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Mr. Peebles would never believe!
I was only ten. As pure and innocent as a ten year old could be. The older man had invited me and my Aunt Nell to the biggest house I had ever seen. He saw I was bored with all those adults around me so he told me to look for the indoor pool and distract myself.
Well, I did and boy was I distracted! As I walked near the pool I heard splashing and laughter. My eyes almost popped out as I saw them! Adam and Eve in live action! And when I say 'action' I mean it!
They were beautiful! I had never seen a naked man before. To tell the truth besides me I had never seen anybody naked before!
He jumped into the swimming pool and swam to where she was. He started performing what looked like the breaststroke technique, I must confess that at this point I became a little grossed out, remember I was only ten and in the space of less than five minutes I had seen things that Aunt Nell wouldn't even allow me to watch on tv!
I stepped back to go away but unfortunately he noticed me spying behind the bush! So I did the only thing I could do at the moment: I ran! Problem is that when you're wearing a party dress and doll shoes and being chased by a guy in black trunks you can't go too far…
I fell on the marble floor of the corridor and although I felt my left knee aching I remained there as quiet as I could. Don't they say this is a good trick to avoid being devoured by a bear?
He reached me and put his huge hands on my stick thick waist helping me stand up.
"Who are you?" He asked softly kneeling in front of me. "Lana Lang." I answered looking at my bleeding knee.
"Oh, you must be one of Lionel's guests." He said looking at my pink party dress. "I guess." I responded distractingly. If I had enough luck Aunt Nell would ground me for only twenty years. If I had the luck.
"I'm Lex, Lionel's son. Come, let's get that knee fixed." He said taking my tiny hand in his and leading me to a bathroom. Again he lifted me up by the waist and sat me on a marble countertop. It seemed like this house was a marble showroom!
He grabbed a first aid kit from the drawer and quickly cleaned and covered my knee wound. "Et voilá!" he announced smiling like an artist that concludes a lifetime masterpiece.
I looked at the bandage and then back at him. I curled my thin arms around his neck and did the only thing I knew to thank him. I kissed his lips.
Please don't take me wrong! It was a light, chaste peck that must have lasted only two, maybe three, seconds but as it was my first kiss I thought it lasted an eternity.
"Don't do that again!" he said quietly looking into my eyes and I could swear he was bearing my soul, but before I could ask him why I shouldn't thank someone that had been so nice to me he had me standing up again.
I heard my Aunt Nell calling my name and ran to meet her before she would ground me for life!
That night as I cuddled to sleep with Mr. Peebles, my teddy bear and best friend since I was two, I thought about the happenings of the day and decided not to tell him about my wild adventure. He wouldn't believe me anyway!
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