Homeward Bound
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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 our reading lights.
Once the movie started, Pam went to use the lavatory. When she came back, she got a couple of blankets and pillows from the storage bin above our heads and sat back down.
“Want to join the club?” she whispered.
“What club?” I asked quietly.
“The ‘Mile-High Club’, silly!” she giggled.
“What the heck is that?” I asked.
“Are you serious? You don’t know?” she asked incredulously.
“I have no clue.”
“Oh my God!” she giggled. “ I can’t believe you don’t know! It’s having sex on a plane in flight!”
“You’re serious?” I asked.
She took my hand and put it under her dress. She had taken off her panties! I guessed she was serious!
“What do you think?” she smirked.
“So, how can we do this?”
“Well, the lavatory is the usual place, but I think that’s too dirty. We can do it here, quietly, during the movie.”
She reached up and turned off our reading lights and spread the blankets over us. It was fairly dark in the plane with the cabin lights off and the shades on the windows drawn, so we might just get away with it. Pam reached over and carefully unbuckled my belt, and unbuttoned and unzipped my jeans. I helped her push them down a bit, and she started gently stroking me.
When she had me hard, she moved to sit on my lap, her back to my chest. She had lifted up her skirt, and I felt her labia on my dick. She shifted a bit and moved so that she could rub my dick against her pussy and slide down on it, fully embedding my dick in her steaming tunnel, sighing softly as she settled.
I hoped that it would look like she was just sitting on my lap to the cabin crew if they walked by, but they were all sitting in the galley talking, so maybe they wouldn’t even notice. I wondered if Maria would notice, but she simply kept watching the movie.
I put my arms around Pam and moved one hand to the buttons on her dress, unbuttoning a couple of them and pushing my hand inside. I was thrilled to find she wasn’t wearing a bra, either! I began tweaking her nipple and then moved my other hand between her legs and began rubbing her clit gently. For her part, Pam was squeezing her muscles to stimulate me, though nothing compared to what Katt could do.
The thrill of doing this on a plane with hundreds of other people around and a serious risk of being caught provided plenty of stimulation, so I wasn’t worried about being able to cum. I was worried about Pam, though, because she did groan, and often loudly, when she had her orgasms.
“Can you be quiet when you cum?” I whispered in her ear.
“I’ll just cover my mouth!”
I figured it was better to complete this quickly, so I began rubbing her clit more firmly and tweaking her nipple harder. I gently nipped her neck, and I felt her pussy tighten around me. Pam’s hand went to her mouth, and she stifled a groan as I felt her spasm around my dick. That was enough to set me off, and I sprayed jets of cum into her pussy. I was thankful for the air jets that seemed to keep the smell from being too strong!
Pam reached over to her seat and produced a pair of washcloths from under the blanket. She lifted herself off and stuck one between her legs and the other over my dick, then moved into the seat next to me, still under the blanket. I wiped my dick as best I could, then pulled up my jeans, buttoned and zipped them and buckled my belt. I got up and went to the lavatory.
I wet the washcloth and finished cleaning myself and went back to our seats. Pam got up and did the same thing and sat next to me.
“I had to put a pad in my panties because I’m going to drip!” she giggled.
“Wait! Pam? Dripping? Oh my God! We didn’t use a rubber!” I whispered in horror.
“My period is supposed to start today. It’s really, really low risk.”
“That’s crazy!” I hissed.
“Yeah, but it was fun. And now we’re members of the club!”
“But you could get pregnant!” I whispered.
“I don’t think so. I know my body really well. I’m sure my period will start either late this afternoon or tonight. I’m regular as clockwork.”
“You have to call me and let me know! I’m going to be a nervous wreck!”
“Stop worrying! It felt really good, didn’t it?”
“Oh God, yes! Your pussy felt fantastic! But please don’t do that to me again!”
“I’m sorry, but don’t worry! It will be fine.”
