With the fence done and our schedules fairly open Jill and I fell back into the routine we'd been keeping earlier that summer; she'd be out gardening in the back of the yard and I'd take care of whatever needed doing. I decided to finish up the outside of the pool house. And that's how we spent the next day and the several following.
I was surprised to have not heard from Cedric. I even checked Jill's phone. I was relived he'd not called or texted her, as it was not how I wanted him to get hold of us. Jill felt the same. Besides, we'd pretty much told him to just come over, not call or text. And if something came up that made it not work, I'd get hold of him or turn him away if necessary. Still, with the open invitation, and with what had happened, twice now, I found it curious not to have heard from him.
Jill and I had our usual lazy start one morning, lounging in bed together before getting an in a quick workout and some office work out of the way. It turned out we needed to make a trip to the local hardware store for a few things, the most important of which was a fence trellis for some yellow tomatoes she was planting. I told her I thought it was a little late in the year but she wanted to try anyway. On the way home she surprised me by asking if I'd heard from Cedric.
"No... You haven't, have you?" I asked.
"I'd tell you," she said.
"Good."
"Would you?"
I nodded looking between her and the road.
"Promise?"
"Promise. Though I am surprised," I said, reaching over and stroking her inner thigh.
"Yeah?"
"Yeah... He's not around much longer. And he's leaving you all to me," I smiled.
"That's not so bad, is it?" she asked.
I just kept stroking her thigh, and winked at her. After a moment, Jill leaned over.
"Hey," she said, scooting up close to my ear. "Want me to text him?" she whispered. "Tell him I'm nice and shaved?" Jill nibbled my ear lobe and my cock twitched. "And all ready to bend over for him?"
"Ughh," I sighed, turning to look at her.
"All right Captain Underalls," she chuckled, taking me by the chin and kissing my cheek. "Eyes on the road."
Jill sat back in her seat, staring at me. I looked over at her and she couldn't help but laugh a little.
"You should see yourself," she grinned, shaking her head. She leaned over again to kiss my cheek. "I love you," she whispered, running her hand over my growing tent, then sat back in her seat again, keeping a firm grip on my hard on.
I stole another look at her, and she quickly pointed two fingers at the road again. I took a deep breath and regained my focus. I reached down between her thighs and she squeezed them together, clamping my hand down between them. Once she relaxed I slid two fingers under the front of her pants. I just kept lightly tugging on her waistband until she laughed. Then I laughed too.
"Hey," I said, reaching around her. Jill finally looked at me and let me pull her to me for a quick kiss.
By late morning I was taking a break on the patio and Jill was just getting started in her garden. It wasn't sunny enough yet for sunglasses, but she was wearing her large brimmed floppy gardening hat, and dressed in a spaghetti strap tank top, a pair of cut off jean shorts that were frizzled away so much in the legs that the front pockets protruded from underneath, and boat sneakers with no socks.
She'd walked past me several times while getting stuff from the garage and hauling it over to the garden, with us giving each other playful looks each time. Once on her way inside I made no eye contact and instead just kept my head down looking at her feet. When she came back outside she strolled right past me with her arms crossed, wearing her anklet and charm.
With the temperature getting noticeably warmer I was trying to decide whether to take a quick dip in the pool or make some iced tea, when I heard the front gate handle clink open. It was Cedric. While I didn't mind that he'd let himself in the yard, I was pleased he waited for me to wave him over.
"Hey, Mr. Holden. I was at the front door but no one answered. I hope it's cool I came around through the gate.
"Uh...no, that's okay. Just getting a few things done out back and sitting here taking a break," I said, glancing over at Jill. She was busy uprighting the fence trellis, having yet to notice Cedric's presence. "Everything okay with you?" I asked.
"Yeah," he said, glancing up at the house. Cedric was standing with one arm slung up over his backpack strap, and the other hung loosely down in front, slowly flicking over his crotch with his thumb as he looked around. He was facing the house and still hadn't seen Jill. I swallowed, and looked back across the yard.
"Yeah, I'm good. So...this okay?" Cedric asked.
"That you came by?"
"Uh huh," he replied, looking somewhat unsure of the situation. "I been wantin' to, but...working for my uncle and just trying to be smart, you know? Like, not mess anything up."
While it was true we hadn't wanted Cedric to just show up every single day, I'd thought he might've come back sooner. And now that he had I wanted to see him with Jill more than ever.
"You here to see Jill, Cedric?" He just stared at me. "You need her?"
"Yeah...I mean...if it's okay."
I felt my cock twitch and took a deep breath as I adjusted myself in my seat. I looked across the yard to see Jill was just standing there, holding up one end of the trellis and not moving as she stared back at us. I felt my heart skip.
"She's over there working in her garden, at the far end of the yard," I said, nodding in her direction.
Cedric followed my gaze.
