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or something. Dairy. It don’t matter, so long as it’s mine.”
Setting up a brand-new farm was a huge, expensive endeavor. Getting someone to sell you a farm that was already up and running was almost as hard. Jay was going to have his work cut out for him.
“A whole bunch of land, and maybe a little pond. I could stock it with catfish. Go fishing whenever I wanted. Not have to answer to nobody.”
Jay’s ten-year plan wasn’t all that well thought out, from what I could tell. But I could see the allure of it. The call of freedom. Being your own boss and having no one else to answer to. I moved to lie back against the blanket, hooking my arms behind my head to rest more comfortably. It was easier to talk this way, staring up at the fat, fluffy clouds ambling across the sky.
“A wife? A yard full of dogs?” Those were all things I wanted. A happy life with someone, being in love and sharing that love. I had always been an animal person. Maybe my ten-year plan could include a couple of dogs.
“Naw, man. I don’t need no piece of paper to tell me who I love.” At the corner of my vision, Jay shifted and lay down, our elbows brushing against each other. “You don’t need to get anybody else involved, if you’re committed to somebody. All you got to do is make sure they know how you feel. That they know you’re the only one in the world for them.”
I could feel my heart starting to pound in my chest, and my throat was growing tight. It seemed so obvious, when he said it like that. But I was afraid to look over, afraid to be wrong.
But I did. And what I saw staring back at me was a rugged face gone soft around the edges with affection. Jay rolled over onto his side, tucking a strand of dark hair behind my ear. “You know what I’m saying, girl?”
I couldn’t seem to get my tongue to work. I nodded, cheeks flushing with emotion. All those thoughts, all those feelings I had been trying to escape for so long were rushing back to me. The most perfect guy in the world was looking down at me, telling me just how much I meant to him. It was like a dream come true. It made me want to pinch myself, just to be sure.
Rather than try to find the words, which had never been my strong suit, I let my actions do the talking. I reached up, hooking my arm around the back of Jay’s neck so that I could pull him down close, until our lips were just touching. It was a chaste thing, our kiss, soft and sweet.
I wanted him to know that I felt the same way, that I cared just as much as he did. I loved Jay, and I wanted to be with him, no matter the consequences. It could be us against the world, and I didn’t care so long as we were together.
“I have a ten-year plan now.” My voice was barely a whisper, breathed out against his lips. Jay sighed, and it sounded like yeah? “To be with you.”
Chapter 11
҉ ҉ ҉ ҉ ҉ ҉
There was a shift in his breathing, and Jay’s lips pressed down more intently against mine. The kiss was becoming heavier, and longer. Not wanting to deny him, I let my lips part beneath the pressure and was rewarded with his tongue darting into my mouth, sweeping across the roof and tasting every inch of me and my kiss.
Warmth was starting to grow in the pit of my stomach, and Jay was blowing on those embers, fanning those tiny flames as they grew and became hotter under his insatiable touch.
I moaned, arching up off of the blanket and tightening my hold against the back of his neck. The last thing I wanted was for Jay to pull away, to break this kiss and end this moment. I wanted it to go on forever, the two of us wrapped in a loving embrace beneath a wide-open blue sky, warmed by our desire and the growing heat of the summer sun.
The blanket was soft against my legs, just like Jay’s hand was soft against my side as he palmed his way up to cup my breast. Just like that, my
Setting up a brand-new farm was a huge, expensive endeavor. Getting someone to sell you a farm that was already up and running was almost as hard. Jay was going to have his work cut out for him.
“A whole bunch of land, and maybe a little pond. I could stock it with catfish. Go fishing whenever I wanted. Not have to answer to nobody.”
Jay’s ten-year plan wasn’t all that well thought out, from what I could tell. But I could see the allure of it. The call of freedom. Being your own boss and having no one else to answer to. I moved to lie back against the blanket, hooking my arms behind my head to rest more comfortably. It was easier to talk this way, staring up at the fat, fluffy clouds ambling across the sky.
“A wife? A yard full of dogs?” Those were all things I wanted. A happy life with someone, being in love and sharing that love. I had always been an animal person. Maybe my ten-year plan could include a couple of dogs.
“Naw, man. I don’t need no piece of paper to tell me who I love.” At the corner of my vision, Jay shifted and lay down, our elbows brushing against each other. “You don’t need to get anybody else involved, if you’re committed to somebody. All you got to do is make sure they know how you feel. That they know you’re the only one in the world for them.”
I could feel my heart starting to pound in my chest, and my throat was growing tight. It seemed so obvious, when he said it like that. But I was afraid to look over, afraid to be wrong.
But I did. And what I saw staring back at me was a rugged face gone soft around the edges with affection. Jay rolled over onto his side, tucking a strand of dark hair behind my ear. “You know what I’m saying, girl?”
I couldn’t seem to get my tongue to work. I nodded, cheeks flushing with emotion. All those thoughts, all those feelings I had been trying to escape for so long were rushing back to me. The most perfect guy in the world was looking down at me, telling me just how much I meant to him. It was like a dream come true. It made me want to pinch myself, just to be sure.
Rather than try to find the words, which had never been my strong suit, I let my actions do the talking. I reached up, hooking my arm around the back of Jay’s neck so that I could pull him down close, until our lips were just touching. It was a chaste thing, our kiss, soft and sweet.
I wanted him to know that I felt the same way, that I cared just as much as he did. I loved Jay, and I wanted to be with him, no matter the consequences. It could be us against the world, and I didn’t care so long as we were together.
“I have a ten-year plan now.” My voice was barely a whisper, breathed out against his lips. Jay sighed, and it sounded like yeah? “To be with you.”
Chapter 11
҉ ҉ ҉ ҉ ҉ ҉
There was a shift in his breathing, and Jay’s lips pressed down more intently against mine. The kiss was becoming heavier, and longer. Not wanting to deny him, I let my lips part beneath the pressure and was rewarded with his tongue darting into my mouth, sweeping across the roof and tasting every inch of me and my kiss.
Warmth was starting to grow in the pit of my stomach, and Jay was blowing on those embers, fanning those tiny flames as they grew and became hotter under his insatiable touch.
I moaned, arching up off of the blanket and tightening my hold against the back of his neck. The last thing I wanted was for Jay to pull away, to break this kiss and end this moment. I wanted it to go on forever, the two of us wrapped in a loving embrace beneath a wide-open blue sky, warmed by our desire and the growing heat of the summer sun.
The blanket was soft against my legs, just like Jay’s hand was soft against my side as he palmed his way up to cup my breast. Just like that, my
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