think it was?" Lily asked, running her hand along the sandstone.

"I don't know. Maybe a house..."

"It's not big enough to be a house. Maybe it's some kind of fortress," Lily peered inside the watchtower and stepped inside. "It has stairs going up to the top."

Seven followed her and took her hand. "And you didn't want to come exploring with me." Seven led Lily over to the rocks that jutted out from the wall. The rocks wound their way up the wall, coming to an end near the top. A couple of rocks were broken away from the wall but didn't hinder their way up. When they reached the top, both of them gasped excitedly at the view.

"You can see forever..." she whispered.

"Maybe this was some kind of fortress,"Seven chuckled. "You can definitely see someone coming from up here."

Seven and Lily stood at the top for several minutes. Seven wrapped his arms around Lily and pulled her close to him. She smiled then turned and kissed Seven.

They remained for another half hour until heading back down the steps and leaving the watchtower. Seven grabbed Lily and kissed her again, they hugged and put their fingers into each others hair.

Lily pushed away. "We should probably get back down to camp," she said.

"Soon," Seven said and kissed Lily again. He easily lowered her to the ground and pulled up her dress.

Like most Americans right now, the Thornapples are living paycheck to paycheck unsure about whether the tea cozy industry is healthy or in need of a bail out