Risking All for Love (Wattpadprize14)

Chapter Thirteen

Margaux and Gary met Lisa and David at the local YMCA outdoor basketball court.

"How shall we pair off here?" Gary said.

"David and I need practice working together on the court. When we build the court up in Bolahun, it will be the only court within a hundred road miles. Our kids want to play basketball."

So Gary and Margaux teamed up against Lisa and David. There was nothing awkward about how Lisa and Margaux moved the ball. Although Gary and David were about three inches taller than the girls, Lisa and Margaux rebounded just as well by keeping opponents away from the basket. Their other playing skills were equal to the boys.

David would dribble up to Lisa, standing between Margaux and Gary, and pause. Lisa would then break for the basket. David would lob the ball high into the air so that it came down in Lisa's hands within a few feet from the basket. She nearly always managed to elude both Gary and Margaux, getting behind them so that all she had to do time after time was to protect the ball while making a jump shot or a layup.

Now and then Lisa would pass the basketball to David and break past Gary and Margaux. David then would pass it back to Lisa for an easy layup

Gary and Margaux began to fall behind by some twenty points. But then Margaux began to bomb the basket with jump shots. Gary managed to dribble the ball and turn away from Lisa and David. He managed to block them both out so that Margaux could score with a jump shot unchallenged.

Gary also began to block David from the basket whenever Lisa would shoot the ball from the free throw line. So he would get a quick rebound and pass it out to Margaux, who was behind the free throw circle. She had a whole second before Lisa could manage to challenge Margaux's shot.

So Margaux managed to hit several baskets from some thirty feet. Now and then the guys and gals would give each other a hug and passionate kiss on the court.

According to Harold, Lisa was supposed to be flat chested. But her Vee-neck tank top with a sports bra allowed generous cleavage. When she took off her glasses to play, Gary laughed at what a liar that Harold turned out to be.  Like Margaux, Lisa was one beautiful woman.

Margaux's breasts likewise were extra enamoring in her scant sports attire. That made for such an enjoyable game for both of the guys. They never complained about anything.

At long last, Lisa and David prevailed over Gary and Margaux. They all had showed such great sportsmanship: the guys shook hands and girls alike shared hugs.

What was obvious to each couple was how incredibly in love the other couple was.

Margaux insisted on cooking supper. Lisa and David loved country chop, which consisted boiled greens cooked in palm oil. To that Margaux added ground beef, bullion cubes, and country peppers.  Because she could not be sure how much hot spice they could take, she was careful not to overload her chop with peppers.  No problem.  The country chop was uncommonly delicious.  They all loved it.

As they all sat enjoying the small talk, they were careful to avoid talk of the coming war. Yet a quiet, uneasy fear belied what everyone was feeling.

Then Margaux asked Gary to get his Höfner Guitar, which he purchased in Bubenreuth, Germany, in the state of Bavaria. Gary sang tear jerker songs such as Green Fields, Stardust, St. Louis Blues, the rousing song Jezebelle, and at last a Rock and Roll song from the 1950's.

After they put away the dishes, they all shared a few moments of affection on either Margaux's couch or her love seat. Then one of them said, "Lets Go swimming.  There's a secure beach well fenced in by the Peace Corps hostel, but It has enough room for us two of us to get lost from the others if we wish."