Melodic RedemptionChapter 5
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Going to tell everybody. "I know. I think I'm gonna lease the Goodyear blimp," I said.
"Can we get rings?"
"Yes, we can get rings," I said. "What does your taste in wedding rings look like?"
"I think I would like a simple band. Gold. Yours?"
"I shall match yours. You sure though? No large rock?"
"Oh, come on, Stoney. This is me and you. Married by the light of the full moon. I need to ask Mom what the appropriate Celtic take would be."
"She collected a Viking..."
Jo laughed. "I'll tell her you said that."
"Don't go pissing my father-in-law off now."
"Oh, Dad lets 'er lead him around more than you might think."
I looked at her against the background of the sun-dappled waves. "It's a shame it's not spring," I said. "A tiara of daisies would look good on you."
"And what else?" she giggled.
"See?!?" I said, "I wasn't even going there. I had that smiling face and a wreath of daisies."
"Bluebonnets. This is Texas," she said.
"They'll put you in jail for messing with bluebonnets in Texas. Daisies."
"Daisies it is, then... " she smiled, took my hand. Gave it an extra squeeze when a puff of wind caused us to heel sharply.
"We're okay," I said.
"We're more than okay, Stoney. We're together."
"You're liking this," I said.
"I'm loving this, Stoney."
We made the marina without any particular problems. As soon as the docklines were secured, she took off for the onshore bathhouse.
Gary was making his rounds. "Jo? The redhead with the flute?" he asked.
"Yeah," I said.
"First time I ever noticed you taking an overnighter with a girl," he said.
"Not just any girl. Wife."
"Seriously? Married?"
"Yessir," I said.
"How long?"
"Since Friday," I said. "This is the honeymoon."
"I'd've taken THAT girl to see the Wonders of the World," Gary said.
"I know ... And one day we will ... But she's got school. I've got work."
"Yeah ... I guess..."
"Anyway ... We're married."
"I wondered what possessed you to go out Friday evening. It was nasty."
"Yeah. Foul weather gear all the way out. Anchored about five miles down the bay. Spent the night. Woke up Saturday, went down to that last anchorage before the Narrows, spent the night. Made soup. Played music. And we're back."
"Played music?"
"Flute and banjo," Jo said as she walked up. "Hi, Gary!"
"You married this guy?"
"Mmm-hmmm," she said. "Wanted a banjo player all my life." Giggle. "Wanna hear us?"
"I'd like that," Gary said. "If you have time."
I shrugged. "Sure! We aren't on a schedule. Come aboard. Have a cold drink?"
"Got a coke?" he asked.
"Sure," Jo said. "Come aboard with us."
As we returned to the boat I heard the geese honking in the distance, but getting closer. "I brought popcorn," Jo said.
We pulled out the instruments and sat in the cockpit, with Jo tossing a handful of popcorn over the side between numbers, having a happy time playing.
"I noticed something," Jo said.
"What," Gary asked.
"You have frequency-sensitive geese."
"Wha-aaa?" he and I said almost in unison.
"While we were playing, they honk. But not the same ones all the time. Watch. Here's a G." She put the flute to her lips and a clear tone came forth. And a goose honked. "Now, let's drop to a C." Another note, another goose honking. "Now watch." She alternated from one note to the other and two geese honked in turn." She told Gary, "You don't have enough geese. We need twelve for a chromatic octave."
"I appreciate your love of music, but I'll stick to iTunes," Gary said. "Besides, what happens if they go out of tune?"
"Yeah, that's a problem," I said. "You can tune a banjo, but you can't tuna fish. Where do geese fit?"
"Stoney! I may rethink our marriage. I didn't know you were a punster when I consented!" Jo giggled.
"That IS bad," Gary laughed, shaking his head. "And you dropped it right into the middle of a civilized conversation."
"I'm just a poor ol' engineer. Lacking in social skills," I laughed. We played a couple more numbers to the accompaniment of the geese, gathering an audience of other marina denizens in the interim. Finally we begged off, loaded the car, secured the boat, and hit the road.
I glanced at the bright-eyed happy-looking redhead sitting beside me. "How do we do this? Your old apartment first?"
"Uh-huh," she said. "Gotta get some stuff. It'll take a few trips to get it all."
"Uh, how's Key gonna take this. Weren't y'all splitting the rent?"
"Got it paid through the end of the month. And there are a couple of other girls who've been wanting to get in there. She won't have a problem as far as that part is concerned."
"But losing you?"
"She's not losing me, Stoney. We'll still see each other at school and it's not like you're hauling me off into the wilderness."
