Second Time Through Book IChapter 32 Sarah Debbie
- 4 years ago
- 22
- 0
November 1980, Milford, Ohio
I woke up with my alarm on Saturday, extremely tired, but in a far better mental state. I met Stephanie in the pool and she easily lapped me several times. I was sore and exhausted from the previous night’s swim, but I struggled through my usual 50 laps. When we finished, I took a long, hot shower before meeting Stephanie for breakfast.
“Are you going to take my advice, Big Brother?”
“Well, I’m going to talk to Bethany for sure. I’ll call her at 9:00am and ask her to come over. Hopefully she will.”
“She will. She loves you, Steve. That’s why she said what she did.”
“How did you get to be so smart, Squirt?” I said softly, without sarcasm, but with a moment of wonder at having this particular smart and beautiful girl as my sister.
“It’s a girl thing. We’re way smarter than you boys. You think way too much with your dicks and not enough with your brains,” she replied, giggling with a big smile.
“And girls don’t think with their pussies?”
“Oh, some do. Your friend Cindy, for example. But even then, she’s still smarter than the boys she fucks.”
“So I’m not the only fucking idiot, then?”
“No, but you’re MY fucking idiot, Big Brother. I’m stuck with you.”
“Yes, you are! And don’t you forget it!” I said, faking a very serious look.
“I won’t let YOU forget it, you mean!” She laughed.
We finished breakfast and cleaned up the kitchen just as Mom and Jeff came in. We left them and went to my room.
“Now, there’s a perfect example of how to get Mom’s approval. Kiss her ass every second of the day and make sure she doesn’t know that you’re the REAL pervert,” Stephanie said under her breath.
“No thanks, Squirt. I’d rather die.”
“Me too!”
I let Stephanie read my journal while I hunted for some bugs in one of the programs that we had recently written for Doctor Grossi. Somehow, the program was mixing up appointment dates for a specific kind of procedure. It didn’t make much sense, but I knew I’d find it, eventually. It actually took me until about 9:20am, but I found the silly mistake and fixed it. I’d give an updated disk to Doctor Grossi at Don Joseph’s house the next day.
I dialed Bethany’s number and when her mom answered, she didn’t sound like she was aware there was a problem. She called Bethany to the phone.
“Hi, Sweetheart.”
“Hi, Steve, but you shouldn’t call me that now,” she replied evenly.
I didn’t say the first thing that popped into my mind, which was a good thing. Calling my friend a bitch probably wouldn’t help. In fact, I was sure it wouldn’t.
“We need to talk Bethany, would you mind coming over?”
“I told you what you needed to do before we talked about us.”
“I know. Please, for the sake of our friendship, just come over.”
She paused, but replied, “OK.”
Bethany arrived about fifteen minutes later. We walked down the hall to my room, where she saw Stephanie sitting smugly in one of my beanbag chairs.
“I should have known,” Bethany laughed.
“He’s a fucking idiot Bethany, but he’s OUR fucking idiot. And he does listen. He just needs to be hit repeatedly with a clue stick. He’s not quite as dumb as most boys,” Stephanie said mirthfully.
“Steve, does this mean you agree with me?” Bethany asked hopefully.
“More or less. I realized that when I talk to my mom, I’m trying to convince her to see me as I see myself and as other adults see me. I think that you saying I wanted her approval is what set me off. Talking with Stephanie made me realize that it’s not approval that I’m looking for, because I don’t care if she approves, it’s acceptance of who I am, and what I do. Jennifer’s parents didn’t approve of us having sex, but they accepted us for who we were and what we wanted to do together. The same is true for she who must not be named’s parents,” I said.
Stephanie and Bethany did a quick look at each other and doubled over in laughter at that.
“Well, you did tell me you didn’t want to talk about her anymore!” I said, self-righteously.
“True,” Bethany said through fits of laughter.
I waited for them to stop laughing before I continued.
“Stephanie got it through my thick skull that when I argue with my mom, it’s because I’m trying to convince her to see things my way, even though she never will. She pointed out that when I do anything, my first concern is how my mom will react. Sometimes it’s conscious, but most of the time it’s subconscious,” I said.
“So, what are you going to do about it?”
“I’m going to start seeing Doctor Mercer again. I’ll call her office on Monday from school. Also, I’m going to put most of my relationships on hold for a few months. And I’m going to work with you to fix ours.”
“Most of your relationships?”
“Stephanie had an idea, but first I need to ask you something, Sweetheart.”
Bethany smiled, “Yes, Steve?”
“When you and I spoke last night, I got the idea that you wanted to just be friends until I worked through these problems. Is that right?”
“Wanted? No. But I thought it was necessary. I still do.”
“I don’t disagree. Stephanie’s idea was that I put all my serious relationships on hold for a few months and just date Debbie V.”
