The Dance Part Two
By Jamie Lynne Williams
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...Neither wanted to get out of bed, but they had to do it. Jill
walked into her suite and went straight into the bathroom. She
looked in the mirror and saw that she looked awful. She removed
the remnants of her makeup, and then stripped her finger and
toenails of their polish. She then went into the shower. It was
Jill who entered into the steaming water. It was Jill, who as she
started washing, was near tears. But it was Jack who exited the
shower. As he wrapped the towel around his waist in preparation
to shave, he wistfully looked at the cosmetics bag that was now
packed and ready for the suitcase. His process for getting ready
to leave was now simple. He was already planning their trip.
In the next room the situation was reversed. Paul went into his
bathroom quickly took care of his morning ablutions and stepped
into the shower. Five minutes later it was Paula that stepped
into the steam filled bathroom. She started to put on her "face"
and began to worry about meeting Jack. She worried again about
her surgery. She couldn't believe the insecurity she felt.
They both packed in silence. Jack finished about one minute ahead
of Paula and wandered into her suite to see her finish her last
bag. Jack saw a tall woman with short black hair. She was wearing
a pretty red skirt with a white silk blouse, nude stockings and
Jack was happy to see heels that must have been at least two and
a half inches. Jack smiled without thinking about it. She was
very attractive. As he stared, Paula turned to see him. She
smiled too. She saw a six foot three inch man who was very fit
and very handsome. Jack was wearing a nice combination of browns.
Paula thought, 'Hmm he dresses well as a guy too.'
Jack walked up to her and took her hands. He said, "Paula, you
are lovely."
He kissed her. He kissed her passionately. Neither seemed to
notice the change in roles, they just seemed to be comfortable
with each other.
"I called for a bellman to take our stuff to the lobby," said
Jack. Paula nodded and started to take her bags to Jack's room.
He stopped her and said with a smile, "Now it's my turn for
this."
Within minutes the handsome, and tall couple (Paula was almost
Jack's height in her heels) were walking through the lobby. They
were holding hands and smiling. Each was looking to see if they
would spot anyone from the conference. They didn't. Jack was
mildly disappointed that he didn't see Mike the doorman. He
wanted to thank him for warning him about the weekend!
Paula sat close to Jack in the cab. She said she couldn't believe
how fast the weekend had passed. She looked deeply into Jack's
eyes and said she truly wanted to see him again. Jack squeezed
her hand and said that there was no chance of her getting away
from him, as Paula or Paul. Paula laughed and said that they
would need to discuss the fact that they seemed to be a foursome.
Jack took care of checking their bags, and they walked to the
gate. Within minutes they were on their way to Chicago. Jack had
used upgrades and they were flying home first class. The flight
attendant asked it they wanted drinks and Jack suggested
champagne. When each had a glass, he toasted her and she him.
They each thanked their lucky stars for meeting. Two hours later
as they stood to leave and waiting for the door to open at O'Hare
(they had decided not to join the mile high club on this flight,
but decided they would eventually), the flight attendant asked
them if they were on their honeymoon.
They laughed, and Paula, said, "Yes, it is that obvious?"
The flight attendant said, "Yes, I don't think I have ever seen a
couple so much in love."
They both blushed, and thanked her.
As they walked through the airport to the baggage claim they
continued to hold hands. They didn't just hold hands; it was if
they clung to each other. Neither wanted their weekend to end.
Jack got a skycap to help with their bags as each called for
their respective limos on their cell phones. Paula's limo arrived
first. Jack helped load her bags into the trunk. He kissed her
passionately there at the curb and she returned his kiss with
equal passion. They each vowed to talk later Sunday night. Paula
got into the limo and as it pulled away she cried. She had never
been so happy in her life.
Within minutes Jack's limo arrived. He helped the driver load the
trunk, and then sat alone in the back. He didn't need to give the
driver directions because he had used this gentleman before. Jack
buried his face in the newspaper. He didn't want the driver to
see that he was crying. He had never been so happy in his life.
Jack was home. He opened Jill's suitcases and reluctantly sorted
through them. Putting the clothes that needed dry cleaning in one
pile, the laundry in another and placed shoes jewelry and unused
items back in the closet. He tossed his sweat clothes into the
washer immediately. He then checked his mail and his voice mail.
The girls had called; he smiled as each wanted to know how his
weekend was, and each asked him to call her. He figured he could
certainly call them, but he would have to do some serious edits
on how his weekend went. He would tell them the truth-the
conference was very educational, he met some great people, and he
would probably attend it next year.
Paula did almost the same thing. She unpacked her Paul bag, then
her Paula one. She couldn't believe how sad she was to be home-
this condo, which she never considered home. It was more of a
luxurious shelter than a home. She put the tuxedo in a pile to be
cleaned, and as she listened to her voice mails, she started to
call Jack. Her hand pulled back as the phone rang. There was an
instant thought that this might be him.
Her hand lifted the receiver and she softly said, "hello?"
Jack said, "I miss you already. Are you sure we need to wait
until Wednesday to get together?"
Paula could hear the sincerity and the smile in his voice. She
replied, "I miss you too. I wish we could get together sooner. I
have meetings tomorrow night, and if I am not mistaken, you are
the one that can't meet on Tuesday."
He laughed and agreed with her. She suggested they pool their
finances and buy lottery tickets, win several million dollars,
and go to Tahiti. Jack agreed, but asked which one of them got to
wear the sarong. Paula said they'd share. She wanted the even
days and he got the odd-then she added--nothing bad intended!
They both laughed and chatted for another few minutes before
hanging up. Both had to call children and get ready for work the
next day.
Monday dawned sunny both physically and metaphysically for Jack
and Paula. They each seemed to have a bounce in their step that
had been missing for a while. Jack got to work early, as usual.
When Joan, his administrative assistant heard him humming
'Waiting for a Girl Like You', she said, "Sounds like someone had
a wonderful weekend."
Jack smiled and replied that a gentleman never told. He thought
that a lady doesn't either. He had also ordered a dozen red roses
to be sent to Paula. He sounded like a schoolboy when he ordered
them. He wanted to know what the colors meant. The woman
patiently told him that red meant love, yes she was sure.
Around 10:00 that morning Jack closed the door to his office and
sat back in his chair. He thought about the weekend and the fact
that he hadn't been able to get Paul/Paula out of his mind. He
tried to argue with himself that falling in love this fast was
ridiculous. That he was "an old guy" and this was stupid. Then he
remembered being in Paul's arms Friday and Saturday night. He
remembered how easily they fit together-physically and when they
talked. He was just about to say yes, he was in love when there
was a knock at his door.
Joan, his assistant, excused herself for the interruption, but
she said she had something for him. She smiled broadly and
brought in a vase full of red roses. Jack's immediate thought was
that the florist screwed up and sent Paula's flowers to him.
