A Well Lived Life 2 Book 4 ElyseChapter 64 Pull the Other One
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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 up. I picked up my bag, put it in my room and came back to the living room. Neither girl had moved.
“That’s the greeting I get? ‘Hi, Steve’?” I grinned.
“What did you want? Both of us naked, waiting for you to come in and service us?” Elyse teased.
“Now there’s an idea!” I declared. “Either that or maybe in little French maid outfits, without panties.”
“You got some imagination there, Yankee, and a hell of a fantasy. But that ain’t happen’ here!”
“Bummer!” I smirked. “Did you girls have a good weekend?”
“Yep, though it was a bit lonely last night because Elyse was out with Warren. But then it was a bit noisy when they came back here!” Stephie giggled. “I just turned up the radio in your room!”
I chuckled, “Sounds like a good Valentine’s Day, Elyse!”
“It was. Warren gave me a massage,” she said, winking.
That meant that she’d felt comfortable enough to introduce the first toy, and that Warren hadn’t run away screaming.
“And did you give him one?” I asked with an evil leer that Stephie couldn’t see because of where I was standing.
“No. Maybe some other time!” she said with another wink.
“I’m still waiting to be greeted properly!” I said, tapping my foot.
“Don’t hold your breath, Yankee. We’re both really comfortable here!” Stephie teased.
“Fine!” I said, sighing theatrically. “Shall I make some dinner?”
“Yeah, you’re useful that way. Let us know when it’s ready!” Elyse said with a silly smile.
I smiled and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. I was a bit tired, so I grilled some chicken and made chicken Caesar salads for the three of us, poured glasses of white wine, and set everything on the table.
I draped a towel over my arm and walked very stiffly to where they were sitting and, with my best haughty English accent, called to them, “Your Majesties, dinner is served!”
“Oooh, royalty! Does that make you Prince Charming?”
“Yes, especially if I get to check you both for a good fit. And I’m not talking about a glass slipper!” I said, grinning widely.
“In your dreams, Steve!” Elyse replied, winking at me.
We had a good meal, and the girls continued to tease me. I still hadn’t gotten a kiss from Stephie, and when dinner finished, both girls got up and went back to the couch to lounge.
“Be a good boy and clean up the kitchen!” Elyse said primly.
“You both are going to get it, you know that, right?” I asked with faux annoyance combined with a faux threat.
“Oh? And what exactly are we going to get?” Elyse said saucily.
“More than you can handle, I guarantee it! And yes, I can handle the two of you at the same time easily!” I teased.
“There’s that active imagination again!” Stephie said.
“Careful Stephie, he’s not exaggerating,” Elyse said.
Stephie’s eyes went wide, “Wait, you’re serious, Elyse?”
“As a heart attack! Let me ask you this — have you ever managed to wear him out?”
“Come to think of it, no. Oh my God, he’s NOT exaggerating?”
“Well,” Elyse said, catching herself in time. “What I hear from Kathy is that if you want him to fuck you unconscious, all you have to do is ask him. Just plan to do nothing for the next day after that. All you’ll want to do is sleep,” Elyse said.
“I just might have to do that, but we got class tomorrow,” Stephie said.
“Not to mention the fact that even though I’ve been gone for three days, I fixed dinner, and then washed and put away the dishes, I have yet to even get a kiss!”
“What do you think, Elyse? Does he deserve a kiss?” Stephie asked playfully.
“Oh, I think he deserves more than a kiss. But if you’re too comfortable, I guess I can give him one!” Elyse smirked.
“No way, you hussy! You keep your grubby little mitts of my guy!” Stephie said with a little laugh, jumping up off the couch.
Elyse laughed as well, and Stephie hugged me and gave me a very nice, soft French kiss.
“Did you two spend all weekend working on this routine?” I smirked.
“Not all weekend! We studied, did homework, and I told you that Elyse entertained Warren!” Stephie teased, making air quotes.
