Love's True Obsession

"Hey now, baby! No crying allowed until after you look in the other envelope and the little box that are sitting on the table!" he said as he handed her a tissue.

"Now I know why you had the tissues in there, baby." she said with a laugh as she took the offered tissue and sat back down in the chair, drying her eyes and cheeks of the salty tears.

Ariel picked up the other envelope and opened it. It was a birthday card from Jack. "Thank you Jack. It's a lovely card., and I will treasure it always." she said.

"Open the box now baby." he said to her as he sat on the other chair beside her. She untied the little ribbon that was tied around the small box. Her hands were shaking a lot, so Jack took the box from her and opened it as he got down on one knee. Ariel burst into tears again when she saw the ring nestled in a pillow of black velvet. "Ariel, my true love, I have waited too many years to find a woman who is as kind, loving, beautiful, sexy and spontaneous as you are. I believe that I have found my soulmate in you, honey. I want to spend the rest of my life with you, baby. What I'm trying to say is: Ariel Marie Collins, would you do me the honor of becoming my beautiful bride in holy matrimony?" he asked her.

Ariel sniffed and wiped her eyes again, "Jack, are you asking me to marry you?"

"Yes baby, I am." he replied.

Without even thinking about it, Ariel threw her arms around him, kissed him and said, "Yes Jack, Yes! A million times, yes! I will marry you!" Jack grinned a huge smile and slipped the diamond and amethyst ring onto her finger, then kissed her deeply, a passionate kiss full of desire and love. Ariel kissed him back with so much passion and love that she thought for sure that her heart would burst from sheer joy and happiness. She started tugging at his shirt and pulled it off of him, then she unbuckled his belt as she kissed his chest.

"Whoa now, baby! Slow down!" Jack told her, "We have all weekend, baby! No need to hurry!" She stopped and looked up at him.

"All weekend, Jack? But how? There's no shelter for the horses if it rains." she said, her face showing her concern for her horses.

Jack chuckled and said, "Now honey, don't worry. They will be fine. There's a shelter by the corral for them now, baby. Andy helped me build it when I told him what I was planning to do up here." She ran to the door, which was still opened, ran down the steps and looked toward the corral. Sure enough, over behind the trees was a shelter with a corral rail chute leading from it to the main corral so the horses could go under it whenever they wanted.

Ariel and Jack walked over to see the shelter. Ariel went into the corral and petted her horses when they nuzzled her tenderly. Ariel looked at the shelter, which was closed in on 3 sides and had a hayrack and water bucket on each end wall. She turned to Jack and said, "It's wonderful Jack, but where are the grooming supplies, pitchfork, shovel and wheelbarrow, and the grain bin?"

He took her hand and led her to the back side of the shelter, opened a small door for her to look inside. "They are all in here, baby." he said as he opened the door. She looked in and saw the grooming bucket sitting by the door, the shovel and pitchfork leaning against the wall beside the wheelbarrow, a barrel of grain in the corner beside a few bales of hay and straw, and the grain feeders on top of the barrel.

Ariel turned to Jack, wrapped her arms around him and kissed him deeply. "Thank you Jack, for all of this. It's wonderful!" she said happily.

He kissed her back and said huskily, "Baby, you are so welcome. I'm so happy that you like your surprise. And you know what, baby? I was thinking that maybe we could stay out here every weekend until the weather gets too cold, during the spring, summer and fall as long as the weather is decent. What do you think, honey?"

She thought for a moment, then said, "Yeah, that would be great, Jack. We could rearrange our work schedules so we get weekends off. I could set Angel up at home in the barn with her food and water, or maybe bring her here with us, if that's ok with you dear. What do you think?"

Jack said, "Well baby, you already have weekends off at the day care center, and I don't see any problem with changing my schedule to have weekends off from the lumber mill. And as for Angel, it's fine for her to come out here with us if you really want her to. You do have a pet carrier for her, don't you baby?" Ariel nodded and they walked back to the cabin by the pond. Jack said, "We'll have to use a campfire for cooking for now, baby. So I'll go hunt up some firewood for tonight, then tomorrow I'll ask Andy to help me cut down some of those dead trees that are across the pond over there." Then Jack took the ax from the box where the saddles were and went to gather some wood for the fire.