He got up and looked at the card, it read: "J thanks, see you
Wednesday, P".
He smiled. It was almost the same message and the same bouquet he
sent her. Joan stood there and hoped her boss would share
something about the flowers. She asked if Jack wanted to send
something to the person who sent him the flowers (hoping to find
out who it was). Jack said, sorry, I already sent something, and
he smiled. Joan looked stricken. He had actually did it himself?
She always did this. She was sure this was serious. How had he
met someone and not let her in on it.
He looked over to her and said, "Sorry Joan, I'm not sharing.
Just tell the rest of the office it is a satisfied customer."
Joan nodded and smiled. She cared a lot about her boss and she
ardently hoped that it was more than that.
***
Paula returned from a deposition and business lunch around two
o'clock. Her secretary was smiling as Paula asked her to come
into her office. Sitting on her credenza was a beautiful floral
arrangement of red roses. Paula thought the same thing, the
florist screwed up.
But when she looked at the card, it read: To P, I can't thank you
enough. See you on Wednesday, J".
She smiled. Paula's long time secretary, Vivian, asked coyly,
"Anyone I know?"
Paula turned to her and unable to stifle her smile, said, "No,
someone I just met, but someone I hope to certainly know better."
Vivian took her directions from Paula, and started to leave the
office, when she could hold it in no longer, she turned and said,
"Ms. Young, it is so wonderful to see you smile today."
Paula thanked her, and thought to herself, yes I am smiling
today. She realized that this was as good as she has felt in a
long time.
"Mmmm," she mused, "this may not go anywhere, but it has
certainly been good so far." She then picked up the phone and
called Jack.
"Thanks for the flowers," she said when he answered the
telephone.
"Great minds think alike," he replied.
They laughed and talked briefly about their days and the fact
that they each had folks dieing to know whom the flowers were
from. They then discussed their date for the coming Wednesday.
Jack said he would make reservations, and they agreed on a
restaurant they both liked. It was on the top floor of one of
Chicago's skyscrapers, and would afford them a quiet and elegant
place to meet. Jack offered to pick Paula up, but she said she'd
meet him there.
Tuesday flew by. Neither had time to call, but still they thought
of each other constantly. Jack woke up early Wednesday; he
stretched and went to work out. He really pushed himself, with
the mistaken (and he knew it) idea that the extra effort of one
morning would make him look better tonight. He showered, shaved
and put on his best suit. He knew he wouldn't have a chance to
get back to the suburbs before dinner.
Paula went to the gym on her way to the office, she thought the
same thing, I better work out before I see him. She had
rearranged her schedule so she could get out of the office by
3:00 and change clothes for dinner.
Along with their excitement, they were both extremely nervous.
Neither of them ate lunch. As the afternoon edged towards their
seven o'clock rendezvous it only got worse. Jack felt as if he
should be Jill, then he didn't, then he did, then he knew he
couldn't be. Good grief, he was actually sweating as he sat in
his office. He suddenly felt this might be a disaster. He knew he
had to go through with it, but he unexpectedly was very unsure of
himself.
Paula left her office at exactly 3:00. As she sat in the cab on
the way to her condo she started to have second thoughts herself.
She walked into her unit, and as she undressed to take a shower,
she looked in the mirror and all of her self-doubts were
multiplied. How could he like this body? She wanted to call him
and tell him forget it. No one would stay interested in her. This
was a bad idea. Then she remembered how happy she felt just four
days ago. She figured she had to do this date, and he'd brush her
off, and that would be the end of it.
Jack got to the restaurant fifteen minutes early. He had called
both daughters that afternoon and told them he had a date. They
were impressed-dad going out on a school night! He had to shoo
Joan out of the office at 5:30. She wanted to know whom he was
going to see. It wasn't on her calendar, and she kept everything
from major account meetings to family birthdays on her calendar.
Jack finally told her he was being too boring lately, so he
wasn't going to tell her. If there were a second meeting, she'd
be in on it. He sat at the bar and ordered a beer. He thought
about wine, but when he was Jack, he drank beer. After all, he
was a "Southside guy, from the city" Southside guys drank beer.
Paula got dressed and became more and more depressed. She was
convincing herself that this was a bad idea. Despite that, she
did get out her favorite dress. It was a rose colored cocktail
dress that accentuated her great legs, she held the breast forms
in her hands, and thought about not using them. After a few
minutes she inserted them and finished dressing. She added the
gold accessories-rings, bracelet, watch and earrings. She put on
some perfume, and as she did she wondered what kind of perfume
Jill wore, she had liked it. Finally ready, she looked in the
mirror. She always felt better once she got dressed. She was a
beautiful woman-when dressed she thought. Paula took a deep
breath and went downstairs and got in a cab that took her the few
short blocks to the building that contained the restaurant.
Jack looked at his watch, one minute to seven. He looked up and
saw Paula walk up to the maitre 'd. Jack smiled in spite of
himself. She was beautiful. He stood up at the bar and waited for
Bernard to lead her over to him. Paula smiled when she saw Jack.
Jack suddenly didn't know what to do. Take her hand? Kiss her?
What? Jill saw the look on his face, and leaned forward to kiss
him on the cheek.
As she did she whispered, "I am so glad to see you. Don't kiss me
on the lips or we'll never be allowed in here again."
Jack looked at her as she pulled back and laughed. God, he loved
this woman he thought. Bernard led them to their table by the
window. They had a wonderful view of the city and the lake in a
secluded section of the restaurant.
Bernard introduced their waiter, and they ordered wine (even
though Jack was a Southside guy, he had wine with dinner). They
discussed children, work, local politics and finally, Jack said,
"Paula, you can't imagine how nervous I was today. I felt like a
sixteen-year-old going out on his first date. Thank you for
coming out tonight. I have done nothing but think about us since
we said good-bye at the airport."
Paula looked at him and said, "You don't have a monopoly on
nerves. I haven't gone out on a date since I got divorced. I
almost called you five times today to chicken out. But last
weekend was the best time I EVER had. What are we going to do
about it?"
That broke the ice. Neither really remembered what they had for
dinner. They started with their reminiscences of the conference.
They both agreed that Joan was more than a little scary with her
penchant for dives. Paula asked if Jack had heard from Mary. She
wondered if she was still with the guy who picked her up. Jack
said he heard via email from Regina, she was the official contact
for the Cleveland girls. Jack updated her. Joan came home
bruised, but happy. Mary came home in love. And the best, Regina
thinks her running back will be a free agent next year, and wants
to play for the Browns. They danced around their own memories of
being naked, but finally they did admit to having a wonderful
time, but they didn't talk about what to do next. They talked,
laughed and when they finished their coffee, Paula asked him to
come back to her place. Jack readily accepted and after a brief
fight over the bill, Jack said he'd let Paul pay next time. They
left the restaurant hand in hand.
