All This Life by Joshua Mohr
Author:Joshua Mohr
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781619026292
Publisher: Soft Skull Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
12.
Sara sees the river and knows she has to swim. It was one thing pretending with Hank in the empty pool, but here, in the late afternoon sun, she can’t wait to be in the water.
She’s without a bathing suit and that means stripping down to her bra and panties. The way she figures it, however, what’s the big deal, with the sex tape broadcasting her bits all over the world? Hank says the sex tape will die down, and she’s trying to believe that, trying to hurdle the initial shock and hoping the whole thing fades to a tolerable decibel. That it will become another clip in a wide sea of them online.
Sara kicks off her shorts, pulls her shirt over her head, and throws them on the shore. She walks into the water, up to her waist. The cool temperature feels amazing, as the day’s still over 90˚.
She floats on her back in about three feet of water, looking up at the white sky; without sunglasses it’s almost impossible to stare straight up, but she tries, sees some rainbows around the edge of her eyes. She wonders if corneas smell like burning hair as they char. She decides to shut them, to enjoy the cool water and quiet. To enjoy his company, assuming Rodney ever gets the nerve to exit the car. Maybe he’s never seen a woman in a bra and panties before. It’s a possibility that Sara hadn’t thought about until right now. She’s not trying to make him uncomfortable, not at all. She has no inhibitions around him, given their history. This isn’t going to lead to a hookup or anything. Sara knows this isn’t a big thing, but does he? Is he wigging out in the car, wondering if it’s okay to approach the river since she’s more than half naked? He’s that kind of gentleman. Maybe the only one of those Sara has ever met. Rodney respects her, Sara knows that, and he’s the last person in the galaxy that holds her in esteem.
It’s also conceivable that Rodney watches a lot of porn, if he’s not getting the real deal, and Sara doesn’t think he is. Everyone needs to get off. She can’t hold it against him. Not really. But it would bother her if she knew Rodney has seen her video, because taking it in would denigrate what he thinks of her. It would have to. In his eyes, Sara would be marred, spoiled, and she can’t imagine losing his regard.
This is their first day together after so long and Sara enjoys his company, his honesty. Yes, it had freaked her out a bit in the car, him holding that busted side mirror up so she could see her reflection and talking his sweet words. He’s so sincere that it takes her aback. It even did when they were inseparable, the way he could say something so real, so direct. One time during a backyard campout, they’d been kissing for over an hour, Sara letting him paw at her tits, and the tent was getting dimmer and dimmer.
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