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  Rob smacked the back of Glenn’s head, and was satisfied with the yelp. “Don’t be an asshole. Go up there and apologize.”

  “I was just kidding,”Glenn scowled.

  Bryon grabbed the front of his shirt, pulling him into his face. “Get up there and say you’re sorry or you’ll be eating dirt!”Bryon growled.

  Glenn gulped, nodding. “Okay, okay.”He grabbed a slice of pizza and a coke, and then ran upstairs. He tapped on the door frame, feeling guilty as the girl sat huddled in the corner next to her bed, crying.

  “Peace offering? I’m sorry I was a jerk. I didn’t mean to embarrass you, Cass,”Glenn said, sitting next to her and setting the pizza on her leg. She didn’t answer, just continued to cry into her hands. Glenn leaned back against the side of the bed, sighing.

  “I forget sometimes how miserable it feels to be teased. My brothers used to harass me all the time. Do you know what my game name is?”

  Cassie shook her head, not looking at him.

  Glenn grimaced. “Big Bill, Rob the Rough, Bryon the Brawny, and Glen the Giggler.”

  “No way.”Cassie looked up in disbelief, her eyes red from crying. Glenn shook his head, wiping a tear off her cheek with his hand.

  “Nope. Every time I scored, I started to giggle uncontrollably. They never let me live it down. That was one reason I stopped playing. The other was I couldn’t live in the shadow of the famous Johnson boys. I didn’t have what it took to be recruited.”

  “But both Rob and Bry turned it down.”

  “They still got through college on athletic scholarships. That’s why Pop gets on my case about the cost of school. Eat.”He held the pizza to her lips. She slowly took a bite. “Good girl. Forgive me, please? I promise not to tease you again.”

  “You better not. It really hurts. The teasing, I mean.”

  “I’m sure that’s not the only thing.”He tried to look sympathetic, and then started giggling.

  Cassie rolled her eyes. “Go Away.”

  “Not without you. I need you to protect me from Bry. He’s getting all parental about you,”Glenn said, standing and holding out his hand. Sighing, Cassie let him pull her to her feet. He hugged her tightly, feeling her slowly and hesitantly return it. “We good?”he asked.

  She nodded and slowly followed him downstairs where she was greeted with kisses and cuddling and more laps to perch upon than she knew what to do with.

  Chapter Three

  Two weeks later, Rob announced that he had to go out of town for work on the same weekend that Bryon would be gone to play up at Penn State with his team. He glared at his youngest brother, who had his feet up on the couch, munching on chips.

  “You better be listening to me, Glenn. No parties.”

  “I got studying to do anyway, so don’t worry.”

  “Take care of Cass and make sure she eats well. That does not mean McDs every night.”

  “Yeah, yeah...”

  “And see if she has homework this weekend and that she does it if she has it,”Bryon added firmly.

  Glenn rolled his eyes. “I got it. I’ll call if there are any problems.”

  “She’s still grounded. Do notlet her out of your sight for a minute. I’m dead serious,”Rob added.

  “We’re trusting you. Don’t screw it up,”Bryon warned. Glenn waved him off.

  The two were gone by the time Cassie returned home from class. She dumped her backpack on the coffee table and plopped next to Glenn, grabbing his chips.

  “Whatcha planning on doing this weekend, G?”

  “I gotta hit the library to make copies of some diagrams for my phys class and then stay home babysitting. Although…I was thinking about taking your friend Judy on a date," he teased.

  “Fuck you, asshole. She’d castrate you. But I don’t need a babysitter. Go out and do whatever you want.”

  “You’re still supposed to be grounded, remember?”he asked, a twinkle in his eyes.

  “But if you’re not home, how will you know when I’m out?”

  “The Boss Man ordered me to not let you out of my sight.”

  “Bossy Jerk, you mean. Does he expect you to follow me into the bathroom and sleep in my doorway?”

  “Good point. Of course, you would be here when I got back because you would know when I was expected home, right?”

  “I suppose I would be. And, out of courtesy, you would never leave and not tell me when you’d be back,”she giggled. “But what if Rob calls here?”

  “We can’t hear the phone when the TV is blasting. He knows how loud I play it,”Glenn giggled back.

