A Well Lived Life 2 Book 10 BridgetChapter 67 Happy Birthday Kara
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August 1981, Chicago, Illinois
The rest of the week went as planned. We went to Wrigley field to watch the Cubs lose to the Dodgers 5-0. We rode our bikes along the lakeshore and visited the museums. I went to my karate classes. And we fooled around a lot. Elyse was a very creative lover, and completely uninhibited. We made love in our beds, on the couch, on the floor of the living room, in the shower, and sitting in a kitchen chair. We even tried using the kitchen counter, but the angles were wrong. I felt that Melanie’s sex positions book had left out a few we’d tried out!
Late on Saturday afternoon, we were sitting on the couch together, listening to music and talking. School would start on Monday and we knew our schedules would be hectic. I also knew I’d be getting a call from Kathy soon, and I figured I’d hear from Bethany and Pam, most likely on Sunday.
“Is there anything you want to do tonight or tomorrow?” I asked.
“Not in particular,” Elyse replied. “I figured we’d just relax, given that we’ve had a busy week.”
“Very true. How about we go out to dinner and then we spend the night fooling around!”
“The night?” she asked with a smirk and an arched eyebrow.
“The night,” I replied with a similar smirk. “Until you or I pass out. I figure we can combine everything we’ve done all week!”
“You’re on, big boy! Whoever passes out first has to do all the cleaning for a month!”
Given how sensitive she was and how easily I could bring her to orgasm, I suspected I’d win easily, but I wasn’t sure — the Elyse who had moved in with me was most definitely not the Elyse I’d known for the previous several years!
“Deal!” I agreed.
We got up and changed out of our shorts and t-shirts and headed to a diner on 50th Street that we had discovered on an evening walk. We enjoyed our meal and walked the short distance to an ice cream shop where we got chocolate cones that we ate on our way back to the apartment. After eating the cone, I decided we had to find a better place because what we’d just eaten didn’t remotely approach Graeter’s.
We walked inside and kicked off our shoes, and sat on the couch.
“Can I change my mind?” Elyse smirked.
“What? Afraid you’re going to lose?”
“No, there’s one thing we haven’t done. I want you to blindfold me and tie me up and just do whatever you want. No limits. No restrictions.”
I cocked my head and smiled and stood up, taking her hand. “As you wish! But we need a safe word.”
“Safe word?”
“In case you need me to let you go. It’s important.”
“OK. What’s the safe word?”
“Something that will never come up in a normal situation. How about ‘Donald Duck’?”
Elyse laughed and agreed.
I led her to her bedroom and slowly removed her clothes. I pulled the soft rope from her bag and tied her hands together, wrapping the rope around them several times, then led her to the bed and tied the rope to the center of the headboard by passing it through a round, decorative hole. I figured it was strong enough and tied the rope tightly. That would let me turn her over when I wanted to without untying her hands.
I turned her on her stomach and then took some additional soft ropes and tied her legs tightly to the frame of the bed so that her legs were spread wide. I took the massager from her bag and rubbed a bit of lube onto it. I turned it on, then slowly worked it into her pussy, making her squirm and moan softly. I spread lube on my dick and then between her butt cheeks. From the previous night, I knew that she would relax and accept me, so I pressed my dick against her hole. She breathed out slowly, and I pushed hard, embedding my dick about two inches into her butt.
“Ungh!” Elyse groaned.
I pulled back a bit and shoved forward so that I was almost all the way in. She grunted and again I pulled back a bit and gave a final hard shove, burying myself in her butt.
“Ungh! Yes!” she hissed.
I began thrusting gently in and out of Elyse’s rear, slowly building speed until I was able to move more or less freely.
“Yes!” she hissed. “Fuck my ass!”
