Chapter 7

The next morning Emily was again woken up by music blaring through the house. This time the piece was In the Hall of the Mountain King although she didn’t know that until she went out into the kitchen to find Mark and Kat cooking breakfast.

“Do neither of you believes in sleeping in at all. I mean it’s 5 AM.”

“This is a farm, Emily. Dad and I have chores to do and they can’t be put off.”

“If you want to go back to sleep Emily, go ahead. For Kat and I can do the chores before I leave for work.”

“No that’s ok. Besides, I asked Kat to wake me up so I can help her with her chores.”

“Well then, why don’t you go get dressed for the day, and by that time breakfast will be done.”

So that’s what Emily did. She put her new farm work clothes on; the ones that Mark hadn’t seen yet. When Mark saw her, his eyes almost popped out of his head, his jaw hit the floor, and he whimpered. Emily giggled as she could swear, she felt Mark’s eyes tracing her every curve which was all on display in her snug checkered shirt and boot-cut jeans.

“Mark honey if you don’t’ close your mouth soon, bugs will get in. Honey? Earth to Mark? Hello?”

Mark finally was snaped out of his trance when Emily put her hand on his cheek and kissed him lightly. The entire time they ate, Mark’s eyes never once left Emily. After breakfast, Emily started putting her boots on and was startled when Mark started tracing her tight ass with his hand.

“Easy there you naughty boy, remember you’ve still got a long day at work.”

“Yep, which with you on my mind I’ll be lucky to get through it.”

“Blah” was Kat’s contribution as she faked gagging.

“Love you too kiddo.”

“Dad don’t forget to pick up the stuff for Evan’s birthday party Friday evening.”

“You know it’s kind of insulting that you would even think I would forget about his party.”

“Well, I figured that you would be in such a rush to get home to Emily.”

Everyone laughed at that. After Mark left Emily asked who Evan was.

“Evan is an adorable kid whose dad was one of my dad’s closest friends.”

“Was?”

“Yes, Evan’s dad was killed in the refinery fire.”

“Oh. Ya, I guess Mark wouldn’t want to miss his party, would he” said Emily kind of depressed. For she had been looking forward to Friday because she had secretly made some plans for her and Mark. But she knew that she couldn’t get mad after all she hadn’t asked if he had other plans that day and she also knew that Mark sympathized with Even.

For once Kat misread Emily.

“Don’t worry. As Dad’s girlfriend you’re invited too. I highly doubt Evan’s mom would object since I know Dad is planning on cooking everyone a massive steak dinner and I’m making Even’s favorite cake for dessert.”

“For once Kat you misread me. I’m kind of bummed, but the reason is that I made some plans for just Mark and me for Friday night. But I think if I hurry, I can get them rescheduled and I can’t think of a better reason than giving a birthday party for a kid that has lost his dad.”

Both girls were silent for a minute. Finally, Kat said:

“Ok, come on girl we got critters to feed and clean up after.”

What followed was the hardest Emily had ever physically worked in her life. Hell, Bootcamp didn’t compare to the farm work that she was doing now.

“Ok, seriously Kat this can’t be a normal day for you. I mean come on. I’m in good shape and I’m exhausted” panted Emily as she put down another hay bale.

“No, it’s not a normal day.”

“Ha thought so! Just making me do extra work, eh?”

“Well, no, it’s not a normal day because, on a normal day, I would be doing this myself. Today I have someone to share the work with. And don’t worry we’re almost done. And then we can go back to the creek.”

True to her words, the girls finished about twenty minutes later and Kat got out her 4-wheeler.

“Hop on Emily! And hold on!”

What followed over the next few hours was some of the best bonding that Emily ever had. After Kat ripped over trails that cut through the woods, they came to a crystal-clear stream. While telling Emily to keep up, Kat stripped and dove off a log and into a deep pool. Kat didn’t even care that she was naked as the day that she was born or that her light blond bush and teen tits were on full display.

“Hurry up Emily! The water’s great!”

Emily stripped still kind of nervous although she didn’t know why. She finally got naked and waded into the creek. After she got over the initial shock, she was surprised at how good the cool water felt on her hot, sweaty, skin. She almost felt like the water was sizzling when it first came into contact with her skin. The girls proceeded to splash each other with water and swim for hours. A couple of times Emily screamed and squealed when a small fish would come up and nibble on her, but Kat only offered riotous laughter and said that she would get used to that. Finally, about noon the girls climbed out of the water and stretched out in the sun while laying on a small grassy patch next to the stream to dry off before heading back to the house.

“You know Kat, I truly wish that I had a friend like you growing up. Looking back all my so-called friends were stuck-up snotty bitches who only cared about themselves. I was like that too. That and the stress of trying to please my overbearing parents was way too much at times. You are really lucky to have someone who loves you as your dad does. Because trust me, many kids don’t.”

“I know that I’m lucky Emily. I’m reminded of that fact every day I go to school and I see other kids whose parents are going through a messy divorce or their parents are together but they don’t know where their kids are half the time and honestly don’t care. I thank God every night that I was given a parent that’s as loving as my dad.”

Emily looked over and Kat had tears in her eyes. The girls smiled and said love you at the same time. After they were done giggling Kat asked the one question that she was so nervous about that she was almost tongue tried.