Epilogue
Mabel
Six Months Later
It took me a long time to feel comfortable with my relationship with Levi. I kept expecting him to grow bored with me, or cheat on me with one of the prettier girls. But Levi’s confidence is unshakable.
“How I feel about you is so different from anything I’ve felt before. So much better. Why would I want anything else when I know I have found my perfect match?”
What am I meant to say to that? And as the day went by, the weeks turned into months, with every single day Levi proving to me how much he loves me, something happened. I feel more confident. I feel loved and sexy and beautiful. And I am happy.
I tried to keep us living apart. But, embarrassingly, I can’t go without the sex.
And I like being with Levi. Together, we have settled into a nice routine.
Living together in his cabin, we often go out for a ride together in the early morning.
I like it when it is cooler and the air is fresh.
Levi gave me my own horse and bought me a pair of cowgirl boots.
Old Grandpa Joe passed away and Levi’s brother surprised the family by declaring he was going to do up the old west town his grandfather built and open it as a guest ranch.
So Levi and I spend a good part of our days helping get the place ready.
I love researching the history of old west towns and adding historically correct touches.
I get to spend my days watching Levi and his brothers lift and move heavy things, often shirtless, and I’ve become good friends with their sister, Stevie.
In the evenings I sit by the fire and read and work on my research papers.
Levi likes to cook dinner and he plays guitar.
We go to bed early. Sometimes, we find that we need to go to bed in the middle of the day too.
Or in a closet, or out on the range, in the stable, in the old west saloon, after a horse ride… .. You get the idea.
I think they call it being blissfully happy.
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