" She saw that the damage had already been done.He looked at her, grinning and licking his meaty lips."I bet those boys raped the shit out of you," he...said."Oh God... No!" "I kind of thought that they brought you down here. I know horny teenagers when I see them. Did you like it?" "P-Please," Erica said. "Just let me out. I'll walk the rest of the way."I asked you a question!" "No," Erica said. "I didn't like it." "Shit," he said. "You're a lying bitch. I can see it in your eyes." He elbowed. Even after her dates she’d slip into my bed and moan as I pounded in the cum he’d put there earlier. We also talked as we worked together and I learned that she didn’t love him; he was just fun to do things with, like I was.We still peed on each other but made sure it was easier to clean up than that first time. Swimming in the creek was a good place as was getting in the bathtub when everybody else was gone. Fucking wasn’t so messy so we just used every opportunity that came along.The month. She also says thanks.”“It’s our pleasure. By the way, I’ve been driving the Mustang to keep it limber for you. I took it in and had it winterized — radiator’s good to forty below.”“We’ll need that where it’s going,” Carter remarked.“I also had them put in a heavy-duty battery. Consider it part of your Christmas gifts.”“Thanks, Dad. Is Mom around? Can she pick up on another line?”“Hold on.”He heard the click of a landline phone connecting. “Hello, Carter.”“Hi Mom ... Dad ... I ... I have. I hadn’t known Id ever have such strong feelings for her. I hadn’t known shed actually give a shit. Looking at the rain drops on the window now I realized that I had laughed and smiled a lot with Vicki. Photos of her and I at carnivals and camp-outs flashed through my mind and I thought about the special little way she always rolled her eyes whenever Id do or say something spiked with innuendo. Looking out the car window I thought of her dark eyes and the sound of her laughter, things about her.