Now here we were back at the homestead where we’d met and I had a surprise for Sonja, one I hoped she’d enjoy as much as I’d enjoyed planning it.
“Smell that fresh air,” she said, marveling at the beauty around us.
“This is all we need.”
She squeezed my hand in reply.
“And so much better than tenting isn’t it?”
“Definitely,” I said, taking out the key to the door from my jacket pocket.
We stood on the porch for a while taking in the picturesque view. We were lucky enough to have a cabin resting on the edge of the lake. During the day bird life flourished here, people fished, canoed, and swam when the weather was warmer, but for us this was perfect, no one was around. We almost had the lake to ourselves.
Opening the door, we entered the cabin breathing in the scent of earthiness, the