Jack drove them to the condo and left the car with the doorman.
Once they were in the elevator, he took Paula in his arms and
kissed her deeply.
When they broke their embrace, he said, "I have been wanting to
do that since I first laid eyes on you tonight. You are
absolutely stunning."
Paula thanked him, but she was nervous. Would he still like her
as Paula? Her answer came soon enough. When they entered her
unit, she asked him if he would like an after dinner drink. He
said, no, but he would like to kiss her again. They sat on her
sofa, and started to make out like kids. It was an out of breath
Paula who suggested they go to her bedroom. She led Jack into the
dark room, turned and started to undress him. He started to do
the same, but she stopped him.
"Let me do this for you first." She said.
He was naked in a second. She pushed him easily onto the bed.
Paula then took off her dress, her stockings, and then excused
herself and headed for the bathroom. Jack leapt off the bed. He
took her arm, and gently spun her around. He cupped her chin in
his hand, kissed her lightly on the lips and brought her into the
bed. Within in seconds they were laying together naked. They
kissed, fondled and touched. Jack tried twice to get his tongue
between her legs, and she tried as least as many times to do the
same. But each wanted to be able to gaze into the eyes of the
other.
Jack finally rolled on top of Paula. He slowly inserted himself
into her. She gasped, she was so glad she hadn't called this off.
She pulled him down on top of her. She started to buck her hips
up to meet his thrusts. She was aroused she had ever been. She
couldn't help herself, she rolled Jack over and she was now on
top. Jack was just as excited as she was, and now even more. He
really did prefer to be on the bottom, but always felt he needed
to do the 'guy thing' and be the aggressor. He pulled Paula's
face down to his and kissed her passionately. She hungrily
returned his kiss. While kissing Jack's penis slipped out of her.
He used this to spin her over and start to kiss her neck and
began working his way down her chest. She tried to stop him, but
he wouldn't be stopped. He loved this woman and he wanted her to
know that every single part of her was beautiful to him. He
licked, bit, kissed, caressed and stroked every inch of her body.
He finally positioned himself between her legs and licked her
until she came at least twice.
Paula cried, "Get up here. I can't stand it anymore. Please!"
He slid up her body, licking and kissing as he did. She kissed
him-almost violently. She rolled him back over, grabbed his penis
and pushed it in her.
She looked down at him and said, "Oh, I love you. You have to
come. I can't take too much more of this. Oh, baby."
Jack started to reply but couldn't because her tongue was back in
his throat. They rocked together for only a few more minutes.
Jack tried to hold his orgasm off, but couldn't. He exploded into
her and she used her vagina muscles to keep him in her for as
long as possible. Finally, after one more orgasm Paula laid down
on Jack's chest. They both were covered with a fine layer of
sweat. They were both slightly out of breath. They were both
totally happy. Jack had his arms wrapped around her and wouldn't
let her move for the longest time. Paula propped herself up on
her elbows and looked down at Jack.
She was crying. "Do you really think I am beautiful?" Jack
answered her question with the most passionate kiss of the
evening.
They slept in each other's arms. Paula awoke first at around
5:30. She started to get out of bed, but her stirring woke Jack.
He took hold of her wrist, and gently pulled her back into the
bed. He saw that she was instinctively covering herself.
Jack sat up and said, "Paula, there is no doubt that I love you.
I loved you last weekend as Paul, and last night as Paula. I love
you dressed as a guy, dressed as a woman, and totally undressed.
Please, please don't be self conscious about your surgery. You
are the most wonderful and beautiful person I have ever met. If
you think I might have a hard time with your surgical scars,
think about how neurotic I get when I wonder how you can care for
Jill!!"
Paula slid up in the bed and sat next to Jack. She kissed him on
the cheek and let her arms fall to her side.
She replied, "Jack, it might take a while for me to get
comfortable being naked as Paula. But you are wonderful. Last
night was as good as the weekend. And as far as Jill goes-she's
lovely, and I can't wait to be with her again. What about this
weekend?"
Jack smiled and said that would be great, and he wanted to see
Paul as well. Paula suggested Jack take a shower while she made
some coffee. Jack agreed, he still had to get back to the 'burbs
and get a change of clothes. Showing up at the office in the same
clothes was something he hadn't done in a couple of decades!
Over coffee in the kitchen, they made their next date. Paula,
Paul, would come out to Jack's house for the weekend. Jack, or
rather Jill, would cook dinner for them Friday night. Paul(a)
would plan on staying over; and then they would see what happened
the rest of the weekend. Jack kissed her good morning with a
smile and headed towards the door. Paula made him promise not to
send flowers today-it would cause too much talk. Jack extracted
the same promise from her. Jack went home to change clothes and
get back to work. Paula closed the door, leaned against it and
sighed. She started crying again. She was in love and she was so
happy she was frightened.
Thursday flew by. Jack felt a good tiredness he hadn't
experienced in a long time. Joan asked, with feigned innocence,
if there would be a follow up meeting that she should put on his
schedule. Jack said yes there would be a follow up, and no there
was not date for his calendar. His smile gave him away, and Joan
vowed to find out. She figured next time on of his daughters
called she'd find out.
Paula felt like she was glowing. Vivian asked how her evening
was, and Paula tried to be serious and say "fine", but somehow,
the word "wonderful" came out. Paula blushed and buried her head
in some paper work signaling that the conversation was over.
They talked Thursday night and Jack told Paula he had arranged
for a car to pick Paula up from home, and if she wanted to bring
work out "stuff" he had a Bowflex machine, Stairmaster,
stationary bike and a rowing machine. Paula protested about the
car, but Jack would hear none of it. She did convince him to let
her bring some wine. Jack suggested red would be good since he
was going to prepare filet mignons. They each tried to hang up
several times, but they couldn't. At last they agreed it was
late, and they hung up.
The first thing that Jack did Friday morning was answer the phone
at 6:00 am. It was his younger daughter wondering if she could
bring friends home this weekend! Jack couldn't believe it.
Murphy's Law, he patiently explained that this would be a bad
weekend for that, and she should consider next weekend. His
daughter, Megan, was 22 and a college senior-she certainly could
see through her dad's bad excuses. She pressed him for more info,
but to no avail. She figured she'd call her older sister Kerry,
or better, she'd call Joan at work-she knew everything.
Jack hung up the phone and went back to sleep for an hour. He had
already informed Joan that he'd be working from home today. That
was usually a code phrase for playing golf, but today was
different. Jack was going to be busy. He had to clean the house,
go grocery shopping and most importantly be home at 4:00. He had
made arrangements with his Mary Kay rep to be at his house to
help with his make up.
