In the depth of the forest, we finally reached the cabin. We walked hand in hand. It was so relaxing after a two hour car ride. Ok, maybe I did plan on keeping him busy the whole weekend… I didn't even tell him where we were going or what I had with me in my bag.
"Hey, is this your dad's cabin?"
"Yes, Rick. It is. Now come with me to the campfire pit in the back."
"Bossy, bossy woman." He smiled.
"You'll be happy to come. I promise."
"Oh, I don't doubt that." He said with a smirk.
"You think you are going to get lucky tonight?" I teased.
"Yeah, I do actually."
"Really? Well someone is certainly cocky."
"Am I wrong?"
"Not sure." I smiled. I sat close to the fire pit, gathering the wood into a decent pile and lit it. I watched the flames grow and Rick sat down next to me. I turned my face to find his. He had the cutest smile on. He grabbed my hand and squeezed it. "What was that for?"
"I don't know it just felt right."
"Want to make s'mores now?"
"Is that what's in the bag?"
"Of course. Marshmallows, chocolate and graham crackers, what more could I want around a campfire?"
"Me."
"True." I laughed and leaned over to kiss him.
I stood in front of the stove, sautéing onions, and mushrooms, green, orange and red peppers in olive oil. In another pan, I had chicken sizzling. Castle stood behind me, hovering, but not in an annoying manner. It was sweet actually, having him so close to me. "Want me to make my fajita mixture for the chicken?" he asked. "It's really good. But it's totally secret so you're going to have to wait outside of the kitchen."
"You really want to finish dinner? You don't want to have fajitas my way? I'm hurt." I joked.
"I'll take that tone to mean you'd be happy to relinquish control." He smirked. "I know how passive you can be."
"Fine, fine…But you honestly don't know how much of a control freak I can really be. Not to worry though, you'll find out soon enough." I smiled seductively and walked into the living room to relax on the couch. "Hey, Castle, you should tell me a story, since I didn't bring anything to read!"