"Well, you two live together..."
"Since the beginning of the semester. Two months. I'm not married to Key. I'm married to you."
"Okay," I said. "I was just wondering what kind of drama we're in for..."
Drama ensued when we got to Jo's apartment. Jo knocked on the door, not knowing what she'd find inside. "Come in!" came Key's voice and we found Key and a light-skinned black guy sitting at the table sharing a pile of chips and a bowl of dip.
"Jo, Stoney, this is Hutch," she said. Hutch stood up. My height. Not fat. Nicely dressed, in fact, as was Key.
"Actually," he said, "I'm James Hutchinson. But everybody calls me Hutch. I recognize Jo. You must be Stoney. Key talks about Jo's white boy all the time."
"I'm guilty," I said as I shook his offered hand.
"Watch, Stoney, Hutch ain't a trumpet player." Key chuckled.
"Key, darlin'" Hutch said, "Be nice!"
"Oh, I am nice," Key said. "This is Jo's boyfriend..."
"Not any more," Jo interrupted.
Key's face fell. "You're not breakin' up, huh? Jo, he's..."
"My husband," Jo said. "Stoney is my husband."
"No joke?!?!"
"Congratulations," Hutch said.
"Yeah," Key added. "But when?"
"Since Friday, unofficially," Jo said.
Key cocked an eye at her. "Unofficially. What's that mean? Wait! I don't wanna know..."
"It's not exactly like, that, Key. You're the one majoring in sociology. You know about the marriage customs around the world."
"Uh ... ohhhhh, so what'd you do, jump a broom?"
"No, went with the Celtic thing Mom told me about. Swore by the full moon."
"Girl, you know that Texas is a common-law state. What you did, telling US that you're married, you're married. It might take a lawyer to make it stick, but I know people..."
"Oh, you're not telling me anything I don't already know, Key. But Saturday Mom and Dad are coming back to town and they're going to see us do it officially. And I need witnesses. You up for it?"
"Oh, it'll be a kick. We'll be there." She looked at Hutch for affirmation. He nodded assent.
"Uh, Key, I'm gonna go live with Stoney."
"That's how that's supposed to work, I understand," she said. "So, like, today?"
"I'll get some stuff today and we'll move the rest out this week. What's that girl's name that wanted to move in?"
"Heck with HER," Key said. The way she leaned against Hutch finished the idea without the need for additional words.
"Oh, so THAT'S how it is," Jo giggled.
"Well, I really like this place," Key said, "but this latte'-lookin' dude has decided that we should be married after graduation and we were looking for place to co-habit."
"Co-habit?"
"Key's way to avoid sayin' 'shack up'," Hutch said.
"Hutch! I'm gonna have to teach you some decorum," Key said. "But I didn't want to ask you to move, Jo."
"So it works out, then?" Jo said. "See," she told me, "you were worried."
"You need to learn to stop worryin' around Jo," Key said. "Girl's got her stuff together."
"I'll learn. I see more of it every day," I said. I did. There was a side of Johanna that was organized and assured and competent. There was also a side, though, that was a bit of 'scared little girl', too, and that got me into the caring and protective mode really fast. But this was also the girl who caught me sitting straight up in bed the first night we spent together, recognized that I was reacting to dreams, and softly brought me back down to earth.
Two trips to the car later, we left the parking lot in separate vehicles, mine and her little Honda. I gave up my numbered slot and parked my car in one of the more remote 'first come, first serve' slots, loaded myself up and headed to the door, stepping lively to catch up with Jo. I unlocked the door and let us in.
"Gotta get you some keys," I said. "It's your house."
"My house, too?"
"No," I said. "It's been a place for me to stay. Now it's your house." We dropped our loads and wrapped up in a long kiss. "And now you're finally home."
"I love you, Stoney," she said.
"My precious Johanna," I said. "I love you, too."
A couple more trips and I had everything inside. She walked into the bedroom. Turned. Smiled. "There's something I need you to do for me," she said.
In view of everything that had happened since we anchored Friday evening, that open-ended statement carried a wealth of pleasant possibilities. I practically skipped into the bedroom.
She caught the expression and giggled. "Show me which closet space is mine. And dresser drawers."
"Oh, I'm all about drawers right now. YOURS!" She squealed as a pinned her to the bed.
"Let go of my hands, darnit!" she said. "If this is what's happening, then I get to participate!"
"So you're willing to forgo the proper disposition of your belongings in order to..."
"In order to make this into our marriage bed," she giggled. "Don't you..."
