I straightened into a full stand. “Fine, then don’t do anything.” I replied. “Is my horse ready?”
“Yes, but I still need to get Patches ready. I’m going to join you and show you the new trails.” Charlie informed me. I led Buttercup out of the barn, and mounted her with ease. Sitting high on her back always felt a bit awkward, but I love the feeling of the wind in my hair. I began leading her in a trout, as Charlie came jogging up with Patches. “I thought I told you to wait for me.”
“You said you were taking Patches to show me the new trails, you did not tell me to wait for you. You also said you couldn’t do anything with me, but showing me new trails on horseback is doing something.” I shot at him over my shoulder as he caught up to me.
“Anna, you and I both know what I was referring to. I’m twenty-three, and you're seventeen. Bo is my boss and has asked me to stay away from you in the sexual sense. You are very appealing and tempting, but I have to restrain from the temptation.” He explained.
“Whatever. I start school next week so you’ll barely see me. If you’re not interested, you just need to say that. Don’t give me some lame ass excuse, I’m not a child that needs to be let down easy.” I was super annoyed with him. I gently kicked Buttercup to get her to step up her speed and pulled away from him. So much for having a peaceful ride on the trails today, instead I get chaperoned by a man who is conflicted with his thoughts on me.
After a while of running my horse, I slowed her to a gentle trot. He pulled Patches up next to me. “You think I’d give you a lame excuse? I barely know you, and I’d like to avoid going to jail for fucking a girl who isn’t eighteen. Talk to me next summer, and maybe we can have some fun.” He said as we directed the horses along a muddy spot in the trail.
“I won’t be here next summer. I plan to go home after graduation.” I began to explain, when my phone started to ring. I looked at the caller I.D. and answered it, “Hey Billy, what’s up?”
“Has Debbie called you yet?” Billy asked.
“No. We sent a few texts yesterday, what’s up?”
“Umm... It’s not my place to say.” Billy said timidly.
“You called me first, so spill the beans.” I shrieked, and startled Buttercup. “Hang on a second.” I told Billy as I regained control of Buttercup with Charlie’s help. “Okay, go ahead you were saying.”
“It sounds like you’re a bit busy at the moment, I can call back.”
I groaned into the phone. “You can be such a little bitch sometimes Billy. I’m taking my horse out for a ride, and yelling at you startled her.” I explained. “I got her under control again, so tell me what’s up.”
“Well, Debbie said she was going to tell you. She’s going to kill me.” I rolled my eyes at him. Billy can be super dramatic at times. I let out a long, loud sigh to show my annoyance with him. “Okay, fine. Sal’s back; he returned to town yesterday and began asking where you are. Shelly told him you went to Kentucky to live with your mom. Now he’s looking to get your number.”
I let out a laugh at the idea. “So, why are you all calling me? Don’t give him my number. He dumped me last year over a damn text, after everything, he doesn’t get my number. Someone better slap Sally too. Salvador doesn’t need to know where I am.” Sal was my ex-boyfriend; he was my first at everything including my first heartbreak. I genuinely believed he loved me, but then he sent me a text around my birthday to break-up with me.
“Are you going to be okay?” Billy’s question pulled me back to the conversation.
“Why wouldn’t I be? I’m in Kentucky and that asshat is in New England. Where he can stay, away from me.” I replied. “I need to get my horse back to the farm, so I’ll call you later this week. Tell all our friends I miss them and to not do anything I wouldn’t do.”
“Well, that’s not saying much.” Billy laughed as he hung up the phone.
When I put my phone away, I let out a groan. I glanced up to see Charlie watching me intently. “Bad news from home?” He questioned.
“None of your damn business.” I spat at him.
“Hey, just hold on a minute. Just because I won’t fuck you, doesn’t mean we can’t be friends. So, you can just stop the attitude towards me, alright.” He told me sternly. I was a bit shocked at his firm tone with me.
“Sorry.” I mumbled. “Yeah, bad news. My ex is back in town and was looking for me. We were quite the pair for two years, up until my birthday last year when he texted me saying we needed to break-up. Mind you he was on a family vacation trip to top it off. Someone told him I’m here, not that it’s a big secret, I just thought he was the one, and he hurt me terribly.”