I was still amazed at how wild and crazy Elyse was, even after a week. The first time we’d done this, I was gentle, and she had complained about me being too gentle. I wasn’t gentle; I thrust hard on each stroke, burying myself deeply in her. At each thrust, I could feel the massager vibrating in her pussy, each time her hips bucking as my thrusting in her butt made the massager move around inside her, without slipping out, adding to her pleasure. I continued until her breathing told me she was close. I pushed deep into her and slipped my hand underneath her and flicked her very sensitive clit, triggering a huge orgasm and making her scream into the pillow! I started pumping in and out again, working towards my own orgasm. A minute or so later, the heat and pressure were such that I knew it would happen soon. I slipped my hand under her again and gently rubbed her clit while I thrust two more times. I exploded deep into her and she groaned loudly as cum filled her butt.
I pulled out and reached into her bag and put some lube on her dildo and pressed it into her butt, easily filling the void my dick had left. I went to the bathroom and quickly washed myself, then went back to the room. I released the ropes from the bed frame and turned her on her side. I lay down next to her with my face by her pussy and pressed my dick against her lips. She opened her mouth and sucked me in. I slowly slid the massager out of her pussy and replaced it with my tongue. I draped a hand over her and began to gently slide the dildo back and forth in her butt while I licked her.
I continued licking and sucking her pussy until she had sucked me hard again. Keeping her on her side, I got up and raised her left leg and straddled her right leg. I pressed my dick against her pussy and pushed hard. I slid all the way in and then began slowly thrusting in and out of her. Elyse had two orgasms and when I was close, I pulled out and lay down next to her again, pushing my dick into her mouth. I grabbed the massager and began fucking her with it. Just a few seconds later, I came hard, firing spurt after spurt of cum into her mouth. She swallowed each spurt and when no more came out, I gently removed my dick from her mouth, slowly, so she could lick a last drop of cum from the glans.
I knew it would take some time before I could get hard again, so I used the massager on her. She had several orgasms, and her breathing was labored. When I was ready, I turned her on her stomach and moved her legs so that she was on her knees with her butt in the air. I left the dildo in place and carefully pushed my dick into her pussy. I changed her position slightly so that I could thrust into her. I used my finger to gently rub her clit and brought her to another huge orgasm before I came for the third time.
I needed some rest, so I moved her legs so she was flat on her stomach again and pressed the massager back into her pussy and turned it on. I sat on the chair by the desk and drank some water while I let her toys pleasure her. She moaned softly, and I saw her body shake as she came. I went over to the bed and kissed her on the lips.
“Anything else I can do for you?”
“I want to be on top.”
I loosened the rope, so that she had a bit of slack, then removed the massager from her pussy. I got into bed next to her and helped her straddle me. I held my dick upright and against her pussy. She slowly lowered herself onto me and began grinding against me. We kissed and then I pulled her to me so that I could suck on her nipple while she rode me, the dildo still in her butt. I could tell she was working towards a shattering orgasm. She was gasping for breath and grinding harder against me.
Suddenly she tensed, then growled, her body shaking hard, her pussy spasming tightly around my dick as she screamed. She gasped for breath as the orgasm washed over her and she collapsed on me. I reached up and took the blindfold off, then reached behind my head and managed to untie the rope. I reached down and, with a bit of effort, pulled the dildo out of her, gently lifting her off me. I turned her on her back and got between her legs. I slowly and deliberately entered her.
Elyse opened her eyes and smiled as I began making love to her, not just having sex with her. She wrapped her legs around my thighs and simply held on as I slid in and out of her sopping wet pussy. We exchanged only brief kisses because she was still gasping for breath. About ten minutes later, when I felt the twinge, I began pounding hard into Elyse and with a final thrust, fired several jets of cum into her pussy while I ground against her clit. She groaned softly and her pussy clenched me gently. I kissed her softly and rolled off.
“You win,” she whispered.
We lay together for about twenty minutes and I suggested a shower. She just nodded, and I helped her into the bathroom. I adjusted the water, then washed her from head to toe. I did the same for myself, then dried us both off. Her bed was a mess, so I led us to my room, where we curled up together under the comforter and quickly fell asleep. When I woke up in the morning, I got up, leaving Elyse asleep. I got the sheets from her bed and put them in the washing machine, then went out to run. When I came back, I moved them to the dryer and went back upstairs.
