An All American Teenage Sex Life II Sophomore SeasonChapter 13
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SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1991
I stepped out of the shower a new man, having washed away the grime of the race shop. I was ready for a big night.
I brushed my teeth, styled my hair and applied a thick coating of deodorant. I looked damn good.
I got dressed and left the bathroom, heading for my room to finish up just as Beast pulled into the driveway.
“Mom, I gotta go!”
“Hang on a second,” mom admonished from the family room. She met me at my bedroom door.
“I know it’s graduation night, so please be careful out there. Be careful around alcohol, and don’t ride with someone who’s been drinking. Got it?”
I nodded in understanding.
“You can call us for a ride. You’ll never get in trouble for that. Do you understand?”
“Yeah, mom,” I shrugged.
“OK, have fun, and be careful. We love you,” she finished.
“Love you too mom,” I called out as I hurried out the garage door.
I could tell Beast was in a mood already. He had his sunglasses on. Tree was nodding his head to the beat of ‘Master of Puppets,’ from Metallica. It was my favorite metal song of all time.
Tree hopped out and set the seat forward, letting me slip into the back.
“Gentlemen,” I greeted them with a head nod.
Beast gave me a big grin. “Ready to party tonight, Parker? I have a feeling we’re going to have quite a night.”
“I guess,” I shrugged.
“I don’t think he’s ready to party,” Beast looked to Tree in mock concern.
“I’m not sure either,” Tree teased.
“Then we better get him ready!” Beast yelled, cranking the stereo to an obscene level and headbanging along to Metallica. Tree joined him with devil horns in the air.
The best I could do was a hearty belly laugh at their antics, but I joined in until my neck felt sore at the close of the song. I was already in a good mood, but Beast had indeed taken things up a few levels.
That turned out to be unnecessary, as we were headed to a few muted events.
Our first stop would be at a local church for Melanie Cox’s graduation party. She was close with Karen, who was there already.
We helped ourselves to some punch and those little ham sandwiches served at these sort of affairs.
We made small talk with a few people we knew. Beast knew Melanie better than Tree or I did, but we congratulated her on her graduation all the same.
Karen wanted to make sure we were still coming to the quarry, and we were more than enthusiastic about being there.
Next stop was Becca Rhinehart’s graduation party. It was at her house. She was another of Karen’s best friends, and Beast was required to make an appearance. We had more punch and more similar little ham sandwiches and chips, while making small talk with a few people we knew.
After a short stay there, I asked Beast if we could make one stop at a party I’d been invited to. It was at my parent’s church.
Eric Norris was the one senior I knew fairly well. Early in the year, we had a study hall together and he discovered I had a bootlegged tape copy of 2 Live Crew’s “As Nasty As They Wanna Be”. It was practically smuggler’s cargo in those days. I ended up cranking out a few copies for him and his friends, and he appreciated it a lot. We became more friendly through the fall. He was a very nice guy, not particularly athletic, but very popular, especially with the girls. I took a lot of advice from him and I’d miss his presence in the school going forward. He treated everyone at the school with the same kindness, which was rare. This was a last chance to talk to him before he headed off to the Air Force. He already had a pilot’s license and wanted to be a fighter pilot.
“Jake Parker,” he grinned, giving me a firm handshake. “Marcus,” he greeted Beast with a similar handshake. “And, Trent, right?” Tree got the same warm handshake. Not everyone knew the names of most of the school, but Eric seemed to make a point of it.
We congratulated him on his graduation and made small talk about his impending time in the Air Force. He was as warm and friendly with each person in attendance, and told us to help ourselves to sandwiches, punch and cake.
We weren’t shy, and we had our fill at our third party for the night.
This party had a couple of big displays of photos of Eric as a youngster. He seemed to have an upbringing no different than ours, save his early love for aviation. He had pictures in various cockpits of small aircraft since he was little, looking hilarious in an oversized headset. He truly seemed to be meant to do something specific, and I was a bit jealous of that idea. I had no real idea of what I wanted to do when I grew up. He seemed to have it all figured out.
Besides, when someone asks you what you do for a living and you say ‘fighter pilot,’ you win.
We bid Eric farewell with more handshakes and he thanked us in his usual genuine nature for coming. He was someone I looked up to in a few ways and wanted to be more like him. I would do my best to try in the future.
With the ‘official’ graduation parties out of the way, we were headed out to the ‘unofficial’ big one.
The quarry was actually only a couple of miles from Shelby’s ranch. It was near the river and sort of a hidden gem. There two ways in and out of the shallow quarry, with a few big piles of spendings that we’d end up having the party behind.
When we arrived, there were only about eight cars there, but Karen had arrived in her dad’s long-box Chevy pickup. A few people were already sitting in the box along the sides, sipping beers. Beast had packed a pile of firewood in the truck, and thankfully someone had already taken it out and piled it up for a good-sized bonfire. The sun was low in the western sky, so we didn’t need the light or warmth from the fire yet.
We walked up to the truck and were greeted somewhat as the freshmen celebrities. We were still fairly new to the party scene, and the departing seniors were happy to see that traditions would continue in the future at our school.
The other important items in the box of the truck were two big coolers stuffed with our beer orders.
“Thanks for getting our beer, Karen,” I greeted her warmly. “You’re welcome,” she beamed. “It’s going to be a fun night, but don’t go thinking you can drink all that. Share it around or you’re going to have a bad night.”
“I plan to be very generous,” I promised. “A few will be plenty, especially if I can avoid Katie,” I added conspiratorially.
“Hmmm, well, there’s no table here, so maybe you’ll get away with that,” she said a little skeptically. “But she’s going to see you here at some point and she’s not going to let you off scott free,” she grinned.
“I wouldn’t expect her to,” I blushed.
“Oh, she’s mostly harmless,” Karen smiled. “But she says there’s something about you.”
“Yeah, I get that a lot,” I grinned.
“That’s what she’s talking about,” Karen blushed a little. “You’re like the only freshman who would dare flirt with her.”
I honestly didn’t think I had been flirting with her, but maybe I missed the signs.
“I didn’t flirt with her,” I said with an almost hurt expression.
