Apotheosis by Joshua Edward Smith

Author:Joshua Edward Smith [Smith, Joshua Edward]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-01T22:00:00+00:00

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“I’m here. Come on out,” Charlie texted Cynthia a little before noon. She logged out of her computer, grabbed her purse, and headed for the door. It was a beautiful day—sunny, low seventies, no chance of rain. She was wearing exercise clothes, as Charlie had requested. Going to the gym was an odd choice for a second date, but Charlie was an odd man. She opened the door and saw him standing at the foot of the stairs with two bicycles.

“Well, bonjour mademoiselle,” he said in his faux accent.

Cynthia descended the stairs and kissed his cheek. “Hello yourself. What’s with the accent?”

“Never know who might overhear,” he whispered in her ear. “I brought you a present!” he declared, resuming the accent. “You do not own one already, do you?”

“A bike? No. I’m a grown-ass woman. Why would I own a bike?”

Charlie laughed. “Exercise!” He handed her a helmet. “I also got one of these, because I figure we have to keep that beautiful skull of yours safe.”

“How did you even get this here?” she asked, looking around.

“I had a little help.” Charlie gestured toward Billy, who was looking down from the doorway of the inn. “I had it shipped here, and he put it together for me. If you lose a wheel, it’s his fault!”

Cynthia laughed. “Okay. This really is too much. You spoil me.”

“Shall we go?” he asked.

“Where are we going?”

“Here and there. Hop on, and let’s make sure the seat is the right height.”

Cynthia put on the helmet and mounted the bike. She took off down the walkway and into the parking lot. “Seems okay to me!” she yelled back at him, as she headed for the exit. Charlie rushed to get his helmet on and follow her. He pumped hard until he had caught up.

“Hey! You left without me!”

Cynthia glanced at him and smiled.

“Okay, smart ass,” Charlie continued, “follow me.”

Cynthia watched as he passed her and admired his ass. He wasn’t wearing those ridiculous bike shorts with the padding in the back, so his clothes left little to the imagination. They took a meandering ride through town and out into the wooded areas. After a while, Charlie pulled over at a picnic area. Cynthia followed him in and dismounted from her bike.

“Holy shit. I haven’t ridden in ages. My legs are killing me,” she said.

“You should have done some stretches before we left,” Charlie observed. “But you were gone before I could even suggest it.”

“Yeah,” Cynthia said, rubbing her quads. “Stretches would have been a good idea.” She watched with curiosity as Charlie headed into the woods. He disappeared for a few seconds and then came back out with a picnic basket.

“Oh! You planned ahead!” she said. “I’m very impressed.”

Charlie bowed and then proceeded to set up lunch. He unfurled a table cloth over the picnic table. It wasn’t long enough, so he centered it. He placed two bottles of sparkling water, plates, flatware, and napkins on opposing sides of the table. Then he proceeded to open a variety of plastic to-go containers and spread them between the plates.

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