Maing the Grade -- Part F

Authors note: Making the Grade is my fourth, longest and final story in my Hot Tails in Oak Hills series. This story has been divided into five parts for easier reading. Welcome back and I hope all of you enjoy the final chapter. Thank you all for reading Jacob and Madison's tale. GEV

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They made the most of the time she had before moving away for college.

As promised, he took her to Seattle for a week where they explored the city, visited a few museums, the zoo and aquarium, went shopping and enjoyed the ferry ride to the surrounding communities. He set aside an entire day so they could drive to Mount Ranier National Park to hike the trails and take in the breathtaking views and become one with nature, breathing in the fresh mountain air as they made memories and promises to do more activities just like this every summer. He made their last night in the city one that she would never forget; front row seats to the ballet where she wore the new dress and shoes he bought her, indulged and savored a fancy dinner where she was on her best behavior, took a sunset stroll hand-in-hand along the waterfront and a trip to the top of the Space Needle to see the lights of the city from above before ending their night back in their hotel room where he slowly undressed her, not missing a single inch of her body with his lips and tongue.

On their way home, they stopped to see her maternal grandparents who accepted him, despite the age difference, with open arms and a firm handshake. Childhood stories about Madison's antics, from which he discovered just how much of a troublemaker she could be, had him loving her that much more, even while she sat there with an innocent look on her face that he knew was far from harmless, those baby blue eyes being the death of him. Their stop at his mom's house was just as welcoming, her initial shock over their age difference quickly disappearing when she saw how much in love they were, even though she started to question how they had met but never got around to actually asking.

Madison's astonishment to the size of the house he grew up in situated in the middle of the affluent suburb was far from fleeting, realizing that he had always been truthful to her from the very beginning. The stories his mother divulged to her about his childhood were far from boring and he left the room when the picture albums came out to prove just how rebellious he had been. She made him tell her more in great detail about just how much of a pain he was growing up on the drive home, where she only fell that much deeper in love with him.

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Madison went on her three-day coast trip with Dylan, where she paid for everything with the credit card Jacob had given her with her name on it, called him every morning and every night and sent him pictures like he wanted. Dylan teased her at first, but when he realized just how much in love she was and what type of relationship the two of them had, he quickly changed his mindset and accepted her new lifestyle and everything that came along with it, still trying to wrap his head around the whole idea that she was romantically involved with her former teacher.

They went to the beach, laughing as they waded in the surf, building sandcastles in the sand and making their own memories that just added to the ones that they had from their childhood. They ate at their favorite seafood places and shopped at the candy stores that they always went to every time they went to the coast, stocking up on sweet treats that would last them a few months, and buying matching T-shirts from a souvenir shop to remember what was possibly going to be their last trip together. They sat on the balcony of their hotel room, watching the sun set as they talked about their futures and how far apart they were actually going to be during college, making promises to keep in touch but still knowing that, going their separate ways, they were eventually going to grow further and further apart and make new friends, but their friendship would always endure the test of time.

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When she wasn't spending time with Jacob, she was at home with her parents, still calling him every night before bed and first thing in the morning when she got up, never staying away from him for more than four days at a time, except for when she went on one last vacation with her mom and dad to California to visit her aunt and uncle. She knew that once she was in college she was officially out from under their roof but still had a place to go if everything in her life went horribly wrong, not that it ever would. They never got around to having that family dinner, but Jacob was there with her when she went to her karate classes, working out with her on the heavy bag and with the pads, talking to her dad as they became the best of friends and sparring buddies. She watched after class as his combat skills had him taking her father down to the mat in the second round of testosterone infused physical maneuvers, her father having no choice but to tap out and gain even more respect for Jacob, her father promising to show him everything she needed to work on so he could help her with her karate while she was in college to get her closer to her next ranking.

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He gave her a key to his house and the code to his alarm system, so if by chance he wasn't home when she came over, she could still get inside and wait for him to return, which she had done a couple times... sending him a picture of her naked, in his bed, or on the stairs, waiting for him. And it hadn't been just one picture, it had been several, each one hotter, more explicit than the next with the text of 'please lick me, daddy' accompanying each one. He had been in Riverton when he got one of those sets of pictures and as soon as he merged onto the interstate, he floored it, getting a speeding ticket on the way home. Even though his Audi was built to outrun the police cruiser, he didn't want to chance causing a wreck on the interstate, pulling over and taking the ticket, heeding to the trooper's advice and staying at a manageable speed the rest of the way to Oak Hills.

