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“You were planning this?”
“I was hoping we’d get some time alone.”
I cock my eyebrow at him. God, he is so sexy. Especially when he looks at me with those smoldering bronze eyes.
I rip the condom from his hands, unbutton his pants and push them and his boxers down, and quickly slide the condom on as he moans.
He rests my weight against the tree then lifts my legs up around his waist. Our lips meet, and as we kiss, I grab his hips and guide him into me.
A little while later, we’re walking hand-in-hand down a path looking way too happy.
Aaron pulls on my hand and I turn to face him. He’s looking at a tree.
“We’ve walked this trail a hundred times, and I’ve never noticed this tree before. It’s shaped like a heart.”
I take it in, the way an offshoot of a new tree comes out and loops around the back of it, making it look like the trunk is the shape of a heart.
I shake my head, my eyes still locked on the tree. “Grandpa hired new people to trim the trails. They’ve cut back some bushes and taller plants. That’s probably why we never noticed it.”
He stands behind me and wraps his muscular arms around my waist, resting his head on my shoulder.
“It reminds me of that song in that old movie you always watch when you’re sick.”
“The Sweetheart TreefromThe Great Race.”
The song suggests carving your names in the tree, but Grandpa always told me we don’t carve things into trees because it’s disrespectful.
Instead, we each place a hand on the tree and share a long, sweet kiss.
When we pull apart, Aaron says, “Now it’ll definitely be forever. Just like the song says.”
“Only if you’re the right sweetheart for me,” I say with a cheeky grin.
He gives me another long kiss, this one steamier, and then whispers, “Oh, I am, Beautiful. I am.”
I wrap my arms around him and squeeze him tightly.
Then I hear, “Well, I was wondering what was taking you two so long. Should I give you a few minutes?”
We stifle a laugh and then turn to face Sarah.
I give her a look that sayswe already had a few minutes. And then we both giggle.
The three of us walk back to the farmhouse together and find Grandma and Grandpa sitting on the back deck, arms wrapped around each other. I pause and take in their happiness, peace, and love.
“There they are,” Grandma says.
“You get lost out there?” Grandpa asks, giving us a knowing look. His eyes are playful. He’s not stupid. I’m sure he could guess what we were doing.
“Just admiring everything,” Aaron says.
Grandpa nods, then he and Grandma stand up.
And that’s when I realize we’re saying goodbye. I’m so used to seeing my grandparents almost every weekend, if not more frequently. It’s going to be strange not being able to come up here when I’m having a bad day and walk the trails and get some advice.
I look over at Sarah, and she’s already sniffling back tears.
Crap.
