The Cabin
The summer had arrived, and she continued to pursue any opportunities to go hiking into the mountains that she could find. She had been all over the mountains of the west and finally decided to take a trip home, but also to include a day hike into the Tetons for her mental health. She put her plans together to go on her hike that Friday and excitedly shared them with, well she did not know really what to call him, but she openly thought of him as a long-time friend, newly minted with benefits ... she knew that from this point forward he was going to be her long-term forbidden lover and they were both completely good with that.
Somehow, a universe that had continually conspired against them decided to play nice for a change and as luck would have it, he had to be in Idaho that week for work, but would not be able to go hiking with her on Friday. However, he proposed that she let him cook her dinner and rub her sore feet when she got done with her hiking at his family's "cabin" in the Teton valley. She openly agreed and plans were settled on that had them meeting up around 5:00.
The weeks leading to the event seemed like they took forever but the time finally arrived and they were both in Idaho at the same time. They had established a daily routine of texting and they both found themselves constantly looking forward to hearing from each other, sharing thoughts, pictures, desires and frustrations.
The day finally arrived, and she headed up to hike in one of her favorite spots. She loved the beauty of it all and spent all day enjoying the mountains, the allure of nature and the peace that comes with solitude. The bugs were horrific, as they typically are up there, and so she was forced to continually apply the bug spray to keep from being eaten alive, but aside from that it was a perfect day. She had had no bear encounters, no meetings with undesirable humans, it was just her nature and she loved that it enabled her to finally achieve some inner peace that she so desperately needed.
As the late afternoon approached, she started her trek out of the forest and at length arrived at her car. She plugged the GPS the address and in short order she pulled into the family cabin. She saw his truck in the driveway and had this strange butterfly feeling in her gut, she really cared about this guy and she knew that he really cared about her. They had only been together one time and it was amazing, but she knew that their connection was so much deeper than mere lovers, they had been more than friends a very, very long time.
As she shut off her car he came to the door, dressed in comfy clothes he closed the distance to her fairly quickly, grabbing her in the tightest of embraces, and she simply savored his warm touch. He kissed her lightly on the cheek and grabbed her bag and they went inside to where he was making dinner. As she walked in, she could smell the bug spray on her skin and asked him if it would be ok if she had a quick shower prior to dinner. He showed her to the shower, and she purposefully left the door unlocked just to see what he might do. She turned on the water, got it to temperature, removed her dusty clothes and stepped into the wonderful water, enjoying every sensation.