“Well, at least you’re here now so you don’t have to worry about seeing him.” Charlie tried to cheer me up.
I gave him a weak smile, as I turned Buttercup around to go back to the farm. He followed suit with Patches. We said nothing more as we dismounted our horses and led them into their rightful paddocks. We brushed down the horses and fed them a treat.
“Thanks for showing me the new trails, and sorry for cutting the ride short.” I told him as we walked towards the house. We stopped at the sink outside to wash up before dinner, and then entered the house. Mom made some beans and cornbread.
“Charlie, what do you young kids do around here for fun?” My mom asked, trying to start a conversation.
“Depends on what the person considers fun.” Charlie replied between bites. “My friends and I are going to a bonfire on Friday night, but not everyone likes bonfires. Otherwise they can go into the city and see a movie or go shopping.”
“Oh, that sounds nice. Annie, didn’t you tell your friends and go to bonfires on the beach at home?” My mom volunteered. “Annie loves fires.”
I fought back a mischievous smile. I did go to fires on the beach with my friends. What my parents didn’t know was what takes place at those beach parties. “I did and I do.”
“Maybe Annie can join you and your friends on Friday night.” My mom added. I looked up at Charlie through my eye lashes. He shifted a bit uneasily, and then looked over at Bo. “Bo won’t care. It may be good for Annie to go and meet some new friends before school starts.” My mom assured him.
“If she wants to go, I can bring her along.” Charlie finally replied. I rolled my eyes at him. He’s made it clear to me that he doesn’t want to spend too much time alone, and I know all too well what people do at the fires back home, and I doubt that it is any different out here.
“Well, Annie what do you think?” Bo asked, clearing his throat.
“Sounds fun.” I replied watching Charlie carefully. I planned to make him squirm with this arrangement. After dinner I washed the dishes, and went up to bed. If I’m going to be woken up every morning at the crack of dawn, going to sleep early sounded like a good plan to avoid exhaustion.
Chapter 3
The next couple of days went the same as all the others, I woke up at the crack of dawn with the damn rooster, worked my ass off, took my horse out, had dinner, and went to bed early. I can’t help but feel like I am becoming depressed. Today is Friday, and the day my dad goes in for surgery to remove the tumor from his prostate, and I’m thousands of miles away in the middle of nowhere.
I was in the horse barn, mucking out the paddock’s when Charlie came in. He grabbed the saddles and set them on saw horses. “What are you doing with the saddles?” I asked, leaning against the shovel I was using.
“Oiling the leather. If they don’t get oiled often enough, they’ll crack and fall apart. Today is the day I need to oil them. Is it okay with you?” He raised an eyebrow at me. Since he turned me down, I have been giving him the cold shoulder. I shrugged and turned back to mucking out the stall. I pushed the wheel barrel out to go dump it. When I came back in, he was oiling one of the saddles. “Anna, what did I do to earn this silent treatment? I said I’d bring you to the bonfire tonight, though I should warn you it’s more of a keg party.”
I snorted and rolled my eyes. “
I figured it would be. Notice how my mom doesn’t know everything about me? By the way, I’m not giving you the silent treatment, I just have a lot on my mind.”
“Do you want to talk about it?” Charlie offered looking up from his work.
“I don’t talk about my feelings often. My dad’s a psychiatrist, so I try to avoid talking about my feelings with anyone else.” I admitted. “But I’m looking forward to tonight, I could go for a decent distraction.”
“You’re looking for a distraction?” He asked as he put down the oiling rag. He wiped his hands on a clean rag and walked over to me. He took my pitch fork out of hands, leaned it against the wall, grabbed my hips and pulled me to him. He pushed me a few steps back against the wall behind me, then crushed his mouth to mine. I wrapped my arms around his shoulders as he moved on hand to the small of my back and the other gently held the back of my neck. “I can’t resist this temptation for ever.” He whispered against my lips.
“Then why resist at all?” I breathed looking at him through my eye lashes. “I want you, and clearly you want me, so why fight it?”
