Chapter 1
Sweat poured down his back as Luc pounded the head of the pick-axe deep into the clay and soil mixed ground. Over and over he did this as his white tee, now slightly brown from the clay and soil, had a rather large sweat spot on it. The sun was playing hell on him, but he didn't seem to notice, as he continued to toll away at the days chores.
"What the hell am I doing?"
he thought as he replaced the bandana back into his butt pocket of his blue jeans, after having wiping his face free of sweat, and spitting the juice of his favorite flavored snuff pouches, Grizzle Wintergreen.
Looking up towards the farmhouse, off in the distance, he spotted his father arriving home from town. He had been gone since early this morning, having taken the freshly butchered cow to the market. Setting the handle of the pick-axe on his massive shoulder Luc starts off for the house, having decided that the rest of the trench could wait until tomorrow.
As he approached the front porch of the farmhouse, he noticed a dust cloud, heading towards the house and he paused and watched. A moment later a black Ford came to a stop, just a few feet from where he stood. A woman dressed in faded blue jeans hopped out of the driver's seat and stood there looking at Luc.
"Can I help you, ma'am?" Luc asked as he looked at the woman for a moment.
"Yes... well not really." she said as she looked at Luc, "You see me and my Ma, just moved into the farm just down the road and well she was just curious if you and your family would like to join us for dinner?"
Luc stood there for a moment and was suddenly startled by his father's voice, "Who is that, Luc?"
"Um, I don't know.." he stammered as his eyes looked at this gorgeous young woman before them both.
"Oh where are my manner's" she said, "My name is Mallory."
Just then the porch screen door opened up and Luc's father stood there. He looked at Luc with a curious look in his eyes.
"Her mother has invited us to dinner, Sir." he stated as, Luc looked up at his father, "I was about to tell her we accept, that is unless you have any objections?"
"No not at all, it would be good for us to introduce ourselves." his father states as he nods his head towards Mallory.
Luc then looks to her, "What time shall we come over, Mallory?" he asks her as his light brown almost golden eyes meet her light blue eyes.
"Well, Ma, should have everything ready, say by 5pm. So say around 4:30 would work I'm sure." she states as she looks back into Luc's eyes.
"Is there anything we can bring?" Luc asks
"No, nothing that I can think of, but feel free to bring something if you must." she says
"All right then." Luc's father says from where he stood.
They all say their goodbyes and Mallory slips back into the truck, and a short while later everything is back to normal.
Chapter 2