“What?!” Bethany asked, sounding surprised and looking at Stephanie.
Stephanie leaned towards her and answered, “Bethany, Debbie V isn’t a threat to you or anyone. He loves her, as a friend, but she’s not the one he’ll marry. On the other hand, she is the one person he has never, ever had any drama with and never has had even a spat with. She accepts him for who he is and what he is and isn’t worried about the future. I think the stability of that relationship will help him immensely. And if you just want to be friends for a time, well, then it’s even better.”
“What about Katt?” Bethany asked.
“He promised to see her at Thanksgiving and at Christmas,” Stephanie said. “Katt’s probably the safest fuck he can have. He’s never thought of a future with her and even though she might talk about it, her skating is too important to take a back seat to a dumb boy!”
“You mean a fucking idiot, don’t you, Stephanie?” Bethany giggled, “Wasn’t Katt the one who came up with that?”
“True. But if Debbie agrees, my Big Brother will have a nice, calm few months to get his shit together.”
“That actually sounds like a good plan. I assume Joyce and Elyse will be OK with it, Steve?”
“I think so,” I said. “After all, December is super busy, so I’ll just tell them we’ll talk after New Year’s Day. I can tell Don Joseph that I’m busy in December so that will push seeing Joyce at his house until mid to late January.”
“What do you plan to tell Kara when she makes her request?” Bethany asked with a smirk.
“That’s a tougher question. The best thing to do is delay, if I can. It might be a good idea to go to her church youth group with her a few times. That was her idea, actually, and I can use it to put things off a bit. I really do want to see if she’s telling the truth about the kids in her church. She’ll get her kiss, but anything else has to wait.”
“That’s actually a good idea. It’ll help you decide what to do,” Bethany said.
“Oh come off it, Bethany,” Stephanie said, “he’s already decided. He wants to fuck that super-hot girl. The best-looking girl in the whole High School! You know it. I know it. More importantly, Miss ‘Soon to be former virginal Holy Roller’, Kara, knows it. That’s what she wants. It’s pretty damn clear, though I suppose she could change her mind.”
“I agree,” Bethany said. “Putting it off until sometime after Christmas is a good idea.”
“My only question is,” I said, “will Debbie accept a short-term dating relationship? What’s in it for her? She has this guy Phillip she’s gone out with a few times.”
“Ask her. That’s all you can do,” Stephanie said. “Tell her exactly what you want and need. I bet she agrees. She’s not exclusive with Phillip, so I don’t see why she would say no.”
“OK. I’m going to Joyce’s house for dinner. It’s a bit late to cancel, but I’ll call Elyse and talk to her,” I said, feeling more comfortable with the plan we were making together. “What do I tell Jennifer?”
“That you and Debbie are dating; that you and Bethany are taking a break while you work out your issues. In other words, the truth, Big Brother,” Stephanie said sternly.
“Yeah. I owe her that, don’t I?”
“Yes. I bet she’ll agree with us. I know Melanie would.”
“Yes, yes, all the girls are ganging up on me!”
“We know what’s good for you!” Bethany said. “We may be in competition for you, but none of us are going to steer you wrong on important issues. And besides, your little sister is the one you listen to. I guess it’s always been that way.”
“Jennifer would agree with you, Sweetheart.”
“You should probably stop calling me that until we get back together.”
“Yes, Dear,” I deadpanned.
I took my two girls to lunch at the deli and had a brief chat with Andreas. When we came home, Bethany and I hugged and she kissed me on the cheek and headed home. I went inside to call Elyse. True to what Stephanie and Bethany had predicted, Elyse said she understood that I would be busy, and that I should call her a few times in December to keep in touch. I agreed, seeing as it would be difficult to say no to that.
I dialed Katt’s number and spoke to Inger to confirm my plans. She gave me all the hotel details again, and we agreed that I’d see them on the Friday after Thanksgiving in Indianapolis. She told me Katt was really looking forward to seeing me. I said I was looking forward to seeing all of them.
I spent the afternoon re-writing another of the veterinary programs to try to fix some strange issues with the data display on the screen. It took a few hours, but I worked out a nice solution. I made the disk to take with me on Sunday. I gave Beth a quick call and told her about the program fixes and that I’d show her next time we got together. Around 4:00pm I showered and dressed to head to Joyce’s house. I made the drive to Loveland and arrived about five minutes before 5:00pm.
Joyce opened the door and gave me a big hug and a soft French kiss at the door. I hugged and kissed her back, not wanting to create a scene. There would be plenty of time to talk to her later. My main fear with Joyce was that a refusal to ask her for sex would lead to a complete breakdown of the relationship. I hoped that wasn’t the case.
