Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 17:27:53 +0000
From: J.Elwood@protonmail.com
Subject: Fields Where Love Grows Chapter Three

I know it's been a week since releasing chapter two and thank you all for
patiently waiting. In this chapter Lucas and Tyler are starting to get more
comfortable with eachother. Again just continuing to build on the
relationship between Lucas and Tyler mainly, and things do heat up a little
bit.

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Fields Where Love Grows
Chapter 3: The Summer That Just Began

I woke up to a gentle calling of my name. "Lucas...Lucas... it's time to
get up." I stretch out my arms like I'm reaching for the sky. Then open my
eyes to see Tyler's intoxicating blue eyes staring back at me. His eyes
reminded me of what had happened last night. Part of me thought it must
have been a dream. I never would have been so courageous and bold to do
something like that. How it felt when our lips connected for the first
time. Then when his fingers when it lifted my chin and connected his lips
with mine again. It was something I would never forget.

I sat up to sit on the side of the bed and looked to Tyler who was still in
his blue and white patterned boxers, now putting on a dark blue tee
shirt. On his bed was a pair of jeans, red boxers and socks. After putting
on his shirt Tyler looked at me.

"Yeah gonna get dressed kiddo?"

"Yeah" I replied then stood up and grabbed some clothes from my bag. I
started to head out of the room to the bathroom when I was stopped by
Tyler.

"Hey if you're going to the bathroom to change I think Lydia just went in
there and will probably take a while. I'm almost done I'll leave and you
can get dressed in here." Tyler grabbed for his boxers and that's when I
turned away. I'm assuming that's what he would expect me to do while he
changed boxers. As much as I was curious to see what Tyler looked like half
naked I didn't want to make things awkward between us.

Before I knew it Tyler was walking past me to the door fully dressed.

"Okay I'll be in the kitchen if you're hungry my mom usually puts out a
bowl of fruit on the kitchen table. You can help yourself to that or some
cereal but if you're not used to milk right out of a cow I wouldn't use a
lot of it."

"Fruit will be fine thanks. I'll be down in a minute"

After Tyler left the room, I got dressed as quickly as I could so Tyler
wouldn't be waiting on me. When I had left the room I started to walk down
the hall and realized the bathroom door was very slightly open. I didn't
have any urge to look through the slightly cracked door but I did hear a
quiet soft voice that did not sound familiar to me.

"Good morning Lucas."

I turned towards the bathroom and the door opened a bit more and there
stood Lydia putting toothpaste on a toothbrush in her pink velvet pajamas.

"Good Morning Lydia"

"Are you helping Tyler today?" Lydia seemed very nervous

"Yeah as far as I know"

"Okay..." Lydia said followed by a long pause of awkward silence.

"Well I'll see ya later" I said she waved as she began to brush her teeth.

I made my way to the kitchen where Tyler was leaning against the counter
eating an apple. I went over to the bowl of fruit with an assortment of
apples, oranges, bananas and peaches. I grabbed an orange peeled it and
leaned against the counter next to Tyler. The juices from the orange were
all over my mouth and dripped down my chin. Tyler grabbed a napkin and
wiped off my face as I finished eating my orange. Tyler smiled and started
to walk towards the front door. I followed Tyler to the shed and we both
grabbed our helmets and got onto the four wheeler.

"Try to give me a warning this time if something is gonna poke my lower
back" Tyler said and laughed.

"Oh be quiet you jerk." I said in a joking manner.

"A jerk uh... I'll remember that" Tyler smirked then started the four
wheeler driving off at top speed. I quickly grabbed a hold of him
tightly. Tyler begins to laugh as he slowed down."Sorry I was just playing
my role as the jerk" Tyler said jokingly and loudly so I could hear him
over the sound of the four wheeler engine.

"Okay fine your not a jerk." I replied.

"What am I then?"

"A very kind and funny person"

"Good. I agree." Tyler paused to laugh then said "You are too"

We pulled up to the horse stables and got off the four wheeler then head
inside the barn. The smell of manure and hay lingered throughout the
barn. It wasn't the most pleasant of smells but It was best I start to get
used to it. Its day two and I at least have four to twelve weeks of this
depending on when my mother decides to pick me up. This seems better than
being home alone all day from what Tyler was explaining to me yesterday.

