Nurse Haynes and the poison ivy
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October 28, 2000, Chicago, Illinois
“So, Doctor O’Shea, what do you think?” I asked as steam roiled from the rocks in the sauna.
“I think you’re in fantastic shape!”
I chuckled, “Not what I was asking, but thanks. And you are extremely sexy! I love freckles! May I also say I am VERY grateful you don’t shave?”
“You may. Why?”
“I have a thing for red pubic hair!”
I also had a thing for small breasts, which she had. She was the epitome of a ‘Steve type’ and Jessica had known I wouldn’t be able to resist. She was right, though we’d have to talk about the ‘rules violation’. But that was for later!
“But,” I continued, “I was asking what you thought about the sauna!”
“I may have to invest in one of these once I actually make some money instead of racking up debt!”
“Ever been in a sauna before?”
“No. I can’t imagine there were too many saunas in Milford!”
“My friend Melanie’s parents had one.”
Ivy laughed, “And I bet you made extensive use of it, right?”
“You could say that!”
“Your parents had an indoor pool, right?”
“Yes.”
“Ever go skinny dipping?”
“Of course. I bet you know more about me than you think, too.”
“Oh?”
“Ever hear about the guy who ran the computer dating service?”
“That was you?”
“In the flesh!”
“You graduated when? ‘80?”
“‘81. You were probably in first grade.”
“Good guess! When did you leave Milford?”
“I moved to Chicago right after graduation, though I spent my Junior year in Sweden as an exchange student.”
“There were Swedish exchange students at the High School all three years I was there. It’s like a major tradition.”
“I’m glad that tradition is continuing,” I said.
“I didn’t see a lock on the door to the sauna. How can you be sure nobody will come in?”
“I put up the ‘Privacy Please’ sign and nobody would even think about violating that.”
“No lock?”
I shook my head, “Not even on the inside. It’s far too risky. That’s why the controls for the temperature and exhaust fan are inside the sauna, too. No Never Say Never Again being locked in a steam box!”
“Never saw it. ‘Bond’ is for men who never grew up and have fantasies of abusing women.”
“Wow, this went south fast,” I said ruefully.
“What?”
“With the possible exception of Pussy Galore, Bond used his «je ne sais quoi», or ‘vibe’ to get the girls. Being an expert at seduction is NOT the same as being abusive! Well, unless you hold to some antiquated notion that women are weak and can’t resist or worse, that sex is abusive in general.”
“It’s male fantasy!”
I shrugged, “The biggest fantasy is that he’s a well-known ‘secret’ agent. That is just silly beyond belief. And besides, I beat his number before I graduated from High School.”
“Liar!” Ivy laughed. “You’re suggesting you had something like three dozen girls? In High School? Come on!”
“It’s true. As I said, the REAL suspension of disbelief is that everyone on the planet knows who Britain’s best ‘secret’ agent is, by name and by sight!”
“You slept with over thirty girls? In High School?”
“Over forty. And with one possible exception, I’m friends with most of them, or parted as friends. Heck, a bunch of them are here at the party!”
“Talk about an ego!”
“The size of Texas, but I mostly keep it beat down. Sometimes I let it out, when necessary.”
“How the heck did you manage that?”
“I was THE guy to go to for an expert deflowering. And a couple of my female friends found it amusing to arrange assignations.”
“I’m guessing the number went up from there.”
“Significantly.”
“Never had an STI or unwanted pregnancy?”
“No,” I replied.
That was truthful because Becky’s pregnancy had been unintended, not unwanted. I knew I was being pedantic, as she likely meant unintended, but it wasn’t what she’d actually said.
“And I’m the next target? The next ‘notch’?”
I shook my head, “With VERY few exceptions, Kara being one of them, I didn’t pursue girls for sex. They came to me, either on their own, or, like you, encouraged by someone who felt they’d be very happy with the encounter. I don’t keep score and only know the number because someone once tallied the list.”
“Some guy you bragged to?”
“I don’t believe I ever, once, discussed what I did with any specific girl with a guy, or even discussed it in a general way, unless he raised the issue for some reason.”
“Got caught with your hand in the cookie jar?”
“Not the way you meant. I learned my lesson BEFORE that happened, and let’s just say I wasn’t in my right mind. You do know Bond has a REASON why he has casual meaningless sex, right?”