As usual, dinner was fantastic, and I ate more than I should have. Connie behaved fairly well, though she did make eyes at me a few times. I just averted my gaze when she did that. It was hard to believe that after two years, she still had a thing for me. It didn’t matter because I had no intention of pursuing anything with Connie.
After dinner and dessert, I suggested to Joyce that we go for a walk. We put on our jackets and walked outside. The temperature was right around 40°F, but it had rained a bit that day and the wind was blowing. Joyce put on a knit cap and, of course, I had on my fedora. I took her hand, and we walked down the street.
“Joyce, I’ve thought a lot about what you said the other night. I think we need to wait.”
“I had a feeling you’d say that. I’d like to know your thinking.”
“First of all, I would like nothing more than for you to take me somewhere and fuck my brains out. It’s so tempting. But if we do that, if we go back to a sexual relationship without sorting things out, it’ll end just like it did last time. We’ll enjoy the sex, but something will be missing, and we’ll both end up regretting that we didn’t wait.
“That does assume that you think we might have some kind of future. If you don’t, and you don’t care, and you just want to go somewhere and fuck, agreeing that we’ll never be together, that’s a different story. But that’s not you, Joyce. It’s never been casual with you. Unless we agree that there is no future under any circumstances, there can’t be no-strings-attached sex between us.”
“You’re right,” Joyce said. “I’m not willing to throw away the chance that we could be together just for a fuck, no matter how tempting it is.”
“We both think the time will come when it will be the right thing to do,” I said. “But now is not the time. I need to get my own shit together and resolve some long-standing issues that I have. I think once I do that, I’ll be able to rationally discuss our future. I don’t know how long it’s going to take for sure, but probably a few months.”
“Are you saying you don’t want to see me during that time?” she asked with some worry.
“Well, most of that time is December, and I’ll be super busy. After tomorrow, I probably won’t even make your grandfather’s house until January. We can talk, but it’ll probably be after New Year’s when I’m in a better position to discuss things. Can we just agree that after tomorrow, we’ll talk again in January? I’m not trying to blow you off, I’m just trying to really get my shit together.”
“I guess so. I’d prefer to see you again, but if this is what you need, then yes, I’ll agree,” she said sadly. “Will you do one thing for me?”
“Sure, what is it?”
“Kiss me! I mean, a really good kiss. And you have to give me one tomorrow at grandfather’s house, too!”
“You bet!” I said, pulling her into a tight embrace.
Our lips touched softly and then parted, our tongues seeking each other. We kissed for several minutes, assuring each other that there was still a lot of love between us, until, reluctantly, I released her.
“Thanks,” she whispered.
We walked back to her house and spent the rest of the evening with her parents, just talking and drinking hot chocolate. When it was time to leave, Joyce gave me a deep kiss, and we said our goodbyes.
When I arrived home, I went to find Dad to remind him about Thanksgiving. I had put it on the calendar I kept for him in his office, but I figured I should give him all the details. He reminded me that Mom was not going to be happy about it. I told him I was fully aware of that, but Katt and I were very good friends and I wanted to see her compete. I also double-checked about Christmas, because I’d be going on the German Club ski trip and then to Columbus to see Katt compete. I had an idea.
“Dad, if Pete and Melanie come to Columbus to see the ice dancing competition, could Stephanie come with them? It would just be for a day. They would drive up for the final, then come back.”
“Your mom won’t approve, Son.”
“I’m not asking her. I want Stephanie to meet Katt and her family. It might be the only chance Stephanie would have to meet any of my Swedish friends. I know Mom doesn’t like Melanie, but then again, Mom doesn’t like any of my friends, except perhaps Larry. She positively hates Jennifer and Bethany.”
Chapter ONE My fourteen year old son Bobby has been seeing a fourteen year old girl named Debbie, for the last few months. One night I was getting a light bulb from the closet in the hall outside his bedroom door. I heard Bobby and Debbie talking about trying sex, but they were both virgins, and didn't know how to begin or what to do. I knocked on his door and stepped in. I told them I had over heard their conversation. I told them I was not angry with the and they were not in any...
How my wife was seduced and awakend sexually during a Labor Day cookout with our new neighbor. My wife and I have been married for going on 10 years now. We married shortly out of high school and had a pretty good life together for most parts. The only area we had any real differences in was sex. Debbie had a very low sex drive and two or three times a month of routine ordinary, nothing to wild, sex was sufficient for her. I on the other hand wanted to go several times a day and the wilder and...
EroticAnn and Debbie had been living with me for a couple of months now with Debbie basically running the great sex life (see part 1 ) I now enjoyed. Her mom still didn't realize the pictures didn't exist so when Debbie told her to move she moved. As you learned Debbie wanted a sleep over for some "friends" of her's this weekend. Keep in mind Debbie is only 11 she will turn 12 in June 3 months away. I bought 2 sets of bunk beds for Debbie's room and moved the full size bed into the guest room...
