The smell of the pine sap and the sounds of the woods woke her up. Moira sat up in bed, stretched and yawned, the cotton sheets falling from her upper body, sending a rash of chill bumps as the cold, morning air hit her chest, hardening her nipples. She crawled naked from her bed, and moving through the small cabin to the kitchen, she sleepily turned on the gas stove and placed the coffee pot on to boil .
Walking into the main room, she looked out the huge picture window to the lake below, the morning mist making it eerie, a single loon floating in the bay, making its haunting cry. She reached up and grabbed her auburn hair and after twisting it up, reached for a hair clasp and set it up to prepare for her bath. Walking into the bathroom, she turned the pump on and flipped the switch to heat the water up in the tank, smiling to herself as she remembered when the young man had come from town to install it for her.
...It had been last summer, she had finally had it with bathing in the cold, lake water that was pumped up to the cabin. Especially when it was cold, as it was this morning. Taking the boat, she had gone to the resort where she had her car parked, she had asked the owner who would be the one to call if she wanted a hot water tank put in. He had recommended a man named Toivo, who lived a few miles down the road. As most of the residents on the lake not having a phone, she had used the resort phone to set it up for the following day.
The next day, waking up to the sound of a boat coming towards the dock, she had kneeled on the bed to look out the window to see who had arrived. The man who climbed out of the boat after tying it to the dock was a tall, and very handsome young man, his blonde hair and Nordic good looks put a smile to her face as she quickly dressed. She watched through the front window as he climbed up the embankment to the cabin, carrying his toolbox with no strain at all. The birds and chipmunks making their clatter as he did. She heard his footsteps on the stairs and his strong knock on the door. She approached the door and opened it,
"Hello, I am Moira, and you must be Toivo?" Her eyes traveled over him, her thoughts turning wicked for just a moment as she imagined his strong arms around her, and she felt herself blush. "Ja, I am Toivo, you wanted a hot water tank installed?" She showed him the bathroom and the back porch where the tank would go. He laid his toolbox down and went out the cabin to retreive the tank. "This tank is only a 25 gallon one, but it should take care of your needs." "Yes, I believe it will do just fine.", Moira replied. "I will let you get to your work, if you need anything, just ask." And after going to the kitchen to get a cup of coffee, she settled into the huge and well worn easy chair in front of the window to read. But hearing him in the bathroom was making it so hard for her to concentrate. She had gotten up several times, just to take a peek at him, his upper body covered in sweat while he worked was making her lick her lips and sigh.
