Chapter Fifty-Eight

Molly gave her sister a second day to wallow before she'd start getting on her case about getting another job. She put up with it by doing the cleaning, washing up and laundry before heading out to Walmart to do the grocery shopping. She took Jennifer's truck with the promise to be careful. What she actually did, was take the truck off the drive so her sister would hear her leave and Jake got in just around the corner to do the actual driving so the truck would survive and they could spend time together without making Jennifer suspicious or having to lie about it. 

As luck would have it, Molly didn't have any shifts scheduled in for today and she was going to make the most of it. 

They drove over to the cabin first before considering actually going to Walmart. They sat down in the shade of the cabin's doorstep, as they tried to come up with ways of finding Jennifer another job and how to see each other in the meantime. If they thought it had been hard when she'd still been working, it was really hard now. "How are we ever gonna do this?" Molly asked after they'd only come up with a handful of opportunities over a three-week period. 

He put his arm around her shoulders and pulled her closer. "We'll find a way," was all Jake said softly, still needing that belief to hold on to. He pressed a kiss to her hair when she leaned in against him. 

She returned the kiss to his neck as she wrapped her arm around his waist. He pulled her as close as he possibly could, wishing he could solve all of this for her; finding the job for Jennifer, changing her sister's mind about Blake and therefore him, and getting to see each other as often as possible while life demanded more and more of their time. He sighed at that thought as he kissed her forehead this time. Again, she returned the kiss to his neck, but lingered for a moment as she breathed him in. Softly, hesitantly, she kissed his neck again. And again. And again. She wasn't sure how this location fit into his idea of keeping their relationship cliché free, but she was struggling to care as she wanted to make the most of them being alone and kissed him again. Her free hand went through his hair as she moved in closer, kissing his neck again before moving up to find his lips. He kissed her back a little hesitantly at first but soon lost himself in the moment. Her kisses became harder and deeper as he did, pulling her closer until she moved up and onto his lap. If he was surprised at her taking the lead, he didn't show it as his hands enjoyed the shape of her body. 

"Molls…" he tried to say something but she cut him off by kissing him again. It was then as if he thought, 'what the hell' and just went with it, kissing her back harder. He remembered that there was an old cot in the corner of the room, which luckily wasn't too dusty or dirty because he came here often enough. When she started undoing the buttons on his shirt, he got up still holding her and brought her over to the bed. She let out a giggle as he laid her down, pulling him down with her. He let her for a moment before he pulled back to undo her jeans and pull them down impatiently. As soon as he got them off of her, she sat up and undid his belt and jeans, her hand greedily cupping his penis, which hardened at her touch. Jake felt a little guilty, but because of her sister waiting for her and them being where they were, he only went through the bare minimum of foreplay as his fingers worked to get her wet. Molly was about to complain when he pulled back, but it was only to yank his boxers down and put a condom on. She hungrily kissed him as he leaned back in, his head teasing her before he pushed in, making her moan. Knowing she would still need some help to orgasm, he pulled himself up so he had easy access to finger her while he moved in and out. A moan escaped her as the combination started getting her close to orgasm. Because her hands couldn't reach him, one started massaging her breast, seeing instantly how much that turned him on, his eyes devouring her almost as much as his body. As soon as her body tingled in pleasure and her body heaved, he leaned back down to kiss her hard as he slammed into her, her muscles milking him. Without warning, she came again, moaning into his mouth as he came with her. Their breathing and chests heaved together as he slowed their orgasms down. "Yer such a minx," Jake told her with a chuckle as he kissed her again. This was not what he'd brought her here for or what he'd been expecting from today. 

"I don't hear ye complainin' much," Molly responded teasingly. 

Jake stopped the truck around the corner of the house and looked at his girlfriend. She'd managed to be fairly upbeat as they made their way through Walmart, but the sex afterglow was starting to wear off and she was clearly thinking about what to do about her sister waiting at home. It wasn't fair that she should have to be worried like this, all the time. He wished he could take some of it away from her, as he reached out to go through her hair. She smiled in response to his touch, momentarily forgetting whatever it was that had been making her frown at that point. 