“I told you already, Anna.” He replied kissing me again. “You just taste so delicious.”
I dragged my nails down his shoulders as he kissed me more hungrily. He groaned as he pushed me into the wall a bit more. I felt him getting hard as he ground his waist against me. I lifted my legs up around her hips, letting him push harder against me. I moaned at the pressure. I moved my hands into his pants to run a finger along his shaft as he groaned, tipping his head back.
He seemed to be enjoying this as much as I am, until he froze. He moved me back to the floor, and stepped away from me. He looked at me like I slapped him, then shook his head. “You really know how to turn a guy on. That was a bit too close for comfort.” He said, clearing his throat.
“I think it wasn’t close enough.” I retorted, going back to putting fresh straw on the floor of the paddock. “You're becoming a tease. Maybe tonight I’ll find someone who will turn me on and satisfy me all the way.” I pulled out my phone, pushed play on my music to drown him out. He stared at me for a minute, sighed, then went back to oiling the saddles.
I really did need a distraction tonight. Listening to music and working hasn’t helped keep my mind from stressing over my dad. As I finished up filling the water trove, I was still stressing. I figured a nice ride through the woods would do the trick. I turned to see Charlie standing up from oiling another part of the horse’s gear. Could I even use them today? I chewed on the inside of my cheek while I pondered if I should ask him. “Any chance I can use the riding gear?”
“Not today, unless you want to get a nice saddle tan.” Charlie snorted.
“Damn, I was hoping.” I sighed.
“Well, we’re done for the day. Come with me, I want to show you something.” Charlie offered. He led the way out of the barn and into the woods. As we picked our way through the woods, a part of me wondered if he was planning on finally letting me have him. I’ve never had to chase a guy so much; they usually throw themselves at me.
He stopped short, as I crashed into him since I wasn’t paying attention. I groaned at myself for being lost in thought. I wish I could stop stressing, or at least hear from my aunt about how my dad is doing. He turned around, and searched my face. “I’m sorry. I wasn’t paying attention. I have a lot on my mind.” I admitted looking down at my feet in embarrassment.
“Well, we’re here.” Charlie announces stepping aside to show me a pond. “Figured you could go for a swim. I know it’s not the beach, but it’s a cool refreshing watering hole.”
I smiled and wrapped my arms around him in a hug. I sighed and leaned my head against his chest. “Thanks.”
“Can you please tell me what has made you so spacey and stressed?”
“My dad is having surgery today to have the tumor removed from his prostate. My aunt is supposed to call me and let me know how everything went, but she still hasn’t called. I hate that him and my mom took it upon themselves to move me out here when dad was diagnosed with stage three prostate cancer. My whole life is back east. I feel like even though I’m almost eighteen everything in my life is out of my hands.” I confessed. “I guess I owe you an apology. You keep telling me you can’t sleep with me, and I keep throwing myself at you. It’s one of the very few aspects of my life I have control over is who I sleep with, what I eat or drink, and my dreams.”
“No need to apologize. I reciprocate our encounters. I understand what’s got you so bothered, and I’m sorry to hear about your dad. As for them deciding to move you out here your final year of high school wasn’t very fair to you. I get why they thought it would be best, but I also remember how important my last year of high school was.” He explained. “Hopefully, you’ll be able to meet some people you’ll be in class with tonight, but I wouldn’t hold your breath.”
I pulled my shirt over my head, and watched his eyes go wide. “Well, I’m not going to go swimming in my clothes. My underwear and bra will work as a bikini.” I replied pulling down my cutoff denim shorts. I felt his eyes checking me out as I stood back up in just my bra and panties. I paused for a minute, allowing him to get his full look in, before diving into the pond. I emerged from the water with a smile. “Are you going to join me or are you just going to stand there gawking at me?”
He quickly pulled off his boots, and dropped his jeans around his ankles. His boxer briefs were clinging to all the right parts. I couldn’t help but bite my bottom lip as my eyes trailed over his whole body. “Do you see something you like?” He asked, raising an eyebrow.