“All you do is flirt, Jake,” she cooed with a smile.
“Oh, I do more than just flirt,” I said with an eyebrow wiggle.
“Yep, see, that’s what she’s talking about,” Karen said emphatically.
“I get it,” I said. “I better tone it way down for her.”
“You’ll have a better night if you don’t,” Karen rolled her eyes, patting me on the shoulder as she reached into the cooler for a beer for me.
Beast and Tree were already sipping theirs. I joined them to stand in a small circle, cracking my Miller Lite open.
I had a tentative sip. ‘Some flavor, no nasty, sweet aftertaste’ I thought. ‘Not bad.’ This was a beer I’d keep on my list.
“This IS going to get bigger, right?” I asked, having a second sip.
“You’d think so,” Tree offered. “Weather is perfect. We’re well-hidden back here. Should be perfect.”
“Things probably won’t take off until it gets dark,” Beast intoned. “Pace yourself until later.”
Something caught my eye at that moment. She was walking right up to us.
“Shelbs!’ I greeted my best friend with a warm hug. “How did you get here?”
“I walked,” she laughed, looking over her shoulder. “You can almost see our barn from here.”
“Cool, I’m glad you decided to come.”
“Yeah, I’d like a ride home when it’s time to go though,” she said softly.
“No problem,” Beast beamed.
Shelby was already in a sweatshirt, over her usual western shirt and jeans. She had hoofed it the nearly two miles of secluded gravel road in her usual cowboy boots, but I’m sure it was no issue to her.
“Beer?” I asked her with a raised eyebrow.
“Sure,” she shrugged with a smile.
Shelby and I had both swiped a can or two from a family event in the past, sometimes sharing a stolen Old Milwaukee from one of my grandparent’s parties.
I went to the truck and had to have Karen sit up for Shelby’s beer.
“Two already?” she admonished lightly.
“I’m sharing,” I pointed to Shelby with a grin.
“Nice,” she gave me a thumbs up and sat back down.
Shelby cracked open the proffered beer and took a surprisingly big chug of it.
“Ahhhh, that’s good,” she enthused. “Better than you’re grandpa’s ‘Old Swill.’”
The four of us got a good laugh out of that, with Shelby explaining the beers we’d secreted away in the past.
“You two got drunk?” Tree asked in astonishment.
“Nah, we just shared a beer or two. Had to see what all the fuss was about. Of course, she’s the one who would steal them,” I giggled.
Shelby blushed a shade of pink and slapped my arm.
“You told me to!”
“You would get in less trouble. You’re a girl, and you’re the youngest in your family. You never get in trouble,” I teased.
It was true, and she conceded it with a defeated sigh. Shelby was the youngest of three, and she could get away with about anything. I was the oldest of two and was expected to set the example. This was our lot in life.
Two cars and a familiar van pulled in behind the great gravel pile. Some upperclassmen exited the cars, while Lexie was fiddling around with the parking of the Hunter Caravan.
Six girls in total spilled out of the van. Deedee got out of the passenger seat, while Mandy Prentice, Kim Nguyen, Kelly Barnes and, ugh, Morgan Emerson stood next to the van sizing up the party.
I started walking that way when Deedee’s eyes got big and she took off in a run toward me, jumping into my arms at the last moment. I had to set my legs and turn my body around, swinging her weight around in a full circle to avoid getting knocked down by the excited redhead. She wrapped her arms around my neck and her legs around my back as she planted a heated kiss on my lips.
“You taste like beer,” she giggled, leaning back to look into my eyes.
“You taste like strawberries, like always,” I grinned, giving her another kiss.
“Gross,” Morgan Emerson said flatly as the girls walked up to us.
“They’re a cute couple, Morgan,” Mandy chastised her taller friend. “Go get a beer and quit being a bitch.”
Morgan’s mouth hung open and she strutted ahead with a huff.
The rest of the girls giggled.
“You brought Morgan Emerson to a beer party, Lexie?” I questioned.
“Maybe it will loosen her up,” Lexie shrugged cooly.
“I’ll give her what’s left of my case if you think it will help.”
Even Lexie laughed hard at that, a rare full laugh in her icy green eyes. The rest of the girls giggled as well.
I set my gorgeous girlfriend down gently and motioned for the rest to follow.
“Come on, I have something to loosen all of you up,” I waggled my eyebrows.
“Seis cervezas, por favor,” I asked Karen with a slight accent.
She laughed out loud and sat up from the cooler, doling out beers from the box of the truck. She was still perched on the cooler up by the cab. Only Kim begged off the beer, insisting she wasn’t going to drink. It was the first party for most of these younger girls, and certainly her first.
I shrugged it off, respecting her decision. Meanwhile, Morgan was forced to thank me for the beer.
“Thank you, Parker,” she said, her soft brown eyes on me without contempt for once. I pocketed another beer for later.
“Oh, don’t thank me, thank Karen,” I enthused. “I just paid. She did the hard work.”
We walked back to my friends and widened the circle of freshmen, Deedee and I each had an arm around the other. The girls were all, save Kim, drinking my beers and starting some small talk. There was a bit of a buzz of excitement in the air as we were all sort of announcing ourselves as the future partiers of the school.
Shelby shook an obviously empty can at me with a question in her eyes. I nodded toward the pickup, and she strode off for her second beer.
“Say, Tree,”I asked softly, getting his attention. “I don’t suppose you’d want to help me with beers for all these girls? I’m going to run out fast if this keeps up.”
A broad smile crossed his face. “Sure, I’m here to help.”
Shelby was already returning with a fresh Miller Lite, cracking it open and nodding to me in thanks.
“I can help too, if they don’t mind Budweiser,” Beast smiled.
And with that, we could see how three cases of beer would get picked off by the prettiest girls in our class, and us. Tree could not have been happier about it.
Another set of cars rolled in, and I’d have to guess nearly 50 people were there now. Things were getting rolling.
“Marcus!” Karen called out.
“What!” Beast yelled in annoyance.
“Get the bonfire going!”
“Alright!”
