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Isabelle, bless her, came to Luis's defense, almost as if she
could read his mind. "My back is bothering me, and I'd like to
go home and rest now myself." She smiled at Josh and said,
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"We had a wonderful time, but I'm not as young as I used to
be, I'm afraid."
"You can sit in my chair, Gram," Jase said. "It's very
comfortable."
Luis gently kicked Jase's ankle without letting anyone
know, and said, "I think Hunter really needs a nap now."
When Jase finally got the hint, he stood up and shook
Josh's hand. "I'm sorry we're leaving so soon. But you know
how it is with kids."
Josh laughed. "Ah, I know all too well."
"We'll leave quietly," Luis said. "Say goodbye to Roland for
us."
Hillary stood up and hugged them. She said, "Justin, say
goodbye to Hunter."
"Bye," Justin said, without looking up from the game.
Hunter sent him an annoyed glance and turned his head in
the opposite direction.
"We'll call you next weekend," Josh said. "We'll get
together, the four of us."
"Sounds good," Luis said. Then he said goodbye to Hillary
once again and carried Hunter out to the car. Hunter had
stopped crying by then, but his body was still jerking with the
occasional sob.
When Isabelle took Hunter and strapped him into his car
seat, Luis reached for Jase's arm and said, "Do you have any
idea what kind of playroom they have down there?" He still
couldn't stop thinking about the dildos hanging from the
ceiling, or the pile of jock straps on the table. There had to be
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more than a hundred dildos, one in every size, shape, and
color.
Jase smiled and said, "Did he show you the sling?" His
eyebrows jiggled up and down and he started laughing.
"When he told me about it, he seemed so proud of himself."
Luis's jaw fell. "You knew all along what kind of playroom
it was and you set me up? Oh, Jase Nicholas, that was mean."
He shook his head and smiled. "I'm going to have to get even
with you now."
"I wish I had a picture of your face when he took you
inside," Jase said.
Isabelle had been half-listening to them. "What kind of
swing did they have in the playroom, Luis? Was it a nice one,
like a porch swing?"
Jase looked down at his shoes and laughed.
Luis smiled and said, "It was very nice, Isabelle. But a little
too dangerous for a kid Hunter's age." He wasn't about to
explain this to his grandmother-in-law.
"You think so?" Jase asked, still goading Luis.
"Yes, I think so."
"Too bad," Jase said.
"Why?" Luis asked.
"Because I was thinking about getting one for us," Jase
said, winking at Luis. "I can imagine you, swinging back and
forth on a hot summer night, suspended from two beams in
the barn."
"Now that sounds like fun," Isabelle said, settling herself in
the back seat beside Hunter's car seat. "I love a good porch
swing."
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Luis looked into Jase's eyes and laughed. "Just get in the
car and drive. I've had enough of this place for one day."
For some reason, whenever Luis left Josh's and Roland's
house, he felt as if he needed a shower. And he hated feeling
this way. They were such nice guys; they'd never done
anything mean or venomous to Luis. Josh hadn't taken Luis's
rejection personally and he'd been a perfect gentleman. Luis
decided he'd call them tomorrow and thank them for the
party, then invite them to Cider Mill Farm for dinner next
weekend. The summer was well under way, and they hadn't
entertained anyone yet. Though Luis would never understand
Josh's and Roland's relationship and all their unapologetic
open sex, he did consider them two of his closest friends.
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Chapter Thirteen
After they left Josh's and Roland's party, they drove to a
nearby tourist area that was stippled with adorable little
shops and quiet, subdued restaurants. The complex had been
built to resemble a European village, with old-fashioned
bakeries, unusual gift shops, and trendy clothing stores.
Though Jase hated to shop for anything, he couldn't help
noticing the way both Luis and Isabelle perked up when Luis
mentioned going there. When Hunter heard the village had a
building designed for kids, with a Harry Potter ride and a
merry-go-round, he sat up in his car seat and said, "Can we
go, Dad?"
Luis smiled and said, "It's the Fourth of July, after all, Jase.
Don't be so dismal all the time. And there will be fireworks at
sundown right in the village. I read about it in the local
newspaper."
So Jase agreed to go on one condition: he'd take Hunter to
the building designed for kids and Luis and Isabelle could go
shopping in the stores. Then they agreed to meet at six
o'clock at a small restaurant with a fancy French name. Luis
said he'd call Cory and ask him to let Camp go outside and
make sure his water bowl was filled and his food bowl had dry
dog food. Though Camp would eat anything, Luis had got him
into the habit of eating like a cat. They'd filled his bowl in the
morning and he'd nibble on dry dog food all day.