“Because he can?”
“No. I suspect you never saw the George Lazenby Bond film, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.”
“No. I’ve actually never seen any of them.”
Which explained more than she could possibly say otherwise, and it called her judgment into serious question.
“Bond’s one true love was murdered by his arch-nemesis, Blofeld. It’s hinted at in later films, such as when Moore’s Bond lays flowers at the grave of ‘Tracey’. That incident is what led to him being a drunk, a gambler, and to taking extreme risks, all of which the British government exploited for their own purposes in the Cold War.”
“Oh, come on! Bond is a VICTIM?”
I nodded, “He is. The movies miss that, but the books paint a different, starker picture. He’s the ‘blunt instrument’ that MI6 can use, knowing that Bond simply doesn’t care if he dies, BUT he is also determined to live.”
“That makes no sense!”
“PTSD will do that to you,” I said.
“That’s pretty warped.”
“What? The backstory? Or my understanding it?”
“You sound like you’re excusing his behavior.”
I shook my head, “No, I’m explaining it. An excuse is only necessary if you need to justify your actions to yourself or a loved one. I don’t think Bond needs any excuses for his behavior with women, for his drinking, or for his gambling. Killing is another matter.”
“You’re a blackbelt in karate and you were carrying a pistol under your kimono!”
“I’ve never killed anyone and never intend to kill anyone. In any confrontation, I will defend myself using the minimum force necessary to protect myself, my loved ones, and any innocents.”
“So why the gun?”
“Because there have been credible threats in the past, and the house is literally wide open for anyone to walk into tonight.”
“Credible threats?”
“When you help take down an Outfit-connected law firm, the Outfit tends to be more than a bit annoyed with you.”
“How the heck did you do that?”
“The company I founded with some friends right after college makes software to support the legal profession. That firm was a customer. The story is a bit convoluted, but there was another Outfit lawyer who was exposed, and a couple of murder-for-hire plots, too.”
“Do you check for bombs under your car every morning?”
“No. Most of those wiseguys are in federal prison or awaiting trial, but there’s one guy who isn’t, and he’s a bit dangerous. But his style is using a gun, not a bomb. I also managed to piss off the FBI in the process.”
“Oh, I bet that’s fun.”
“When you show them to be completely incompetent rubes, they try to hit back. Fortunately, I’m smarter than they are and have the best attorneys money can buy.”
“That seemed to work for OJ.”
“It did. He literally got away with murder because the prosecution team was made up of incompetent rubes, and the judge was worse. Anyway, let me know when you’ve had enough heat and we’ll go back upstairs.”
“Say what?”
“Sexiness is WAY more than having red pubic hair, pert breasts, and freckles.”
“Because I don’t like James Bond?”
“That’s a symptom, not a cause.”
“Let me get this straight! You wanted to have sex with me, but I said something you objected to philosophically, and suddenly you no longer want to?”
“With a bit of deductive reasoning and inference, I concluded YOU didn’t want to. You objected to Bond’s string of casual affairs as abusive. I’ve had more casual affairs than James Bond by a longshot, so, by inference, you think I’m an abuser. And you made all of those judgments without actually having watched a Bond movie! But that’s not even the root of the problem.”
“Which is?”
“That knowing all of that, you accepted my invitation to the sauna.”
“What?! That came up AFTER we came into the sauna.”
“You vocalized it then, but you had to know I was promiscuous from everything that was said, and that tells me either your curiosity got the best of you, or you’re confused, or both. And THAT is a recipe for disaster!”
“You think you know me that well?”
“I think I can make educated guesses based on my extensive interactions with people, and not just in the context of an affair. I have a group of friends who meet a couple of times a month to discuss philosophy and while I can’t say I’ve heard and seen everything, I’ve heard and seen enough to make pretty good judgments and to know when I shouldn’t leap after I’ve looked.”
“Seriously?”
“Care to take a simple test to prove if I’m right or wrong?”
“Sure. Give it a shot.”
“What do you think of participation trophies?”
“They’re a great way to build kids’ self-esteem.”
I shook my head, “We are completely incompatible.”
“Come, on! Because I think self-esteem is important in kids?”