With a shrug, Beast handed his can to Tree for safekeeping and grabbed some items from his dad’s truck. The bonfire had been set in the middle of a circle of stones, with another larger circle of square-ish stones around it. It was a natural for a bonfire, only it wasn’t natural. It had been set up for earlier parties, with a ring of seating stones around it.
Beast had the bonfire going in a few minutes, and it drew teenagers like a moth to a flame. The last rays of the spring sun were creating a pretty orange sunset over the river to our west.
A few cliquish circles suddenly became one cohesive party around the fire. Karen motioned for us to grab the coolers from the truck. Beast carried one, and I carried the other, making a makeshift seat out of it for Deedee and I in a space between outer seat stones. Our classmates grabbed stones nearby, or simply stood with their beers. Surprisingly, the freshmen were taking up about a third of the fire circle.
More cars arrived, one of them driven by Mark Carter. Little brother Mitch exited the back seat with Chad Woody and Wyatt Jones. Our class representation was getting even better.
I flicked my empty can into the fire and bid Deedee to stand up for my second beer. I grabbed one for myself, and a few hands shot out for more, including Shelby on her third. I handed them out, but gave her a meaningful look. She was not a big girl, and three beers were likely to hit her pretty hard in that span of time.
She gave me a slightly guilty look, but shrugged at the same time. I wasn’t her keeper, just concerned.
Beers in hand, we were making small talk when the voice called out.
“Freshman!”
I didn’t have to look to know who it was, or who she was talking to.
“Sophomore now, Katie,” I called back before turning to her. “Congratulations on your graduation.”
She gave me a predatory smile. “Thank you, Parker. You brought a lot of freshmen with you tonight,” she teased.
“Sophomores,” I corrected a little more forcefully.
“Oh, and your little girlfriend too,” she cackled.
Deedee tightened reflexively against my side.
“But she can’t save you tonight, Parker. Come shotgun a beer with me,” she commanded.
I froze in place for a moment, all bravado leaking out of me.
“You better go shotgun that beer, Parker. She’ll never let you hear the end of it,” Beast shrugged.
I gave Deedee a kiss on her dimple and trudged toward Katie like a condemned man. I was at least going to make her use her own beer, not mine for this humiliation.
“How does this work?” I asked softly.
“Oh, Freshman, this is how you start a night of partying.” She grabbed a Busch Light from a pile in the back of the truck and set it sideways in her hand, then crammed her car key into the upward side of it, near the bottom of the can. Some beer and foam leaked out as she handed it to me.
“Hold it like this with your thumb over the hole until I’m ready,” she intoned, then grabbed another can and repeated the process.
“You ready, Freshman?”
“What do I do?”
“You put the hole in the can to you mouth and crack the top open. It will all shoot down your throat if you do it right.”
“I’ve heard that before,” I deadpanned with a leer.
She gasped in shock at my bravado with a knowing smile.
“You’re just full of surprises, Freshman,” she laughed.
I tried to work through the complexities of how to do this when Karen grabbed the can from me and promptly put her mouth over the hole and cracked it open, the contents of the beer sluicing down her throat as if she were born to do it.
Cheers rang out around the bonfire, as we were now the center of attention.
“Like that, Jake,” Karen gave me a triumphant smile. She grabbed another beer, along with Katie’s keys and prepped the Busch Light, handing it to me carefully.
Katie moved closer to me. “Come on, Freshman, see if you can beat me!”
We leaned together, and I slipped my thumb off the hole in the can, sliding my mouth over it. I stood at my full height as I cracked the top of the can open. A flood of cold, foamy beer raced down my throat as I sucked hard to keep up with the flow, amazingly the can felt empty in a moment as a little escape of beer and foam hit my cheeks and chin.
I pulled the empty can away from my mouth a moment before Katie did.
Cheers rang out again and I raised my arms in triumph, then spiked the can for emphasis. More cheers rang out, and my classmates were chanting.
“J-P! J-P! J-P!”
Katie tossed her can down in frustration, but smiled at me with a newfound respect.
“Not bad, Sophomore,” she grinned.
“Thank you,” I gave her a lopsided grin.
She threw her arms up, and then around my neck, crushing her warm body against mine, finally stealing the hug she’d been owed for weeks. This goddess, this gorgeous example of teenage girl was smashing her big tits against my chest. She smelled incredible, if only slightly of fresh beer. Her blonde head came only just under my chin, and he looked up and smiled at me again, before leaning her face up to mine. I had to lean my head back to see what she was up to, and gently pushed myself back from her embrace before she did something to ruin my night.
A little look of frustration crossed her eyes, and she glanced in the direction of my crew before smiling again in understanding.
“You’re something else,” she whispered.
“You know you are too,” I husked.
“Maybe in a different time and place,” she said with some promise in her eyes.
“Maybe,” I gave her a knowing smile.
“Who’s this one, Katie?” A soft feminine voice sang out.
We both turned our heads and froze in shock.
“Is that you, Betsy?” Katie’s voice climbed to a near shrill squeak.
“It’s all me,” the drop-dead gorgeous girl admitted, twirling around for Katie.
“What the...” Words failed me. She was standing right there, but she looked so, so different. Elizabeth Morris had graduated one year before Katie, Karen and the girls. She’s babysat me a few times when she was a young teen, and I had a HUGE crush on her. She’d eventually gone on to become Homecoming Queen before Katie held the title. She was about 5’4” with long, golden blonde hair in a pleated braid that formed a crown at the front of her hair. Her face was round, with full cheeks and expressive blue eyes and soft, small pouty lips. She had been a fairly thin girl, with a fine, round ass and enough boobs to be proud of. This girl standing before me, however was completely different. Oh sure, the face was the same, but all other dimensions had changed.
She’d lopped off her long locks in favor of a short, sexy bob cut, with her bangs left long to frame her gorgeous face. Out was the golden straw-blonde look. In was a soft, almost white dye job, giving her a platinum bottle-blonde look. She’d put on a few pounds her first year of college, but every ounce of it was in the right places. Her chest had filled out, and her pert ass had grown rounder somehow. Yes, she was Betsy Morris alright, but she was a walking sex object.
