by Mary Norton
- Humhum!
- We'll even make the trip in silence?
I turn on the bench to face him. Seriously this?
The first time he saw me just threw in my face that I'm a chatterbox. If this is not to bother, so I do not know what is. If he wants to talk, I'll lend it to the SIRI. I do not answer him. I know I'm being an idiot, but I need a few hours to improve my mood.
Since the most desired option is out of the question here. The way is to take a deep breath and try to somehow not cuss all his offspring.
It may be that swearing in thought can fix that.
- Look, I wanted to come to not feel alone. And I do not want you to spend the whole trip quiet, Juliane. I like when you talk about anything. How do you make it interesting, even the strangest things.
- I thought I was a chatty most of the time!
My tone is neither angry nor friendly. I think cold is the best way to sort my voice. And Augusto realized, as was for a long time looking at the road when we left the city. I'm sorry if I played it for him so when he's trying to make me relax. But what can I do? One time he says he did what he did because he felt obliged. In another saying he did because cared. And to make me think that he is unstable, say you like me to talk when soon complained of guy I am a chatterbox.
- I was unhappy in my words, sorry about that. - Says down, even embarrassed. - I know it made you have an arrogant vision of me, but I was not wanting it when it it. On the contrary, I liked it. I like that in you. Even with the responsibility you have, you do not stop being yourself, which I love you, Juliane.
The only thing I can do is push the glasses back to his place.
- And if I asked you to come, it's because I want your company. - Says holding on the steering wheel. - And if you do not give in to blackmail me in some way, I would be able to spend time in his presence.
I am quite sure.
I'm in a car with a Serial Killer.
- We could go back, if you wanted to, but I would not. - Said turning quickly to look at me. - I will try to improve your mood and then we can enjoy a little the day. - His voice becomes low. - Please, let's do it together.
And once again I push my glasses back into place.
- You can turn on the radio? I like to hear the newspaper!
She turns on the radio quickly. A little relieved that I had given him a few words.
Ω
I managed to take a little nap for a while, but the bumpy road did not let it be the best road trip I've ever had. Every shaken that I had in the car, the road was making fun of me. As if to say: You will not sleep, creature!
So, I accepted defeat and I was watching the news, even when the signal left, of course. Augusto looks at me from time to time to see if I'm awake. Well, I am not sleepwalk.
- I am awake. - I say down. - The government plays in my face through that road that does not make shit with taxes I paid.
I hear their low laughter and fun.
- Their expressions are the best, Juliane, know this.
I shrug and tidy on the bench. My left shoulder has the mark of the seat belt, if you are not purple, it will be a great miracle. We passed a sign that says we are twenty kilometers from our destination. And even though I love to sit, I need to stretch my legs.
- We are already coming. - Said as if I could not read.
I swear I'm trying, but it's hard when he can be so stupid in many ways.
No, he's not stupid. He's nice, polite, gentleman, caring and for some totally unknown reason or my company. Augusto spends the first part of the city and park in front of a very cute little inn. I do not expect him to open the door for me, my legs require that the blood flows between them and can not wait anymore.
Augusto takes his backpack and when I'll get my it gives me a look that certainly could make me back down. Could. But he did not. Instead he continued to stare at me like, give me a small smile.
- I take for you, Juliane.
Right!
Avoid the shoulder pain later. I follow him to the front desk where he gives his driver's license. He says he reserved two rooms and takes the keys.
- You know, if you want to come back, just let me know. - Said when giving the key to my room.
I am very happy that each room is far away from each other. Mine is in a hallway while my dear boss is in another far away from mine. Thanks to Heavenly Father for it. But that does not prevent him to come here so that, somehow, be azucrinando me.
Like now for instance. I just want to stretch my legs, while he wants to go there, to venture. But I remember that I owe it to him. Yes, Juli dear. Be a good girl and help the poor guy to know the place. Pay your debt and have fun.
It could be a much worse scenario. I change my sandal by my sneakers and go to Augustus. With just my cell phone and a copy of my identity, I go with him walk around.
- What? - I ask when he did not look for me.
His eyes wander all over my body. His clear eyes are scanners detailing each party to. I am still, letting him do it. In fact, I pretend I do not understand what he is doing.
- Eii? - Snaps fingers in front of his face. - We can go? Where do you want to be !?
He smiles and reaches out to me. I give him my hand and let out the inn. The town is very quiet. Even if the whole weekend, always receive outsiders who want to rest. I can enjoy it. I really can. I need a river bath to take everything bad that can be around me. I need to give a rest to my body.
More than it needs to, of course.
- I do not think a good idea you go to Asframa. - I say when I do stop. - Not at first, of course.
Augusto to before me, confused.
- What you mean?
I shrug.
- In my opinion, it is very difficult to take something. - I look in your eyes and realize that he is well aware of what I say. - I know one that came with my brother once, I think that you'll enjoy it best, it is only half an hour away. But of course. - I say quickly. - If you want, if not, fine.
It extends the car keys to me. And I automatically take a step back.