“My eldest throws them in the trash for good reason. Let me ask you this - should someone get into medical school or successfully Match just because they tried hard?”
“Of course not!”
“So, if you set kids up for thinking they’re rewarded simply for trying, then expose them to the real world, what do you think is going to happen?”
“Nobody thinks they deserve to get into medical school just for trying!”
“Don’t bet on that one,” I said. “We learn by losing and by making mistakes. Rewarding losing sends exactly the wrong message. Let me be blunt - participation trophies are a form of child abuse.”
“Don’t be ridiculous!”
“Would you go to a doctor who received their license despite receiving failing grades in medical school?”
“Of course not.”
“That’s what participation trophies are.”
“Bullshit!”
“As I said, we are fundamentally incompatible.”
“It’s just fucking, you idiot!” she declared, exasperated.
“Do you see the self-contradictions in your actions versus your beliefs? That’s the real issue I have. You think Bond is abusive for having casual sex, but you want to have casual sex. You think participation trophies are a good idea but you’d never accept the philosophy behind them when it comes to medical licensing.”
“So you only have sex with people with whom you philosophically agree on everything?”
“No, but YOU raised the issue by saying Bond was abusive. That set off warning bells so I investigated.”
“And why is that an issue if you just want to fuck?”
“Because if you wake up tomorrow, or next week, or whatever, and decide this was abusive, you’ll hate me and possibly yourself.”
“But that could happen anyway!”
“Yes, it could, but when the warnings signs are there, only a fool ignores them.”
“So much for relaxing,” she said, sounding very frustrated.
“I think it’s best we shower and go back to the party,” I said.
Ivy looked daggers as me, but didn’t say anything, so I turned off the power to the heater and turned on the exhaust fan. We put on robes and took turns showering, then dressed and went back upstairs. I went over to Kara and Jessica.
“What happened?” Jessica asked. “She looks pissed.”
“She wandered into the minefield and couldn’t escape.”
“Which one?”
“I mentioned a Bond movie and she made the statement that he was abusive towards women. I explained Bond’s past and his obvious PTSD, and it spiraled out of control from there, including her asserting the value of participation trophies.”
“The only deadly sin in your book besides hypocrisy and prejudice!” Kara smirked.
“Yes, but it’s more the contradictions between her actions and her thoughts. She doesn’t want to hand out medical licenses simply because someone goes to medical school, but participation trophies are a good thing. She thinks Bond is abusive for having casual sex with so many women, but wanted to have casual sex with me despite knowing I had been with a lot of women.”
“Sorry, Tiger,” Jessica said. “I had no idea!”
“The funny thing is, if she hadn’t made that statement about Bond, we’d never have gone down that path. We were on our way to doing exactly what we went downstairs to do and she threw it away. And Jess, can we please agree to not waive the rules without prior discussion?”
“That factored into it, too, didn’t it?”
“It made me wary,” I said. “And probably influenced my behavior. And before you apologize, I’m not upset. We’ll talk about it tomorrow.”
“So she turned out to be ‘Poison Ivy’?” Kara asked.
I chuckled, “In a matter of speaking. Maybe the Ensign will get lucky. She’s dancing with him again.”
“Steve?” a female voice from behind me said.
I turned to see Sophie, who I had only seen briefly earlier in the evening.
“Hi,” I said, and then intuiting her reason for coming to me, I said, “Would you like to dance?”
She smiled and nodded, so I took her hand and led her to the middle of the floor to dance to Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley, which told me this was one of Jesse’s tapes, as he’d suddenly become a big Elvis and Frank Sinatra fan. Unsure just how close Sophie wanted to dance, I held my arms out and she stepped close and put her arms around me with her hands on my shoulder blades. I wrapped my arms around her and she put her head on my shoulder and we began dancing.
We danced quietly and she didn’t move away when the song ended, and my assumption about the source of the tape was confirmed when Strangers In The Night by Frank Sinatra wafted from the speakers. Jesse was dancing with Kelly, which didn’t surprise me at all, and he winked at me. I winked back then turned so I wasn’t looking his direction.
“I thought about our talk,” Sophie said quietly.
“And?”
“I don’t want to be a virgin anymore, and I want you to be the one to ‘solve my complaint’.”