“I thought we already covered that fact. But seeing more of you has me thinking I may have had a lapse in judgement.” I teased looking at him through my eye lashes. Seeing him barely dressed had my blood boiling.
He dived into the water and swam over to me. “You’re thinking you had a lapse in judgement, did you?” He whispered into my ear. The heat of his breath on my neck made me lady parts convulse with need. I nodded at him as he moved around to face me. “You are so seductive, Anastasia. I find it hard to think about anything else but you.” He confessed, placing his hands on my hips and pulling me closer to him.
“Stop giving yourself blue balls, and maybe you’ll be able to think straight.” I replied simply wrapping my arms around his shoulders. I leaned in, as he met my lips with his. I wrapped my legs around his waist and pulled him closer. He trailed a hand down my side from my shoulder back to my ass. He gave it a squeeze as he cupped it with his hand. I pulled away from his lips to look into his eyes. “I want you Charlie. No one but us has to know about this.” I assured him. “I need to stop thinking for a little while, please.”
He grabbed the back of my head and pulled my lips back to his. He moved us back to shore, as he gently pressed me to the muddy banking, he pulled my underwear off. I bit his bottom lip causing him to groan. He tossed my underwear onto the banking, before moving his hands between my legs. He gently rubbed my folds and clit as he trailed his lips down my body. “Charlie, please.” I begged, as I bucked my hips against his fingers. He went under the water, putting his head between my legs as he began to lick, I felt overwhelmed with the pleasure.
He pulled his head up, but kept his fingers moving in and out of me. “Are you on the pill?” He breathed against my lips. I nodded, as he moved his briefs down, exposing his full length. He took my lips in his as he pushed into me. I gasped at how good he felt entering me. He started a rhythm as he thrusted into me deeper and deeper. I grabbed his shoulders to hold onto him as I moved in time with his thrusts. He grabbed my hips to guide me to where he wanted me. “Your feel so fucking amazing Anna.” He groaned into my neck.
I moaned as his lips moved over my neck in time to his thrusting. He moved into my G-spot, and I cried out. He wrapped his lips back around mine, sliding his tongue into my mouth with the rhythm of our bodies. God, he was ensuring our bodies were fully connected as he pushed me to my climax. “Cum for me Anna.” He wh
ispered in my ear as he nibbled on my ear lobe. I dragged my teeth on his collarbone as I pulled myself closer to him. Fuck, this felt so good.
“Charlie, I’m going to…. Oh YES!!!” I cried out as I came around him. I held onto his shoulders as he moved us until his own release was close. I felt another orgasm coming as he kept thrusting faster into me. I made a whiny moaning noise as I climbed with him. “Yes… Oh, Charlie!” I cried again as we both came together. He held me close as we both finished our orgasms.
“My God Anna. I guess you’ve done it before. Shit, I really wasn’t expecting that.” He is clearly trying to piece a coherent sentence together. “I’m going to need more of you.” He told me kissing me gently. “Are you okay?”
I nodded with a smile, still panting for air. “I must admit, you surprised me. As for everything else, I wouldn’t lie about my experience knowing I was chasing an older man.”
“We’re going to have a problem keeping this quiet when I’m going to want more of you. You’re going to let me please you again, right?” He asked, sounding so hopeful.
“You’re the one who pointed out we can’t be together because of my age, but if you want us to fuck again, who am I to say no. It was pretty damn good.” I replied, pulling away from him and swimming back into the middle of the pond.
“Only pretty good?” He replied, raising an eyebrow. “I guess I’m going to have to try better next time. Didn’t realize I’d be judged so harshly on my performance.”
“Well, if you plan to try again sometime, then I can’t allow this to be the par you reach for. I may want you to do more to me next time.”
“I’m pretty sure I managed to make you cum twice.” He boosted. “Next time, I’ll aim for three times, when we’re on land and I can eat you properly.”
“Geesh, you’re really clinging to the idea of next time actually happening.” I pointed out. “I said I won’t deny it, but I’m not going to go out of my way for it. I did my chasing, and since I can’t date you, why would I want to chase you for more than one lay.”
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