"Yes, I do," I said. The activity that took place in that bed over the next hour was the first for it. I'd never missed it, really, in a total sense. Now, with Jo held close, cuddled in my arms, it seems so long overdue.
"You're thinking again, Stoney..."
"Only about you. About how my life suddenly acquired colors and music and light. How a redheaded angel has brought me life."
She smiled. "You think about me any time you want, Stoney. I love it."
"That's how I ended up here, Jo. I could not stop thinking about you."
Her finger idly traced the ridges and furrows of my scarred hip.
"Don't get grossed out," I said.
"Not even, Stoney," she said softly. "It's mine. All of you is mine. Just like I belong to you."
"But you're perfection. I'm beat up."
"Character. You earned who you are, Stoney. And who you are is who I fell in love with, okay? And I'm not perfect. I have freckles all over the place."
"Not ALL over. And each one is a delight." I kissed my way from her shoulder to her neck. She wiggled in my grasp, squealing in delight.
"You make me screamingly happy, guy," she sighed, catching her breath.
"Me too, girl," I replied. I slumped onto the bed, holding her beside me. "God, Johanna, it's crazy! I found you. You're so perfect!"
"Stop that, Stoney! You're gonna make me believe it."
"I believe it," I said. "Tell me I'm not dreaming."
"You're not dreaming and we have stuff to put away and we have to determine where dinner is coming from."
"Dinner."
"I'm thinking something light. Those burgers for lunch are plenty of calories for the day."
"Push me out of the bed," I said. "Otherwise they'll have to come search for us and find two dried up husks in the bed."
She gave me a shove, giggling. "Oh, no, baby! I want this to go on for years and years and years..."
"In the business world, we call that 'incentive'," I said, standing. I found my underwear and pulled them on, then pants and a T-shirt. She retrieved her panties.
"Which drawer has your T-shirts, Stoney?"
"Top right. Why?"
"I have wanted to be in one of your T-shirts for a long time. I was gonna ask you. But how's that supposed to work? 'Excuse me, but I'd like one of your shirts so I can go to sleep at night thinking about you?' So I married you instead."
"Thus guaranteeing yourself a lifetime access to T-shirts," I said.
"You are so wrong," she said pulling me to her as she stood. "Why do I need Stoney's T-shirt when I can have the whole Stoney?"
"Glad to see that you note the difference." We made short and happy work of putting her stuff away, starting a load of laundry, going through the kitchen cabinets.
"Do you wanna try and make something, Or do you know someplace close..."
"Soup and sandwich?" I finished for her.
"Exactly!" she answered.
"But as delightful as you look in a T-shirt and panties, I think you're gonna bust their dress code."
We walked toward the door of the restaurant. Now I was thinking that here I am, meeting her family for the first time, and public displays of affection might not be on the agenda. After we worked our way past the maître d' (yeah, I don't usually eat at restaurants with a 'maitre d'' even though I know they exist) and into the dining room, Jo's hand hooked the inside of my arm. Apparently she knows more about me than I give her credit for. "There they are," she said, smile broadening....
"You were in the hospital for a while, I imagine," Jo said. "The whole spectrum. Infection. Orthopedics. Recovery. Rehabilitation. I do okay now, but every now and then one thing or another talks to me." "Like that walk we took in Austin," she said. "Now I understand why. You should've said something." "And miss a chance to walk down the street with you? I'm not stupid." "Sit!" she commanded, patting the sofa beside her. "Lemme go put my other clothes back on," I...
The rest of Friday dragged but eventually four-thirty came around and I was out the door. At four-forty-five I was in traffic and my phone played me a flute solo. Jo. "Hello, princess," I said. "Hi, Stoney," she said. "Are we still on for tonight?" "I'm headed home right now. Whenever you want to show up." Giggle. "I'm on the way. I'll get there about the same time you do." "Okay," I said. "I was hoping to have time to clean up, though." "You work in an office, Stoney....
Okay. So Key worries about Jo. Can't fault her for that. I worry about Jo too. It's not hard. I close my eyes, let my mind drift, and there's Jo. So she was grocery shopping on a Saturday morning. I picked up my phone, pushed the button and said "Johanna". Siri replied, "Calling Johanna Solheim mobile". I held the phone to my ear. "Hi, Stoney," she said. "Hi, my baby," I replied. "Why didn't you call?" "Let you sleep late. I'm just getting some groceries for the week. The...
