Chasing Happy Ever After

In the forest of kentucky, with trees as far as the eye can see. It poked it head from behind a tree. John froze, as he saw it, he couldn't believe his eyes on how big it was. As he pulled his gun up to shoot, his heart beated in his chest, he breathed once, then twice, a shot rang out. As the 10 point buck fell 5o yards away. As he climbed down from the free stand, the sound of leaves under foot and the sound of he heart beating was all that could be heard. His hands began to shake as he came into vew of the monster buck.

*Dame that is a monster buck, I can't wait to mount him on the wall.* he thought.

After the deer was gutted, he made his way to his ATV. After about 2 hr He made it to his truck. After putting the buck in the bed of his Chevy truck, he drove to The Butcher place. The Butcher's place is the best in town, it was an old barn that he turned into a butcher shop. The bell rang when he opened the small door on the side.

"Hey John what you got today?"

"A monster."

"Dame!! What a buck you got today John."

"I know man, I was shaking after I shot him, still can't believe I got him." John said running his hand through his dark brown hair.

"So John what do you want to do with him now?"

"You know what I like, so I guess the usual. Plus I want to have the head mounted."

"I'd say so John, I know I would."

"How long you think that take?"

"Well the meat will take about 2 weeks. The head, I'll call you, my guy out of town right now, but we'll keep it here till he get back. he should be back in a week."

"Ok, so what I owe you?"

"$150.00. We will talk about the deer head when Tom gets back."

"Ok"

John drove home to his nice, 6 acre 2 story white ranch house or a least it used to be white, it has 8 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, has a wrap around porch, with black shutters. His mom still keeping up with the colorful flower around the house and small garden in the back. It also has a small cabin a short walk from the house. The house and the land around it has been in the family for 6 generations. He is the last one, at the rate he's going the only one, his mom would tell him. As he steped up to the porch and opened the door, he saw his dad sitting on the brown couch with a beer, watching a football game. which was never his thing, but for his dad he sat down and watch for a bit. His mom reading one of the 100 book she has, she probley already read it 100 times. it being Saterday she didn't cook. Which was good she works to hard already.

"So son, did you get one today?"

"yes sir! He a monster dad wish you could have been there." John said sitting down on the couch next to him. pulling out a picture he took on his phone.

"Dame he big! You going to mount him?"

"Ya, but Tom out of town so it be a while."

"Did Dave say how long he be out of town?"

"He said about a week. But dad gosh I was shaking after I shot him."

"I say so son, he definitely a keeper."

"So when are you going to bring Lucy by?" His mom cut in.

"Mom, I told you I will when we get time. We both have busy schedules."

Rolling her eyes "You've been seeing her for 3 months now, when do we get to meet her?"

"Ann that enough, you didn't like it when your parents got into our love life. Leave him be."

"Ok, ok, but come on your 25 now. I was expecting grandkids when you were 20 with the way you behaved. I want grandkids to spoil....... and then give them back." She laughted.

"Mom, I Sorry I was carful when I was younger." He joked "but right now we are not at that point in are relationships to talk about kids. She is busy with school and just starting work as a Dr. at the hospital. I'll talk to her about coming over in a couple weeks for dinner. Ok."

"Ok dear."

"I Love you." He said as he went to bed.

"Love you to." his parents said.

As he layed there in bed thinking about lucy and how much he liked her.

*I'll call Lucy tomorrow and see if she want to do lunch, also see when she be free to do dinner.* he thought