If you have read 'Just You and I Pt. 4' you know that she has just told her tormentor the story of her first time. I wanted to explore what it was like from Sam's point of view. I also really wanted to know more about Sam. I will continue both these story lines until they converge into one.
I'm grateful for all of the thoughts and encouragement on the first four parts of this story. I am always hungry for feedback and suggestions, so please, feel free to let me know what you think.
I promise to work very had to not 'let life get in the way' and allow so many months pass before the next installment.
Thank you all for your support and readership!
Oh, and just to be clear all sexual acts take place when the characters are 18 years old and over.
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Just You and I - Sam's Story Part 1
I remember the first time I saw her. I was 12 and she was a year behind me in school and couldn't have been more than 10 or 11 years old. I had sprained my ankle playing baseball and was relegated to a bench on the edge of the playground during recess. She was swinging high on the swing-set, her long, dark red hair flying out behind her; sparkling in the sun. I didn't know her name so I nicknamed her 'Red' in my mind. She pumped her legs furiously, arcing into the air before flinging herself off and into space. She arched her back and landed as gracefully as a cat on the gravel.
I was just discovering girls and she had me fascinated. That vague attraction to the opposite sex, without being aware of why. I couldn't stop watching her as she laughed with her girlfriends playing jacks and jumping rope. I was fairly new and hadn't made many friends yet, so I sat on my bench day after day watching her completely undisturbed. I knew, even then, that she was special.
I wasn't the only one who noticed the spark that lit her up. A crude, chubby boy from my grade named Ricky Hutchins tried desperately day after day to capture her attention. I don't think she ignored him. I think she just didn't see him. I thought, "Don't feel bad kid, she doesn't see me either."
He was relentless, following her around, pulling her hair and basically doing anything to get her attention. All he did was make her dislike him. I almost felt bad for him. Me, I kept my distance. I wouldn't know what to say anyway.
At least I kept my distance until my dad told me he was dating her mother. He showed me a picture of her and I immediately recognized the girl with her and realized she was the same girl from the playground. From that moment, I became more than fascinated; I became her protector. I didn't stalk her, I just watched out for her. That's why when Ricky Hutchins pushed her down and tried to kiss her, I was there to intervene.
I pulled him off of her by the collar of his shirt and heard the satisfying crunch of his nose as I slammed my fist into his face. I think that's the first time I ever wanted to kill anyone, but one glance at the surprised look on her face stopped me. Her eyes were as wide as saucers and her mouth gaped open at me. That kept me from hitting him again and I settled for growling out a warning at him and letting him go. He ran like the devil was chasing him. They moved shortly after that. I don't know if the broken nose was the reason, but I was just glad he was gone.
I held out a hand to help her up as she continued to stare at me. After a moment, she asked me who I was and I explained how I knew her. My father told me her name when I saw the picture of her and her mother but I just said "Anytime, Red," when she thanked me. She then primly informed me that she never let anyone call her 'Red', but she'd guessed she could make an exception for me. As far as I know, I'm still the only one that calls her that.
I walked her home, if for no other reason than to be around her just a little longer. When we got to the corner where we would have to go our separate ways I said, "I have to go this way, but I watch until you get into your house." She looked up at me with those incredibly blue eyes for a very long moment, then she tugged on my arm. I leaned down expecting her to say something, but instead she swiftly kissed my cheek before walking quickly to her house. I stood there like a fool, with my hand over the spot where her lips had touched my cheek. I was still standing there like that when she turned and caught me. I knew then that I would do everything in my power to be sure no one ever hurt her. Ever.
Months passed and my father asked her mother to marry him. That created a very strange situation for us. I was getting my wish to be near her, but now I was her brother. I put my energy into being brother-like and my role as protector doubled. Now she was my little sister. It was weird and often awkward, but I never made a false move with her. I was bratty and teasing and annoying just like a brother was supposed to be. It wasn't until she was approaching 18 that I allowed myself to notice what a beautiful woman she was growing into.
I was grateful to leave for college and spent as much time away from home as possible. I had no desire to be tempted by her. She was too young; she was my sister in the eyes of the world and I just found it easier to be away. I hadn't been home in months when Mary called me to ask me to come home for her Red's 18th birthday. I was excited but reluctant at the idea because I knew I was playing with fire. As of Saturday, she wouldn't be too young any longer. I hesitated but realized that I had to know if she felt the same way about me as I did about her.
I drove home from college that Friday evening and arrived just as the parents were leaving for a party. Mary told me Red was out on a date and would be home by midnight. I felt a familiar pang of jealousy when I heard this, but I thought, 'She's beautiful, of course she has a date.' I was half relieved to think that maybe she didn't have feelings for me and half disappointed. Life would be easier if I didn't have the hots for my sister. If only I could just find a girl that measured up to her.
Right around midnight, I saw the lights flash across the window when her date brought her home and it was killing me a little inside when she didn't come in right away. I admit it, I was spying on them. It wasn't easy with the rain pouring down in sheets and I could barely see through the darkness but I peered out at them anyway. Thank god I was watching because I saw her head disappear and her feet begin to pound on the driver's side window. A green-eyed dragon reared up inside me and I think I lost my mind, because the next thing I knew I was sprinting through the rain, wrenching the car door open and pulling her date from on top of her. I was holding him by his shirt in one hand and punching him over and over with the other. I was happily beating the snot out of the guy while Red pulled on my arm and screamed my name over and over, interrupting my attempted murder.