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He called her the next morning.
They talked a bit, small talk, and she said,
"About last night... I don't know...we need to talk about some things, you know?'
"Yes, I've been thinking too," He said, "and, yes, last night was great and....yes, we need to talk about some things, maybe. If you can, if you want to, why don't you come out later?"
"I can and I want to." She answered. "I need to do some things around here this morning but...how about lunch? I could stop and pick up some things if you want."
"How about maybe stopping by the drive-in on your way out and picking up some burgers or something? I'd pay for it and, well....could you pick up a case of beer too?"
She laughed. "Yes, I could do that. That would be fine."
He gave her directions to his place.
It was going to be a warm day so he was dressed lightly, just shorts and a t-shirt, and he did some straightening up around his house, made the bed and put away the dishes in the drain rack next to the kitchen sink.
He was sitting on the front porch reading when he saw the faint dust cloud down the dirt road that passed his house and shortly, her light green Falcon pulled into the driveway.
She got out of the car wearing a light yellow sundress carrying a paper bag and opened the door to the screened porch.
He stood from his chair and took the bag from her and set it on the table on the porch.
"Hey," he said. "Glad you could make it."
She came to him and hugged him close and gave him a long, deep kiss.
"Glad I could. Beer's in the back seat." She said.
He brought it in and put it in the old refrigerator in the kitchen.
"You want soda, tea or beer?" He called to her.
"A beer would be nice. It's going to be a warm day." She answered.
He went into the house and came back with two cold beers.
"We can eat out here." He said. "I have a cooler but it's just in the bedroom and doesn't keep the whole place cool."
"This is fine." She answered as she took the hamburgers out of the bag and unwrapped them. "In fact, I like it out here."
She sat in the chair next to him and they began to eat and talk between bites.
"When you said you lived outside town....I didn't realize it was this far out of town." She said with a laugh.
"Well, it's not much," he said. "but I like it here. It is...remote, I guess. I don't mind not having neighbors and a bunch of people around. I can do what I want, here."
He took another bite of his burger and another sip of beer.
"It had been abandoned for years and the family that owns it were happy to have someone here. I fixed it up some so everything works. It doesn't look like much, but...the rent's cheap."
"I think it's wonderful." She said.
She finished her meal and went in to get them both another beer. When she came back out, she sat down and said,
"Listen, I need to explain some things. About last night and...other things."
"Okay..."
"Well," she began, "Things happened pretty fast with us. I hope you don't think.... well, I don't put out for every guy that gives me a wink and a nod."
"I didn't think you did." He said.
"I just felt something when you first came to class. And the way you write, that just piqued my interest in you. Maybe I came on to you a little strong, but...I wanted to get to know you better. Last night, well, I can't say when I invited you over that I wasn't thinking in the back of my mind about taking you to bed, but....it didn't have to happen. Not that I minded, I just...."
He smiled. "Are you apologizing?" He asked.
"No." she answered. "Well... Okay, I just don't want you to get the wrong idea, that's all."
He sipped his beer and said,
"Well, my idea is...I don't think you don't play games. At least not much. You don't play 'chase me until I catch you'. You're honest. Now, I may be wrong, and I don't have a lot of experience with girls...women...but I've seen how it works. I've experienced it, some. I think you decide what you want and make an honest effort to get it."
"Well, yes." She said. "You do pick up on things quickly."
"Sometimes, yes, sometimes, not so much." He answered. "Now what 'other things'?"
"Let's go inside." She said and took his hand.
They went into the kitchen and disposed of the remains of their lunch and she stepped close to him, put her hands on the back of his head and pulled him down for a long deep kiss.
He pulled her tightly to him and one hand moved up the front of her sundress over her breast as the other moved down her back and over her rear. He could feel the waistband of her panties under the thin dress as his hand moved over her cheeks and his other hand felt she was not wearing a bra.
"Mmmm..." she whispered.
He stepped back from her and began to unbutton the top of her dress.
"If I'm moving too fast, just say so, but...."
"No, you're moving just fine." She said.
She pulled the unbuttoned top of the dress from her shoulders and it fell to the floor around her feet and then she was just in white panties and sandals.
He kissed her again, one hand moving up and over her breast stopping over her nipple, feeling it rise with his touch as the other moved down her back again and over the sheer nylon panties.
She returned his kiss and her hand moved up his bare leg and over the front of his shorts feeling the erection beneath.
"Want to go to the bedroom?" She asked.
"Yes, if you want to." he answered.