Meet Mr. Marshall

Lauren followed Jade as they turned on the main road. She breathed a sigh of relief. It did appear that there was more cows than people: there was no houses in sight, just fields of farmlands. She breathed a sigh of relief.

That relief was short lived though as Lauren heard an engine roaring up behind them. She saw a truck come into view, heading straight towards them fast. In a moment of panic Lauren looked around for somewhere to hide. Unfortunately it was just flat fields around her. So she had no choice but to come to a stop behind Jade as the driver pulled up alongside them.

"Hi Mr. Marshall!" Jade said. Lauren saw a grizzled man in his fifties with a ball cap peering out of his car. She instantly felt sheepish, which she was totally unused to.

"Morning Jade! What are up to?"

"Oh, I'm taking my cousin Lauren to the lake!" Jade explained.

"I can see that." Mr. Marshall said, blatantly leering at Jade's bikini clad body. What a creep! Though Lauren felt strangely jealous, as he hardly looked her way.

"Well enjoy the lake!" He looked back at Lauren, who squirmed under his gaze.

"The little one there can use the sun!"

Jade chuckled as Lauren's cheeks burned. Okay, she was really pale! Why make a big deal about it?

Lauren felt utterly foolish as Mr. Marshall drove away.