“Well, I have about an hour and a half of homework to do as well,” I said, sitting down at my desk.
“Want me to start your laundry for you?” Stephie asked.
“You don’t have to, but sure, that would be nice, thanks.”
She got up and went to my room to get my bag and the rest of my dirty clothes and headed for the laundry room while I pulled out my calculus book and went to work on the problems that were due on Wednesday. When I finished those, I wrote my two page paper on the problems with feudalism and then decided that given it was before 10:00pm to read a chapter in my English book on the ‘Great Vowel Shift’.
About 10:30am I finished and put everything away. Stephie had finished my laundry, including folding everything and putting it all away. We said goodnight to Elyse and headed to bed. We made love and, as usual, fell asleep spooned together. As I was in that zone between sleep and being awake, I realized that as much as I liked cuddling Stephie, it just wasn’t the same as cuddling Kara. And that was a good thing.
It made me think about what cuddling and sleeping with Birgit would have been like. I could finally think of that kind of thing without becoming teary-eyed or getting depressed. It would have been nothing short of glorious to sleep in the same bed with her for a year in Stockholm, but the parting to come home would have been heartbreaking. At that point, I probably would have tried to go to college in Sweden just to have been with her. But none of that happened. Perhaps if time travel ever was invented, I could go back and prevent the tragedy that had overtaken her. But that was a pipe dream.
Tuesday began a new school week. Stephie didn’t bother taking her bag with her because she’d be coming back home with me due to our karate class. I realized that as things looked now, Stephie would be staying with me every night except Monday and Wednesday. It was almost like she was moving in.
“Stephie, do you just want to bring stuff to my place? There’s plenty of room because I have the dresser, wardrobe, and closet.”
I had bought the furniture with Kara in mind because we’d be sharing a room, so there really was plenty of space.
“You mean like move in? Well, kind of, I guess.”
“It’ll just be easier. I’m not expecting you to stay every night, but you are pretty much staying every night except Mondays and Wednesdays.”
“You’re asking me to move in with you! Cool!” she gushed.
“I’m just acknowledging reality. We really only have three more months together like this.”
She sighed, “I know.” Then she smiled, “I’ll just have to get as much lovin’ in as possible in those three months!”
When we got to school, Stephie headed for her room to pack some things and I went to have coffee with Jackie as I usually did on Tuesday mornings. We never had gotten together to do anything outside of school because of our schedules and the amount of time I was spending with Stephie. She reminded me of that this morning.
“When can we get together? You seem busy all the time,” Jackie lamented.
“I guess it depends what you want to do, but Monday or Wednesday evenings are the best for me. I’m usually busy on weekends, and on Tuesday and Thursday, I have karate classes.”
“You won’t do what I want to do!” she declared with a soft smile. “But how about we get a bite to eat in Bridgeport? As friends,” she quickly added.
I chuckled, “You’re still riding that little hobby horse of yours. Sure. Let’s go to David’s in Bridgeport.”
“I’d ride you if you let me!” she teased. “Sorry, I had to make the joke.”
“It’s OK. A bit of teasing here and there is fine.”
I headed off to my English class, handing in the paper that I’d written the night before. I had found that I was able to simply sit down and write papers quite easily, so long as I had thought about them in advance. The text editor on the computer made it easy to write things, even out of order, and then edit or move text around. It beat the heck out of writing things out longhand and then typing them on a typewriter. The only problem was that Elyse and Stephie were competing for time on the computer because they had discovered the same thing!
Earlier in the semester, my professor had commented about my paper looking strange and I explained it had been printed on a dot-matrix printer using a text editor, rather than a typewriter. She found that interesting, though she did point out that the type was harder to read than if it had been done on a standard typewriter. Fortunately, she didn’t object to me continuing to use the printer.
At the end of the day Tuesday, after spending four hours in the computer lab basically banging my head into the table trying to solve a problem with my assembly language program, I walked over to meet Stephie at her dorm.
“What’s wrong, Yankee. You don’t look happy,” she said.