Elyse was still sleeping, so I cleaned up all her toys and put everything away. I took my shower, then called Karin. By the time I hung up, Elyse was stirring. She walked naked out of my room and flashed me a smile. I walked over to her and took her in my arms and hugged her. We exchanged a soft kiss.
“Want some breakfast?” I asked.
“In a bit. Come soak in the tub with me. It’s small, but we can fit.”
“I’ll bring some tea. It’s ready.”
She nodded and went into the bathroom. When I came in with two mugs of tea, she had put bubble bath in the water and was sitting in the center of the tub. I put the mugs down on the side of the tub, got in behind her, and pulled her back to me. We took our mugs and sipped tea as the hot water filled the tub and the bubble spread around us. Elyse sighed.
“It’s been a long time since I did something like that. Two-and-a-half years, to be exact. Thank you!”
She leaned her head back, turned to me, and we exchanged a soft kiss.
“You are wild beyond anything I could imagine!” I said. “I had no idea.”
“Blame Sean for that! He took all my cherries the same day. I was sore, but satisfied. What you did was like the very last time I was with him.”
“What happened?”
“He found an even younger girl. I think he’s a pervert, personally. I turned fifteen, and he went with a thirteen-year-old.”
“Wow. I guess that was pretty devastating for you!”
“It was. That was a few months before I met you. You were so nice and I needed someone to love me. Jennie had told me what a great guy you were. I had sex with you because I wanted to sleep in your arms.”
“I’d have let you do that without having sex!”
“I know that now. You turned out to be very different from Sean. You’ve got more stamina, too!” she giggled.
It seemed like she was trying to lighten the mood after it had become pretty dark.
“Did he force you to do any of that stuff?” I asked carefully.
She was quiet, obviously considering her answer.
“I don’t think force is the right word. I had just turned fourteen and one of my friends had an older brother I thought was cute. That was Sean. He had graduated from Live Oaks and was working in an auto shop in Glen Este. I flirted with him a bit and then we kissed. I liked it and I ended up at his apartment. We were making out, and I was super excited. I let him touch my boobs, and then he rubbed his finger between my legs. You know how sensitive I am when I get excited? Well, I felt like I was exploding. At that point, I let him do whatever he wanted. He fucked me and I came hard again, so when he asked for a blowjob I did it and then he used his mouth on me and I got so excited I didn’t object when he put his dick in my butt. So, he didn’t force me, he just had me so excited that I would do anything.”
“That sounds like a couple of girls I was with. One regretted it and the other one asked for more. So what happened?”
“I saw him every chance I got, and he did all that stuff over and over again. Then he started buying me toys and eventually the ropes and blindfold. I didn’t care because the orgasms were crushing. Not long after I turned fifteen, I went to his apartment to see him and he had a girl I knew who had just finished 7th grade with him. I left and never went back and he never called me or talked to me again.”
“And that was a couple of months before the wedding?”
“Yes. I was really hurt and upset, but what could I do? Then I had the chance to be with you and I wondered what it would be like to be loved instead of just having sex. You seemed like a nice guy and, as I said, I wanted someone to love me and hold me in their arms. You did. But then I found out about Jennifer and how serious you were with her. I was sad, but I didn’t blame you because according to your relationship with Jennifer, what you did was OK and I made the mistake of not asking enough questions.
“Then you went away for a year and when you came back, all your troubles with Jennifer started. As much as I wanted to be with you, I knew I had to wait. I dated other guys, but none of them seemed right. Mostly, they just wanted to get into my pants and I wanted someone who could actually love me. Remember my comments about casual sex? Well, none of them really wanted a relationship.”
“Are we in a relationship?” I asked, a bit concerned by her comment.
