Everyone shifts and looks down and I know I have touched a tender spot in this families veneer. After some time, Melanie touches my thigh and says, "Let me show you to the barn, apparently that is where you and Robert will be sleeping."
I take her hand and we leave the house.
"Oh God that was awful!" she exclaims as we swing hands heading for the barn.
"You could have warned me." I remind her.
"She is someone we do not talk about okay," she says sharply and again I know the subject is closed.
I pull the barn door open and she leads me to a horse stall that has been converted into a bedroom of sorts. This one is yours, Robert's is across from you. There is a shower down the hall here and of course there is the nice privacy.
"Yeah," I say, "nothing like having big brother keeping tabs on me."
"It will not be that bad." she says to me looking hopeful.
"So how does all of this work?" I ask her.
"Well there is the big meal each night, everyone is mandated to attend. There is breakfast for those who wake up early enough to get it. Snacks are on your own. So that is the food situation. We will have the family volleyball game tomorrow afternoon and the fishing derby later tomorrow night."
"Great," I say, "I will be able to get the worm out."
Melanie punches me in the arm and I wince holding it as if I am hurt.
"Bully!"
"Ass Hole!" she retorts.
"Don't tell me you two are breaking up already?" Marcy says from behind us.
Melanie blanches and I just turn and smile.
"Nope just having a punching contest." I say to her comfortably.
She looks us over and I notice Melanie does not make eye contact with her. So I reach out and take her hand.
"I will be watching you mister." Marcy says to me. "Now Mel," she says, "time for some girl talk."
The two of them leave and I get the feeling I know who is going to be talked about. Deep down I am hoping she can hold it together, she seems to be breaking apart already.
Walking down to the bathroom I go to check it out. As I am relieving myself Robert walks in. "Dude," he says, "you can latch this you know."
"Oh ... cool." I say as I zip up and wash my hands.
Being a guy I catch a flash of his horses dick when he flops it out to piss. "Shit!" I think this family is something else and hurry out missing the smile on his face.
Maybe if Dad Sanders is alone he might be enjoying a drink and the quiet I think, as I head for the house hoping that to be the way it is. |