“So, babe, what you wanna do after breakfast?” Ron asked once the two had bathed, Joe somewhat more willingly than the previous morning.
“Stay here in this little haven of peace with you for the rest of our lives,” Joe startled himself by admitting. He hadn’t meant to speak his thoughts out loud.
Ron sighed. “We can’t, babe. Real life and all that.”
Joe was thankful Ron hadn’t said anything negative or sarcastic. “I don’t know what we should do today. You’re the one who’s running this show, so you decide.”
“I don’t imagine you’re much into fishing, so I guess it’ll have to be walking again. You up for that?”
Joe nodded. He didn’t mind what they did, so long as they did it together. He was hoping to come across more deer, and wouldn’t even have minded seeing a black bear so long as h