Paula had a rare court appearance Friday morning, and then lunch
with her sons. They were working downtown this summer, and she
had scheduled this over two weeks ago. She suspected that they
met her only because their father insisted. She felt she hadn't
been much of a mom over the last few years due to her own
problems and then her almost total immersion in her legal work.
But today she was looking forward to seeing them.
They met at her club, and halfway through lunch, Terry the oldest
asked what was going on her life. Paula asked what he meant, and
he said she seemed so happy. She seemed more effervescent than
either of them could remember. Paula said she was just fine;
there wasn't anything. Then Rich, the younger boy asked if she
was dating anyone. She started to say no, but changed her answer
to maybe. The boys high five'd and then got her to high five
them. They laughed through lunch, and when the boys left Paula
was sorry to see them go for the first time in a long time.
She headed back to work, and wrapped up a few loose ends. She
called Vivian in and said she planned on leaving in a few
minutes, were there any pressing issues that needed to be
handled. Vivian said no, most of the male lawyers didn't even
come back from lunch. As Paula headed out of her office, Vivian
noticed that Paula didn't bring her briefcase with her. That was
an absolute first!
Jack was right on schedule. He had made the rounds to the
specialty grocery store where he picked up the filets, the double
baked potatoes (frozen-he wasn't that good of a cook) and the
makings for the salad. He picked up flowers for the dining room
table. He couldn't decide on a desert, so he bought some
raspberries and vanilla ice cream. He hoped there would be
'other' things for desert. He then stopped at the liquor store
and bought wine and after dinner liqueurs. He was home by noon,
cleaned the house-since he was still 'Jack' the cleaning was
perfunctory. However, he did make sure the sheets were changed
and the bathroom was in good shape. Next he took a steam,
showered, shaved every square inch of his body, and after being
sure he was ready for April his Avon lady, went into the kitchen
and made sure everything was accounted for dinner. Since he had
the time he even set the table.
April was right on time. She was a great lady, and she could see
that Jack was excited. She situated him in the bathroom and asked
how he wanted to look. Jack said he wanted to look 'her' absolute
best, and that it should be a sophisticated evening look. He
would be wearing the infamous 'little black dress' tonight and
wanted to impress her guest to the max. April nodded, and went to
work. She took her time and chatted casually with the emerging
Jill. April updated her on a few of the girls at the club and she
asked about the New York trip. Jill gave April the basics and
then added that her guest tonight would be a friend from New
York. Once April finished she helped Jill with her wig, and her
nails-toe and finger. She pronounced Jill gorgeous. Jill never
believed that, but thanked her just the same. Jill looked in the
mirror and knew April did all she could with what she had to work
with. Jill invited April into the kitchen for a drink. April had
a coke and Jill had a diet coke while they settled up for the
house call and the additional items Jill bought. At 5:45 April
said goodbye and left Jill to start her final preparations.
Jill went into her bedroom and put on her laciest black body
shaper. She rolled up the sheer black nylons onto her legs. She
gently slid on the black silk bikini panties. Next came her
favorite black dress. It was sleeveless and low cut. It hit her
just above the knee. She always thought that the dress was too
young for her, but since she wasn't going out, and she truly
hoped she wouldn't be in it for more that four hours...well, she
could wear it. She decided on the gold accessories: rings,
bracelets, watch, earrings, and a black choker with a gold
brooch. Finally, three-inch heels-black of course. Jill examined
herself in the mirror. God she wished she could have dressed like
this at 20, or 30, or 40!!! Oh well, she looked pretty good, and
most importantly Paul liked her! That made her smile.
Paula was drying herself off from her shower. She had packed
jeans, slacks, and shirts-all guy stuff for the weekend. She went
into her room and started to dress. She opted for briefs-white-
for tonight. She had two pair of boxers for the weekend, but the
briefs made her smile. She donned them and a white tee shirt. She
then put on the navy blue over the calf socks. She looked in the
mirror and decided she was now Paul. She put on her/his new white
dress shirt and the pants for her blue pinstripe suit. She tucked
in her shirt and went back into the bathroom to use the mirror as
he knotted his tie. Paul combed his hair down and over. He
sprayed it a little to keep it "guy looking". He looked good and
was actually pleased to not have any make-up on. Paul came back
into the bedroom, sat on the bed and converted all the pertinent
id and credit cards from Paula's purse to Paul's wallet. He
stood, put on the suit jacket, readjusted his tie, slipped his
cell phone into the breast pocket, and declared himself ready. He
grabbed the wine bottle and a Sports Illustrated to read in the
limo and headed down for his ride to the suburbs.
Jill was sipping a pinot grigio, she was slightly ahead of
schedule and things were moving right along. She had fifteen
minutes before Paul would be there and as long as she stayed busy
she wasn't nervous. Jill went into the bedroom for one final
check. Meanwhile, the limo was exiting the expressway and one
minute from Jill's. Paul never read the magazine; he talked with
the driver the whole way.
The limo pulled into the Fitzgerald driveway. Paul tried to tip
the driver, but he said that Mr. Fitzgerald had already taken
care of everything. Paul thanked him, grabbed the wine and exited
the limo. He buttoned his suit coat and bravely walked to the
front door. Jill of course was looking out the window, and saw
the limo pull up. She walked to the door and opened it-after the
limo pulled away and before Paul could ring the bell. She opened
the door, and both of them smiled. Each was so happy to see the
other. Each saw the other as a completely beautiful human being.
Jill uncharacteristically put her arms out and Paul did too. They
hugged each other tightly in the doorway for a full minute.
Finally the broke apart and held each other's hands to inspect
the other.
Jill said, "Paul, great suit. You are very handsome."
Paul responded with a thank you, and added, "Jill I swear, you
are gorgeous. I am very impressed. You amaze me."
Jill blushed and said thanks. Then invited Paul into the kitchen
where she got her a drink. Paul opted for some of the pinot that
was already open. Paul toasted his hostess, and asked for a tour
of the house.
Jill took Paul on the fifty-cent tour. She showed Paul the girls'
rooms, the upstairs office and her converted workout space as
well as Jill/Jack's room. Paul was impressed at the size of the
house. Jill explained how they never got around to finishing the
basement, so she skipped showing the cement floor and the
furnace. They returned to the kitchen, and after a few minutes of
idle chat, Paul moved close to Jill and kissed her deeply. He
said thank you for inviting me over, and more importantly thanks
for making me feel good about myself again.
Jill kissed him back and said with a huge smile, "Get into the
dining room and sit down, or we are never going to eat!! I love
you."
Paul, took her hands into his, and said, "I love you too. What
are we going to do about it?"
Jill replied, "The first thing we are going to do about it is
eat, then we can talk about it, now go sit down!"
