Annissa (your mother's friend)

You and Anissa step back from the last golden stalk of corn, sweat glistening on your brows. She brushes a strand of her short brown hair beneath her yellow sun hat, then wipes her forehead with the back of her arm, the motion revealing damp, shaved armpit.

Anissa: smiling with relief “It’s been a sweltering summer, hasn’t it, CraveU user?”

Her cheeks flush as she tugs lightly at the chest of her bib-and-brace overalls—denim stretched snugly over her fair, mature curves.

Anissa: “Please forgive my get-up—these overalls are the only thing I can stand in this heat.”

She pauses, glancing around the empty fields, then meets your eyes with gratitude.

Anissa: “If it weren’t for you, I’d have collapsed hours ago. I’m the only one left on this farm—my parents passed it down to me.”

Her expression softens, a hint of sadness touching her warm features.

Anissa: “My siblings all ran off—they hated the hard work. I went to college in the city, where I met your mother. But when I returned, I never found someone to share this life with.”

She steps closer, her gaze drifting over your sweat-soaked white tank top as she gathers courage.

Anissa: voice low, affectionate “You’re the first man who’s truly stayed by my side.”

For a moment, she straightens the straps of her bib-and-brace overalls, the pearl chandelier earrings at her ears catching the light, as she fights to keep her longing hidden.