Free Balancer's Soul by Jr H. Lee Morgan Page B

breasts
against his arm forced the subject change.
    “I moved here from Washington, just about two
hours outside of Seattle. It looks almost like it does out here. It
was a pretty place with a thick forest teeming with wildlife and it
was peaceful. I have always loved and respected nature.”
    “As do I. Everything returns to nature
eventually. You cannot take from nature without her getting
something in return. Anything we take also gets taken from us, to a
degree.” He turned his eyes on her seriously. “One way or another!”
He stared straight again. “That’s why we must work with nature, not
against.” Staring straight ahead they continued walking.
    “You think the same way I do.” And that was
the truth.
     
    ***
     
    When Connor knew that the clearing to her
house laid just up ahead, he stopped walking and looked down into
those captivating green eyes. “Were back, Sarah.” She still had her
arm wrapped around his and after a minute of contemplating she let
go, but her eyes never left his. For a brief moment they were in a
private world. Eventually they broke eye contact and hungered to
reconnect. They walked silently through the brush and into the
bright clearing till he stopped suddenly.
    “Dang! I forgot!” He said a little too loudly
and she jumped.
    “What’s wrong, Connor?” She asked with
genuine concern.
    “I was supposed to go camping with my
grandfather this weekend. That’s his truck.” In the driveway of his
house were three vehicles, a silver Honda that belongs to Jenny, a
brown jeep which is Mark’s and a red pick-up truck which belongs to
his grandfather. Connor turned to look at his beautiful companion.
“Sarah, Kara and the others will be worried about you. I know my
sister has told everyone what she saw by now. She isn’t the patient
kind of person. When you’re done with your father, will you come
over to my house and show them that you’re ok? It will ease their
concerns.” He looked up into the trees to think. Once a decision
became clear he said “Better yet, how about I stay here and wait
for you.”
    “I think that would be for the best. I have
to give you something in return for saving me and bringing me back
home safely.” She started blushing again for some reason. Whatever
she thought had allowed him to enjoy her expression. He liked
knowing that he was capable of doing that.
    “I do not need anything, but I will be right
here. I’ll see you soon.” Connor sighed as she turned to leave. Her
beautifully long hair billowed out in the breeze. The breeze
engulfed him in her scent and his body reacted in a way that didn’t
want her to leave his side ever again. And the way she moved as she
walked will forever be firmly fixed into his mind.
    The sway of her curvaceous hips became almost
hypnotic and intoxicating because it was beyond impossible to look
away from such perfection.
     
     
     
     
     
Friends and Family
     
    As Sarah briskly walked away from
Connor and through the high grass she had a sudden thought. “Maybe Mother might know why I am having these
weird sensations when I am with or even think of Connor…and why I
was unable to read his mind.” She turned around and
asked him a quick question because he still stood within hearing
range. It took a moment to spot him because he blended so well with
the trees that it frightened her. “I have to make a phone call,
I’ll need about fifteen to twenty minutes of personal time. Is that
alright?”
    He nodded saying “I’ll be waiting right
here, Princess.” And those simple words sent her heart into another
marathon. “Endearments annoy me to the
point I’m uncomfortable, but when he says them… I really hope that
I don’t get a heart attack. I’ll never tell him that it would be
worth it just to stay by his side and hear more.” She
smiled while turning back to her house.
    The outside walls of the Branderson’s
log cabin desperately needed to be repainted, grass needed to be
cut and the weeds