Out Of The Spotlight

[EroticLiteracy]

The bright headlights of Carl’s truck cut through the dark black of the night. Every so often his body would jostle and jump hitting a particular pot hole or bump on the dirt road that the trucks suspension couldn’t handle. Music filled the cab soft western music that he gently sang along to as he drove back to the small farmhouse he had just out of town. A few minutes later it appeared perched on top of a hill and ringed by a small orchard of apple trees. It was as quintessential as a house could get with a picket fence, red door, and white shutters. There was a wrap around porch and a swing and a small garden to the left.

Once upon a time the house was nothing more than a decrepit wreck. A tornado from the prior decade tore the house apart and the family who owned it prior decided ultimately that it was to much money to put back together.

He and his ex-wife found it one day on one of their walks around town. She fell in love with it the moment she saw it and he couldn’t deny her anything. They tasked themselves with fixing it and spent many a night sleeping on the floor. He worked as a mechanic in town saving up whatever bit he could do to fix the house and save away for his own place.

And eventually he did it.

At a great cost….

He pulled into the drive way and popped the door to the truck open. He stepped out pausing long enough to grab the food before making his way to the wooden steps leading up to his home. He quickly made his way onto the deck and stepped into his home.

“Girls dinner is here!” Carl called out balancing the food in the palm of his hands. The first to greet him was saddie the old German Shephard who was his faithful companion for more than ten years now. He leaned down to greet her giving her neck a good scratch as he heard one of his girls coming down from upstairs.

“There you are!” His oldest Beth said crossing her long slender arms “I thought I was going to have to go hunting for food pretty soon!”

“Ha ha ha Beth” Carl said glancing up at his seventeen-year-old daughter. As always, her similarities to her mother threatened to take his breath away. She was a dead ringer for his ex-wife and the only feature the two of them shared were eye color. It broke his heart to see the university sweater she was wearing and the promise it held that she would be leaving sooner rather than later.

“Did you get your room mate situation figured out?” Carl asked her moving into the kitchen as he did.

“Dad!” His second daughter Lindsay said moving from her position at the kitchen bar and giving him a big hug. He hugged her back using his free hand to slide the food onto the countertop. Lindsay was more like him both in looks and in personality. She was a grease monkey like him a lover of all things mechanical.

“Hey kiddo” He said kissing the top of her auburn colored hair just as Beth came in after him.

“You’ll be happy to know that I did indeed” Beth said moving to unpack the food as Carl went to grab a beer and sit down “Sue is going to split the apartment with me”

“Fantastic” Carl said cracking the beer open with his hand and taking a pull of the frothy beverage.

“She’s good people”

“She is” Beth said nodding her head and dipping everyone up “You sure you’re going to be okay without me old man?”

“We’ll make do” He replied glancing over at Lindsay “you’ll do great in college honey”

He felt his voice quiver slightly at that but hurriedly cleared it before she could notice. He took his plate and once they were all dipped up began to eat. Carl knew their nights eating together as a family was numbered. The revelation saddened him but at the same time he couldn’t help but be proud of Beth and all she accomplished. He didn’t dare tell her about his reservations and instead was doing his best to enjoy every second of time he had left with her.

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THE NEXT DAY

He pulled up to the garage just as the sun was beginning to rise. The steaming mug of coffee warmed his groin and helped fight the slight chill of the mountain. He unlocked his small shop and stepped in turning on the lights and checking his daily to do list. Mrs. Leumer was waiting to get her beat old up stuck repaired and he decided to fix that before anyone else came in.

And so he spent his morning under the chassis of the old beat up truck. Even though the garage was cold he wore nothing more than a pair of dirty oil stained jeans and a similarly stained white beater. He sang to himself as he worked and was mostly unaware of anyone coming into the main shop unless they called out to him.

 

[BlondeAmbition4RP]

“You have arrived at your destination,” The GPS announced.

