The Life of Pia
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July, 1979 — On the shore of Hjälmsjön, Örkelljunga, Sweden
We picked up Pia a few minutes after 8:00am on Sunday morning and drove the hour or so to the cottage on Hjälmsjön. The cottage was small, with two small bedrooms, a single larger room with a sofa and a small dining table, a galley kitchen, and a small bathroom. We dropped our bags in the left bedroom and Rolf and Sinikka put their things in the right. I noticed that there was no TV in the cottage, which was just fine with me.
Rolf let us know that there was no set time for breakfast or lunch, and we should fend for ourselves when we were hungry. Dinner each day would be at 7:00pm, but otherwise, there were no specific plans, just four days of relaxation in the countryside.
Pia and I decided to explore and set off, walking hand-in-hand along the lakeshore. I really enjoyed being with Pia and part of me wished I could stay in Helsingborg, though I knew that wasn’t possible. Rolf had told me I was welcome to visit any time, so I knew I had a place to stay if I wanted to visit Pia. I was still unsure about my motivations with Pia, but I had quite a bit of time with her to figure it out.
We walked for about an hour along the lake, just taking in the quiet of the countryside, with the occasional noise of people in the water or on the beach as we walked by. On the way back, we walked down the road into the small town and found a café where we had a cup of coffee, then walked back to the cottage. We changed into bathing suits and went for a swim in the lake.
Around 1:00pm we came back to the cottage to fix ourselves some lunch. We ate our lunch, and I asked Pia if she’d help me study some Swedish. We took my flashcards and sat in some lawn chairs that were just outside the cottage. She offered me a kiss for each one I got right as an encouragement. I managed to get most of them right and got quite a few kisses, to my great satisfaction.
When we finished, I went to put the flashcards back in our room and Pia followed me. She sat on the bed and I sat on a chair that was next to the bed.
“You’re a strange guy,” she said.
“Why do you say that?” I asked.
“Most of the guys I know would be more interested in going to bed than walking or talking or practicing Swedish. And when I first offered to stay the night with you back in Helsingborg, you said ‘no’.”
I chuckled, “Is that your way of asking me to take you to bed?”
“I wouldn’t mind, but that’s not why I asked. I’m just curious about you. You’re so different.”
“Is that a good thing?”
She giggled, “Yes, it is. We’ve only done it twice, and it was wonderful. You’re really good, but you seem very conservative about sex.”
“There’s a girl I used to date who calls me a prude all the time, but it’s not really true.”
“No? It seems like she might be right. By the way, «pryd» is the word in Swedish, so it’s almost the same.”
“No, she teases me because she is wild; in fact, very wild. But I’ve done almost anything you can imagine, and most of that with her.”
“What? Anything I can imagine? I can imagine a lot!” she giggled.
“I have done a lot. Like I said, if you can think of it, I’ve probably done it. Well, with a girl or girls, anyway.”
“Girls? Like at the same time?”
“Yes. I’ve been with that girl and one or two other girls at the same time a few times.”
“You? Really?”
“Doesn’t come across in my personality, does it?”
“No, not in your personality or in the way you make love. It’s, well, «konventionell». Also, after you make love once you want to cuddle. Most guys would want to do it again or get out of bed or just roll over and go to sleep.”
“I think that’s the same in English, conventional. My friend Jennifer uses that term for me. But she also says that I am whatever I need to be with the girl I’m with. And that’s true. With that first girl I talked about and with Jennifer, I’ve done some very crazy things, but only because they asked.”
“Oh! And the first time I asked you for slow and soft, so that’s what you did. I think I see! So if I asked for hard, you would do that? Or wanted to do something other than «missionär»?”
“Yes!” I said with a grin. “Jennifer and Melanie both knew they had to ask if they want anything at all besides a bit of oral sex from me and a gentle lovemaking session. And as for doing it more than once, I can, and I have, but it just felt right to make love with you like we did, then cuddle and sleep in each other’s arms.”
“You are very different! Do you not like those other things? You do them only because you have to?”
“Not at all. I willingly do whatever my partner needs and give them maximum pleasure. That’s what gives me pleasure. If it’s up to me, though, I really do prefer just lovemaking to anything else. I really want the emotional connection, and in some cases, a spiritual connection. If it’s not there, I usually don’t continue the relationship.”
“So you felt some connection with me?”
