Appeasing the Gods
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It was 6 p.m. thursday night and Andrew and Arielle where just finishing up there daily chores around the Farm and they were both sweating profusely due to their constant work on the farm and it being late May in south Louisiana.
Arielle who is a brunette with long dark brown hair and hazel eyes 34DD , her ass was the perfect build right in between flat and bubble like, arms, legs, and stomach would make you think that she's a pro runner for the Olympics all this while still being only 5 feet tall just finished cleaning up the barn where the horses sleep and was just about to walk on the front doorstep of the house which looks like a hybrid between medieval European castle and a u.s. civil war Plantation the only difference being that all the buildings have been remodeled to be fully self- and energy-efficient and the the entire building is 5 stories above ground and yet to be determined how many stories Underground, when she heard Andrew say in a flirtatious tone
Hey sis, "I'll race you to the fresh water spring."
"OHHH Andrew whatever makes you think you're going to beat me when you know I am so much faster than you"replied Arielle.
"Ok Arielle, sense you seem to be so confident that you're going to win why don't we race completely naked and the loser has to do whatever the winner says until Saturday morning". Stated Andrew
With a seductively somewhat sarcastic tone of voice Arielle responds,OHHH MY GOD Andrew, you are such a pervert!!!!
Ariel turns her surprised expression to a sinister smile and states "oh my dear twin brother you are going to so regret losing"
Author's note" " I'm going to add pictures throughout the story to add visual representation however there may be times where I am unable to find a simple picture so you'll have to rely on your personal imagination"
Author side note the house is a hybrid between these two pictures. Please let me know if you're unable to see pictures and I will do what I can to try to fix that issue.
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