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New Experiences

"Baby girl, you get over here and give an old man a hug!" Isabelle walked over and hugged Claude tight. "It's been too long sugar!"

"I know pop. I know."

Jeff and Issy sat down at the table. "I take it my son brought you here to get something to eat." he said chuckling.

"I was gonna cook but he insisted we come over and get you to cook something."

"Yeah yeah." Jeff said throwing a napkin off the table at her.

"Hey! You know what they say about paybacks."

"Yup. They're Beth." Jeff said. They both laughed ad we recalled that mornings events. Claude just shook his head.

About an hour or so later they'd enjoyed their breakfast and had spent time visiting with Claude. The two friends decided to out to see what there was to see.

"You better come see me before you leave, sugar." Claude said squeezing Issy so tight she thought for sure she was going to pass out from lack of oxygen. He finally let her go.

"I will pop. I promise." she said smiling. "You should come see me in Tennessee sometime. I'll show you all there is to see in Antioch, which isn't much." she said laughing softly.

"I may just take you up on that." he smiled at her.

"Alright Dad, we're gonna head back out." Jeff said.

"If you don't hear from me tomorrow it's because he killed me." she replied looking in Jeff's direction.

Jeff smirked at her. "I told you Boo, not you. Her." he replied. Issy just smiled. 'I love when he looks at me like that. That playful smirk just makes me want to kiss him.' Issy tried to shake the thoughts from her head. It was becoming harder and harder not to think about her best guy friend that way.

Jeff ad Issy left Claude's and continued their journey around the property. Issy had all but just forgotten how beautiful and quiet it was. She took a deep breath and surveyed the land before her.

Jeff watched Issy out of the corner of his eye as she looked around at everything there was to see. "What's up, doll face?"

"Nothin'. I've just missed everything so much! Everything here. You, Matt, Pop, just everything. I could just lay here and never move, just seeing all the things I'd forgotten." Jeff grabbed her hand and squeezed it. He let go and sat down on the ground. "What are you doing?" she asked looking at him funny.

"We're gonna lay here and not move." he said smiling up at her.

A giggle escaped her lips and floated out into the air that surrounded them. "You're serious." Jeff nodded looking up into her beautiful face. She stood there for a moment and then sat down next to Jeff. He leaned back onto the ground and stared up at the sky. Isabelle laid back on the grass and turned her head to look at Jeff. 'God I've missed him so much.' She sighed. 'I could stay in this moment forever and a day.'

Jeff reached over and laced their fingers together before he turned and looked at her. 'I could lay next to this woman for hours and neither of us would have to speak.' "Being out here always feels like the earth has stopped just for a moment. Like even the universe stops to take it all in."

Isabelle stared up at the sky for a few moments and let out a breath. "I can feel it." she paused "It feels like home." She took I a deep breath, breathing in all the smells of the earth around them.

The two of them laid there for the longest time. Neither of them cared about time as it passed them by. They were in their own time. It was if the wind itself blanketed them keeping time in its own rhythm. The sun was drifting lower in the sky when they came back into the world around them. They began their journey back to Jeff's home still walking hand in hand. Neither of them had noticed the intimacy they were sharing with one another as they walked.

"You gonna carry me back?" Issy asked jokingly.

Jeff turned and grinned at her. "Hop on pumpkin." he stated stopping in front of her.

She laughed and hopped on his back. "I was kidding."

"Uh huh." he said as they continued to walk. A short while later Jeff's phone began ringing breaking the peaceful silence. He fished it out of his pocket trying not to drop Issy.

"Give me that thing! You're gonna drop my ass." Jeff chuckled and handed her the phone. She looked at the ID and saw it was Matt. "Jeff's phone." she said remembering how Matt had answered his phone once before.

"Where the hell have you guys been? I called the house like five times."

"We were layin' in the dirt." she replied matter of factly.

