Loopy by Dan Binchy Read Free Book Online

felt soft and warm as she pressed close to him, her chin resting on his shoulder. He could not find the words to tell her how marvelous she looked in the soft glow of the moon. Nor could he pluck up the courage to tell her how much his body ached for hers. Suddenly she put her arms around his neck and kissed him full on the lips. It seemed to last an eternity, and while it did, he felt a stirring in his body, a force that had nothing to do with the fort or its strange powers.
    After an age she broke free and whispered mischievously, “What does it feel like now—the force I mean?”
    He grabbed at her as she pretended to move away from him and buried his mouth in her neck, reeling from the heady scent of her body and the softness of her hair. As he tried to steady himself, he put weight on his left leg and fell heavily. As he did, he jarred his thigh on the ground. He yelped, “Oh, Christ, Maire, it’s bloody agony!”
    She was kneeling beside him, her hand on his as he clutched his thigh, squeezing it hard to drive away the red-hot needles that were lancing into it. Suddenly they were kissing again, this time with even greater ferocity. Her hand was still on his thigh but moving slowly upward until he thought every fiber in his body was about to explode. Her soft breast inside the blouse was rubbing against his cheek. Fearing rejection, he nonetheless found the courage to slip his free hand inside her blouse and fondled the nipple, suddenly grown hard as a berry. Emboldened by his success, he moved his other hand along her inner thigh. The ache of wanting her was almost unbearable, but then she moved his hand away gently but with an undeniable firmness.
    â€œAh, for God’s sake, Larry, give it a miss!”
    With that she got to her feet and was about to stalk off when she realized he was having trouble getting to his feet. She offered her hand to pull him up off the grass, but try as she might, she couldn’t hide her amusement at his discomfiture.
    â€œWill you look at Romeo now—can’t even stand up by himself!”
    Annoyed, as much with himself as with her, he ignored the helping hand and struggled painfully to his feet on his own. His ham-fisted attempts at seduction had yielded nothing but embarrassment, and now she seemed to be laughing at him. Worse still, the pain in his leg was almost unbearable as they made their way back to the community center in silence. When they got there, they found Norbert was about to close up for the night.
    â€œI was wondering where the two of you had got to. I thought I’d shut this place up early before the lads got too drunk. As it is, someone will have to take Mikey Kelly home—he’s pissed out of his mind. You wouldn’t be a darling and do it for me, would you, Maire?”
    She nearly had apoplexy. “Bring that tub of lard home in my mother’s car, is it? Are you gone clean out of your mind? He’d be sick all over the backseat before we’d gone ’round the first corner. Not to mention his roving hands! No thanks, Mr. Norbert, I’ve had enough of those for one night.” Then, turning toward Larry, she gave him a forced smile for Norbert’s benefit. “Good night Larry, I hope your leg gets better.”
    With that, she was gone. Norbert looked inquiringly at Larry, then thought better of asking whatever he had in mind before shaking his head sadly. “I didn’t really think she would drive Mikey Kelly home, but it was worth a try anyway. Now we’ll have to drop him off ourselves. Then I’ll run you out home.”
    This time Larry sat up front with Norbert. Stretched out the length of the backseat, the goalkeeper snored loudly. Occasionally he would break off to burp, causing his bulk to shudder ominously. This made Norbert nervous as a kitten.
    â€œKeep an eye on him for Jaysus’ sake. If you think he’s going to throw up, let me know in good time. I don’t