“Yes, something. I’m not sure what, actually. With Jennifer and Birgit, the Swedish girl who died, there was some deep connection of our souls. With Melanie, it wasn’t the same; it was more being in tune with each other and feeling love for each other, though we were never in love.”
“I think I understand. And you feel something like the second one with me?”
“I’m not sure. To be honest, I was in a pretty emotional state when we met, and I still am, because of going to Birgit’s grave. I was hoping to figure out over these four days if there is a connection with you.”
“I get the idea that you’ve been with quite a few girls. And you also say you had sex with multiple girls at the same time.”
“Yes, quite a few girls. As I said, the stereotypes about Sweden and the US aren’t accurate, at least in my case, or in the case of the Swedish girls I’ve met, including you.”
“So you don’t think I’m easy because I went to bed with you at the party?”
“No, not at all. And certainly not compared to me. You’ve had three lovers now, including me. I’ve had more than that.”
“Obviously, if you were with three girls at once!” she giggled.
“If you want wild sex, you can ask. If you want to have sex all night, just say so. If you leave it to me, it’ll be slow, gentle lovemaking.”
“You are a very, very different guy! It’s fascinating, actually. You get your pleasure from giving the girl pleasure. I’ve never heard of that before!”
“Like you say, I’m different. So, what do you want to do this afternoon?”
“«Älska med dig!»”
I smiled. Those words I knew. I got up from the chair, shut the door, then took her hand and pulled her up from the bed, hugged her and kissed her softly.
“So, how do you want to love?”
“Just let me,” she said.
She pulled my t-shirt over my head, then pulled down my swimming trunks. She pulled her off her t-shirt, then removed her bikini. She kissed me and pushed me back into the chair. She smiled and knelt down before me, took hold of my dick and began licking my glans like a lollipop. It didn’t take long before I was fully erect.
She stood up, put her arms around me, and then straddled me, trapping my dick between us as she wrapped her legs around me. I took my cue and put my hands under her butt, helped her rise up and she dropped one hand between us, then grasped me and rubbed the head of my dick along her labia. When she had it slick enough, she held me steady and lowered herself onto me with a groan.
She kissed me hard and began flexing her hips and grinding into me. She leaned back and began moving more up and down, her pussy grabbing me as she squeezed her muscles. I bent down and nipped at her breast, catching her nipple gently between my teeth, then releasing it and licking and sucking on it, causing her to moan softly. She began grinding harder on me and hugged me tight. She started panting in my ear and began bouncing up and down on me, having her first orgasm a few seconds later.
She continued bouncing on me through the orgasm and then slowed her pace when it ended. She slowly increased the pace again, working herself to her next orgasm. When she got close, she grabbed the back of the chair and humped hard against me a few times, arched her back and I felt her pussy spasm hard on my dick.
She slowed again and kissed me gently. We began French kissing, and she continued to gyrate her hips. With the girl on top, I could go for a long time, longer than when I was on top. She started humping hard again, and I could tell she was working to a bigger orgasm. She stopped kissing me and was gasping hard as she leaned back and ground her pussy into me. She groaned loudly and arched her back hard. This orgasm was much bigger, and her pussy clamped down hard on me.
“«Herre gud!» It didn’t go for you yet?”
“No, not yet!” I grinned.
“What can I do for you?”
“Just move up and down and kiss me.”
We started French kissing as she began sliding up and down along the length of my shaft. I relaxed and let her build me to orgasm. About a minute later, I groaned and thrust hard into her and came. She continued to move up and down on me through the orgasm, creating intense pleasure. When I finished, she slowed and stopped. I hugged her tightly and held her soft body against me. She seemed totally spent and was covered with a sheen of perspiration, so I released my tight grip on her and nudged her to get up.
I got up and pulled the duvet down and we got into bed together. This bed had a sheet under the duvet, so I pulled that over us because it was too warm for even the light Summer duvet. I pulled Pia to me and held her close.
“That was like twenty minutes,” she sighed. “You could go longer?”
“I probably could have, but probably not too much longer. I can go again in less than twenty minutes if you want.”
She giggled, “That’s OK. Three good orgasms are enough for right now! Did you like it that way?”
“Yes, I did! I like it pretty much any way!” I chuckled. “If you want to play, we can.”
“Play?”
“Just do things to make each other feel good. Mouths, tongues, fingers. That kind of thing. Or anything else you want.”
“Maybe tonight.”
“How about a nap for now?”
