Into The Wild Short Story
Side by side, the horses flew across the field. At the far edge, nestled behind several towering pine trees, sat the quaint cottage, and just to the right, sunlight glinted off the calm surface of the spring. As Gawain and Wallace’s horse shot into the lead, Gawain gave the reins a gentle pull, slowing the animal.
“It’s chivalrous to allow the lady to win,” whispered Gawain into Wallace’s ear, and the little boy nodded vigorously. One sure way to get Wallace to agree to something was to say it was chivalrous, which the child pronounced “chivvyrus.”
When they reached the home, Drea dismounted and affected a frustrated expression. “You two let me win.”
“What?” said Gawain with mock disdain, as he helped Wallace down onto the ground. “We did …show more content…
“He rousted it from the bushes.”
That was just like Gawain, always building up her son. Not only did Gawain do that, he was teaching Wallace how to be a man. While Drea wanted to baby Wallace, Gawain took risks with the boy – not unnecessary ones – and taught him lessons in hunting, fighting, and survival.
And there was more. Gawain showed up when he said he would, never made excuses, and treated both she and Wallace with kindness and respect. He expected nothing in return, yet he still gave. While she realized he had a bit of a dodgy past with women, the man who sat across from her at the dining table at this moment was honest, loyal, and true. And incredibly attractive. When he’d set up his sleeping pallet early, she watched his riding breeches stretch across that muscular arse of his, and then when he’d turned and stretched, her gaze slid to the prominent bulge between his legs. She’d probably become so wanton because she’d made love only twice during the past five years.
Or, perhaps Gawain awakened something in her she thought might never come to life again – feelings of love and intense sexual
“It’s chivalrous to allow the lady to win,” whispered Gawain into Wallace’s ear, and the little boy nodded vigorously. One sure way to get Wallace to agree to something was to say it was chivalrous, which the child pronounced “chivvyrus.”
When they reached the home, Drea dismounted and affected a frustrated expression. “You two let me win.”
“What?” said Gawain with mock disdain, as he helped Wallace down onto the ground. “We did …show more content…
“He rousted it from the bushes.”
That was just like Gawain, always building up her son. Not only did Gawain do that, he was teaching Wallace how to be a man. While Drea wanted to baby Wallace, Gawain took risks with the boy – not unnecessary ones – and taught him lessons in hunting, fighting, and survival.
And there was more. Gawain showed up when he said he would, never made excuses, and treated both she and Wallace with kindness and respect. He expected nothing in return, yet he still gave. While she realized he had a bit of a dodgy past with women, the man who sat across from her at the dining table at this moment was honest, loyal, and true. And incredibly attractive. When he’d set up his sleeping pallet early, she watched his riding breeches stretch across that muscular arse of his, and then when he’d turned and stretched, her gaze slid to the prominent bulge between his legs. She’d probably become so wanton because she’d made love only twice during the past five years.
Or, perhaps Gawain awakened something in her she thought might never come to life again – feelings of love and intense sexual