Episode 63: BEEF JERKY

“SURPRISE!!!”

Dakota McKellen jumped in step as she was dialing her combination lock attached to her personal locker. Over her shoulder dangling in front of her face was her long-forgotten G-string. She knew who it was that had it but the shock of it being presented for everyone to see was pretty embarrassing. NOT!

“Finally! Where have you been hiding?” She abandons her lock and twirls in step to face Angus Furlong. Noting dozens of onlookers, she bulged her eyes and snatched her panties from his grasp then used both hands to hide them behind her back. “I meant you Angus, not my slingshot.”

“I just had a lot of things to do, homework which you know I suck at without Travis to do it for me, getting ready for the game tomorrow night. Shit like that.” Dealing with Carl Manley and protecting Josie McKellen over lunch. Readying to play with Piper up in detention in a few hours. He had a lot going on.

“I kissed Mace.” She belted out smiling yet cautious, “Piper’s nephew.”

“I heard two minutes after you did it. Should I feel threatened by the guy?” He stood up straight and folded his muscular arms in front of him. Studying her reaction, he winced as if ready to bitch her out.

“I don’t know yet. Want to know why I kissed him?”

“If you want to tell me.”

“You allowed Robin to kiss ... me.” She neglected to mention her tit even if she hinted by flashing him briefly. His eyes lowering to Dakota’s unbuttoned shirt offered him a clue what she was getting at.

“Hey! She caught me off guard too. I was too busy trying to get you to like me more. Her and I had a talk about it afterwards. She apologized to me; says she likes you too. Like you and me.”

“I’ve never been with a girl before, let alone a boy. I don’t even know why I let you kiss me ... there. Her doing it too freaked me out. Between dealing with Corey stealing my underwear, the guys teasing me...”

“Heard you teased them too. In class.”

“Not intentionally, I got ... horny is all, I blame you Mister.”

“Back to this Mace guy? So, you like him?”

“I like you more, but ... I’m not ready for girls. I really think Robin is cool and all I just ... want you. She spoke to me earlier, kissed me again. It was nice just her, but I’m still not ready for more. Can you tell her to ... slow down?”

“Can you tell Mace not to kiss you again?”

“I could ... but I’m not going to. If you can like two girls, I can like two boys. It’s only fair.”

“Wow! Ultimatum much?”

“You know I’m right Angus. I see you look at other girls too. You look I look. You tease I tease.” She spots a boy from her science class six lockers down slyly snooping. Grinning at Angus she flares her eyes and steps away to the boy, “Hi Victor ... here.” She extends her hand with her crumpled up thong and waits until he eyes her fist, then reaching up to accept her gift. Planting it in his palm she curls his fingers around the material and hops in step cutely. “Enjoy!” Returning to Angus she smiled with a mischievous glint, “Where were we?”

“Ready to go punch Vic.” He chuckled, “I rescued those from your m...” He started to say mom but switched it to “ ... otherfucking thief. Now you just flaunt them for another sniffer?”

“They’re mine to do what I want with aren’t they?”

“I guess.” He looked agitated at witnessing Victor McBride sharing them with his friends in the geek squad. Finally, Victor grew intimidated and carefully brought them back to Dakota. Jesting with a snort he said, “They don’t fit.” He was too dumb to understand how that made him look. Dakota took the thong and just blushed. As the boy caught Angus growling, he skulked back into the shadows.

“See what effect you have on guys Angus? They’re all afraid of you. While it’s good to feel a sense of security on a girl’s part, it also makes you look like a bully. I ... don’t want to date a bully.” She pouts, “Angus is a bull ... well beef ... you have a beef with the world sometimes ... that makes you a jerk.”

“Thanks!” He rolled his eyes feeling his heart sink. This added to his already confused state of soul searching didn’t help. Looking around him at the other guys watching, expectant that he might try undressing Dakota again for their hopeful eyes he turns around and throws his arms out, “YOU FUCKING MIND? I’M MENDING FENCES.” His loud stern reaction sent the cattle dispersing in all directions. Taking the bull by his own horns worked wonders.

“How are you mending fences? What’s done is done. I’m not mad, slightly hurt that you let Robin do what she did, but even then, I’m ... adapting. Do you realize how long it took for you and Robin to ... break up? If you even did, I’m not even positive you have split up. You two still seem ... comfortable together.”

“We’ll always be good friends Dakota. We’ve been together a long time.”

“Yes, we will.”

“I meant Robin and me. I want more ... from ... with you.”

“Can you take things slower?” She shyly peers over her brow after pondering his desires.

“However long it takes. Just...”