Kate Cameron breathed a sigh of relief as she spotted the driveway to her right leading off of the winding mountain road. Huge Hollywood star that she was now, she had kind of gotten used to being chauffeured everywhere and it had been a while since she’d needed to drive herself anywhere for any considerable distance. She’d actually enjoyed the drive from the airport in her rental car at first, but as the roads she’d been traveling on had begun to grow narrower and higher as she’d neared her destination she had to admit it had been a little unnerving.

“Oh well, a fair trade off when you’re seeking a bit of seclusion I suppose,” she commented to herself.

She pulled into the driveway and drove down it a bit before the trees finally cleared and she was able to spot the cabin, a smile coming to her face when she did. It looked even more beautiful than the picture on the website: a quaint little one bedroom wood cabin with two stories and a gorgeous view overlooking the side of the mountain. She’d decided to take a chance and had booked the place herself on Airbnb.com instead of going through her usual travel agent, not wanting anyone to know where she was going. Not even her manager knew where she was going or for exactly how long…much to his chagrin.

“I can’t believe you’re just bailing like this! You’re supposed to start shooting your next film in two weeks! What am I supposed to tell the director, the PRESS?!” he’d demanded over the phone.

“You should have never signed me up for that film!,” she’d shot back at him, “I’ve been telling you that I wanted people to take me more seriously as an actress, but instead you just go and sign me up for another sex kitten role where I’m rolling around in bed with the lead actor for half the film. I’m sick of it Larry! I don’t care what you tell the press. Tell them whatever you want, that I had to take a break due to ‘physical exhaustion’ or some other Hollywood BS. You’ll think up some story, you always do.”

With her blonde hair, blue eyes, killer curves, and doll like face it was no wonder directors kept requesting her for such roles, and she had to admit she was good at them. She wasn’t shy about her body and had always been comfortable with her sexual side, had even done a few provocative photo shoots here and there for magazines like Maxim and Sports Illustrated, but now it had gotten to the point that it seemed like her body was all anyone was interested in. No one wanted to give her the chance to branch out and try other roles. Plus there was the NON-STOP media attention, paparazzi stalking her every move. It was all just getting to be too much! She needed a break.

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LATER THAT DAY

After getting herself settled in and her things unpacked at the cabin Kate decided to brave the mountain roads once more and journey back down to the town that she’d passed through on her way there. She was actually a pretty good cook who knew her way around a kitchen, and while the owners had done a good job of stocking the kitchen and pantry with plenty of pots, pans, spices, and a few basic non-perishable items, she was still in need of a grocery run for the other things she would need during her stay.

Reaching the grocery store she turned off the engine and stepped out of the car dressed in a button down red flannel shirt and blue jeans tucked into knee-high brown leather riding boots, her long blonde hair tied back in a ponytail. She’d intentionally kept her outfit what she would consider more low-key and conservative, hoping to stay incognito for the duration of her stay. Though of course even the relatively simple attire couldn’t conceal the curves of her body or the natural sashay of her hips as she walked towards the entrance of the store.

 

[EroticLiteracy]

THE NEXT DAY

"Are you sure you're going to be able to do this without me?"

Carl tried to resist growling at his eldest daughter. She was currently walking in front of him studying the list of groceries she had picked out for the house. He decided that he would glare at her instead and act hurt at the implication that he couldn't buy groceries for himself.

"You were once a little girl" He reminded her "And I had to buy Groceries then for you and your sister"

"I seem to remember a lot of take out during those years" His daughter shot back with a smile in her voice "And the women of the town besieging us with casseroles"

"Well then there you go" He said pushing the cart forward until they were walking side by side "I am sure that is going to happen again!"

"Oh dude" His daughter said clucking her tongue and slapping him on the arm "You know what those women want right dad?"

"I have no idea what you are talking about!" Carl said blushing and shaking his head "you're my daughter! We shouldnt even be talking about that stuff"

"Uh huh" She said shaking her head and laughing "You do realize moms been gone for about ten years right dad? Now that I am leaving you might want to try that whole dating thing again"

"Pass" Carl murmured shaking his head and glancing at some of the women in the isle "I got all the drama I need in running a business"

He heard his daughter sigh and turned just in time to catch the sad smile on her face.

