Chapter 7
Chris
Molly had that look on her face like she had found a way to get her way. She was convinced that I was going to fall back in love with the place and that I was going to stay, but I wasn’t. I had feelings for her, always had and always will, but I didn’t miss the place where I grew up. It had gotten too small for me a long time ago and that hadn’t changed. Now that I had been to other places, I couldn’t see coming back as an option, no matter how much the locals had their charm.
“So you will sell me the land and that’s that?”
“Yes, if you choose to leave after staying for a while, I will do as you ask. I just want you to give it a chance.”
“Then why do you want me to stay with you? Is there something unrelated that you need from me because I’m more than willing to give a little extra.”
I wanted her to say yes, admit it now and it would make everything easier. I was here for the land and her part of it, but at the end of the day, I had thought about seeing Molly again, touching her, far more than I thought about what I could buy with the money. I’d missed her and seeing her in front of me was kind of messing with my head.
“It’s not about that Chris. I’m sure there are plenty of girls to satisfy that particular itch.”
“Molly, it’s been almost eight years since I left and I assure you now that no one else has been able to scratch that particular itch for me. There is no substitution.”
She blushed a little and looked away. The sun was hitting her hair, making it brighter and I could see the golden highlights shining against it. She was beautiful and all it took was a little light from a window to make it even better.
“I think that you’re mistaken about that itch. Some itches aren’t meant to be scratch, it leads to infection.”
She always had a way with words and I wasn’t going to start a battle of words with her. I always lost.
“Nothing a little antibiotic can’t fix.”
Molly laughed and finally had a look that wasn’t so tense on her face.
“I’m lost on that metaphor, but no funny business. I don’t want you around for that Chris. I want you around for your wood working skills. I need some new trim and you always did the best work.”
It reminded me of the many things I had made for her when we were together. She always loved that I made her things with my bare hands and I always loved her reaction. I had a small part of me that wanted to know if she kept any of the things I made. Had they meant anything to her after all of this time?
“So you want to use me for the skill of my hands?”
She had an exasperated look on her face. “Still just as one-tracked as ever before. How are you not married?”
“Never found anyone that compared to you Molly.”
“You must not have been looking all that hard.”
Molly didn’t get it, she never had. She was the rare beauty that was drop dead gorgeous in everyone’s eyes but her own. I don’t know what she saw when she looked in the mirror, but it wasn’t reality. The reality was that every woman wanted to be her and every man wanted to be with her. And Molly was oblivious to it all.
“So are we really going to do this?”
She stood up and nodded her head that we were. Molly moved towards me when I stood up as well and I thought for a moment she was going to hug me. It had been so long since we had seen each other and she was a hugger. Or maybe it was the fact that I wanted to touch her because when she took a step towards me, I took one towards her and pulled her close.
She felt good in my arms, really good and I took the situation a little differently than I was supposed to. I don’t know if I could have seen it any other way. She was smiling at me and then she was touching me. The smell of her sweetness surrounded me and took over my senses.
The next thing I knew, I was pulling her closer and bending her neck so that I could give her a kiss. Her lips were so enticing and I got ahead of myself for a minute. But she did as well because I could feel Molly responding and settling in my arms. She had been there so many times before. It just felt right.
When I felt her tongue moving in against mine, I was sure that I was right where I needed to be. Molly was the only woman that made me feel anything. She had always been the only one and now that she was back in my arms, I swore that I was never going to lose her again.
Then I felt her hand push against my chest and my lips left hers. They didn’t want to, but there was nothing that I could do about it. She needed a moment to breathe, while I was trying to make her breathless. Molly was always thinking and the only way I had been able to stop that was to turn her on to turn it off.
Her blue eyes were glittery and a little darker. She was breathing a little faster and I could have guessed that her body was revving up for what would be next.
“I’ve missed you.”
“I’ve missed you too Chris, but it has been a long time and a surprise that you are even here. I don’t think I can do this. My body just reacted like it always did. Being with you is like human nature.”
It was not a complete refusal and I had learned patience in my time away from her. I had learned that I was able to live without her. I just didn’t want to anymore. I was not going to move too fast and scare her off. I was determined to make it work and I broke a grin. I was going to get Molly back into my life and it was good that she had a little reminder of what it was like when we were together. It felt just as good as it had before. Molly couldn’t ignore that any more than I could.
“I don’t know what came over me. Just feeling you in my arms again and I must have flashbacked a little.”
“It’s okay.”
She touched her lips as if they had been scorched.
“It is getting late. I should be going anyways. I will see you tomorrow?”
It was a question that I was quick to answer. I wanted to see her every day, but for now, tomorrow was going to have to do.
“Good, I’ll call you in the morning and you can come by. Tell your aunt that I said hi.”