Tyler grabbed two shovels and a barrel and put it all in front of me.

"Oh your going to enjoy this. It's my favorite part of the day." Tyler said
sarcastically with a grin on his face"

"If it's what I think. Can we just skip this part?"

"I'm afraid not. It needs to be done."

Without saying another word Tyler and I both grabbed a shovel and went into
the first stable and started to shovel the manure into the barrel. I would
like to say this is the grossest thing I've ever done but it isn't. That
moment goes to the time spanning back a year ago when I had to babysit my
neighbors one year old son. For the most part it was a pleasant experience
but then he had to ruin it with...well we can call it a number two all over
the kitchen floor and down his legs. As much as I wish I could have ignored
it and left it for my neighbor to deal with when she got home. I wanted the
forty dollars promised to me and I knew I wasn't going to get it if the
baby and her kitchen wasn't clean.

Taking my mind off of shoveling manure made it go by pretty quickly. Before
I knew it we had finished the sixth and final stable. After finishing Tyler
took the barrel outside then came back in grabbed a sponge with a large
bucket of water, a hose and a large bottle of what looked like shampoo.

"Thanks for the help. Most people couldn't of got through that without
gagging" Tyler said to me

"Well If it means spending time with you. It's worth it....I can't believe
I just said that."

I felt so embarrassed and began to blush.

"Hey don't worry about it. For the record I like hanging out with you
too...Okay, now we gotta bathe these horses"

I followed Tyler to the closest stable and watched as he showed me how to
bathe the horse. It was just like when a human bathes just takes a lot more
time and you have to be careful not to get water in their ears or eyes
because it could make them upset or scared. Tyler washed the first horse by
himself then we both began to bathe the next horse.

After scrubbing the horse with the soap Tyler grabbed the hose and started
to rinse it off. I stood beside Tyler to watch because there was only one
hose to use. When all of the sudden Tyler quickly moved the hose towards me
and briefly sprayed me in the face. Tyler looked at me and grinned.

I stood in shock then began to laugh.

"You'll pay for that" I said in a joking manner.

"Oh yeah...how so?"

I then take some of the soap bubbles off the horses back and chuck it at
his face and landing on his right cheek. By surprise he countered by
throwing some soap bubbles at me landing in my hair. I try to reach for the
hose to spray Tyler with it but he pulls away and moves to the opposite
side of the horse than me. We begin to shuffle back and forth, me trying to
catch him and Tyler trying to keep the hose away from me. I begin to chase
him in the stable and he falls flat on his back caused by the mud beneath
us. Unable to stop in time I fell on top of him.

Both of us now face to face covered in mud I looked into his eyes. His eyes
staring back at me. For a moment it felt as though time stopped and the
only people in existence were Tyler and I at this moment. Our heads leaning
closer and closer to each other and eyes closing as me and Tyler's lips
made contact. My lips made contact with Tyler's, coming together in sync
like two people dancing.

This kiss I could tell was something we both wanted. I enjoyed how this
kiss felt different from the one we shared last night. The feelings I was
experiencing for Tyler were not jumbled voices in my head anymore. At this
moment I knew our feelings for eachother exceed those of just a
friendship. We have known eachother only close to twenty four hours but
this relationship was like electricity. That electricity started a spark
and that spark caused an explosion of feelings and emotions between us.

With all that was going on in the moment and going through my head I didn't
realize till recently that I had a boner. I was laying on top of Tyler
which meant he could probably feel it on his stomach. I wanted to pull away
but I didn't want this kiss to end. I never wanted it to end. As that
thought reached my mind, Tyler began to slowly and gently pulled
away. Simultaneously we opened our eyes gazing into one another not wanting
to pull away.

"You know if we are going to make a habit of doing this we need to be very
careful." Tyler said looking passionately into my eyes.

"I know. I promise I'll be careful the way I act towards you when someone
else is around"

"Good. This is what you wanted, right?"