“I just spent four hours looking for a bug in my program. I finally found it about five minutes before I had to come get you. I didn’t have time to run it again to test the fix. And you know what sucks? It was that I used a ‘BGT’ instruction instead of ‘BGE’ instruction in one part of the code. The first one does a jump if the value is greater than, the other if the value is greater than or equal. I looked at it at least a dozen times before I noticed it.”
“Do you need to run the program again?”
“No, I can do it on Thursday morning. It’s not due until Friday and I’m sure this is the problem. Even if it’s not, I have all day Thursday to torture myself again.”
“Wow. I’ve never seen you this frustrated before,” Stephie said.
“Only with myself. I looked at that code until I was cross-eyed and couldn’t see my own dumb mistake. Let’s go have dinner and then I can take my frustration out on the bag at karate class.”
“Hmm. If you got that pent-up energy, I know how you can use it!” she declared invitingly. “My roommate is on a date. Let’s go work off that frustration!”
She led me back to her dorm and had me fuck her as hard and fast as I could. She threw her body at me with wild abandon, her hips slamming hard into me with her arms and legs locked tight around me. I grabbed hold of the end of the bed for leverage and really pounded in and out of her. When I came, it felt like my head was going to explode from the pleasure and I collapsed, gasping for breath on top of Stephie, our sweaty bodies sticking tightly together.
“Holy shit, Yankee. I have to get you frustrated more often,” she gasped. “I feel like somebody put a jackhammer between my legs for twenty minutes! And I had five orgasms! God damn!”
We lay there, recuperating, for about fifteen minutes, then dressed and headed to my place. We showered, changed, and I fixed dinner for Elyse, Stephie and me and we ate.
“Have a good fuck before you came home today, kids?” Elyse teased.
“The Damnyankee here was frustrated with his computer program so I helped him work it out!” Stephie declared.
“I bet!” Ellyse smirked. “You both looked worse for wear when you came in, and you went straight to the shower, so it was pretty obvious!”
We finished dinner and after doing the dishes, Stephie and I went to karate class. We showered when we arrived home, did some homework, then collapsed into bed and fell asleep. The earlier exertion, combined with karate class, had pretty much worn us both out!
Wednesday evening, after a normal day in class, Jackie and I headed to David’s Restaurant in Bridgeport and had dinner together. We had a nice meal, and it was fun hanging out with her. She asked if we could make this a regular Wednesday thing and I told her I’d think about it. I needed more time to study and do homework than I currently had because of everything else going on. Fortunately, I hadn’t needed to do anything for Frank or Theo, but I knew that wouldn’t last.
As we walked back to campus, Jackie slipped her arm around mine. I thought about gently pushing her away or saying something, but I didn’t want to be mean. I’d walked like this, or held hands, with friends before.
“Can I ask you something?” Jackie inquired.
“What is it with people asking if they can ask?” I chuckled. “I’m going to start wearing a button that says ‘Just ask!’ so they stop doing that!”
“Sorry!” she giggled, but then became serious. “What I wanted to know is what it would take to get you to take me to bed just once,” she said softly, laying her head on my shoulder.
“We’re friends, Jackie. I don’t want to mess that up. Plus, I’m dating someone.”
“I know, but you’re not steady. You told me that. Please? I promise I won’t say anything to anyone, especially not to Papiya. Will you just think about it?”
“I don’t know,” I said.
“I know you think I’m nice, I believe I have a great body, most guys think I’m cute, and I like doing it. I want to do it with you. And,” she paused, then dropped her voice to a whisper, “I’m horny.”
“And there are no other guys you know that can help with that?” I asked gently.
“Nobody at the moment. My High School boyfriend and I broke up last Fall. The only guy at IIT I want to date won’t date me because I messed up last Fall and because my friend was stupid. It sucks,” she sighed.
I had a couple of concerns, and what she’d just said made the concern bigger.
