How Green Becomes Wood

"Everything is edible once," He reminded her as they looked over the lake. Letting go of her hand, he instead wrapped his arm loosely around her waist, looking out over the water, content to just stand there with her.
 
Lex chuckled and then fell silent as they looked out over the lake. She leaned into Cooger, enjoying the warmth of his arm and his side against her. The quiet glinting of the water sparkled like living art. Night birds called and chatted with each other, and occasionally something rustled in the undergrowth. She wasn't worried. If Cooger wasn't concerned, she wasn't concerned. She took a deep breath and let it out slowly, relaxing fully as she enjoyed the quiet nature around her. This place was beautiful, and being with this man was peaceful. It was a moment she hoped she'd be allowed to return to many, many times in the future.
 
Cooger breathed in deeply and wrapped his other arm around Lex, glad to hold her on that chilly day by his lake. It was too soon to tell exactly how things stood and where they'd be one day, but he wasn't worried about any of that. For all the ways he had been less favourably compared to his brother, one thing he had over him was that he knew how to just stand there and accept that he was happy without worrying about when the other shoe would drop and he'd have to go back into battle. There weren't battles on his personal horizon, just a beautiful woman in his arms, a still lake, and seven unexpected kittens. Nothing to ask for, nothing to want, and he was more than willing to just accept that his life was full of wonderful things and enjoy it exactly as it was.
 
Lex did not want this moment to end, but it was getting colder by the minute. She was okay in her sweater and with Cooger wrapped around her, but still, it was nippy! She started shivering more. Finally, when she could take it no longer, she sighed and said, "We should probably go inside."
 
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