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Gaz approached her. “So Are you ready to go?”
She looked up. “I don’t know Gaz..I..”
“Come on babe we can get to know one another.”
“Fine.”
He smiled holding his hand out, she too it and he pulled, her up. She quickly pulled it away.
“What’s wrong Autumn? It’s what couples do.”
“I can’t.”
“Con right?”
“He doesn’t know, none of them do.”
“Sure, let’s go.”
They walked away from the lake heading for the cemetery.
He opened the gates taking her hand in his he could tell her reservations and unease after what had happened Halloween.’it’s cool autumn I’m here there’s nothing in there, but the dead and they ain’t gonna pop up anytime soon. Come on.’ He led her into the cemetery closing gate behind the, leading her over to the office he opened the door leading her in. He closed the door behind them dropping her hand out of his.
“Sit down babe.”
She feel onto the sofa he placed the helmets down making them both a coffee. “You didn’t have to get all dressed up for me.”
“I didn’t. I always go out like this.”
“I remember the first time that we met.” He said, sitting down.
“Me too.”
He moved closer. Slipping his arm over the back of the sofa. “I hope that this doemst bring too many band vibes.”
“No. I just didn’t expect to come back here.”
“I liked you then.”
She looked at him.
“I remember seeing you at the track you scared the s**t out of all of us. I ain’t never seen an accident like that before.”
“Guess you have now.”
“What happened Halloween?”
“I blocked it all out. I can’t remember anything.”
“I’m glad Jae brought you into the cemetery that night. I’m glad I got a proper chance to meet you. I’m glad you gave me a chance I never thought that you would.”
She smiled nervously.
He glided his hand down her face, curling her hair in his fingers making her more nervous. “I hope that we can spend more time together.”
“Don’t you work every night?”
“Not all of them no. I’m down the Go Carting track till three every day unless it’s the hols then I’m there till six. I only do three nights here. We can spend more time together.” He edged closer. “We could get to know each other better.”
She sat nervously as his lips touched hers kissing her. “Just relax okay, we’re on our own.”
“Apart from the dead.”
He laughed. “Who they gonna tell?”
She looked at him.
He pressed his lips back on hers kissing her passionately his tongue slipping in. He placed his hand on her leg, nerving her kissing her us hungrily. He moved away passing her her coffee. “Here babe.”
“Thanks.” She said, taking it off him.
He smiled. “So how’s school been?”
“Long.”
“So have you got a lot of coursework to do?”
“A bit.”
“I remember when I was there, they knew how to pile it on to you and you had to get it done or you’d be in s**t and not just by your tutor for that subject but by the head too. That sour faced b***h she sure knew how to get in your face about anything. And she did, if it wasn’t your uniform, your hair or the shoes that you wore it would be piercings.”
“So nothings’s changed?
“I guess not, Jae said she’s a right b***h no one takes any notice of her.”
“I noticed.”
“So how do you like it there?”
“Okay, I guess.”
“So it still has all the I’m it your s**t people in it.”
“Yeah.”
“Guess things never change.”
“I guess they don’t.”
“So which school did you attend before you ended up at that dump.”
“One in the city.”
“Bet it was better than that one.”
“I guess.”
“So why did you leave.”
“Mom got promoted so we moved down here.”
“Sweet. I’m glad you did.’ He edged forward. ‘We can make a go of this Autumn.’”
She swallowed the mugs went down onto the coffee table.
He pressed his lips on hers kissing her passionately almost swallowing her almost suffocating her as he kissed her harder and harder. His tongue slipping in she felt breathless as he continued. His hand on her waist as he continued.
He moved away. “I’ll meet you tomorrow night okay after Con has gone I don’t start till nine tomorrow so we’ll spend some time alone before I do okay.”
“Okay.”
“I should’ve chose to ignore Connor at the bonfire he can be such a dick.”
“He’s my friend and he was looking out for me.”
“I know. He just has to realise that you’re your own person and it’s not his choice to make on who you decide to see or not, it’s yours.”
“I know.”
“Come on. I best be getting you back, it’s getting late.”
He took her hand pulling her to her feet, switching the cameras on taking her hand leading her out of the office through the cemetery closing and locking the gates behind them..
He walked her to the bridge by the lake. “I’ll se you tomorrow okay here.”
“Okay.”
He pressed his lisp on hers kissing her hungrily. He moved away.
“I have to go Gaz.”
“Sure I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Night Gaz.”
“Night Autumn.”
She walked away he stood watching her till she opened the front door stepping in closing it behind her. He turned walking away.
17th November
Autumn met Stenton at the café he’d asked her early this morning if it was okay she
agreed and they’d met outside and gone in ordering coffee sitting down getting their work out.
"You okay with this red homework then the course work."
"Yeah."
"So did you get your work done."
"Yeah I was up late Monday finishing it."
"And you other course work."
"It’s almost done."
"Well at least we have time to do this course work. We don’t have to hand it in for two weeks."
"Well we best get started then."
"I guess we should."
They went through their homework and took a look through their course work. Stenton’s dad pulled up. ‘Oh s**t my dad’s here.’
"Is it that time already."
"Unfortunately."
"Well I best be going."
"Come on, I’ll introduce you to him."
"You don’t have to."
"He knows all about you, Red, come on."
"But.."
"Five minutes."
"Okay then. But after that I really have to go I’m meeting Con."
"Sure"
"They put their books away he grabbed her hand pulling her out of the café to his dad’s jag. Dropping her hand. ‘Dad I’d like you to meet Autumn."
He looked at her and she could tell he was a cop. "It’s finally nice to meet you Autumn. I can finally put a face to a name." He said, holding his hand out.
She looked unsure Stenton smiled.
She put her hand out he shuck it. The hands dropping.
"Jonah speaks highly of you. I’m just glad he’s knuckling down this year unlike any other year.’"
"He’s a pleasure to work with he tires hard."
"And his grades have improved that I have you to thank for."
"It’s my pleasure."
"Would you like a lift anywhere?"
"No Im fine thanks for asking.’
"It’s no problem. I have to pick up Jonah’s mom from work before we visit his grandmother."
"Okay thanks."
"So where would you like to be dropped off?"
"By the lake."
"Is that where you live?"
"Yeah..
"It’s nice around there, hop in."
They all got in the car and he pulled away. He dropped autumn off outside of her house he insisted upon it and she thanked him for the lift and her and Stenton said there goodbyes. She dropped her bag off at home.
- Writer
