Fireworks lit the sky around the park in a blinding display of wasted money.
There, in between the spangled, was the most beautiful thing that I had ever seen in my life.
The tentacles of smoke wrapped themselves around the stars as the bright ashes fell to theΒ ground in an apocalyptic blizzard. While everyone was busy watching the bright lights, the shadow of a creature made itself visible for all to see. I wondered if it had always been hiding there under the surface.
The demon behind the smile of illusion that everything is going to be okay.
It waved and whispered my name before it faded away. I knew it wasn't gone forever.
David pulled me through the crowd as we left. I love how protective he is, but I get irritated at his giant steps.
At least he can't see my face.
He hates when I'm in deep thought and I'm already over my head as we get to the car.
I will officially turn forty years old in a half an hour. The lights from the clock keep drawing my attention.
11:31
I was born sometime around 10am I think, but the calendar will show my age shortly.
"Ride back like that," Roland dares as he keeps me from picking my clothes up off the ground.
"Hell no," I laugh at his dare.
"You ain't getting your clothes back," he says as he steps on my pile.
"Someone will see me!" I laugh as I panic on the inside.
"You like it," he says.
"You're the one who likes it," I argue. "Give me my shirt. My nipples can cut glass right now"
He laughs like the bastard he is.
"I'll give you your shirt," he counters. "That's all you get"
I put on everything else except my jeans and bra because I am always willing to compromise. Well, my socks have always been casualties in these situations. They were an extra item I used to wipe the mess from between my legs. Scott never noticed I was buying a package of new socks at least once a month. He didn't care to mention it if he noticed. I held onto Roland as we drove back to his trailer. Thankfully, no one was behind us and driving back to town in our lane. Cars passed going out, but everything happened so fast that I don't think anyone noticed. I had my jeans stuffed between us as only my T-shirt, panties, and boots protected the real me from the world. It felt good to be bad, but I knew I was out of control. Roland had my bra hanging from the left handlebar and blowing like a flag that had claimed the entire land.
I still didn't know if this was what I wanted or I wanted it because he did.
"Do you love me?" I asked David and broke the silence of our drive home from the 4th of July celebration.
Alice asked the white rabbit that same question.
My favorite book.
"Yes," David answered.
Had he said "no" like the rabbit, I would have wondered what was wrong with me, that he couldn't love me at least a little.
"White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane comes on the radio.
"What's so funny?" David asked.
"Nothing," I answered.
I couldn't explain the moment if I wanted to.
I kick my sandals off into the darkness of the floorboard and look down at my legs. The yellow light of the clock blends with the strobe of the streetlights as we drive down the highway. The simplicity of the new me sends shivers up my thighs and straight to my pussy. I pull my dress over my head and lay it on the floor neatly so it is ready to be thrown back on in an emergency.
"You're bad," David says as he runs a hand over my leg.