r

as a kid. I got a little sappy, trying to carry her books home from school and shit like that. So Eric took me aside in the wo

Like, needle-scratching-across-

the end. It was j

r naked. She was getting out of the shower and a bunch of us guys were hanging out in Eric's living room and I just so happened to be coming up t

pervert. Then when she looked up and saw me, she smiled. For a second I was like... OK. She's naked and smiling at

alked over to me with her perfect tits and nicely groomed pussy. She opened th

" "What?" "What'd she say?"

uts and by the time they all came upstairs to see what was happening Julia was

s do when they know you deserve another punch in the e

I ever peeked at his sister again, he'd sneak

l is definitely up there with peekin

e warned you twice already. I'm not gonna waste time wit

t let go o

, dickface. I guess that's what you

ck when they built our little townhome community this place was an up-and-coming suburb.

wl ended up going west instead of east so our to

rst-he was in business school and took two more years to finish. So I rented a

d added three more bays. So we now have five full-time mechanics, including Eric and me, an office ma

really a town. One real cross street with a few side streets on either side of the river. And we only have two stoplights. Both of them are at the top of the hills that flank the town. T

" I ask Julia. Because

ewalk," she says, tiptoein

her. "Get on," I say. "I'll

ou never carried me on

illed me. He was the o

t you get for leaving us alone, jerkoff. I guess if you really

an't stand your whining a

there's a sudden rush of anger inside me. Anger that Eric isn't here to stop me. Anger that

nt to take

. No one's gonna

n my shoulder. She jumps and I catch

p on my back. Just the feeling of he

with you? Her brother has been dead for four days a

es me a Grade-A douche

not h

rab 'em," and then stand back up once she's go

She

, laughing, and it's a hot summer night with no wind,

hose ten seconds by heading towards a large green lawn along the side of a big old house that is actually a real estate office, and fa

aiting. Like maybe she's been wait

o make a decision. But fast enough that I do

st kiss. Walking home

long breath of air. Fingertips touching her

"I just couldn

n is out now. Shining down into

me. Just agree with my statement about not being able

ng down the path to h

d slide it up her leg before

r head at me

place. Get drunk with me. Talk ab

o I'm using this as an excuse to take you home, and put you in my bed, then fuck your brains out beca

he says

, I respo

she

e

t and I pull her up in one smooth motion. She's small compared to me. Only ab

house and Mrs. Cooper's driveway, under the glow of a single

solace and I t

in. I'm leading her through Mrs. Cooper's backyard half expecting her to open her window

Eric's w neighbors. Plus it's night. Paul and Billie Freeman, who live here

thirty-somethings who used to be someone else. And we'd give a

one night, w