Chapter 19

In the afternoon Adel took Gerald on a tour of the ranch in one of the four golf carts. Gerald was amazed at the size and scope of the property. At the stables they got out of the cart so Adel could introduce him to the horses. Once again he was stunned at how many horses there were. Adel pointed out hers, a golden Palomino named Egypt.

Then she brought him to a stall with a large brown horse that she had to tell him was a Morgan, because he hadn't recognized the breed. "He is a good and gentle mount that I think would be perfect for you to learn on. His name is Neptune. What do you think of him?"

Gerald drew her into his arms and kissed her before saying, "Adel, my love, if you think he is good for me, then I am sure he will be perfect."

"Good, then what do you say about continuing the tour of the ranch?"

"Sounds great," he told her.

They returned in time for dinner and were surprised that Brenda had made a romantic dinner for two with candlelight and soft music playing as well. After the wonderful meal they danced for a while and then they headed upstairs to unpack their luggage before going to bed. However, when they got to their room they found the job already done!

Adel guessed that Clem had done it, but Gerald thought that it had to be Clem's wife, Brenda.

With less to do than they thought they had Gerald and Adel showered together and then went to bed.

The next morning started with a hearty breakfast made by Brenda and then Gerald and Adel were off to the stables for Gerald's first riding lesson. She was pleased at how quickly he took to riding. He almost seemed to have been in the saddle for years. However, she had to insist that they stop after two hours, even though Gerald wanted to continue. Adel informed him that if he didn't take a break his backside would regret it.

Lunch was slightly painful on his backside and he told his wife how glad he was that they had stopped when they did. Brenda who saw how gingerly he sitting and recognized the problem, quickly left the room and came back with a small pillow. Without a word she handed it to Gerald.

The recipient of the pillow looked over at his wife and saw she was a hard time restraining her laughter. Giving her a sheepish grin, he put the pillow on his seat, thanked Brenda, and proceeded to sit down to eat his lunch. Both agreed that the next riding lesson would skip a day.

Trevor took Mac to some of the most amazing sites on the island. As the evening approached Trevor stopped at another of his favorite restaurants to pick up the picnic basket he had ordered for them earlier in the week.

"I just can't believe the breathtaking vistas there are around every corner!" Mac exclaimed as Trevor took her around the island.

"Just wait until you see the beach we are going to!" he told her as they drove along the coast.

She looked out the window and gasped at how far below them was the sand. "How in the world will we get down to that beach?!"

He grinned, "We just drive around the curve of the island until we come back to the sand. I promise you won't have to climb down the cliff to have our picnic!"

Mac roller her eyes at him and waited to see if he kept his promise.

Once they reached the beach he opened the trunk of his car and handed Mac a blanket and her beach bag she had brought while he took the large picnic basket. They left the parking lot and headed down the beach to a secluded area where Trevor put the picnic basket and turned to Mac to get the plaid blanket.

He smiled at her when he found that she was already spreading the blanket on the sand. Mac grinned back at him letting him know she was capable.

To be continued…..