We were timing things and that's what kept us moving. At my apartment there was time for the washing of faces and brushing of teeth and then there was a flurry of kisses and I'm not sure who initiated that but we ended up in a knot on the sofa, hot, breathless and quite happily bothered. She was mostly on top of me, I was noticeably erect inside my jeans, and she knew it. I know she knew it. She smiled, cradled my face between her hands and kissed me, adding a wiggle to her snuggle that...
We came up with a plan pretty quick. After all, this wasn't Columbus looking for the Spice Islands. We planned a menu. Talked about what would happen if the weather cratered on us. "We can stay home." "No," she said. "I don't have a home. Key's, well ... there's this guy she's been seeing and I told her that she'd have the place to herself. Which likely means she won't be by herself. And I get very uncomfortable with the idea of a guy staying in my apartment." "Oh." "So...
The old boat had been, from the day I brought her home and made her mine, a refuge. Yes, there were days that I brought friends along, but mainly the boat was where I went when I wanted to get away from the world. Now I was on her, and I was clothed only in my boxers and before me, beckoning, was Jo, in my mind the epitome of red-headed perfection, herself clad only in hip-hugger panties and a dark blue sports bra. And she was beautiful. Absent any light from the skylight hatch, we had a...
Sunlight pushed through the tiny cabin portholes, brighter on the starboard side because the northerly wind had our bow pointed into it, swinging at anchor. Okay. One sensation. It was morning. Second sensation. I was on my boat. Third sensation. Wasn't my boat any more, it was OUR boat, because I had a soft, naked form beside me, breathing softly. Jo. Twenty-four hours ago, she was my girlfriend. After last night, she was my wife. Unless I was dreaming. I touched the smooth skinned flank...
Mark it on your calendar. Today's a first for me. The first time I ever woke up to a work week with my partner. The alarm went off and I did not want to get out of bed because when the music started, Jo slid down and wrapped her arms around my waist, purring. "I really don't want to leave, sweetness," I said. "But I have work to go do." "Mmmm, I know, baby. I have a class at nine, too." "Let's just do what we have to do. At the end of the day, though, we come home...
Jo is ticklish on the bottoms of her feet. A lot of people are, I know, but finding that a fingertip dragged gently down the sole of her foot leaves her uncontrollably giggly and therefor perfect for scooping into one's arms for loving. Monday was the previously discussed informal practice session. Tuesday was the real thing at the music department. Still, Jo is a responsible sort and we missed nothing of her schedule. So am I. She's an accomplished musician, and that translates to...
I didn’t have to be psychic to read Jo’s mind. The touch of her hand in mine was usually a delicate thing. This time she was tugging. I couldn’t understand, so I did the one thing that husbands have been doing since the beginning of time. I said, “Yes, dear.” “Don’t be condescending, Randall Jackson,” she said. “We need to talk.” Less than twenty-four hours since she and I stood in front of friends and family and God and pledged marriage to each other. Now I was wondering exactly what I’d...
Stoney: She loves me. She REALLY loves me. We're married. I killed a guy. I'm supposed to feel remorse. I'm supposed to receive counseling by caring professionals who will help me grieve or some such crap. Therapy? I'll tell you what therapy is. It's having the woman you just protected put her arms around you and tell you that she loves you. And when the thought crossed my mind that this scum wanted to touch my Johanna, I tensed up. "Stoney?" a little voice said. "Yes,...
Johanna and I discussed the idea of taking off from our lives for a few days for an abbreviated honeymoon, but neither of us were really at points in life to do so. I mean, I could have just begged off, but I was in the middle of a project with a time limit, I'd already given my word on its completion, and Jo? "I really shouldn't take off in the middle of the semester. Academically it's not good. And musically, we have the Veterans' Day thing in two weeks, and then a couple of big...
"Somebody you know?" Jo asked. "I saw the 'USA Retired'." "My platoon sergeant in Iraq," I said. "Good guy." "I'll let you read it, baby," she said. She started to turn away. "Where are you going?" "Was giving you some room. Privacy." "I don't need privacy. I need Johanna. This is just part of the past. He's a good guy. Wonder what he's got to say." I opened the envelope. A single printed page was inside. I read: Dear Lieutenant Jackson- I haven't heard from you...
Johanna's turn: Glorious Saturday morning, drifting along with the light pushing its way through the little gap in the drapes. I hear soft, regular breathing next to me, calming, protecting. That would be my husband. He's sleeping. He's slept all night and I get the best feeling about that. We've been sleeping together two weeks. Married, that is, 'officially' with the public ceremony and a marriage license, for a week today. In that two weeks, he's wakened in the middle of the night...
