What am I going to do now? Isn't this the way it always starts, I thought to myself. I was getting out of my Navigator to go survey the damage. Yes, the damage. I was in the middle of some wooded lands in the middle of freaking nowhere and no cell reception. As I walked around to the front of my SUV, I noticed two things. One, I wasn't going anywhere anytime soon and two; I had no idea how long I would be here. I had hit a freaking deer. This is just what I get for thinking time off would allow me some reflection time. First vacation in two years and here I am stuck on the side of some road.
Well, complaining about it wasn't doing me much good. So, I got back into my SUV and figured I would have to either walk to wherever it was or hitch ride. So, I waited for about an hour but no cars ever showed up on the road. Gosh, did I ever drive to nowhere. I was only looking at a picture of a nice cabin in the woods and had decided that is where I wanted to go. Well, this vacation is off to a bad start if I can't even get there. Oh well, time to suck it up and move on. I got out and grabbed my bags and locked up my car. I can't sit around here forever.
I looked around the area again and decided that before the car died from the deer, I was heading West on the Road to the Cabin I was renting. I think I remember seeing a sign that said 5 miles. So, I started walking. I was taking in every detail. It really was gorgeous in this area, I thought. The trees were tall and you can even hear the birds and the running water from the river on the other side of the road. It was crystal clear. The air smelled fresh and crisp, like fresh laundry out of the dryer. I am a person of smells. I love when things smell awesome.
I think I have been walking about 2 miles. I look up and this big metal thing is coming straight at me. Oh, it's a truck and oh, no they don't see me walking here. I hurried to move a little further out of the road just in case this truck didn't slow down or see me. At the same time, I noticed the person in the front seat, look up and realize I was there and I had not moved out of the road fast enough. All I heard was screeching tires.
The next thing I know, I am looking up and there is some person there talking to me. Not just any person, it's a guy and he is freaking hot and smells like my favorite men cologne, Polo Black. He had to be about 6 foot with brown hair shaved military style, deep chocolate brown eyes, and from the way his shirt and jeans were melded to his body, I knew he has to be muscular or athletic under there. He was wearing a pair of faded blue jeans, black boots and an AC/DC shirt. I must have been staring for a minute because the next thing I know, he starts yelling at me.
"HELLO, ARE YOU ALRIGHT? "
"Geez, take it down a notch, I am fine, I guess. Can this day get any worse," I said, more to myself than to the hunk of a stranger in front of me.
"I am sorry, Ma'am, are you alright? I didn't see you there and no one walks this part of the woods at this time of day. I was going into town for some supplies and low and behold my pup got on my lap and I got distracted trying to move him over off of me. I really am sorry Ma'am."
Dang. He had a nice voice one that had a hit of that country accent that women swoon over. It was that type of voice that you would say, yes, to anything if asked.
"No, I am fine. You only scared me half senseless. Did you say pup as in Dog?"
"Yes, Ma'am, my sister thought I needed a companion and she knows I love Doberman's and so low and behold" He waved his hand as if pointing to the direction of his truck. Sitting right there was an adorable red dobie. I know this because they are also one of my favorite breeds just never had the time to get one. So, I have a hunk of man standing here on the side of the road, which almost ran me over because his dog, which I already want to go hold, jumped in his lap. I couldn't help it. I started laughing. Yup, I am sure this guy must really think I am completely insane at this time.
"Ma'am, are you sure you're okay?"
I laughed harder. The poor guy probably had thought I had hit my head or something.
"Yes, once again I am fine. Don't need to ask again. I was walking on this stretch of the road heading to what was supposed to be my vacation cabin for the next 2 weeks to reflect, because I hit a deer a few miles back. I was walking to get help hence my bags next to me."
"Oh, you're the lady that rented one of my sister's 15 cabins. My name is Lee. I am also only here visiting and helping out. I would be glad to take you back to the cabin to call your insurance or tow truck and get you some nice warm cocoa."
Did I just hear that right? Cocoa? This guy wants to get me cocoa like I am ten. Do I look ten? Hell. I looked down at myself; I had my blue tank top on, my breast were perky, I knew they were 36C, so not easy to hide, my favorite pair of American Eagle Jeans, my Harley boots, and my long blonde hair in a pony. I wasn't exactly star magazine material but I was not 10 either. I am what you call average. If I were to go out somewhere, my friends would get hit on way before me. I am what they classify as the geeky; tell you how it is girl. I work from home, hence, the need to get away for 2 weeks when you haven't had a vacation in 2 years. So, why was this guy offering me Cocoa?
"I'll take you up on the ride to the Cabin so that I can call my insurance to get my car fixed or a rental or something. I got two weeks to figure it all out. I will refuse the Cocoa, but if you got a Shiner in a bottle, I will have one of those. By the way, my name is Serena, but everyone calls me Rena. "
Yup. Now he was staring at me. Well, I am assuming I just lost the first cool points I had with Lee. Maybe, I should have taken him up on the cocoa.
To my surprise, he started to look at me and smiled.
"Sure. Let me grab your bags. We can get you there and I just so have happened to be running into town and I'll bring some Shiner back for you. How's that sound? It's the least I can do since Jack over there started this."
"Okay, sounds good."
I started walking over to his truck. I noticed its one of those newer model fords like 2010 or something and it was nice. Figures, a man like him would have a truck like this. I open the door to a squirming pup coming loping towards me from the seat. I figured I would let him out for a minute to use bathroom since, Lee was still currently loading my bags and no telling how long it had been since he had been out.
I was just standing watching Jack, when I look up and caught a glimpse of Lee staring at me as he quickly looks away.