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I swallow hard, at loss of a comeback as he holds my eyes with his blue ones. It’s too warm. Trevor’s gaze drops to my chest as I pull the zip down a few inches on the overall.
“Look at that cute brown one!”
I take a quick breath of air and blink a few times to clear my head. My son is pointing at a cow. The cute one is massive but stands out amongst the black and white cows.
Trevor clears his throat and steps away from me. “This one is called Rosie.”
“She’s brown, just like Moo. Can I pet her?”
“We can do better than that!”
The overalls stretch obscenely across Trevor’s body as he bends and lifts Adam up to straddle the cow. He’s so tiny on top of that big beast. The look on his face under the big cap has tears stinging my eyes. Trevor’s big hands hold securely around Adam’s waist. I bring my phone out and snap a picture, then another. I change the setting to video.
“Are you having a good time, Adam?” I ask after I press record.
“Yes,” Adam whispers, he’s so excited he’s trembling.
“What is the cow’s name?”
“Rosie,” he replies reverently and pats her skin tenderly.
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
“A farmer, like Trev’r!”
Trevor chuckles. “You just need to grow a little taller and you can help me with the cows.”
“Can I?”
“Eating your vegetables will help you grow.”
Adam’s face twists and Trevor clamps his lips shut, but his eyes are dancing in mirth. No matter how disgusted my boy is at the prospect of eating greens, he nods solemnly and swears he’ll eat his veg from now on.
Once Adam is safely on concrete ground, I send the video off to Alison.
She replies shortly after, saying she misses Adam.
“What’s up,” Trevor asks as I snort.
“I sent the video of Adam to his mother. She’s on a week’s holiday at a Spanish resort with some girlfriends.” I swallow tightly, and words I don’t want to say spill. “Her parents are paying for her trip to the sun whereas I’m stuck on a campsite in Northern Ireland, paying for the house she lives in.”
Trevor’s eyes soften, before he narrows them into slits.
“Are you trash-talking my campsite?”
“Never.” The corner of my mouth tugs. I breathe in, forcing the bitterness from my voice. “The girls want to know if the hunky farmer is single.”
“Hunky, huh?” Trevor grins, and for some reason heat rises up my cheeks. “You can tell them I’m not single.”
“Oh?” I’m stunned for a second – I didn’t picture him with a girlfriend. But why would someone as good looking and built as him be single?
He leans closer to me, so close, I can feel his warm breath on my skin. “I’m married to the farm.”
“Oh!” I laugh, but the laugh is forced. He’s still standing too close.
His gaze momentarily drops to my lips before it flicks back up to mine. “I’m sorry for what I said earlier, about you using Adam. It’s obvious how much you care about the boy.”
“Thanks.” I nod and my chest expands on a big inhale. “My boy is my world.”