She was quoting Becka when she’d offered to relieve Bill of his virginity during our Rap Session sauna nine months previously. Given what I’d said to her, and the fact that she was asking several weeks later, I didn’t see how I could refuse her. But I also didn’t want to rush things.
“If that’s what you truly want, and you’ve had a recent STI test, then come by the house tomorrow afternoon around 2:00pm and I’ll help you on your way to becoming an adult.”
She shuddered and squeezed her arms tightly around me, then whispered, “Thank you.”
We finished our dance and I went back to where my wives were standing and asked them to dance again as We’ve Got Tonight, a Bob Seger song which was one of Jesse’s favorites, began playing.
“I know that look, Snuggle Bear!” Kara smirked as the three of us swayed together.
“What look?”
“The dazed look in Sophie’s face! She asked you and you agreed.”
“Perhaps,” I replied evenly.
“But you told her not tonight?” Jessica asked.
“Tomorrow afternoon. I figured being close to midnight tonight wasn’t a good idea.”
“So the itch from the ‘Poison Ivy’ can be soothed with Balm of Sophie?” Kara asked with a smirk.
Jessica and I both laughed and shook our heads, then kissed Kara’s cheeks.
“I have two other cheeks that could use kissing,” she offered suggestively. “And two other lips!”
“You hussy!” Jessica teased. “This is only our second dance!”
“Once our guests leave, we’ll see about those kisses, but Jess needs to get some sleep, too.”
“It’ll be worth being tired!” Jessica exclaimed.
October 29, 2000, Chicago, Illinois
“Are you going to be OK, Jess?” I asked as we walked to the hospital on Sunday morning. “You only got about three hours of sleep.”
“I’ll be fine, but YOU need to take a nap when you go back home.”
“I’m feeling OK,” I replied.
“Yes, but you’re still recovering from your ‘carbohydrate hangover’.”
“I think I’m past that. It usually lasts about ten days at the outside.”
“Just take a nap, Tiger; better safe than sorry.”
“OK. What about waiving the rules?”
“Not to be a bitch, but you waived the rules at NIKA unilaterally a number of times.”
“Yes, I did.”
“And you could have refused to even consider Ivy, too.”
“Also true.”
“So it wasn’t REALLY unilateral, was it?”
“No, I suppose it wasn’t. That said, the problem is similar, and much riskier, actually. What happens if something goes wrong with her training and she complains you forced her to sleep with your husband or you’d flunk her? And that whatever it is that went wrong was due to the stress of having been sexually assaulted?”
“I hadn’t considered that,” Jessica answered ruefully.
“At NIKA, making that claim stick would be more difficult because of how we document everything and the fact I’m removed from the hiring process, but we’d have to pay it off. But you can’t buy your way out of trouble the way I could have. And I have a Board of Directors and the Club to back me and provide cover. And, if push came to shove, I could walk away to save NIKA. You don’t have those things, AND you have the whole incident with the cover-up of Al being your dad. It’s WAY too risky, Babe.”
“Did you think about that last night?”
“No, that just came to me this morning while we were dressing. Oh, and I do have to cuddle a daughter or three before I take my morning nap.”
“Given I want you alive tonight, I suppose that’s OK! I hadn’t thought about it this way, but maybe it’s a good thing you and Maria Cristina won’t be sleeping together next year when she’s in my anatomy course. Well, most likely.”
“Something that could present similar problems, though the fact we’re paying her tuition over and above what her scholarships and grants cover could be a problem if someone thought there was favoritism.”
“Ask her.”
I chuckled, “I have, and so has Birgit. She told both of us that she expects you to grade her tougher than anyone else!”
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August, 1984, Chicago, Illinois The rest of the week proceeded as expected - class on Wednesday, as well as the usual visit from Penny, work on Thursday, and class on Friday. Kara and I had lunch together at IIT, Sofia practiced her driving and parking, and I hung out with Mark Agnini after class for beers. Staci and I got into a couple of interesting debates about the Old Testament that Mark had to break up to allow others in the class to participate. She was very much of the ‘directly...
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January 17, 1989, Chicago, Illinois “What time do you have to leave this morning?” Kara asked as we showered together on Tuesday morning. “About 8:30am,” I said. “I’m driving over to get Jeri, then heading to O’Hare. We have an 11:00am flight. Assuming all goes well, we’ll be in the office by 3:00pm Pacific time. We’ll spend a couple hours going over the software then go to dinner. The demo is tomorrow. Our flight back on Thursday leaves LA at 11:00am, so we’ll be home by 8:00pm, I...