“Jackie, if I went to bed with you, it would just be sex. And most likely it would just be one time. Is that really what you want? I can’t make any kind of commitment to you at all. I can be your friend, but I can’t be your lover or your boyfriend. It’s not because of the stuff that happened last Fall; it’s because of Stephie and a girl back home.”
“I know,” she said wistfully, “but you could take me to bed just once and make me feel really good.”
“I could, but I’m not sure it’s a good idea.”
“Just don’t say ‘no’ tonight. Think about it. Let’s have dinner next Wednesday and then you can answer.”
I knew what the answer was going to be, and there was no point in delaying it.
“Jackie, a week won’t change anything. I agree with you that you’re cute, you do have a nice body, and I like being with you. But let’s just stay friends.”
A tear ran down her cheek, and that told me everything I needed to know. I’d made the right decision for sure. Taking her to bed would only make the situation worse. She had a thing for me, and I couldn’t reciprocate. Even if she didn’t, I wasn’t really interesting in sex just to have sex. In fact, I was rapidly coming to a point where I’d be limited to one girl — Kara — for the rest of my life. Getting involved with anyone new didn’t make any sense.
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May 21, 1990, Chicago, Illinois “These are fantastic seats, Boss!” Terry said. “I’m glad you approve!” I laughed. Terry, Penny, Elyse, Kara, Jessica, Jennifer, Josie, Dave, Julia, and I were sitting in our seats at Wrigley Field, waiting for the National Anthem, and then for the Reds and Cubs to take the field. It had been quite some time since Elyse and I had been to a baseball game, and the Reds were 25-9, and looked to be in complete control of their division, despite it only being late...
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...
October 1981, Milford, Ohio Kara and I headed to Frisch’s for lunch. Our food arrived quickly, and we started eating. “A lot has happened in the last week,” I said. “Oh?” “Bethany has a steady boyfriend in Madison.” “Really? I had hoped something like that would happen, but I wasn’t counting on it. I always thought she was going to wait until you actually married before she did something like that. So she’s really moving on?” “That’s a good question. I would say that she’s recognized...
January 30, 1991, Chicago, Illinois “There goes the luckiest man in Iraq,” General Norman Schwarzkopf said as he played a video of a laser-guided bomb destroying a bridge just after a vehicle had crossed it. “Damn!” Elyse exclaimed. “Those videos are amazing, but it’s making this war too much like a damned video game,” I groused. “The damned country is already too ‘gung ho’ for this war as it is.” “But you want us to win, Snuggle Bear.” “Once it started, my only concern is our men and...
March 25, 1990, Chicago, Illinois “How was church this morning?” Jessica asked when Kara and I arrived at the hospital on Sunday afternoon. “I always feel good when I leave there,” I said. “The music, incense, icons, and everything just work together to give me peace.” The three of us exchanged hugs and kisses. “Did Jesse go?” “Yes! Do you think I’d be alive if he found out that Kara and I went to church and didn’t at least offer to take him?” Jessica laughed, “Probably not. How was the...
April 10, 1990, Chicago, Illinois “Damn!” Greg said. “This is the coolest project you’ve had for me so far” I smiled, “Remember, you can’t talk about this to anyone who hasn’t signed the NDA. And that includes Hannah.” Hannah was his girlfriend of about three months. “Yeah, yeah. I know. I know. Who’s going to work on this with me?” “Penny, most likely. She’s decided to work three or four days a week during the summer, and then in the fall she’s working two-days a week.” “She’s almost...
June 8, 1991, Chicago, Illinois “Pipe tobacco and bourbon?” Jessica asked, sniffing, as I climbed into bed. “Sorry. Want me to shower?” “Yes, please,” she said. I got up and went into the bathroom and quickly showered, making sure to wash my hair really well. I scrubbed my face and upper body thoroughly with Irish Spring, then rinsed off. I’d brushed my teeth before getting into bed, but did so again, and this time gargled with Listerine. I rinsed and went back to bed. “Better?” I...