In a previous story, I mentioned a woman named Debbie from work. Debbie had recently started working as a clerk at the office I managed. This office was some 25 miles from our headquarters and from my boss, so I had a lot of freedom. Being single and horny at the time, I just couldn’t resist the occasional tryst with some of the sexy ladies at work. I was well aware of the possibility of being accused of sexual harassment, so I was very careful. I always made sure I knew the woman well and...
Debbie wasn’t the best looking girl in the office. In fact, the waste bin looked more attractive. But there was something about her that I couldn’t put my finger on.She was hard working. She often stayed behind when everyone else left. Never did I have to chase her up over a project. Her dead lines were always met easily.In truth, she was about five, five, red hair, and dressed in loose fitting clothes. I guess this was what made her look so different from the other office girls.Her make up was...
I should have known something was up when Becki asked me to take her to see her friend Debbie. Debbie is a sweet gal. She’s a chunky and plucky brunette who works at this gas station overnights. Becki explained that Debbie had been working a lot as of late, and they hadn’t hung out, and she wanted to intro me to Debbie.I drove Becki to Debbie’s apartment. Debbie wasn’t fat, she just had a little chunk. She had shoulder length brunette hair. She was dressed in her work clothes because someone...
“OK Debbie, what are you talking about?” I asked giggling back at her and hearing her hoarse breathing through the earpiece. “Not telling” she replied, enjoying the tease “we girls have a lot of time to make up today and it’s your fault for not visiting more often. So anyway, where are you now?” “I’m probably about ten minutes away and the train is on time so I’ll see you when I get in and you can intrigue me more. ‘Bye.” I ended the call and mused about what Debbie had said and what she...
I shook, from both anticipation and fear, as the head of my cock slipped gently across her pussy lips. Should I try and penetrate her or just be satisfied with the skin to skin contact? God, I had wanted this for so long, and was starting to lose control and common sense. I knew that she was semi conscious, from drinking too much, but she had teased me mercilessly in front of everyone. How could I know that she would crawl into my bed as I lay naked beside my sleeping wife? She must have gone...
I had been feeling very constipated so when I woke up last Monday I decided to call home health to have a nurse come over and check me out.About an hour later I opened the door to a very attractive lady that did not look anything like a nurse. She was about 5'5" what I call average build, some might say a few extra pounds are thick but in any case very attractive and sexy. short dark hair, a black satin blouse unbuttoned to show off her very nice medium sized breast, a short black leather skirt...
Lauren and I continued to see each other for a few months after our first time. We had some really amazing times and she proved to be a great fuck. But come April it was time for her to sit her exams and, having spent more time on the end of my cock than in the books, she started to panic and spent less and less time with me to study. Looking back now I can't blame her, just because I wasn't going to do anything with my life doesn't mean she had to do the same, but at the time I was pissed...
I was sitting home when the phone rang and Edna came on the line. She asked if I was busy and when I said I wasn't, she then asked if I could come over to her place for an afternoon tea. I agreed and was soon on my way over there. When I got there and entered in, I saw Edna standing there and I noticed behind her were two other girls. Going in Edna took me up to them, "Carmen, this is Joan and this is Debbie" she introduced them "Girls, this is Carmen" she added We all settled down as Edna...
My entire routine had changed as well as my sex life. I had recently moved back from my hiatus out of state so that meant adapting to a different life style as well as a new routine. Not that I cared that things weren’t as comfortable as they used to be, I actually embraced it. I’m the kind of guy that likes change, who welcomes change, so that’s why it was easier for me to adapt to a different culture. Of course the culture was something I was used to – I used to live here, after all. It’s...
ReluctanceFollowing on from my previous meeting with Tony and Debbie.Two weeks had passed since my first meeting with Tony and Debbie I was sitting at home watching TV when the phone rang.."hi Steve, its Debbie, Tony and I loved our meeting so much and would love to see you again, but first, I want to see you alone, can you make this Saturday, Tony is out and I have a surprise for you?"Without hesitation, I readily agreed and arranged to go to her house at 7pm.I can't begin to tell you how perfect this...
Up until when I was 20 years of age I was a member of a Youth Theatre group. We used to put on musicals and plays and there were about twenty of us involved. The last show I did with the group was a musical and I had the lead. Playing opposite me was a girl called Debbie. We'd been quite close before this production but during the rehearsal period we got even closer. I used to pick her up in my car and take her to rehearsals and obviously take her home again afterwards. We'd usually kiss and...
