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“What about the them?” Myles glanced at Midnight who didn’t have a care in the world. Myles was impressed how trained they were.
“Take his reins and bring him over here. We can let them graze while we eat.”
“Come on, boy,” he murmured. He took the leather straps and guided the horse over to where Roxxy and Sunshine stood.
Roxxy pulled out a large blanket from her saddlebag and handed it to him. “Spread that out for me, sweetie.”
They worked together to get their picnic set up. Myles took in all of the food Mrs. Sutton had packed away for them.
“Are we expecting company?” he joked, sitting on the blanket next to Roxxy.
“My mom tends to go overboard a little.” Roxxy chuckled. She reached inside a cooler bag and brought out wrapped sandwiches.
Myles hadn’t realized how hungry he was until he saw the food spread out in front of them. His stomach growled.
“Here are some cold-cut sandwiches. I don’t know what she does to these things, but they are addictive.”
She handed him one. The six-inch sandwich was filled with meat and all of the fixings. They had potato salad, fruit, brownies, and a thermos of iced sweet tea. Mrs. Sutton had certainly outdone herself.
They ate in a comfortable silence.
Roxxy was right. Her mother did something magical to the sandwiches. Her potato salad was like no other one he’d had before. The iced tea was just what he was expecting from a southerner.
Sweet enough to give a person diabetes.
“The land is gorgeous,” he commented in between bites.
“It is. This is my favorite area. It’s like a little hideaway, but I’m still able to look out on everything.” She took a sip of her tea before turning to him. “I’ve been coming to this spot since I was a kid. Whenever I needed to be alone and gather my thoughts, I’d come here.”
Myles wiped his mouth with his napkin. He reached for her hand and brought it up to his lips.
“Thanks for sharing your special spot with me,” he murmured. It really meant a lot to him. She didn’t have to bring him to her little oasis, but she’d chosen to share it with him.
Seeing her on the horse and out in the country let him see the real Roxxy.
She wasn’t just the hard-nosed auditor she portrayed back in Columbia. Here she could just be herself.
“Eat up. Momma will be insulted if we don’t put a bigger dent in this food.” Roxxy waved to the spread.
Myles patted his flat stomach and nodded. “Yes, ma’am.”
He didn’t want to disappoint Mrs. Sutton.
They finished what they could and put away the leftovers they didn’t make it to.
Myles laid back on the makeshift pillow of the bags. It wasn’t the most comfortable, but it allowed him to let Roxxy to snuggle up against him.
They watched the clouds and just talked.
Myles had never felt so comfortable around a woman before. They spoke of their childhoods and anything that came to mind.
Even the periods of quietness were nice.
Just lying under the big blue sky with his woman next to him.
That was all Myles really needed.
“Look at that cloud!” Roxxy pointed. Excitement lined her voice. “It’s a snowman.”