March 4, 1990, Chicago, Illinois “Well?” Kara asked with a smirk as she, Jessica, and I sat down to a quiet dinner in the ‘Indian’ room. “About as wild as could be. I was more than a little concerned by Abbie’s plan, but in the end, when she told me why, it made perfect sense.” “What was her reasoning?” Jessica asked. “She felt that it had to be raw sex and nothing more, because otherwise Becka would never have left.” Kara giggled, “Abbie seems to get smarter every day.” “I never had a...
June 29, 1990, Chicago, Illinois “Steve, I need to speak to you, Elyse, and Julia RIGHT NOW!” Cindi said. I got up from my desk and followed her to Julia’s office. “I just heard from a large medical practice that I’ve been courting for months. You are not going to believe this!” “What?” “They raised the IIT cheating scandal, and your and Charlie’s involvement.” “What?” “Yes. And they know about the paternity suit. And about your harem, so-called.” I thought about it for a minute. “I...
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...
March/April, 1982, Chicago, Illinois When I arrived home on Sunday night, Elyse was sitting on the couch reading a book and listening to music. I dropped my bag just inside the door and took off my shoes. “Hi, Honey!” she exclaimed. “There’s tea if you want it. No Georgia Peach?” I poured myself a mug of tea and then went to sit on the couch. “I wasn’t sure what time I’d get in tonight, so I just let her know I’d see her in the morning. She won’t stay the night until Tuesday.” “Would it...
September 1981, Milford, Ohio Kara came into the living room when the dishes were done and took my hand and led me to the den. We sat in our chairs, as her father insisted. “Did you put your mom up to that ice cream date?” I asked. “No! I was just as surprised as you were. I could tell that dad was really upset at her. And when you stepped in, I thought he was going to blow a gasket. You agreed with him and made him look bad at the same time. And then, when mom did that thing with the...
May 1982, Milford, Ohio The drive back to Ohio had gone smoothly, and we had made good time. I had dropped Elyse at her house in Glen Este just before 6:00pm and then headed to Milford. I was very tired due to the mental exhaustion of exams, the wine, and then fooling around with Stephie and Elyse, but I wanted to see Kara. After I dropped my things at the Spencers’ house, I headed to Kara’s. She bounced out of the house as I pulled into the driveway and hopped into the car as soon as I...
January 13, 1991, Chicago, Illinois “I think I’m going to have the vasectomy,” I said. “But not until Jess delivers.” Jessica, Kara, and I were cuddling in bed early on Sunday morning. “Just in case?” Kara asked. “Yes. None of you girls has had any problems with carrying to term, but you never know. I’d hate to put us in a position where we couldn’t try again if we needed to.” “That makes a lot of sense, Tiger. It’s very responsible of you!” “It may be responsible,” Kara giggled. “But...
March 28, 1997, Chicago, Illinois “You must be beat!” Sam declared when Kara, Jessica, Maria Cristina, and I walked into Bucktown Bistro just after 7:00pm on Friday evening. “I slept in this morning,” I replied. Which was true. After Karla and I had made love until the wee hours of the morning, we’d slept spooned together until just before I had to leave for the airport. We’d showered, skipped breakfast, and headed for Schiphol, arriving just in time for me to clear security and board the...
May 1982, Milford, Ohio On Saturday morning after Stephanie and I swam and ate breakfast, we picked up Bethany and Ed and did our shopping for the party. We went to K-Mart on Route 28 to get some decorations, as well as paper cups and plates and plastic silverware. Next we went to Fazio’s and bought all the groceries that we’d need. Finally, we stopped at UDF and picked up two gallons of ice cream. We headed back to my parents’ house and after we unloaded the car; I went to get Kara while...
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...
