sweet sin (the devil all the time)

15. Cincinnati

Arvin opened the door and got out holding out a hand to help me out, i nodded to the person driving the car and got out, arvin put his Jean jacket over my shoulders

"Howdy" a man said moving a cup back and forth between his hands, arvin adjusted the bag on his shoulder and nodded "you 2 look like youve been traveling"

"Yeah" arvin nodded putting his arm around my shoulders rubbing my arm

"Where you headed?" The man asked

"There used to be a house and a barn up on the hill over there" arvin looked up "some lawyer owned it you know it?"

"Sure i do up in the mitchell flats"

"Is it still there?"

"Well ill be dammed your that Russell boy aint you?"

Arvin gave a small nod and walked forward "i just thought seen as i was this way id stop by and see the old place again"

The man stood up putting his hands in the pockets of his overalls and sighed "son i hate to tell you this but that place burned down some years ago they think some kids did it" he sighed "wasnt nobody ever living there since you and your folks"

"Well heck i come all this way i may as well walk up there anyways"

"Sure, just cut across clarence's pasture he wont say nothing"

"I never did thank you for the night my dad died, you were awful kind to me and i just want you to know i aint ever forgot it"

"You had that pie smeared all across your face" the guy shook his head smiling "damn bodecker thought it was blood remeber that?"

Arvin nodded slightly "yeah i remember everything about that night"

"He aint the lawman that i expected, shame about his sister though"

"Why? What happened?" I chimed in standing at arvins side

"Well his sister and her husband were found dead not far from meade" Arvin gripped my hand a little tighter "you 2 come back and see me we'll sit out and drink some beer"

Arvin nodded "we'll do that" and he started walking his hand gripping mine

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We walked up through the woods ducking under branches and avoiding tree limbs, we got up to 2 crosses that were nailed to trees

"I can walk back down if you want to be alone here, you know make your peice" i said looking up at him

"No, i know i want you here sony, i know that much" he looked down at me and weakly smiled

I reached up and hugged him, he put his arms around my waist hugging me back "whats this for?" He asked

"Felt like it" i let him go and cupped his cheeks "were going to figure this out one day at a time okay?" i held up my pinkie

"Are we in second grade?" He raised an eyebrow

"This is the basis of all trust, you can't break these"

He smiled and rolled his eyes looping his pinkie around mine "the dream team awesome" i smiled at him

He bent down and kissed me "is the name up for debate"

"If you change our team name ill name our first pet satan" i took his hand again

"Thats just down right evil, i think i can live with the dream team if i dont focus on it to much"

"Yeah because im so going to let you forget" i said sarcastically and put my head on his shoulder

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