“Just what? Not date Mace if I decided to? Any other boy for that matter? Did you think I was oblivious to the fact you ... sleep with other girls? I see how you look at Tina Wiles.”

“Friends.” Total bullshit but he kept a straight face, “Besides I heard she fucked your boy Mace. He can’t be any better than I am ... was.”

“Still are? Be honest Angus ... I’m not pushing you away ... I just need time to understand myself as much as get who you are.” Freezing in thought for a moment she ponders, “Mace had sex with Tina, I wonder if he likes her now. Whoa!” Returning with a fresh perspective after realizing how many of the cheerleaders snuck into Piper Cherry’s house the day of cheer practice it all made sense, she continued with, “I told you I’d go out with you once you broke up with Robin. If you truly have, I’ll honor my date with you, but I’m just ... needing time to explore what I want from this ... I can’t ... don’t want to be just some ... toy.” Debatable! Her mind was racing a mile a minute. With so many boys eyeballing her changes it was thrilling. While liking Angus a lot she wanted to keep an open mind.

“Toy? Wow!”

“You almost undressed me here in this exact spot Angus, I let it happen because your kiss took me by surprise. Even in front of others ... I was lost in your kiss ... I liked that kiss just so you know. If I had let you, I think you would have totally stripped me. People talk Angus, if my mom knew what you had done ... even Sable ... my friends ... I mean ... they’re bound to find out I guess but I don’t want to be lectured.” Sable knew! Andrea knew! Sandy Martin knew! “God forbid my father finds out.” For a very brief instant her brain envisioned her father kissing her as he had done yesterday, she felt wet just thinking of his reaction. Even heartier was the kiss he gave her before leaving for school today. Feigning her inability to catch her breath she began again.

In his own thoughts while taking in her pause he added, “I’m so fucking your mom.” Shaking off that interference he tried his best to focus on Dakota so that she didn’t think she was wasting her time.

“Can you understand what I’m trying to say?”

“I think I get it. You want time without my dogging you.”

“Dogging? I don’t want you to stop trying Angus ... just not so ... revealing?”

“You’re standing here telling me not so revealing with your shirt unbuttoned down to your navel. I heard you even flashed your titties in Connelly’s class when music played over the PA system. Hell, I heard when they played keep away with your underwear Samson made you go topless in front of everybody. So, come on Dakota ... you like showing off. What I did in kissing you and your chest was what you were hoping for. Don’t tell me differently. I can maybe understand Robin ruining it...”

“I wouldn’t say ruined it. It certainly tested what I can cope with. Like I said I’ve never kissed a boy besides you, my dad doesn’t count ... he’s, my dad. Affection stuff growing up...” She grew tense explaining herself. “ANYWAY! Quit looking at my cleavage.” She giggles nervously.

“Never gonna stop. I like you ... I love them.”

“If we’re to ever work those observations should be switched.”

“What? Love you, like them?”

“Precisely. Don’t take me wrong Angus ... I love that you look at me like this ... I just require more ... friendship leads us in that direction. Did you treat Robin like the two of you did me?”

“What do you mean?”

“Did you undress her in front of half the school and...”

“Yeah.”

“YOU DID?” She bulged her eyes, “Where was I? I never heard that.”

“You never hung out with our group. Half the school has seen Robin’s tits, hell all of her. We were open like that.”

“You showed her off to prove you were capable of it.”

“I guess. She liked it when I did it.”

“Secret?” She whispers, “So did I. It was overwhelming though. I couldn’t risk letting it go any further. My mom ... people who know and respect me. Would I do it again ... yes, for you ... but not right away. Let me ... learn myself first ... please?”

“Learn yourself? How can you do that without help?”

“Let me figure that out.” She sheepishly grinned, her devious side showing for only a moment. In her thoughts she saw her father again, “I already have help. He just needs to stop worrying so much. Daddy will come ... through for me.” Her thoughts not vocalized she sighs as the bell rings. “I’ll come to the game Friday night. For you and my sister. She’s going to try cheerleading again.”

“Tell her I said good luck.”

“She’s going to need it. I think she’s only going because Mace is going to. Piper said he could go.”

“So, your other lover is going to be there. Sable got the hots for the nephew too?”

“He is cute.” She stuck her tongue out at Angus.

“Thought she liked Perbert?”

“She does. They made out on our couch last night. All on top of her and everything. Ewww!”

“Perbert’s getting a McKellen before I do? Lucky bastard!” He groaned.

“Sorry! When I feel ready you can get this McKellen. Until then ... try not to be a jerk?”

“In my DNA.” Walking backwards she intentionally dropped her crumpled thong on the floor then reached to her shirt and whipped one side of it open to show her breast. Giggling she whirled in step and walked away.