I heard him say. I hid my face in my hands and nodded. Derek picked my hands away from my face and he put my hand over his heart. - "I am equally embarrassed Emma. you need not be afraid!" I steeled myself and turned my face toward him. 
- "I am not afraid" My eyes wandered back down to my hand was above his heart, I could feel it pulsating. My eyes went on further down until I saw his well-trained belly. I stayed there and my eyes went back to his eyes. 
- "Shall we sleep then?" I nodded and we both put ourselves under the same blanket. I turned on me as I lay with my back to him. Derek lay closer to me and his arm came around me. 

I should have evicted him but instead I took his arm and held tight on it and very soon the tiredness took over and I fell into a dark, deep abyss.