Chapter 80: The Daughter's Manumission, Part 14, Making Love

MICHAEL

It's early, still not light or even close to it. I had trouble sleeping. And after a restless doze of a couple of hours, I'm awake again, staring into the darkness. Although our impromptu bonfire party was a success and the evening ended amicably enough, my gut is still coiled tight.

I need to burst out somewhere.

Perhaps I should demolish another chicken shed?

Grow up, why don't you....

Charlotte is curled up in my arms, her spine pressed against my chest. It helps. But what I really want is to fuck-make-love-with-fuck-my-brains-out-with her.

Everything's alright when I can lose myself in you.

Will she want to?

Unsure of my reception, I don't quite dare rouse her, so I lie there, wishing for her to wake, wanting her to tell me that everything's okay between us.

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CHARLOTTE