There was this girl. The first time I saw her at the store, she smiled at me. I notice these things. Being a lonely guy and super leery of anything wearing a skirt, I notice. The second time, she helped me check out in the self-service lane, and I really noticed her. She was gorgeous. She was friendly. She was not wearing a ring. I made a point to thank her, letting her know I was new to this part of town, and really appreciated her help. She went so far as to say she hoped she saw me there...
Little Debbie actually was quite little. At four foot, nine inches tall and weighing slightly less than seventy pounds, she didn't have many pounds to spare for arms and legs, much less tits and ass. The tits weren't grapefruit sized, nor were they orange sized. Maybe lemon sized would describe them. Two lemons with large nipples would describe them even better. The nipples were damned important because those were one of only two places on her body that were normal sized. The other was called...
Debbie and I have been best friends for over ten years. We met at work, both of us work for a state government agency as programmers and when I was hired I moved into the office right next to hers. She was very helpful in getting me established and up and running. We found out over the course of time that we shared the same views on just about everything. As we grew closer so did our families. Debbie is a 34 year old woman, 5'8 and a nice but not great body, very pretty but not beautiful. She...
May 15, 1992, Glencoe, Illinois “Join me in my study, if you would,” Noel Spurgeon said when we finished our dessert. It had been an interesting evening. Samantha and I had talked for a bit before we’d been summoned to dinner. The meal had been prepared by a chef and was served by a white-coated young man. Again, this was a far cry from Lois at the van Hoeks’ house. What wasn’t a far cry was the fact that I was having dinner with a man who knew I was going to be sleeping with his daughter...
Two weeks prior to tonight she had been a flat chested UK size 6 – 8, 18 year old with a pert ass. Basically she could pass for a young school kid. But as I said this was prior to two weeks ago, and I hadn’t seen her for that fortnight. She was now in possession, of what I would spend my entire evening checking out, a fantastic new D-cupped rack. Whereas before she didn’t even need to wear a bra, she was now quite literally bursting out of her strappy top, never mind her black lacy bra...
I stared across my bare chest, down across my abdomen to the tight six pack abs of my boyfriend Tyler Johnson, framed between my 34C breasts. The shaft of my beau's hard dick reappeared as he withdrew from my dripping, over stimulated pussy. He plunged it in again as I watched the glistening shaft of flesh disappear into my belly. Tyler's wonderful bare cock rippled across the folds inside me, causing a shudder to run down my spine. "It's so nice without a rubber," Tyler grunted as his...
June 23, 1994, Oguni, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan My first week in Japan flew by, and a routine developed. Sakurako would wake me; I’d exercise and run, then shower and have breakfast, and share tea with Sakurako. After breakfast, I’d meditate, and then have my training session. After lunch, I’d work in the garden, or, as I had this day, wash the floors in the house. Hiroshi would accompany me back to the cottage and we’d talk while I washed up and dressed for dinner. After dinner, I’d spend...
June 15, 1994, Chicago, Illinois “That’s everything, I think,” I said. “My luggage is in the trunk of the car, I have my passport, tickets, and money, both dollars and yen. I can’t think of anything else.” “I’ll see you in five weeks,” Elyse said, giving me a quick hug. “Did you see they rioted in Vancouver last night because they lost the Stanley Cup?” I chuckled, “Only Canadians would riot when they LOSE the Cup! I did see that on the front page of the Trib. Are we ready?” “Michelle and...
Richard took the opportunity to run his eyes admiringly over Penny, approving of the way she was dressed, in a short, low-cut, skinny-fit, sleeveless t-shirt, which curved enticingly around the mounds of her small but firm and well-formed breasts, as well as showing off her navel and flat stomach. She had chosen to enhance the effect by not wearing a bra, as the tight top made abundantly clear. She also wore a very short denim skirt, flared at the bottom, which only just covered the tops of...
I was home for the long holiday weekend and I was spending it with my cousin playing video games downstairs from my moms house. So I guess it was Saturday and I went to see how my mom was doing and when I entered the apartment I got the only surprise. My mom was in a pair of jeans shorts and a black bra, but that wasn't the surprise , it was her friend who was wearing a wife beater and a pair of panties. Now as I looked her over, she was about 5'3" slim body, about a b cup, nice little plump...
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...
August 21, 1989, Chicago, Illinois “Unbelievable,” I said when I read the headline from the Chicago Tribune. “It says here that Solidarity activist Tadeusz Mazowiecki was nominated to be Prime Minister of Poland.” I hadn’t had a chance to read the paper on Sunday because it hadn’t been delivered before we left for the race track in Michigan. “So now what?” Kara asked. “We’re in totally uncharted territory. Your guess is as good as anyone’s right about now.” “Steve, do you have a minute?”...