Ariel went inside after getting the picnic basket. She lit the lamp above the table and the candles on the dresser, since there were no windows yet. Ariel knew Jack would cut windows into two of the walls soon. She placed the basket on the table, then put the picnic blanket on the shelf. She opened the basket and saw enough food in there to last them a couple of days, all that was missing was fresh meat. There was some dry beef jerky, a loaf of bread, a dozen eggs, some margarine and cheese, a few potatoes, some carrots, 4 bottles each of soda and beer, a bag each of potato chips and marshmallows, some chocolate bars and a box of graham crackers. Ariel decided to ask Jack about the meat when he got back with the wood.

She closed up the basket and went over to the bed. She sat down and took off her boots, then laid down. She began thinking about Jack and all that had happened today, then drifted into sleep with a smile on her face. It could have been minutes or hours, but when she woke up, Jack was sitting on the bed watching her. She smiled at him as he bent down and placed a tender kiss upon her rosy lips. When he sat up again, Ariel looked at the table. There were two plates of food waiting there to be eaten. She looked at Jack questioningly. He said, "When I came back with the wood, I came in to get some matches. I saw you sleeping here and decided to let you sleep while I started the fire outside and made dinner. I grabbed the fishing pole from the corner behind the door and went to the pond and caught a couple of fish, and cooked them up along with a couple of potatoes that I cut into cubes and fried with the fish. I put the dinner on the table then came over here to wake you, but you woke up on your own, baby."

"Oh Jack! You are the sweetest man I've ever met! I love you so much, honey!" she said as she sat up and hugged him tightly. Jack lifted her from the bed and carried her to the table, gently lowering her onto the chair she had sat on earlier.

"Your dinner, my lady." he said with an elegant bow like an English butler before seating himself in the other chair.

She laughed as he offered her a bottle of beer, but she said, "I'd rather have soda, baby. You can have the beer." He nodded and gave her a bottle of soda and he took the beer. She looked down at the plates. There was on each plate, a golden fried fish, a small pile of diced and fried potatoes, and some cooked carrots.

Ariel looked at Jack and asked, "Can I help you clean up when we're done eating, Jack?"

He shook his head and said, "No baby. I have it all under control. I already have a large pot of water heating up on the fire for washing the dishes. After we eat, you can go rest some more, or go for a swim if you want to. There are towels in the big trunk, honey."

She thought for a moment while she ate, then said, "I think we need more chairs and some windows here, babe. It's too dark in here and I'd hate to waste the candles and lamp oil."

He said, "I will cut some windows tomorrow, baby. I'll put one here by the table and the other window over by the bed if that's where you want it, ok?"

"Yeah, that would be fine, Jack. I have some curtains at home that would be perfect for our little love nest here, and I think that there might be a couple of old window panes in the barn loft. We can check when we go home, then you can put them in here next weekend."

Jack cocked his eyebrow and asked, "Next weekend, baby? Why not tomorrow?"

Ariel smiled wryly, winked and said, "Because I have better things in mind to do than cutting window holes, baby."

"You do, huh? Hmmmmmm......I wonder what those ideas might be." he replied.

"You'll find out as soon as you get the dishes done, baby." Ariel said with a little laugh and a wink. They laughed and finished eating. Jack went outside and got the pot of water from the fire. He poured the hot water into the metal washtub, then added the dishes, some cold water and dish detergent. He washed and rinsed the dishes and pans, then dried and stacked them to take inside. When he went inside, he put the dishes and pans on the table. When he turned around, he got a very pleasant surprise.

PART NINETEEN

Ariel was laying on the bed, completely naked except for the ring on her finger and a small necklace around her neck. Her hair was loosened from its braid and cascaded over her shoulders, covering her lush breasts. Her perky little nipples were temptingly peeking out from between strands of her chocolatey hair, like tan buttons on brown silk. His gaze slid down over her breasts, across her slightly curved belly and down to the delectable dark curls that hid her sweet tangy secret spot that he loved so much.

Jack felt the blood rush to his loins as his desire grew more evident under Ariel's seductive gaze. She smiled as her eyes drifted over his lean muscular body, appreciating every line and bulge on his body. Her eyes lit up as her gaze rested on the bulge in the front of his jeans. She patted the bed beside her and he quickly shed his clothes and laid beside her. He kissed her deeply as his hands pushed her hair back over her shoulders, exposing her ripe, ample breasts and golden tanned nipples. He sat up slightly and gazed lovingly at her as the candlelight turned her tanned skin to silky bronze and brought out the red highlights in her hair.

