Nice Aim (John Luke Robertson-Duck Dynasty)

Chapter 16

WARNING...IF YOI DO NOT WANT TO READ ABOUT A HUNTING SESSION WHERE ANIMALS ARE...AQUATINTED WITH AN OBJECT FILLED WITH GUNPOWDER. PLEASE DO NOT READ IN BETWEEN THE STARS.








"Rise and shine, y'all. Come on. Lets go lets go." A loud voice exclaims, startling me. It's Phil. He's clapping his hands, stomping his feet and shouting at- I look at the small decorative clock on the wall- four in the morning. Seriously?
A groan sounds next to me and my eyes widen. Who is that? Where am i? Oh right. In the basement. My head slowly spins to see John Luke, clenching his eyes closed. Another groan causes me to turn the other way. Cole is also squinting his eyes shut. What? I look down at my body. Fully clothed. Alright. I slowly lift the covers off of me and slide off of the bed. Maybe I can just ease up the stairs and get ready.
"Where are you going?" I pause, my left foot dangling above the floor. I close my eyes and scrunch my nose up in annoyance and frustration. Almost.
I pivot around on the ball of my foot. An awkward laugh falls from my lips as I see Cole and John Luke with questioning glances. Their faces are shadowed from the darkness but the nightlight beside the bed has miraculously turned on. I raise my eyebrows at the light.
"Did someone turn that back on?" I ask them, who turn their heads to look at the said light. Cole's cheeks turn a pink color and I bite my lip to keep from laughing.
"I don't like the dark," he mumbles and John Luke cracks up.
"Are you serious?!" He exclaims, clutching tightly to his stomach as he rolls over. Suddenly, gravity is not his friend as he spins over and lands with a thump on the floor. He groans and rubs his back. It's Coles turn to laugh but I just stare gawking at John Luke. Now that the covers are off, I can see that sometime during the night while Cole was turning on a night light, John Luke was taking off his shirt. My eyes wander from his collar bone down to his stomach. Ripped. Six pack. My tongue darts out of my mouth, licking my dry lips as I stare lustfully at John Luke's half nakedness. Shivers roll down my spine as I step closer, not being able to control my actions.
I bend down, my legs hitting the ground. I crawl to him. My fingers lightly trail over his abdominal area and I sigh, closing my eyes.
"What are you doing?" He asks suddenly. Snapping back to reality. I scramble to try and move back.
"S-sorry." I stutter, trying to move away but John Luke grabs my wrists, pullin me back to him.
"I didn't say if was bad and you should stop. I just asked what you were doing. What were you thinking?" A curved smile appears on his face, one I have never seen before. It makes my lips turn up in a smile of my own and I lean forward to plant a sensual kiss on his mouth. His hands travel up my arms and down my sides, stopping at my hips.
"Okay. Come on. We have to get ready." Cole growls beside us, flipping the light switch on. When did he move over there? I pull away from John Luke and stand up, smoothing out my pajamas. Cole shakes his head and dashes up the stairs in anger. My fingers begin massaging my temples as I can already feel a headache coming on.
"He's right." I replyi grabbing my phone from the small table and following Cole up the stairs. John Luke is tight on my heels as we pass Phil and race to the guest room, where my overnight bag is. I pull out my outfit and lock myself into a bathroom, Dressing swiftly into my camoflauge long sleeved shirt and pants with heavy duty wrangler boots.
Once I am dressed, I push the toilet lid down and sit, placing my head in my hands. What's happening? Back before I moved here to Louisanna, I was just a redneck girl whose sister died and had an overprotective brother. I was a simple southern girl who had a massive crush on John Luke Roberson. Until now.
Now, I'm juggling John Luke and Coles feelings in my hands. I could break either one of them and I know this. I don't want to hurt anyone. But how am I supposed to choose.
A knock causes my shoulders to jump and I clear my throat.
"Yeah?" I call out.
"Can I come in?" Cole.
"Yeah." I reply. Coles here now. I unlock the door and Cole strides through, shutting it back and locking it once again. Seeing his face makes me want to cry. I like him. I really do. But I've liked John Luke longer.
I take a deep breath and roll my shoulders back, massaging my head, neck and shoulders. John Luke is going to have to give me another massage. I'm tense and stressed again.
I stand and look in the mirror, waiting for Cole to speak as I gather my hair into three piles. My fingers fumble around as I try to braid my own hair. It's a failed attempt. I sigh in frustration and drop my hair.
"Want me to braid it?" Cole asks me suddenly and I turn to him with furrowed brows.
"You braid?" I ask him and he chuckles.
"Mom taught me so I could braid the girls' hair in the mornings before school while she's cooking breakfast and dad is at work." Cole replies. I forget that Jase has younger daughters too.