July, 1983, Chicago, Illinois I woke up early on the First of July, because my body clock was still set to Swedish time. The flight back had been long but uneventful, and I was happy that the businessman in the seat next to me hadn’t wanted to talk. I read, wrote some longhand journal entries, ate, and generally relaxed while the plane zipped over the Atlantic. I’d come home, taken a sauna, eaten a light meal, and gone straight to bed, not bothering to check messages, look at the mail that...
June 1977 When I got home, I grabbed a Coke and some chips and went right to my room. I didn’t think I could deal with my parents or Jeff or Stephanie. I just needed to be by myself. That wouldn’t seem odd to anyone, because I often went to my room to read. In addition, I now had the TV I’d received for my birthday. I flipped it on to WXIX Channel 19 and reruns of Gilligan’s Island and Green Acres played in the background while I read. I had to get my mind clear for the final exams that...
July, 1982, Milford, Ohio I woke up early on Friday morning to make breakfast for Kara and her mom before she went to work. Mrs. Blanchard was surprised, but very pleased. After her mom left for work, Kara gave me a fierce kiss. “Thanks for staying in and cooking breakfast for us,” Kara said. “I hope that doesn’t cause you trouble with Stephanie, with you breaking your normal routine.” “Don’t worry about it,” I said, kissing her back. “We got in a bit later than I expected, and she’ll...
July, 1983, Chicago, Illinois After Rosie left, I stripped the sheets from my bed, as well as the cover of the duvet, and tossed everything into the washing machine. I lit a lavender candle in the room, and then swept and dusted. I did a quick spot-check of the rest of the house and noticed that the tub in the sauna needed to be cleaned. I scrubbed it, then mopped the sauna floor with a damp sponge mop. I finished cleaning the sauna about the time the washing machine finished, so I moved...
May 26, 1991, Iron Mountain, Michigan “Shall we see if we can find a farm?” I asked at breakfast on Sunday morning. “That sounds like a great idea,” Jessica said. “There’s a visitor’s bureau in town,” Kara said. “I saw it when we were here the first time.” “I’m sorry I ruined that vacation,” Jessica said. “Ruined?” I protested. “Are you kidding? Getting you back was way more important than a few days of vacation!” “I agree,” Kara added. “Jess, you know exactly how bad off Steve was...
August, 1984, Chicago, Illinois The rest of the week proceeded as expected - class on Wednesday, as well as the usual visit from Penny, work on Thursday, and class on Friday. Kara and I had lunch together at IIT, Sofia practiced her driving and parking, and I hung out with Mark Agnini after class for beers. Staci and I got into a couple of interesting debates about the Old Testament that Mark had to break up to allow others in the class to participate. She was very much of the ‘directly...
March 25, 2000, Chicago, Illinois “What time do I need to have you home?” “8:00pm will be fine,” Misty replied. “My parents are in Normal visiting my brother at Illinois State. They aren’t supposed to be home before 10:00pm.” Misty and I were in my car on the way to the NIKA apartment which, fortunately, was not being used. With our expansion, it was in more or less regular use, and that meant I didn’t have access to it as often as I would have liked. I was glad there had been a delay in...
January 17, 1989, Chicago, Illinois “What time do you have to leave this morning?” Kara asked as we showered together on Tuesday morning. “About 8:30am,” I said. “I’m driving over to get Jeri, then heading to O’Hare. We have an 11:00am flight. Assuming all goes well, we’ll be in the office by 3:00pm Pacific time. We’ll spend a couple hours going over the software then go to dinner. The demo is tomorrow. Our flight back on Thursday leaves LA at 11:00am, so we’ll be home by 8:00pm, I...
June 1977 Friday ended up being a non-event. The more I thought about it, the more I was sure that there was no way on this earth I could say what happened between Birgit and me was a sin. Calling it a sin would debase it into a meaningless act. I could never do that. And the more I thought about Jennie McGrath, the more sure I was that I couldn’t call what she did for me a sin, either. If the church was right, I was going to hell. And frankly, there was no way that could be true. So I...
July 22, 2000, Chicago, Illinois “Albert, do you have everything packed?” Mom asked. “Yes, Mom!” I replied, rolling my eyes because she’d asked before I went to bed. “He’ll be fine, Babe,” Dad said. “Let’s walk to the hospital.” I usually didn’t get up early, but Dad had suggested it would help Mom if I walked to the hospital with her because I was leaving to see Jane for three weeks. Mom, Dad, Aunt Kara and I left the house and headed down the sidewalk towards the hospital where Mom and...
May 14, 1997, Chicago, Illinois “Start talking!” Melanie demanded when I sat down in her office about an hour later. “There isn’t much to say. Katya found the information for me when I asked her to look into several things about Brandon Littleton, Kevin Lomax, and John Milton.” “Do you know more about him?” “A LOT more. I don’t think you want to know.” “Probably not, but I’m your criminal defense attorney, and even though San Antonio doesn’t have you involved in this, you know the CPD...
