The Lakeland Boys by G.L. Snodgrass

Author:G.L. Snodgrass [Snodgrass, G.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-02T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Tank

Oh crap, I thought, as I watched Marla run from the room. When did that happen? How was it possible that I hadn’t noticed those long legs before? Or the curve of her waist? Or every other perfect curve, for that matter.

It was like being blindsided on the football field. It hit me out of nowhere.

The girl was gorgeous. Pure, knock you over with a feather type gorgeous.

I know I shouldn’t be thinking like this. Not about Marla. But, that was now impossible. I would never be able to look at her the same again. She wasn’t little Marla. No. Definitely not. That body, that face, oh my God, what was I going to do.

Mrs. T gave me a curious frown, making me close my mouth and focus on the food in front of me. No way did I need her knowing the thoughts racing through my brain about her daughter.

Those were the kind of thoughts that could get a guy shot.

I quickly finished my cereal and said, “Thanks, Mrs. T, I’m going to run home and get changed and pick up a few things. Thank you for letting me stay for a few days. It’s just until we get things figured out.”

“No problem Tank,” she said as she gently patted my shoulder. “You know you are always welcome here.”

I wondered if she would have said that if she could have seen what I was thinking about her daughter.

The sudden realization of what Jason would do if he ever found out sent a cold chill down my spine. Then I thought of Mr. Turner. The man would string me up from the rafters and let me hang there like a cured ham.

“I’ll be right back,” I said, fighting to get out of there before anyone could read what I was thinking.

Great, I couldn’t stay at home. Not with him there. And now, it looked like I couldn’t stay at the Turners. Not with Marla there.

Something had shifted inside of me. I don’t know how. But suddenly, things were different.

Marla had always been special. Feisty, quick with a comeback and heaven help you if you got on her bad side. But she was also sweeter than cotton candy. Kind, and gentle. The kind of person who would move heaven and earth to help a friend.

But that wasn’t what I couldn’t stop thinking about. It was those long legs.

Me and Marla had always been close. I liked watching out for her. She’d always been so tiny. Her fair hair and twinkling blue eyes had made her look like a fairy when she was little.

The kind that brought magic into the world.

She was the one person in my life who accepted me for the way I was. Big, lumbering, clumsy at times. Never looking down on me. Never teasing me when I overreacted.

I knew that I sometimes reacted without thinking. Lashing out before I had time to think. A trait that had been highly praised on the football field. But not exactly endearing in real life.

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