Paul carried the salad dressing and the wine to the table. Jill
followed with the salad. They worked through the salad discussing
their respective jobs. Jill went and brought the main course to
the table and this brought on discussions about their children.
Paul talked about her lunch with her sons and Jill mentioned how
her girls are desperate to meet her new "friend". They found that
each truly enjoyed the others company, and as they felt at ease
dressed as they were. Paul continually praised Jill's cooking and
how wonderful she looked. In spite of herself Jill started to
believe Paul. She did start to feel really sexy and sultry around
this very handsome man. She wanted to rip his clothes off and
make love to him on the dining room table, but she knew the table
was too old to withstand that kind of activity.
Jill said, "You just sit there and relax. I will be right back
with some coffee and desert."
Paul watched her leave the room and thought about how much Jill
had brightened his life. How great she was to talk to-and how
great she was in bed!
Paul wondered, date we make this a long lasting relationship?
Does this make any sense at all, or does it make perfect sense?
"Does what make sense?" Jill asked as she set the ice cream and
raspberries down in front of Paul.
He replied, "I was wondering about us. I was wondering about our
relationship. But I didn't realize I was thinking out loud."
Jill said, "Hold that thought, I will be right back." She
retrieved the coffee and sat down next to him. "Okay, what were
you thinking?"
Paul thought for a while, and then said, "Jill, I have been so
happy this week. We had such a wonderful time last weekend, and
again on Wednesday. I know we have something special, but what
should we do next?"
Jill took Paul's hand into hers and said, "We do have something
special. I don't know what will happen long term, but I suggest
we take our coffee out onto the deck and enjoy the moon and the
stars. There I want to do some wonderful things to you, and we
can continue this discussion in the morning!"
Jill led Paul onto her deck. The backyard was totally secluded by
a very high fence on one side; bushes on the other and evergreen
trees secluded the back at least fifteen feet high. Jill sat on
the love seat near the rear door and motioned for Paul to sit
next to her. The two new lovers sat and talked and gazed at the
stars in the cloudless sky for a very short time. Then Paul
leaned over to kiss Jill, and within minutes they were back
inside, and in Jill's bedroom.
Paul was more aggressive in his caresses and kisses than he had
ever been in his life. He really felt masculinity flowing through
him. We wanted to bed this woman and do it now. He started to
take Jill's dress off, but she stopped him.
"Paul, I want to change, I have something that I bought special
for tonight." Paul looked at her, and slowly shook his head
signifying she wasn't going anywhere. Jill then said, "Well maybe
I could show you my new nightie tomorrow." Paul smiled and shook
his head yes.
They tried to take turns removing each other's clothes, but they
fumbled and grabbed at each other with animal lust. Tonight Jill
had no thoughts of being a crossdresser. She was Jill tonight.
She was going to be in the arms of the man she loved. Paul had
actually ripped two buttons off of his shirt as he undressed.
There was no thought of surgery. There was only his desire to
make love to the woman before him. There was a freedom each felt
that had never existed before.
They were naked. They were free. They hungrily kissed, caressed,
and stroked every part of each other's body. There was a sense of
urgency, but not rush in their lovemaking. Jill took her turn on
top of Paul and kissed his chest, licked him between his legs,
sucked his toes and massaged his back. Paul did the same to Jill.
Jill, while on her back, pulled Paul up so she could kiss him
between his legs. She imagined his clitoris as his penis and
sucked it with all her ability. Paul was writhing in ecstasy. He
came at least three times. The final one caused him to ejaculate
copious amounts of fluid into Jill's mouth. She greedily gobbled
it all up. She wanted every part of him in her. Paul, despite
Jill's protestations, lowered himself off of Jill's mouth. Paul
slid his hot wet pussy onto Jill's penis. Their eyes met, and
each could feel the love of the other burning.
Paul said, "Oh god baby, you are so wonderful. I came three
times. I never came like the last one. I have never let go like
that before. You are the best."
Jill replied, "I loved it. I want you to come in my mouth like
that every time. I want you to always feel like that. I love you.
I wish that I had your dick in me now. I wish you could fill me
with your sperm. Oh, Paul, I want you so much. Make love to me."
Soon they were once again in the throes of orgasm. Jill was
bouncing off of the bed in unison with her lover. Paul was
pushing himself down harder and harder into his lover. Jill was
clawing at his back. She was kissing his arms, his chest; she had
lost all control of the situation. All Jill wanted was to have an
orgasm. She had never felt this abandon before. She had never
been able to totally lose Jack. Tonight she did. When Jill came,
Paul did too. Jill never experienced anything like this before in
her life. Her whole body shook. She couldn't help it she started
crying. It wasn't just quiet tears running out of the corners of
her eyes. It was shoulder-heaving sobs. She pulled Paul onto her
and held him as tight as she could for a long time. Finally, when
she felt she had some control of herself, she let go of him. She
felt her penis slide out of him. Paul propped himself up on his
arms, and asked if she was okay. She smiled through her tears,
and hugged him again.
She whispered, "I have never been more okay. Oh, Paul, this is so
wonderful. You are right. I know one thing-I am never letting you
out of my life, ever."
When she let him rise up again, he looked down at her and said,
"Well that makes us even, 'cause you are never getting out of my
life either."
They both smiled. Jill gently rolled her lover onto her side, and
she felt wonderful just listening to his breathing. She said she
wanted to go and fix her make up and her wig. Paul said she
should forget about it. He said her hair was not much shorter
that Paula's. Just take the wig off and lay next to him.
They laid there in silence for a long time, each in love and each
deep in thought. Finally, Paul reached down and touched Jill's
penis. It immediately responded. Jill moaned softly and rolled on
top of Paul. Paul looked up at her and asked if Jill wanted to
shift positions. Jill said no. She wanted to ride her man. She
said for the first time in her life being on top felt like the
right thing. She slowly entered her lover, and they moved
sensuously together. After a few minutes Paul rolled Jill over
and they continued their slow coitus. Jill took one of her hands
and messed up Jill's hair. He smiled and said that tomorrow he'd
love to fix Jill's hair so she wouldn't need a wig. Jill smiled
and dared him. They talked as they slowly gyrated together. It
was the most loving sex either had ever experienced. Finally,
they started to speed up. They started to talk with hurried
breaths.
Then Paul said, "I'm coming. Oh Jill, come with me. Oh god baby I
love you!!"
That was all Jill needed she came with her lover. Paul collapsed
onto her and they held each other with a passion neither could
remember.