- I do not think it's a good idea.
He stares at me for a few seconds. Augusto spends his tongue over his upper lip and I just want to ... Oh my God!
- I know you think you can not, Juliane, but I'm with you. I will not let anything happen. - Said taking my hand in his.
I look away, feeling too exposed. And if there's one thing that can make me uneasy, it's feelings of exposure. Augusto approaches me, hold my hand gently.
- I know it's hard, Juliane, but I also know that you are strong and an hour will get. - Said patting my hand. And so I look at him. - Come, I drive while you tell me where to go. - He inclines his head. - You think we can do this?
I nod yes to him.
- So come on.
We went into his car and turn on the sound.
- You can connect your phone if you want. - Tell me showing the connector cable. - I know you want it, Juliane.
I shudder just the way he said the last sentence. As if he sugestionasse else. As if there is something hidden in the midst of her innocent phrase. It is not the first time I realize that. He's done it before, but it was too sluggish to realize what he was trying to speak.
Or am I in the dry for a long time and am taking innocent things to the suggestive side. Or is he even saying these things and I'm too turned off to see what is it about it all.
I will choose the option that I am in the dry and I'm taking everything suggestive side. Yes, I will. Because, I already am troubled, put the blame on me is easier.
- You taste very different about music. - He says fun.
- Various much of my mood. - I mean leaving my playlist play.
- As the second. - Says when you turn to the left. - You put the calm music to have a little patience, I imagine.
I turn to face him. Totally surprised with his observation.
- And on Wednesdays, to have a bit of animation, you put something like Ariana Grande or that girl band
that everyone loves.
- And how do you know that?
He manages to look embarrassed about it. And for some reason, it makes me laugh.
Much.
Augusto does not seem to understand what happened to me. He alternates between me look and drive. Lucky for him that we are the only ones on the road, otherwise we would be in trouble. I take a breath when the laughter stops. But I'm still a little giggles crisis.
- May I know the reason for so much joy?
I take long, deep breaths, but it is hard since he's still embarrassed. I stare at him biting the inside of my cheek to control myself a little.
- Sorry, but you're so cute when you're embarrassed.
And there will he do it again.
- Sorry, I did not want to give this show. But it was impossible to resist.
Augusto gasps and stares at the road. And it just tells me that he's uncomfortable with it. I tidy the bench and clean my throat.
- I'm so sorry. I did not want ...
- Do not apologize for being yourself. And do not ask me apologize when I'm wrong in the situation. When I observed things you should not. - Him to the shoulder. - If anyone here has to apologize, it's me.
change of subject. Nice.
- And I think I also did something to you. - I say down.
Augusto turns to me. His forearm resting behind the wheel and the other on the hand brake that is very close to my thigh. I almost feel the warmth of your hand on it, I feel the harshness that your hand will cause to touch me.
- What, Juli?
My turn to swallow.
- I let you ashamed!
His pale eyes widen and to my surprise, Augusto slope his forehead on the steering wheel down and laughing still heartily.
I look at him and I join her laughter.
But stop when your hand touches my leg.
And there is the heat that I had imagined.
- Yes, you left me embarrassed. It was the first time someone made me.
- Really?
- Yeah. - She said smiling.
- Dude, I took someone's virginity. - Stop staring at him frightened. - I was not rude, was I?
- No! - Said holding laughter.
- It did not hurt, right?
- Definitely not!
- Did you like it? - I ask hesitantly.
Augusto ponders his answer.
- I will not have any better than this.
Breathe relieved.
- It was good for me too. - Grab your hand. - Thank you for trusting me.
- I do not know if it would give to someone else. - He says, very seriously. - Come, I want to have a little running water on me.
He says out of the car with her purse.
The place is empty indeed. Not exactly empty, there is a maximum of about five people. In fact, five teenagers certainly doing things they should not do. Support me in Augusto's shoulder as we go down a small staircase of land. He seems a little too eager to just a waterfall.
Is he even a Serial Killer?
But serial killers do not get nervous when you will make your victim, they do not show any kind of emotion. They are good about themselves, when you are near to his victim. Criminal Minds serves something.
I give a stumble against him, which quickly hold me.
- Slow down there! - He said with a smile. His eyes are connected to mine. And unlike me, Augusto okay with that.
"It's just you, Juliane. Only You, you're feeling it. "
- Sorry, it is that I ... - That's my voice cracking? Since when my voice breaks? - I do not stepped firmly.
Augusto still smiling as loose me slowly. I force myself to stand firm on my feet.
Augusto wide your purse in a trunk that looked like a huge tree. Before I can see the scenery and I'll take it or not. My very different chief I've ever had, just take your shirt unceremoniously. I open and close my mouth about ten times in a row. The guy is great. In all.
I already knew that, but I did not want to see it up close. Not knowing the material, makes it something undesirable. But now he's okay desirable. And to top it off, he has to take his shorts.
Yes, he did. He's like the uncle tasty Hale Teen Wolf. Only younger, bigger and nicer it seems. I stare at the waterfall, yes. She is more beautiful and less desirable to have sex than my boss. That's right, let's look at the waterfall.
