Our hand intertwine as we walk back into the cottage. I pick up the book and blanket I had dropped in my haste and scoff at the smug look on his face. "That eager to see me, huh?" He says smugly. I ignore him and head inside with him trailing behind me. "We'll be going out" He says to me. "To where?" I squeal in excitement. I hadn't stepped beyond the cottage yard in months. "Not saying. It's a surprise" He picks up the torn nightgown I had folded on the chair in the corner of the bedroom and surveys it. "Something crazy happened while you were gone" I quietly say. "A weird dream?" He says turning to me. How had he known? I nod in answer looking at him shocked. He never told me he could read minds. "I'll explain on the way" He says. "We're going riding so find something com

