Post by landon on Jun 19, 2009 3:07:01 GMT -8
24 June 1996
They had been hiking for about an hour by this point and Landon was more than ready to take a break. No, he wouldn't dare sit down because he didn't fancy lime disease, but stopping walking to take a sip of water and catch a bit of a breather didn't sound like a bad idea. "Break time?" he asked, not really giving his fiancée much of an opportunity to answer as he stopped and took a couple bottles of water from the small sack he carried on his back and handed her one, giving her a smile before taking a sip. The weather was perfect for their outing today, which was something he was thankful for. Today was just for them. In the car out at the start of the trail were a few things like a softball and some gloves and a basket of picnicking necessities that they would enjoy after this. He knew he was already starting to feel a twinge of hunger. It would be time to turn back soon but they had a little while, he supposed. However long Lex decided to go, he'd go. After all, they had granola bars that he could use to tie himself over. So long as he was fed real food eventually, he would be happy.
He had to say he was feeling rather good today. It wasn't like they exactly had a chance to see each other as often as he'd and, he was sure, she'd like between their two work schedules, but on days off like this, it was nice to just get away and do a little something at least one of the days and then the other set aside a little time for wedding planning, which so far was fairly boring to him. Yes, he liked the way that her face seemed to light up at the sight of some of the dresses and other things in the magazines. He was as excited as her, he thought, about the wedding, the beginning of a new chapter and a new experience in his life--one he'd hopefully only have this once--but he figured this day was more for the bride anyway. All the frilly pretty things were something he could care less about, really. Let her show up in some simple dress and say, "I do," and he'd be just as happy as if she wore some fancy dress and did her hair up. It wasn't that he didn't want to see her in a dress like that, for it was something he did fancy to some extent, that vision, and he didn't mind fancy hair, just preferred it down as opposed to up, but whatever she wanted, she'd get. As long as she was happy so was he.
He lowered the bottle from his lips and twisted on the cap, giving her a smile as he looked around the area they were in. Behind him was a small, rocky stream with a fallen tree that hovered over it from bank to bank a good number of feet above. Someone had placed a makeshift railing of wood along it to make crossing easier and less dangerous, but Landon would never be caught dead on it. It was too far too fall and too narrow a surface. Not to mention, he didn't trust the one-sided railing. All around them were trees, their branches and leaves far above them. The sun peeked in at random spots, creating shadows on the leaf-covered ground below their feet. The trail itself was of a reddish dirt. All in all, it was beautiful. "It's absolutely brilliant out here, isn't it?" he declared, looking back to his fiancée with a smile as he lowered his hand, which he had used to shield his eyes from the sun whilst looking up.