Intro: This is the long romantic one. Summer Heat Ch. 7. This is the series version of "A Dance for Anna's Wedding, which is the same with some changes to make it stand alone This is a total work of my imagination. Any resemblance to anyone is just your imagination. Half siblings, Shelby (29) and Jason (27) have moved back in with their mother, Katherine (49). All characters are old enough to buy alcohol, tobacco and firearms. If you are only here for the sex, skip the first half. Shame on you.
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Anna's Wedding
Early, the Saturday of Anna's wedding, Donna parked near the Thomas garage. Shelby came out of the sliding door of the basement apartment dressed with coffee in hand. "Good morning, Babe." Shelby greeted with a quick kiss. "Your hair looks amazing. I love the highlights." She offered her coffee to Donna who declined. "You guys be careful, let him drive so you can rest."
Donna looked at her watch. "Early for you to be dressed." She smiled as Shelby rolled her eyes. "It's my car. I'll drive it through Atlanta, then Jason can pilot the rest of the way."
"You know what I said. Give him a chance. I've seen how you two look at each other. Don't worry about me."
"It's just a little weird, Shell. This could get complicated. I love you but now I like Jason, a lot." Donna said.
"I know, baby. He's always going to be my brother. I'll always be here for you too. He's the best man I know. Just go with your heart and you can't go wrong." Shelby said, trying not to get emotional.
Jason came out of the house carrying his duffle and his suit in a covered hanger. Mom, Katherine followed with a thermos of coffee. "You kids be careful. Text me along the way so I'll worry less." Katherine had a little kiss for Jason and Donna both.
"We'll be fine. We have time to spare if we get going." Jason said, receiving the kiss from his mom and turning to Shelby. He held her face in his hands, "I'll take good care of her." He kissed her softly and turned toward the car.
After hugs all around, Donna backed out of the drive and they were gone. Katherine and Shelby were silent until the door slid closed behind them. Shelby fell against her mom's chest and hugged her weeping. Neither spoke for a while. They didn't have to.
"Mom, she needs a good man. Jason is the best man I know. I'm just so afraid this is going to turn to shit." She wept. The tears flowed to the point of wetting Katherine's shirt.
Katherine smiled and had a tear of her own. She stroked Shelby's back. "You are showing me that you are a remarkable lady, yourself. I'm proud of you, baby. When you get home from work, let's pop some corn and watch a movie. We'll have a girl's night. I love you."
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Donna drove her car into the parking lot of the hotel where she worked, near the highway. Jason assumed she needed to take care of some business before leaving. Instead, she parked away from the lobby and turned to him. "Last chance to back out, big boy!"
"Bullshit!" Jason exclaimed. "This is going to be awesome. All that work we did on the dancing, are you kidding? Let's go for it."
Donna grinned and unbuckled her seat belt. She climbed up on the console, half into Jason's lap. "Damn right! Let's go for it!" She wrapped her arms around his head and gave him a big kiss. It was their first open mouth kiss.
Jason felt light headed. "Wow, Donna that was nice. I didn't expect that. I just hope you and Shelby will be OK. This will be a great day if we don't come home to a shit storm. You and she make each other happy. I'd never want to mess that up."
"Do you still feel that you are my beard?" Donna started working on getting strapped in.
"Well, no. I haven't felt that way for a while. You are a special lady." Jason said. "I'm arm candy."
"You aren't just arm candy. I trust you and feel safe with you. You are my bodyguard and you are the man I want to be with today. Can we just leave it there for now?"
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Just north of Atlanta and two hours into the trip, a bathroom break was necessary. They drove off the interstate highway and into a shopping center parking space. The two got out and stretched. Donna hugged Jason. "We got through town easy enough. Let's grab some snacks, take a pit stop and get back rolling."
Jason finished in the restroom first. He was cradling some drinks and snacks and looking over some toilet items on display. He was lucky enough to have Donna walk right up beside him just as he stepped in front of a display of condoms.
"Well, you are sure of yourself, aren't you? I don't think you'll need those." Donna giggled, teasing him. "Maybe you should get some, anyway. Anna's slutty cousin Beth will be there. She always tries to bang somebody, even at funerals." Donna laughed some more.
Jason blushed red again and laughed all the way to the register. Back at the car, he held Donna's door shut. "You've got a little mean streak in you girl." They both had a good laugh. "I need to get in the trunk for a minute."
Back on the highway headed north, Jason produced a small waterproof container from his pocket. "Just a little something for the road?" He took out Shelby's little pipe ready to go.
"Fuck no. I don't want to have red puffy eyes in the pictures." Donna protested.
"Look, dear," Jason sarcastically, "It's almost eight hours until pictures. Just a little to make the trip trippier."
They took two small hits each. "Put that shit away. I remember what it did last time. I woke up in the middle of the night still high. I'm pulling over. You are driving until lunch near Dalton."