Katie leaped at her friend to tie her up in a hug, along with Karen and Becca. The shrill noise would have been enough to pierce my eardrums if I hadn’t been standing there dumbfounded with my mouth hanging open.
The group hug broke up as the girls settled down.
“I’m sorry I missed your graduation parties. I just got into town and heard about the party here.”
The girls prattled on for a minute or two before Betsy’s attention fell to me again.
“So, Katie, whose this one?” she grinned, pointing at me.
“Oh, this fresh... , sorry, sophomore, is Jake Parker,” she said with a song in her voice.
Now it was Betsy’s turn to drop her jaw in shock.
“Little Jacob Parker!” she sucked in her breath, her eyes wide, looking me up and down in wonder.
This girl, no, woman, had likely just watched me shotgun a beer with Katie, then share an awkward but intimate hug with her.
“You’re too young to be here!” she gasped. “Shotgunning beers, especially!”
“I’m not ‘little’ Jake anymore,” I gave her a toothy grin, finally finding words.
“Your voice,” she squeaked. “You ARE about grown up now. Oh my gosh, I used to babysit you,” she shrugged. “And next week I’m supposed to tutor you.”
Katie gasped. “OH MY GOD, that’s perfect!” she laughed out loud. “Oh, he’s something else. Good luck to you, sister,” she squealed in a peal of giggles.
“Starting Tuesday, right?” I asked with a smile.
“Yeah, Tuesday,” she said softly.
“I look forward to it,” I said with a smile, finding some confidence once again.
“Yeah,” she nodded, then shook her head. “I’m not going to take it easy on you,” she threatened with a smile.
“I wouldn’t expect you to,” I returned. “See you Tuesday,” I threw her a smile over my shoulder as I returned to my classmates to a hero’s welcome.
Deedee smiled, but looked a little troubled.
“Damn fine work, Parker, “ Beast acknowledged. I knew he meant it in more than one way.
I gave Deedee a kiss again, letting her know that I was hers and would choose her over the temptation of Katie. She seemed to relax and smiled at me, touching her fingertip to my chin dimple. With that expression, I knew I was in no trouble.
Someone else may have been in trouble though. Shelby now had a Budweiser in hand and was chatting with a few upperclassmen. She seemed a little unsteady on her feet and was laughing harder than I’d heard her laugh in a long time.
“I’m going to make sure she’s OK,” I turned to Deedee. Are you OK?
She nodded in understanding. “My brother is keeping an eye on me.”
I got up from my spot on the cooler and sought out Shelby.
“Hey, you doing OK?” I asked, interrupting her chat.
“Better than ever,” she slurred slightly, nearly spilling from her can. Her eyes were a little glassy and she giggled at me.
“I’m not so sure,” I said with trepidation.
“I’ll be fine,” she rolled her eyes at me, pushing me lightly with her palm on my arm.
“OK then, I’ll be right over there,” I nodded at our section of friends.
I returned to my spot, cracking open the beer I’d stowed away earlier. It was my third.
Our group kept up with good-natured fun, some laughing at the way I’d diffused the situation with Katie.
Morgan had other ideas.
“If you weren’t here, he’d be making out with her right now,” Morgan insisted to Deedee.
“No he wouldn’t,” Lexie interrupted before Deedee could respond. “He’s always been the perfect gentleman, and he knows I’d find out and tell Deedee anyway.
That was all true.
Morgan got a sour expression, looking at me once again in disgust.
“He’s a dirtbag, he just keeps it a secret,” she spat.
“Look, Morgan, I don’t know what your problem is, but it’s not a good look for you,” I said matter-of-factly.
“My problem is you. You acting like you’re better than you are,” she said with a poisonous smile. “But I know better. I know the truth.”
I had no idea what she was talking about, and why she always felt the need to be shitty to me. Our exchange had caught the attention of our whole crew and some others around the edge of the conversation.
“Lexie, I don’t think there’s enough beer in this whole place to loosen her up,” I shrugged to her, eliciting a few laughs from around the group.
“You’re not funny, Parker, and you’re a CHEATING ASSHOLE on top of it all,” Morgan shot back.
“I have no idea what you’re talking about, Morgan, and if you can’t back it up you had better shut up,” I threatened.
“OH? Why don’t you tell everyone here about the time you cheated on MELODY?” she shouted the last part, bringing the entire party to a quiet hush.
“What. The fuck. Are you talking about?” I asked quietly.
“Marcy Macke, Parker. Tell EVERYONE about MARCY MACKE!” She practically screamed and rolled her eyes at me.
“You mope around for months when the truth is you CHEATED!” she yelled with a shrill tone.
“SMACK!”
Little Shelby had caught on to the confrontation and had stood next to Morgan. She hauled back and slapped the taller girl in the left cheek with all the considerable force she possessed.
Morgan doubled over in pain and shock with her hands over her face. She regained her bearings to glare down her nose at Shelby before the shorter girl let loose on her again.
“WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?” Shelby yelled in a drunken slur. “YOU have NO IDEA what you’re talking about, BITCH!”
Morgan had some idea of what she was talking about, but she was dead wrong about the cheating.
“I didn’t cheat on her,” I said quietly.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 1990 FIRST MONTH OF FRESHMAN YEAR
“I have a surprise for you if you wear the blindfold.”
“I’m not wearing a blindfold. I’m not wearing handcuffs. I’m not doing the other thing you keep pestering me about,” I said flatly.
“Don’t you love me, sweeeeeety?” Melody crooned with a big grin.
“You know I do,” I said flatly. “Or I wouldn’t put up with this business,” I said with a gesture around the room.
School had started just after Labor Day, so our summer weekday dalliances at Melody’s house were over. Her mom would be home from work shortly after school. I had football. She had cheer. Our chances to get naked together were few and far between, but she found a solution in one of her friends.
It was a friend whose parents had split up. She lived at home with her mom, while her brother had chosen to live with her dad. Her mom worked an evening shift at her job to make ends meet. That left Marcy Macke, a sophomore, with an empty house most weeknights.
We were graciously allowed time in Marcy’s bedroom and this was one of those nights. I told mom I’d spend a little time at Mikey’s after the activity bus arrived and then call her later when I was ready to go home. This was the third time we’d tried this way to be together. It had worked well the previous two times.
