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Hard Rules Lisa Renee Jones 13550K 2023-08-31

My nature is to press for answers, and I want to know Emily inside and out, but I read people well, and if I push her too hard, she will run again I settle for holding her, listening to her breathing slow, reveling in the feel of holding her close, this woed to be the cool breeze in the midst of my personal hell Only when I ao to the place it resists I can only assu me as I am him, and he’ll know Emily was here The question is, hoill he handle that infor the possibilities, and I lose hts They fade into the sound of her breathing and the darkness that transfore entrance exae to loselike absolute hell is not the time to do this shit I walk around the back of the house where I hope the door is unlocked It e, irls’ weekend trip, and my father is never home I reach for the knob, and hell yes! It’s open I enter the house, and head straight to the kitchen for so dead inwhat is in front of hbor, and my friend’s mother, is naked on our counter while s her

"You sorry son of a bitch," I growl, turning away before I beat the shit out of hie to turn back around and pound hi, and I don’t stop until the nausea hits ood few blocks away I turn the corner and enter a park I find a tree to collapse underneath before dialing Derek and hoping like hell he’s not in class

"What’s up, brother?" he answers

"I just walked in on Dad fucking our neighbor"

"Oh shit rats? What the fuck is that, Derek?"

"You just scored hushCobra you wanted"

"Hush othe doesn’t want me to tell"

"You think this is okay?"

"It is what it is, Shane You’ll figure that out in ti out of it Take the Mustang and keep your ht and the sound ofI inhale Eed inmy mother about that day I wonder if she’d have really cared any lance at my watch Seven AM That, and Emily’s naked body pressed to o back to sleep The ringing starts again, the persistence upping the chances it’s Seth and thus important Reluctantly, I ease Ein uncoily, rolling into ht?"

"Good question," I say, grabbingmy screen to findup to your naked ass is quite possibly the best thing ever," E, I step intoto face her "You can prove it in a few minutes I need tothe redial button and heading for the stairs, only to have the line go direct to voiceinto the bathroom

Once I’m there, I shut the door, take care of the necessities, including brushing ain, and just like before, his voiceto return to E just outside in my T-shirt

"You have to leave, because I have to pee like a Russian racehorse and I already co, I step past her to enter the bedroo remotely close to that"

"My father used to say it," she calls over her shoulder, before turning to face ot it’s not really ladylike, but…" Shadows cloud her blue eyes "It was , I stare at the place she was htuess that he ht not be true, I do believe her claim that she understands what I feel with ets et me, and I don’t remember when I ever decided to let her Holy hell, what a with this wo and I shake off the thought, digging it fro back down the stairs

"Talk to eted several eht I should have answers later today"

I enter the kitchen and make a beeline to the coffeepot and flip the switch I had set to go off in an hour "I need answers today"

"I know it’s urgent"