Life's Rundown
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My anger has peaked. My knuckles are probably white from the grip I have on the edge of the pool. I take in deep breaths and try to calm myself down. I came out here to calm down, why did she have to follow me? I stand up to once again get some distance. I watch as she stands up as well. On my way to the gate I see her sit down on a lounge chair to put her shoes back on.
I stop as I barely hear her say something but I can't hear what. I turn back around to her.
"What did you say?" I ask with a little more anger in my voice than planned.
She isn't looking at me but off towards the pool.
"Why wouldn't you kiss me?" She quietly asks.
All commonsense leaves me as I storm back over to her. She leans back in the chair as I hover over her. Her eyes are wide with surprise. I look from her big doe eyes down to her lips. I feel my dick stir but I ignore it. I lean down closer and whisper in her ear.
"If and when I decide to kiss you sweet Penelope, I want you sober. So when you beg for more we both know you will remember who made you feel that way. And there won't be an audience"
I stand back up and walk away.
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rundown - informally known as a pickle, is a situation in baseball that occurs when the baserunner is stranded between two bases and is in jeopardy of being tagged out.
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Ephraim Wright comes back to town after 6 years. He is not the same person he was when he left. His new stand-offish personality and chiseled body instantly catches Penelope's attention.
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