You wipe a nice big drop of sweat off of your forehead and sigh. The day is unusually warm and the breeze off the shore is not constant enough to be welcoming. Off to your right you hear a deep sigh and a groan. "Honey, are we done yet?" You stretch out and a warm smile breaks on your face. The sound of Gabe's voice calling you honey is just unexplainable. "No, not yet. But soon it will be dinner time and then we can take a break." You look over your shoulder at him. He is wearing a flannel shirt that is unbuttoned to show his under shirt. His shirt is tucked neatly into his blue jeans, which are covered in sawdust and mud. The both of you have been working to make a new dock for the Brown family. Instead of pulling the small fishing boat up into the mud, they have all been helping in making a big dock. Currently, the tide was low so you both were taking advantage of the easy access ground. Gabe has been working his butt off for his family with you by his side. He really was doing the majority of the heavy lifting, you just told him where to put it and assembled the planks. After one more post and a few more feet of planks later, Gabe finally set down his tools and took a big deep breath. "Look at us, building our first dock together. Not many husband and wives get to do this ya know." His goofy grin draws you to him and he wraps you in a big bear hug. "Look honey, look what we did." His soft voice fills your ear and you can't help but feel so very grateful for finding him. "I know, how great." You say sarcastically, "Now let's go get some food." He nods and places a kiss on your forehead. "Yes PLEASE." He wraps an arm around your waist and takes your other hand. "I shall escort you." He says in a British accent. You giggle and lean your head on his big shoulder. "Okay, so you can talk in a British accent but, can you kiss me like a British man?" He raises an eyebrow in thought before grinning. "Even better." Butterflies erupt in your gut but you try to play it cool. "Oh yeah? Why don't you show me." He stares at you for a moment before glancing around the forest surrounding the well worn trail. He suddenly stops and drags you behind a tree. He pushes you up against the large trunk and kisses you passionately. He lets go and pulls you back onto the trail. You were breathless and stunned. "How was that?" You both stepped over the log and walked into camp. "That was.. I don't even know." He looks down at your flushed face and cackles. "Well, there's more where that comes from." Just as he whispers this to you, Bear comes running up and rips Gabe away from you to show him a cool tree. You watch your husband follow Bear running across the clearing into the brush. He soon disappears as you turn to go help your mother-in-law prepare dinner.
