9. Corrupt Currency and Closeness

It's been a couple of days since they let Jerome out the county, and the town has been real quiet about what's going on.

After I told daddy and Mr Green about what I learned from Alex, they'd told me they had figured that out earlier in the weeks, and they were some steps ahead..

Mr Green had done some digging through connections he'd made through his woodcutting business, and he found out that this isn't the first town that Lisa and Alex's father has taken over, and corrupted.

He and daddy have been building their case on the Town vs The Clemons ever since they tried to throw that make his son date their daughter thing at him.

Mr Green has successfully gotten several townsfolk to agree with his plea that Mr Clemons is a corrupt man and his position as Mayor should be revoked, and he should be removed from this town expeditiously.

How that'll work.. I'm not sure, but I'm just glad to have my best friend around me again.

"You're cheating!" He signed and I smacked my lips. "I am not!" I protested, moving my chess piece and he squinted his eyes, looking over the board seeming conflicted.

"You're definitely cheating."

I shook my head, and he made his last and final move, somehow capturing my queen!

Just a second ago, I had the upper hand. "Pick up your lip baby girl." He smiled, and i rolled my eyes, still trying to figure out how he'd won that fast.

"You're a jerk you know that!?" I asked as he continued to smile, moving the board out of the way and getting closer to me until we were face to face, his thumb brushing over my bottom lip as he inched closer and closer.

"I love you."

The words just came out of my mouth before I could even stop them.. not that I wanted to stop them.

and I definitely didn't want to stop what was happening next.

Somehow... the chess board ended up on the floor of my bedroom and my back was laid flat on the bed as he hovered over me with that look... that look of all things light and life.

My body was cool to his burning touch, as our connection intensified and sizzled with every kiss, moan, and stroke.

At sixteen.. my life has been filled with a different light than my own, I was shown a different rhythm, better than any soft and sweet tone.

I didn't need to hear his groans, it was the way his eyes watched over me and his hands roamed...

He was staring so deeply into my eyes, his deep erection couldn't even captivate my mind because of all the ways he was using this time.

He was taking.. his time.

Leaving wet ones all over me, my wet ones.. he sure did think were sweet.

"Ooo J, whatchu doing to me.." I could hardly breathe the way he was thrusting inside of me.

My head had thrown back into the pillow and my back arched but he never pulled out bodies apart.

His eyes had closed, and I my mouth went agape, and I tried to run from em, but his forceful grip wouldn't let me escape.

He opened his eyes, connecting with mine as he smiled, sweat dripping down from his brow.

Eventually, my body couldn't take no more of this intense feelings, and when we shared that experience of closeness between our bodies...

It's like the birds had stopped singing and the bees were no longer stinging..

The flys weren't buzzing.

Daddy had stopped his wood chopping.

Momma didn't continue cutting the vegetables on the board.

Mr Green was no longer knocking on our front door..

I'd blocked out the noise... he'd blocked out the noise.. and told me he loves me through the most sincere way he could think.

and it was honestly enough.

All I've ever needed was his touch.

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