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"My parents didn't have a lot ofup, but they saved for a few years one time

to take me and Nix out here for a family vacation It was the year before my mom died We drove out in the old mini-van and camped at Yellowstone We'll drive up there this week so you can see it--it's only about an hour fro But anyway, it was the best vacation ever And I never got to come back until after I made it to the NHL But since then, I've come every year It's my favorite place in the world"

I see her head nod up and down in agreement "I've only seen five minutes of it and I think it's my favorite place in the world, too"

So about the tone of her words makes my chest itch With no control over rab her hand I pull it to entle kiss on the inside of her wrist Taking my eyes off the road for just a second, I see those luo wide and then soft at my action

Knowing that just esture affects her so much

I feel fucking awesome

Keeping her hand tucked into mine, I lay it down on my lap and hold it the rest of the drive into Jackson

We get our errands out of the way, stopping first to pick up keys frorocery store and finally stop to pick up a cord of firewood at a local general store The nights still get chilly, even if it is mid-June

We pull up to the ranch house I rented I've stayed here the past three summers and it is a dream find I'd buy it if the oanted to sell The house is s standards, just a mere three thousand square feet but it sits on sixteen acres of lushthe Tetons There's not another soul in sight

The sun is setting behind the low over the top and blackens the face of the slopes

We pull out the groceries and carry them in first As alk into the kitchen, I hear Ever say, "Wow!"

I turn to her "This place is pretty spectacular, right?"

"I don't know that spectacular really does it justice," she says in awe

I lay s on the counter top and look around The house is rustic with knotty pine floors and thick wooden bea The kitchen is state of the art with stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops

I take Ever's bags, lay the room, I let my eyes wander over the overstuffed leather furniture andlove to Ever in front of a roaring fire flashes before me and I reflexively squeeze her hand

The east wall of the vaulted living roo the Tetons We stand before it, just staring at the sunset before us

"In allas beautiful as this"

I glance down at Ever, whose head barely comes to my shoulder, and she has the most peaceful and serene look on her face

"I agree Nothing as beautiful as this" But I say that without taking my eyes off of Ever while she stares out the s

She turns her head to me and I don't knohat is reflected on htly and her eyes to shine Does she see in aze how beautiful I think she is?

Whether it's thesun, or because it's just been way too long, o to Ever's face to hold her beforeht into ainst me The contact is electric and I am overwhelmed with desire for her

The kiss is immediately hot There are no soft, feathery touches or tentative reedy for each other One hand stays on Ever's face but the other slides down to her ass and I grip it hard to pull her tighter against h a tinyfor more

There is a tiny doubtit floats in the back of ainst h my mind, I realize I'm on the precipice of a le fuck right now, because this will be so ined Or should I back away now and resolve myself to leave her alone?

Before I can come to a rational decision, Ever pulls back from our kiss "I think we should talk first, Linc"

My brain says that's a good idea butI almost pull her back to me but rationality prevails and I realize a talk is probably the best thing for us before we go further

Ever leadsto think of the best way to open this conversation but she beats me to the punch "LincI want you to know that whatever happens between us, I pro of an intimate nature between us is off the record In fact, I promise you my article will not say a word about your love life"

I look at her skeptically I want to believe those words, but I had been duped by her before My e because I want hervery badly And I like her, a lot But if this ends badly between us, I can co end if she writes about it