Hours later they pulled onto a dirt road, after about a mile Nick could see and two story white washed house, sitting front and center of about 23 acres, horse roamed on one side of a pasture and cows grazed in another, that back of the land was nothing but forest.
"Wow, impressive." Nick gasped, Alex smiled and pulling into the drive hopped out and ran to the door.
"Uncle Charlie!" she called out.
"Alex sweetie is that you?" Alex stiffened and turned to face the voice, Nick remained silent the look her face told him it wasn't Uncle Charlie.
"Uncle Charlie, I would like you to meet Nick Stokes, he need s to stay here for a while." Alex explained, a Chubby, ageing man in his late 50's, wearing chino's, a button down shirt, cow boy boots and, a Stetson hat grinned widely and shook hands with nick hugged Alex ad welcomed them into the house, after showing them their rooms and, getting them settled, he showed them to the living room where they sat have tea and talking, Nick explained abut Ally and the harassment, leaving out the fat that he knew her before this.
"Sounds to me like you have a real problem on your hands there son, and you say Alex here brought you here to get away from her?" He asked.
" yes sir she did." Nick looked over at Ally a fondness in his eyes she hadn't seen there before.
"Well, about Alex gives you a tour of the ranch while I start supper." They agreed and the two went off to see the ranch.
They ended up at the stables, watching the horse run wild in the pasture, Nick intertwined his fingers with Alex's, she smiled over at him.
"Come on there's some one I want you to meet." She brought him over to the fence and whistled.
"Diego com here boy." She called one of the horses, a dark brown palomino come over to her nickering.
"Hey, Boy I missed you too, this is Nick, Nick meet Diego." Nick reached and stroked the horses neck.
"Hey there big boy." , A barking slobbering Tobias jumped between them and stole a kiss from them.
"Hello Tobias." Nick chuckled. After they completely their little tour the stopped on the back porch and sit and enjoy the afternoon weather. Nick took this moment to lean over and steal a kiss. Alex stare at him eye browns raised eyes wide.
"Wow, do that again." She told him, he obeyed they shared a deep kiss, a broke away when Uncle Charlie called them for dinner.
Ally snarled as she watched them kiss, she vowed to have nick as her own and she would too. She's wait until he was on his own to get him.
Dinner was delicious, nick enjoyed the home cooked meal, and then called it a night early. Alex went up a while later after having spent some time with her uncle. The next morning Nick woke early and informed Charlie whom he found in the kitchen that was going for a walk around the ranch before breakfast.
Nick took in the smells the ranch having not stepped foot on his own families ranch since he let Texas, the smells reminded him of his childhood. HE grinned up at the sky as he continued his walk. He stopped to watch the horses run and jumped when an arm snaked around his chest and something cold pressed against her neck.
"Hello Nicky, what's say you an me, go some where quiet and finish our business." A cols voice suggested, Nick swallowed hard and moved foreword.
Okay it took me three try's but I finally got the chapter I wanted, hope you like this one.