She didn’t answer and just snuggled close and we fell asleep a few minutes later. We slept for about an hour, waking up, when we heard Rolf and Sinikka come into the cottage. Pia looked up at me and smiled, then just nestled her head on my chest. There was something just comfortable about being with her. It dawned on me that it was how I had felt with Joyce through most of our relationship. Comfortable. That pretty much answered my question as to why I was with Pia.
It had started as needing comfort because of Birgit; in fact, it probably still was, at least partly. It had moved past that, though, into a good, comfortable relationship, one I could easily continue. One that I wanted to continue, if we could work out the distance issue.
“What do you think about us?” she asked.
She must have been reading my mind. That was a bit unnerving because I hadn’t felt that kind of connection in any way.
“I like you a lot,” I said. “I like being with you.”
“Me too. It’s just that you are going to be in Göteborg in a couple of weeks. Maybe you want a girlfriend there instead.”
“It’s only a few hours by train, so it wouldn’t be too crazy for me to come to Helsingborg for a weekend or you to come to Göteborg. If you want to try.”
“I do,” she said. “But what happens next Summer? When you go home?”
“That’s almost a year away. Let’s not worry about that now, OK? You never know what might happen in the future. Birgit’s death taught me that. All we can do is take each day as it comes.”
She rose up and kissed me, then snuggled against me once again. We lay like that for another ten minutes, then by mutual agreement, we got up, put on our bathing suits, and went to take a dip in the lake. We splashed around a bit, then went to lie on blankets on the shore. Pia took off her top, and we spread suntan lotion on each other and lay in the Sun for a bit.
When we’d had enough sun, we went in to take showers and dress. The shower was really small, so even if we had wanted to shower together, it would have been almost impossible. We took turns showering and dressed in shorts and t-shirts. We each got a book from our room, grabbed a couple of soft drinks, and went to sit on the lawn chairs and read until dinner.
After dinner, the four of us took a walk in a different direction than Pia and I had earlier, along a path through a wooded area. Pia and I held hands and walked behind Rolf and Sinikka. Rolf told us stories about his days as a ferry captain and about how he met Sinikka when he was in port in Finland. She had been a clerk in the customs office there, and he had flirted with her and started doing that on every trip. Eventually, he asked her out, and they ended up getting married.
We walked back to the cottage and Rolf opened a bottle of wine and poured some for all four of us. We sat at the table and talked while we drank. I tried a few of my new Swedish phrases and Rolf was impressed, saying that I had learned a lot for only being in Sweden for about three weeks.
Sinikka took the opportunity to teach me some Finnish. One phrase, «Mina rakastan sinua», which meant ‘I love you’ and how to count to five — «yksi», «kaksi», «kolme», «neljä», «viisi». I laughed at the phrase she chose to teach me and she said that it might come in handy some day!
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August, 1983, Chicago, Illinois I walked in the near 90°F heat to Carla’s place. I was grateful that the humidity of the morning had dropped significantly; otherwise the heat would have been unbearable. By the time I walked up the steps to the apartment over the photography studio and knocked on her door, I had broken into a light sweat. Carla answered almost immediately and invited me inside her studio apartment. The air was moderately cool, and the window air conditioner was running full...
July 1982, Milford, Ohio On Tuesday morning, I kissed Kara goodbye and headed to my parents’ house for my usual morning routine with my little sister. She was happy that I could spend the morning with her and asked to take a walk, so we weren’t in the house with my mom. “Let me guess — this walk will end in the clearing,” I said with a smile. “Yes,” she said, taking my hand as we walked down Overlook towards Klondyke. As usual, we turned around and walked back, taking the path to the...
March 13, 1994, Chicago, Illinois “Hi, Steve!” Ailea said when she opened the door. “Hi,” I replied, accepting the offered hug. There was no touching of lips, just of cheeks, and I wondered if I’d misread her intentions at her birthday lunch, or if, perhaps, she detected my reluctance to return the offered affection. “Lunch is ready, so go ahead and sit. I’ll bring it in from the kitchen.” I went to the low table, sat down, and a minute later, Ailea brought miso soup and sushi, our usual...
April 3, 1997, Dallas, Texas “Remember what I said about drinking too much,” I said, as I poured bourbon into three cups. We’d stopped at a liquor store, bought a bottle of Blanton’s, and then returned to the small suite I’d reserved at the Westin. Deborah’s room was down the hall, and Krissy’s was two floors below. Krissy’s comment had caught me a bit off guard, but I hadn’t reacted visibly. I didn’t know her quite well enough to know if she’d been teasing with Deborah, so I was being...
