Knox looks up at me smiling "Your beautiful, you know that" he kisses all over my face gently sliding out of me, I look into his emerald eyes shining back at me, he kisses the tip of my nose "Bailey, I love you" he whispers to me. My eyes pop open staring at him and my heart beats wildly in my chest, I'm shocked but in a good way, holy crap he loves me! Loves me! I smile at him so wide I swear my cheeks will burst, Knox cocks an eyebrow at me "Eh darlin, now would be a great time to..." "I love you to" I cut him off. Wrapping my arms and legs around him pulling him closer to me "I love you, so much" I say, he beams a beautiful smile at me while smoothing my hair off my face "I love you more" shaking my head no he laughs.
"Ok you win, we love each other the same," I laugh at him with giddy excitement as he pulls me in to him. We stare at each other for a while saying nothing yet saying everything with our eyes. "Go to sleep darlin we have the next two days together" he tells me; closing my eyes I snuggle closer to him. How the hell did I get so lucky? Maybe I do get a silver lining after all.
I am woken the next morning by the shrill of my phone ringing, my eyes can barely open as I answer it. Officer King tells me Stacey confessed to damaging my car but would not admit to the flowers. She will be charged with destruction of property and vandalism and has lost her position at the college but I can take out a restraining order if I need to. I decline the offer and thank him hanging up the phone.
I roll back around to Knox who's arms envelope me automatically "She confessed" I tell him, "Really, did she say why she did it?" I shake my no but deep down I think I know why. "What's the plan for today?" he asks looking at me "Well, it's Monday and we are on break so I was thinking. Breakfast, sex, movies, more sex, store, sex in the car, shower, sex and then have Paige and Max come over" Knox laughs "Sound's like my kind of day darlin"
That is what we do, we watched some movies had sex on the floor in front of the fire; it was hot in both meanings. Knox drove us to the store getting supplies for tonight; we buy beer, soda, giant marshmallows and chocolate to make S'mores and some burgers for the grill. On the way back home I text Paige directions and tell her to be here by eight "Did you text Max babe?" he hands me his phone "He is in favorites" I open his favorites and see Max and me which makes me smile. I text Max the details and ask him to bring the guitars too, he replies with some crude comments that just make me laugh.
Knox and I have shower sex again, as he dries me off with a towel he blows gently on my piercing cooling it and giving me the shivers. He kisses from my piercing up to my neck then capturing my mouth with his. Our tongues dancing in a slow rhythm together, Knox slides his fingers between my legs gently opening me to him. Inserting his fingers he moves slowly taking his time to torture me, "I love you" he says between kisses on my neck, Reaching down I take hold of his hardness moving my hand to the rhythm of his fingers inside me, he groans deep from his chest, his fingers picking up speed as I match him, faster, harder we touch each other loving each other. Both crashing over the edge together, "I knew you had magic fingers" I say panting. He chuckles "So do you".
We finally get dressed and go down to the kitchen to prepare dinner, I climb onto Knox's back as he descends the stairs arriving in the kitchen he sits me on the counter top. "I will help babe" I am about to slide down but he stops me standing between my legs kissing me "No, you can watch, I like cooking it helps me relax" he smiles "Hey, I thought I just relaxed you?" I quirk my eyebrow "You did but I want to cook for you" I shrug my shoulders "Ok master chef do your thing"
I watched him for about thirty minutes, then I slide down "Oh no, where are you going?" I smile at him "I am going to set up the fire pit" I salute him as I leave the kitchen. Taking the bag of sticks and Dura log I bought today down to the pit by the lake, kneeling down I get to work fixing up the fire, I am not lighting it until later but I can't sit around while Knox is cooking, I need to move. Walking back to the house I take the keys to the shed from the lock box on the back deck, I need more chairs; hopefully dad has some in here. Opening the lock I slide back the door it's heavier than I thought, the shed if full of crap. Boxes upon boxes all piled up, I find two camping chairs so I pull them outside the door stepping inside again I see boxes with my name on them.
I use the key to break the tape removing the lid I see photo albums. Huh, I take one out flicking through it, I see pictures of me when I was about seven or eight years old of course Summer is with me in most of them. I laugh as I look through the photos; we are in a school play in some, camping in others but always together. I take out another one cringing as I look through this one, we are thirteen I know this because Summer has a bob hair cut and mine sits on my shoulders with a big purple strip through it, what was I thinking. I find some of my dad and I hanging out at home in the hammock he put up for me that summer.