By the time they returned home, well after dark, Hunter
was sound asleep and Jase had to carry him up to his
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bedroom. The poor little guy was so exhausted they didn't
even remove his clothes. "Just put him to bed," Isabelle told
Jase. "It would be a shame to wake him now. I'm going to
bed myself. I'm so tired I might not even take off my girdle."
By the time Jase came back downstairs, he was more than
ready to take off all his clothes and carry Luis down to the
barn over his shoulder. They hadn't had sex in the barn in
months and the warm summer weather was making Jase
extremely horny that night. But he found Luis talking on the
telephone, and Luis waved his arm and faced the wall. From
what Jase could hear, he was talking to the nosy red-headed
guy at the end of the driveway, Ted Barker. Ted and Luis had
been building a friendship since June, and Jase wasn't thrilled
about the way Ted pursed his lips when he looked as Luis's
legs.
Jase crossed into the kitchen and opened a can of soda,
pretending he wasn't interested in Luis's conversation. But
when Luis hung up, he asked, "What did he want?"
Luis was smiling so wide his nostrils flared out. He rubbed
his palms together and said, "Ted just told me he found
something very interesting. He's been researching the history
behind Cider Mill Farm and he wants me to come down to his
shop right now." Luis reached for the keys to his Cadillac and
said, "Isn't this exciting, Jase? I'll be back in a couple of
hours."
Interesting.
"Why do you have to go right now?" Jase asked. "Can't
this wait until morning?" His tone was calm and even, but he
was clenching the soda can.
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Luis checked his back pocket to make sure he had his
wallet and driver's license. "I guess it could wait until
morning," Luis said. "But I'm too excited. Ted said he found
something that might help us solve our problems with the
well and the road. It could be even better than the little box
I've been looking for all summer."
Jase wasn't convinced. And, frankly, he was sick and tired
of listening to Luis talk about General Nathanial Greene's
hidden box of idiotic treasures. If there had been a box,
someone would have discovered it years ago. It sounded
more like Ted Barker wanted to get Luis alone in his empty
shop. "Why can't Ted come here?" Jase thought this was a
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Isabelle, bless her, came to Luis's defense, almost as if she
could read his mind. "My back is bothering me, and I'd like to
go home and rest now myself." She smiled at Josh and said,
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"We had a wonderful time, but I'm not as young as I used to
be, I'm afraid."
"You can sit in my chair, Gram," Jase said. "It's very
comfortable."
Luis gently kicked Jase's ankle without letting anyone
know, and said, "I think Hunter really needs a nap now."
When Jase finally got the hint, he stood up and shook
Josh's hand. "I'm sorry we're leaving so soon. But you know
how it is with kids."
Josh laughed. "Ah, I know all too well."
"We'll leave quietly," Luis said. "Say goodbye to Roland for
us."
Hillary stood up and hugged them. She said, "Justin, say
goodbye to Hunter."
"Bye," Justin said, without looking up from the game.
Hunter sent him an annoyed glance and turned his head in
the opposite direction.
"We'll call you next weekend," Josh said. "We'll get
together, the four of us."
"Sounds good," Luis said. Then he said goodbye to Hillary
once again and carried Hunter out to the car. Hunter had
stopped crying by then, but his body was still jerking with the
occasional sob.
When Isabelle took Hunter and strapped him into his car
seat, Luis reached for Jase's arm and said, "Do you have any
idea what kind of playroom they have down there?" He still
couldn't stop thinking about the dildos hanging from the
ceiling, or the pile of jock straps on the table. There had to be
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more than a hundred dildos, one in every size, shape, and
color.
Jase smiled and said, "Did he show you the sling?" His
eyebrows jiggled up and down and he started laughing.
"When he told me about it, he seemed so proud of himself."
Luis's jaw fell. "You knew all along what kind of playroom
it was and you set me up? Oh, Jase Nicholas, that was mean."
He shook his head and smiled. "I'm going to have to get even
with you now."
"I wish I had a picture of your face when he took you
inside," Jase said.
Isabelle had been half-listening to them. "What kind of
swing did they have in the playroom, Luis? Was it a nice one,
like a porch swing?"
Jase looked down at his shoes and laughed.
Luis smiled and said, "It was very nice, Isabelle. But a little
too dangerous for a kid Hunter's age." He wasn't about to
explain this to his grandmother-in-law.
