The Hayloft – Part 2: After Dark
Wife & Couples·EN·2 min read·Published 2026-11-07, updated 2026-11-07·Part 2 of 2
By Saturday night, they were thoroughly happy.
They had milked twice, fed the calves, mended a fence, eaten an enormous dinner of Tom's wife's corn pie. They were sunburnt, scratched and utterly exhausted. When the sky turned violet, they climbed the ladder to the hayloft with a blanket and a flask of tea, to watch the stars.
The loft was warm and dim, thick with the smell of sweet hay. The big doors stood open on the night. Fireflies sparked in the meadow below, hundreds of them, drifting up like slow gold sparks. Crickets thrummed. A cow lowed softly in the barn.
"Look," breathed Megan.
"I know."
"It's like champagne."
"It's a lot better than champagne."
They lay on the hay, head to head, looking out at the stars. The loft smelled of summer. Her shoulder pressed against his. His hand found hers in the dark and held it.
"I haven't felt like this in years," she said.
"Like what?"
"Like I like you."
"That's the nicest thing you've ever said."
"It's true."
"I like you too," said Jake. "I like you so much it embarrasses me."
She laughed, and rolled onto her side, close enough to feel his breath. His face was gentle in the starlight.
"Can I ask you something?" said Jake.
"Yes."
"May I kiss my wife? In a hayloft? Like a teenager?"
"Yes," said Megan. "And if I say stop, you must get up at four with me for a month."
"It's already a punishment."
"I know."
He kissed her, slow and sweet, a hand rising to her hay-strewn hair. She kissed him back with unhurried warmth, tasting of tea and summer, her arms sliding round his neck. The fireflies winked in the doorway. The night wrapped them softly.
When they parted, both of them were smiling.
"Green?" he asked.
"Green," said Megan. "Very green."
They go back to Tom's every June. Dolly knows them. The hayloft is, officially, theirs.
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