I pick up another album seeing "happy sweet sixteenth" pictures, I remember being sixteen. That was the year Summer and I decided we would show off more skin, we wore shorts and bikini tops all summer long and by then we were both fairly developed. I see Brad in some of the pictures with us, I smile because back then we were really happy all of us. I even liked Brad then, I see us in school, at the spring dance still looking like strippers. I am surprised my mom didn't cover me with a black sack "Hey darlin you ok?" looking up I see Knox.
"Yeah I just found some old photos, sorry I didn't realize the time" he walks over beside me "It's ok I was worried. I saw you come in here a while a go" I flick through the album while Knox watches over my shoulder "What the heck are you wearing?" he says pointing to a photo of me in the park, I just laugh "Yeah, Summer and I went through phase. Kinda like a slutty phase" he looks at me then the photo "I see that, if I was around then you would so be covered up" I elbow him in the ribs "Shut up you like it" "Yes! That's my point. You probably had every teenage boy in the city of Grove walking around with a permanent hard on" I laugh at him "No only a few"
"Really?" he asks smirking at me "Yes babe but aren't you lucky I came here so now you can walk around with a permanent hard on" I kiss his cheek. "Come on tease it's seven thirty" He pulls me out of the shed locking the door behind us; I bring the camping chairs over to the fire pit. "I need to change my clothes," I say looking at my dirty pants and top. "Yeah you do, I need to help you" Knox carries me upstairs to my closet 'Thank you babe" I reach up to grab sweater and some jeans. I change quickly with the help of Knox who kissed me all over before I could put anything on. We hear a car pull up "Lets go" I grab Knox by the hand running down the front stairs, opening the door I see Max and Paige "Hey, come in" Paige hugs me "I brought booze" she waves two bottles at me one Jack and one Vodka.
"Did you and Max come together?" I ask taking the bottles "Oh yeah, I saw him in town today he told me he was coming here tonight, I offered to pick him up but he said just to meet him at the bar and he would bring me" I smile "Cool" Max and Knox are on the deck with the grill going "Nice house Bailey" Max says "It reminds me of home"
"Yeah where's that?" I ask him, Max looks at Knox then at me, he looks like a dear caught in headlights "Never mind I was just be nosy" I say looking between them. Knox laughs "It's ok darlin we grew up by the beach in Marion" "What!" shouts Paige "I love that place, the beach and the little town" Max and Knox laugh "Yeah it was cool but sometimes too small" Paige nods "Tell me about it, I grew up here and now I am in college here maybe I should transfer out" looking at her I see a sadness to her "Na then who would I hang out with?" I say slapping her leg.
She smiles at me "Yeah I suppose" "Oh, hey do you guys know Paige here is a genius" I say looking at all three of them, Paige is shaking her head "Yes Paige invented those book ATM things in the book store" Both Max and Knox look at her "Seriously?" they both say, Paige nods her cheeks turning pink. "She is fantastic" She just, laughs, "Ok Bailey I am not sleeping with you, you can stop now" we all laugh "I should hope not" says Knox.
After dinner we sit down around the fire pit, Max brings both guitars "Why did you bring those?" Knox looks at him "That's what your text said" Knox looks over at me "Really? Am I here for your entrainment Bailey?" he asks unzipping the case "Of course and entertaining you are darlin" I wink at him.
I open the cooler I filled earlier handing him and Max a beer. Paige and I mix our drinks and sit back in the chairs "Hey have you guys ever been to club Glow in Marion?" Paige asks them, they both shake their heads "No never heard of it" Max says "Oh my god we have to go It's on the boardwalk and Wednesday is ladies night with half priced drinks" I smile "Sounds like a plan, I haven't been to a club in ages" Knox looks at me sipping his beer "Darlin its probably over 21's" I smile slowly at him "Really?" I say as I steeple my fingers, he looks at me "You don't have to sound like an evil villain" keeping the same tone of voice "Oh but I do Knox"
Paige cracks up laughing "You guys are nuts" Knox just smiles "Ok Bailey how do you plan on getting into a club and how did you ever get into a club, you just turned nineteen" putting my drink down I stand up and flash him "That's how" Max falls off his chair and Paige is choking on her drink "Bailey stop flashing me and everyone else round here" Knox laughs covering my boobs with his body "Oh and I have a pretty sick fake ID" I say.