“So, how should we do these Stone’s songs?” Phil asked at our rehearsal session. “I think we all know the music, we just need to come up with a pretty awesome arrangement; we don’t want to sound like yet another cheap cover band.” “I had some ideas, if it’s okay for me to make some suggestions,” Allison said. “Of course it is,” Phil said. “Everyone can have a say, there’s no rule that says you can’t participate in the discussion.” “Thanks, Phil, I guess being the newest here, I’m a bit...
May 11, 1992, Chicago, Illinois Monday was turning out to be a LONG day. After my run and talk with Gina, and my talk with Elyse, I had a full day at the office scheduled. First was our leadership meeting in the morning, and then I had status meetings with each team. At lunch I’d gone to see Siobhán and explained that I was going to break off the sexual relationship, but that I wanted to remain friends. She was disappointed, but admitted that Thursday would have been the last time, since she...
January 19, 1989, En-Route from LAX to ORD When the engines of the plane started, Jeri reached over and took my hand. She held it while we pushed away from the gate, and taxied for takeoff. Her grip tightened a bit as we hurtled down the runway, but nothing like the death grip she’d had on my arm for the flight out. The plane roared its way into the air and once we leveled out, Jeri’s grip loosened but she didn’t let go of my hand. “How are you doing?” I asked with a touch of...
September 1982, Chicago, Illinois The weekend was quiet and besides homework, I worked on the program changes for Frank, called Karin, Tatyana, and Kara, and hung out with my usual study group. Monday was refreshingly normal. On Tuesday morning, I handed Katy my completed intake form. She put it in an envelope and stuck it in her bag. She said she’d let me know soon about the interview. On Tuesday afternoon, after having lunch with Stephie, I made my rounds and then I headed over to Sigma...
October 1982, Chicago, Illinois The drive back to Chicago was as uneventful as usual, and I arrived at the apartment just before 6:00pm. When I arrived, Elyse and Stephie were sitting on the couch and Jackie was sitting on the loveseat. Stephie hopped up as I opened the door and greeted me with a hug and a kiss. “Hi, Peaches!” I said. “Glad you’re home, Yankee!” “Hi, Steve,” Elyse and Jackie both said. “Hey,” I replied. “How was the weekend?” “Well, it was just Kurt with me, Stephie,...
June 11, 1989, Chicago, Illinois It was just after 3:00am when I kissed Trish goodbye. She’d been an enthusiastic, energetic, and adventurous lover. We’d done just about anything either of us could think of, though her breasts weren’t large enough for a tit-fuck. The last time had been in the shower where we’d ostensibly gone to clean up afterwards, but instead I ended up taking her from behind as she leaned against the wall of the shower. “I think I’ll have you again, Steve Adams,” she...
May 1978 The first couple of weeks in May were busy with school, work, and friends. Except for Becky, I didn’t even have any dates. But I was OK with that. Well, almost OK. I wanted to see Anna, but it likely wasn’t going to happen until school was out. I had tutoring sessions with Melanie, but she still wouldn’t talk to me about anything other than Spanish. Barely a hello. I was grateful for the tutoring, but it was maddening seeing my friend this way. I hoped someday she could understand...
March, 1982, Milford, Ohio As I drove along I-65, I thought about what Stephanie had asked for and what Bethany had said without even knowing about the request. Of course, because Bethany and I were so in tune, she might have actually had an idea that I was struggling with getting involved with my sister again. I kept turning it over and over in my mind and I kept coming to the same conclusion — that I shouldn’t do it. I was torn between doing what Stephanie wanted and doing what Kara and...
September 7, 1992, Chicago, Illinois “That went reasonably well,” Michelle said when her parents drove off. “There were a few times I thought my expression would give away something I shouldn’t. You were messing with me, weren’t you?” She grabbed both my hands and smiled, “I was telling the truth, in my own way. Thank you!” She leaned forward and kissed my cheek. “So, what’s left?” I asked. “To visit UofC tomorrow and formally withdraw from classes. To spend some time with you and your...
October 1981, Chicago, Illinois I arrived back at the apartment just before 10:00pm and saw the address for the party. I decided I wasn’t particularly interested in going so I put on some music, poured myself a glass of wine, and started reading more about Russia. I was alternating between the history and culture book and the Communist Party book, decided on the history and culture book for this time. I didn’t get much reading done because I was thinking about Tatyana, which led me to...
