Independence Day is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence of the United States, on July 4, 1776. The Continental Congress declared that the 13 American colonies were no longer subject to the monarch of Britain and were now united, free, and independent states.
It wasn't the Fourth of July yet, but Buck decided to set off some fireworks.
He wasn't celebrating America's freedom, instead expressing joy that he and Dylan had completed their last day of community service.
Both still wore their grass-stained jeans and dirt-covered tee shirts. They couldn't wait to hit the shower.
But first, Buck was busy setting off firecrackers, Lady Fingers and Ground Spinners.
"A bit premature, don't ya think?" Dylan laughed.
"Hey, we're celebrating," Buck said. "The end of our sentence..."
Was it the end of something? Or just the beginning?
***********
The two Kansas teens were out for a bike ride one Monday and were about to pass Darla's house.
They seemed drawn to it, and, even though there was no need to get out of the street, they altered their course so that they rode up on the sidewalk, right out in front of their sexy former teacher's residence.
Both were overjoyed to see she was out, planting some flowers.
"Gettin' down and dirty," Buck whispered to his buddy.
Dylan urged him to shut up, but Buck's comment was apt.
Darla was on her knees, leaning forward, her big ass gripped tightly and snug by a pair of blue cotton shorts.
The boys felt compelled to say hello.
"H-hi, Ms. K," Buck stammered nervously.
She turned around, holding up her hand to shield her eyes from the bright sun.
"Hi, fellas," she said. "Out for a ride?"
"Yes, mam," Dylan answered. "Needed something to do..."
"Oh, I hear ya," she answered. "All of this free time in the summer can get kind of boring. You need stimulating activities to keep you occupied."
The boys loved to hear her talk.
"We're done our community service," Buck announced proudly.
"Great," she gushed. "Doesn't it feel good?"
Both nodded.
"Well, I'll tell ya," Darla said, springing up from the flower garden. "I think that's enough for today. Would you two like to join me for a lemonade on the back patio?"
They couldn't say yes quick enough.
"Yes, mam," Dylan said, beating Buck to it.
She giggled.
"I'll meet ya back there," she told them, heading towards the front door and gesturing to the boys for them to go around back.
***********
Lemonade never tasted so sweet and refreshing.
But as the boys sipped their summertime drink, they struggled thinking of what to say.
Darla beat them to it.
"So," she began, taking a sip. "How 'bout those Royals?"
The boys appreciated her breaking the ice. And doing it with talk of baseball, nonetheless.
"We're actually Cardinal fans," Buck admitted.
"Cardinals are good. Hey, that's fine too," she offered, toasting them. "Hey, ya never know. Maybe they're on a collision course for the World Series."
"That would be gnarly," Dylan chimed in.
"Herman's a BIG White Sox fan. Huge," she said. "He (laugh), actually has a bat autographed by Carlton Fisk. Herman says, 'that's the only thing that makes me geek out - my White Sox.'"
The two boys could appreciate that.
They talked some more about the great American past time, had some oatmeal raisin cookies to go with their lemonade, but the boys felt they needed to clear the air.
Again, Darla was way ahead of them.
"Boys, I have to ask," she said with a gentle smile. "What made you come back that second time?"
Again, her smile eased things quite a bit.
"Meaning...when you...found us in the closet?" Buck wanted to clarify.
"Uh-huh," Darla nodded in the affirmative. "You said that was the second time you were in there. So what made you come back that second time?"
Buck and Dylan didn't know how to explain.
"My closet must have a gravitational pull stronger than Jupiter," she laughed.
Buck coughed to clear his throat, but couldn't find the right words. He was stuck in neutral.
Darla tried to give him a kick-start.
"Boys, listen," she said in a calming tone. "My mom was a sex therapist and sex education teacher when I was growing up. So I heard a WHOLE LOT of different stories and anecdotes along the way.
"I'm no expert, mind you, but I'm a pretty good resource. Sharing with me what intrigued you about the sessions Herman and I have could really help me...help you. I'd like to guide you if I could. And to tell you the truth, Herman and I would be curious to hear...how our antics played to an audience. Even just an audience of two."
She was so charming, so endearing. The boys began to open up.
"We, uh...," Buck began, then stopped out of nervousness.
"Go 'head, hon," she encouraged.
"We, uh, really liked...watching you boss him around," he said with a delightful, naughty, boyish grin, which gave way to a blush.
She smiled warmly.
"And it was kinda wild that, uh, he was completely frickin nude...and you were fully clothed?" Dylan added, his statement sounding like a question at the end, since he was so surprised with what he saw, given the saturation of female nudity in popular culture.
"You were taken back by the role reversal," Darla wanted to clarify.