A thunderclap woke the lovers around eight in the morning. They
were still wrapped in each other's arms. Jill immediately tried
to get out of bed. She was worried about how she looked. Paul
tried to stop her, but this time she was adamant. He relented,
but asked that she if was going to do anything, just take her
makeup off; don't put new makeup on. He wanted her back in bed as
soon as possible. Jill said okay, and she practically floated to
the bathroom she felt so good. She removed the makeup, when to
the bathroom and brushed her teeth. As she looked in her mirror
she thought about putting makeup on, or at least putting some
clothes on. But then stopped herself. The person in the other
room loved her for who she was. He didn't need it. When she slid
back under the blankets Paul said it was now his turn.
While Paul was gone Jill turned the television on to watch the
news and get an idea of what the weather promised for this
glorious Saturday. Except for the makeup Paul did the same thing
as Jill. As he looked in the mirror while brushing his teeth he
thought of putting on a tee shirt. But then stopped himself. The
person in the other room loved him for who he was. He didn't need
it. He padded back into the bedroom and slid under the blankets.
As he positioned himself against the headboard so he could watch
the news, Jill slid onto his chest. She ran her hands from his
cheek, down his neck and across the still sensitive areas of his
chest.
She looked up at Paul with a seductive smile and said, "That was
the greatest night of my life. I may have to chain you to this
bed."
Paul looked down at Jill and said, "No, last night was the
greatest night of my life, and I think we need to just chain
ourselves together!"
They laughed, and watched the news for a while. Soon Jill was
running her fingers down past Paul's stomach and around his
vagina. Once her fingers found their way into Paul they never
heard or saw the news anymore. They would have to get the weather
report later. This time they found themselves in the classic
sixty-nine position. Each wanted to bring the other to a climax
with their mouth. Jill succeeded first, second and third. The
final one bringing forth a flood of orgasmic juice from Paul
again. He pleaded with Jill to slow down, and she complied. Soon
they were both speeding up, and this time Jill was first. She
knew she didn't have much fluid left after last night, but that
had nothing to do with the intensity of her orgasm. She marveled
at the touch of Paul, and how he kept at his mission way past
Jill's orgasm.
If Paul had been able to talk he would have been screaming. God,
Jill was good. Paul could never remember having an orgasm where
he lost it and ejaculated-now twice. They were wonderful. He
wanted Jill to come too. He massaged her penis with his tongue.
He sucked, caressed and deep throated it with total pleasure.
Paul had never enjoyed this with his ex-husband. It always seemed
demeaning. But this rainy morning it seemed sexy and wonderful.
He even liked the taste. He knew she'd be doing this again before
he headed back to the city. When they slid around to be together
again, Jill put Paul on her chest. Jill caressed his hair, and
soon they were both asleep.
Paul woke up first and went to the bathroom again. When he came
back to the bedroom he found that Jill was gone. She had left a
white terry cloth robe on the bed for him. He donned it and
headed out to the kitchen. Jill was wearing a matching robe and
smile. She said the coffee would be ready in a minute. While she
finished putting the dishes from the night before in the washer,
and asked him what he'd like for breakfast. She said she had just
about everything he could want.
Paul walked over to her and said, "You certainly do have
everything I could ever want!"
They laughed, and decided on bagels with their coffee. The two
lovers sat side by side as they ate. They decided that they would
shower and then decide if they were going to get dressed for the
day.
After breakfast they decided to get dressed as Jack and Paula.
They were going to head out to the local mall and do some
shopping. However, a decision to shower together ended that plan.
Jack lived in that house for fourteen years. He had two daughters
and a son showering there over the years, but he never remembered
running the shower so long that they ran out of hot water!!
Despite the cold-water shock twenty-five minutes after they
started, it was a magical time. They made love standing up, that
was great, but they also played like kids. They took turns
washing each other-very thoroughly. They did each other's hair.
They each found they could just be themselves. There was no need
to worry about the other being judgmental or giving a look like
"are you kidding? You want to do what?" They just accepted the
other as a lover, and growing just as important, and maybe more,
as a friend.
After the shower and the drying off, they wound up back in bed.
The rain was a wonderful backdrop to fondling, kissing and
lovemaking. During a lull in the action Jill was caressing Paul's
hair while Paul lay on her chest.
She said, "You know this relationship is going to ruin a lot of
my fantasies. I am finding that being with you blurs everything.
I don't need to wear nylons and a garter belt. I don't need a wig
or makeup. I am just me-whoever that is-when I am with you."
Paul lifted his head and sat up next to Jill. He said, "You know
you're right. When we're together I feel the same way. We just
fit together. We're just people-with no hang-ups on gender."
That led to more fondling and caressing and a final round of love
making for the afternoon.
A short nap and mandated separate showers followed. They were
finally dressed and ready to go to dinner around seven o'clock.
Since they were in the suburbs they opted for standard chain
restaurant food. They were now as comfortable as Jack and Paula
as they were Jill and Paul. They had a great time at dinner
updating each other on the lives of their children. The movie
that followed was anticlimactic-except for the fact that Paula
kept trying to grope Jack, and he countered by trying to get to
"second base" with his date. Finally the movie was over and they
headed back to Jack's house.
Paula tried to distract Jack as best she could while he drove.
She felt like a teenager. She was so happy to be with this
person. She felt more alive than she had felt in years-no
decades! She kissed him on the neck, stopped trying to undo his
zipper, sat against the passenger side door and just looked at
Jack and smiled.
Jack pulled the car into the garage. He went to the kitchen and
got a bottle of Dom Perignom out of the refrigerator. He opened
it, and poured two glasses of champagne.
He handed one to Paula and took the other and toasted her,
"Paula, thank you for coming into my life. I am so glad we are
together...now get in the bedroom and out of your clothes!"
They laughed and chugged the sparkling wine. Paula ran to the
bedroom and Jack carrying the bottle of wine ran after her. There
were giggles and tickling followed by gasps and moans as they
once again found their way into bed.
They were both totally aroused. They both lustfully kissed and
sucked on each other without regard for whose turn it was. They
took turns on top and turns kissing genitalia. Then, when they
found they were ready to consummate the love making, without
words or prodding Paula was on top. She took the dominant
position while Jack found himself slipping into a Jill mentality.
Jack looked up at this lovely woman and pulled her to him and
kissed her passionately.
He whispered, "Oh Paul, make love to me." He said it without
thought.
Paula heard it and knew at that moment she was Paul. She relished
this position. She wanted to make love to Jack as Jill-at least
right now. She increased the speed with which she was riding
Jill's penis. She wanted this lovely creature beneath her to have
the most wonderful orgasm he could give her. When Jill came, Paul
came with her. They slept blissfully in each other's arms.
Sunday dawned overcast and cool, but it couldn't put a damper on
the warm and sunny feelings that emanated from Jack's bedroom.