Johanna: Yes, it's primal. The urge to mate. Sociologists talk about it. Religions talk about it. Poets talk about it. It gets couched in various cloaks: love, duty, morality. But it's never right until two people decide it's right for them. And I'm thinking this in the dim light of the sun streaming into the cabin through the portholes. I hear the sound of waves slapping the hull and the whistle of the wind on the mast and the rigging. And the breathing of this guy next to me. Sometime...
Lovely, languid, quiet Saturday morning. Waking up next to a soft form. I have to touch that sweetly curved hip, just to tell myself I am not dreaming. The touch elicits a purr and a movement, several movements, actually, one of which put an arm around me. The hand at the end of the arm started exploring, finding morning wood. "Mmmmm, Stoney, is that for me?" "Yes, but be careful. It's loaded." "I thought we emptied it last night," she said, twisting in the bed. Her head dipped for...
The week went by with nothing major going on to interrupt our lives. Waiting on Friday. Before Johanna, I wasn't one of those people who worshipped Fridays, but now it was not a matter of escaping FROM something, it had become a matter of escaping with somebody, TO something. The weather was warm in the afternoon, cooler enough at night to be comfortable, and a cold front was due through late Saturday. When I got home Friday, the weekend's provisions were stacked by the door. I walked...
Johanna's turn: Almost magical, waking up in the morning on the boat. Not sure exactly what time it is, reminding myself that it really doesn't matter, feeling the form of this MAN touching me, rolling to face him, snuggling in against him. The boat is rocking gently and there's the wind and the waves and the sound of our breathing. I know my guy is drifting along because he hugs me closer and resumes his even breathing. I know several things that would be very pleasant for both of us,...
Stoney's turn: Aside from the idea of leaving Jo behind, I was not feeling bad when I left for work. After all, I had her kiss still tingling on my lips when I got in my car. A push of the button and I had the classical music station on the stereo. Oh, yeah, I have the iPod plugged in, too, but I liked giving the radio station a shot at titillating my ears on the way to work. This technique insured that my tastes received some variety. I hated the commute. Traffic is aggravation. After a...
Johanna's turn: I brought my Stoney home. My poor, broken, battered Stoney. Well, actually, a medical transport brought him home and ceremoniously deposited him in bed. The bed is a rental hospital bed, at least for the time being. I have home health technicians setting up trapezes. One over this bed. One over our bed. One over Stoney's favorite recliner. He's got crutches. "But do NOT try using them for a week," the doctor said. "And not while under the influence, either. I just...
Back to Stoney: Wasn't bad enough that I got T-boned by an illegal alien a couple of weeks ago, but now my beloved wife has thrown me under a bus. Admittedly, it's a bus full of musicians. Doctor Bob, the conductor/instructor of the university's chamber orchestra is complicit. Early in the relationship with Jo, she'd intimated to me the desire to play Mozart's Concerto for Flute and Harp, an idea I'd mentioned to Bob. When Jo saw that I was somewhat adept at my banjo, she railroaded...
Stoney's turn: Okay, I do admit that meeting Dan Richards and his surprising wife Cindy left me thinking. I was serious. Cindy, barely fifteen, was a cutie. "Jo, drag out the baby pictures," I said. "Baby pictures?" "Yeah, I want to see what you looked like growing up." "I don't have 'em. Mom keeps those." "I wanna see 'em," I said. "You might've been a horribly ugly child. I want to prepare myself for our offspring." She slapped the back of my head. "I was a wildly...
Stoney's turn: I don't know exactly what I was expecting, but life with Johanna had turned me quite a bit more optimistic, even if some bozo broke my leg. Yeah, I can drive again. Insurance popped for a replacement of my SUV, mostly. By this stage of the game I could be mobile if I needed to be, on my own. Bumping around the apartment was not a problem. If I started getting messages from my leg, I just eased it straight on the sofa or in the recliner. Walking out to my parking spot,...
Johanna's Turn: According to the stories I heard at my Momma's knee when I was little, I should be looking for leprechauns. This stuff got surreal. First, there's Dan and Cindy. Cindy could be a pixie. Dan showed up to talk with Stoney about picking up where Stoney left off on an engineering project when he had his accident. So I figured 'another engineer? What could it hurt?' Except this engineer shows up with a fifteen year old redheaded pixie of a wife, and we had a delightful...
Stoney's turn: It actually WAS in Cindy's words, 'a riot'. I never did 'band camp' or anything like that when I was in high school. They didn't have 'science camp' and 'math camp' in my school district and I wasn't in band. Jo told me about her own experiences. "Wasn't anything like this," she said. Our trip home was as wondrous as the trip there. I can definitely see why Dan and Cindy (and everyone else in the bunch, apparently) would cling to personal aviation as a...
