I have been busy lately so sorry about the time it took to write this chapter . I would love to hear commentaries especially from Transgender and inter-sexed females
I got up the next morning wiped the sleepies from my eyes and try to remember where I was at. Ah, I am here in Connecticut seeing Celeste.
I get my pants on and stumble to the kitchen and there was a note beside the coffee pot.
It read," Russ, I hope you got a good night sleep and I was thinking that you might be getting up before me so there is already coffee in the coffee make and all you have to do is turn it on."
I looked at it and saw the power switch and turned on the coffee maker and sat down as it brewed.
It got done and I got a cup of coffee and started sipping it. I went out to the deck and lit up my pipe.
I went in and got a second cup and saw Celeste and she flashed me her sleepy smile.
She said," Hello handsome, I see you read my note."
I said," I did it is good coffee."
We kissed and she got a cup of coffee.
She said," Please feel free to smoke your pipe in here I love the smell the smell of it."
So I shrugged my shoulders and stayed inside the house.
She said," Give me a few minutes to wake up and get my bearings and I will cook."
I said," No hurry"
She laid her head on my shoulder as she was sipping her coffee.
She said," This feels so natural to me. Men just don't understand how important that is."
All of a sudden there was a knock at the door and I heard Celeste say hi mom hi dad.
They came in the living room and a senior couple were looking at me.
Celeste said," Mom, Dad this is Russ he is the one who saved me and allowed me to stay."
Her dad said," Montana right?"
I laughed and said," Yeah guilty."
He asked," Where in Montana? I was there about 10 yrs. ago to flyfish."
I said," Havre"
He said," That is pretty far north isn't it?"
I said," Yeah it is about 45 minutes south of Canada."
He said," That is pretty far north."
I said," My family has been there for 3-4 generations."
He said," So you are a native there, so what do you do?"
I said," I trap and build high-end furniture."
He said," I am impressed."
I said," I am more impressed Celeste sent me tickets to get me here lol."
He said," You look like a solid man and you saving her that way that was pretty good of you. The fact that you stripped her and yourself to your undergarments and staying under a blanket I thought there was no one who knew that technique anymore."
I said," First off she was only about 5 feet from my front door and my grandfather taught me that technique for hypothermia."
He said," Well, you did a good job and you have a potential wife."
I laughed and said," We will have to leave that to Celeste and we haven't courted yet."
He replied," I haven't heard that word in yrs. How old are you again?"
I said," 45 just raised with old-fashioned values."
He said," Well you have won me over and I understand you slept in the guest room. My name is Earl and my wife is Emma."
I said," Good to meet you and I am not the type to push my in."
He said," Yep you are a good man and you are Russ right?"
I said," Yes, short for Russell but I have always gone by Russ."
He said," Well, Celeste is a special lady, but than fathers always say that about their little girl. Celeste does know in her heart the right man and I think that she has decided you are the right man. I believe we are going to have a son-in-law and you will be him."
I leaned back and relit my pipe this was a lot to think about.
He laughed and said," Us men are the last to recognize those signals. I do know Celeste has put this house in the market and is planning to move Montana. I knew I had to meet you, don't worry I know you and Celeste will court for a while before your engagement and I will give her away."
I couldn't believe my ears, I couldn't believe I didn't catch that Celeste putting this house on the market and moving out to Havre it all made sense.
Earl and Emma both said their goodbyes to me and hugged Celeste.
After they left Celeste curled up beside me and she laughed.
She said," I saw that shocked expression as you relit your pipe.
I just love being with you, now don't be concerned I am going to let you decide when to ask for my hand in marriage and you don't have to worry about my parent's approval because you already have it."
I said," I can't believe I didn't catch that."
She laughed and said," My father is right when he said that men don't understand our subtle cues. But you are going to have to court me properly before asking for my hand."
I kissed her forehead and said," Of course I insist on a proper courtship."
She left me alone to ponder this news that I wasn't expecting.