Vi glances up and quirks her lip in the corner, then darts her tongue out to lick the sauce from her lips. My cock twitches against my zipper. Damn, as much as I want her here, she’s going to be trouble.
5
VIOLET
Back at the house, Kane goes back to the workshop. I explore the woodland near the property. Moss covers the large oaks, the clean air fills my nostrils. I soak in the quiet stillness.
After growing up with the noise and pollution of the city, being here is like being free. No social workers knocking at my door, wondering when my current foster parents are gonna be sick of me. No school and no more shitty factory jobs. Although, I need to do something soon. I’m due my final wage at the end of the month and it won’t last long.
A rustle sweeps through the trees, whispering to me in the breeze. I imagine Mum running through these woods like me. A free spirit. After some time, I check the battery on my phone, knowing I’ll need Google maps to make my way back. With a low battery and weak signal, I should start heading back soon.
Laughter travels through the trees, making me rush to see where it’s coming from.
A small lake comes into view and a group of people around my age are hanging out. I stand behind a tree, watching them splash around in the water. A blonde guy lifts a girl and drops her, causing a yelp. He stops when our eyes meet. She clings to his back as he carries her out of the lake, nodding at two guys who are smoking on the bonnet of an old Land Rover Discovery.
The guys crane their necks, spotting me. “What do we have here?”
A girl sunbathing on a towel on the ground lifts her head and tilts her sunglasses. “Hi.” Her friendly smile entices me over.
“Sup.” I fold my arms over my chest, trying to cover my embarrassingly old vest, wishing I’d kept Kane’s hoodie on, but it’s warm today.
The blonde drops the girl he carried from the pool onto the grass. She’s topless. I avert my eyes as she picks up her bra and covers herself. “Haven’t seen you around before.”
“I just got here yesterday. I’m staying at the farmhouse.” My hand waves in the direction I came from.
“Old man Harding’s farm?” the guy from the lake asks.
I wouldn’t say Kane was that old, but I nod. They must mean his dad.
The guys share a look as I kick a twig on the ground with my Converse. I want to bolt, but stay put, hoping to make some friends. If I’m gonna stick around and I hope I do, I’m gonna need friends my own age. The city was never my home and my one true friend has moved away with her boyfriend. I couldn’t give two shits about the rest of them. My foster parents never gave two shits about me. They only fostered for the money each week. As soon as I turned eighteen and the money stopped, they couldn’t wait to be rid of me.
The guy from the bonnet jumps off and walks towards me. His golden hair glistens under the sunlight and his bronzed buff body has my eyes growing wide. “Toke?” He offers me his joint and I inhale the delicious familiar scent.
Taking it from him, I puff on the spliff, loving the taste I’ve missed. “Thanks.” I hand it back with a smile and see a smirk playing on his lips.
Lifting the sunglasses, he pulls his blonde hair back. “I’m Jesse.” He brings the joint to his lips, taking a long drag, then blows it out slowly. “You are?”
“Er…Violet, but you can call me Letty.” I shake the electricity coursing through my veins under his blue-eyed stare. He looks like the guy from the lake. They must be related.
“Like your hair.”
“Huh?” He likes my hair.
“Violet, like your hair.” He offers me another puff on the joint and I take it. “Come and hang. We don’t bite.” Another shared look amongst the boys, but I can handle them and the girls seem friendly enough.
Jesse points around the group, shouting out names. “Jack.”
The blonde from the lake nods and smirks at me.
“Marie.” He points to the girl from the lake, then the girl sunbathing. “Lucy and Max.” Max jumps off the bonnet of the Discovery and flicks his brown hair, giving me a nod before moving over to Marie, wrapping his arm around her waist and whispering something in her ear.
I lean back against the bonnet, sharing the joint with Jesse. Marie tilts her head and takes Max’s mouth. My eyes widen. I thought she was with the blonde guy, Jack, seeing as she was fooling around with him topless in the lake. I shrug it off and take another drag. Feeling the hit, I relax against the warm metal of the vehicle. Jesse resumes his place on the bonnet and holds out his hand. I step onto the large tyre of his Discovery and climb onto the bonnet to sit with him.
Jack sits on top of Lucy and nibbles at her neck. She giggles, but lets him kiss down her body.
“You’ll get used to them dirty bastards. They can’t keep their hands off each other.” Jesse says, leaning back against the windshield.
“Is he your brother?”
