"Love in the Great Pine Woods" by Gratiana Lovelace (2015-2016) (Completed)

Ch. 03 (PG-13, S): Spending Time with Olivia

"Love in the Great Pine Woods", Ch. 03 (PG-13, S): Spending Time with Olivia, November 25, 2015 by Gratiana Lovelace (Post #834)

(An original story copyrighted by Gratiana Lovelace; all rights reserved) [(1) story cover, left]

[From time to time, I will illustrate my story characters with: Richard Armitage as Sam Wakeforest, Marcia Gay Harden as Sam's older sister Tessa Wakeforest Shoop Delaney, and Emily Deschanel as Tessa's sister-in-law Olivia Delaney, Viola Davis as Pauletta Perkins, and others as noted.]

Authors Content Note: "Love in the Great Pine Woods" is a mature love story with dramatic themes of love and relationships. It will mostly be at the PG and PG-13 movie levels. Specific chapters or passages may have a further rating of: L for language, D for dramatic emotions, and S for sensual themes. And I will rate the chapters accordingly. If you are unable or unwilling to attend a movie with the ratings that I provide for a chapter, then please do not read that chapter. This is my disclaimer. And as is my habit, I will summarize the previous chapter's events at the beginning of the next chapter.

Authors Recap from the Previous Chapter: After Tessa convinced her sister-in-law Olivia Delaney to have a makeover with a new hairstyle and new clothes, having Tessa's brother over for a small family dinner--just the four of them, including Tessa's husband Roger Delaney--seemed like a good idea to Tessa at the time. However, Tessa failed to alert Olivia that Sam would be joining them for dinner. And Olivia feeling anxious about her changed appearance, coupled with her little crush on Sam, caused her to faint into his arms. Also, Roger's idea of heating a home to near baking levels might have something to do with it, too. After Olivia revived, they went on to have a yummy soup and sandwiches meal. However, Sam has the growing realization that he is attracted to the shy and womanly curvy Olivia. He just has to figure out what to do about it.

"Love in the Great Pine Woods", Ch. 3 (PG-13, S): Spending Time with Olivia

My brothers are ribbing me when I drive them to take the orphanage kids their XMAS tree this Wednesday morning before Thanksgiving--courtesy of the idiots who chain sawed the tree, yesterday. It seems that our sister Tessa couldn't leave well enough alone and told them about Olivia fainting at dinner last night.

Kevin: "Well big brother, I hear that women faint at the sight of you. Must be all that tree sap that flows in your veins and the pine smell overpowering the ladies."

Sam: "It was nothing." I roll my eyes. "Roger had his furnace turned up to sizzling and we were all getting roasted. It's just that it affected Olivia the most."

William: "The way I hear it, you lifted Olivia up into your arms and carried her to the foyer, then you sat her on your lap. Pretty cheeky in putting the moves on your brother-in-law's little sister."

Sam: "It wasn't like that. Olivia had fainted and we were all trying to revive her." I look at them perturbed for their teasing me.

Todd: "You know, I actually dated her in high school--took her to the prom."

Sam: "So? What has that got to do with anything?"

Kevin: "And you didn't date her, Todd. It was one evening, and our parents had set it up."

Todd: "Well! I kissed her!"

Sam: "That's right!" I snap my fingers. "You kissed her chin, wasn't that it? That's poor aim, fella." I raise my eyebrow condescendingly.

Todd: "Well, she moved as I was leaning toward her."

Kevin: "Uh huh. She was moving out of the way, more like. Todd, you have never been a smooth operator."