"Not every woman is like mom" She reminded him "Come on... we got a few more things to pick up over in the dairy section"

 

[BlondeAmbition4RP]

Unfortunately for Kate, the unintentionally provocative swaying of her hips and backside in the jeans as she walked towards the entrance of the store quickly caught the attention of the town drunk who had already been doing a bit of day drinking earlier at home when he’d ran out of beer and decided to make a run to the store to restock.

“Hey there beautiful,” he cooed at her as she passed.

Not unused to cat calls, Kate simply ignored the man’s comment and kept walking.

“You playin’ hard to get, huh?” the man commented as he moved to follow her.

A little nervous now, she picked up her pace and quickly entered the store where she hoped the presence of other shoppers would deter him, but unfortunately she had no such luck. She had just gotten her shopping cart and headed down one of the food isles when she heard him approaching her from behind.

“So are you new to town? I know I’ve definitely never seen you around before, there’s no way I’d forget a body like that,” he said walking up next to her and her cart and leering at her as if he was undressing her with his eyes.

She was unsure what to do. As a big Hollywood star she usually had security with her when she was out in public and it had been a long time since she’d had to deal with a problem like this on her own.

“No. Just visiting for a bit,” she replied, glancing over at him nervously before trying to move past him again, but he reached out and grabbed her shopping cart, stopping her.

“Can I get your number?” he asked as he moved, blocking her path so that she was pinned in between himself and the shopping car that he still had a hold on, “I’d be happy to show you around…we could start the tour with my place.”

He reached out, his free hand stoking down her arm suggestively. She flinched away from his touch, but with his body blocking her escape there was nowhere for her to go.

“No thank you, I can manage on my own… please let me pass so I can finish my shopping,” she pleaded.

“Why not? I don’t see no ring on your finger. What, you think you’re too good for a guy like me?!” he asked, his tone more agitated now.

 

[EroticLiteracy]

Might want to leave the lady alone”

The voice floated up from behind the two men and they immediately stiffened. The men went from cocky and arrogant too nervous in fearful in a matter of seconds at the voice. They both backed away their hands up as a large man stepped forward and regarded her.

He was a big bear of a man, tall and broad shouldered. The simple short sleeved black shirt he was wearing showed off his large muscular forearms and barrel chest. He had a pair of jeans on that like her showcased his long muscular legs and a rather promising package. A pair of cowboy boots topped the outfit and a pair of kind blue eyes studied her. His nose was slightly crooked a bad set of a broken nose indicated.

“We didn’t mean anything by it Carl” One of the men said chuckling nervously “just trying to show the girl a good time!”

“Uh huh” Carl said shaking his head and waving them off with one callused hand “Go back to your shopping and simmer down”

They both nodded and turned on their heels. Carl which with a slight smile as the two all but rushed back to their carts. Their bodies were waiting for them and Carl watched them rib the two before turning back to her.

“You might want to be more careful around these parts Ma’am” Carl said nodding his head politely at her “A body like yours is going to attract all sorts of attention”

He said it matter of factly and then brushed past her. He went over to the front of the grocery store and gestured for his daughter to bring the cart over. She did so looking at the girl her father saved and giving her a soft kind smile.

 

[BlondeAmbition4RP]

Kate's eyebrows arched in surprise as she watched the two men that had been harassing her quickly back off and go on their way with just a few simple words from the stranger that had stepped in an come to her aid. Not that she blamed them, he was quite a bit taller and more muscled than the two of them after all. She was glad that it had not come down to a fight, but if it had the man certainly looked more than capable of holding his own against the other two.

He turned and said a few words to her as well, but before she could even think of a reply he was already walking away from her and back to the front of the grocery store where a girl brought their shopping cart over. The girl smiled at her, the kind look in her blue eyes reminding her of the man's and leading her to believe that this must be his daughter. Feeling the need to express her gratitude for what he had just done, she left her cart in the isle and walked over to the pair.

"Hi, uh...Carl, right?" she said as a slight blush tinted her cheeks in response to how awkward she felt about the whole situation, "I just wanted to come and tell you thank you for coming to my rescue back there. It's been a while since I've had something like that happen, and I guess I'm a little out of my element."