She snuggled close to me and fell asleep. I read until the lights were turned on for the meal that was served a couple of hours before landing. We ate and the cabin crew collected the trays as we started our descent into Detroit. When the wheels touched down, there was spontaneous applause from the passengers, though I didn’t participate. I was actually dreading the next few hours when I’d have to be with my mom.
We taxied to the gate, and the pilot turned off the seat belt sign. Trevor and Maria got up immediately, but Pam and I remained sitting, allowing the others to push and shove through the narrow aisles. We were among the last off the plane and discovered that waiting hadn’t slowed us down at all, because everyone else was standing at the baggage carousel waiting for their luggage.
July 1980, Detroit, Michigan
The four of us collected our luggage and moved towards the Customs and Immigration lines. We stopped in advance so we could say our goodbyes before meeting our parents, or in Maria’s case, catching her connecting flight to San Diego. Trevor and I shook hands and Maria and I had a brief hug, and Pam hugged both of them. Pam then turned to me. I pulled her into an embrace. We exchanged a quick, soft kiss.
“I’m going to miss you!” she said. “Let’s keep in touch. Call or write sometime?”
“Of course! But I expect to hear from you tomorrow!”
“I promise I’ll call you. I had a lot of fun with you; I wouldn’t trade it for anything!”
“I had a lot of fun with you too! It certainly made Falkenberg and Abisko much more enjoyable!”
“Remember what I said; I want to get together and screw sometime!”
“I remember!” I chuckled. “But we need to use protection every single time.”
“I know. Sorry.”
We exchanged a deep kiss and then got into line for Immigration and Customs. A couple of kids were pulled aside for customs checks, but none of the four of us had any issues and we zoomed through the lines. Trevor joked that they had probably been in the Netherlands and the Customs guys were checking for pot. I told him it wouldn’t surprise me.
I said goodbye to Pam and walked through the doors to the arrival area, pushing my luggage on a cart. I saw Dad and Mom and headed towards them. Dad looked happy to see me, but Mom had a very sour look on her face. Dad shook my hand and welcomed me home.
“So, the Prodigal Son returns,” my mom said with a sneer.
“Nice to see you again, too,” I said frostily.
“Judy!” my dad warned.
It was going to be a long ride home.
I pushed my cart outside and was happy when Dad asked Mom to go with him to get the car. That made it clear to me that she really was loaded for bear and Dad was doing his best to prevent a full-scale war from breaking out before we even got in the car. I believed he knew it was inevitable, though I hadn’t told him much about my year in Sweden, I had told him that YFU was trying to fix what Mom did. I had no idea what he might have assumed from that or what he might have said to Mom.
From Mom’s reaction, I couldn’t tell for sure, but if she called me the Prodigal Son, she might think she was successful, and I was coming back repentant. Of course, knowing my mom, she probably only barely understood the story and was referring to the Prodigal’s immoral lifestyle before he came back without thinking about repentance. That was something that had always amused me. I wasn’t particularly religious, but I knew the stories and the theology far better than Mom did.
They returned with the car and I put my bags into the trunk. I got into the back seat and settled in for what I expected to be a fairly ugly conversation on the way home. It was going to happen and it might as well be now. Tomorrow I was going to Jennifer’s and nothing was going to prevent me from staying the night at her house.
“How was your flight?” dad asked.
“Uneventful,” I said.
Well, except for joining the ‘Mile-High Club’ and having unprotected sex! But I decided I wasn’t going to bait Mom. She didn’t need baiting, and I needed Dad on my side.
“Did you have a good year, Son?”
“I did, dad. The trip to Berlin, the ski trip to Austria, and meeting the King of Sweden were all pretty cool. The Berlin trip was interesting because of a minor navigation error.”
I explained what had happened.
“I can’t imagine it was fun looking down the business end of a machine-gun!” Dad declared.
“No, it wasn’t,” I confirmed. “It was so funny when the American soldier just waved us on without even looking up from his novel!”
“I guess after the East Germans were done with you, he didn’t think you were a threat.”
“Probably true,” I chuckled.
“Did you make a lot of friends?”
