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I knew Ryder and I think I did in some respects, he would
enjoy watching me. When my body was soaked, I slicked back my hair. If he was
looking at me through the window, I hoped I looked hot
    I spent the rest of the day packing and wondering
what Ryder was up to . Maybe he was a bad idea.

 
    Chapter
Nine
    I was disappointed when Ryder didn’t contact me
before I left for school. I packed most of my stuff in a trailer, which Sayler
was driving. She was going to follow me as I drove my Sol to Columbia, South Carolina.
Sayler would not be joining me at college. She planned to stay close to home
where she felt she was needed . Who knew what Juliet
Lindner would do in her absence?
    I said goodbye to my Mother in the kitchen. Our
farewell was bittersweet. I was anxious to start living on my own but scared to
step into the unknown.
    “This is it mom. Thank you so much for everything. I
know it has not been easy around here since dad died.”
    “I have not been the best mom since he died. Maybe
this will be a fresh start for the both of us. I will have to learn how to use
the coffee maker and take care of that damn dog.”
    “Yeah mom. About that dog Potato. Who names their dog after a boring food product? I could
see if we lived in Idaho or something.”
    She laughed through tears. I cried too. My mom was
quirky but I loved her.
    I would fill the void left by Sayler with my very
close friend Max Burgess. The relationship between Max and I had been going
strong in one form or another since I was in kindergarten. We went from being
playmates, to hating one another, then friends, which eventually became friends
with benefits. We hated each other again for a couple of weeks until the
benefits kicked in again and now we were strictly friends.
    Knowing that Max would be there if I became terribly
homesick was a comfort. I had to make it clear to him that there would be no
benefits. I was assuming he would be interested, which was not necessarily the
case. Ryder was in my mind.
    “Hey Sayler. Do they even have CB radios anymore? I can’t imagine the use for them with cell
phones and Twitter.” I was planning to talk to Sayler on the way upstate.
    “I do not know. You will have to ask one of those
18-wheeler guys. Did you hear from the hot golfer?”
    “No Sayler. It’s kind of strange. We seemed to have
a good thing going. We had good conversations and I even sucked him like a
Dyson. He could not have any complaints in that department. It is the last time
I give a blowjob on a first date.”
    “Don’t sweat it Jenna. He is golfing at Magnolia and
you will be away at college. You live your life and allow him to live his. When
you see him again your tryst will be a distant memory.”
    “I will chalk it up to experience. Now I have
experience with an older man although he didn’t act much different than boys my
own age,” I said.
    “What about Max Jenna?”
    “What about Max. We have a history but it has
evolved into a plutonic friendship. I can tell him anything. He is like a big
brother to me.”
    “I would test the waters with him again before you
reveal that you blew the golfer,” Sayler warned me.
    “I’m not going to do anything with Max again. You
are staying the night with me right Sayler?”
    “Absolutely. I say we order a pizza. Isn’t that what college kids do?”
    “Not sure. We have been eating pizza in your bedroom
for years. I will call Max when we get to campus. He can join us and tell us
where to get the best pie. Never mind, pie reminds me of Ryder.”
    “Get him off of your mind Jenna. Distant memory like
I said.”
    “I will see you in Columbia. I am going to
disconnect. I feel like rockin ’ out.”
    I sped off as I listened to an Iggy Azalea tune. It
was another part of the mix made by my nephew – my mixologist. I was driving in
the fast lane. I hummed the tune and I knew it would be in my head for the rest
of the day. I was feeling the freedom of being away from home and I had not