“Come on, baby, just put it on,” she pushed the blindfold toward me with more authority.
This might have gone more easily for her had she not already blown me vigorously until I erupted a quiet load of cum into her mouth. She’d quickly stripped like usual and brought me to a much-needed orgasm with her mouth.
“Why? Tell me why you need this and I’ll consider it,” I reasoned.
Our sex life had gotten increasingly frenetic before school started, and she’d become insistent that I dominate her in bed in those final weeks. These quiet sessions in Marcy’s bedroom had been much more tame.
“It’s not for me,” she replied with her hand on her chest. “It’s for you. Trust me. It’s for you.”
I sighed and flopped back onto the extra sheet we’d considerately placed over Marcy’s bed each time we came here to fuck. It made cleanup a bit simpler.
“Fine. Do it.” I said with no enthusiasm.
The naked girl gave a soft squeal of a “Yay!” and clapped her hands together lightly.
“You won’t regret this,” she gushed as she looped the blindfold over my head and secured it down over my eyes.
All went very dark, and my other senses seemed to pick up where my vision left off.
“No peeking!” she admonished lightly. “You can’t see anything, right?”
“Not a thing,” I said mutely, beginning to hear things like the furnace fan and a noisy light bulb on Marcy’s nightstand.
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SUNDAY, MAY 26, 1991 My Sundays are my own. Well, my Sundays are supposed to be my own. Oh well. My family actually skipped church. Mom and dad were hosting their annual Memorial Day party the next day. I had to do some cleaning up around the yard, and set up the volleyball poles and net for the party. At lunch, I got to catch some of the Indy 500 on TV. I missed the end of the race, but Rick Mears won his third Borg-Warner Trophy. Dad had plans for me in the afternoon. The weather had...
FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1991 Just like the school year, the summer finds a pattern. Weekends aren’t much different than weekdays, other than the rhythm of the activities. Tuesday means a baseball game. Baseball practice Wednesday and Thursday. Tutoring Tuesday through Thursday. Finding a way to get to the varsity baseball games Friday nights. Oh, and a Saturday at the race shop. The calendar says spring, but the weather and the school year say it’s summer. Summer goes from Memorial Day to Labor Day...
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1990 I dreaded going to school Tuesday even more than I had Monday. At breakfast, mom was trying to fish for more information on what was going on between Mel and me. I wasn’t biting today. No way I would ever want mom to hear a word of the rumor going around, at least if it was just a rumor. On the bus, I had to let Mikey in on it. He hadn’t heard, which was a good sign. It took little to convince him that I didn’t know anything about it, but I was going to find out...
I walked into the freshman hallway of the school and made my way to my intended target. She was, again, talking to Lexie and facing away from me. She was filling out a set of acid washed jeans rather nicely, a pink sweater over another button down long-sleeve. This time Lexie didn’t raise her eyebrows as I approached. “Parker,” Lexie announced, suddenly surprising Deedee. “You’ll be a dear be sure to bring your home jersey for Deedee to wear tomorrow morning? I stared blankly for a moment,...
SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1991 Time was running out before I would turn 15. Sure, it was more than a month away, but we had a lot of work to do to get the racecar ready to go. I was up early Saturday. Mom cooked a fantastic breakfast, as she’d left some bread out the night before to get crusty, then made her signature french toast with it. It’s a hell of a way to start your day, full load of sugar and all. Josh and I loaded up, and mom drove us to grandpa’s shop. Today would be a little different,...
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1991 “Jake, I need you to wake up.” “Wha?” “Jake, it’s time to wake up.” “Huh?” I complained through bleary eyes, then suddenly gasped and sat straight up in the bed in a panic. Dad took a half step back, after shaking me on the shoulder. Was last night a dream? Was the whole day a dream? “What day is it?” I asked Dad desperately. He chuckled. “It’s Saturday morning, son.” My eyes started to get used to the harsh light of the lamp on my nightstand and I caught...
While it was true that Sundays were my own, for the most part, my Saturdays belonged to someone else. Since the racecar was in pieces and not back from the body shop, I belonged to dad for the day. Grandpa Parker was running the disc. Dad was planting, but he still had plans for me. “I’m going to have you field cultivate about 50 acres of last year’s sorghum,” dad said as he attached the old 4440 to the implement he was talking about. “Start with the end rows, then just try not to miss...
FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1991 More punctual than ever, Lexie pulled the Hunter minivan down our long driveway. As the van pulled closer, I noticed Mitch was not in his usual place in the passenger bucket seat. Mandy Prentice was in his place. This was odd, but nothing was ever ordinary when Lexie was involved. As the van pulled up and I hopped in, I noticed all three girls were rocking their sunglasses. Mandy had identical aviators to both Lexie and my gorgeous girlfriend. “Ladies,” I smiled as I...
Saturday rolled around quickly, and I was thrilled to head to my grandpa’s shop with mom in the driver seat and little Josh strapped in the back. I had asked mom to let me drive, holding up my learner’s permit, but she was hesitant to let me drive with Josh in the car. “That’s some confidence you have in your future race car driver,” I grumped. “Jacob, I only have two of you. I don’t like taking chances with you both in the car.” “Alright,” I acquiesced, deciding we’d get to the shop...
SUNDAY, July 7, 1991 I saw some of Sunday before I ever got a chance to sleep. Between the extra adrenaline of racing for the first time, and a few Mountain Dews drank too late in the night, I was wired for sound. Before we finally bid goodbye to everyone at the track and brought the car back to the shop, I was directed to stop at the pit gate to pick up my winnings for the night. I was handed an envelope with $125 in it. I had finished 12th that night, the first of my racing career. I...
SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1991 ‘Breathe. Remember to breathe, moron.’ By mutual agreement, we decided I’d opt to go to the back of the heat race again. I needed the laps of experience before starting up front. That didn’t stop me from ripping off some fast laps in hot laps. I actually came up on a slower car in front of me, and had to back down or figure out a way to pass him on this narrow, tacky surface. I let him get a lead on me again, then tried some different lines, letting the car drift up...
FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1991 Edited by WRC264 I rumbled into Mandy’s driveway at the appointed time. This time she did let me get to the door and I did have a short and awkward talk with her parents, who were very nice. I knew them from years of being around their daughter. We’d been classmates many school years. Soon we were off to The Corner for supper and shakes, or a shake, I should say. We shared a big one. I had an extra critical eye for Allison as she served us, knowing the advice Woody...
MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1991 “Here we go around, ‘round, ‘round She givin’ me the run around, ‘round, ‘round, ‘round” I was up early with Van Halen, but shut my clock radio off immediately. Today would be the first day of football practice. I’d been doing this since 7th grade, but something felt very different for my sophomore year. I was taller, leaner and looking pretty ripped. I hadn’t done quite as much farm work that summer, but I was in the gym or at the running track four days a week,...
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1991 Little drops of perspiration gathered in the lovely valley of her spine where her back joined the round globes of her sexy little ass. She sighed in pleasure as she slowly ground her hips back and forth atop me, my throbbing cock trapped deep inside her hot, wet folds. I admired the two little dimples at the base of her lower back, and slid my hands over her hips, placing a thumb pad over both of those indentations in her nearly-flawless skin. Her skin was hot to...
TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1991 “I’m learnin’ to fly ... But I ain’t got wings...” The haunting tone of Tom Petty woke me from a fitful slumber. I knew who Tom Petty was, but I didn’t really consider him a rocker until this latest album. I let the whole song play before shutting my alarm off, just as the DJ started talking about a new album coming from Metallica. I skipped the shower and put my workout clothes on. That meant a muscle shirt and cloth shorts. I picked Mikey up at his house just...
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 1991 Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” is a hell of a way to wake up in the morning. I slapped the snooze button on my clock radio, almost instantly regretting it. Of course, that radio was hardly a stereo, so the sound quality suffered immensely. I loved the song, but it was getting constant radio play in early September. Of course, I had a bootleg copy of the cassette tape so I knew there were many more songs on the album that were just as good. I became more aware of my...
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1990 HOMECOMING A new week had made life all good again. We played a freshman football game Monday afternoon. I dominated at defensive end with a pair of sacks and four solo tackles. I made a nice catch at tight end for twelve yards. We won 35-6. It was our first Homecoming Week, and my friends and I were learning the traditions. Monday had been White and Blue day. We dressed accordingly. Tuesday was 70s Day, and I raided dad’s closet for a wildly-printed polyester...
FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1991 I did something I had never done for a girl before. I wrote her some little notes. Sappy? Silly? Romantic? Maybe a little of all of the above, but Deedee was going to be gone for more than two weeks with little chance for contact, and I wanted to stay connected to her. She was a very good girlfriend, and I wanted to keep her that way. The idea was simple. I grabbed a stack of 17 Post-It notes. On the first note, I wrote: “For Deedee every day. Please peel off one note...
FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1991 “Jake, wake up. Do you have plans this morning?” “Wha?” Roused from rather pleasant dreams of pretty redheads and curvy raven-haired beauties, I rubbed the sleep from my eyes to consider the source of this rude awakening. “Dad?” “Jake, wake up!” I shook my head groggily, wondering what strenuous farm chore awaited me outside. “Yeah?” “Any plans this morning?” I guess not.” “Good,” dad grinned. “Someone from the phone company will be here sometime between now and...
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1991 I woke up long before my alarm clock was set to go off, feeling sick to my stomach. The anguish was physical, not just emotional. The events from the night before played out in my head while I considered what to do. I hadn’t missed a school day for being sick in years. And if I did call in sick, I couldn’t participate in any sport or activity that day. That meant missing the Homecoming game and the dance. The idea didn’t really seem so bad at first, but a larger...
The Adventures of American-man: Dreamworld By Paul G Jutras Chapter One: Doorway of Doom October 31, 3086, a historical team uncovered a weird chest with pictures carved all over the outside. Each was dressed in hiking boots, knee-high socks, too tight shorts, sleeveless shirts and pit helmets. As one of them broke open the chest a mist rose out and formed into a skull headed demon. Rays shot from it's eye socks, transforming the girls' skin to plastic. As they fell over, the...
South American Cock TormentAndy Douglas was eighteen even though he only looked much younger. Five seven, he had a nice balance of slim waist, good shoulders and a neat, tight butt. Plenty of sport and exercise in the open air had given him a great tan and a body with good muscular definition including a modest six-pack. The sun had also bleached his shock of naturally blonde hair. Coupled with pale blue eyes and a ready smile he looked good and attractive?and he knew it.He liked girls, but...
You know, when you read "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" with a modern understanding of science, as a person who understands chemistry, biology, and psychology, the rational part of your mind will tell you it's not possible. That it makes for a fun story, but you could not drink a potion and transform either physically or mentally like the title character of that book. You can't change yourself like that. But the irrational part, oh it wishes you could. It looks at...
America hosts dozens of agents, who work secretly exclusively for me. Although all-American applicants think they are for porn.America's agencies are in all major cities, which house hot tasty teen or twen beautiful brides to be. We will mention all towns.Professor Poet-PETER erotic experiments interestingly include his agencies world wide. Together a dozen of dozens capitals.Professor Poet-PETER prayed his dear great granddaughter Princess Petra to go the other side of the 'big drink', to...
America hosts dozens of agents, who work secretly exclusively for me. Although all-American applicants think they are for porn.America's agencies are in all major cities, which house hot tasty teen or twen beautiful brides to be. We will mention all towns.Professor Poet-PETER erotic experiments interestingly include his agencies world wide. Together a dozen of dozens capitals.Professor Poet-PETER prayed his dear great granddaughter Princess Petra to go the other side of the 'big drink', to...
“The fuck was that this morning in the hallway?” Mike boomed, setting his lunch tray down to my right. “QUIET!” I seethed. “Nothing. I don’t know.” “THAT was not nothing,” Shelby added quickly from my left. I dropped my spoon back into my chili and closed my eyes. Oh yes, chili, maybe my favorite school lunch. And it seemed to taste better than usual today. Then again, maybe everything had started to taste better lately. “Look, I’m as confused as anyone. I’ve known Alexis since what,...