  Cassie grinned as Glenn left several hours later, telling her with a stern-but-false look to behave herself. After a few minutes, she called Gina and quickly made her way down the street.

  Bored, the two girls roamed the quiet neighborhood.

  “Too bad we can’t go to play mini-golf. That’s always fun and I like to watch the boys in the batting cages flexing their muscles as they try to show off,”Gina said, sitting on the curb.

  Cassie elbowed her. “Who says we can’t? Bill’s car is here. We’ll take that.”

  “But you aren’t supposed to be driving,”Gina commented, although she followed readily.

  Cassie shrugged. “So? Glenn won’t care. He’s the one who hinted for me to break my restriction. See? Spare keys!”

  Giggling, the two girls took off to Happy Harry’s Mini Golf which was about ten miles from home. Cassie had‘appropriated’some money that Bill had left for them for an emergency and the two girls proceeded to have the time of their lives as they tried to outdo one another with cheating in mini-golf. They met a couple of sailors on home for leave, and the four drove in Bill’s car to a local park where one of the guys produced a six pack of Bud light and a bottle of Mad Dog 20/20.

  “This is nasty!”Gina grimaced, tasting it.

  Cassie coughed after taking a swig. “Ditto that. Gag. It tastes like grape sewer water.”

  “Pussies,”one the young men laughed, holding the bottle to his lips and taking a big swig.

  Gina pulled out her stash, shaking her head as she lit the joint and then handed it to Cassie. Cassie hesitated, and then took a hit. Mmmm, good stuff. Gina knew how to find the best sweet Cush in the county...

  By 1 AM, the alcohol was gone and all four were well-stoned. They didn’t notice the police car pull up to the parking lot, or the two officers that stood over them. One cleared his throat.

  “So, what do we have here? Oh, no, you’re not going anywhere, mister!”the cop said, blocking the escape of one of the sailors. The young man laughed, sprawling happily to the ground.

  “Who’s car is that in the lot?”the officer asked as the other called in the plates.

  “M-mine.”Cassie whispered, suddenly feeling very sober.

  “Driver’s license, please. I’m seriously hoping you weren’t planning to drive under the influence, young woman,”the cop scolded, eyeing her pretty face sternly.

  “I, um, seem to have left it in my other jeans,”Cassie said, pretending to search for the wallet she apparently (and conveniently) left at home.

  The officer shook his head. “I think we all need to take a little trip to the station. Into the squad car, all of you.”

  “But, my car!”

  “We’ll have it towed to the yard.”

  “No! I mean, can’t you just take it to my house? Please? My roommate will need it in the morning for school!”Cassie lied, hoping that Glenn wouldn’t tell Rob or Bryon about Bill’s missing car.

  “Don’t make such a fuss. What’s your name and where do you live?”the officer asked, considering her request. It was a small town and her statement did not surprise him. Cassie gave him her information and his eyes widened.

  “Big Billy Johnson? The Dolphin’s quarterback? He’s your father?”

  “No, more like a landlord. He took me in after my mom died.. Please...”

  “My brother played with BJ when he was in college. The guy was a bull
dozer. How’s he doing? I see him on TV all the time.”

  “He’s in Japan. Please? Can’t we just take the car home?”Cassie repeated.

  The officer shook his head. “Sorry, dear. The most I can do is to have the car towed to the station so your friend can drive it home when he comes and gets you. It will have to be enough. In you go. Watch your head, please.”

  Gina looked at her friend worriedly as they sat in the cell. “Dad is going to ground me for life for this.”

  “I don’t even want to think what Rob’s gonna do when he finds out. Your dad’s gonna have to drive Glenn to pick up his car, too. We won’t be able to hide anything. Damn and double damn.”

  “Those assholes don’t even care. How come we’re so stupid?”Gina asked, glaring at the laughing sailors.

  “I dunno. God, I am so dead!”Cassie groaned. “I just wanna go to sleep.”

  The two girls waited silently for the tell-tale sound of their doom. Gina bit her lip, hearing her father’s voice booming in the other room. She grabbed Cassie’s hand. “He is royally pissed. I guess we won’t see much of the great outdoors for the next few months,”Gina whispered, standing as her red-faced father appeared at the bars.