"Yes. I know we haven't known each other very long but I've never felt so
sure about my feelings than I am now."

"Some strong words coming from a twelve year old"

In a way what he was saying was right but I know these feelings aren't
fake. I briefly dated a girl six months ago because she asked and I didnt
want to upset her. I had no true feelings for her aside from just being a
friend. Long story short it didn't last long because she moved away which
was probably for the best. Like I said I didn't feel that way towards her
and I'm not the type to break up with someone. I'm afraid of conflict.

We continued to clean the horses, periodically exchanging flirty lustful
glances. After all the horses were bathed Tyler looked at his phone then
looked at me.

"Wow we completely missed lunch. It's 2:32 in the afternoon. The time just
flies by. Did you wanna grab a bite to eat at the house?"

"Yeah I'm starving"

We take a ride back to the house on the four wheeler then beat the mudd off
our boots before walk through the living room into the kitchen. Upon
entering the kitchen I see Lydia sitting at the kitchen table eating a
sandwich.

"Aren't you supposed to be tending to the chickens and gathering eggs?"
Tyler asked Lydia.

"Most of my work is done just taking a break"

"Okay. So Lucas do you want a grilled cheese sandwich?"

"Yeah that sounds good"

I can't remember the last time I had grilled cheese. It was probably
sometime before my mom started working two jobs. I wanted to see how Tyler
made grilled cheese so I would know how to make it for myself. I didn't
want to crowd Tyler while he cooked so I just sat at the kitchen table
catty cornered from Lydia. The room filled with awkward silence I decided
to break the tension.

"So Lydia are all of the chickens friendly?"

"Most of them but there are a few that are really mean. I just try to keep
away from them. Do you like our horses?"

"Yeah they're all great my favorite is Ghost the white horse"

"Yeah he's really cool."

Lydia seemed friendly. Definitely not as shy as she was yesterday. I may
just be assuming she has a crush on me but even Tyler thinks she does as
well. I dont have the same feelings for her like I do for Tyler. With Lydia
it feels like maybe we could be good friends but with Tyler it's something
I never felt towards someone before. A feeling I can easily explain with
one word but didn't feel ready to say it aloud.

Tyler comes to the table with two plates and puts one in front of me as he
sits down next to me.  The grill cheese looked amazing and looked of
restaurant quality. I took a bite and I could of swore it was the best
tasting food I've had in a long time. Each bite had strings of melted
cheese stretched as I pulled the grilled cheese from my mouth. As much as I
desired to eat it quickly I wanted to savor every bite for as long as I
could.

After finishing the grilled cheese I then looked to Tyler. "Can you please
make this for me every single day?"

"Sure" Tyler replied and laughed.

"Alright we have to go feed the horses and let them stretch their legs for
a bit." Tyler said as he started walking towards the living room to the
front door. Following Tyler outside and rode back to the stables.

Tyler walked to the back of the barn then came back a couple minutes later
with a basket full of apples. He then showed me how to feed a horse apples
without getting my hand bitten off and handed the basket to me. While I fed
each horse some apples, Tyler lugged bales of hay around the barn like they
were rag dolls. Putting hay into each stable for the horses to eat
overnight.

After I was done feeding the horses and Tyler putting hay in their
stables. Tyler opened all the stables and guided all the horses outside
behind the barn. Outside behind the barn was a round pen. I didn't notice
this round pen before but it looks as though it's the size of an infield of
a baseball field. As soon as the horses reached the round pen they began to
gallop round and round the pen.

By this time the sun was setting behind the round pen the horses galloped
in. Tyler and I both leaning against the fence to embrace the beautiful
view. The sunset is a mixture of yellow, pink, purple and orange behind the
farm valley hills ahead. The horses with a loss of detail due to the
sunset. The horse running around the pen like shadows. I felt a warm touch
upon my hand and looked over to see Tyler's hand on top of mine. I began to
smile and blush and turned my hand around to interlock our fingers. Still
staring into each others eyes we both leaned in for a brief kiss before
turning our heads back to the crepuscular sky thinking of what was to come
of the summer that just began.