July 25, 1990, Milford, Ohio “Hi, Sweetheart!” I said, exchanging a quick hug with her. “Hi, Aunt Bethany!” Jesse exclaimed. “Where’s Nicholas?” “With his grandma in the kitchen. If you go see him, you could have milk and cookies!” “Yes!” Jesse said and hurried into the house towards the kitchen. “Hi, Bethany!” Kathy said, hugging Bethany tightly. “Hi,” Kurt said, also getting a brief hug. “And how is my beautiful little ‘niece’?” Bethany asked, taking Kristin from Kurt. “Hi Aunt...
March 13, 1990, Chicago, Illinois “It’s hard to believe that you’re 23, Squirt!” I said as we relaxed with our coffee after dinner. “You’re going to be 27! And you have five-and-a-half kids!” “More like five-and-two-thirds!” Kara giggled. “I’m due in late June or early July!” “And Sofia is due not long before you!” Elyse said. “And Jamie and Jackie had Eric back in January. And Nicky was born in December! Babies are busting out all over!” “Just wait,” I chuckled. “Cindi is going to get...
August 1981, Chicago, Illinois On Sunday morning, I made my usual call to Karin. I described everything in the apartment and all the things I’d done during the week, including the reception. Both of us would start school in a week and we were both looking forward to it. When we finished talking, I went out for my run, showered, and ate breakfast. I made some tea, started a load of laundry, and then turned on the stereo. I put on an REO Speedwagon album and then relaxed on the couch with the...
April 5, 1990, Chicago, Illinois As I drove towards the Loop to meet Dante for dinner, I had a lot on my mind - Kara, NIKA, my sister, and the meeting with Dante. I tried to push the other stuff out of my mind and think about how I’d respond to what Zeke had tipped me about. Obviously, it was something we’d be interested in, but I knew Dante well enough that the entire project was fraught with potential trouble, not to mention the fact that he’d try to structure our agreement to be heavily...
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,...
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...
July 31, 1990, Chicago, Illinois “No,” Jennifer said. “I want to finish this once and for all.” It was Tuesday night after dinner, and we were sitting in the kitchen in the coach house drinking tea with Josie. Jesse was playing a video game, so we had some privacy. “Jen,” I pleaded. “Just let it go. She’s conceded. I talked with her yesterday and we buried the hatchet.” “That bitch tried to have my son taken from me!” Jennifer spat. “Why let her off the hook?” “She tried to have me...
November, 1982, Chicago, Illinois On the Tuesday following Halloween, when I got to the Sig Ep house, I invited Dave and Cindi to join Stephie, Elyse, Eduardo, and me for a dinner party on Friday. They agreed and when Julia arrived, the three of us went upstairs to work on our next project. So far, we had solid A’s on all of our projects. For the next two weeks, we’d be building a 4-bit adder circuit, which was the most complex thing we’d done so far. When we finished, Julia asked me to...
April 1982, Chicago, Illinois On Wednesday, Stephie and I came straight home from class so she could help Elyse prepare dinner. They had baked a cake on Tuesday night, and I saw a couple of wrapped presents on the counter. The night before, Elyse had told me that she’d made the purchases I’d asked her to make and that she’d put the bag on the shelf in my closet. I hadn’t looked because Stephie had been there the entire time, but given the girls were busy, I went to my room and shut the...
November 1982, Milford, Ohio On Wednesday morning, after taking Kara to work, I headed back to my parents’ house to spend the day with Stephanie. After lunch, we went for a walk and I asked her advice in dealing with Kara and Joyce, after we agreed to set aside our rule about talking about sex between me and any other girls for the afternoon. Stephanie wasn’t sure what the best approach was, but she did say she understood what Kara might be going through. “You know how much I wanted to be...
June 1982, Milford, Ohio On Wednesday morning, I once again made breakfast for everyone. Joyce did the dishes after breakfast, and then we all sat in the living room with cups of coffee. The ladies from the church would bring lunch, and around 3:30pm we’d head to the Noakes Funeral Home for the visitation. I dreaded that, because I wasn’t a big fan of being in the same room as a dead body on display. There was just something that creeped me out about the whole idea. But I would be there to...