  “Gina Louise Todd, I am so going to blister your ass for this! What the hell were you thinking? No, don’t answer me; I don’t even want to hear your excuses!”Mr. Todd bellowed, making everyone in hearing range wince. Gina shrunk on the bench, suddenly changing her mind about leaving the safety of the little cell.

  “Cassandra, I’m sorry, but you girls won’t be seeing each other outside of classes for a while. You—get out!”He pointed to Gina. She yelped loudly as his hand landed squarely on her backside. She stared at him incredulously. He merely pointed to the doorway and she scrambled to obey.

  Cassie leaned against the wall, waiting her turn. Glenn walked in slowly, his eyes locking onto her as he approached the bars. “I can’t believe this,”he said, shaking his head. “I leave you alone for a couple of hours and thishappens? You realize that I’m never going to hear the end of it with the bros. Damn it, Cass!”

  “Can’t you just get me out of here and then we’ll figure out something?”

  “Yeah, I’m waiting for the card to clear. We won’t be able to hide it. Your bail was 3 grand and you’ll have a court date in four weeks.”

  “But the cop said he wasn’t going to press charges on me!”Cassie panicked.

  Glenn chuckled, moving aside for the jailer. ”You have to testify against those fools you were with and then the charges will be dropped. You’re under the drinking age so they are being busted. The officer said nothing about charges for smoking weed. That’s the deal. Shit, Cass, Rob’s gonna kill both of us, then Bry is going to make us into pudding…”Glenn sighed, hugging her tightly. Cassie remained silent as they went outside and got into Bill’s car. The drive back to the house seemed to last forever.

  “Glenn? I’m really sorry.”Cassie grabbed his hand.

  “Yeah, me too. I can’t think of how we’re gonna get out of it.”

  “You could, well, punish me,”Cassie said quietly.

  Glenn frowned.

  She continued,“I mean, if you took care of it, it would show Rob you’re responsible and didn’t need his intervention. Maybe it would get him off both our backs.”

  “I’m not comfortable with spanking you, kid. No.”Glenn’s brow was drawn down.

  “You don’t have to, just say you did,”Cassie suggested, fingers crossed.

  Glenn considered her suggestion, but then shook his head. “You deserve something for this stunt. Sorry, but Rob needs to handle this. I just need to figure out how to tell him. In the meantime, stay in your room and keep low. I’m going to bed. It’s late and I’m pooped,”Glenn sighed, kissing her forehead and going down to his room.

  Cassie sat on her bed, guilt filling her to the point she wanted to puke. She eyed the phone. Despairingly, she dialed the number, her hand shaking unsteadily as the phone rang.

  “Robby? I’m sorry I woke you…”

  “Cass? Are you okay?”Rob asked, sitting up suddenly in bed, fully alert. He glanced at the clock. It was 4:45 in the morning. Cassie started crying.

  “I screwed up really bad. I’m so sorry. I don’t know what to do. I’m scared.”

  “Shhh, breathe. That’s a girl…Calm down. Tell me what happened? Are you hurt? Is Glenn alright?”His heart pounded with fear.

  “We’re fine. You’re going to kill me. It’s not Glenn’s fault, I tricked him,”she whispered.

  Rob took a deep breath as she unfolded the events to him. “We’ll deal with this when I get home, Cassandra. I’m very upset with you right now. You deserve a mighty switching for this. Especially since this is your second pot offense. I don’t know what to do with you!”he said, trying to stay calm as he flexed his fists.

  Cassie swallowed hard. “I know. I’m really sorry. I thought that if I told you right away…”

  “I’d be more lenient? No, but I do appreciate your honesty. I will take that into consideration. I’m just glad you’re alright. You could have been seriously hurt, even raped. Especially under the influence. Cass, you’re smarter than this. I’m so disappointed in you. I thought we were moving beyond your defiance issues.” He sounded sad.

  Another sob caught in Cassie’s throat as she profusely apologized over and over. Rob listened carefully. So, the little brat was finally learning to accept responsibility for her actions. But then, she was a very convincing little actress and a consummate liar. He knew better than to let his guard down with her.