June 1977 Friday ended up being a non-event. The more I thought about it, the more I was sure that there was no way on this earth I could say what happened between Birgit and me was a sin. Calling it a sin would debase it into a meaningless act. I could never do that. And the more I thought about Jennie McGrath, the more sure I was that I couldn’t call what she did for me a sin, either. If the church was right, I was going to hell. And frankly, there was no way that could be true. So I...
July 22, 2000, Chicago, Illinois “Albert, do you have everything packed?” Mom asked. “Yes, Mom!” I replied, rolling my eyes because she’d asked before I went to bed. “He’ll be fine, Babe,” Dad said. “Let’s walk to the hospital.” I usually didn’t get up early, but Dad had suggested it would help Mom if I walked to the hospital with her because I was leaving to see Jane for three weeks. Mom, Dad, Aunt Kara and I left the house and headed down the sidewalk towards the hospital where Mom and...
May 14, 1997, Chicago, Illinois “Start talking!” Melanie demanded when I sat down in her office about an hour later. “There isn’t much to say. Katya found the information for me when I asked her to look into several things about Brandon Littleton, Kevin Lomax, and John Milton.” “Do you know more about him?” “A LOT more. I don’t think you want to know.” “Probably not, but I’m your criminal defense attorney, and even though San Antonio doesn’t have you involved in this, you know the CPD...
“So, how should we do these Stone’s songs?” Phil asked at our rehearsal session. “I think we all know the music, we just need to come up with a pretty awesome arrangement; we don’t want to sound like yet another cheap cover band.” “I had some ideas, if it’s okay for me to make some suggestions,” Allison said. “Of course it is,” Phil said. “Everyone can have a say, there’s no rule that says you can’t participate in the discussion.” “Thanks, Phil, I guess being the newest here, I’m a bit...
May 11, 1992, Chicago, Illinois Monday was turning out to be a LONG day. After my run and talk with Gina, and my talk with Elyse, I had a full day at the office scheduled. First was our leadership meeting in the morning, and then I had status meetings with each team. At lunch I’d gone to see Siobhán and explained that I was going to break off the sexual relationship, but that I wanted to remain friends. She was disappointed, but admitted that Thursday would have been the last time, since she...
January 19, 1989, En-Route from LAX to ORD When the engines of the plane started, Jeri reached over and took my hand. She held it while we pushed away from the gate, and taxied for takeoff. Her grip tightened a bit as we hurtled down the runway, but nothing like the death grip she’d had on my arm for the flight out. The plane roared its way into the air and once we leveled out, Jeri’s grip loosened but she didn’t let go of my hand. “How are you doing?” I asked with a touch of...
September 1982, Chicago, Illinois The weekend was quiet and besides homework, I worked on the program changes for Frank, called Karin, Tatyana, and Kara, and hung out with my usual study group. Monday was refreshingly normal. On Tuesday morning, I handed Katy my completed intake form. She put it in an envelope and stuck it in her bag. She said she’d let me know soon about the interview. On Tuesday afternoon, after having lunch with Stephie, I made my rounds and then I headed over to Sigma...
October 1982, Chicago, Illinois The drive back to Chicago was as uneventful as usual, and I arrived at the apartment just before 6:00pm. When I arrived, Elyse and Stephie were sitting on the couch and Jackie was sitting on the loveseat. Stephie hopped up as I opened the door and greeted me with a hug and a kiss. “Hi, Peaches!” I said. “Glad you’re home, Yankee!” “Hi, Steve,” Elyse and Jackie both said. “Hey,” I replied. “How was the weekend?” “Well, it was just Kurt with me, Stephie,...
June 11, 1989, Chicago, Illinois It was just after 3:00am when I kissed Trish goodbye. She’d been an enthusiastic, energetic, and adventurous lover. We’d done just about anything either of us could think of, though her breasts weren’t large enough for a tit-fuck. The last time had been in the shower where we’d ostensibly gone to clean up afterwards, but instead I ended up taking her from behind as she leaned against the wall of the shower. “I think I’ll have you again, Steve Adams,” she...