“Oh! Sorry, I think you misunderstood what I meant. Yes, we are. But not like going steady or anything. You care about me. You showed that by washing my sheets this morning when you got up. Hell, I’ve never seen anyone who cares more about his friends than you do, even when you’re in one of your snits. You recover and then you apologize and fix it by doing whatever it is you have to do. I guess you haven’t had one of those since Jennifer left. All I want from you is for you to care about me. To be my friend. To love me. To keep the future open. If you can do that, I’ll fuck you sideways. I’ll do anything you ask. Anything. I have just one condition.”
“That I not say a word to anyone about this,” I said gently.
“Exactly. Keep your mouth shut and you can have it all. For as long as you want. Well, for as long as you treat me right and care for me. If you can think of anything we haven’t done, just tell me. I’m game for anything.”
“You were really surprised that I had done all those things?”
“Yes. As I said, you were with all those young girls. I didn’t know who would have done those things with you.”
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November, 1981, Milford, Ohio Stephanie was waiting for me when I pulled into the driveway and came walking out to the car. “So?” she smirked. “A wildcat, just as you predicted. She’s going to be sore for a couple of days, I suspect.” “Tell me about it! I sure was!” “You both asked for it!” I grinned. “Oh, I’d do exactly the same if I had to do it all over again. Did you get her unconscious?” “No, I did not. And I thought we weren’t talking about stuff like this!” “Special...
November, 1981, Milford, Ohio On Sunday, I spent the morning with Stephanie swimming and eating breakfast, as well as making my call to Karin. I had lunch with Larry before heading over to Don Joseph’s house. The weather wasn’t good enough for bocce, so I sat with Don Joseph and his friends and talked before dinner and with Larry and Joyce after dinner. When it was time to leave, Joyce followed me outside. “Can I come spend the night with you?” Joyce asked. “Sure. I’ll see you at the...
December, 1981, Milford, Ohio On Sunday, after swimming and having breakfast with Stephanie, I called Karin, and then Stephanie and I hung out until lunch. I had let Kara know that I was going to Don Joseph’s, so I wouldn’t see her. After eating lunch, I called Stephie to see how she was doing. Things were fine at home and she was hanging out with Red and Rose, plus seeing her other friends from High School. Daryl had called her, but she wasn’t going to see him. “I miss you, Yankee. It’s...
July 1982, Chicago, Illinois On Sunday morning after breakfast, Kara packed her things, said goodbye to her mom, and followed me to my car. I drove to the Spencers’ to pick up my things, where I thanked Trudy and reminded her that I’d be back on Friday. Kara and I took my bags to the car, loaded them in the trunk, and set off for Chicago. As usual, the drive was uneventful. I had encountered neither traffic nor an accident, nor been pulled over a single time despite all the back-and-forth...
May 1982, Milford, Ohio On Monday morning, I followed my usual routine for being in Milford and had lunch with Trudy Spencer after our sauna. That afternoon, Krista and Beth were coming over to talk about business. Kara would join us as well. Beth arrived about 2:30pm and Krista and Kara walked over from the school campus and arrived about 2:45pm. The three of us were very happy with how things were going. We had a total of twenty-two veterinary clients paying a monthly support fee, about a...
March, 1982, Milford, Ohio “What’s the craziest thing you’ve done, Tracey?” “That one’s easy! Asking Steve to the Sadie Hawkins Day dance!” “What?!” Kara said, looking askance. “Think about it. I was a frumpy, shy girl with no self-confidence. I asked the school sex god to take me to the dance, knowing full well I’d probably end up losing my virginity, though I was worried he wouldn’t do it with me. Boy, was I wrong! Not only did he do it, but he spent the entire next day with me doing...
July 1982, Milford, Ohio Kara and I awoke, and she took a quick shower before we drove to my parents’ house so I could swim and have breakfast with Stephanie. My dad joined us for breakfast before he had to leave for work. After cleaning up the kitchen, we went to my old room to hang out with Stephanie for about an hour before heading back to the Spencers’. Nobody was home and there was a note on the fridge that said that Frank, Trudy, Pete, and Melanie were out for the day because Frank had...