Jack said, "Baby, you are so beautiful. I love you, Ariel, my gorgeous golden angel." She smiled and reached her arm up, placing her hand on the back of his head and pulling his face close to hers.

She rubbed her nose against his and whispered huskily, "And you Jack, my handsome prince, are the sexiest man I've ever had the pleasure of being with. No one will ever take your place, my love." Then she placed a kiss full of love and desire on his full sensuous lips, her tongue caressing his lips, then slipping between them to stroke against his teeth and his tongue in an imitation of what was going to happen with other parts of their bodies.

Jack groaned and broke the kiss to move his mouth down her neck to her shoulders, kissing every little inch of her exposed skin. His hand slid up her side, caressing her tanned skin gently as he moved up to cup her breast, his thumb moving teasingly over her nipple. She moaned, arching her back and pressing her breast harder against his hand. His lips moved down her chest to her other breast and capturing the perky nipple in his mouth between his teeth, nipping gently. Ariel ran her fingers through his hair and pressed him closer to her breast. He sucked hungrily upon the sweet flesh of her nipple, giving equal attention to both of her luscious breasts.

Ariel moaned, then brought her leg up, rubbing her foot against the back of his calf. He slid his hand down over her stomach, feeling her muscles twitch at the contact. His hand paused at her navel and he dipped his finger inside and wiggled it, causing Ariel to gasp at the sensation. Then his hand moved down to lightly brush over the silken curls of her love nest. Jack teased her, slipping his finger in between the swollen lips of her mound and pulling it back out when she lifted her hips trying to get deeper contact with his hand. He did this several times, and each time, he could feel more moisture gathering on the hairs between her legs. Jack got up on the bed and lay between her legs. He looked up at Ariel, her eyes glazed with desire. The tip of her dainty pink tongue darted out and licked her lips and she smiled at him.

He looked back at her damp curls and gently spread the flesh with his fingers. He could see her swollen pleasure button peeking at him and couldn't resist giving it a kiss. He caressed it with his tongue, sending jolts of delight through Ariel's body. He licked her in long sweeping strokes, tasting the sweet muskiness of her mound. He slipped two fingers into her hot wetness, and began stroking her steadily in and out, in and out. Her hips tried moving in rhythm with his hand, but Jack held her down, driving her higher and higher on that wave of sexual desire. He slipped a third finger into her and started stroking faster and deeper. Moments later, amid grunts and moans from Ariel, the muscles of her love canal tightened around his fingers as the orgasm crashed down on her and the juices flowed from her to cover his fingers and hand with sticky sweetness.

She moaned loudly, then went quiet. Jack looked up at Ariel. Her eyes were closed, her breathing heavy. Jack moved to sit by her on the bed, placed his hand on her arm and shook her gently. "Ariel, honey, are you alright?" he asked. No answer. "Ariel!! Honey, wake up!" he said louder this time, his voice full of concern for her. He was starting to worry. He patted her cheek and said her name several times, still without any response. He had heard of women passing out from hard orgasms, but didn't realize that Ariel would ever do that. He quickly stood and pulled on his pants and boots, grabbed the water bucket from the floor by the door and ran out to the pond. He scooped up some water and ran back to the cabin, grabbing a washcloth from the trunk by the wall.

Jack wet the washcloth, wrung out the extra water and placed it on Ariel's forehead. He noticed that her cheeks were flushed a deep pink. He called her name again as he bathed her face with the cool water. She moaned a bit and her eyelids fluttered open, then they closed again. Jack called her name again, "Ariel! Wake up for me, baby! Come on, sweetheart! It's me, Jack! Open your eyes and look at me, honey!" Her eyes fluttered open again and she blinked several times, a confused look on her face. "Honey, are you alright?" he asked her, his voice full of worry.

"Ummm, yeah, I guess so. What happened?" she asked.

Jack wiped her face with the washcloth again and said, "You passed out, baby. You had a huge orgasm and passed out on me. Does that happen a lot to you, honey?

"I...I...I don't know. I've never had that happen to me before, Jack. That was the first time." she told him, "I feel so dizzy, Jack."

"That's from the adrenaline rush, baby. Just lay there awhile and rest. We can make love later, if you're up to it. Ok honey?" he said as he mopped her brow and flushed cheeks with the cold wet washcloth.

"Ok Jack. I hope you're not upset with me, dear." she said.

