Filth.....chapter thirteen

Carly hurried to him as he reached out his arm. She screamed,"What's wrong!" Brian grinned...pulled his arm out slowly and said,"I just wanted to see if you cared." Carly angrily shouted,"Dammit Brian....dammit....you are such an ass!"

Brian sheepishly apologized and raked the toy top on out with the stick. He picked it up as Carly crossed her arms with a mad look on her face. He looked the top over and said,"This is junk...the bottom is rusted....the knob is missing and the spiral gear is bent to hell."

Brian tossed it out in the pond...it bobbed from sided to side. He then began to follow Carly back to the pump house. They both stopped dead in their tracks as they heard a splashing sound behind them. They turned to see the water swirling and the Toy top was gone. Brian took a few steps back towards the pond and said,"Damn...there must be some 50 pound carp in there!"

Carly asked,"Where is the toy top?" Brian took off his red cap...scratched his head and said,"Hell if I know...maybe it was a man fish...thought it was a booby." Carly shook her head saying,"Brian.....shut up." Brian chuckled as they walked back to the pump house. Brian took the old filter system out as Carly sat on the porch...working on her Halloween costume. The employees at the bank were throwing a party the next Friday night.

Indian summers of October in Ranesville Ohio are beautiful and feel wonderful. Carly watched the colored leaves sail from the trees and tumble across the gravel lane. She felt so peaceful in between the times she would hear Brian cussing at a pipe or fixture. She thought about her and Javen on the porch swing.... it felt like her heart was rocking in a smile.

It wasn't long before Javen came down the lane in his truck. He backed the truck up to the pump house and helped Brian set the new filtering system tank on the mount. Carly placed her sewing box and material beside her on the swing...got up and walked to the guys.

Carly smiled and said,"I know you just got back but I need some felt...would you please go into Caven's Crafts with me." Brian spoke up quickly,"I'll go!" Carly and Javen both said at the same time,"Shut up Brian." Brian snickered and went back to installing the system.

Javen asked Brian,"Do you need me to help?" Brian grunted and said,"No...I can do it...I owe Carly one anyhow...after scaring her at the pond." Javen said,"What?" Carly grabbed his hand...pulling him away...saying,"I'll tell you later about Brian being an ass." Javen chuckled and said,"He's always an ass." Brian just waved them away and grinned.

Carly ran and got her purse from the house and Javen started up the car. When they got to the craft store...Javen wanted to wait in the car but Carly changed his mind with a few kisses. Javen plodded along behind her as she picked up every piece of felt in the store. When they were done...Carly wanted to shop for some new under wear at the mall....just next door to Cavens Crafts. Javen didn't mind underwear shopping at all. His plodding turned into walking beside her while grinning.

His favorite pair was the black skimpy satin undies with the pink lace heart in the crotch. Carly tried them on in a fitting room. Javen peeked in the door and whispered,"I could eat your heart out." As Carly giggled....a Nazi looking store clerk...briskly pointed him away from the door. He grumbled at her,"We're married...I'm allowed." the clerk's stone face didn't change.

All of their shopping was done and they headed back home. They talked about the mess with the plumbing at their house and the up and coming Halloween party. Javen drove down their long lane and pulled in the side drive.

Carly carried her bags to the house as Javen walked to the pump house. Brian wasn't there and Javen noticed the garden hose was running clean water. Javen shouted for Brian but got no answer. He walked around the back of the house and up by the pond. He kept shouting but still....Brian didn't answer.

Javen thought,"He's probably going through Carly's underwear drawer....the dirty old dick." Carly came out on the porch and asked,"What's all the yelling about?" Javen said,"I can't find Brian." Right then...he noticed...the crawl space access door was opened. Javen went to it...got on his knees and shouted for Brain. He could see that the square cement lid was pulled away.