July 1982, Milford, Ohio Sandy came into my room and shut the door, shaking visibly. She leaned against the door and didn’t move further into the room. “Relax, Sandy,” I said gently, trying to ease her nerves as best I could. “Are we going to do it now?” she asked, her voice cracking with emotion. “No. We’re just going to talk,” I said. I could see visible relief. That confirmed to me that she was very nervous about doing this and I needed to be very cautious. “Talk about what?” “About...
October 1981, Chicago, Illinois I went to my room, closed the door and dialed my old number in Milford and Stephanie answered. “Hi, Stephanie!” “Hey, Big Bro! How’s Chicago?” “Pretty good. A lot of stuff is happening. But I have a favor to ask. Well, really, it’s a favor from Ed. I’m coming home this weekend and I was wondering if I could borrow the keys to the apartment.” “You and Kara? On Saturday? I’m sure the answer is yes. Where are you staying?” “I was going to call Mrs. Spencer...
March, 1982, Milford, Ohio On Wednesday morning, I swam with Stephanie and we ate breakfast together. I avoided talking about Saturday or what we might do. I still had no clue what I should do, and the implications of my decision were huge. I wondered if Stephanie could handle the conversation about the deep meaning behind what she was asking, and I wondered if she understood the implications. The fact that she and Jennifer were talking meant that she and Jennifer could have discussed this...
February, 1982, Chicago, Illinois On Monday morning, while Stephie and I were driving to school, she asked what I was doing for Valentine’s Day. I let her know I was going to Ohio, but that I’d be happy to celebrate with her either on the 11th or the 16th, because I was taking the three-day weekend in Milford. “I guess that will have to do,” she sighed, “because it does make sense that you would be with Kara on Valentine’s Day.” “Are you going to be OK, Peaches?” I asked. “Do I have a...
November 1982, Milford, Ohio After dropping Elyse in Glen Este, I headed to the Spencers’ to drop off my stuff and then drove to Kara’s house. Kara hadn’t been clear about me staying every night at her house, so I didn’t want to assume. “Hi, Snuggle Bear!” she said when she opened the door. “Hi, Honey!” I said, pulling her into a hug and kissing her. “Do you need to get your stuff?” she asked. “I wasn’t sure from our last conversation which nights I could stay here, so I dropped my...
January 1982, Chicago, Illinois Bethany and Gene arrived just before 10:00am on Sunday morning. The apartment was full as both Warren and Stephie had spent the night, and Kurt and Kathy were staying the weekend. The plan was to have a big meal together around 3:00pm so that Gene and Bethany could get back to Madison before 10:00pm. Bethany was in great spirits and seemed very happy. I hadn’t had much chance to talk to her in the past few weeks because both of us were busy with school, and I...
July 1982, Milford, Ohio Joyce, Kara, and I sat quietly on the lower bench while the steam built in the sauna. I was really going to miss the easy access to a sauna when I went back to Chicago. IIT had a steam room that I could use, but they required towels and it wasn’t ever quiet. It also wasn’t co-ed. “Joyce, I didn’t see Terry at your grandfather’s house yesterday,” I said after about five minutes of silence, other than the steam hissing and our breathing. “He’s sort of upset with...
July 1982, Milford, Ohio Thursday, Friday, and Saturday were nearly identical — swimming and breakfast with Stephanie, spending the day with Kara, finding time for a sauna, and making love in the evening. I did end up sleeping alone on Saturday night because I took Kara home so she could go to church in the morning with her mom. She would drive to my house after church to help set up for the party, which was starting at 2:00pm and might even continue after fireworks, depending on how...
February/March, 1982, Chicago, Illinois I made good time on the drive back to Chicago despite the light drizzle that I ran into just south of Gary. I walked into the apartment to find Stephie and Elyse stretched out on the couch, each one leaning on an arm and their legs alternating so they could put them out straight. “You two look comfortable,” I said, taking off my shoes and coat and dropping my bag. “Hi, Steve,” Elyse said. “Hi, Steve,” Stephie echoed. Neither of them moved to get...