Johanna's Turn: I walked out of the classroom with a definite spring in my step. I had several reasons to bounce, you know. Let's see. That test paper I laid on the GA's desk was, to the best of my knowledge, close to perfect. Stoney was home waiting on me. The semester was almost over and for the first time in my life I was not packing up to go spend winter break with Mom and Dad. The test. How ironic that I was testing at the end of a class on the history of Europe since 1945. I smiled...
Still Johanna: Semester's over. Christmas break. And this was new. Ever since I started school, Christmas break was with Mom and Dad, even in college. Well, this year, people, it's different. Little Johanna Elise Solheim is now Mrs. Randall Jackson and with that status comes a whole new life. Christmas dinner. "Do you think we can manage something close to a Christmas dinner, Stoney?" He smiled. "Yeah, I think we can do that, in a restrained fashion." "Turkey. Little one. With...
Stoney's Turn: That was a surprise. Of course, since last September I've had lots of surprises. That was pleasant. Same thing. Since I touched fingertips one day with this startling redhead, I've had lots of 'pleasant', too. I parsed Jo's comments, "A little girl with family issues." "I get the feeling..." I concurred. "She's quite comfortable when she's playing, though." My partner smiled. "I've seen the family issues. Us military brats get an introduction." She paused....
Stoney's turn: When I was walking out of the building, headed home, I called Jo. "Hello, sweetness," she said. "Hi, princess," I returned. "Did Kara come over?" "Oh, yes," she said. "We're cranking out the music. Come home and join us!" "I'm on the way. Pedaling as fast as I can." My wife giggled. "Just drive careful. You know how you are!" Ten minutes later I was parking. Locked the SUV, walked to the door. I could hear the music as I unlocked it. It stopped with the...
Johanna's turn: It's not about sex. We're cuddled together. The sex is over for the night. And I still love him. Of course, right now we're both glowing. I mean, if we tossed the covers back, the room would light up. The post-coital (coital? - Damn you, Sheldon Cooper!) tingles will subside in a bit, but that loving glow hasn't. Nope. Hasn't. Not since I first admitted to myself that this was the guy for my life. I trust him. He trusts me. Kara's turn: Kara Sevinsky. That's me. I...
Stoney's turn: I punched the button on my office phone. Rang twice. Sweet, happy voice. "Hi, my love." "Hi, my princess," I replied. "I'm getting ready to walk out the door. What's up for the evening?" "Me and you. Some deli roast beef. Muenster cheese. Artisan ciabatta rolls from the bakery up the street. A bottle of Reisling. And then ... I have designs on your body..." "No Kara this evening?" "Nope. We talked a bit ago. She's got a Skype session with the bunch in...
Kara's turn: I feel like Balboa. You remember him, don't you? And no, NOT Rocky. He's the guy who 'discovered' the Pacific Ocean, at least from the Eurocentric point of view. That's how I feel after meeting Jo and Stoney and subsequently the girls in that community in Alabama: like I walked out of the jungle and there's a whole ocean just waiting for me. I'm seventeen. It's time that I start taking some actions to control my own life. It hasn't been easy. I'm not a poor kid, at...
Stoney's turn: So let's see where we're at now. I have a rollicking good life. There were long, lonely nights in the not too far past that I despaired of finding the person who would fill the void in my soul. As I sit here, eyes closed to repair the strain from staring at the diagram on my monitor, there's a little metallic blue Japanese car leaving the campus of the university, headed to what used to be my apartment. It's not my apartment now. It's ours. The driver of that little...
Johanna's turn: Friday! I was never one of that 'TGIF' bunch who LIVES for Fridays before. Before Stoney. Now? Maybe. Just a little bit. We swapped vehicles this morning. He drove my little hatchback to work. I took his SUV to campus. And at three, after class, I was loading bags into it at the apartment. That way, when he got home, we'd be ready to head to the marina. I can't wait. Yes! I get excited. I know, really, we have as much privacy as two people could possibly ask for here...
Johanna's turn: Two more weeks. That's it. Two weeks! I will graduate college. Stoney says he's the first of his family to receive a college degree. For myself, both parents have degrees, Dad's masters includes four years from West Point, Mom's from Trinity College in Dublin. And now I'm getting ready to graduate here in Houston, Texas, US of A. Double major, too, music and business administration. I have that 'music' part nailed. I could take a position with the local symphony,...