Note: Thanks to B0b and WRC 264 for beta reading this! Sven Falk Scáthnamhaid barked as he burst out of the brush and into the cleared field along the south side of the Forest of Lhes, disturbing an owl into hooting. All day, the new feyhound had ranged ahead of us, sniffing even though he didn’t have a nose, his tail wagging. He flushed out more than enough rabbits to provide a hearty meal for tonight’s dinner. Twilight approached. I was glad it was almost sunset, almost time to camp,...
May 1978 The first couple of weeks in May were busy with school, work, and friends. Except for Becky, I didn’t even have any dates. But I was OK with that. Well, almost OK. I wanted to see Anna, but it likely wasn’t going to happen until school was out. I had tutoring sessions with Melanie, but she still wouldn’t talk to me about anything other than Spanish. Barely a hello. I was grateful for the tutoring, but it was maddening seeing my friend this way. I hoped someday she could understand...
March, 1982, Milford, Ohio As I drove along I-65, I thought about what Stephanie had asked for and what Bethany had said without even knowing about the request. Of course, because Bethany and I were so in tune, she might have actually had an idea that I was struggling with getting involved with my sister again. I kept turning it over and over in my mind and I kept coming to the same conclusion — that I shouldn’t do it. I was torn between doing what Stephanie wanted and doing what Kara and...
September 7, 1992, Chicago, Illinois “That went reasonably well,” Michelle said when her parents drove off. “There were a few times I thought my expression would give away something I shouldn’t. You were messing with me, weren’t you?” She grabbed both my hands and smiled, “I was telling the truth, in my own way. Thank you!” She leaned forward and kissed my cheek. “So, what’s left?” I asked. “To visit UofC tomorrow and formally withdraw from classes. To spend some time with you and your...
October 1981, Chicago, Illinois I arrived back at the apartment just before 10:00pm and saw the address for the party. I decided I wasn’t particularly interested in going so I put on some music, poured myself a glass of wine, and started reading more about Russia. I was alternating between the history and culture book and the Communist Party book, decided on the history and culture book for this time. I didn’t get much reading done because I was thinking about Tatyana, which led me to...
January 23, 1996, Chicago, Illinois “Father, bless!” I said, greeting Father Basil with upturned palms. “Bless you, Stephen,” he said as I kissed his hand. The waiter showed us to a quiet table along the wall of Roditys in Greektown. He took our drink orders and was back quickly. We placed our food orders right away and he left to put them in with the kitchen. “I’m not quite sure how to address this, so I’m just going to ask you bluntly. Are you the father of Michelle’s baby?” I shook my...
June 29, 1995, Chicago, Illinois On Thursday, I finally had lunch with Melissa again, something I hadn’t been looking forward to. Much like with Cèlia, Melissa and I had passed an inflection point and I was left with sub-optimal paths forward. I’d been struggling with the possible solutions, and all of them had pitfalls. When I walked into Takumi, I had something of a plan. Whether it was good or not would only be known once everything played out. “I spoke to my wives,” I said after we’d...
December 5, 2000, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota “I had a good time last night,” I said. “I was surprised you invited a friend!” Mary laughed as we walked into the exam room, “Naomi had a good time as well. You know what a Resident’s life is like.” I nodded, “No social life.” “Exactly. You guys seemed to hit it off pretty well.” “Yes, but I’m not here for that!” “You’re everywhere for that, and you know it!” I couldn’t help but laugh. “Let’s just say that you hit the sweet spot -...
March 1980, Hovås/Göteborg, Sweden I woke early as usual, but just enjoyed being in bed with Katt. When she woke, she hopped out of bed and pulled a robe out of her closet and handed it to me. “There’s a spare toothbrush in the bathroom. Go have your shower, then we’ll have breakfast after I have my shower.” I quickly showered and brushed my teeth, and went back to Katt’s room. She went to shower and came back a few minutes later. She dressed, and I got a very good look at her sexy body...
April 5, 1997, Chicago, Illinois “You missed cuddles this morning!” Birgit said accusingly when I walked into the house about 9:30am. “I know, Pumpkin, but I had a work emergency and had to go see Aunt Joyce and Grandpa A.” “And now we have to get ready for karate!” “I know. We’ll have some family time this afternoon. I don’t have any plans.” “Good!” I hugged her and the rest of the kids, then went to find Kara. We hugged and kissed, and went straight upstairs to get ready for...
