by Mj Fields
���Ma���am I can promise you that. I can also tell you your daughter and I have not had sex.���
���Collin, really, she doesn���t need to know about my sex life or, in this case, lack thereof,��� Tessa groaned.
Her mother looked at him and whispered ���Really?���
Collin whispered back, ���I swear ma���am.���
Maggie hugged him tightly and kissed his cheek.
���Well, alright then, good night you two,��� she said shutting the door.
There were three loud beeps.
���MOM��� Tessa yelled, ���FOR REAL.���
���Yes dear, for real��� Maggie replied.
Tessa laughed. Her Mom was right, had they not been a mess and stayed a strong family, she probably would not have pushed so hard to be with Lucas. And we wouldn���t have screwed each other up as badly as they did.
She stood up and grabbed her phone from her bag and she texted Collin,
- FYI there are seriously alarms on the door, the kind that chime like store doors when you open them���. XOXO Tessa
Collin laughed
- Thanks for the heads up��� she is a treat Tessa. Put your phone on vibrate she might hear it��� XOXOXOXO Collin
- Is there white board���s still above the beds? XXXXXOOOOO Tessa
- Yes, why? XOXOXOXOXOOX���.. CURIOUS Collin
- We use to hold the magnets opposite against the door, and it would disarm the alarm we had enough time to reach out and turn it off. XOXOXOX ���. VERY NAUGHTY Tessa
- I think I would like to meet very naughty Tessa���. XOXOXXX Still CURIOUS Collin
- Then you shall���.when they���re asleep I will message you���. XOXOXOXXX Naughty Tessa Out (For Now)
She heard the TV turn off, and her parents went to bed.
- Naughty Tessa calling CURIOUS Collin
- I am here XOXOXO��� Collin
- You okay, or is being locked in there annoying? Please tell me the truth; we can leave anytime you want. I Love You��� Tessa
- I am great, honestly. Today was highly emotional but freeing, all because of you I Love you���Collin
- Ok, so my parent���s room is honestly at the very bottom of the stairs. This house is over a hundred years old (as if I have to point that out). And I want to see you!!!!! I NEED TO SEE YOU!!!!
- I am going to try the magnet trick��� wish me luck…. Tessa
- Oh, Tessa you���re going to get us in trouble��� but if you must I don���t want to stop you���XOXOXOXXXXX Collin
He was sitting on the bed checking his email when she started the texting, trying to go over some of the documents for the upcoming trial. He was more than happy to play this little game instead.
- OK, I DID IT, NOW TRY YOURS!!!! WAITING��� TESSA!
Collin popped his door without issue and opened it smiling. She grabbed a pillow and flopped down just inside her doorway her hands under her chin looking up at him grinning. Wow, she���s going to kill me, FUCK, he thought. He smiled back at her.
- Aren���t you going to get in your PJ���S���? Tessa
- Are you��� Collin
- Sure��� Tessa
She raised her eyebrow and stood up and texted.
- I want your shirt���as far as I know she hasn���t installed motion sensors���Tessa
She grinned at him and pushed send. He slowly unbuttoned his shirt, and she was smiling as she watched him. He threw it over to her. She caught it, smelled it and fanned herself smiling. He texted her back.
- now I want yours��� Collin
She looked down and shook her head no.
- now!!!!!... Collin
She blew him a kiss and shut the door. His phone vibrated
- what kind of girl do you think I am?!? Goodnight��� see you tomorrow��� Tessa
- I can���t wait!... Collin
CHAPTER TEN
Tessa woke up and opened the door, and she hit the chime to trick her Mom and turned his on. She went down and showered. When she came out, she looked around to find Collin and smiled at her mom.
���You just missed him Tessa. He went to help your dad with hay in the barn next door,��� Maggie smiled.
���Good morning Mom,��� Tessa kissed her.
Tessa ran upstairs and made her bed and got dressed.
When she came down, her mom was sitting at the table.
���Tessa could we talk for a minute,��� Maggie patted the chair next to her.
���Honey are you okay? I didn���t want to say too much in front of Collin, the poor dear, but I really am disturbed about this whole thing, why didn���t you call honey?���
���It was really crazy Mom. I planned to tell you, but the police had my phone. Collin got a replacement and then Jade called and well ��� I���m home now and I have to say honest to God there���s no place like it,��� Tessa hugged her Mom.
���Are you sure you don���t want to talk to someone about this, to process it?���
���Mom thank you, but Jade was here last night, I think it will be well processed after she gets a hold of me,��� she rolled her eyes.
���Ok Tessa, but I want you to talk to me if you need anything,��� Maggie pressed.
���I will Mom,��� Tessa smiled. ���I���m going next door now.���
* * *
Tessa walked out the door and got in the old farm truck and drove through the back to the hay barn. She stood out of the top and watched them throw hay. Collin was in a tee, soaked with sweat, he had a white hat on backward and a few rips in his jeans that sat just the way she liked them.
