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Maggie's Farm
Date: 6/9/2016, Categories: Straight Sex, Author: Sisyphus, Rating: 8, Source: LushStories
what you sow’ is true.” She looked up at me and shook her head. “I learned that the hard way.” “ You did? What do you mean, the hard way?” She took a deep breath and let out a sigh. “Well, a little over ten years ago, a bunch of friends, my husband Richard and I decided to get out of the system and grow our own food and live together communally. You know, share everything. We were idealistic and thought we could make it work, but after getting off to a gang-busters start, it didn’t take long to see the romantic notion of living off the land turn into hard work. My dad sold us this farm, mainly because he was glad I was back in the area and not hitchhiking around the world with Richard…whom he never liked, by the way.” I listened, nodding, slicing the onions, my eyes tearing, fascinated by what she was saying and how she was the only one left on the farm. “ See, I grew up on a farm and knew it was hard work, but they all grew up in the city and most of them came from well-to do families and got whatever they needed with little effort. I’ve never had it that way, and I think that’s why I’m still here and they aren’t.” “ Yes, but you said you and your husband are squabbling. He wants to sell the farm and you don’t.” “ Right, and there’s no way I’ll sell this farm and leave it. I’m determined to do what I have to do to stay here. I’ll never leave. Never!” While she spoke, I thought about my first impression of Maggie when I stopped to get some fruit and was captivated by how ...