Chapter 3
“This is a lumberjack festival.” Nate said with excitement. “I’ve
always wanted to go to one.” I looked around unamused. This
was the last place I wanted to be, but I pushed aside my
annoyance with the thought that I’d get my chance with Nate
later.
There were large men walking around with axes, and some with chainsaws carving into large logs of wood. I couldn’t deny that some of the men’s scruffiness was actually attractive.
I’d never need Nate so excited, or maybe I just hadn’t paid
attention till now, but it was nice seeing just how much fun he could actually be.
Nate brought me over to a group of people that were admiring one of the men that were carving the logs with a chainsaw. He was younger than a lot of the other carvers, but his technique was exquisite. He looked towards the crowd of people that were admiring and gave a smile.
“Who wants a lesson?!” He shouted to the crowd. A lot of people let out laughs and shook their heads. “Come on, it’s not that hard.” He spotted me in the crowd and pointed to me. “How bout you miss? Care to give it a try?” I was feeling pretty brave
so I nodded my head.
“Why not.” I replied as I headed towards him. I could tell Nate
was surprised by my response as well, but I was ready to do
anything that he liked if it meant being just a little bit closer to
him.
The young lumberjack carefully guided my hands around the
chainsaw and turned it on. It was powerful and it shook my
hands, but luckily he held on tight as well as he guided me. As
the chainsaw came in contact with the wood it became harder
to handle, but I held on tight. The lumberjack helped lead the
chainsaw in a small pattern that he’d already marked, and the
pieces of wood fell to the ground.
After a couple passes he helped turn the chainsaw off and took
it from my hands.
“You’re a natural.” He said with a wink. I gave him a quick smile
in return, but he was not the one I had my sights on.
I walked back over to Nate and he met me with a vivacious
smile. “Well well, I didn’t know you had that in you.”
“There’s a lot of things you don’t know about me.” I said with a
smile. Oh if only he knew..
“I have to say you’re a natural, you really know your way around
wood.” A devilish smirk crept across my face.
“Oh you have no idea.” I replied.
We spent a few more hours at the fair, watching axe throwing
contests and men tug–o–war in the mud. When we had had
enough Nate brought us back to the cabin. When we got back
he decided that he wanted to take a small hike in the woods,
then after he took me out on the lake as the sun set in the
horizon.
I couldn’t believe how I’d hated on Nate for so many years. He
really was the nicest guy, and hot as hell. As each hour passed
all I could think about was what I planned to do to him when we
were cozy in the cabin.
Nate rowed us back to shore after enjoying the sun set, and
then we headed back to the cabin. Nate put his outdoo
skills to
work and made a fire as the sun disappeared and was replaced by the night sky.
“So, did you have fun today?” Nate said as he relaxed in one of the chairs near the fire he’d just made.
“Yeah.” I replied.
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.