I wonder how much easier we have it now than back two centuries ago? Forgive me if I got anything wrong for the time period. This is a fun story, not an explicit one.
He arrived to take the widow woman for a ride. His buggy was washed and polished, and the single horse was groomed, without a hair out of place. He was dressed in his Sunday best, just as his lady was attired.
The horse took its time, pulling that buggy over bumps and dips. The two swayed and bounced as the buggy shook and recoiled over the rough path. They laughed and talked about their week apart until they reached a distant meadow.
The hidden glen was a welcoming sight, with green grass spread across the ground. Only the sound of an eagle's cry disturbed the sound of a babbling brook wandering through the meadow so green.
He threw a blanket down to cover the grass, and the picnic basket was set down upon the wool blanket. She had brought the meal, and the two feasted on simple but tasty fare. He took her hand in his and gently liked each finger clean of any crumb.
They looked at each other, and they saw in each other's eyes, desire for far more than the town folk would allow at a picnic. The absence of watching eyes fired the longing for a shared touch.
He exhaled the words, "How I love you."
He soft words, "I want you," brought a hungry gleam to his eyes.
She set her reticule and straw hat on top of the picnic basket and their lips met in a tender kiss. Their hands wandered over their clothing as a sample of what they both desired. Then he gently pulled her shawl from her shoulders. With a smile, she took it from his hands and folded it so neatly.
She helped him pull his suit coat from his shoulders and she folded that heavy garment into a separate pile. She drew her kerchief from her neck and placed the colorful cloth on her pile.
With a smile he began to unbutton her long gown. Button after button he released until he reached the end. She offered him her sleeves at her wrists and he unfastened the buttons there. With a smile he pulled the material with care down her arms and then slid the heavy gown off his lady fair. His eyes looked at her fair arms as they were exposed.
She neatly folded the yards of material that made up her Sunday best gown and placed it on her growing pile. He looked at her stocking clad legs and marveled at their perfect curves.