November, 1981, Chicago, Illinois “How are things going?” I asked. “Amazing!” Kathy said with a huge smile. “He’s just what I needed. Last night was the first time we could sleep in the same bed. Doing that with you was always my favorite thing!” “Oh, really?” I chuckled. “Actually, yes. You holding me in your arms while we slept was the most amazing feeling. Don’t get me wrong, the orgasms were out of this world, but feeling safe, secure, and loved; it’s the best thing there is. And I...
November, 1981, Milford, Ohio We made good time, arriving at Kathy’s house about 2:00pm. She and Kurt thanked me for the ride and we agreed that I’d pick them up at noon on Sunday so we could be back in Hyde Park by 5:00pm Chicago time and they could be back at Northwestern by 6:00pm. We agreed to have lunch on Wednesday, then I said goodbye, got back in the car, and pulled out of Kathy’s driveway to head to the Spencers’ house. Melanie and Pete were there waiting for me, and I got one of...
December 1981, Chicago, Illinois I really should have guessed that what Jennifer was saying was prompted by a girlfriend who saw me as a competitor, but I had to know if it was just Jocelyn, or if it was from Jennifer’s therapist as well. “And not your therapist?” I asked. “No. The reason Doctor Clauson didn’t want me to come is because she knows how I feel about you and that you’re in a serious relationship with Kara. She’s afraid that I’ll have a serious setback, or do something stupid...
April/May 1982, Chicago, Illinois I made very good time driving back to Chicago, assisted by the radar detector, and arrived at my apartment before 6:00pm Chicago time. As usual, Stephie and Elyse were sitting on the couch when I walked in. “Well, another fantasy up in smoke!” I teased. “Get your mind out of the gutter, Yankee!” Stephie exclaimed, getting up to hug me. “Did you have a good weekend?” “I did. How about the two of you?” “Same as always, though I didn’t have a date on...
August 1981, Chicago, Illinois We ended up not getting crazy that night. We made love and fell asleep in each other’s arms. We woke up the next morning and repeated what looked like was going to be the pattern for the school year — I jogged and Elyse showered, I showered, and then we ate breakfast. “Bye, Honey! Have a good day,” she said again. I headed to IIT and after parking I walked into the Stuart Building for Computer Science 200. I’d been permitted to skip CS100 because I already...
March, 1982, Milford, Ohio Tuesday started off like usual days had when I visited Milford and after Stephanie went off to school, I played some video games and practiced pool until it was time to go and meet Susan Pollard for lunch. We met at Skyline just before 1:00pm and both of us ordered Five-Way chili. We started out by catching up on our lives. It had been a really long time since we’d talked and said more than just a brief greeting. Susan was attending Clermont Community College and...
September 1981, Milford, Ohio Friday was routine until lunchtime. Afternoon classes had been canceled for both Elyse and me because of the Labor Day weekend, so I drove back to the apartment instead of having lunch on campus. Elyse and I packed our overnight bags and waited for Kathy and Bethany, who arrived as planned, and we left Chicago just before 4:00pm. It was my goal to make the trip to Milford in just under five and a half hours, which I could do if we grabbed fast food on the way...
December, 1981, Chicago, Illinois I made good time on my drive back to Chicago, arriving just before dinner. Other than one stop for gasoline and the restroom, I had driven straight through. When I pulled up in front of the apartment, I didn’t feel like cooking, so I parked, dropped my things inside, and then walked to the Chinese restaurant and got takeout. I took it back to my apartment, retrieved two weeks’ of mail from the mailbox, then went inside. I set the food on the table and sorted...
July 1982, Milford, Ohio It was getting close to the time that both Kara and I had to leave, and Kara was still crying softly as I held her in my arms. I simply held her tight and occasionally kissed her hair and whispered that I loved her in her ear. “Kara honey, are you going to be OK to have lunch with your mom? Do you need me to call off my lunch with Anna and stay with you?” She sniffed, “No. I need to pull myself together. Mom’s expecting me and I don’t want her to worry or be...