All of a sudden I got so tired.
Sleep…. I just needed to sleep.
CHAPTER FORTY SIX
Gunner……
I sat on the porch swing waiting for Ellie to come back from talking to Ari. I still can’t believe I hit my best friend. I ran my hands down my face…. FUCK! Why the fuck did Jeff have to go and mess up so bad with Ari? Gramps would not let me talk to him yet. They headed to the barn and that was the last I saw of either of them.
This had started out to be a great day and now it was just fucked.
I had brought Ellie into town to have breakfast at one of the local restaurants. I remembered her saying she wanted to go and eat in an old fashioned type restaurant. You just can’t get any better than Miss Mayes restaurant in town. Best damn French toast I ever had.
The plan was to eat breakfast, walk through a few of the little stores on Main Street then come back to the ranch and ride. Ellie had really taken to horseback riding and practically begged me go again today.
When Gramps told us about his “plan” to get Ari and Jeff some alone time, I knew it was going to go down all wrong. Just how it went down wrong I didn’t know yet. I heard the screen door open and saw the love of my life walking out with such a sad look on her face. I held out my hand and she came over and sat on my lap.
She laid her head on my chest and let out a sigh. God, what I wouldn’t do to just stay like this forever and never let her go. I buried my face in her hair and took a deep breath. Fuck she smelled so good…. daisies…. . she always smelled like them.
“So, did she tell you what happened?”
“Oh God Gunner…. . I think Jefferson really messed up this time. I think he pushed her away for good. ”
Fuck…I didn’t like the way this was sounding. I will fucking kill him he if forced her to do anything.
“He didn’t…. ”
“NO! God no! Jefferson would never! But then again I didn’t think he would ever be so mean and hurtful as this either. ”
I felt Ellie shiver so I pulled her tighter into me.
“Can we take a walk? I don’t want your grandmother to overhear us talking. I’m not sure how much Ari told her about what happened. ”
“Sure baby, let’s head down to the stables. ” I reached down and took her hand in mine as we started to make our way to the stables. I needed to check on Big Roy anyway. He was a gift from Gramps when I was sixteen and somehow he cut his leg pretty bad; we needed to keep an eye on it for a few days for any signs of an infection.
Ellie walked for a few minutes in silence. Once we reached the stables I checked for Gramps and Jeff but they were nowhere to be found.
“No one is here sweetheart. ”
Ellie started to cry. I walked over and held her in my arms. I was going to fucking kill Jeff for making his sister so upset. I don’t care how fucked up he is.
“Oh God Gunner…. ”
“Just take a deep breath baby. ” I said as I ran my hands up and down her back. Once she settled a little bit she sat down on a bale of hay and took in a deep breath.
“God I love the way it smells down here. I wish I could bottle it up and take it home with me. ”
I laughed and started to walk into Big Roy’s stall. I checked his leg out and it seemed to be doing well. I gave him a bit of oats and shut his stall. I sat down next to Ellie and took her hand in mine.
“I guess when the battery went dead Ari freaked out a little bit…if you can imagine that. Jeff got pissed and pushed her up against the Jeep and well, one thing led to another. No sex but more than kissing. ”
I let myself go back to a few nights ago when Ellie had her first orgasm. The memory alone caused my dick to jump.
“What happened next?”
“I guess Ari made the mistake of telling Jeff she wanted to take it further and well…… he didn’t. He basically told her he made a terrible mistake and that he wished he could take it back……. after she told him she loved him. ”
Shit Jeff……stupid fucker.