“I did. Quite a few, actually, and a couple of very, very good ones.”
“How was school?”
“Mostly like here. Class, homework, tests. It was interesting being in an English class as a foreign language. Of course, because they use British English, it was a foreign language!”
“So how is your Swedish?”
“Fluent,” I said. “By December I was speaking only Swedish. Three girls in my class challenged me to do that and helped me a lot, along with the Swedish for Immigrants class that YFU, the Jonssons and the school worked to arrange.”
“That quickly? That’s great!”
Things were quiet for a while, then dad asked, “How did things work out with the Anderssons?”
“Pretty much perfectly. I actually stayed with them three times. Once the day I arrived, then in December when YFU had us in Stockholm to meet the king, and then on the way back from our visit to Abisko a few weeks ago. YFU was very accommodating with allowing me special travel plans.”
“That was good of them. How were things with the first family you stayed with?”
“Great. Rolf gave me a lifetime pass to a disco that he bought and invited me to visit anytime. I actually saw them quite often.”
“You traveled to see them?”
“Well, I traveled to Helsingborg about once a month because that’s where my main girlfriend lived.”
“What?!” Mom asked, clearly surprised.
“You heard me,” I said. “I traveled to Helsingborg about once a month to see my main girlfriend. If I didn’t travel there, she came to Göteborg to see me. Her name is Pia. I met her the first week I was with the Anderbergs. YFU even allowed me to make special arrangements for my trip home so I could stay my last night in Helsingborg instead of Göteborg.”
“How is that possible?!” Mom protsted. “The Jonssons promised me that they wouldn’t allow anything like that.”
“I’m sure they did. But a call to Mrs. Seime solved that. She called Stig Olsen, the YFU director in Sweden. He fixed everything. I had to go to the Anderbergs at first while YFU worked it out; but with help from Lars Andersson and Rolf Anderberg, I managed to avoid your plan to ruin my year.
“And you know what? I was allowed to manage my own life, decide what to do, when to do it, and who to do it with. I kept Anders and Eva informed of what was going on, but I had no curfew, was allowed to stay out all night at girls’ houses, and they were allowed to stay with me. That’s how things are in Sweden.
“Since February, I spent every weekend at my girlfriend Katt’s house unless I was with Pia. And both Katt’s and Pia’s parents approved, Mom. Every adult I interacted with in Sweden treated me like an adult. Every single one. I didn’t get in any trouble and I was complimented on how nice, respectful, and well-mannered I was. Unlike you, Swedes do not freak out about sex!”
“If you think you’re going to behave like that here, Stephen, you are sorely mistaken. I will not have that kind of immorality in my house. We didn’t have it for a year and we won’t have it now. You will have a curfew and you will obey me.”
“Judy, we talked about this,” my dad said.
“No Ray! He smooth-talked his way out of the control he needed.”
“Mom, you’re the one who is mistaken. I have no intention of living under your thumb. You may think I’m incapable of managing my life, but the Anderssons, Anderbergs, Jonssons, Sandbergs, Sundströms, and Katsaroses, among others, all disagree with you. I will tell you what I’m doing and who I’m with because that’s being responsible. But you won’t decide that. If I want to have sex, I will. I told you that over a year ago and I’m telling you now. That is my business, not yours. Period.”
“Ray, do you see how out of control he is?”
“Judy, I haven’t heard him say one thing that’s out of control. He’s seventeen now and he should be able to make most decisions for himself.”
“Not in my house!”
“Mom, that’s up to you. I have plenty of money. I have a good job waiting for me with Larry’s grandfather, both at the deli and computer programming. I can make several thousand dollars from the computer dating program. If you want to kick me out, I can move in with Jennifer. And I’m spending the night with Jennifer tomorrow, with her parents’ blessing.”
“You are doing no such thing!” Mom screeched.
I’d intentionally baited her, and I wasn’t going to stop.
“Yes, I am. And if for some reason I couldn’t move in with them, the Spencers would take me in. And, before the end of the Summer, I’ll probably go to Colorado to see my girlfriend Katt. She’s there training for ice dancing competition. And I’ll stay with her, with her parents’ blessing.”