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Conversation bounced around for a while as the two tried to make each other laugh. It worked, and they had silly giggles the rest of the morning.
"Your hair looks nice. You are going to be a knock-out today." Jason said.
"Oh, what do you know about hair. You didn't notice until your mom mentioned it." Donna teased.
"Hmm. You got it colored a week and a half ago, just a little bit lighter. Then the other day you had highlights added. Yesterday or maybe Thursday you got it trimmed. Now it looks great." Jason ran down the timeline.
Donna was astonished. "I can't believe that. I didn't think straight men ever noticed anything. All this attention to my hair, are you a gay hairdresser?"
"No. I don't think so. Maybe I am." He laughed "I've been noticing you for a long time. The first time I saw you I thought you were a pretty girl, then you opened your mouth and said some smartass shit. Ever since then, I've thought you were very beautiful but had a shitty attitude." Jason was brutally honest.
"Jase, I'm very sorry about that. I got hurt so bad, by my ex that I created this alter-ego. I call her "Bitch Donna". I used her to shield myself from people. Then Bitch Donna kind of took over. What the hell are you giggling about?" She demanded.
"I was calling you "Bitch Donna" behind your back until Shelby asked me not to. I'm sorry."
"Shit. Well, I deserve it. Look I'm very sorry. I wanted you here because I like you and I trust you." Donna said. "You stopped calling me "Bitch Donna" just because Shelby asked you to?"
"Yeah. No big deal. I believe in Shelby even when she doesn't believe in herself." Jason explained. "Shelby has an I.Q. in the 'gifted' range but she has never applied it. She'll do well now that she's settling down. I want her to take over my job."
"Wow. You really love her. Donna said. "So, how long have you been in love with me?"
"Three hours. Since that French kiss this morning." Jason said flatly the started laughing.
"Are you bullshitting me? Are you bullshitting me?" Donna asked echoing the laughter.
"Yes. No. I don't know. Maybe." Jason cooled the laughter. "You're stoned."
"Yep. You are too" Donna conceded.
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Donna turned on her GPS and input the address of the hotel. We've got a room with two beds. You can be a gentleman, can't you?"
"Probably, I think so. Maybe." Jason teased.
"Well, I brought some flannel pajamas with a padlock to keep you out." Donna informed him. "I think we're taking the first Dalton exit. Then we go east for a while. Lunch soon?"
"Sounds good. Let's find the hotel then lunch nearby." Jason suggested.
"Sounds great." Donna paused a few minutes, then, "Your mom is amazing. She looks so fine."
"Yeah, she's really turned it around. She was a basket case after we lost my dad. We all were." Jason said. "Now, I think she's going into a mid-life thing. She stayed out all night a week ago. Shell and I teased the hell out of her. Now, I hear, she wants to get a nipple pierced."
Donna started laughing, "That may be my fault. I told her I had one pierced. She asked all about it."
"No shit! You've got a piercing?" Jason asked.
"Oh, come on. Shelby told you, didn't she? You want to see?" Donna asked and started rolling her shirt up. When Jason looked over, she yanked her shirt down. "I'm not showing you. Eyes on the road, big boy." Donna was afraid Jason might be angry for being teased so badly.
Jason was giggling and laughing and turning red. "Oh, my God! That was crazy. You've been hanging with Shelby too much. Damn that was a good one." He reached over a gently pinched her leg.
Donna caught his hand and held it, laughing. She held his hand until they turned off the interstate. It felt natural. It felt good.
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Jason was awakened by a strange feeling in his foot. Something had a hold of his big toe. "Ah! Oh, that felt strange." He looked up to see Donna in a robe with huge rollers in her hair tugging on his toe. "That's a good look. Are you ready to go?"
"Funny man. We've got an hour before we have to leave. You need to start waking up. I can't believe you went to sleep." Donna shook her head, swinging the rollers around.
"I'm not as nervous as you." Jason sat up and swung his feet to the floor. "Sit here a second." He took her hands in his. "You are going to be beautiful. Our dancing will be fine, and no one will care if it's not. It's Anna and Zach's day."
Donna nodded, "I'll be OK once we get to the church and get into it. Thank you so much for coming."
"You can tell me that tonight." Jason said, straight faced.
"Pervert! Try not to steam up the room with your shower."
He smiled. "I need a cold shower, anyway."
Donna finally chuckled, "You are a comedian. Get moving funny man."
Jason shaved carefully with a new blade. He showered in luke water for both comfort and avoidance of stream. He came out of the bathroom in boxers and a silky thin undershirt. He was greeted with the sight of Donna in her underwear working on her eye makeup in the mirror. His heart jumped into his throat. She was wearing a lacy gold colored strapless bra, a tiny gold half-slip over gold lacy panties that matched the bra. "Wow!" he said without thinking. "Beautiful."
