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“Over here,” I told him as I pulled him away from the lane and through the grass to a more secluded section of the lake. My nerves had begun to settle as we’d talked, but they came back in full force as the time came to reveal my plan. What if he thinks it’s a stupid idea? What if he hates it and wants to go home? I drew in a deep breath as we reached our destination.

Jeremy was silent as he stared at the blanket I’d spread out on the grass along with a picnic basket and a couple of fishing poles. Then he turned to me. “We’re having a picnic?” he asked gently.

“Yeah, and then I’m going to teach you how to fish,” I told him. “If you want to. We don’t have to. We could jump in my truck and head out to a restaurant if you’d rather,” I said in a rush. I started to turn away, already convinced that the whole thing had been a bad idea, but Jeremy pulled me back and into his arms.

“I think this is the most thoughtful, most romantic date I’ve ever been on,” he whispered in my ear.

“Really?” I asked, looking up to meet his eyes. I could see the honesty in his expression, along with happiness and I suddenly felt like I was on top of the world. I was proud to be the one that put that look on his face and I wanted to do it over and over again.

“Really,” he assured me. He bent down, and I rose up at the same time until our lips met. It was a gentle kiss, not much more than a brushing of our lips, but it was enough to set my skin on fire.

We settled onto the blanket and I grabbed the picnic basket and began pulling food out of it. “This looks delicious,” Jeremy exclaimed as I passed him containers of pasta salad, fruit salad, cheese, and fried chicken. Finally, I pulled out the slices of chocolate cake that I had bought earlier that day at the bakery and laid them out in front of us.

“What?” I asked self-consciously when I caught him staring at me.

“I just can’t believe you went to so much trouble for me,” he answered quietly.

“It wasn’t any trouble.” I shrugged.

“You put a lot of time and effort into this. No one has ever done that for me before and I just want you to know how much I appreciate it. Thank you,” he insisted.

“You’re welcome,” I responded, smiling shyly.

We began to talk as we ate, and I listened, completely enraptured as Jeremy told me stories of his time as a pararescueman. Some of the stories terrified me when I pictured him jumping out of a helicopter to rescue someone, only to be fired at by the enemy before his feet even touched the ground. Mostly though, I was in awe of him and his dedication to serving those in need. He was quite easily the finest, most noble man I’d ever met.

When we were finished, we grabbed our poles and I taught him how to bait a hook and showed him the proper way to cast his line. We stood at the edge of the lake as he practiced a few times and then I added a glow stick to each of our bobbers before casting them back out a final time. With nothing left to do but sit and wait for the fish to bite, we settled back down on the blanket.

The sun had completely disappeared as we ate, replaced by the stars and moon. The light from the colorful lanterns strewn up beside the campers in the distance glimmered in the darkness, and the glow of the nighttime bobbers danced across the surface of the water. It lent to the romantic feel of the evening and I sighed contentedly.

“It’s so peaceful here,” Jeremy said quietly.

“I agree. I’ve always thought this place was kind of magical,” I told him.

“Why is that?” he asked. He didn’t laugh at me, instead he sounded genuinely curious.

“I’ve moved around a lot. I’ve met tons of people and seen a lot of places, but I’ve never been anywhere that I could just think and breathe and feel like I can here,” I explained, not sure if I was making any sense to him.

“I know what you mean,” he responded. “I’ve never felt so happy or more alive than I have since I arrived at this place.” I looked at him over my shoulder and was surprised to see him staring straight at me. Was he talking about me? Had I made him feel happy and alive? I swallowed hard around the lump in my throat and then we were leaning towards each other, our poles forgotten as we tumbled back onto the blanket in a tangle of limbs. It was dark enough that we didn’t have to worry about anyone catching us. In fact, being in Jeremy’s arms made me feel like we were the only two people on the planet.

We kissed for a long time, our tongues mating with each other while our hands began to explore. Jeremy reached for the hem of my shirt and lifted it, rubbing his calloused fingers delicately along the waistband of my pants. My hips lifted of their own accord, searching for any amount of friction which would bring relief to my aching cock. Sensing my need, Jeremy reached down and cupped his hand over the bulge in my pants and my eyes rolled into the back of my head.

I moaned into his mouth and he swallowed it as his palm began rubbing up and down over my straining erection. Jeremy sucked my tongue into his mouth, making love to it as his hand brought me pleasure. I thought I would lose my mind when his hand dipped inside my shorts and his fingers brushed over the weeping head of my cock.

“Jeremy,” I whimpered.

“I’m right here, baby. I’ve got you,” he promised, his voice deeper and huskier than usual.

My eyes flew open as his hand slid around my shaft and my hips jerked up into his grip. He held my gaze as he continued to drive my need higher and higher. I gripped his shoulders, digging my fingernails into his muscles as I felt my orgasm barreling down on me. My breathing hitched, and then Jeremy covered my mouth with his, swallowing my scream as I shot hot cum all over his hand.

His hand slowed as he brought me down to earth and his lips kissed their way down my neck. When I’d finally stopped shaking, Jeremy pulled his hand from my pants and wiped my cum onto the grass. He smiled at me and I grinned back shyly.

“Next time, I’m not wasting a drop of that,” he promised. I groaned at the thought of Jeremy with his mouth wrapped around the head of my dick and my cock made a valiant effort to revive itself. My orgasm had been much too powerful though and the effort was lost.

“Here, let me,” I offered, reaching between us to unbuckle his pants.

Before I got the chance to return the favor, Jeremy’s pole lurched beside us, and began to get pulled towards the water by a determined fish. We both jumped up from the blanket and I quickly buttoned my pants before I began shouting instructions. Jeremy managed to reel in a rather large catfish.

“He’s no Moby Dick, but I guess he’s not all that bad for my first time,” he laughed.

“Not bad. Not bad at all,” I praised him. Jeremy beamed at me as he held the fish up. I grabbed my phone out of my pocket and snapped a picture of him.

I helped him carefully remove the fish from the hook and Jeremy tossed him back into the water, then we began packing up our things and walking back home. He insisted on walking me to my cabin and we held hands as we walked up to my front door. I turned to him, not quite sure what to do or say or what he might be expecting.

“Did you want to…” I started to say, but Jeremy shook his head with a smile.

“No. This has been the perfect night. Let’s just say goodnight and save more perfection for future nights,” he told me. I smiled, pleased that he’d enjoyed our time together as much as I had.

Jeremy kissed me goodnight, slowly, tenderly, and then he turned and left. I went inside and shut the door and then I sagged against it. It really had been a perfect night. I was still smiling as I turned off the lights and headed into my bathroom to get ready for bed.

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