"Okay. Sure." I push my hair back and he stands behind me, dividing the hair up. His fingers begin to tug on the strands of hair as he laces them together in a complex fishtail braid that I could never master. He ties the hair tie around it and flips the baraid over my shoulder. I touch it in awe. How did he learn this? It's so complicated. His fingertips linger on the nape of my neck as I stare at my hair.
Cool lips press against my skin and my eyes widen. Cole is missing my neck. His hands travel down to my waist as he kisses my neck, up to my earlobe, biting it gently. My eyes close as he tugs on it with sharp teeth. I don't feel the spark with Cole though. I feel warm and loved. But there's no fireworks now. We still have a connection though.
"Head em up, move em out." Phil says in the hall and I pick up my phone, moving away from Cole an walking out of the bathroom. I feel dirty. Like I'm cheating. But technically I'm not. Not really. Nothing's happened really between Cole and I since John Luke and I made up.
I shake my head to clear it and grab my orange vest, walking with Sadie and Hunter into the kitchen. I notice some secret glances between the two of them. I'll find out what's going on later. Miss Kay, still in her sweatpants and a t shirt, had prepared a wholesome breakfast for us all. A platter of scrambled eggs, over easy eggs, bacon, pancakes, biscuits, gravy, sausage patties and links, fruit, waffles, milk, orange juice, and sweet tea.
"Well, Miss Kay." Phil mutters quietly as he begins filling his plate. "You've outdone yourself this morning haven't ya?"
"Sure have." She replies, swiping a piece of bacon and chewing on it. Cole and Reed sit down, gobbling down most of the fruit before anyone else can even think about looking at it.
"Don't worry. There's more of everything." Miss Kay tells us,gesturing to the counters full of food. I take a seat between Hunter and John Luke, who just sat down. I avoid Coles eye contact, feeling kind of guilty. John Luke smiles at me, lacing our fingers under the table. Our hands rest on his knee and my body burns with electricity. This is going to happen everytime I touch him isn't it?
I one-handedly begin to fix my plate and drink. John Luke helps me first and then I help him fix his own plate. I dig into my biscuit and gravy first and look over at John Luke who is now grinding down on a piece of bacon like a beaver on a piece of wood. I giggle at him and return to picking at the strawberries. Ones my plate is cleaned off, I set it in the sink and slurp down the rest of my juice. Joh Luke does the same and eventually we all gather outside just as my dad shows up with a large gun case holding five of his favorites. And mine.
Willie and Jase ride up later and we begin loading their trucks up with the hunting gear. Willie, Dad, Sadie, Kason and Hunter pile up into Willies truck. In Jase's truck are Phil, Reed, Jase, Si, and Cole. And that's all the room. Leaving John Luke and I out.
"Looks like your driving, son." Willie calls out the window and John Luke sighs. He walks back inside the house for a moment. I rock back and forth on my feet as I stand awkwardly in the driveway. He appears minutes later with his keys.
"Come on." I follow him to his faded blue truck and slide in, scooting to the middle seat on instinct. John Luke slides into the drivers seat and cranks her up. "Ready to roll?"
"On the road again." I mutter and John Luke chuckles before pulling out. Jase and Willie speed on ahead but John Luke goes a bit slower so they can't see us at all times. Once they disappear, I groan at how slow were going. "Come on Maverick. I feel the need." I say, starting to say the next line but John Luke beats me.
"The need for speed," he exclaims before slamming on the gas pedal and high tailing it through the woods. We park beside Jase once we get there and we all unload. Dad hands me my baby (gun) and we all set out on foot, three seperatw ways. My feet are softly crunching leaves whilst Cole and Sadie clunk down on the ground without a care in the world. Jase snaps at them and they begin to lighten up. Once Jase makes it to the deer stand, he climbs up and sits, waiting. I'm more impatient. I carry my Kimber Model 84M Classic, pointing the barrel down, remembering muzzle control.
A rattle of leaves snaps m head in that direction and I spot a large male, sniffing through the leaves.
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I narrow my eyes, lifting my gun and loading. I set my finger over the trigger once its cocked back. I take a deep breath and count to three before sending a bullet straight into my target. The deer goes down and I fist bump the air.
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Several pairs of footsteps come running and they all stare in awe.
"Nice shot." Jase nods in approval.
"Very impressive." Willie mentions before investigating.
The hunting trip is quite fun.
(Again, dont read here if you dont want to know about injured animals through this book is not real.***********)We got a butt load of meat in the back of Jase and willies trucks. Their headed to Miss Kay's now but John Luke and I are going to m house to freshen up since its already ten am.
Cole is also coming with us this time and Sadie and Reed will join us later, as well as Hunter and Kason.