an outhouse, close to the main structure. I had to admit they were stunning with the help of a local decorator.
Dismounting the horses, we led them to some trees and wound the reins around some logs loosely, then we walked to the big canvas structure. Unzipping the flaps, Jade helped me roll back the sides of the large tent to reveal the room.
“Oh my God! This looks like a fancy hotel room with a deck and everything.”
“Grab a chair, I’ll get the other one and the table. In my backpack are some sandwiches and bottles of water. I had the kitchen make them.”
“Perfect. I only brought cookies, some trail mix and a couple apples.”
“Sounds like we have a feast.” Damn! She was so beautiful smiling at me. It took every ounce of willpower not to throw her over my shoulder, strut inside the tent and throw her down on the bed. Fuck! Why did I bring her here?
“Did you see that?”
“What?” I wasn’t paying attention.
“I just saw lightning in the distance.”
“Look at the bright blue skies here, we’re safe.”
“Hear it?” I didn’t hear anything but my heart beating.
Determined to ignore my tight chest and jeans, I spread out our food on the table and we began to eat as clouds began to arrive. There were still bits of blue dotting the sky, nothing looked ominous. I focused on her as she told me about the latest sketches she had finished. She was pleased with how her three paintings were coming along. She apologized for not working more quickly, but she was having so much fun helping out with the guests. I didn’t mind, she had no reason to say she was sorry. However, the longer she took to do the artwork the longer I would be in misery. Some pain wasn’t so bad, she was wonderful to have around.
Crackling through the sky, bolts of light appeared in a few directions, I clearly saw those. Then we heard the rumble and even felt the ground move, it was so powerful. Next came big droplets of rain, slow and constant to pouring down. Grabbing our stuff we moved inside just as the rain turned into an actual all out raging storm. Crackle! Boom! Crackle! Boom! We were stuck.
“Are you sure they’re okay out there?” she asked gesturing toward the horses.
“They’ll be fine. We can’t bring them in the tent.”
“I don’t know, this is the biggest tent I’ve ever seen, outside of a circus big top.”
“Norma has them labeled as glamping instead of camping accommodations.”
“They are glamorous. I’m not one that likes roughing it, but I could make an exception… Oh no! I don’t think they appreciated not being included under the canvas.” I followed her extended arm to see our two horses running back to the barn.
“Shit!” I yelled, taking off my hat and slapping my leg with it.
“Will they come back? Get lost?” I saw the concerned look in her beautiful pale green eyes as she looked off in the direction they had bolted, fearful for their wellbeing.
“They know this area well. They will head straight back for their stalls.”
“And us?” she asked hesitantly, biting her lip.
“The guys will know we’re stranded once they see the horses without riders. Norma knows I was taking you up here. Someone will come for us once the storm eases up and the lightning stops.”
Minus any other furniture inside the tent, we sat on opposite sides of the bed. “Guess we might as well get comfortable for the show,” she said pulling off her boots and flipping over onto her belly, facing toward the opening in the tent. Attempting to relax, I followed suit, but kept my distance. Quietly, we looked outside and witnessed a crazy, wild, stormy show. “Looks like Sal was right,” she laughed and moved over to nudge my shoulder with her fiery-red head.
“Who knew he was a weatherman?” I tried to be cool.
Avoiding my comment, she moved back to business. I wanted to kiss her for taking my mind off being so close together on a bed. Shit! I just wanted to kiss her. “This storm makes me
Dismounting the horses, we led them to some trees and wound the reins around some logs loosely, then we walked to the big canvas structure. Unzipping the flaps, Jade helped me roll back the sides of the large tent to reveal the room.
“Oh my God! This looks like a fancy hotel room with a deck and everything.”
“Grab a chair, I’ll get the other one and the table. In my backpack are some sandwiches and bottles of water. I had the kitchen make them.”
“Perfect. I only brought cookies, some trail mix and a couple apples.”
“Sounds like we have a feast.” Damn! She was so beautiful smiling at me. It took every ounce of willpower not to throw her over my shoulder, strut inside the tent and throw her down on the bed. Fuck! Why did I bring her here?
“Did you see that?”
“What?” I wasn’t paying attention.
“I just saw lightning in the distance.”
“Look at the bright blue skies here, we’re safe.”
“Hear it?” I didn’t hear anything but my heart beating.
Determined to ignore my tight chest and jeans, I spread out our food on the table and we began to eat as clouds began to arrive. There were still bits of blue dotting the sky, nothing looked ominous. I focused on her as she told me about the latest sketches she had finished. She was pleased with how her three paintings were coming along. She apologized for not working more quickly, but she was having so much fun helping out with the guests. I didn’t mind, she had no reason to say she was sorry. However, the longer she took to do the artwork the longer I would be in misery. Some pain wasn’t so bad, she was wonderful to have around.
Crackling through the sky, bolts of light appeared in a few directions, I clearly saw those. Then we heard the rumble and even felt the ground move, it was so powerful. Next came big droplets of rain, slow and constant to pouring down. Grabbing our stuff we moved inside just as the rain turned into an actual all out raging storm. Crackle! Boom! Crackle! Boom! We were stuck.
“Are you sure they’re okay out there?” she asked gesturing toward the horses.
“They’ll be fine. We can’t bring them in the tent.”
“I don’t know, this is the biggest tent I’ve ever seen, outside of a circus big top.”
“Norma has them labeled as glamping instead of camping accommodations.”
“They are glamorous. I’m not one that likes roughing it, but I could make an exception… Oh no! I don’t think they appreciated not being included under the canvas.” I followed her extended arm to see our two horses running back to the barn.
“Shit!” I yelled, taking off my hat and slapping my leg with it.
“Will they come back? Get lost?” I saw the concerned look in her beautiful pale green eyes as she looked off in the direction they had bolted, fearful for their wellbeing.
“They know this area well. They will head straight back for their stalls.”
“And us?” she asked hesitantly, biting her lip.
“The guys will know we’re stranded once they see the horses without riders. Norma knows I was taking you up here. Someone will come for us once the storm eases up and the lightning stops.”
Minus any other furniture inside the tent, we sat on opposite sides of the bed. “Guess we might as well get comfortable for the show,” she said pulling off her boots and flipping over onto her belly, facing toward the opening in the tent. Attempting to relax, I followed suit, but kept my distance. Quietly, we looked outside and witnessed a crazy, wild, stormy show. “Looks like Sal was right,” she laughed and moved over to nudge my shoulder with her fiery-red head.
“Who knew he was a weatherman?” I tried to be cool.
Avoiding my comment, she moved back to business. I wanted to kiss her for taking my mind off being so close together on a bed. Shit! I just wanted to kiss her. “This storm makes me
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