Taking back forever and a day by Marcy Lynn

Author:Marcy Lynn [Lynn, Marcy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-28T16:00:00+00:00

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“Aren’t you going to eat too Elanor?”

“I’m not hungry right now.” Elanor explained to the sweet little girl, Breeze. They had finished cooking the meal; drawing everyone from their daily chores to sit and eat together. It truly being a community that worked, ate and lived together. Oddly enough, it felt just like being home in the country side with her Grandmother’s coven. She hadn’t seen Derek since throwing the fish head at him. That he wasn’t in sight prompted her to start to sneak away from the crowd until Caspin’s little girl had spoken to her.

Leelah who’d been talking to Zo, now watched too having mother ears for her daughter’s question. Elanor felt like a scrutinized insect now, with so many eyes on her. She paused in her creeping to the path.

Leelah spoke up, gesturing to the food.

“There is plenty.”

“It’s good too.” Caspin said around a mouth full. There was a chorus of agreement around the tables laden with the mid day meal she’d helped to make. Elanor was grateful to Zo’s help in getting to know some of them. Even Leelah seemed less abrasive to her.

She politely smiled shaking her head silently while resuming her dragging of the ball towards the path.

“You’re not going for a swim are you?” Derek asked.

She nearly jumped out of her skin, turning to see him standing so close.

His upper body bare and glistening in the sun; King trotted happily beside him, bounding for her.

“I was going to go look for you.” She gave a sardonic smile as King demanded attention.

“I bet you were.” He took a small cloth from one of the tables, wrapping up food in it. He gave a head jerk for her to follow him, heading down the path. She limped behind him without arguing. Derek led them to the short path to the house, but stopped before it instead continuing.

“I’m of two minds.” He said.

“About?” She inquired carefully.

“I want to go for a walk and show you something at the beach. But,” He looked down at her leg. “That is a problem.”

“Oh.” She knew he was baiting her to promise that she wouldn’t run off. Elanor knew his tricks by now, easily avoiding them. She purposely didn’t say more.

“How about a deal?” He prompted. “I’ll take it off for the rest of the day, in exchange, for a kiss.”

“A kiss? Really? That’s your deal?”

“That’s right. A kiss for the rest of the day to have your leg unshackled. Nothing more, nothing less.” He said.

Elanor weighed his new baiting in her mind. She didn’t have to promise not to run away, so if the moment arose she could bolt without breaking her word. And she was faster than him running.

She had kissed him many times before, a simple pressing of lips and she’d have her leg free. Not a terrible feat to accomplish.

“Alright, I agree. One kiss and it is unshackled for the rest of the day.” She said limping towards him.

“But not yet. I’ll unshackle you now, the kiss will wait.

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