March 28, 1991, Chicago, Illinois “This day belongs to you, Kara!” I said when the three of us woke on Thursday morning. “Happy birthday!” Jessica said. “Thanks,” Kara replied happily. “I think I’d like an amazing birthday fuck from our husband, and then a nice loving shower with my wife!” Kara said. “Do we have enough time?” I asked. Jessica giggled, “I set the alarm for thirty minutes earlier!” “Then let’s not waste any of it!” I said pulling Kara to me. Kara’s squeals as I plunged...
September 4, 2000, Chicago, Illinois On Monday morning I went to my study to make a surreptitious call to ensure that the surprise I’d planned for Kara was still going to happen, and after confirming that it was, Jesse, Matthew, Michael, and I began preparing for the Labor Day party by getting beer and soda into coolers, getting the grill ready, setting up tables and chairs in the backyard, and ensuring the liquor cabinets were stocked while my wives and daughters worked on food prep in the...
September 1, 1987, Chicago, Illinois “I heard that you have some kind of plan to help Ed,” I said to Connie. “There’s no plan,” she replied. “A witness who saw the shopkeeper alive after Ed left came forward.” That sounded convenient, and I wondered if the witness was real or someone that Anthony had put forward to solve the problem. Certainly, the videotape was real, because I couldn’t imagine how Anthony could have faked that, but the witness? Who knew? “So is he being released? Or is...
August 17, 1997, Chicago, Illinois We finished lunch and Marissa and the younger kids went to play, but Natalie sat with the adults to talk, with coffee, tea, or soft drinks. The Sarcus were very comfortable, but the Heaths were still struggling. But, vitally, they hadn’t left and hadn’t insisted Natalie leave the group. “Can you explain how you developed this attitude and approach?” Chris asked. I nodded, “It started when I was just a bit younger than Natalie. My mom was a total control...
July 1979 — Falkenberg, Sweden On Friday, when I got back from my run, Pam was in her bra and panties again. I whistled at her, she giggled, then finished dressing. I showered, and we went to breakfast and finished up our last day. Once class was done, we were pretty much free. On Saturday, we’d have several optional activities and then on Sunday we’d head back to our host families. After dinner on Friday, I took Pam’s hand and we walked towards the river. It was quiet and peaceful, and...
July 1980, Over the North Atlantic We reached cruising altitude, and I settled back to read my book. Pam raised the armrest between us, snuggled close to me and read as well. The cabin crew offered drinks, and I had my first Coke in a year! Meal service began about an hour and a half into the flight. After the cabin crew picked up the trays and offered drinks again, they passed once more, offering headsets for the movie. Trevor and Maria took them, but Pam and I didn’t, instead we turned on...
July 8, 1997, Chicago, Illinois “Is it really that surprising?” Leah asked. “I suppose not,” I replied. “I just didn’t read too much into the kiss on the cheek.” “I didn’t think it was a good idea to kiss you on the lips with all those people around, because I had no idea who they were or what they would think. You were VERY careful with our dance, so I kind of followed your lead.” Which showed very mature thinking on her part. Both of these girls were exactly the kind of students I...
November 8, 1993, Chicago, Illinois A dark fog swirled before my eyes as I tried to take stock. My head hurt, badly. I felt something on my face and realized, dimly, it was an oxygen mask. My right hand was uncomfortable and I recognized the feeling of an IV and pulse-oximeter. My left arm ached fiercely. On my chest I felt the pads and wires of an EKG. I didn’t feel anything else wrong as I continued taking inventory. I tried to open my eyes, but the fog didn’t clear. I tried to speak, but...
August, 1983, Chicago, Illinois In the morning Anala and I ran as we had the previous time, then showered together, carefully washing each other’s bodies in an intimate but non-sexual way. After our shower we went to the kitchen and I made breakfast and we sat down to eat. “Steve, may I make a suggestion?” she asked. “Sure.” “Broaden your circle of friends. Other than me, all of you are white, nominally Christian, 20-year-old Americans. And you don’t invite me to your Sunday...