January 23, 1996, Chicago, Illinois “Father, bless!” I said, greeting Father Basil with upturned palms. “Bless you, Stephen,” he said as I kissed his hand. The waiter showed us to a quiet table along the wall of Roditys in Greektown. He took our drink orders and was back quickly. We placed our food orders right away and he left to put them in with the kitchen. “I’m not quite sure how to address this, so I’m just going to ask you bluntly. Are you the father of Michelle’s baby?” I shook my...
June 29, 1995, Chicago, Illinois On Thursday, I finally had lunch with Melissa again, something I hadn’t been looking forward to. Much like with Cèlia, Melissa and I had passed an inflection point and I was left with sub-optimal paths forward. I’d been struggling with the possible solutions, and all of them had pitfalls. When I walked into Takumi, I had something of a plan. Whether it was good or not would only be known once everything played out. “I spoke to my wives,” I said after we’d...
December 5, 2000, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota “I had a good time last night,” I said. “I was surprised you invited a friend!” Mary laughed as we walked into the exam room, “Naomi had a good time as well. You know what a Resident’s life is like.” I nodded, “No social life.” “Exactly. You guys seemed to hit it off pretty well.” “Yes, but I’m not here for that!” “You’re everywhere for that, and you know it!” I couldn’t help but laugh. “Let’s just say that you hit the sweet spot -...
March 1980, Hovås/Göteborg, Sweden I woke early as usual, but just enjoyed being in bed with Katt. When she woke, she hopped out of bed and pulled a robe out of her closet and handed it to me. “There’s a spare toothbrush in the bathroom. Go have your shower, then we’ll have breakfast after I have my shower.” I quickly showered and brushed my teeth, and went back to Katt’s room. She went to shower and came back a few minutes later. She dressed, and I got a very good look at her sexy body...
April 5, 1997, Chicago, Illinois “You missed cuddles this morning!” Birgit said accusingly when I walked into the house about 9:30am. “I know, Pumpkin, but I had a work emergency and had to go see Aunt Joyce and Grandpa A.” “And now we have to get ready for karate!” “I know. We’ll have some family time this afternoon. I don’t have any plans.” “Good!” I hugged her and the rest of the kids, then went to find Kara. We hugged and kissed, and went straight upstairs to get ready for...
September 3, 1989, Chicago, Illinois “Good morning, Sensei,” I said, bowing to Sensei Jim. “Good morning!” he said waving me to a chair in his office. “How was your trip?” I asked. “Enlightening. I spent most of my time acting as a manservant to Sensei Robert and Sensei Hiro.” “He who will lead, must first serve,” I said. “Someday, I’m going to send you to Sensei Hiro, should he live long enough. You understand.” “Does that mean you are now 6th Dan?” I...
October 29, 2000, Chicago, Illinois Birgit followed me as far as the stairs, then scooted upstairs when I went to the front door and opened it. “Hi!” Sophie said. “Hi!” I replied and held the door open so she could come into the house. I closed the door behind her then led her to my study where I waited until she went in, and then walked in, closing the door behind me. I nodded to one of the wingback chairs, she sat down in one, and I sat down in the other. “Is something wrong?” she...
August, 1983, Chicago, Illinois I walked in the near 90°F heat to Carla’s place. I was grateful that the humidity of the morning had dropped significantly; otherwise the heat would have been unbearable. By the time I walked up the steps to the apartment over the photography studio and knocked on her door, I had broken into a light sweat. Carla answered almost immediately and invited me inside her studio apartment. The air was moderately cool, and the window air conditioner was running full...
July 1982, Milford, Ohio On Tuesday morning, I kissed Kara goodbye and headed to my parents’ house for my usual morning routine with my little sister. She was happy that I could spend the morning with her and asked to take a walk, so we weren’t in the house with my mom. “Let me guess — this walk will end in the clearing,” I said with a smile. “Yes,” she said, taking my hand as we walked down Overlook towards Klondyke. As usual, we turned around and walked back, taking the path to the...
March 13, 1994, Chicago, Illinois “Hi, Steve!” Ailea said when she opened the door. “Hi,” I replied, accepting the offered hug. There was no touching of lips, just of cheeks, and I wondered if I’d misread her intentions at her birthday lunch, or if, perhaps, she detected my reluctance to return the offered affection. “Lunch is ready, so go ahead and sit. I’ll bring it in from the kitchen.” I went to the low table, sat down, and a minute later, Ailea brought miso soup and sushi, our usual...
April 3, 1997, Dallas, Texas “Remember what I said about drinking too much,” I said, as I poured bourbon into three cups. We’d stopped at a liquor store, bought a bottle of Blanton’s, and then returned to the small suite I’d reserved at the Westin. Deborah’s room was down the hall, and Krissy’s was two floors below. Krissy’s comment had caught me a bit off guard, but I hadn’t reacted visibly. I didn’t know her quite well enough to know if she’d been teasing with Deborah, so I was being...