Free The Stable Boy by Harmony Stalter Page A

just took place.
                  “Okay, see you in a little while,” I said. “Bye.”
                  “Bye.”
                  “I just wanted to give you something to think about while you were gone,” Josh said as I hung up the phone.
                  “If I think about it, I won’t be able to drive.”
                  “Mmm, that sounds promising,” he said.
                  “Does it now,” I said as I kissed him. Pulling away, I said, “I may not be home most of the day, knowing Alison. I am going to pick us up some dinner from the diner in town. What would you like from there?”
                  “You, just you,” he said. He kissed me again. I did not want to leave his embrace. He pulled away. “I’ll see you when you get back.” He turned and walked away, going back to working outside. I just stood there for a few minutes. The things he has awoken inside of me. I grabbed my keys from the key holder.
                  Rubbing it, I said “Thanks, John.” Driving to the hospital, I blasted the music and sang along. I felt myself smiling. I had not had anything to smile this much about in along time. I parked my truck. I went to Alison’s room to find her dressed and waiting for me.
                  “Hey,” she said. “I am still waiting on them to say it is okay to leave. It should not be too much longer.”
                  “Okay,” I said. “How are you feeling? How is the head?”
                  “I am okay. My headache went away. I am not having any dizziness or anything, so they said it was okay to go home.”
                  “That is great,” I said.
                  “Enough about me, what were you doing this morning when I called?” she asked with a grin.
                  “Um, nothing, just doing breakfast dishes,” I said as my voice suddenly got higher.
                  “Liar, I could tell by your voice there was something else going on,” she said.
                  I could feel the heat in my face. “We were kissing.”
                  “Did I ruin the moment, again?”
                  “No, not at all,” I said.
                  “Did the moment already happen?”
                  “Maybe,” I said laughing at her.
                  “Woohoo, now I just need to get you drunk enough to tell me everything,” she said as the nurse came in with her wheelchair.
                  “I think I walked in at the wrong time,” said the nurse. We all laughed.
                  “Yes, you did,” I said.
                  “It is time for you to leave Mrs. Everett.  Are you ready?”
                  “Been ready,” she said, climbing into the chair. We went down the hall in silence. Alison and I just kept looking at each other and laughing in the elevator.
                  “I am sorry,” I said to the nurse.
                  “I understand the power of best friends,” she said. “There is always and unspoken language that the only the two of you can understand. I am the same way with mine.”
                  “Good, I didn’t want you to feel uncomfortable,” I said as the elevator doors opened. I went ahead to get the truck. I pulled up to the door. Alison climbed in. We were out of the parking lot before she spoke.
                  “So, are you going to tell me the dirty details or am I going to have to beat it out of you?”
                  “You are so wrong on every level,” I said. “First, I am going to tell you that yes we did make love, but I panicked right afterward. I felt like I was cheating on John.”
                  “Oh boy,” Alison said.
                  “Yeah, it was