Chapter 52

"I'm not going anywhere just yet, Summer." Matt, her dream lover, slid his hand between them to knead her heavy breast. "And soon, we'll be together for real. I promise."
His other hand slipped between their bodies and one finger pressed down on her turgid clit.
Summer screamed as the climax ripped through her, glorying in the feel of Matt's orgasm pulsing in her cunt, filling her with hot jets of cum.
"Summer!" The sound of him calling her name sent a ripple of aftershocks through her already pulsating core. She buried her face in his shoulder and squeezed her eyes shut at the beauty of the moment.
"Ah, beautiful, I've missed you so much." He kissed her hair and rocked her back and forth.
Slowly, they eased down to the blanket, lying in each other's arms.
"My nephew Tommy started junior rodeo this summer," he said as they snuggled under the warm sunny sky. "Annie, that's the youngest, you remember, she starts kindergarten in the fall."
"Your mom is well?" She knew he didn't have much contact with the father who'd left them when Matt was a child.
"Oh, she's doing just fine. Retired from the beauty shop to watch the kids while Tanya works." Matt's sister was a nurse in the small Texas town where they'd grown up. His voice took on a teasing tone. "So tell me about this new niece of yours. Was she born on the equinox? I bet you love being Auntie Summer."
"She was, so Star is claiming her as a birthday present. They named her Dawn, since Eos is the goddess of the sunrise, and she's the prettiest little thing I've ever seen. She has this gorgeous red hair and her mother's green eyes. We're all going to spoil her rotten of course. Noel and Shelby are exhausted, but happy as can be. Now Theo and Star are making noises about having one of their own."
"That's good. And Val got married? What's his wife like?"
Semi-dozing, Summer told him all about her new sister-in-law Cora, a social worker who'd fallen in love with Valentine, the baby of the family and the computer geek for the Holiday Card Company.
"Good things are happening then, darlin'. Glad to hear that ol' Holiday magic is still at work."
She'd told him years ago about her dad's insistence that the Holidays were all descended from the actual Celtic and Roman spirits of the sacred times of the year. Even though every one of them had been born on either a modern or ancient holiday, they'd never really believed it, not until Noel and Shelby had gotten together in an enchanted Christmas decoration. Matt had been the only person Summer had told the whole story too. Then last year, Star had had a spring equinox to remember, and most recently, Val and Cora had been fixed up by a nonexistent computer dating site. Now they all reluctantly believed.
"I keep wondering if it will ever be my turn," she admitted. "It seems unfair since Star and Val are both younger than me. Couldn't the magic just go poof, and make you real, here in my arms?"
"Well, maybe that wish can just come true, sugar. Can you be patient for a little longer? After all, it's not your birthday yet, is it?" He smiled sweetly and gave her a kiss. Even as he did, she could feel the edges of the dream fading away, feel his body grow insubstantial. "I told you that I'm coming for you, Summer, my love. You wait for me, you hear?"
And then he was gone. Summer woke up in her apartment, damp and sweaty, her body still sated but completely alone. A glance at the clock told her it was just an hour before she was due at the office. She was the head of sales and marketing for the family company - the level-headed one, or so everybody else thought. She wondered what they'd think if they knew she'd had the same lover in her dreams since she was old enough to know what one was.
There was no point in trying to get back to sleep. She pulled herself together and headed for the shower. Time to get back to the real world. Still, all day, his words rang in her brain. "I'm coming for you, Summer. Don't give up on me."
Matt shook hands with his new boss. The deal was done. He was officially employed by the world's largest aircraft manufacturer at their new Charleston facility. Now all he had to do was find someplace to live, and then go get Summer. He'd loved her since he was six years old. Their shared dream last week had cemented in his mind that moving here had been the right thing to do.
The only problem was that Summer had never realized the dreams were shared. She thought he was a figment of her imagination. Over the years, he'd tried to convince her otherwise, but never succeeded. He'd sent letters, back when they were both kids, but they'd been returned for one reason or another - the stamp had fallen off, the zip code was wrong or the envelope was damaged. He'd tried phone books, but her family's phone number was unlisted. Emails bounced. Clearly, Fate intended to keep them apart until the time was right.