September 3, 1989, Chicago, Illinois “Good morning, Sensei,” I said, bowing to Sensei Jim. “Good morning!” he said waving me to a chair in his office. “How was your trip?” I asked. “Enlightening. I spent most of my time acting as a manservant to Sensei Robert and Sensei Hiro.” “He who will lead, must first serve,” I said. “Someday, I’m going to send you to Sensei Hiro, should he live long enough. You understand.” “Does that mean you are now 6th Dan?” I...
October 29, 2000, Chicago, Illinois Birgit followed me as far as the stairs, then scooted upstairs when I went to the front door and opened it. “Hi!” Sophie said. “Hi!” I replied and held the door open so she could come into the house. I closed the door behind her then led her to my study where I waited until she went in, and then walked in, closing the door behind me. I nodded to one of the wingback chairs, she sat down in one, and I sat down in the other. “Is something wrong?” she...
August, 1983, Chicago, Illinois I walked in the near 90°F heat to Carla’s place. I was grateful that the humidity of the morning had dropped significantly; otherwise the heat would have been unbearable. By the time I walked up the steps to the apartment over the photography studio and knocked on her door, I had broken into a light sweat. Carla answered almost immediately and invited me inside her studio apartment. The air was moderately cool, and the window air conditioner was running full...
July 1982, Milford, Ohio On Tuesday morning, I kissed Kara goodbye and headed to my parents’ house for my usual morning routine with my little sister. She was happy that I could spend the morning with her and asked to take a walk, so we weren’t in the house with my mom. “Let me guess — this walk will end in the clearing,” I said with a smile. “Yes,” she said, taking my hand as we walked down Overlook towards Klondyke. As usual, we turned around and walked back, taking the path to the...
March 13, 1994, Chicago, Illinois “Hi, Steve!” Ailea said when she opened the door. “Hi,” I replied, accepting the offered hug. There was no touching of lips, just of cheeks, and I wondered if I’d misread her intentions at her birthday lunch, or if, perhaps, she detected my reluctance to return the offered affection. “Lunch is ready, so go ahead and sit. I’ll bring it in from the kitchen.” I went to the low table, sat down, and a minute later, Ailea brought miso soup and sushi, our usual...
April 3, 1997, Dallas, Texas “Remember what I said about drinking too much,” I said, as I poured bourbon into three cups. We’d stopped at a liquor store, bought a bottle of Blanton’s, and then returned to the small suite I’d reserved at the Westin. Deborah’s room was down the hall, and Krissy’s was two floors below. Krissy’s comment had caught me a bit off guard, but I hadn’t reacted visibly. I didn’t know her quite well enough to know if she’d been teasing with Deborah, so I was being...
March 28, 1991, Chicago, Illinois “This day belongs to you, Kara!” I said when the three of us woke on Thursday morning. “Happy birthday!” Jessica said. “Thanks,” Kara replied happily. “I think I’d like an amazing birthday fuck from our husband, and then a nice loving shower with my wife!” Kara said. “Do we have enough time?” I asked. Jessica giggled, “I set the alarm for thirty minutes earlier!” “Then let’s not waste any of it!” I said pulling Kara to me. Kara’s squeals as I plunged...
September 4, 2000, Chicago, Illinois On Monday morning I went to my study to make a surreptitious call to ensure that the surprise I’d planned for Kara was still going to happen, and after confirming that it was, Jesse, Matthew, Michael, and I began preparing for the Labor Day party by getting beer and soda into coolers, getting the grill ready, setting up tables and chairs in the backyard, and ensuring the liquor cabinets were stocked while my wives and daughters worked on food prep in the...
September 1, 1987, Chicago, Illinois “I heard that you have some kind of plan to help Ed,” I said to Connie. “There’s no plan,” she replied. “A witness who saw the shopkeeper alive after Ed left came forward.” That sounded convenient, and I wondered if the witness was real or someone that Anthony had put forward to solve the problem. Certainly, the videotape was real, because I couldn’t imagine how Anthony could have faked that, but the witness? Who knew? “So is he being released? Or is...