Jack kissed her cheek and said, "Of course I'm not upset baby. You had me worried and scared for you, honey. I don't want to lose you, ever. I love you very much baby, don't you ever forget that."

Then he pulled one of the blankets up over her and tucked her in. "Get some rest now baby. I'll go check on the horses and find some more firewood for tonight, ok? I love you Ariel." he said tenderly as he kissed her on the lips.

"I love you too, Jack. Please don't be gone long, my love." she said, then her eyes closed and she drifted off to sleep. Jack sat there with her for a few moments, then finished getting dressed, taking off his boots and pants so he could put on his underwear again first. He went over to the dresser and blew out all 4 candles, but he left the lamp above the table lit. He went outside, leaving the door open part-way so if Ariel yelled for him, he'd hear her.

PART TWENTY

He went to the pond with the other two buckets and filled them with water. He carried them to the corral and dumped the water into the barrel for the horses. He went to the back of the shelter and scooped some grain into each of the two tubs for the horses to eat, carried the dishes out and placed them on the ground in front of the horses. He watched the horses eat, but his mind was not on the magnificent animals before him. Jack kept glancing over at the door to the cabin where his beloved Ariel slept. He was very worried about her. He had never had any woman pass out on him during sex like she did.

Jack took the grain dishes from the corral when the horses were done eating, rinsing them out at the pond before putting them back in the shed with the grain barrel. He went back to the cabin, quietly went inside and checked on Ariel. She was still sleeping, but her face was still slightly flushed. He gently laid a hand on her forehead. She wasn't feverish, but he wet the washcloth again and laid it on her forehead. He leaned down and kissed her, then went outside to gather more firewood. He made sure to stay within sight of the cabin in case Ariel awoke and yelled for him. Luckily there were many trees and branches on the ground that only needed to be chopped into pieces and split.

He found a nice log and started chopping it into shorter lengths with the axe. His muscles rippled and flexed with each swing of the axe and the sweat trickled down his face and back from his exertions. When he had about twenty large chunks cut, he split them into smaller pieces, then carried the chunks in arm loads to the cabin, stacking them along the wall between the door and the box where the saddles were stored. When he had a pile about eight feet long and five feet high, he decided that was enough wood.

He went to the pond and splashed some water on his sweaty face and back, then went to check on Ariel. She was awake, laying on the bed. She smiled as Jack came through the door. He took a cup from the shelf and scooped some water from the bucket for her to drink. He sat on the side of the bed and helped her sit up. She took the cup and slowly drank the fresh cold water. As Ariel sat up, the blanket slid down, exposing her luscious breasts to Jack's loving gaze. She made no move to pull it up again and Jack smiled. He asked her, "Are you feeling better, baby? You really had me worried there."

She reached over and took his hand in hers, "Yes, my love. I'm feeling much better now, thank you. The nap and the water helped a lot." Jack leaned over and kissed her tenderly on the lips, pulling her close and hugging her. She kissed him back gently and said, "I love you very much, Jack. You are my whole life and I'd die if anything ever happened to you."

"Baby, there's no need to worry. Nothing will ever happen to me. I'm going to be here for you for eternity. I love you, my beautiful Ariel." he said quietly, then asked her, "Baby, do you feel up for a swim? It's quite warm in here and the cool air and water might help you feel even better."

Ariel nodded, then Jack got off the bed and walked to the trunk where he took out two towels, handing them to her. Then Jack scooped Ariel up and carried her, blanket and towels together, to the bank of the pond. He sat her down on the ground, making sure the blanket was beneath her bottom. Jack uncovered her and took her hands, pulling her to her feet. She took a step and almost fell. She was still weak from passing out, so Jack told her to sit back down for a moment while he undressed. He tossed his boots, pants and underwear on the ground by the blanket. When he was standing before her in all his naked muscled glory, Ariel looked up at him and smiled.

Jack pulled Ariel to her feet then lifted her in his arms, one arm under her back and the other under her knees. He carried her to the edge of the pond, then slowly walked into the cool clear water. When he was in waist deep, the water came up to Ariel's bottom and she gasped as the cold water touched her heated flesh. Jack laughed gently as he moved further into the water and it moved up over her hot love nest, just above Jack's arm. Jack stopped when the water was lapping at her lush breasts, her nipples were hard points, sticking out and tempting him as the water splashed on and dripped from them.