looked back at this text again.
Looking at the address, it didn’t look familiar. I’ve lived here my entire life and I’ve never heard of this street. After putting it into my GPS, it looked like it was in the middle of nowhere.
Where is he taking me?
*
Arriving at the location, my observations were right. I was literally in the middle of nowhere. Christian looked like he had just pulled in a few minutes before I did. Turning his car off and opening his door, he stepped out onto the snow-covered gravel. Behind his vehicle was a trailer. I wondered what that’s for.
“You didn’t take me here to kill me, did you? Where are we?” I joked with him.
“Have you ever been snowmobile riding before?”
“No, I haven’t.” Looking down at my outfit, I wasn’t exactly dressed to go riding either.
“Don’t worry. We won’t be for long. We just need one to get to our destination. Here.” He took his jacket off of his back and handed it to me. “Wear this so you don’t get too cold.”
Opening up the back of the trailer, he hopped on the snowmobile that was inside and backed it off onto the ground.
“Is this yours?”
“No. No, we don’t even have these in the city; there’s nowhere to ride. I borrowed it. Alpin Haus is a sponsor of the basketball team, so I was able to use one for the night. I met the owner a while back, so he cut me a good deal. Here, put this on.” He handed me a helmet this time. I did not think we would be outside tonight.
Throwing the helmet on, I have to admit I was nervous. I had never ridden on one before, and I didn’t even know anything was out here. I was curious where we were going. Sitting behind Christian, I threw my hands around his waist, holding on tight as he held down the gas lever. Nausea overcame me. I’m not sure if it was more because of my fear of not knowing where we were or that I was hungry. I just assumed we were grabbing food, so I hadn’t eaten in a few hours.
We drove for about fifteen minutes. My eyes were drawn to anything that looked like a destination, but there were only a few houses that I could make out in the distance. We drove through trails in the woods, across an iced over pond, and up several hills. Going over another and much larger pond, he slowed down. I soon was able to identify a large cabin up ahead. As we got closer, I noticed that it was lit up with Christmas lights. A few more snowmobiles were parked in the front of the cabin.
“What is this place?”
“You’ll see.” Christian remained mysterious. “Are you ready to go in?”
“As ready as I’ll ever be, I guess,” I responded under my breath with nervousness.
We stepped up to the door. Before Christian could grab the handle, a man opened it.
“Mr. Michaels, you made it! Your table is ready over there. Follow me.”
Where are we?
{20}
Christian
I watched the way Zoe’s eyes lit up as soon as we stepped inside of the lodge. Looking around this place, it was everything it was made out to be. Trees were in each corner of the room, and candles were burning on each of the tables in the center of a bowl decorated with scented pinecones. A Christmas-like aroma aroused my senses. Stockings hung from the tall fireplace that was burning adjacent to the table I presumed was set for us.
Sitting down at the table, I couldn’t help but admire Zoe’s beauty. The lodge was breathtaking and even more so because of the girl who was sitting right in front of me. When I heard about this place, I wasn't sure what to expect. Frankly, my nerves were getting the best of me. I heard an ad on the radio the other day about a “magical and romantic destination for the perfect date.” It stemmed my curiosity because I had been thinking about planning another date for Zoe that entire day, so I had to check it out. From my observations thus far, this was more beautiful than I thought it would be.
The lodge was named “Lorraine's,” a family
Looking at the address, it didn’t look familiar. I’ve lived here my entire life and I’ve never heard of this street. After putting it into my GPS, it looked like it was in the middle of nowhere.
Where is he taking me?
*
Arriving at the location, my observations were right. I was literally in the middle of nowhere. Christian looked like he had just pulled in a few minutes before I did. Turning his car off and opening his door, he stepped out onto the snow-covered gravel. Behind his vehicle was a trailer. I wondered what that’s for.
“You didn’t take me here to kill me, did you? Where are we?” I joked with him.
“Have you ever been snowmobile riding before?”
“No, I haven’t.” Looking down at my outfit, I wasn’t exactly dressed to go riding either.
“Don’t worry. We won’t be for long. We just need one to get to our destination. Here.” He took his jacket off of his back and handed it to me. “Wear this so you don’t get too cold.”
Opening up the back of the trailer, he hopped on the snowmobile that was inside and backed it off onto the ground.
“Is this yours?”
“No. No, we don’t even have these in the city; there’s nowhere to ride. I borrowed it. Alpin Haus is a sponsor of the basketball team, so I was able to use one for the night. I met the owner a while back, so he cut me a good deal. Here, put this on.” He handed me a helmet this time. I did not think we would be outside tonight.
Throwing the helmet on, I have to admit I was nervous. I had never ridden on one before, and I didn’t even know anything was out here. I was curious where we were going. Sitting behind Christian, I threw my hands around his waist, holding on tight as he held down the gas lever. Nausea overcame me. I’m not sure if it was more because of my fear of not knowing where we were or that I was hungry. I just assumed we were grabbing food, so I hadn’t eaten in a few hours.
We drove for about fifteen minutes. My eyes were drawn to anything that looked like a destination, but there were only a few houses that I could make out in the distance. We drove through trails in the woods, across an iced over pond, and up several hills. Going over another and much larger pond, he slowed down. I soon was able to identify a large cabin up ahead. As we got closer, I noticed that it was lit up with Christmas lights. A few more snowmobiles were parked in the front of the cabin.
“What is this place?”
“You’ll see.” Christian remained mysterious. “Are you ready to go in?”
“As ready as I’ll ever be, I guess,” I responded under my breath with nervousness.
We stepped up to the door. Before Christian could grab the handle, a man opened it.
“Mr. Michaels, you made it! Your table is ready over there. Follow me.”
Where are we?
{20}
Christian
I watched the way Zoe’s eyes lit up as soon as we stepped inside of the lodge. Looking around this place, it was everything it was made out to be. Trees were in each corner of the room, and candles were burning on each of the tables in the center of a bowl decorated with scented pinecones. A Christmas-like aroma aroused my senses. Stockings hung from the tall fireplace that was burning adjacent to the table I presumed was set for us.
Sitting down at the table, I couldn’t help but admire Zoe’s beauty. The lodge was breathtaking and even more so because of the girl who was sitting right in front of me. When I heard about this place, I wasn't sure what to expect. Frankly, my nerves were getting the best of me. I heard an ad on the radio the other day about a “magical and romantic destination for the perfect date.” It stemmed my curiosity because I had been thinking about planning another date for Zoe that entire day, so I had to check it out. From my observations thus far, this was more beautiful than I thought it would be.
The lodge was named “Lorraine's,” a family
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