“Yep!” She giggled, imagining him as her own personal jet pack.
With that, he thrust his wings down, throwing them into the air. A few more beats kept them airborne as he continued to climb far past the roof of the house and into the sky. Tess couldn’t help screaming with joy as she experienced flight for the first time since her aunt had taken her up at much younger age. Jeff understood her excitement. It was a feeling of freedom that likely wouldn’t wear off any time soon.
“I can see so far!” She exclaimed. “This is amazing... Thank you so much!”
Jeff took her high into the air, unconcerned about her weight, which he mentally compared to a gallon of milk. The analogy reminded him of her naked breasts just below his interlocked fingers. The distraction made him stall clumsily, brought back to attention by her fearful gasp. He played it off as a joke and began to climb once more. Her gravity defying body wasn’t a hindrance, but she did make it more difficult for him to maneuver around. This proved to be a challenge as the wind began to pick up. He had flown higher this time, nearly loosing control in an upstream. The gust turned him around, bringing the distant storm back into view. However, it wasn’t quite so distant now. He knew that such a fast moving storm would kick up more wind and decided to begin their descent.
Thunder rumbled like a warning in the distance, followed by a gust of wind that made it difficult to control their fall. He struggled to hold onto Tess as the driveway loomed ever closer. With some careful wing adjustments, he managed to glide down to where they had taken off.
“I didn’t think this part through!” He yelled as they approached the ground.
“Just drop me in the grass, I’ll be ok...” Tess said, pointing towards the yard next to the driveway.
Jeff beat his wings to adjust their trajectory. Once on a path to the yard, he spread them out to slow down. With his owl vision, he had no problem judging distance. When Tess was within a few feet of the ground, he loosened his grip. She dropped slowly, tumbling several times before grabbing hold of a lawn gnome to weigh her down.
He beat his wings once more to ease his own fall, then landed in a partial sprint before falling to one knee to ease the tension in his rump. The second trip up was far more of a strain than the first, leaving him breathless as Abby and Frank made their way out to the yard. Tess was laughing as she picked herself up, alleviating any concerns. Before anyone could say anything, the world flashed, nearly blinding Jeff’s sensitive eyes. Not long after, a loud crack echoed from the looming wall of clouds.
“We sthoul proally heath in...” Abby suggested.
Tess agreed and went to offer Jeff a hand, but soon realized that the increasing wind was making it difficult for her to stay on the ground. Abby noticed and grabbed her arm to keep her from blowing away while Frank helped Jeff. The group went back inside just as another gust stirred a melody from some wind chimes hanging on the porch...