long haul.
The last few times Ryan was here, I think he hooked up with at least one or two girls. The
thought of Joanna with a less than dedicated man turned my stomach.
When I tapped on her door, she answered immediately, greeting me with a huge smile as
she grabbed her things.
“We’re going a bit farther today, so you’ll have to hold on tight,” I said as she climbed onto the four-wheeler behind me. Feeling her little hands wrap around to squeeze my stomach
made me feel more comfortable. Like she trusted me.
We spent a pleasant few hours harvesting spinach and kale, and once again she surprised
me by how hard she worked. This time I reminded both of us to stretch every half hour.
As we stopped to take a water break, she looked up at me with the cutest grin. “Why do
you keep staring off into space?”
I pointed to the northwest. “I’m watching the sky. Those dark clouds are coming closer. I need to decide in the next few minutes if we should go back.”
The breeze was picking up as she turned to look. A few strands of hair had escaped her
braid and were now waving around her neck, taunting me to kiss her throat.
“How can you tell if the clouds mean rain?”
She turned completely, as I stepped to stand behind her, my arm immediately circling her
waist. “Just spend years staring at clouds. It’s something you pick up, eventually.”
Feeling the way her back pressed against me, I was flooded with another wave of hope.
Maybe there really was a chance. She seemed genuinely interested in me. Surely this
couldn’t be a fleeting summer romance, or something purely physical. She had to feel this
strange force between us.
Tossing my water bottle into the trailer, I snuggled her with both arms, surprised as she
turned to face me. The way her chin tipped up for a kiss, almost begging, filled me with
need so suddenly it was almost shocking.
Pulling her close, I kissed her as gently as I could, feeling the blood thicken in my veins. The energy between us almost had a life of its own. Her entire body pressed against me as I
heard her soft sigh.
Her tongue against mine melted my spine as my arms locked around her. I knew that I was
holding her too tightly. I knew that my body was behaving in a strangely possessive way. I’d
never lost control before, but something about this brilliant, beautiful girl made me snap.
Joanna’s hands caressed the back of my shoulders as I cupped her round ass, holding her