"Babe,you know I love your surprises, but why are we in the middle of the woods in the mountains, and why couldn't we bring CJ?"
“Hold on, we’re almost there. Do you hear that?”
Lisa craned her neck and listened quietly before nodding. "Is that a waterfall?" she asked.
“Yeah, we’re close.” Our rental truck crawled along the mountain road through the trees until we came to a clearing and a gate. “This is it.”
I helped her climb down from the cab and grabbed our bags from the bed in the back.
“Cole, that sign says Private Property.”
"Then we won't be disturbed, and it's a good thing I own the property."
She grinned at me, and my heart melted. "Do you want me to hold on to something?"
“Sure.” I slung both bags onto one shoulder and held out my hand.
"Not what I meant, but I'll take it." She slipped her hand into mine, and we walked through the gate.
The sound of rushing water got louder, and we came to a waterfall that emptied into a small lake.
“This is beautiful. What is this place?”
“This is where CJ’s and my parents got married.”
“What?”
"It wasn't a legal marriage, just a promise to love each other forever." I led her around the lake, examining every tree until I found what I was looking for. "Then they made love under this tree and made me."
“How do you know it was this tree?” She put her hand on the trunk. I took her hand and placed it on the bald patch of the tree where the letters “CW” and “DW” were carved into the trunk with the year 1994.
"Then, over twenty years later, they came back to this spot, renewed their ‘vows' and made CJ." I pointed to the spot where the numbers 2016 were carved.
I wrapped her in my arms and kissed her. “Welcome to Lincoln Falls.”
“Wow, thank you for sharing this with me. Wait, so you’re named after the place you were conceived?” She raised her eyebrows.
"It's kind of a family tradition."
“Did you want to start…” She motioned towards the small duffle bag.
“Do you mind if we wait for a bit?”
“Sure. I’m sorry. I wasn’t trying to rush you.”
I slipped an arm around her waist, pulled her into me, and kissed the top of her head. After a few long moments of holding her and absorbing the sights and sounds of this isolated haven, she looked up at me. Her gaze was heated. My cock started to fill with blood and was pressing into my zipper.
“Lisa?” I turned to face her and squeezed her hips, my erection pressing into her belly. “What’s going on?”
"I was just thinking. Your parents conceived two children, twenty-two years apart under this tree." She reached up and grabbed ahold of my collar, and walked backward, pulling me with her until she was backed against the trunk.
“I mean. We can’t prove we were actually conceived under this tree. It could’ve been a coincidence.” She glared at me before pulling me down into a kiss. “But I guess we could try. Wait.” I pulled away from her. “You want to try for a baby?”
"Well, Doctor Douglas said it's a possibility, and everything in our lives feels so perfect. And we're here…" She tucked her bottom lip between her teeth and cast her eyes down. "I'm sorry. I just assumed. We should've talked about this."
"Lisa, I want a baby with you. I want to give CJ a hundred nieces and nephews. I wasn't sure you wanted to try to get pregnant after, you know, everything."
“I would love to have your baby, but if we can’t—”