“Ray, I won’t stand for this,” my mom said angrily.
“Mom, you can kick me out or you can accept it. Those are really your only two options. I’ve grown up. You can accept that or not accept it. But not accepting it won’t change a damn thing!”
“You are still a little boy. You have no idea how to manage your life.”
“Judy, it seems to me that he did a pretty good job in Sweden.”
“If you consider having sex all the time a good job managing his life!” she shrieked.
“Mom, let me be blunt. Nobody took care of me or told me what to do or controlled me. Nobody. Not the Jonssons, not YFU, not the Anderbergs, and most certainly not the Anderssons. All of them encouraged me and helped me. Call them. Talk to them. You’ll find out exactly how good I was at managing my life. I know you won’t do that for the same reason you attacked Becky’s parents, Jennifer’s parents, and Melanie’s parents. You can’t stand the fact that you can’t control me.”
“That’s because you are out of control, young man!”
“Mom, call Doctor Mercer and ask her if I’m out of control. She knows everything, and I mean everything, I did before I stopped seeing her. I’ll give her permission to tell you everything. If you want me to see her now and be evaluated, I’ll do that. And do you know why? Because I know how it will turn out!”
“You had her fooled, just as you did all those parents! But you can’t fool me!”
“Judy, do you really think he can fool all of those people? Scores of parents, YFU, and a licensed psychologist?” my dad asked.
“Yes, Ray. He’s a con artist. Don’t tell me he’s fooling you as well!”
“Judy, he’s been telling you the truth about what he’s done. He’s never lied about it as far as I can tell.”
“What about Jennie McGrath?”
“Mom, for the last time, she’s married, and it’s Jennie Sanders. And I never lied to you about her. I may have chosen my words carefully, but I never lied.”
“Did you have sex with her?”
“That is simply none of your business.”
“So you did!”
“You made that assumption a year ago. She denied it and I refuse to answer the question because it’s none of your business!”
“It is my business, Stephen. You are still a minor. Refusing to answer is not acceptable. The fact you don’t deny it tells me that I’m right! Why don’t you just admit it like you do about Jennifer, Melanie, and the other loose girls you are having sex with!”
“I’ll admit it when you have incontrovertible proof, because I won’t lie about it. But if you’re just suspicious or guessing? Then it’s none of your business. Not now. Not ever. And as for being ‘loose’, Jennifer was a virgin when we made love the first time and she’s never been with anyone else. That’s hardly what I would call ‘loose’.”
“You are not staying at the Block’s house tomorrow!” she declared. “I’ll call her parents!”
“Go ahead. Call them. They gave Jennifer permission. And if you do somehow convince them to change their mind, then Jennifer and I will find somewhere else to stay all night. We’re going to make love, Mom. You can’t stop it.”
“Steve, you’re pushing it pretty far now,” Dad said.
“Dad, who’s pushing it? I’m calm, cool, and collected. I’m simply speaking my mind. I’ll be happy to discuss this rationally and work out rules that I can live with. Do you think Mom is right?”
He was silent for a moment, and Mom was looking daggers at him.
“No Son,” he said evenly. “I don’t agree with your mother.”
I kept my mouth shut. I had just won the war and was not going to say anything that could ruin it. I was surprised when Mom said nothing, but I was sure this wasn’t the end of it.
We stopped once for gas and for burgers but otherwise drove straight through to Milford. Other than Dad asking me a few more questions about Sweden, the ride was VERY quiet.
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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...
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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 -...
"It is the perogative of all summoner servants to do as their master bids, no matter what is asked of them." It was a rule Lina and Rylai the crystal maiden knew well. Sometimes even appreciated. Whenever they had made a bad tactical move, their summoner and master would be there to correct it. True, summoned fighters could not die. Feel pain and be incapacitated for a long amount of time, true, but not killed. As soon as their summoner gathered enough energy, they could bring them...
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...