That was a bad idea. A view of crap. Dumbest idea I might have had. The worst of ideas, the ideas already taken throughout the universe. What the hell!
- Juli? - He seems confused. - You will not enjoy the water?
Do not turn around, Juliane. I forbid you to turn around.
- No, I ... I'm staying here, watching the scenery.
One that is not your wonderful body. I certainly would make a feast of it.
- What is the problem? - Question. I hear the leaves beneath your feet every time he approaches me. - You can not swim?
- Also! - I say frankly. - But I'm not in the mood, you know? Yeah, but ...
- But ...?
- Go ahead, I'm looking at you here, just do not drown, okay? I will not be able to do much about it.
Augusto smiles and looking at him now, so that way so relaxed, loose, being himself, I am aware that if before he was irresistible, now, it is pretty much the best image that the lenses of my glasses ever seen. His eyes shining, her radiant smile, the way his chest rises and falls as he delivers a low chuckle. A dimple in her right cheek.
Focus on sit, stretch the towel on the ground and sit down. Watching people enjoy their day. The sun is already heating up, but I can still continue with my shirt. When I'm going to get the sunscreen, an absurd amount of water reaches me.
The lenses of my glasses are fogged, my shirt a little soaked, my bangs fall on my face making more mess.
- You are in the mood now? - Augusto question crouched in front of me.
- I hate you! - I say when I take my glasses. - Seriously, I hate you anyway.
He smiles even more.
- Since it is so. - Said taking my glasses and putting on protective box that takes my backpack. Then in seconds I'm in the air and then immediately into the water.
So I come back up, spit water and only then realize that Augusto is before me laughing at me. I try to get angry, I try to make brave face, but I can not. His laugh is contagious. I see that the water is around his waist. And without thinking more than once, leaping on him and the two fell into the water.
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Somehow, I do not wet the car of Augusto, in fact, he was very kind to lend me his blouse. Even if it was with the clothes underneath wet. I did not give in to his request for undressing. I was the way it was and did not care about that. Augusto was fascinated by the waterfall with ice water is. With the calm that was the place. Each dive he took, always returning, looked more different, as if the waters were somehow taking things that were the worrying. I know how it is, because in just a dive, I was lighter. And it was enough to help me enjoy my boss fun company.
But after I jumped on top of him dropping in the water, something changed. Not that I did not take it, not that I have not entertaining me with him. But somehow, everything seemed different. As I stared at him and he looked at me back, as he smiles at me whenever you do something stupid, or when he pulled me to the bottom, as I screamed like a desperate girl. And then he held me close to him and calmed me down. I did not feel the ground at my feet and it made me grab me to it more strongly.
And when he asked me to trust him and I did. I felt I had some wrong thing. And then I remembered that's just me feeling it.
- Are you hungry? - Augusto ask me when you leave the car back to town.
- Yeah. - Answer tying my hair so it does not soak much the car.
- Do not worry about it.
- There is?
He smiled.
- In wet the car, do not worry about it, Tuesday I will be sending it to clean, you do not have to worry about it. - Says and then seconds he adds. - By the way, the smell in
the car is very good to keep.
- What did you say? - I'm sure I imagined the things he said.
- Nothing, just do not worry, all right? Soon we'll be at the inn to eat something.
I agree with him and then relax against the seat of your car.
- Thank you for today. I'm sure it would not be fun if you were not here.
I smile at him.
- Thank you for blackmailing me - I say laughing and that's good, since he does the same. - I think now I'd be at home watching the pectorals twins alphas of Teen Wolf. Not wet inside your huge and expensive car. - I turn and stare at him.
Augusto is looking down the road, but I know he feels my gaze. For I see it contain the tension in his jaw. And the throbbing vein in his temple is very visible. Unintentionally and without thinking too, I loose the belt and approach him. I move my thumb along vein, trying to calm down and think I can, since he released the air slowly. I continue with this until I see a little more quiet from him.
- I once read that when the protruding vein on his temple or someone's forehead, is visibly pulsating, we must be quick to calm the person, give her something to focus on, because the risk of stroke is five times larger happen in a situation like this. - I pull away a bit. - I do not want to do that, but I do not want that to happen to you.
Even though it be something very sexy, I do not want you to get hurt.
- Thank you!
That's all he says. And I do not want more than that. In fact, I want so, but it's not good, is actually very good, but it is a step that can either blow it, how to improve it. I do not know which side is more bound to be yet.
It did not take long to get where we spend the night. I need to send a message to my brother and see my email. When I'm walking to the bathroom, a knock on my bedroom door says Augusto wants something. Once you open the door, just I have a hormone attack that I can not control.
He's just towel on the door. And a super deserve congratulations, as I look into his eyes.
- Not only are you feeling it, Juliane. - Said coming into my room and shut the door and in front of me. - I'm feeling well, and I think if you do not take a step now, I run the risk of having stroke that you mentioned hours ago.