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"I need some tomatoes to wash it off. And I don't think it's funny at all. It'll take a month for the smell to wear off."
"Well, I guess you'll have to stay down wind of me."
He laughed again.
She frowned at him.
He continued to laugh.
She put her hands on her hips and glared at him.
"Come on, we'll get to Jack's and he'll fix you up."
He took her hand and pulled her along as though nothing had happened.
They made it to Jack's cabin that afternoon. The two wolves greeted them, sniffing her, they whined and moved away. "See, even they don't like me!"
"They know what it is, most animals know."
Moon smiled. All the while Moon stayed close to her. "You are not afraid of them?" he asked her.
"As long as you are with me, I'm not afraid." She answered their glances meeting for a second. He could not stop the stare b
etween them. He seemed to search her soul. Her words filled him.
But they were not alone any longer and they both seemed to realize it.
They moved now to the cabin.
Lissa stared at the clapboard farmhouse, situated in a small valley of beautiful pines trees. It was well taken care of, for a farmhouse, with a huge wrap around porch that went around the entire cabin.
"I've never seen a porch that beautiful." Lissa whispered.
Moon smiled, "Jack and I built that onto the house a couple of summers ago." He told her. "He likes to sit out here when the weather is nice."
"I can understand that." She moved to admire the solid wood posts around it.
"Wait here," he told her.
She watched through the doorway as Moon went to talk to Jack.
Even from the door she could see it was a good size cabin with one bedroom and a kitchen she noticed quickly as he went inside. The kitchen was big and roomy and had a big table with chair around it. The living area was almost as big and there were a couple of chairs and a fireplace. It looked homey.
"I'll be damned boy, I was wondering when you'd get back. Did you sell the horses?" an old gentleman greeted him with a big smile.
"Yes, I did." Moon came up to the man informed him. Lissa watched the affection between the two men and marveled as she stood at the door. "I've got the money for them too."
Lissa saw the big smile on Jack's face and how he stared with open honesty through the doorway at her. He was short, he had gray hair, with a dirty flop hat on his head, and he looked strong despite his age. But most of all she liked the welcoming smile on his face.
"Good," Jack eyed her closely now. "So, what's going on out there?"
"Oh, I'm afraid my friend ran into some trouble. Skunk trouble."
"For crying out loud."
"Lissa," he opened the door wide now and saw her standing there shyly.
"That's a real pretty name, and it looks as though you need a tomato bath." Jack smiled but didn't laugh. He could see her discomfiture.
