Completely lost in the moment as he was, Cam too was completely incapable of words. Still, their blushing cheeks and widening eyes spoke volumes to one another. Like the moon helplessly caught in the Earth’s gravity, Cam was gradually and inexorably pulled towards her. After what felt like an eternity of falling their lips finally met. His sense of the passing of time completely ceased. It seemed like the sky had exploded and began falling without making a sound. The world became perfectly silent.<br/><br/>Things were so quiet in fact that he could hear his heart pounding out of his chest. Then he heard it again.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Boom</span><br/><br/>That wasn’t his heart. The spell was broken as their lips parted. The world came screeching back to him in all of it’s blinding harshness. Something was wrong. Still in a daze from their incredible kiss, Cam still had a hard time putting words together. All he could do was stand up and look around.<br/><br/>He didn’t see anyone or anything nearby, so he decided to grab his binoculars. He stepped over to Bronzey who had heard the noise also and was looking towards the south. With one foot in a stirrup Cam hoisted himself up to scan the horizon.<br/><br/>“Storms,” he said finally. “A strong line of them, coming this way fast.” He immediately jumped into the saddle and wheeled the horse around towards where Mare was.<br/><br/>"We need to find cover. Even if lightning doesn’t scare you, we’re in a valley here. We could get hit with a flash flood or even a tornado. Over that way,” he said, waiving to the west, “are some rock outcroppings. High ground and shelter. We need to move fast.”<br/><br/>He looked over his shoulder at the makeshift seat Mare had been sitting on. “That’s not going to work. You need to sit close to me and hold on tight.” He scrunched forwards in the oversized saddle as far as he could, making room for her between him and the saddle back. He then kicked his foot out of the stirrup closest to her and threw out his arm.<br/><br/>“Do you trust me?!” he asked urgently as he reached out for her hand.