When he got home, even though Madison was just being a good girl and sending him a picture like he wanted, she took her punishment for being a brat and causing him to get the ticket, flattening her forearms to the wall and pressing her cheek to surface, waiting for the first hard smack of his hand, of his belt when she heard the fine leather swish through the loops of his trousers. Her moans and cries echoed off the walls of the rotunda as he fucked her hard right there on the first landing of the staircase, begging and pleading with him to be allowed to cum and when she was granted release, she bit him as she succumbed to the pleasures he inflicted on her with his lips, teeth, tongue and cock, the bite only getting her an even harder smack on her already red upturned ass and rug burn on her knees, chest and cheek. And another lesson learned, to be repeated if she dared to make him mad again, her satisfied, cheeky smile causing his heart to pound even harder as she curled up next to him when he sat down on the floor, pulling her trembling body into the safe and secure hold of his arms.

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Towards the end of June, they took a trip to Portland to find her an apartment close to the university hospital that was reserved for student housing before they started to fill up as the first term grew closer and closer. Money wasn't the issue, but finding something that she liked that was in close proximity to the hospital was what was taking the most time. The first one had a bathtub that was too small to fit the both of them, the second one was too close to the stairs and she would hear everybody as they came and went, and the third one only had one window. He was about to drive her to a different district to look at condos when she finally found one that was perfect.

The apartment was two blocks from the university so she could walk instead of relying on public transportation, on the top floor of the three-story complex and at the end so she only had two neighbors, with the bedroom on the outside wall. It didn't have a bathtub, but it did have a shower big enough for both of them, and a private balcony that faced west so they could enjoy the sunsets on the weekends together. Since her scholarship was paying for the apartment and he was the one funding her entire education, he signed a three-year lease and paid the first three months' rent so they could take several trips to move her in before her first term started, dropping the keys to her new home away from home into her open palm.

Since they still had plenty of time before they had to drive back to Oak Hills, they spent the rest of the afternoon seeing if there was a dojo in the vicinity that she would like to join, but none of them appealed to her, so like he promised, he would be her sparring partner on the weekends. He let her choose the restaurant for dinner--of course it would be a burger place--and he enjoyed a grilled chicken lettuce wrap and a side salad while she sank her teeth into a double patty bacon cheeseburger with the works, smiling at him from behind the burger as she slowly chewed. Her mischievous smile got even bigger when he reached across the table and wiped the barbeque sauce from the corner of her mouth with the pad of his forefinger, neither of them caring if anyone saw her suck the condiment from his finger. She held the burger across the table to him, offering him a bite and when he refused, she said one bite won't hurt, to which he replied, one kiss got them to where they were, and he smiled, leaning across the table to sink his teeth into her burger that completely went against his diet, his eyes holding hers the entire time as a slight flush came to her cheeks.

The two-hour drive home was quiet for the most part. Once they got out of the heavy flow of city traffic, she turned on the driving playlist he had on his phone, connecting it to sound system and adjusting the volume to a level where he could still hear everything outside. She settled into her seat and gazed out the tinted window as his hand found her bare thigh just past the hem of her shorts, caressing her soft skin as he drove, her heart sinking in her chest when she realized just how much she was going to miss his touch. He savored every moment of her like this, every touch of her skin, because as reality started to sink in, they both knew she would be away from him for three years, the weekends and holidays just not enough time to reconnect, testing the strength of their relationship, even though both of them knew that nothing could tear them apart.

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After thirty minutes of pleading with Jacob, Madison convinced him to spend the Fourth of July with her and her parents in Central Oregon. Her parents always rented a two-bedroom condo close to the river and golf courses twice a year, a week in the summer for the holiday and two weeks in the winter so they could enjoy skiing and all the other winter activities around the resort. He agreed to go as long as she left her bratty attitude at home and promised to not call him daddy in front of her parents. They drove there in his car while her parents led the way in their truck, stopping at a grocery store before they got to the condo so he could buy all the food that they needed for the week, the one thing that he insisted on and wouldn't take no for an answer.

He went to the driving range and golf course with Robert the second day they were there while Madison abused his credit card at the local mall and shops with her mother. He rented mountain bikes for the two of them so they could take to the trails and appreciate the scenery while her parents enjoyed some time to themselves doing their favorite activities, ending the holiday with grilled steaks and plenty of side dishes, all of them sitting around the fire pit on the back deck where they had a clear view of the fireworks as they lit up the night sky. Her parents had to cut the trip short after Robert got a call from the hospital that night, needing him to come into work since the other two techs were unavailable, one due to a family emergency and the other one being out of state, reluctantly leaving Jacob and Madison to enjoy the condo for the last two days of the rental.

Jacob was cleaning up their late breakfast dishes when Madison came back into the kitchen in her fuchsia bikini, giving him no choice but to change into his swim trunks so they could go down to the pool or find a spot on the river for a little more privacy. They caught the free concert in the park as they lounged on a blanket under the shade of a tree, sipping on their fresh-squeezed lemonade and listening to the music as they shared a taco salad and Korean barbeque from the food trucks parked at the venue. And later that night, they enjoyed having the place all to themselves as they cuddled together on the lounge chair eating ice cream on the deck before he carried her off to bed, muffling all of her cries with his hand and mouth so the families in the next units couldn't hear her as he made up for the previous days and nights of not being able to do anything with her parents around, his good girl quickly turning naughty and begging for everything.