Johanna's turn: Back from ten wonderful days in Norway. Spent some time living out of Great-uncle Jan's place. He's got a beautiful home up a mountainside above a fjord overlooking one of his shipyards in the distance. It's a little shipyard, and this is Norway where shipbuilding is part of the national psyche, so it counts as scenery, understand? We did the touristy things, visiting museums and churches, seeing sights, absorbing the culture like a sponge. Phone call. I looked at the...
Alice pressed her head back against the headrest and closed her eyes as Aidan drove towards the Malmaison hotel. The car was silent, but not a heavy silence. Alice reached for Aidan’s thigh since his hand had to be used to shift and delighted in the feel of him underneath her hand. She remembered how he felt, how his hands felt on her and in her. These thoughts caused Alice ’s breath to quicken and her pulse beat a bit harder. When the car stopped and Aidan turned the engine off,...
Even before I opened my eyes again I could feel that she wasn’t there, and when I did open my eyes and my vision cleared it was confirmed. I could have just stuck out my bottom lip and cried right then had I not heard the unmistakable sound of water. I knew it was not raining outside because my flat has windows, and so it must be the shower! Either Sally is in there or I have a very self-conscious intruder. Suddenly feeling elated that she was still in the flat I gathered my senses and...
Daphne Dare is looking sexy as hell in her pink heels and sexy white lacy lingerie! It may be too hot for that pink furry jacket but she will be more than happy to take it off so she can get down and enjoy Sophies beautiful wet pussy with no intrusion! Daphne loves letting you admire her beautiful ass while she makes Sophie cum with her tongue games all over that sensitive clit! These babes are hot for one another and love how badly you want them to tell you how to stroke those cocks of yours!...
xmoviesforyouChapter 6 The OpeningThe days pasted quickly with the approach of the company gathering prior to the opening. The staff was hired and trained in their day to day jobs. The girls that were hired as entertainers worked out in the gym and worked on their tans at the pool. Rebecca and Sarah went over the details to make sure that everything went right. Joe left them alone to concentrate on their regular jobs. It was common knowledge on the property that he was spending time with various members of...
Jason got home about 7 from his friend’s house and went up stairs to his room. Soon as he got into his room and noticed his screen saver was different. He sat down on his computer chair and watched. It was a video of him and mother in lounge room talking. There was no audio so he couldn’t hear but it oddly seemed familiar to him. He kept watching and then it struck him, it was last week when him and his mother had some fun. When it stopped it had something typed "I know what you and your...
IncestThis is my first time to write anything like this and submit on the internet. But I just have to share about the amazing sexual experience I had on New Year’s Eve. There is so much I could share but I want to keep this as brief as possible and share the best of the best moments of the night. First, I need to make one thing clear. I am a female and I absolutely love anal sex. Yes, I said it. I love it up the ass. I know that not all women do and I certainly do not expect everyone to love it. My...
My dad was the Chief Superintendent of the Daintree Regional Office. We patrolled from Wangetti in the south, which included the Spaceport, to the Daintree National Park area in the north and out to Mt Carbine in the west and Southedge in the south-west. Our region included three national parks, fifteen small rural towns, plus Mossman and Port Douglas. In total, we had three main stations, one at Oak Beach, one here in Port Douglas and one in Mossman. We also had five small three-men...
After a couple of months, Mindy’s father, Phillip Montgomery, decided to see firsthand where Mindy was working. Unannounced, he showed up at Mary’s shelter. Around 5 on a Tuesday evening. I’ve grown fond of Phillip. He’s a good father, despite Mindy’s problems ... what teenager doesn’t have problems? He and Rebecca seem to like each other, not the case for every married couple. Even when they’re in love. Phillip is a banker, a senior VP at the Kansas City branch of OneBank, a New York-based...
Edited by Michael-Leonard The following story is the third in a trilogy. The first two stories were by a writer named American Boxer posted in 2005 and 2006 on another site, with the promise of a third story. I have searched for the final story but have never found it. In fact I haven’t found anything by this author posted after the second story. I felt that the story line was very good and the characters were worth pursuing to the conclusion. Therefore, I’d like to write the final story as I...
I respond, “I won’t lie, I have wanted you for a while as well. I crave you, your touch, the feeling of you in me.” I lean up to kiss you biting your lower lip some as I do. You kiss me back, adding tongue, as you move your hands up and down my body. My mind is racing with how bad I want to feel your fingers against my skin. You pull back from kissing me and smile seductively, “Tell me how bad you want me. I want to hear you beg for me.” I moan in excitement, “Oh please I need your touch.” I...
