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“Burst fire, or fully automatic,” he finishes, clicking the switch each time. “For training purposes, though, we’re going to start with a single shot setting.”
Grayson has set up targets while I’ve fiddled with the camera. A gray speckled boulder acts as the base for an old beer bottle, an empty can of beans, a semi-rotten apple from the panty, and a badly-carved figurine of a horse.
He turns the pistol around and hands it to me handle first. I take it, surprised by the weight.
“It’s a lot heavier than I expected.”
“That’s what everyone says, including me, the first time they pick up a gun. The weight can make you want to dip your wrist, but it’s important to hold it steady when you shoot.”
I aim the pistol. Gray steps behind me, molding his body to mine like a glove. I feel a twitch from his member, which sends pins and needles up and down my body. He wraps his arms around mine, molding me into the proper firing position.
“All right, are you looking down the sights?”
“Yeah. I have it right on the bottle.”
“Very good. Now, I want you to squeeze the trigger. Don’t pull or jerk it, squeeze it.”
I wrap my finger around the trigger, tensing up right before I squeeze. A sharp retort echoes through the pines. The bottle doesn’t move.
“I think I missed.”
“That’s okay. Nobody hits on the first try unless it’s blind luck. Try again, but this time relax.”
“Relax? I’m holding a gun.”
“Then pretend it isn’t a gun. Think to yourself it’s a camera. Just point and shoot.”
“Okay.”
I squeeze again, trying my best to relax. But right before I fully depress the trigger, I tense up. Once again the bottle doesn’t move as the gunshot echoes through the woods.
“I suck at this.”
“No, you don’t. You’re just inexperienced. Close your eyes for a moment.”
“What? How am I supposed to shoot with my eyes closed?”
“Just do it.”
I close my eyes and sigh.
“Now what, Master Yoda?”
He chuckles, rumbling his chest against my back.
“Now, inhale through your nose, nice and deep, and hold it.”
I suck in air through my nose, as ordered.
“Let the breath out slowly, and as you finish exhaling, aim and squeeze the trigger.”
“Can I open my eyes first?”
He laughs again.
“It might help.”
I open my eyes, then take another deep breath and hold it. I let loose and squeeze the trigger as I exhale the last of my breath.