She jumped out and he saw her, someone threw a hay bale and he was staring at her and it hit him, he ignored it and continued watching her as she walked towards him. She wore a pair of tight bootlegged jeans and a red plaid shirt tied in the front, she had on shades and her hair was pulled through a navy baseball cap. She grabbed a piece of hay and stuck it in her mouth as she walked towards him exaggerating the natural sway in her hips. She walked right passed him and grinned.
���Where do you want me Dad?��� she asked.
���You���re seriously going to do hay?��� Jake laughed.
���I was pushing hay bales when you were still in diapers Jake.���
���You and he unload,��� her father said, and road a bale up to the mow.
���Think you can keep up?��� she smiled as she bent over right in front of him and grabbed a bale.
���I sure would like to try,��� he smiled slowly looking her up and down.
She climbed to the top of the wagon.
���You better watch me to make sure you don���t catch a bale in the head,��� she said as she pushed bale after bale down to him.
���That I will, you can count on it,��� he said and grabbed the first bale and loaded it.
���Did my daddy teach you how to do that right Abraham?���
���No ma���am, but I think I can catch on,��� he said as he loaded the bales as fast as he could.
The elevator stopped, and she jumped down from the pile of bales and off the wagon and unplugged it. She climbed up the elevator and pulled the bale that was stuck and threw it on the ground.
���Sorry Daddy,��� she yelled up.
She plugged it back in, and he offered her a hand while she climbed back up.
He pulled her to him and smiled, ���Feisty little thing.���
She pulled back, and smacked him on the ass, ���You better pace yourself boy, wouldn���t want you petering out on us.���
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nbsp; She threw another bale down, and he loaded each as he watched her move.
After the load was finished, the guys came down from the mow covered in sweat. Tessa���s dad hopped on the tractor to pull the wagon away. He called Maggie, ���Hey hold on lunch, Tessa seems to have a point to prove to the new guy. We have five more wagons if we keep this up we may not have to do hay tomorrow.���
���Tessa baby��� when did you get home?��� Frank smiled.
���Yesterday, how are you doing Frankie?���
���Much better now,��� he winked.
���Hey Tessa,��� Mark said ���how���s it going since the breakup? You know I���m still single right.���
���Shocking Mark I���ll keep that in mind,��� Tessa rolled her eyes.
Jim jumped down and scooped her up and swung her around, ���Tessa look at you, damn you look fine.���
���Jimmy thanks, did you ever think I wouldn���t,��� she winked.
She looked up at Collin and smiled, he was not smiling.
���Hey guys this is Collin,��� she grabbed his hand.
She looked up at him and still he didn���t smile or look at her. He nodded his head and jumped down in front of them and walked over to the water jug, and drank down a glass and then another.
He stood back and pouted, they all knew he was annoyed. They walked over to grab water,
���Hey Tessa,��� Jimmy said, ���The fall festival starts tonight, how about we make a little wager?���
���What did you have in mind?��� she asked as she untied the front of her shirt and let the hay chaff fallout.
���Holy shit,��� Frankie coughed.
She looked up, and they were all staring at her.
���Seriously!��� she said as she slapped him on the back of his head ���It itches you adolescent jackass!���
They all laughed.
���There she is the girl we grew up with, not the lap dog she was with Links,��� Mark laughed.
She threw hay at him, ���Shut up you little Weenie.���
���About that wager?���
���Let’s hear it.���
���You and YOUR FRIEND, take the mow, you can have your Dad too. If we can unload all five wagons and you don���t fall behind or say uncle you win,��� he said smiling.
���What���s at stake?���
���You got to dance all night with us tonight at the fall festival and do a shot an hour,��� he smiled and winked.
���If we win, you help my Dad every weekend until hay is done, you also help dry corn any free time you have free of charge?���
���Sure,��� he smiled and stuck out his hand.
���Deal,��� she shook his.
���You been in a mow yet Collin?���
���No Tessa, but if those punks can keep up so can I.���
���We better,��� she said, ���Or we are going out tonight. Let���s get this done,��� she said as she kissed his sweaty neck.
���Hey Ken,��� Frankie called after him, ���Get your hands off my girl’s ass.���
���Keep walking hot stuff,��� she pulled Collin behind her, ���Keep walking.���
Her dad climbed up in the mow.
���Tessa what the hell is going on? What bet did you make? There are five of them on the wagon and three of us up here. Have you lost your mind?���
���Nope, we are working on free help for the rest of corn and hay season. I ���m going to start the unloading, you two stack.���
They started, and it was one right after the other, she knew it would be, she threw them back as fast as she could. She did not get behind, and Collin stacked three to one with her dad. They sat down and waved taking turns on the wagon and taunting Tessa. Collin was impressed, and a bit turned on she had stamina beyond his imagination.
After the third load, she phoned her Mom.
���Hey, call dad���s cell and pretend a pipe broke or something, he looks tired, and I want him out of the mow, it���s my fault I made a stupid bet.���
She bent down and breathed; Collin had gone down and grabbed a water.
