Tuesday, June 18 2002

I had to go to Berlin on a business trip. I really liked it there but I didn't have a lot of spare time to explore the city except in the evening. I've seen some sweet girls there too. I think German girls are very similar to [...] girls because they mostly have a fair look with blonde hair, but not all of them. I was there for a week and a half and I came back home just a few days ago. I missed Ella and I haven't seen Nikki for a very long time because even before I left she was busy with her school which is now almost over. Her summer holidays are just days away and then we'll have more time to spend together and have some fun.

I was trying to make plans for summer so I could take Ella and Nikki someplace out of the city for a week or more but now when I came home from Berlin, Ella said she made plans to go to Hong Kong with her Dad in August, which is the only time I can take vacation. I hope Nikki's parents won't make some last minute plans too because I won't be going anywhere then.

Anyway, that's all that's been happening at home. I'll write now about our hiking trip. There's a little town very close to here and we decided to go there because it has a beautiful countryside. It takes only about half an hour to get there so when we arrived it was still late morning. We went first to the little cottage where I booked the room for the two of us and then we went exploring around the area. There are many hiking paths around and some of them go for miles but we chose an easier one that goes around the local forests and lakes and farms. I thought this could be interesting for Nikki because she would get an opportunity to see farm animals. Not too long after, we packed our backpack and set on walking. We saw cows and horses and in one place we even saw a couple of ponies. We spent an hour just watching them and feeding them grass and then the person who was looking after the ponies asked Nikki if she wanted to ride one. This made her jump for joy up and down! So he picked her up and sat her down on the pony and then he walked them around the circle and around the farm for a while. This was her favorite moment on our trip. After her ride we continued along the path and we came to a little lake where people were fishing. After that we walked through the forest and came to the local village where we sat down to rest. I packed some sandwiches in our backpack so we could have lunch when we wanted, which proved to be a good idea because we were both hungry. Nikki asked if we could adopt the pony she rode and take him home with us. I thought it was very funny and so did she. I would like to see the look on her parents' faces if they saw us coming home with a pony!

While she munched on her sandwich we talked about boys. This was new to us because we never talked about boys before. She said she liked one boy in her class which surprised me. She also said how girls in school talk about boys all the time. This didn't surprise me. She giggled when I asked her if she has ever kissed a boy but didn't tell me because she said it was a secret. I asked her if it felt as good as our kiss and she just blushed and said to stop asking her "those questions" so I stopped. I didn't want to embarrass her but I did feel a little jealous. When we finished with our sandwiches it was already early afternoon so we went back the same way. The way back was great because by the time we reached the cottage it was already dusk and we saw a beautiful sunset which disappeared behind the hills.

We had a big room for two of us which included a little fireplace. This was the best thing we could have and very romantic too. We built a little fire and soon the room was so warm we could walk around as if it was summer. I went to have a bath and Nikki joined me and we made a huge bubble bath. I helped her wash her hair and she helped me wash my hair too. I also washed her all over. I usually do that every time we're together and she loves it because it always ends in a tickle fight with her splashing the water at me which makes us both laugh. After the bubble bath we dressed up and went to a local restaurant where we had a dinner and then we went back to our room because there was nothing else to do. This is a small place so after the dark falls there's nothing interesting to do. Most people just watch TV at home although there are some cinemas and theater but we didn't feel like going there.

Back in our room it felt nice and warm from the fire in that little fireplace. We watched some TV but not for long because we were both tired from walking and VERY sleepy and I thought we will both fall asleep in each other's arms while watching some stupid movie we didn't care about. So I asked Nikki if she wanted to go to bed but she said she wanted to read her book instead and then she climbed in bed with me after all but she took her book with her too. She is reading Lord of the Rings which competes with me for her attention and at that moment I thought the book was on the winning side. But still, I didn't give up. I kissed her little cheek and she smiled still trying to concentrate on the book. This made me smile too because I knew she wasn't really reading anything. She just pretended to read so I would beg her to close the book and let me kiss her. Then after a while I think I gave up and closed my eyes. I just wanted to sleep; I was too tired to wait for her to finish her chapter. I think I was already asleep when I felt her kiss on my cheek. I looked at her and she was smiling right next to me, apparently not tired at all. I kissed her back and this woke me up. I think kissing her could wake up anyone. Her kisses tasted of that strawberry toothpaste again that she likes and I guess I like it too. I took off her pajama top and we snuggled close under the blankets and kissed some more until she broke it and asked me to hold her. When she asks me to hold her I know she wants to sleep so I hugged her from the back and soon she was fast asleep.

In the morning I woke up first and watched her sleep. I don't think anyone is more beautiful than her. I knew I was in love with her just by watching her, and I felt like falling in love with her all over again. Later, when she woke up and dressed in her clothes, we went out again. This time we returned to the lake we had passed yesterday and fed the ducks that swam around. Nikki was quiet and she just held my hand all the time as if I was to leave her alone. Sometimes she doesn't say much and goes all quiet but it doesn't last long and soon she's her old self again. I think she becomes sentimental and can't say things she would want to say because she doesn't know how. We strolled around the lake for some time and it was romantic in it's way too. It's a beautiful place and there was no one nearby except us. In the early afternoon we went back, packed our things and left back for home. By that time we were already making plans for the next time together and Nikki was seriously contemplating adopting her pony again. We arrived in [...] after it became dark and I drove Nikki straight home. Once there, we quickly kissed in my car and then she was gone.

I don't know when we'll be alone again for a day or more but I hope it will be soon.