CHAPTER 9
Jed
The next evening
It sure was hard to keep my hands off her these past couple days but I somehow managed.
My secret?
The plan I have in store for tonight.
I knew if I could just make it through then we could really enjoy some time together. At least that’s the plan. I’d never push her, or anyone, to do anything they don’t want to do but I’ve got a good feeling she wants the same things I want.
I can see it by the look in her eyes. The way her gazes linger. I can feel it when she brushes against me when we pass by each other in the house. There’s plenty of room on either side but we always find a way to make the space smaller so our bodies brush against each other. And I can smell it on her, and she can surely smell it on me. I know it sounds crazy but I’ve spent enough time around animals in my life and you can bet they produce different smells when they’re in heat. Call it pheromones or what you want, but it’s real. And humans are nothing more than animals at the end of the day and I can smell that she’s ready, and does it ever smell sweet.
I just wonder what I smell like. Poor girl has had to smell my musky, dusty, salt of the earth smell these last couple days. I probably smell like I need a shower, and speaking of which I can’t wait to take one with her. There’s just something about me and water and how good it feels. That’s only going to be amplified when I get her in my shower and we feel each other.
But not first. First I’m going to give her a time to remember. A time like no other. As much as I want her to stay the decision is hers, so I’ve prepared something so unique there’s just no way she’ll ever forget it, nor will I.
It took me most of yesterday and more of today to get it all set up and done too. It’s not easy sneaking around and not getting caught. Thankfully Mandy Sue has been a bit restless so Laura had her eyes focused there, and not so much on me.
But tonight they’ll be no Mandy Sue in sight. My sister, Dakota, who lives a few miles away came by and took her for the night…and maybe more.
When I dropped by her house and told her I wanted her to watch Mandy Sue she didn’t even have to ask why. She could see it in my face.
“What’s her name?” was the first question out of her mouth.
I didn’t even try and pretend like I didn’t know what she was talking about. Why would I? I’m so excited about Laura I had to tell someone and nobody better to tell than family.
“I can see she’s very special to you,” Dakota said. She sure is right. She teased me about all those girls I politely turned down over the years. It’s just that I don’t want to go on a date with a lady if I’m not absolutely thrilled to be doing so. I know sometimes things can develop over time, but I always wanted something instant. Something that just knocked my cowboy hat off for lack of a better word. Something that excited me like trying to ride a bucking bronc. I always wanted to be thrilled by a woman I’d be interested in seeing and Laura Lee was that. From that first moment I saw her getting off that bus.
I can’t even describe it. It was just a feeling, a knowing feeling deep within.
And although we’ve only known each other for a short time I know we’re ready to go to the next level. Why wait when you know with absolute certainty?
“That bath felt amazing,” Laura says stepping out from the bathroom dressed. “Just what I needed.”
“And just think. Next time you take a bath I’ll be there to massage your shoulders and make you melt right into the porcelain feeling completely weightless.”
“Oh. Now you’re talking my language.” She looks around the room. “Mandy Sue’s gone?”
“Dakota picked her up when you were rub a dub dubbin in the tub,” I say moving in closer putting my hands on her hips.
“So it’s just the two of us?” she says before winking.
“Just the two of us until I call. And that’s not happening any…time…soon,” I say.