//------------------------------// // Love, Ambushed By // Story: Amereep's Anthology of Flashfics // by Amereep //------------------------------// Wind volleys a flurry of raindrops at the station's windows, rattling the frames to the storm's severity. "It's times like these that I regret living at a bay." "I'll escort you back home, Sunny." "And have you fight your way back here alone? Forget it, Hitch, I'm staying." "But the news said the storm will last all night." "Then we better get out some extra blankets. There's some over here, right?" "You can't be serious!" Hitch blocks Sunny's path for the closet, "I'm going to be sleeping here as well." "So?" "So you're okay sleeping in the same room with a stallion?" He was expecting her to react in a lot of ways. Embarrassment, mischievous, anger, all tying her to the thought on his mind; but, her genuine smile was something Hitch was not prepared for, "I trust you." He could hardly maintain the thought now, "...that's a good trick."