Her athletic body twisted into a somersault and she entered the water without a splash to disturb the surface. She believed herself to be alone in the...public pool since it was rather late in the evening and since it was January, also a little cold to be using the unheated outdoor pool. But, here no one ever bothered her and even the lifeguard retreated inside to a warm coffee once she realized how proficient a swimmer she was. So, imagine her surprise when she stood up, water streaming from. Most of the time, sex had been a chore where she felt like she was doing him a favor to thank him for paying the rent.The last time she’d seen him, it had genuinely been awful. He’d been upset with her. She’d been trying to win him back when she really didn’t understand why he was mad. Each act had been tinged with aggression and tension. That had felt like the longest week of her life.But that had been eight months ago, the week before Thanksgiving. A winter, a spring, and a lifetime had. Across the room, there was a small kitchen area with a stove, sink, and small fridge. I sat on my cousin's bed and turned his TV on to the show I was watching upstairs.Latrell locked his door and knelt down in front of me speaking in a low voice, "I have a secret to show you, but you can't tell anybody." Something felt off about the whole thing. My heart jumped. "You have to promise." I nodded. He said he was going to show me how grown ups kiss. I had to promise to be a big girl for him to show. The smell hit him a moment after he heard a ripping sound and about the same time he noticed the sudden slickness under his foot."Shit!" he grunted as he looked down at the stinky mess under his foot. Manure had squirted more than foot across the porch, propelled by his weight. More of the nastiness oozed out around his sandal.They'd been struck again. Jack was sure this prank was the work of the same cowardly punks that had plagued the Williams home for months. He felt the rising anger as he.