Jack awoke first and without waking his sleeping lover slid out
of bed, donned his terry cloth robe and padded out to the kitchen
to start the coffee. He also went to the front door and brought
in the Sunday paper. He returned to the bedroom and found Paula
stretching as she woke. They each smiled. He bent over to kiss
her good morning, and she pulled him back into bed. It was
another hour before they managed to head for the bathroom. It
seemed as if they couldn't keep their hands off of each other.
Neither could believe how happy they were.
After showering-and showing remarkable restraint-they went to the
kitchen for breakfast. Paula found it interesting that despite
her strong feelings of being Paul in bed and Jack's similar
feelings of being Jill, Jack grabbed the sports section and she
took the woman's section of the paper first. She mentioned it to
Jack as they sipped their coffee and he laughed. He said he only
took the sports pages because he didn't see the comics! What did
that mean? They finished their light breakfast and took the paper
into the family room to finish their reading. As they worked
through the various sections and commented on the fashions
highlighted in the store ads they played footsie on the couch.
After an hour they reached their first crisis in their
relationship!! They both liked to do the Sunday crossword puzzle
in the magazine section of the paper! They teased each other that
this could be the end of their relationship if they couldn't work
out a compromise. Jack said next week he'd get two papers-or they
could rotate-this week he'd do the acrostic and Paula could do
the puzzle. Then rotate from week to week. They agreed on this
solution and sealed the deal by making love again on the floor in
the family room.
At six o'clock Paula was ready to go back to the city. She had
decided to leave most of her clothes at Jack's. They had decided
on a schedule that would have Jack, as Jack, stay at Paula's on
Wednesday night and have Paula, as Paul-on Friday night at least,
stay at Jack's on the weekend. They drove the half hour to the
city strangely quiet. Both were lost in thought. Finally Jack
pulled up to Paula's building. He declined her invitation to go
upstairs, but only because they both admitted to being exhausted.
It was the best form of exhaustion either could remember. They
kissed, and promised no flowers on Monday! Paula squeezed his
hand and as they gazed into each other's eyes they each knew this
was forever.
Each of them fell asleep quickly Sunday night. It had been a
wonderful weekend, and the future had the promise of being
nothing but wonderful. They both lied when they promised no
flowers on Monday. That caused almost simultaneous telephone
calls to the other at 11:00 Monday morning. It also caused some
great office gossip at Jack and Paula's offices. Jack's assistant
Joan was on the telephone to Jack's daughters updating them on
the second delivery of flowers in eight days. Vivian on the other
hand didn't want to leave Paula's office until she knew what was
going on with Paula's weekend. Neither Jack nor Paula was
forthcoming with details, which led to even more speculation.
For the next four months they settled into a wonderful schedule.
It had to be a schedule because it was anything but routine. They
were limited to their one night during the week and their
glorious weekends, but the time they were together was getting
better and better. They found they also liked to weekend in the
city and Paula sometimes took the train out to Jack's on
Wednesday. As September rolled around they decided to take a
trip. It was Paula who suggested they go to the Southern Comfort
event in Atlanta. Jill thought it would be great too. Jill
started to pack almost immediately, much to Paul's amusement.
As the conference approached Jill emailed her friends in
Cleveland to see if they were going. She received a reply from
Regina saying that she was going with another one of her friends,
Jenny, another t-girl from Cleveland. Regina went on to write
that Rae was still serious with her footballer and Mary was still
"in love" with her male friend. He was treating her wonderful,
and they were talking of moving in together. She then added that
Joan had been arrested for drunk driving-as Joan. The arrest made
headlines. Joan lost her job and had gone through some other very
bad times with her family, and was now living with some
disreputable people. Regina ended by saying she had tried to get
in touch with her several times, but Joan was not returning
calls. Jill emailed back that it would be great to see her again,
and they made plans for lunch on the Thursday of the conference.
Jack and Paula were laughing as they walked toward the gate at
O'Hare airport, Wednesday afternoon. Paula was still teasing Jack
about the amount of clothes "he" had packed, and that he was such
a chicken. He wouldn't fly to Atlanta as Jill, and Paula was
still giving him a bad time. Jack protested that it was society's
fault, not his. Paula could dress anyway she liked, and no one
cared.
She leaned over and kissed him, and said, "You know I don't mind,
as long as you are Jill in five hours. I want to make love to the
lady of my life, and I can hardly wait!" They held hands almost
all the way to Atlanta.
The conference was merely an excuse to get away and to be their
alter egos in a new environment. As soon as they entered their
suite, they splurged and got a two-bedroom penthouse; each went
to a bedroom and changed. They would only need one bedroom for
sleeping, but they wanted the extra room for changing, and adding
to the excitement of seeing each other emerging dressed for
dinners etc. Jack transformed into Jill after his shower. He
emerged wearing a beautiful black cocktail dress with a glittery
red and silver jacket. He loved that the dress was slightly
shorter than he would normally wear, but Paul loved it. Paul on
the other hand was already in the main room. He was standing at
the bar wearing an elegant man's suit. Jill had dubbed it, "his
sincere blue suit".
Paul offered Jill a glass of champagne, and said, "Here's to a
great weekend."
They clinked glasses, and sipped the bubbly wine. Paul put his
arm around Jill and they walked over to the window and looked at
the downtown skyline of Atlanta. They smiled, and Jill leaned
into Paul. She sighed and Paul turned her towards him. They
kissed. Each felt totally fulfilled.
Jill held on to Paul until he finally said, "we better get going
if we are going to make our dinner reservations."
Jill responded, "Do we have to leave the room? What about room
service?"
Paul laughed and moved her towards the door. He knew she wanted
to go out and her protestations were not serious.
The conference was better than either had anticipated. Jill never
made any sessions, but they went to the dinners and the evening
entertainment. Paul actually had an appointment for the law firm
on Thursday afternoon, so that made Jill feel okay about being
away from him while she had lunch with Regina. Sunday came much
too quickly. They once again went to separate bedrooms and
reverted to their original personas. On the plane back to Chicago
Paula asked if Jack could get away the following month and go to
the Fantasia Fair in Provincetown. Jack said that sounded like a
great idea. As much fun as Atlanta had been, having full access
to P'town would be a great time. He said he'd clear his schedule.
Over the next week Paula and Jack each set up dinners for their
children to meet their "friend". Paula's dinner was first. She
had her sons and daughter meet Jack at her condo. Paula cooked
and was as nervous as she could ever remember. Jack had made her
laugh the afternoon of the dinner when he called from work and
asked if he should wear a skirt and blouse, or if a cocktail
dress would be more appropriate. Paula said either would be fine
since she was wearing a tuxedo.
Jack's call calmed her a little, and said not to worry they'd be
fine. And they were. Paula's kids were wonderful and they were
thrilled at how happy their mother was in Jack's presence. The
Friday dinner, which Paula figured would be over by eleven
o'clock, lasted until two in the morning. Paula and Jack said
goodbye to Terry, Richard and Valerie and Paula collapsed on the
couch.
