Neither Rain Nor Sleet by tiggerc128
Chapter 1 by tiggerc128

 

Neither Rain nor Sleet....

            It was a dark and stormy night and here I am trying to deliver a package to a house in the middle of the damn forest.  Why do people live so far out of the way? Fuck I should have skipped it and brought it tomorrow.

            BUT...a mailman always delivers.  The potholes on this road are ridiculous.  What the hell, they've never heard of asphalt?  Fuck, now I have to wash the truck. Again.

            When I get to my destination, it's a small cabin. I pull up the hood of my useless USPS poncho and trudge through the muck and mud to the front door.  I knock, loudly, before putting the package on the porch. As I turn to walk away, the door opens and I hear a voice say, "Leaving so soon, Alex?"

            I close my eyes and grit my teeth. Why? WHY?  I turn and say, "Sierra...what are you doing here?"

            She smiles and says, "Waiting for you to bring this. Come in."

            I lower my head and turn to walk away. She says, "Please, Alex. Can we talk?"

            Without facing her, I say, "We have nothing to say. You made it clear that I'm not good enough for you."

            I feel her hand on my back and turn to face her. She's standing here in a nighty that shows off all her God-given attributes and I just want to rip it off her and take her like I have a thousand times before. Then I look into her eyes. Why can't I just walk away? Why? Because my dick is begging me to stay.

            Drawing on my last ounce of willpower, I say, "Sierra, I can't keep doing this with you. You wanted to break up. You wanted to end it. It was your choice."

            She takes my hand and pulls me into the cabin. When the door is shut, she says, "AJ, hear me out. If you still want to leave, I won't stop you, but listen to me first, please?"

            I sigh, giving in, and say, "What? What could you POSSIBLY have to say to me that hasn't already been said?"

            She says, "I love you. I miss you. I need you."

            I say, "8 months ago, you didn't need me or love anything about me. Why the change of heart? I seem to remember you saying something about me being a three time loser..."

            She lowers her gaze from mine, but not before I see shame cover her face. She turns away from me and says, "I'm sorry, Alex. I never should have...this was a mistake. Forget it. Just forget you ever knew me!"

            She runs from the room into what I assume is the bedroom.  I can't figure it out. We had dated a year...things were going good. Then she up and dumps me. Now, 8 months later, she wants me back.

            I take off my muddy shoes and the dripping poncho, leaving them by the door, and follow her into the bedroom. If nothing else, maybe I can find out why. When I knock on the door, she yells, "Go away!"

            Turning the knob, I push the door open and say, "Not until we talk, Sierra."

            She's lying on the bed on her side. She's hugging a pillow and crying her eyes out. She whispers, "No, you're right. It's too late. I'm sorry, Alex. It wasn't your fault. I was so wrong, and now..." hiccup "its..." hiccup "too" hiccup "late!"

            I sit beside her and say, "Tell me why, Sierra?"

            She sits up and says, "I was stupid Alex. I thought what I wanted most was to get out of this town and become a movie star. But I knew you'd never leave. I couldn't ask you to. So I...I thought if I broke up with you, it would make leaving easier."

            I look away, not really sure what to say. Finally, I say, "And now?"

            I feel her move off the bed. I turn, letting my eyes roam over the body that's driven me crazy from the first day I laid eyes on her.  She keeps her back to me and says, "I was stupid. I went to Hollywood and was a big, flat flop. The only jobs I got offered were the ones that would keep me on my back."

            I feel my whole body react to that. I say, "You didn't."

            She turns and says, "Of course I didn't! My God Alex, don't you remember how hard it was for me to make that tape for you? Geesh!"

            I sigh and say, "I'm sorry. I just...What do you want me to say, Sierra?"

            She turns and says, "Tell me you'll give me another chance? Alex, please! I miss you.  I've missed everything about you. I just want to come home."

            I walk to the window and look out at the rain pelting the window panes.  I say, "Sierra, I don't know. I'm not the same person."

            I feel her touch my arm. She whispers, "Neither am I. Please Alex? Please say you still love me."

            I can't speak. Of course I still love her, but if I say it, it will make me a fool. Finally, I whisper, "I don't know if I can, Sierra."

            I feel her hand drop and she runs from the room, sobbing. Before I can blink, I hear the front door open and she runs out into the storm. I follow her, screaming, "Sierra, wait!"

            I look around and see a flash of white as she dashes into the forest. I follow quickly, trying to keep sight of her with the flashes of lightening. My heart ends up in my throat when I see her fall. Regardless of the twigs and pebbles digging into my feet, I make it to her side and drop to my knees, yelling, "Sierra!"

            She opens her eyes and I fall...head over heels in love with her all over again. Just as my lips meet hers, lightening strikes a tree close by.  I grab her and hold her tight, watching in horror as it starts to fall....



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