Note:
This is part 4 of my "Summer '96" five part series. In part one, Adam and Sammi had a chance encounter during a hike in the woods which leads to sex in a canefield. In part two, the couple had sex during a study session at the library, including their first anal experience together. In part three, they attend a rock concert and make a new friend. As always, comments are always welcome.
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"Did you feel the breeze, my love? Summer's kiss is over, baby. Over."
Part One: Another Sense of Henry
"The burning sun, too hot for shade. Come lay down in the cool grass with me, baby. Let's watch that summer fade."
The summer of '96 had flown past. Since I had encountered Sammi in the woods back in June, we had been almost inseparable. It had been a summer of sexual adventure, from losing my virginity to my first sex in public to even my first threesome. It had also been my first summer in love.
Now the summer was coming to an end, and the plans we had made led Sammi and I down different paths. A few weeks ago, we had our first argument when I proposed going to a different school than planned in order to be closer to where Sammi lived with her mom.
"It's not going to happen," Sammi said angrily. "You're going to stick to your college plans. I'm not going to have you fucking up your life just to be near me and then later resenting me."
"I wouldn't..." I began.
Sammi cut me off. "I'm not even taking about that. If that's something you do, then we're done already. I'm not going to stay with you when you make a decision that is going to guarantee to doom us in the long run."
"I guess that's it then," I said.
"It is," Sammi said. She looked away from me, melancholy in her voice. "You'll go to school as planned and I'll go back home with my mom. I'll work and save up for community college. We'll just do our best trying to make it work long distance."
"It don't want to be apart from you. These have the best couple of months of my life," I said.
"For me too, but life is about doing what you've got to do and living with the choices you've made. I made the choice to fuck around in high school so my grades aren't good enough for college scholarships or barely even admission anywhere but community college. And my mom doesn't have money to give me. It's been tight since the divorce. So I've got to work and save."
Sammi turned back toward me and kissed me lightly on the lips. "But it won't be that bad. I'm only 7 hours away, and you'll have e-mail at school. I can go to the library every day to check mine."
"They may have a ban on you at libraries," I joked, alluding to one of our fuck sessions from earlier this summer.
Sammi smiled. "Guess we'll see." She continued, "As soon as I've saved up enough for college, I'll come join you in Cadway and go to the community college. With all of the college kids in town, I'm sure I can find someone who needs a roommate."
"It sounds like it will work, but I'm just scared. The best laid plans of mice and men and all that," I said.
"Whatever, English major," Sammi said, pushing my shoulder and laughing. "I'm not going to give up my dreams due to some old Scotsman. If we want to be together, we'll make it work."
"There's nothing I want more than to be with you," I said wrapping my arms around her back and pulling her tight, locking my mouth onto hers.
So that was what we agreed upon: I'd go to college and Sammi would live with her mom and work. Sammi hoped by the spring semester, or at latest the fall, she would be ready for community college in the same town as me, and we could pick up where the summer left us.
Next week, I had to be at college for orientation and Sammi was heading back home with her mom. Today we were driving up to Cadway, so I could show Sammi the town and the campus. On the way, there was a short trail that led to a small pool and a waterfall, so we planned to hike, have a picnic, and then do some swimming. I thought it would be a good way to cap off the summer, sort of a reminder of our first experience together months ago.
When we got to the parking lot next to the trailhead, we put our food in my pack and set off into the trees. I noticed Sammi was wearing the same khaki shorts as our first adventure in the woods.
"I just realized you didn't put anything in my bag. You brought your suit, didn't you?" I asked.
"I've got it on under this," Sammi replied.
"Guess it's kind of late for a reminder now," I said.
"No worries. It wasn't something I was going to forget." Sammi gave me a smile. Every time she did, I think I fell a little more deeply in love.
I took her hand and we continued on the trail. We soon passed a small creek and noticed a sign pointing in the direction of the waterfall. The sign was welcome as the trail was faint and not well maintained.
Eventually the trail led to the edge of a deep pond. The pool of water was about an acre in size. It was surrounded by woods on three "sides," but the fourth was edged by a small cliff, approximately 8 feet tall, of weathered gray sandstone. The cliffs were covered in cracks, crevices, and outcroppings formed by years of water and wind erosion, while two waterfalls located side by side cascaded down the cliff.
The view was spectacular. "This is beautiful," Sammi said.
"Yeah, it is pretty awesome," I replied.
We were alone today, as I had hoped, and I took off my backpack to unload our picnic. Sammi had already slipped off her shoes, and as I spread a blanket on the ground, she said, "Let's just sit on the grass. It's cool on my feet."