Deedee was holding my hand tightly and giving me doe eyes as we were once again on the back roads headed to my first high school party. “No one has ever done that for me,” Deedee whispered. “It was amazing,” she husked. “Done what, exactly?” I teased in a half-whisper. She bit her lip and shoved me lightly. “You know what!” she whispered with laughing eyes. “Oh,” I said in mock recognition, then leaned to whisper in her ear, my voice deepening. “Do you mean the part where I ran my tongue...
The rest of the week went very well, and I was in high spirits. Every other lunch period was spent either with my crew or my new girlfriend, and each side seemed to appreciate my company more. Well, other than Morgan, who was still a bitch to me. Two new things happened during the week, though. Beast asked if I’d like to go cruising with Tree and him at some point over the weekend. I had to tell him Friday was out, as I was going to the game and the opening night of races came Saturday...
I was up and at it early again Saturday morning with rather pleasant thoughts from the night before. Mom hustled me to grandpa’s shop and I went to it. Grandpa had clearly made more progress on the pit cart, with some metal cabinet doors now in place, along with a thin steel plate top. Work benches were getting cleared off and this was starting to look like a proper race shop again. Grandpa was out to help about an hour after I arrived. He ambled into the shop with a big thermos of coffee...
Deedee and I had surprises for each other Tuesday morning. I walked up to her locker just before classes started and handed her a freshly pressed gray jersey. She eagerly took it and opened her locker to hand me my white jersey. I made a show of pressing it to my nose. “How does it still smell like you?” “A girl has to have her secrets,” Deedee giggled, tapped my chin dimple and gave me a peck on the cheek before spinning off to the girl’s room to change into my jersey. “Get a room!” Mike...
We walked back inside and I quickly discovered my Sunday wasn’t over. Beast was on the line. “Parker, you wanna shoot hoops?” “Yeah, sounds good. We need a fourth?” “I supposed, who you got in mind?” “Mikey?” “Yeah, I guess I can kick his ass as easy as yours,” Beast chuckled. “I’ll call him.” “I’ll pick you both up and we’ll go to Tree’s.” “Later.” I asked mom and dad if I could go shoot hoops for the afternoon. “Be home for supper.” I could hardly think about supper. I was still...
TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1991 I saw her for the first time on a rainy Tuesday morning. I had never seen anything like her before. But I’m getting way ahead of myself. Let’s skip back to earlier in the morning. Dad had ordered a few items for the Mustang. In particular, a few interior items he wanted fixed. He bought a headliner, new carpet and new vinyl for the both front seats. With installation, this was going to put him back nearly $400. But where to get the work done? Dad had called a brand...
TUESDAY DECEMBER 25, 1990, CHRISTMAS DAY I hadn’t seen Mel since Friday, and while I did miss her, it was probably good for my soul. Every moment seemed tumultuous, and drama buzzed around her like bees to flowers. We did everything at full throttle, whether it was making love or just not getting along. A few days of quiet time around my family was welcomed. Our family had our traditional Christmas Eve meal of oyster soup and appetizers like ham-wrapped pickles with pineapple cream cheese,...
FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1991 After the playoff loss and public dumping, we skipped any kind of celebratory meal and headed home. I lugged my heavy bag of baseball gear into the house for the final time of the season. I didn’t even have time to strip and get my uniform into a soak before the phone rang. A tiny part of me wondered if Deedee had changed her mind. “Hello?” “Why didn’t you call me?” The feminine voice at the other end of the line was insistent and accusatory all at once. “I just...
SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 1991 I leaned forward with my head in my hands, rubbing my temples. Shelby pulled some of the blanket around her shivering form. It was a warm day, but a body soaked in sweat would get chilly in the breeze. Her horses, Destiny and Doc, munched grass lazily, paying us little heed. “Why not?” I asked the prairie scene in front of me, not wanting to look her in the eye. Shelby sighed and put her hand on my shoulder. “I might have done a bad thing today,” she sighed. “I did...
JULY 4, 1991 “Happy birthday, Jake.” It was a pleasant way to wake up. No alarm had been set. I was allowed to sleep in a bit. It was mom who woke me up in a gentle way at around 9:30. But it wasn’t her words that woke me up. It was the smell of bacon in the oven. I rolled out of bed and felt the sharp sting in my lower half. ‘Fucking leg day!’ I swore to myself. We’d spent the early part of Tuesday morning on the track, running short bursts of sprints on up to a full mile run. Then...
SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1991 ‘Breathe, just remember to breathe.’ The heat, the humidity. Oppressive. Harsh lights shining down on me. Mercifully, my Nomex head sock is soaking up the sweat from my head, keeping the stinging drips out of my eyes. My helmet feels a little suspiciously loose on my head, but the chinstrap is tight. All is almost silent here in the cockpit. I flip my visor up as my breathing is creating a little fog under the lense, with more than two dozen tear offs piled on...
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1991 “I’m out in the cold (out in the cold) Body and soul (out in the cold) There’s nowhere to go (out in the cold) I’m out in the cold (out in the cold)” Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers had it about right. I was out in the cold. Of course, I still slapped the snooze button and shut him up anyway. I had a riot of feelings to deal with. Two rejections, were weighing heavily on my mind. Sure, I had sort of patched things up with Shelby. At the same time, we were...
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1991 “What’s on your mind,” I asked as I closed my car door carefully. Jen seemed to stiffen and forced herself to turn towards me in her seat so that she couldn’t avoid looking at me. “What I said about the dance wasn’t entirely true.” “So you DO want to go to the dance?” I said with a lopsided grin. “I don’t know,” she said softly. “Let me finish.” “OK,” I replied, letting her continue. “I have gone to a dance before. It was, it was horrible.” “Go on,” I...
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1991 “And homegrown and down-home, that makes one Cookin’ up that old time, long lost recipe for me, woh It’s gettin’ hard to find Guess it ain’t hip enough now You take an average guy, he can’t identify, uh And there’s a short supply of her fine, fine stuff Lemme get on, lemme get on, lemme get on some of that Shake it up, bake it up nice, uh Lemme get on, lemme get on, lemme get on all that I so love my baby’s poundcake.” Van Halen was so much better with Sammy...