���Tessa you going to be able to keep up?��� he stroked her cheek.
���Are you?��� she smiled.
���Absolutely, you just throw as far as you can, I can handle it,��� Collin said.
���Do we get a third up here, till Dad gets back,��� Tessa yelled down.
���You givin��� up baby,��� Frankie yelled up.
���I can come up there and give you a hand or two,��� Mark laughed.
���Shut up assholes��� they heard Jake yelled from the tractor.
���What���s going on,��� Ryan yelled as he jumped up off the tractor.
���Nothing bud,��� Jimmy chuckled.
The elevator started up, and they went to work.
���One down two to go,��� she said smiling.
���Tessa, just say the word, and I���ll go down and finish this now,��� Collin sneered as he looked down.
She grabbed her phone and sent a text message. She smiled at Collin and shoved the phone in her bra.
On the next load, she started to slow down, and he noticed. He stepped up his pace, and they finished.
Jake came up with water and looked at them.
���Tessa are you out of your mind?��� he handed them water, he was angry.
���Let it go Jake,��� she spoke taking deep breaths. ���We got this.���
They drank water and breathed heavily, he looked like he wanted to kick her ass. She smiled at him apologetically as they heard the elevator start.
Her dad climbed up the ladder and took over unloading. Tessa helped stack and Collin was a complete animal, she was smiling the entire time.
The bales started coming slower and slower. Tessa laughed out loud, ���Back up���s here.���
Collin looked confused, and she saw John laugh. He caught up and looked down, there was Jade in tight pants with a halter top and pigtails, talking to the boys. She bent over several times to pick up cups and threw them in the back of a truck. She fanned her face as if she was hot and poured the cup down her white halter, she bit her lip and giggled. Tessa pushed Collin down and told him to sit. She could do the rest herself. With only a couple dozen bales to go Jade looked up and blew Tessa a kiss, she walked away and got in her car and drove off. Tessa looked down at the boys and yelled.
���Skirts off girls let���s get this done, some of us have plans.���
They finished, and her Dad, walked down the ladder. Tessa jumped in Collin���s arms and he fell over. She pulled his shirt over his head and took it off him, she kissed his sweaty neck and was making her way down his stomach and stopped at his belly button. His eyes were closed, and she blew on his belly making a loud sound. She laughed and stood up; she pulled him to his feet.
���Not bad for a new guy,��� she laughed and slide down the elevator he climbed down the ladder and met her at the bottom.
���So Dad, these girls are yours for the rest of the summer, don���t take it easy on them,��� Tessa said as she and Collin walked hand in hand to the truck.
* * *
They drove to the house and jumped out and ran in.
���Mom can you pack a lunch up we are going to go to the pond,��� she dropped her pants and ran through the house.
Collin looked shocked, Maggie smiled, ���Sorry about that, I���ll grab you a towel, no chaff in the house you���re going to have
to drop them too.���
Maggie returned with a towel, and he wrapped it around himself and removed his pants, ���Leave them there; I will take care of them.���
Collin walked up the stairs and looked in Tessa���s room. She was standing there in a bra and underwear, ones he had bought her. He stood smiling wrapped in a towel, and she was bending over to pull on some pants. She looked in the hall and ran to the door and kicked it shut. He laughed and walked in and changed.
She met him downstairs, she was brushing her teeth, and he was going into the bathroom to do the same. He picked her up and sat her on the long counter and grabbed his toothbrush and started brushing. She started making goofy faces at him, and he laughed. Her mother walked in with a basket of dirty clothes and saw them making faces. Maggie laughed as she set the basket down and walked out. They came into the kitchen, and she told them to sit and drink some water.
���Tessa I���m not sure if you���re fond of Collin here or trying to kill him. That was an awful lot of work you two did today, but you���re going to drink a couple glasses of water before you go anywhere, understand me?��� she scolded her gently.
���As long as you get to packing us lunch we���ll drink,��� Tessa smiled.
They drank enough to satisfy Maggie and walked outside with a picnic basket and set it in the back of the truck, she grabbed her phone to text Jade.
- Thanks for the backup sister, I owe you one��� Tessa
She pushed send.
Her phone chimed.
- You do ���meet us at the festival tonight; sing��� just one song for me PLEASE!!!... Jade
Tessa read it aloud. She looked at Collin and gave him puppy dog eyes.
���If that’s what you want to do, we will,��� he smiled.
They drove down the long driveway that ran along a corn field. On the other side were blackberry bushes. They pulled up in front of the pond and sat for a minute. It was beautiful and private, just the two of them. He held her hand and kissed it. He got out of the truck and opened up the driver���s door and helped her out. She grabbed a blanket off the back of the seat, and he grabbed the basket. She laid out the blanket, and he sat the basket on it. Collin reached in and turned on the radio and sat against the tire. He pulled her down to sit between his legs. She grabbed the chicken salad sandwiches and handed him half of one. They sat quietly and fed each other until every bit of the food was gone.