All characters in sexual situations are 18 or older. Thanks for reading!
"Are we too late?" Noah leapt from his bike, letting it crash onto the Owens's front lawn.
"I think we're okay. If they had started already, we'd hear Sam screaming through that open window over there." Jimmy let his bike drop to the grass too and pointed to the right of the front door.
"Screaming? What does he do to her?" Noah raced toward the front door.
Jimmy caught his arm, trying to hold it gently so he wouldn't freak out Noah. There was a lot of history that Jimmy had to atone for. "We're not going in the front door." He guided him around the house. "They're in the living room. Watch out for those windows just ahead." They ducked under the windows and continued to the backyard. "I know for a fact that you know what Eddie wants to do to Sam. Don't make me say it."
"Yeah, okay." Noah followed his large ex-nemesis, trying to wrap his mind around all the dangerous elements swirling around him. He looked at Jimmy's broad, hunched shoulders and shivered.
Why trust Jimmy Ronning?
"How do you know so much? We barely talked yesterday morning. What's going on?"
"We have talked so much lately." Jimmy looked over his shoulder and smiled. "You always ask me that question. Usually, I don't bother answering because... you'll just ask it again on the next today. But I think this is my last today, so I'll fill you in after we save Sam and Ella. Sound good?"
"Yeah, sure." It did not sound particularly good to Noah.
"Okay, the back door is unlocked. That's where we enter." Jimmy paused outside. "You're stronger than me, so if anyone needs carrying out of the house, you're in charge of that shit. Also, Sam might be kind of reluctant to go depending on what they're doing. You might have to decide for her what's in her best interest. Understand?"
"Got it." Noah wanted to scream that he didn't understand anything anymore. Instead, he nodded and tried to relax his shoulders.
Jimmy's grin was full of anxiety. "We'll go in on the count of three. One... two..."
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"What seems to be troubling the Botti family?" The Reverend Nathan Mills's smile was warm and understanding. He sipped the tea Shannon had put in front of him.
"It's our son, Pastor Mills. He's... um... he's... h... h... h..." Matthew's stuttering petered out into silence.
Shannon ruffled her husband's hair like he was her pet dog. She smoothed out the white strands at his temples. "My poor Matthew isn't what he used to be." Shannon gave her husband a pitying smile and turned her gaze to the pastor and his wife. "But he's right. It's about our son."
"Well, he's eighteen now. Discovering his manhood. About to head out into the world." Nathan nodded sagely. "I'll have a talk with him about how to walk with God as a man."
"Actually..." Shannon nervously fiddled with the cross around her neck and turned her attention to Joanna Mills. The pastor's wife was a slim, pretty woman. It didn't matter to God's plan whether Paul would enjoy her, but Shannon secretly hoped she would bring joy to Paul. "I think Paul would best respond to a woman's touch. Would you be willing to speak with him about His plan for us, Mrs. Mills?"
"Oh... my husband takes care of troubled parishioners. I came along to catch up with you, Shannon." With a furrowed brow, Joanna looked to her husband for guidance. She pushed a strand of blond hair out of her face and raised a questioning eyebrow. It startled her to see doubt in his eyes. He looked somehow diminished sitting hunched over at the Botti's kitchen table. She waited for him to say something, but he did nothing more than stare back at her. Joanna cleared her throat. "Isn't that right, dear?"
Nathan tried to order his unruly mind. "I think -"
"He thinks you should come with me up to Paul's room." Shannon's heart thundered in her chest. She had never interrupted someone like Pastor Mills before. "My husband will keep your husband company in the kitchen. They can talk about lawnmowers or something." Shannon stood and offered her hand to Joanna. She hoped the woman wouldn't notice that it was clammy and trembling. "Come with me, Joanna. We have God's work to do."
"Well... okay, Shannon." Bewildered, Joanna rose from her seat and took the offered hand. "I'll see you soon, dear." She let Shannon pull her out of the room, stealing one last glance at her befuddled husband. She followed Shannon up the stairs, down a hall, and into Paul's room.
"Don't you look darling, Paul." Shannon found her son reading. He was wearing a button-down shirt, creased pants, and argyle socks. His brown hair was neatly parted. He put down the book, stood, and smiled when they entered.
"Hello, Mom. Hello, Mrs. Mills." Paul pushed his hips forward, accentuating the undulating tent in his pants.
"This is a dream." Joanna fixed her eyes on the wriggling bulge moving like a creature trying to break the surface of Paul's pleated pants.
"He is dreamy, isn't he?" Shannon looked into her son's deep, brown eyes. She glanced at Joanna, followed her gaze to his not-well-hidden penis, and nodded her agreement. "Oh... that. Better than your most blissful dreams." She licked her lips. "You have been chosen to take a new path, Joanna." Confidence built inside her. This was going to work.
"Why do I feel so strange?" Joanna's tummy flapped with butterflies, and her vagina contracted again and again. She looked down to see her stiff nipples were obvious through her bra and dress. "What... path?"