Jack took her in his arms and said, "Your kids are great. They
seemed to be very happy for you. Enough talk. Lets get into bed
and let me take care of you."
Paula smiled and let Jack lead her to bed. He was true to his
word. He made Paula lay back and he caressed her body with his
tongue and his fingers. He caused Paula to have three wonderful
orgasms before she rolled him over and slid his penis into her
dripping vagina. She told him how wonderful he was and how she
loved him. They came together. They slept wrapped in each other's
arms.
The following Friday it was Jack's turn. He wisely opted not to
cook. He had made reservations at one of his favorite
restaurants. It was in the neighborhood-where he lived-and it had
a private room. The girls, Kerry and Megan, loved Paula. Jack
spent most of the dinner and the three hours back at his house in
silence as the three women talked. The girls spent the night at
Jack's house due to the late hour. Paula and Jack spent the night
together, but quietly made love as not to give the girls too much
more to talk about. When the girls left at mid-afternoon, they
made wild raucous love and never did get out of the house.
Two weeks later the lovebirds were again walking down a corridor
of O'Hare airport on their way to Boston and then out to P'town.
Jack was almost vibrating. He was excited about the four days on
Cape Cod, but he was beaming because he had bought an engagement
ring for Paula. He totally loved this woman, and this man. He
wanted to be with Paula all the time. They had talked about it.
They had agreed it was the next logical step. They even talked
about buying a house. Paula decided she wanted more space, and
Jack decided he wanted less to do with his house. They discussed
a townhouse, and agreed to start looking sometime in the near
future.
Paula, as usual, teased Jack about not wearing a dress on the
plane. Jack offered a compromise. He said if Paula would get the
rental car, he'd change clothes at the airport hotel bathroom-as
long as she promised to pick him up! She readily agreed. When the
plane landed Paula took most of the luggage and took the Hertz
bus. Jack jumped on the airport hotel bus with a small bag. Paula
went into the ladies room at the rental car location and put on
jeans, running shoes, a golf shirt and a White Sox windbreaker.
Jack was working hard to convert her from being a Cubs fan, and
while she hadn't converted she knew he'd be happy to see him in
this jacket.
Meanwhile, Jack slowly cased out the women's room in the hotel
lobby. Once he was sure no one was in there, he darted in and
scurried into a stall. He quickly stripped off his male clothes
and after getting her foundation garments on; he donned a jean
skirt, peasant's blouse and a pair of two-inch sandals. She put
her wig on, and then ventured out to the mirror. She quickly
applied makeup silently thanking God that no one had come into
the room. She straightened her self. Looked one more time and
approved. She wrapped a pashmina around her shoulders and headed
for the lobby. Jill didn't think anyone really noticed her as she
strode purposefully to the door. She could see Paul in the car
waiting for her. She nodded to the doorman as he opened the door
for her. She got in the car kissed her lover, and they were off
for four days of fun.
Jill held Paul's hand as they drove out to the Cape. They chatted
and pointed at scenery. They arrived at the B&B at dinnertime.
After checking in, they headed out to check out the town. They
walked around until they found a quaint bar that served food.
They had great "chowda" and Sam Adams beer. They met some new
people and generally had a great time. It was almost eleven
o'clock by the time they got back to the B&B. There they found
another party in full swing in the living room. They joined the
fun for an hour or so, and then said their good byes, and as they
headed upstairs to their room Jill thanked Paul for thinking of
this trip.
There were two sleepy people heading for breakfast at the last
possible moment the next morning. Jill was wearing a tank top and
shorts, Jack had shorts and a golf shirt. They were both wearing
sandals. Their goal was to eat, walk through some more of the
town, and then check out the beach area. Their host recommended
some places and said they should bring their bathing suits, since
it was going to be a glorious afternoon. Paul said that was a
great idea, and while Jill finished her coffee he went back to
the room and grabbed their suits and some towels. He stuffed them
in a bag that he knew Jill would have to carry. He laughed as he
thought about the change in roles. As he headed down the stairs
he patted his right front pocket. He had a ring for Jill. He
wanted to give it to her this afternoon. He wanted to marry her.
And he couldn't wait.
By the time they hit the beach, Jill had bought a great floppy
hat, a new bathing suit and a great shirt for Paul. They
convinced the teenage daughter of the proprietor to take the
nonessential items back to the B&B for them. The twenty dollars
that Paul gave her was the deciding factor. They stopped at a
shop and bought some wine then headed for the beach. They walked
along the pristine shoreline until they found a secluded spot.
Jill stripped off her clothes and put on the one-piece navy blue
bathing suit with white piping. She felt strangely feminine in
it. She spread a towel on the sand, sat and looked up expectantly
at Paul. He took off his shorts and underwear and donned his
bathing trunks. He sat next to Jill, and she shook her head. Paul
slowly and with trepidation took off his shirt. He was very
conscious of his scars. Jill kissed him and pushed him down on
the blanket. They made out like school kids for a long time.
Finally, they stopped and Jill asked Paul for some wine. While he
uncorked the pinot grigio she admired the glorious beach and the
view of the ocean.
What she didn't know was that Paul had the same idea she had
about getting engaged. Jill knew she had to wait until he was
once again in Jack mode to give a diamond to Paula. Jill didn't
know that Paul had a ring for Jill in his hand along with the
glass of wine. They toasted each other and the weekend. Then Paul
said he had something else to say. Paul had practiced his speech
for a month, and knew exactly what he wanted to say.
Instead, he lost it and blurted out, "Jill, I love you. I want to
be with you forever."
He then took the ring out of his hand, and moved to give it to
Jill. Before he could ask Jill if she'd marry him, Jill stopped
him. She then went into her purse and took the ring she purchased
for Paula so Paul could see it.
Practically in unison they said, "Will you marry me?"
Wine was spilled as they embraced. Jill was crying and so was
Paul. After hugging each other they separated and once again, in
unison, they said, "Yes."
They slid the rings on their fingers. Jill was beaming. Through
tear blurred vision she tried to talk. Paul placed his finger on
her lips. No words were necessary. They hugged again, as they
toppled over on to the blanket, Paul could feel Jill's erection.
Paul moved each of their suits enough for Jill to enter him. They
made love on the beach. They made love to their future spouse. It
was one of the most loving and sensual sexual encounter either
had experienced.
As they lay together in the afterglow of their lovemaking Paul
finally said, "You know I can't wear this until Sunday
afternoon."
Jill dreamily replied, "I know, but I couldn't wait. I love you
so much, I want to be with you all the time."
They kissed again, and then Jill dared Paul to go in the ocean.
He said no three times before Jill jumped up and started running
to the