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In the middle of July, when they were just having a lazy evening after her karate class, sitting on his porch as they watched the sun set over the mountains in the distance, he came to realize that he always made the plans for their trips and he asked her where she wanted to go this time since they weren't going to have much more time to spend together before college. She laid there on the loveseat with her head on his thigh, thinking about all of the places that she had always wanted to go but never could because time and money was the issue, but he had more than enough of both to give her what ever it was she wanted and as much fun as an overseas vacation sounded, she didn't have a passport or enough time to get one. She had loved every moment of their hiking trip in Washinton so she asked if they could go to more national parks, particularly the ones in Utah and he smiled, telling her to make a list of everywhere she wanted to go and he would make the travel arrangements and necessary reservations, knowing that no matter where they went, they made every moment count.

They flew first class to Utah and picked up a Jeep Wrangler at the airport, driving to their first hotel and enjoying a casual dinner before their first big outing in the morning. They spent ten days hiking the parks, taking in the scenery of the state and making memories that they would never forget, knowing that this was what they loved to do together, exploring the outdoors, finding new adventures and just making the most of life with each other. He stole glances at her in the passenger's seat as they drove down the open highway to their next destination, the wind blowing through her hair as she danced in her seat, her hands waving in the air as she sang along with the music she had put on the sound system from her phone, smiling at him from behind her sunglasses.

He knew, right then and there, that he couldn't love her any more than he did right now, all carefree and a little bit wild, and he reached over and pulled her closer for a quick kiss, so thankful that he couldn't have found a more suitable partner in life, love and adventure then he could have found in her. And, as he always did for their last night together wherever they went, he planned a day that led to a romantic candlelight dinner and a sunset stroll before going back to their hotel room for a night of pleasure that had several rooms knowing just how good he made her feel.

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August had them realizing just how much closer they were to being farther apart. She had to be in Portland, registered for all of her classes and settled into her apartment whereas he had to get ready for teaching the next school year and have his room prepared and lesson planning done all before they parted ways in September. He insisted that she spend as much time as she wanted with her parents and Dylan before he took her on one final vacation, before her best friend moved across the country.

He had gotten the keys to the family beach house in Hawaii when they visited his mother, and he kept it from Madison so he could surprise her with a relaxing ten-day trip to Oahu before their summer together came to an end. He told her what to pack in her suitcase and she settled into the passenger's seat of his car on the drive to the airport, not once asking where they were going because she just loved being with him and he made every trip special and memorable, loving that he had three months off so they could spend it together now and every summer in the future.

When he handed her the first-class ticket to Hawaii, finally telling her it was his family's vacation home and not a hotel, she kissed him right there in the airport, holding his hand all the way to the gate as she rolled her suitcase along behind her. He had said that he was going to spoil her, take such good care of her, but she never imagined just what all of that entailed. And she loved every moment of every day that she had with him, knowing that stepping back into his classroom was the best decision she could have ever made. He made every vacation a dream for her, and this one was more than she could have ever imagined. And when they left the airport in a chauffeured Range Rover, driving through the city and around the island to a secluded sprawling house on a private beach, she was realizing even more just how wealthy his family truly was, not that any of that mattered to her, she loved him for who he was, not what he had and the only thing she ever wanted was him.

They explored the island during the day and spent their evenings at the beach house, eating their dinner on the lanai before they went down to the beach and lounged together in a chair on the sand, listening to the crashing waves and gazing up at the stars. In all of his adult life, even when his grandfather had cut him off, he had never brought anyone to the beach house, not even his ex, just Madison, and as she snuggled closer to him, sighing as he ran his fingers through her hair, he knew that she truly loved him and didn't care about his money or the extravagant life she could live with him if he ever decided to give up teaching. He just wanted to live life to the fullest with her right beside him, even if the next three years tested everything that they had started to build between them. She had fallen asleep on him, and he carried her back up to the house, tucking himself behind her in bed, leaving the window open so the soothing sounds of the ocean was what she woke up to in his arms.

For their last two days on the island, he didn't take her to a fancy restaurant for a romantic dinner or on a sunset stroll, instead he gave the housekeeper the days off, paying her more than her weekly wage in cash to not come back until they got ready to leave, giving them the privacy they wanted inside the secluded property. He made those days just about them. She would stand scantily clad next to him at the island in the kitchen helping him prep their meals, feeding each other the raw veggies or fresh fruit between laughs and kisses. He smiled every time she slid between him and the stove, wrapping his arm around her waist and briefly nuzzling her neck as he cooked their meals that almost got burned whenever she slid her hands down the back of his shorts, tormenting him before she walked away. No matter what he was doing, she would wiggle out of her only remaining article of clothing and toss it his direction, giving him an enticing view that was way hotter and more exciting than whatever he was trying to concentrate on, running after her and picking her up in his arms as her laughter filled his ears.