The Apple Entanglement

“Come on it will be fun,” I laughed pulling my best friend along with me towards the apple orchards, they were hundreds of them with emerald green leaves and dotted with shiny red apples. Most of the trees were heavy with ripe fruit since they had just opened today most of them were untouched.  

He was a huge man with a shaved head and covered in tattoos. He didn’t resist my pulling knowing he was way stronger. We had been friends for a while but lately things were getting more intimate, neither of us had took the next step yet. 

“You sure about this? There are a lot of people out here,” he pulled me to a stop, and looked around with a frown. He really didn’t like lots of people, he was built like a mountain slabs of muscles everywhere not an ounce of fat anywhere. Which made it harder to move around gracefully in crowds.  

“Come on silly just think about the stuff I can bake with all the apples we pick.” His eyes widened like he suddenly remembered all the goodies I had promised. I wasn’t moving fast enough so he scooped me up into his arms and ran toward the stands where they let you in. I threw my arms around his neck laughing at his excitement for sugary baked goods.  

He set me on my feet, but his hands lingered on my hips a little longer than usual. He hefted the biggest basket they had, making everyone stare he would need to be strong to pick that thing up when it was full. Giggling, I followed him as he strode off into the trees looking around for the perfect tree to get started. Gazing at him I bit my lip, for some reason he had been looking sexier lately guess it was time to get out of friend mode and jump into mine mode. 

“You alright?” He looked over his shoulder at me with concern. 

“Fine,” I peeped up and ran after him trying to keep up with his longer strides, giving him a look of longing. Tilting his head to the side with his eyebrow raised, the threw me a lopsided grin, turning back he kept walking. 

After going around the orchard one final time he picked a tree that was more isolated and hidden from the view of others. The tree looked to be about fifteen feet tall heavy with succulent fruit begging to fall into our arms. Placing the bushel down by the ladder, he lifted it up and set it up against the tree near the highest branches where they would get started. 

“Well I’ll go first you hold the ladder,” I said as I danced up the metal slates towards the farthest branches, he stepped up to grip the sides to hold it steady. Looking up at my behind with a mischievous grin, making me shiver. I gripped the first apple and inspected it look crisp and sweet, getting a promising idea I slide down the ladder into his arms.  

“What’s wrong?” He held me tight, looking me over thinking that I had hurt myself. 

“Nothing just wanted to share this first apple with you,” I held it up, shyly peeking out from under my lashes. He gripped my wrist and pulled the apple to his lips looking into my eyes he took a big bite. I gasped as his tongue licked my fingers sipping the juice from them.  

“Hmmm delicious,” he licked his lips, took the apple from my lack fingers and held it up to mine. I sank my teeth into the spot beside where he had just bitten, the sweet tart juices dribbled down my chin. He pulled the apple back and leaned forward to lick the juice from my lips and chin. Moaning I pulled back that was a little too fast.  

“Sorry got carried away,” he ran a huge hand down his face then turned to run up the ladder leaving me holding it dumbstruck. He started plucking and tossing the apples into the bushel carefully.  

“You think that is good or more?” he called down, the bushel was almost full, blushing I nodded my head. 

“Now that that is done, we need to talk,” he dusted off his hands and reached for me I took a step back startled. 

“About what?” my voice wibbled I knew where this was going, this conversation was going to happen after that near kiss. 

“We have been friends for about a year. I know you have felt the attraction between us and what happened this is more the a friend relationship,” he folded his arms over his chest daring me to question him. 

“I feel it to so what now,” I looked down at my feet suddenly shy. 

“This,” he grabbed me, spinning me, and pushing me against the tree. He pressed his lips against mine, I placed my hands on his chest as he had to lean down to kiss me. His lips tasted of the apple that we had shared, sweet, tart and all him. Feeling playful I bit his lips and the suckled it pulling back. He pressed his forehead to mine panting. 

“Damn it woman,” he took a step back his hands curling into fists at his sides. I covered my smile behind my hands as he picked up the bushel and stomped off towards the stands. Leaving me behind, I slide down the tree sitting in the soft grass, guess he hadn’t expected that from goody goody me ha! 

I leisurely followed him smiling to myself I had shook him up bad. I rounded the last tree to see him at the weighing stand, women were all around him cooing and primping trying to get his attention. I sighed this always happened we went somewhere, where I was cute and a little on the curvy side, he was drop dead gorgeous. 

He looked annoyed that they were throwing him questions and trying to touch his muscles. I walked the clacking hens and his face lit up with happiness and relief as he saw me approach. He automatically pulled me into his side his arm gripping low on my hips. Some the women stomped off others threw nasty looks at me but the feel of his warm muscular arm around me gave me the ability to ignore them better than I usually would. 

“All done now to go home and start on some sweetness,” his voice rumbled through me with its double meaning. 

“Let's go, we got a lot of work to do getting the apples ready,” I walked from his arms as he reached for the bushel, pouting.  

“You’ll get your sweets and if you behave maybe dessert to,” I teased as he grinned showing off his white teeth looking like a wolf ready to devour me.