It was early spring, the leaves were just budding on the trees, and the weather still had a bit of a nip in it. The sun was shining though and it seemed like a good day for a drive. He had just cleaned up the car. He liked to call it "his little pony", black mustang convertible, with all the toys to go with it. He stopped to buy her favorite bottle of wine and tucked it in the backseat of the car.
He drove home and packed the car with a soft blanket, a couple of wineglasses, and a corkscrew. He looked at his watch, it was almost 4:30. If she had left right after school was out, it wouldn't be long until she pulled in his driveway for the weekend. He grinned as he thought of the fiery red haired woman that seemed so docile on the outside. She was all professionalism in public, but when they were alone, she could make him forget that the outside world and all it's troubles ceased to be. A lady on his arm and a lioness in his bed, the rest of the world had no idea what happened behind closed doors.
He heard the car pull in the drive and walked over to take her in his arms. He smiled at the special treat he had planned for her that evening.
"Hey, Pretty Lady, how was the drive?" He asked as he gathered her into his arms and gently kissed her neck.
"Not bad at all, " she answered, "it's been a long week though."
"It's always a long week, without you" he answered.
"I'll bet you say that to all your girls," she grinned.
"I do, that's why I can say it so well," he quipped back. "So now that you have driven 50 miles, what do you say we go for a drive?"
"How original!, such a novel concept." she answered.
"Come on, Pretty, I've made plans for our rest and relaxation," he opened his car door and helped her in the car. She was still wearing her school clothes, blue skirt, white cotton blouse, sensible shoes. She had on small gold hoop earrings, a watch and no other jewelry. "Tell you what, you lay back and take a nap, I'll wake you when we arrive at our destination."
"Good idea," she said and had drifted off to sleep before he pulled the car out of the driveway.
She awaken when the car stopped 40 minutes later. They were in a rather remote section of a local state park. He got the blanket and other things he had stowed in the car earlier and they walked down a path to a quiet stream. He laid the blanket out, opened the wine and pour each of them a glass and they sat together enjoying the sound of the water moving over the rocks in the stream, the song of the robins and the quiet breeze that made the branches move on the budding trees.