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}{\insrsid15933771 Chapter Nine

by be287m

}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15933771 {\insrsid12856918 \'93It looks like watching Sharon turned you on,\'94 Sherri said with a meaningful glance at my erection.}{\insrsid15933771 

}{\insrsid12856918 

\'93Well, that and sitting here with you,\'94 I replied.  Sherri chuckled, which led to some delightful jiggling of her bare br}{\insrsid8211365 ea}{\insrsid7350381 sts.  I didn\rquote t peek this time--}{\insrsid8211365 I just enjoyed the view.}{
\insrsid12856918 

\'93So what do you want to do about it?\'94 she asked, mischief in her eyes.

\'93I don\rquote t know,\'94 I admitted.  \'93I don\rquote t want to make you late if you have to go.\'94

Sherri snorted.  \'93I can }{\insrsid3823111 manage}{\insrsid12856918  my own time, Joe.  Don\rquote t worry about me.\'94

\'93Well, we could have breakfast . . .\'94

\'93Are you hungry?\'94 Sherri asked.

\'93Yes, but I\rquote m also . . .\'94 I glanced down at my erection, which was starting to soften.

}{\insrsid15933771 \'93So do you want food or an orgasm?\'94 Sherri asked.  Her eyes had narrowed and her lips were slightly pursed.  She looked ready to pounce whichever way I moved.

\'93Both,\'94 I  said.  \'93I want both,\'94 I added emphatically.  Sherri\rquote s eyes flew wide in surprise, but she quickly regained her controlled demeanor.

\'93Well, }{\i\insrsid15933771\charrsid9182066 finally}{\insrsid15933771  a request from you, Joe,\'94 she said.  Then she got a devilish grin.  \'93I think we can accommodate that request.  In  fact, you\rquote ll probably enjoy a B and B.\'94

\'93B and B?\'94

\'93A term I picked up from a friend,\'94 Sherri answered.  \'93Go get your breakfast ready and I\rquote ll show you.\'94

I nodded agreement and got off the bed.  Sherri entered the kitchen just as I finished getting the cereal, milk, and juice out.  She was carrying a blanket from the bed and her purse.  She stopped me as I was reaching for the bowls.

\'93Just one bowl.  For you.  I might have some later, after your B and B.\'94

\'93So what does that mean?\'94 I asked again.

\'93Sit,\'94 she answered, ignoring my question.  I sighed and sank into my chair.  Sherri dropped to her knees beside me, using the blanket as a cushion between }{\insrsid12856918 her}{\insrsid15933771 
 and the floor.  She looked up at me and waited until I\rquote d met her eyes.

\'93A B and B,\'94 she said, \'93is \lquote Breakfast and a Blowjob.\rquote   We\rquote ll see who gets their fill first.\'94  With that, Sherri slid under the table.  My jaw hung open in surpris
e as I felt her push my thighs apart and pull me forward so I was sitting at the edge of the chair.  Hands started stroking my inner thighs and I began to harden in anticipation.

\'93Start eating!\'94 Sherri called from underneath the table.

}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\insrsid15933771 

}{\insrsid12856918 I gulped and started pouring milk on my cereal.  I nearly spilled when I felt Sherri\rquote s warm breath on my cock.  I managed to get the carton set down just as I was enveloped in her warm, tight mouth.

}{\insrsid8211365 

}{\insrsid16613257 I moaned almost immediately.  Sherri kept up just the right pressure as she slowly bobbed her head back and forth.  I managed to shovel some cereal into my mouth, but it was a minor miracle I didn\rquote 
t end up with it spilled all down my front.  All my attention was on the shots of pleasure running up from my cock.

Sherri seemed to be taking her time.  She took several long slow strokes followed by a handful of quicker bobs.  I could feel her hand wrapped around the base of my shaft, caressing me there as her lips surrounded and suckled the head of my cock.}{
\insrsid5522030   I used her slower pauses to eat a little more food.  When she was moving back and forth on my cock in earnest, all I could do was grip the edge of the table and hang on.  Eventually, I couldn\rquote t}{\insrsid4595405  hold back}{
\insrsid5522030 .  With a gargled cry, I started coming, shooting harder than I\rquote d ever expected possible.

}{\insrsid8211365 I was still gasping for breath when Sherri slid out from under the table.

\'93My gawd!  That was incredible!\'94 I called.  Sherri\rquote s cheeks dimpled with her smile.