"You think so?" Jase asked, still goading Luis.
"Yes, I think so."
"Too bad," Jase said.
"Why?" Luis asked.
"Because I was thinking about getting one for us," Jase
said, winking at Luis. "I can imagine you, swinging back and
forth on a hot summer night, suspended from two beams in
the barn."
"Now that sounds like fun," Isabelle said, settling herself in
the back seat beside Hunter's car seat. "I love a good porch
swing."
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Luis looked into Jase's eyes and laughed. "Just get in the
car and drive. I've had enough of this place for one day."
For some reason, whenever Luis left Josh's and Roland's
house, he felt as if he needed a shower. And he hated feeling
this way. They were such nice guys; they'd never done
anything mean or venomous to Luis. Josh hadn't taken Luis's
rejection personally and he'd been a perfect gentleman. Luis
decided he'd call them tomorrow and thank them for the
party, then invite them to Cider Mill Farm for dinner next
weekend. The summer was well under way, and they hadn't
entertained anyone yet. Though Luis would never understand
Josh's and Roland's relationship and all their unapologetic
open sex, he did consider them two of his closest friends.
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Chapter Thirteen
After they left Josh's and Roland's party, they drove to a
nearby tourist area that was stippled with adorable little
shops and quiet, subdued restaurants. The complex had been
built to resemble a European village, with old-fashioned
bakeries, unusual gift shops, and trendy clothing stores.
Though Jase hated to shop for anything, he couldn't help
noticing the way both Luis and Isabelle perked up when Luis
mentioned going there. When Hunter heard the village had a
building designed for kids, with a Harry Potter ride and a
merry-go-round, he sat up in his car seat and said, "Can we
go, Dad?"
Luis smiled and said, "It's the Fourth of July, after all, Jase.
Don't be so dismal all the time. And there will be fireworks at
sundown right in the village. I read about it in the local
newspaper."
So Jase agreed to go on one condition: he'd take Hunter to
the building designed for kids and Luis and Isabelle could go
shopping in the stores. Then they agreed to meet at six
o'clock at a small restaurant with a fancy French name. Luis
said he'd call Cory and ask him to let Camp go outside and
make sure his water bowl was filled and his food bowl had dry
dog food. Though Camp would eat anything, Luis had got him
into the habit of eating like a cat. They'd filled his bowl in the
morning and he'd nibble on dry dog food all day.
By the time they returned home, well after dark, Hunter
was sound asleep and Jase had to carry him up to his
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bedroom. The poor little guy was so exhausted they didn't
even remove his clothes. "Just put him to bed," Isabelle told
Jase. "It would be a shame to wake him now. I'm going to
bed myself. I'm so tired I might not even take off my girdle."
By the time Jase came back downstairs, he was more than
ready to take off all his clothes and carry Luis down to the
barn over his shoulder. They hadn't had sex in the barn in
months and the warm summer weather was making Jase
extremely horny that night. But he found Luis talking on the
telephone, and Luis waved his arm and faced the wall. From
what Jase could hear, he was talking to the nosy red-headed
guy at the end of the driveway, Ted Barker. Ted and Luis had
been building a friendship since June, and Jase wasn't thrilled
about the way Ted pursed his lips when he looked as Luis's
legs.
Jase crossed into the kitchen and opened a can of soda,
pretending he wasn't interested in Luis's conversation. But
when Luis hung up, he asked, "What did he want?"
Luis was smiling so wide his nostrils flared out. He rubbed
his palms together and said, "Ted just told me he found
something very interesting. He's been researching the history
behind Cider Mill Farm and he wants me to come down to his
shop right now." Luis reached for the keys to his Cadillac and
said, "Isn't this exciting, Jase? I'll be back in a couple of
hours."
Interesting.
"Why do you have to go right now?" Jase asked. "Can't
this wait until morning?" His tone was calm and even, but he
was clenching the soda can.
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Luis checked his back pocket to make sure he had his
wallet and driver's license. "I guess it could wait until
morning," Luis said. "But I'm too excited. Ted said he found
something that might help us solve our problems with the
well and the road. It could be even better than the little box
I've been looking for all summer."
Jase wasn't convinced. And, frankly, he was sick and tired
of listening to Luis talk about General Nathanial Greene's
hidden box of idiotic treasures. If there had been a box,
someone would have discovered it years ago. It sounded
more like Ted Barker wanted to get Luis alone in his empty
shop. "Why can't Ted come here?" Jase thought this was a
logical question. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]