Chapter 26: Gifts (FF)

Sonja drove quickly down the streets, her excitement vibrating along her nerves and making it hard to keep her foot from flooring the accelerator. It had been only a few hours since Mark called and he would be at their meeting place in less than forty minutes.

He was heading back from an away game where the school had been crushed soundly. The cheerleaders were all in his bus with the football players sulking in another. If her estimated were correct, he would be at their meeting spot at midnight, less than forty minutes away.

When she reached Meris' home, she ground her foot on the brake and the engine vibrated angrily. The car came to a screeching halt in front of her lover's home.

Meris' house was almost a hut, a two bedroom house that was one step above a double-wide trailer. During the day, it would be a sky blue in color, but at night, it was just a light shape with dark windows.

Sonja tapped on her steering wheel, her heart beating faster. She knew not to ring on the doorbell so she only hoped the screech was enough to tell Meris she was there.

A light in Meris' room flashed on and then off.

Sonja smiled to herself, gripping the wheel with anticipation.

A moment later, there was a flutter of the front curtain before the front door opened. When Meris slipped out of the front door and quietly closed it, Sonja almost jumped for joy.

Meris smiled broadly as she ran around the car and got inside. She had to pull her flowing skirt, one of Sonja's favorite, with her before closing the door.

Sonja leaned over and kissed her passionately.

Meris moaned and threw her arms around Sonja, holding her tightly. “Oh! I missed you so much!”

Their lips found each other, kissing and touching and crying. They pulled apart and stared into each other’s eyes.

Then, Meris started to sob. “I... I’m so sorry, it was horrible! And I missed you so much! They mocked me and laughed and kept pushing me. And-And I keep getting those letters and I.. I... I...”

Sonja smiled and stroked her cheeks, letting the sobs and cries fade. Meris sniffed and buried her face into Sonja’s shoulder.

“I have a present for you, my love.”

Meris sniffed and let Sonja wipe the tears from her eyes. “A-A present?”

“Yes, a present. The best present I could give you.”

Meris looked around for a box or wrappings. “What is it? Where is it?”

“We have to go there...”

Meris hesitated, then buckled herself into the seat. Sonja smiled at her, feeling a warmth fill her and put the car into gear. As silently as possible, they drove away, speeding up only when they were well away from Meris’ father.

“Have things gotten better since... since you came back? Being grounded sucks."

Sonja thought for a moment, driving automatically. "Terrible. She lets me build things but every time we see each other, she is always bitching at me."

Meris leaned over, pressing her head against Sonja’s shoulder. “I miss you so much. And your mom making you leave work has been horrible. Dad keeps saying you were his best butcher, even for a girl.”

Sonja chuckled, “That’s your father.”

They drove in silence for a moment before Meris spoke again. “So what is it?”

Even though she knew what Meris was talking about, Sonja grinned, “What is what?”

“My present?”

“Oh, nothing that impressive.”

“Not that impressive? You call me in the middle of the night and tell me to be ready. For ‘nothing impressive?’”

Sonja chuckled, “Okay, it might be impressive, but it took me a long time to get it ready.”

And had to fuck Mark for it, but Sonja didn’t mention that. Instead, she just focused on the road and headed out of town, toward the old Dolcett bridge. Meris just leaned against her, holding her tightly as they drove.

They pulled off about a quarter mile from the bridge itself, down a long dirt road. Meris looked around curiously, mostly in the area of light lit from Sonja's headlights. The road grew more rough, with deep gouges in it, but Sonja drove forward already knowing where she was going.

She stopped at the clearing and pulled to the side. It was empty, Mark hadn’t shown up yet. She let the engine rumble to a halt and shut it off but left the lights on.

Meris looked around at the darkness of the clearing. “Sonja?”

Sonja turned to look at her love and smiled. “Just be patient.”

A flash of discomfort rose across the clear blue eyes and Sonja released the buckle of her seat to lean over, kissing her. Meris moaned softly and drew herself closer into an embrace, lips and fingers touching and caressing. Sonja moaned as she felt Meris’ fingers up against her sides, her legs, her neck, then finally to her breasts. Compared to Mark’s rough hands, Meris’ delicate ones were seductive and the true pleasure of her life. Only the thought of Betty and the others made it that much more intense.

Meris caught on to her passion and soon they were panting, pulling open their shirts and diving to the delicate skin underneath. Sonja ran her fingers up between Meris’ legs, tugging fabric side, until her fingers found slick skin and the stubble of where Meris had shaved her pussy.

“Oh?”

Her lover whispered against her body. “My present to you. Just did it after your call.”

Sonja moaned softly and eased a finger into the slick opening, teasing her even as she felt a hand working at the buttons of her jeans. Their passion rose up to steam the car when a flash of bright lights flooded the car.

Sonja, expecting it, looked up while still fingering her love.

Meris looked around and then froze. "Someone's here."

“I know, get dressed, your present is here.”

Meris pulled her clothes back on. “What kind of present comes at midnight in the middle of nowhere?”

“You’ll see.”

They removed themselves from the car just as the bus pulled into the glen and turned around until their headlights where shining on the grills of the other vehicle.

“A... school bus?” Meris’ voice was confused but Sonja just smiled. Walking around, with Meris in tow, she waited by the door until it opened up.

Mark looked down with a grin. “Delivered as requested, twelve cheerleaders.”

Meris gasped, “Cheerleaders?”

Sonja smiled at her hesitantly, half expecting Meris to scream, but the shock was too much. Not getting a negative response, Sonja crawled into the bus and stared out at the nine cheerleader’s, each one still in uniformed and sleeping against each other and the windows. And, in the back, Betty, Marisha, Theodora, and Ming were crumbled along their seat, snoring. Half-drunk bottles of water sloshed on the ground.

“How?” Meris' voice was tiny and frightened.

"Date rape drugs in the water bottles," said Mark.

Sonja nodded. “Hrm, creative.”

Mark chuckled, “Well... I was inspired and rather committed.”

Sonja gave him a hard smile. “I’m glad to hear that, but we don’t need details right now.”