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"It means I thought neither of us thought this was going anywhere. Realistically."
"I thought this was going somewhere. I thought you thought this was going somewhere. I wouldn't waste my time coming out in the woods to just try to… I don’t know what you were thinking, Corey, but I was not thinking this was temporary. I wasn't looking at it that way."
"You're only here for two weeks, and then you leave for… you won't be around anymore. You don't live in Montana."
He pushed me away, far enough that he could focus on my face. He looked straight into my eyes. "Come with me," he said. "Leave with me."
"Owen."
"What?"
"Don't. You know that's not going to happen right now."
"Why not?"
"I couldn't do that. I have a comfortable life here, and outside of it, I have nothing. I would be starting over in a way I'm not ready for yet. I'm not saying I'll never be ready for it, but I have to think there would be lots of planning involved for something like that." I paused and sighed, trying to think of the right words to say to get across my emotions. "I feel like making any sort of moves right now would be fast-forwarding. We're just getting to know each other, and we need time before… I don't know what I'm saying. You don't need this in your life. I feel like my mom has put us in a position where we can't get to know each other comfortably."
He moved, taking me more fully into his arms, squeezing me. "I feel extremely comfortable right now."
"Me too," I said, leaning into him. "Let's just have this moment," I said it because I knew it was the truth and I knew it was wise to make the most of every moment together.
"How long can you be out here?"
I shrugged. "A while. I told Stanley I was going fishing. He knows I was upset with my mom about my phone."
"If he can read our texts, then he's going to know about this place."
I had considered the notion of him reading the texts, but I didn't think about sending the address to this place. Maybe Owen was right, though. I felt suddenly afraid that they weregoing to come out here. I stared him in the eyes. "Get in your car and follow me," I said. "I know another place. Do you have time? Do you need to get back?"
"No."
"Then follow me." I started walking quickly, almost jogging as we went back to our vehicles.
I left that area, going the long way around to avoid running into my mom or John. My heart was pounding and I had the distinct feeling that I was being chased. It was a horrible feeling, and I knew it wasn't a healthy situation, but it was difficult to know what to do next other than find a different spot.
I drove to a place that was so far out in the woods we would never see anyone. I had never even been that far out. The creek wasn't as wide here, but it was still beautiful, and more importantly, my family would never find us.
Owen parked next to me and we got out. "I'm sorry," I said. "I should have thought about the texts. And I'm sorry about the drive to get over here. Are you still okay to hang out for a minute?"
"Yeah, I'm good for longer than a minute. I'm done for the day."
"Can you drop a pin on your phone to where we are now? I think if we schedule any more meetings, this will be the right place."
Owen took out his phone and pressed a few buttons. He held his phone at arm's length and I glanced at it to find that it was reflecting us. He was taking a picture, and I smiled. He snapped a picture.
"Kiss me," he said.
I turned to look up at him, and our lips met. I was vaguely aware that he had taken another picture of us kissing, but there was no way for me to be certain because I fell down a complete vortex of love and desire when his lips touched mine.
His kiss. Owen was hands down the most attractive man I had ever seen—even in movies. I basically turned to goo when he kissed me. He pressed his mouth to mine, smiling when he pulled back. He put his phone into his pocket.
"When do you want to meet again?" he said.
"Monday? Does that sound good? Monday morning early?"
"Yes. But that means we have to go two whole days without it," he said.
"We can make it," I said, acting like I was unaffected even though two days seemed like an eternity to me. "Barely." He smiled. "I have a blanket in the truck," I added. "It's not as nice out here as our other spot, but I can put down a blanket on that rock."