June 23, 2000, Chicago, Illinois “Steve,” Kimmy said over the intercom, “I have a Suzanne Aavik for you.” “Thanks,” I replied. “Put her through, please.” A few seconds later, Suzanne was on the line. “Hi!” she exclaimed when I greeted her. “I’m in Chicago for three weeks. Can I still run away and join the circus?” I chuckled, “You might want to find out what the circus is actually like before you join! If you’re free, you’re welcome to come to the house tomorrow or Sunday and meet the...
March 1979 Monday was back to the normal routine of school. Debbie Courtney, who lived across the street and had turned fourteen the last week in February, started flirting more with me on the bus each day. Debbie Vaughn, who lived just down the street, would turn fourteen on March 16th and invited me to her birthday party. And Donna Woody, who lived just down the street in the other direction, would turn fourteen on March 20th. She had made it clear what she wanted for her birthday, and in...
June 2, 1990, Chicago, Illinois “My office, please,” Sensei Jim said after class on Saturday. I followed him to his office and waited for him to bid me to sit. He did, and I sat in the usual chair across from him. “She has a real problem, you know that, right?” he asked. “I do. That’s why I insisted she start seeing a counselor.” “I run a huge risk having her here with that kind of temper and her violent acts.” I nodded, “I understand. May I ask what you intend to do?” “I really don’t...
February 21, 1991, Chicago, Illinois “Hi, Sweetheart!” I said, greeting Bethany at the door. “Uncle Steve!” Nicholas exclaimed. I took him from his mom and he hugged me tightly. “Is Jesse with his moms?” Bethany asked. “Yes. They won’t bring him back over tonight so you and Nicholas can surprise him in the morning.” “Perfect!” “How was the drive up?” “The same as usual. Just a bit of traffic in Northern Indiana. Otherwise, smooth sailing. It was driving the other direction that was a...
November 4, 2000, Chicago, Illinois “Good morning, Sensei,” Miyu said when Kara, the girls, and I walked into the dojo on Saturday morning. “Good morning, Miyu.” “Do you have a moment, please?” I nodded and we went to the small practice room for privacy, as Sensei Jim had a family in his office. “What can I do for you?” “I need you to meet a young man,” she said. “I think you might be taking this ‘not do anything without permission’ a bit too far!” Miyu shook her head, “No, I’m not....
May 1979 The limo dropped me at home about 9:00pm. I took my stuff to my room, stripped, and hung up the tux. The rest of the things went into the hamper. I took a shower, put on shorts and a t-shirt, and walked down the hall into my dad’s office. I saw no reason to put this off any longer. “Stephen, you need to explain yourself!” my mom demanded. “I was in Mrs. McGrath’s, well, Mrs. Sanders’ now, wedding, as I said.” “You walked her down the aisle! You’re sixteen and not even related to...
November 3, 1990, Chicago, Illinois “I still don’t understand why you told everyone to leave Katy alone last night,” Elyse said on Saturday morning. “Because we weren’t going to talk her out of it. I could tell by the way she told us. I hoped letting her sleep on it would allow her to hear what we had to say. Obviously I was wrong.” “I was surprised that she wouldn’t talk to Jennifer at all,” Kara said. “I thought Jennifer would be the one to get her to listen to reason this morning.” I...
February, 1983, Chicago, Illinois Our first joining since the previous summer was slow and sweet, trying to express our deep love for each other through the motions of our bodies. When we finished, Karin held me tight and refused to let me move off of her. “Sleep there, please,” she whispered. I kissed her once more then adjusted my pillow so that I could rest my head next to hers. It wasn’t the most comfortable position, but it was what Karin wanted. The feel of her firm body under mine,...
July 3, 1996, Chicago, Illinois I blinked several times and took a breath before responding. It didn’t help. The best I could do was contain my visceral reaction at her completely out-of-line request and her wrong-headed assumptions when she had NO idea what had happened in my life the previous eight months. “What makes you think you can make that request after refusing to talk to me for nearly eight months? And equally importantly, without explaining Alexi? And without giving me the first...
August 12, 1994, Chicago, Illinois “Fuck ‘em all,” I sighed. “Especially Donald Fehr. Running to Federal Court, the NLRB, and Congress? I’m really tired of the government putting its thumb so heavily on the scale.” “Well, we’re not going to resolve that problem today,” Elyse said. “Jackie and Jeremiah want to come over.” I chuckled, “Why am I not surprised? I bet you anything he had a rough sketch done ten minutes after they hung up the phone.” “They want to discuss options. Kimmy felt...