"I guess these are next," Ron said, picking up a ring out of the box. I placed my feather ring back in the box and picked up the next one. We were both back in our male selves, having removed the Feather Rings moments ago. Ron and I were both in bathrobes - we thought enough in advance to avoid the embarrasment of switching into male bodies while nude, or in women's clothes. I looked closely at the ring. This one was carved in a shell pattern, as ornate as the rest. The gold shined as...
It is a cool summer evening as John drives home late on a Friday evening. He has his windows down and the sunroof open, not a care in the world. His favorite song is even playing on the radio, which is a rare occurrence. As he drives down a relatively empty stretch of road, he sees hazard lights blinking in the distance. As he gets closer to the car, he is able make out the brake lights, and recognizes them immediately. "Huh," John thinks to himself, "looks like a 92-93 Accord." As he...
Before I recount this story I need to give you a little background information. I am Jim Samuels. I’m a widower and had botched the job of bringing up a very smart and independent minded daughter, Jody. Things were mostly o.k. until about her sophomore year in high school. She developed the attitude that I was incredibly old fashioned and not overly bright. I hate to admit it but she took after me, except she thought faster than I did. Now, I’m no slouch. I have a master’s degree in physics and...
Chapter One – Gary ‘Wish they could all be so easy,’ thought Kyle Mason as he exited the lobby of QWERTY Solutions and headed to his car in the parking lot. The preliminary security audit that Brandt Consulting performed prior to presenting their services to a corporate customer would typically turn up one or two minor chinks in a company’s data security procedures, but they’d hit the Mother Lode with QWERTY. First, a wireless ‘sniffer’ identified that the Chief Financial Officer for the...
Cum swallow; is semen swallowing safe? In short -- cum swallowing of a healthy male is safe. It even carries some health benefits. Absorption of semen through vaginal lining has antidepressant properties. The importance of it is noted in eastern philosophy as well, having unprotected sex and kissing will 'close the circuit'.Other research shows it reduces breast cancer by as much as 50%. This is providing semen had been digested on a regular bases at least three times a week.While pregnant it...
JennyWe had only been married about a month when my wife, Jenny, and I attended a party for a friend's birthday. We had been there a couple of hours and had a few beers. I think Jenny was in the lounge whilst I was in the kitchen with a group of lads. Anyway, the conversation got around to what we liked about girls' underwear. There was a general agreement on stockings and garters. When I agreed with this someone said that presumably Jenny wore stockings. I didn't know what to say to this. I...
Lane's turn: So I'm married again. I was married to a teenaged girl once before. I wasn't much past being a teen myself at the time. That was marriage #1. This is #4. This teen is different. So's her husband. For one thing, she acts like she's totally devoted to me, and heaven knows, I'm that way about her. Second thing is that she's level-headed. Early on, I sat her down and went over the financial situation. "You have money, Lane. Why are you living here in a...
(Beijing, 1665) CLANG! I frantically hopped back, a move that was becoming tiresomely common. No matter how I tried to dodge or block, the razor sharp sword edge wove closer and closer to me. It danced like lightning, first threatening my head, then my body. It dipped towards my leg and I sprang sideways, only to have it curl around from the other direction. It hinted at my hand and then swept back at my neck. Grasping the hilt of my own blade with both hands I managed to block the blow. I...
Abbey hurried to dress for her date. She was late and didn't want her daddy to have to wait. She had carefully chosen her clothing. Her blouse was a shear little number that couldn't have hid anything even in total darkness. The skirt was one of those seldom seen yet she knew it's just what he wanted her to wear. It was pleated and stopped at the middle of her thighs. Beneath her see through blouse Abbey wore her half cup bra and as she looked at herself in the mirror she could almost see...
My saali was at age of 18 at that time. Medium height, nice round ass cheeks, c-medium sized tits. Clear white color, pink lips, soorahi jaisi neck. Dimples when she laughed. So i tried everything possible to get her under me, so it didn’t work. Then one day after dinner in the kitchen, she was heating up the milk on gas stove and washing dishes. She was wearing yellow kurta and salwar. She had her white bra on but no panties. Her bra made her tits stand hard and pointing. And her salwar was...
IncestApril 17th, 2047 “So, you were initially shocked and shaken by learning that women you had sex with, despite them being on birth control, were becoming pregnant,” Adelia, the caramel-skinned talk show host, said. “You clearly accept and embrace the fact now, but how did you get to that point were you found it... ?” “Hot?” I asked, an amused smile playing on my lips, my clit-dick aching so hard beneath my skirt while my pussy felt so molten and juice. I needed to cum so badly. Talking about...