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1991 I woke with excitement Sunday morning. No alarm set, just the refreshing feeling of sleeping in after being worked hard for a few days. Well, that and the fact that I would be shooting hoops with a tall, gorgeous blond that day. The tantalizing aroma of a beef roast in the crock pot was what got me awake. I followed my nose out to the kitchen to see it bubbling away on the counter top. The parents had, as usual, let me have my Sunday while they headed to church...
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1991 Seven days of kisses and bliss. Jen got her kiss every day for a seventh day. Every time I saw her or thought about her, the butterflies were there. We held hands in the hallways and word around school was that we were the hot couple. The upperclassmen had accepted and welcomed me with open arms. If I’d been placed on the varsity team at the start of the season, I’d have likely faced some hazing. As it was, saving the big game and showing them I belonged put...
Harold Spencer Eversly was on vacation in Acapulco with his Mom. He was sixteen but looked younger. His father had died suddenly when he was only eight leaving his Ma a very rich woman. She was very possessive and Harold was something of a mother’s boy. They traveled around a lot, all over the world. Harold had been to a lot of different schools but not learned much. He figured he didn’t have to with the money coming to him from a Trust when he was 25. Until then he was quite...
American-Man At War By Paul G. Jutras "1,2, 3, 4...." Christine said as she stood in gold three inch pumps and a backless evening gown with spaghetti straps. With the clicking of drumsticks the band prepared to join in. Soto began to played the guitar in his usual leather jacket, pants and boots and red tee shirt. Mark played the drums, Luke the keyboard in their yellow and red striped coveralls, and Starshine the tambourine in her purple blouse, leopard print mini skirt...
Ida Hoe was waiting nervously back stage as her arch rival, Holly Keyhole, performed on stage riding Hoss Bigg cowgirl style on a trampoline. She could hear the audience shouting in delight. The raucous cheers were almost deafening.Ida was horrified that Holly might give an unsurmountable performance. Ida barely trailed her for first place in this grand finale episode of Miss American Pornstar. Winning the title of the first Miss American Pornstar would not only make her the newest rage in the...
Group SexNew Job for American-Man By Paul G Jutras Since American-Man's appearance the crime rate in Federation city had dropped way down. Too bad the number band of gigs his rock band had were also way down. Needing the extra pay, it was in his American-Man form that he became a bag man at a Federation City super market. The job was easy and American-man changed his costume with the bluish green shirt, black slacks and sneakers of the market. When he eyed a shoplifter trying to head out...
Okay, here goes nothing. African-American guys like myself have a certain image in the eyes of the world. We’re thought of as tougher, meaner and more athletic than the average guy. Also, people seem to think we gravitate toward either athletic pursuits or criminal endeavors, and nothing in between. Neither is exactly true for most Black men living in the United States of America. Just to prove to you how untrue these stereotypes are, take me for example. My name is Arnold Thompson. And I’m a...
“We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty, and to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, ‘Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.’ I suppose we all thought that, one way or another.” ― J. Robert Oppenheimer It seems sort of strange looking back on the unfolding events of...
-We learned in Part One of this story that I was a sixteen year-old virgin boy named James, who everyone called Jimmy, with a very thick, nine-inch-long cock. My neighbor Norm was forty-two at the time. His wife Lindsey was forty-one and their son Todd was eighteen and away at college.I went with Norm to open his lake cabin for the summer. We were skinny dipping on an unusually warm day for spring in Wisconsin and he convinced me that we should masturbate one another on the boat. That evening...
MILFTo begin, may I must make something perfectly clear. I’m virgin by my haughty cousin’s definition -- he says we may do it now because it is very assuered our families will marry us together -- but that doesn’t mean I have never made love. My story begins at St. Mary’s, an elite English-medium secondary school for girls. St. Mary’s has a Christian headmistress and several Christian faculty, but few of the students are of that faith. Christians know academics better than do mullahs and holy men....
The unlucky American. ? A reader of some of my other stories challenged me to write one about a terrified boy enslaved by a girl. This is the outcome of my efforts. ? Note: Tim’s private thoughts are marked by single inverted commas: ‘Shit’; direct speech by double: "Yes, Mistress". ? Part one. ? "I'm an American citizen, for chrissake. It's your fucking duty to defend me!" I shouted angrily at the embassy's legal secretary. ? "You are and I have". She looked calmly back. ? "But I was...
American Girl in Bangkok By Tiffany Parker The following story is a work of fiction and is copyright property of the author. Please don't repost it without permission. But most importantly, I hope you enjoy reading it. Chapter 1 Kaylee impatiently bided time while sitting in the middle seat in coach on the long trans-pacific flight. She was excited about her trip to Bangkok that would complete her journey and provide her the gender affirmation surgery she desperately...
Promises and Secrets: A Teenage Transsexual By Maria Ski Things changed for me after I was discovered trying on my sisters clothes. My mother had caught me. But there was no anger, no disgust, just a warm understanding smile and the love of a mother. From that day of being discovered, and after telling my sisters things seemed to change. Every weekend I became Maria. With a wardrobe of girls clothes of my own which I either bought myself or had bought for me. One thing led to...
Author's Note; This story is a dedication to Tom Petty. Song meaning to me are very subjective. I can take someone different out of song than someone else. I can even take something different out of a song depending on my mood. So with saying that this story is how I filled in the blanks of this great song. Debra Webster was an American girl who was raised on her mom and dad's promises.These promises were being able to be whatever she wanted to be in life, and their daughter would...
Alright, I can finally admit it to myself. I am a Muslim. I used to be one of those people who felt a strong dislike of Muslims, until I fell in love with one. It’s funny how these things happen, huh? My name is Solomon Kingsley Henderson, although many of my friends have taken to calling me ‘King Suleiman’ in recent times. It’s my Muslim name, though it’s not on my passport or anything. My wife Khadija Abdullah certainly likes it. She’s a lovely lady of Somali descent who saved my life back in...