  “Sweetheart, please calm down. You’re going to make yourself sick. I want you to go take a hot shower, drink a lot of water and then get to bed. We’ll talk more in the morning. I’ll call you first thing.”His voice was soothing and gentle. He surprised himself with his own acting abilities; he wanted, more than anything, to give her a piece of his mind as well as a good, solid dose of his belt across her little backside. If she had ever deserved a good bun warming, it was now, and by God she was going to get one!

  “Promise you’ll call?”the girl asked in a tiny voice. Rob tried not to sound as surprised as he felt. She actually wanted to talk with him! Maybe he wasmaking progress, although with the little manipulator he couldn’t decide exactly how much.

  “I promise. Now mind me. I love you, baby girl.”

  “I love you too, Robby. I miss you.”

  Rob stared at the phone in his hand and shifted uncomfortably. Somewhere during the brief conversation, he had started to feel his manhood swell. He tried to return to sleep, but images haunted him: her soft honey blonde hair sifting silkily through his fingers, her sweet pink mouth touching his, the taste of her sweet lips, and her small creamy white bottom as it lay bare across his thighs, trembling before he soundly spanked it to a crimson red.

  Groaning, he got up, and started pacing the room. What was he going to do with her? How could he control her impulses if he couldn’t get his own in check? The thought of plunging his long, thick rod into her virgin pussy refused to depart from his mind; that thought mixed with thoughts about all of the wonderful things he could do with her beautiful little ass…He loved her ass. It was made to be spanked thoroughly and then made love to. His mind drifted to the image of his cock sliding deep into that tight, forbidden place and the sounds of her moans as he spilled his seed into her bowels. Desperate for the willpower to rein in his own lust, Rob quickly changed into his bathing suit and went down to swim laps in the cold hotel pool.

  Cassie followed Rob’s instructions and climbed into bed, wishing he wasn’t so far away. None of it made sense to her. This was the man who got his rocks off by making her life at home a living hell with his constant need to control and command! She stared at the ceiling, wondering what had possessed her to call him, anyway. Comfort? Reassurance?

  No, she needed to hear him take charge and set her feet on solid ground; to hold her without letting go and assure her he would make everything al
right once again. Rob, although unyielding, was at least consistent. He could fix anything, and Cassie reluctantly realized she relied upon his strength to keep her from falling apart at the seams.

  She thought of the events from the time just after her mother had died. While the others whispered quietly around her, Rob grabbed her firmly by the hand and walked her to the coffin, standing next to her while they said goodbye. He never left her side at the gravesite, either. She had pretended to be angry with him for those actions, calling him heartless and insensitive, but the truth was that she hadn’t had the courage to say goodbye alone. He had given her courage and been a solid fortress of strength and protection; she knew he would never break if she needed to lean against him again.

  On the other hand, he was also unbending and often frightened her terribly. While she longed for his presence, she knew he had a hidden darkness that both compelled and repelled her. She had a begrudging respect for the irritating man. He never avoided her tantrums or pretended that things were okay when they obviously were not. Until very recently, he was also the only one in the family who would call her on the carpet and honestly express his sentiments about her attitude. He would say what needed to be said, whether she wanted to hear it or not. Most times, she did not.

  Cassie sighed. She dreaded Monday but, at the same time, she felt a yearning she could not ignore. She wanted to be with Rob. No, not wanted…Hungered.

  * * *

  Glenn tapped on her door the next morning, hopping on her bed and tousling her hair.

  “Hey, it’s Saturday. Come watch cartoons and eat fruit loops with me.”

  Yawning, Cassie sat up in bed, glancing at the clock. Didn’t that boy ever sleep?

  “It’s 7. I don’t want to get up yet. We didn’t get to bed until way after 4!”she whined, covering her face with a pillow. He pulled it away and started to tickle her, making her squeal and fall out of bed.

  “Come on. No one’s here to tell us to turn it down.”Glenn grinned like an eager child.

  Sighing, Cassie nodded, following him barefoot down the stairs to the family room. She dozed sporadically despite Glenn’s whooping laughter at the cartoon antics.