Matt snorted holding back his laughter. "Is that what they call it these days? Shannon is gonna be so disappointed that you're not laying in the dirt with him"

Issy laughed. "Jeff's the only man I'm gonna be layin' I the dirt with."

'Did she mean that the way I think she meant it…the way I hoped she meant it.' Jeff wondered. "Tell him to quit bitching. We'll be at the house in a few minutes."

"Jeff says quit bitching. We'll be there momentarily."

"I said in a few minutes!" he quipped.

"Oh excuse me, in a few minutes. God, complain, complain, complain! That's all you do I swear!" she said mockingly. Jeff reached up with one hand and popped her on the butt. "Hey! That's my ass, thank you very much!"

"OK I'm gonna hang up now. I don't need to hear your little lover's spat. Let alone your naughty whatever you're doin' in the woods."

Issy laughed softly. "Bu-bye." she said hanging up the phone. "I think we creped Matt out." Jeff chuckled "Oh, and we're having a lover's spat and some naughty whatever I the woods." she said laughing.

"He would think that." Jeff said rolling his eyes. 'I wouldn't mind either one.' Issy thought to herself as they reached the yard outside Jeff's house. Matt and Shannon had just pulled in the driveway when Jeff and Issy were walking through the yard.

Shannon exited the car and called out to them. "You're not doing that right." he said shaking his head. "She's suppose to be in front of you for that to work!"

"Shut up! We decided to spare you the real fun." Issy fired back. Jeff turned his head to look at Issy who had her head on Jeff's shoulder. She could only see one side of his face but it was enough to see that he was surprised by her comment.

He set her down on the porch and everyone headed inside. They spent the evening joking and goofing off. Around 1:00 a.m. everyone was starting to wind down, everyone except Shannon. He was hyper by nature and wasn't about to calm down. He was like a toddler who refused to go down for bed.

"Alright, get out! I'm goin' to bed." Jeff stated while pointing at the door.

"I don't want to!" Shannon said stomping his foot jokingly. Matt got up and walked out the door and towards the car.

Issy got up and sauntered over to Shannon. "Shan, will you leave if I go with you?" she asked rather sultry. 'WHAT?' Jeff was practically screaming in his head.

Shannon grinned widely. "Let's go, sugar." He turned and made his way to the door with Issy in tow. She walked out the door onto the porch as Shannon was making his way down the steps. "BYE!" she yelled as she hopped back in the door and slammed it shut.

Jeff looked at her with his eyes wide in shock. 'Thank God!' He began to laugh after the shock wore off. "That's one way to get him to leave." They both laughed hearing Shannon yelling outside as he got in Matt's car.

Issy smiled as she plopped down on the couch. "Whatever works." she replied. "I draw the line there though. No way I'm I kissing Shannon to get him out of here." she said laughing.

"Good. Neither am I." They both laughed. Jeff sat down on the couch and Issy tried to lean her head on his shoulder but he was just out of reach. She moved closer and snuggled up against his side. He wrapped his arm around her and turned on the TV. It was more to distract himself from how close she was to him. Once again visions of Issy underneath him in his bed moaning in the pleasure that he was inflicting on her body flashed through his head. He took a ragged breath and let it out slowly.

Issy cast her gaze in his direction. "Hmm?'

"Nothin'. Nothin' at all babe." he replied trying to focus on the TV and failing miserably.

An hour or so later the two had switched positions on the couch. Isabelle was now laying next to Jeff with her arm draped acrossed his waist and her left leg on top of his right leg. She cuddled closer to him and laid her head on his chest. Jeff couldn't have been happier I that moment. He was absentmindedly playing with a few strands of her hair. Issy began to yawn, as did Jeff. Moments later they were both sound asleep.

Jeff woke up around 4:30 and looked down at her. She was sleeping peacefully against him, her breathing steady and slow. He couldn't help but smile at her. He kissed her forehead gently. 'I didn't think it was possible for her to be anymore beautiful. I was wrong.' Jeff wrapped his arm tighter around her waist and drifted back to sleep.