I sit down sipping my drink Max is staring at me trying not to look below my neck "Damn Bailey you are crazy" "Thanks Max, so are we doing this club or what?" I ask them "Are you going to get your tits out for the door man?" Knox asks, "Sure If it gets us in free, fuck it. Only you get to touch them babe so it's all good" Paige and I laugh as we watch Knox raise his eyebrows in disbelief "What did I get myself into?" he asks shaking his head. "My nan did warn you, babe" I kiss him quickly.
Max strums his guitar laughing and sings, "Oh Bailey now when I close my eyes, all I see is a big surprise. Seared into my brain are you're boobs but I can't complain" Knox kicks him in the shin as they both laugh. I start to make S'mores while the guys sing to us, it's a good night and we are having fun, Paige and I are a little tipsy laughing at nothing and dancing around while Max and Knox entertain us. I really have found three great friends here and we all just fit together nicely.
By midnight we are all getting tired, Max and Paige take off home I wanted them to stay but they both have plans tomorrow. I climb onto Knox's lap as we watch the fire "Darlin can you please stop taking my goodies out" he asks chuckling, smiling I nod at him. "You are a spoil sport Knox Porter" he wraps his arms around me hugging me closer, we sit there for a while in silence listening to the water lap against the bank of the lake, a nice breeze has begun and I turn my face into it smiling. Knox smiles against my temple "I love you Bailey" he whispers. I sigh looking at him "I know, I love you too. Even if you don't like seeing my boobs in public"
He is laughing "How did I not see that coming" he slips his hands under my sweater teasing my nipples "I didn't say I don't like seeing them in public, I just don't want to share the view" "Now you don't have to" I say lifting my top, his mouth latches on to my nipple sucking hard teasing the other with his thumb and finger. He sucks, licks and flicks with his tongue before moving to the other side. The fire dies out and we are in complete darkness, Knox rolls my nipple before tugging gently with his teeth, making me shiver from his touch. He opens my jeans pushing them down as I stand to kick them off. He opens his pushing them to his knees pulling me back on top of him.
I lower myself onto his shaft "Oh Knox" I breath, rocking back and forth as he digs his fingers into my hips "Fuck Bailey" he groans out. We make love in the open air touching and teasing each other. Climaxing together in a wave of ecstasy. "Damn darlin you are fantastic" he smiles at me "No you are" I smile at him kissing him lightly on his lips. "We should go inside" he says nipping my lower lip "Ok" I climb off him picking up my jeans throwing them over my shoulder, Knox shakes his head putting his jacket around me "Your something else Bailey" "I know, that's why you love me" he pulls me close as we walk back to the house "Yes I do".
The following morning I get up early going for a six-mile run, I have my music deafeningly high but I love it. My legs are on fire as I run, I remember Knox saying he has something to tell me tonight. My nerves are frayed worrying about it, I am sure we must be ok I mean he told me he loved me. I smile at that thought, pushing myself onwards. I don't think he would have said it if he was going to walk away now, I think I am just being paranoid. I believe him when he tells me he loves me and I love him so much, Ha take that mom someone does love me. I begin thinking of her and of the cruel words that passed her lips, I have not contacted her nor her I. My grandmothers words ring in my ears "She is the only mother you have" sighing "well nan I just don't know what to do about her" I say to the sky.
My legs are hurting more than usual as I round the last corner I see Knox standing at the property line with a bottle of water and a towel. I am smiling as I reach him taking the towel from his outstretched hand "Thanks babe, what you doing out here?" I pant. Propping my leg up on the chair I stretch out "Darlin you have been out here for an hour, I saw you run by the house at least ten times" I laugh at him "No Knox I only do six miles" drinking my water I take out my iPod to check my running app, I do a double take "Holy crap babe I did run ten miles, no wonder my legs are like jelly" Knox spreads his hands "I was counting darlin, each time your pretty ass went by" we walk back to the house where I find some toast and coffee ready for me. "Awe thank you" I say smiling at him. "So are we still on for our date today?" he asks looking a little scared "Yeah babe, how should I dress?" he smiles "In clothes that cover all of you Bailey" he waves his hand up and down encompassing my body, I laugh at him "Knox get used to babe, I love you and I am just showing all those other guys how lucky you are"