Jesup, part the fifth

goddamn he missed sally she a year younger she going through her senior year of high school while he had entered the world leaving her behind

that last night on the court house lawn a sunday night the moon dull the stars covered by a thin layer of clouds late enough so that most of the street lights had extinguished their hissing candescence late enough that the mosquitoes had long since retired back to the swamp to fuck breed procreate repopulate on the murky waters late enough that the occasional heat lightening would light up the outside of the courthouse with some time elapsed strobe light beckoning the beginning of a black and white horror movie on tee vee in the early early morning the sound turned all the way down

they had walked along the sidewalk hand in hand the soft pre-dew grass beckoning to them from beneath the shadows of the magnolia they glancing left right behind scurrying across the lawn behind the tree at first leaning against the smooth bark ron pressed up against sally kissing her a sailor about to ship out she promising to wait he promising to write both promising anything that would provide the excuse to move to the next base

ron's hand up and under her tee shirt her small pert breasts wanting needing no bra ron's hands lifting the soft cotton skirt sliding slipping down into the soft cotton panties her legs spreading bowlegged she going onto her tippy toes opening up providing succor to the lost the desperate

both of them sliding sliding she scraping her back on the bark as she slipped down onto her ass ron onto his knees their lips never parting she pulling at the buttons on his shirt

mumbling whispers of encouragement cracker love songs beneath the magnolia ron softly proclaiming her beauty as she unveiled it her flat stomach a swirling portico of welcome he expressing his admiration of each nipple as his tongue darted back and forth

slowing down as his lips approached her soft tanned throat taking a moment touching her vulnerability his fingers softly about the only innocence she had left the lightest of touches a tear drops from his dope reddened eyes her eyes give way to a momentary note of surprise of concern before he murmurs his love