Escaping RiverCreek

Chapter 17

Chapter 17: Unplanned Madness

When the sun rises in the morning, Cory wakes up to the sun high in the sky.

"What in the world?" he says, looking over at his clock. "After nine. Holy hell, I'm late for school!" Cory rushes to get ready when his mother taps on his door.

"Cory, honey, are you decent?"

"Yeah, Mom. I'm good."

She opens his door, seeing him at his dresser, picking out clothes.

"Hey, stop, you're not going to class today. I've done called your principal and explained everything, and he's given you and Tara the rest of the week off."

Cory stands there, unable to process what he's told. "Huh?"

After taking a seat on his bed, she pats it for him to join her.

"You witnessed what Rick did, and it took its toll on you and Tara both. You watched two of your best friends either get killed or commit murder. Your mind ain't gonna be focused on school. Tara has been given the same time away from class to get your minds to settle down. I don't care if you go get her and relax around town, but stay away from the courthouse and the reporters."

"Yes, Mom. We'll probably just hang out and relax then."

Seeing that he's going to follow through with her instructions, she gets up to leave. Before she closes the door, Cory manages to say one last thing.

"Mom, why did Rick do that, knowing he would be caught right there?"

Unsure of what to tell him, she wings it. "Sometimes we do things without caring what happens to us. I hate seeing him go through this too, but there's nothing I can do about it. I love him like a second son, and it's tearing me apart to see him sitting behind bars."

She closes the door, going back to her bedroom, fighting the urge to cry. Cory, meanwhile, takes a shower and leaves to head over to Tara's. When he arrives, he sees her looking out the window, keeping an eye out for him.

"Looks like she's waiting on me."

Strolling up to the door, he twists the knob and heads inside to see her in a nightgown.

"Thought we'd try what we did at Lloyd's to get it out of our system," she admits, feeling embarrassed about him seeing her in the silky white gown.

"Oh, wow," is all he can muster, going to her, picking her up, and placing her legs around his waist.

"All this for me. I'm touched," he says, carrying her up the steps to her bedroom and shutting the door with his foot.

She's already yanked his shirt off, feeling his chest and stomach muscles. "I need you," she murmurs in his ear as he slips her out of the gown, exposing her bare skin to his.

"I can't take not being with you," he replies, slipping his jeans and boxers to the floor.

They kiss for a few minutes, until Tara flips him onto his back. She takes control, sliding down enough for him to shove into her body, making her stride back and forth. He ravishes her body with chills, sinking further onto Cory's hardness.

Fuck, yes, Cory. This feels so good!" she lets out, picking up momentum.

"Don't stop. I'm almost there," Cory tells her, tightening his grip on her hips, helping her grind.

"Not yet, not yet!" she moans as she feels him explode within her body. "Ah, damn it. I said not yet, Cory."

She stops, bringing herself down to lie on his chest.