"Molls, I…" Jake started before he caught himself. For one second he'd been about to say he loved her. But, even though he was getting there, it was too soon in their relationship to go there. What if, despite almost certainly knowing he did, it was just the secrecy and sneaking around that was inducing these feelings? He didn't want them to get to the stage where they could be open about their relationship and then realize that actually his feelings hadn't been that strong. "I can't wait to see ye again," he changed what he'd been about to say, seeing something change in her eyes, as if she'd realized what had gone on in his mind. 

"Uh huh, me too," Molly agreed, wondering why he'd changed what he'd been about to say, even if she couldn't be sure what that had been. "Tomorrow after I finish work, in town, right?" she asked to check now. Jake simply nodded, hoping he hadn't upset her. "Thanks for helpin' me with the shoppin'," she continued, getting ready to switch seats. 

"Of course," he shrugged. It wasn't his favorite activity in the world, but he didn't mind doing it, unlike his pa. "D'ye need help unloadin'?" he asked, not wanting to just leave her stranded. 

"Nah, I'll be alright," she shook her head. 

"Okay." Jake sat silent for a second. "Good luck with gettin' Jennifer to start the job search tomorrow," he said now, feeling a little awkward, knowing this was his doing. Maybe he should've just said it. 

"Thanks," she said with an eye roll. "See ya tomorrow," she said as she got out to walk round to the driver's side. 

He quickly did the same and met her halfway. "Miss ye already," he said with a small smile as he pulled her into his arms to give her a hug. She leaned into the hug, confirming his suspicions that she knew what he'd been about to say. He pressed a kiss to her hair, wishing he could take the moment back. 

"Me too," Molly said softly, pulling back to give him a quick kiss and wanting to step around him to get in the truck again. He stopped her before she got too far and pulled her back for a proper kiss. Maybe he couldn't put his feelings into words yet, but that didn't mean he wanted to leave her in any doubt of his feelings. His actions would just have to do the talking for him. "Okay… I need to go now," she said a little breathless, her eyes still closed. 

"Okay. 'Bye," Jake bit back a chuckle and let her go, stepping out of the way of the truck. 

Molly managed to shrug off what had happened as they said goodbye, in order to focus on her sister and keeping their household running. She put all the shopping away and made dinner, including some extras for in the freezer. Might as well stock up and make sure they had backups while she could. 

She then made sure her sister was set up in the living room. "Jen, enough wallowing now," Molly said once they were both comfortable. 

Jennifer looked up at her, as if still in a daze, trying to figure out what words her sister had just used. "I'm not wallowing," she responded now, not even bothering to sit up and put more effort into her words. 

"Yes Jen, ye are. Ye've not done nothin' for 2 days, 'n ye've barely said a word. Now, I know it sucks to be out of a job again, but if it really wasn't what ye wanted to do, then ye need to figure out what it is ye want 'n go for it. And it might take another temporary job to tie ye over. But it's all experience 'n can only help," Molly launched into her lecture now. Enough was enough. 

Her older sister looked at her a little taken aback. Whatever she'd been expecting, this had clearly not been it. "When did you get to be so grown up?" Jennifer asked, a little surprised but impressed as well. She never thought she'd see the day. Maybe she'd not given her sister enough credit over the years and trusted her to be an adult. 

"I dunno. But ye know I'm right. Tomorrow ye start yer job search, agreed? And we'll both need to do stuff around the house," the younger girl put forward the deal. If she was going to be working more hours as it got busier at the café, she couldn't keep doing everything around the house, not on top of keeping her relationship with Jake a secret. 

"Agreed," Jennifer said, a little reluctantly. She quite liked having her sister take a bit more responsibility around the house. But she accepted that, had she still been the only one with a job, that she would've proposed a similar sort of deal. It wouldn't be fair to expect the person with a job to also be the person to do most around the house. "I'll start tomorrow."