Jacob
“Good morning,” Simon greeted as he joined us on the deck. I smiled in greeting as I tugged on the sweater Alastair had insisted I wear. The weather wasn’t necessarily cold, but the breeze was slightly chilly. I had admitted to myself that him choosing my outfit for the day was exhilarating.
“Morning,” Alastair greeted, and I glanced over at my boyfriend – BOYFRIEND! – and frowned. I had a feeling he didn’t want Simon here, but the nature walk had been his idea, and I was actually looking forward to it. While I wish Simon wasn’t part of the deal, I also trusted the man to guide us and look out for us during our walk. I had no experience with this sort of thing, so I took comfort that we had a professional to take us out.
“Are you two ready?” Simon asked as he rocked back and fort
