Chapter 18: Patience, Temperance, & Prudence
There was about ten minutes left of practice when she entered the pool. There were many people at the practice to Browen's surprise. Girls usually cling around to watch their boyfriends or crushes. Others just hang and waited for their friends to be done. She spotted Alexandra, Elliot, and Teresa still in their uniforms. Clingy girlfriends. "I figure you guys would be here," she said. "Well, we are nice unlike someone I know," Alexandra hinted. 'Hey! I made lasagna for dinner thank you very much. Don't eat it if I'm so mean then." She sat next to them.
The boys were all in their lanes hanging onto the edge of the pool in the water. They were talking and Caleb pointed to Browen, "Hey, Browen is here." "Oooh, Reid are you blushing?" Pogue teased. "You will be after I beat you," Reid scolded. "All right ladies, enough gossip. Last run for the night. We got Abbott, Simms, Garwin, Parry, Danvers, and Jacobson. Better paddle hard or tomorrow will be double session. On your mark, get set..." the coach whistled for the go.
They were all by each other for three quarters of the race. Then, they all began to push harder. Reid noticed Browen watching. Was he trying to impress her? So, he did all he could and paid off because he won. Reid Garwin was never a sore winner, yeah right. After he talked smack to the losers, the coach dismissed the team. The crowd went out into the hallway. Some went home and others waited. Because the Sons of Ipswich are hot stuff, they all pranced into the hallway with their towel-clad bodies. Elliot, Teresa, and Alexandra said their goodbyes and left. Their other halves went back into the locker room.
Reid eyed Browen up and down. "I see you took my request seriously." "Not really. You should know I dress like this on my own accord." "That you do. As much as you love to stare at this sexy sight, I must change before I get cold. Unless you want to help me? Just wait back at the pool, okay?" "Don't be shocked if I'm not there." She turned and head to the pool.
The locker room was steamy (from those good looking boys? Ha ha). The three boys went back home or to their dorms. Reid dressed in his usual wear. He took his gym bad and went to the pool. "About time." "Patience is a virtue, sweets." He walked up to her and sat on the bleachers next to her. "So is temperance," with that he showed his hand. "So is prudence, but you're not a walking example are you?" "No, I'm not," he shortened the distance between them. Reid was a sort to the point kind of guy. He barely touched her lips to encourage her participation.
She submitted and held the back of his neck. He smiled through the kiss and grabbed her waist. She stuck her tongue into his mouth and wiggled slowly. He followed and reciprocated. He grabbed her bottom lip with his teeth and held it. She smiled and, "Cahn ah hawf id bach (Can I have it back)?" He shook his head "no." "Meigh ah hawf id bach (May I have it back)?" He let go slowly. She then started to lean away from Reid and started to slide herself across the bleacher.
"Where do think you're going, sweets?" He looked like a tiger stalking ready to strike. "Just over here." "You may want to rethink the chase, sweets. If I have to run after you, it's ending in the pool. And being you took a lot of time getting hot for me, I wouldn't want that effort to go in vain." She stopped dead in her tracks. She did not want to go into the pool. He moved over and continued to force her laying flat on the bleacher. "Much better," he was trying to lean and down and kiss her but they both lost balance on the bleacher. Browen started to belt a laugh, "So smooth, Bond." He laughed too. "Let's go somewhere else." "Where?" "Your bed or mine? Just kidding. But Tyler isn't in our room." Browen raised her eyebrow to indicate Reid was doing something tricky.
"No, I didn't ask him to leave. He just let me know after practice." He stood up and grabbed his bag. "You coming?" he asked. "Yeah, yeah," she whined. On the way to the dorm, they were verbally wounding each other and shoving each other into walls. He opened the door. They went inside. "Looks like Hyde meets Jekyll," she observed. One side of the room completely clean and organized. The other side was a laundry explosion and wrestling match. "Which side do you think is mine?" Reid questioned. Browen went into deep thought. It would be obvious to pick the messy side. Too obvious? Can Garwin be a neat freak? Maybe after a slut, he would sterilize the room? She kept ping-ponging her answer.
She went to the messy side. "This one." "Nope. Mr. Garwin is Mr. Clean." "Truly shocked. I always pinned Tyler for the clean type." "You just assumed like most things about me." "And you, me." "Let's fix that." He pulled Browen into his arms. She locked her wrists behind Reid's head. "I think you just want to make out," she sing-songed. "That too." She leaned in and nuzzled his chin with her nose. Reid push the stray hair from her face. She inched her hand on top of his. She turned her face into his hand and kissed it. Then, she turned her loving eyes to his.
Reid's straight thinking was lost in her eyes. He took a deep breath and with his other hand held her face and brushed his lips and introduced his tongue to hers. The kiss was getting heavier and more sensual. Browen was starting to blush and started to make soft moans near his lips. Her sounds were arousing Reid. It only made him continue. He led their bodies towards his bed. Reid leaned down and had her follow on top of him. She obliged and leaned on top of him. She stopped and looked at him with an expression of wonder.
Her lazy smile captured his attention. "It's getting late you know," she said out of breath. "So?" "Tomorrow is Tuesday, we have school." "That's tomorrow, not right now." He caressed her neck. "Garwin, this is getting intense." "I'll stop when you want to. Just don't go now." His honest eyes conveyed his need to have her there, now. Her big grin signaled Reid to kiss her. His hands grazed her lower back under her shirt. He moved his kisses down her neck to where her shoulder began. He softy then aggressively inhaled her flesh and gnaw until he heard the best sound of his life. "Reid!" she gasped and tugged his hair.