A dozen miles farther and Ben pulls the old truck off the main highway and onto a narrow secondary road called the Ashnola River road. Even in the dark, the scenery passing through the headlights takes your breath away with the craggy ruggedness of it. Ever since you're previous stop, you have remained pasted to Ben's side. You never want to break the warmth and togetherness you feel when you're in physical contact with this loving man. The narrow road was paved for most of another ten miles, but after passing a strange, octagonal structure on the right, called the Pow-Wow grounds, it changes. The road turns into an even narrower dirt track that followed along the banks of a small but wildly tumultuous river. After such a long, strange day, the rough road seems to rock you to sleep and you can't keep your eyes open to the scenery any longer. You fall fast asleep, nuzzling into Ben's reassuring warmth.
An indeterminate time later you are jarred out of your restful slumber by a large bump, the truck tilting alarmingly. Terrified, you look up at Ben, who is seemingly unconcerned, and then looking outside causes your heart to jump into your throat. The road had changed from a narrow track to little more than a goat path, a ragged stone wall on your right side and a yawning, black void of nothingness on the other. Petrified, you feel that the tires on Ben's side must be hanging nearly off the cliff.
He notices your movement and smiles at you, "It gets a little hairy for the next few miles Angel."
"Shit man, keep your eyes on the road... if you can call it that," you respond, a little panicked by what you are seeing. He chuckles a bit and continues up the insanely steep, rock-strewn trail, snaking around boulders and over fallen tree limbs that litter the path. Some of the rocks the truck crawls over crunch and grind loudly on the skid-plates beneath the old four-by-four, frightening you even more. Your fingers are gripping his bicep so hard with fear that you must be drawing blood. Ben didn't seem to notice or he was too busy to care.
After a few more hair-raising bends and twists, the path widens somewhat and you are able to breath a little easier, again enjoying the amazing view in the tunnel of light ahead. The road, now that it had leveled off a bit, was covered in a beautiful carpet of soft green moss and pine needles. This makes you feel like the truck is traveling over a cloud compared to the jarring trail you had just experienced. After a few more gentle turns, a little dip and one last steep climb, Ben guides 'Old Grumpy' out onto a field of tall grass. The only way you could tell where the road was, is by where the grass had been bent down into two parallel lines disappearing over the rise ahead. When the nose of the truck climbed over the ridge, you're able to see the most amazing view. Even in the dark it makes you gasp with wonder, off across a large sloping plain, the old battered cabin from your dream looms ahead of you as Ben angles the truck towards it.
Once parked in front of the cabin, Ben shuts off the engine and runs his hand gently over the dashboard as he says, "Good girl" then he looks at you a little sheepishly and smiles, "I have to talk nice to her after a climb like that of she'll get back at me later."
You smile at him, amused with his tender display for the old truck.
His smile widens and he says, "You laugh, but I highly recommend you do the same unless you want to feel her wrath."
Laughing, you do as asked, gently stroking the dash, "Thank you sweetheart, you did a really marvelous job." You both exit the truck laughing then you look at him in the moonlight and ask lightheartedly, "You really love that old tank don't you?"
He walks over to you quickly and puts his finger over your soft lips, "Shhhh, she'll hear you, she's already jealous of you, especially after witnessing how you had your way with me in her cab." He laughed hard and you joined him, feeling so good to be with him, feeling his love as he looks at you with smiling eyes. Completely at ease, you are starting, despite your internal objections, to rapidly fall for this guy.
Then it hits you like a brick wall. The dark oppression you've been under for the last few days is gone... Ben is watching you intently as you discover the truth, nodding and smiling he says, "Ya feel it?.. Ain't it great? He was beaming like a school boy. "Surprise!" He laughed.
You are definitely feeling something, or the lack of something. Deep inside you, there is an absolute and total absence of evil, replacing it, is a vital energy so powerful, it makes you vibrate, the positive force organically beautiful and nurturing.
Still grinning, he says, "I love this shit," almost intoxicated by the boundless, positive energy spraying up at the two of you from below your feet. "It's a hot spot,
He
has no power here." Ben spread his arms wide, pointing to the surrounding area, "This whole mountain top is a weak-spot that we can use against
Him
, this mountain lays on one of the eight, true magnetic quadrant points that exist on the planet, four in each hemisphere and I found the fucker!" Again he was smiling and giddy.
Abruptly, you realize that he'd been keeping the darkness at bay all this time, draining his strength. It was no wonder he felt intoxicated by the beautiful force emanating from this place. You are feeling a little overwhelmed by the shear intensity of it, its positive, unseen energy, flowing gently upward at you like an upside down waterfall of organic bliss.
He comes over to you, slipping his arm around your waist, "Hey, come check out the five-star accommodations I've set up," he grabbed the well shaken bags out of the back of the truck and heads toward the ancient, beat up cabin. You follow on slightly wobbly legs, fascinated by the relic's grayish-white logs, shining a little in the beautiful moonlight.
Once inside, Ben lit a few candles and by the time you caught up the interior was glowing softly. To your designer's eye, this place gave a whole new meaning to the word rustic. The cabin's interior consisted of a simple plank floor and countertop, a small, hand-made table, a couple of basic chairs and a large, wood platform at the back that had sleeping bags on it. In front of a pair of old, overstuffed armchairs stood a large, glass-fronted wood stove which Ben was lighting. A wisp of wood smoke gives you the nostalgic scent of camping from when you were a kid, and instantly you feel comfortable here, even with its design shortcomings. The positive ground force was a little less intense in here and it now made you feel loved in a very comforting sensual way, almost arousing in nature. Soon Ben had the fire blazing; a lantern lit back by the bed and was just returning with an armload of firewood.
You carefully explore the cabin, taking in your surroundings and the warm, cozy feel of the old, log structure. With furtive glances, you never really let Ben out of your sight, his magnetic draw undeniable. As he industriously goes about his chores, every movement he makes is arousing you. The way the muscles move on his large hands and forearms, the way his pants hug his butt while he makes the bed, and especially the way he would glance at you every now and then with his caring, smiling eyes. You can't resist this man; you feel so deeply for him, you walk across and surround his midsection with your long, silky arms, hugging him tightly from behind.
He looks over his shoulder and smiles, "You hungry?"
"In a manner of speaking," you respond, pressing your cheek to his shoulder. He turns and puts his long, powerful arms around you, giving you a wonderfully massive bear hug. Instantly you melt into him, drinking in his radiant love, as well as his nurturing scent and warmth.