My Boyfriend

Rebecca

The drive to the house was longer than she remembered, but it was enjoyable, seeing that she and Jason spent the whole time talking about music they loved and their favorite foods. She found out that she had way more in common with him than she might have imagined.

She pointed to a long dirt road that led into the middle of nowhere, trees lining the path and covering the view of the house.

“Wow.”

“What?” she asked, looking over at him, the mid-morning sun coming through the windows of the old truck to warm her soul.

“It’s beautiful out here.” He kept his eyes on the road before them, but his expression softened a little. “My grandfather lives up near Lufkin. It looks a lot like this. The trees are big and old, spread out for coverage, and the city life fades fast as you reach his place. There’s only serenity to be found out here.”

She smiled, wrapping her arms around herself as anticipation tore at her. The house that she’d helped to design was beautiful, the long wraparound p