Page 4 of Forever with the Mountain Man

Was I too blunt? Wouldn’t be the first time

FELICITY

No, I like your bluntness, actually

Be careful what you wish for

The line between blunt and crass is thin with me

I’m fine with crass. Give me your best shot.

She doesn’t know what she’s asking for.

FELICITY

I was just taking another look at your photos. Don’t tell me you got a body like this from mending fences

ME

And building and maintaining log cabins

throwing hay bales

transporting sacks of feed

digging gardens

chopping firewood

clearing land

shoveling shit

carrying lambs

sheering sheep

hiking thousands of feet

Shall I go on?

It takes me forever to type out this list and check my answers before pressing send because my fucked up eyes keep twisting the letters. FaceTime, please?

But my gut tells me we’re not at this point yet. It’s a big step, after all. She has to trust me enough to give me her number. Or I have to trust her enough to fess up to my severe dyslexia…

FIERCE

It’s a good life. One that builds muscles

FELICITY

Have you seriously looked at my photos?

Many times, actually

I struggle with which emoji to add at the end. At first, I feel bold and think about going with or . But I decide to play it safe, sticking to humor.

ME

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