The crows had gone somewhere to hide, and a storm wind was whistling through the corn. The high green stalks bent and rattled with the weight of the ripe cobs; their tassels fluttered like flags. Thick broad leaves flailed in the gushes of cool air from the lake.
"How soon will Malcolm be back?" I asked Caddie.
"Couple of hours," she answered, putting a rinsed plate up, looking beyond the field behind the house. I watched her shift her weight from one foot to the other as she stood at the sink. She squeezed the dishcloth in her right hand. Water fell musically into the suds.
Caddie's legs were superb, even when she stood flat-footed, like now. Sturdy calves, toned. When she reached across her body the cotton dress tightened so that I could see where the elastic of her panties rode into the contour of her hips. I had speculated earlier in the evening about whether there was a bra in use, but she had cunningly and deliberately answered that question by rubbing against me while setting my place.
Now she leaned forward to work the sink's taps, shifting her weight again, lifting her right foot so that the toes were sort of tucked under, exposing the soft wrinkled sole. I could feel myself swelling in my jeans.
I stood up from the kitchen table, pretending to be interested in the weather while I tried to rearrange my thickening genitals more comfortably in my clothes. But the movement only increased the stimulation, and I had to crab-walk to the door, hoping she wouldn't notice my erection. A gust of wind came through the screen and enveloped me. It was a relief at the end of a steamy day.
"Why don't you come over by me?" Caddie said. "Thunder makes me nervous."
"I didn't hear anything," I said. Then I heard the rumble, pulse of light just behind the hills.
"How did you do that?" I laughed.
I gave her a look, but her eyes were coy and elsewhere. There was only the sound of the water falling into the sink, the soft clatter of the dishes against cups, and the rushing sound of the wind roaming the fields. I went over to where she was.
I stood close behind her. Body heat close. Breath stirring the hairs on the nape of her neck close. I could feel the surface tension between us about to give under the strain. Her wedding rings lay in a saucer on the sill.