\'93Well, thank you.\'94

\'93Seriously, that was incredible.  You\rquote re only the third woman to bring me to orgasm that way.\'94  Sherri chuckled as she stood up and headed for the kitchen trash can.  I realized what she was holding.

\'93You used a condom?\'94 I asked, incredulous.

\'93I\rquote m a safety girl,\'94 she chimed back as she dropped the rubber into the trash.

\'93I never felt you roll it on,\'94 I admitted.  \'93And for it to be that good with it on . . .\'94

\'93Well, I am a professional, Joe.\'94

I snorted.  \'93So are a lot of people.  But that fact that they do something for a living doesn\rquote t mean they\rquote re any good at it.\'94

\'93True,\'94 Sherri agreed.  \'93I think the difference is that some people work just for the money.  Other people see their work as more of a calling.\'94  She walked back to the table and settled into the other chair.

\'93Do you see escorting as a calling?\'94 I asked.

\'93Yes.\'94

\'93Will you tell me about it?\'94

\'93Not now, but I might tell you later.\'94

\'93Promise?\'94 I ask.  Sherri smiled at my pleading expression.

\'93Sure,\'94 she replied.  \'93When we\rquote ve got more time.\'94  She started pouring herself some cereal and filled a glass with juice.

\'93Why don\rquote t you tell me about your return to Tucson while I eat?\'94 she suggested.

}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid8211365 {\insrsid8211365 \'93Okay  . . .\'94

}\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid5972130 {\insrsid8211365 *  *  *

}{\insrsid5972130 

}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid5972130 {\insrsid5972130 Both packing and the trip back }{\insrsid4595405 to Tucson }{\insrsid5972130 were uneventful.  As I moved through the mundane chores}{
\insrsid4595405 ,}{\insrsid5972130  like getting the VCR to the post office, I kept thinking about my last get together with Sharon.  As I did, I got mo}{\insrsid4595405 re annoyed and more angry.  Yes}{\insrsid5972130 , the storm had picked up, but she
\rquote d basically taken advantage of my story for her own pleasure and then pushed me out the door.

I stewed about that for a while.  }{\insrsid6904848 Apparently I was }{\insrsid4595405 good enough to be naughty with}{\insrsid6904848 , but not good enough to date.  Not good enough to be }{\i\insrsid6904848\charrsid6904848 really}{\insrsid6904848 
 naughty with either.

We were friends with a really strange set of side benefits.

But were we even friends?}{\insrsid5972130 

}{\insrsid6904848 

I thought back to how Sharon had taken care of me when Alicia left.  How she\rquote d been there week after week with letters and calls during the fall when I was lonely.}{\insrsid3161221   I\rquote d needed someone and she\rquote d come through.}{
\insrsid6904848 

}{\insrsid12795018 

It was ambiguous and I\rquote d just finished telling Allen I didn\rquote t like ambiguity.  I was}{\insrsid4595405 n\rquote t}{\insrsid12795018  sure I liked how that made me feel.

I also spent some time thinking about Tina my first day back.  She\rquote d basically been out-of-sight, out-of-mind for me over the holidays.  True, it had only been two dates, but I did like her.  Maybe I wa
s focusing too much on the age difference and that was keeping me back.  Tina was smart, pretty, and energetic.  If I\rquote d met}{\insrsid7350381  her back in Boulder and there hadn\rquote t been such an age difference}{\insrsid12795018 , I}{
\insrsid155487  would have been all over her.}{\insrsid12795018 

The only thing holding me back was me.  I decided I wanted to see her again soon.  I didn\rquote t remember when she got back from break, but figured I could leave her a message to call me when she got settled.

Instead, Tina picked up the phone.

\'93Well, hello,\'94 I said.  \'93I didn\rquote t think you were back yet.  This is Joe.\'94

\'93Joe!  You\rquote re back!\'94

\'93Just got in.  But I thought you were going to be at your parents longer.\'94

\'93Well, I had to get out of the house,\'94 Tina said.  \'93Too noisy and crowded.  So I moved back into the dorm as soon as I could.\'94

\'93Must be pretty quiet there,\'94 I observed.

\'93It is.  There are only a couple of other girls here}{\insrsid5051917  in the whole building.  They haven\rquote t even opened the cafeteria}{\insrsid12795018 .\'94

\'93}{\insrsid5051917 So where have you been eating?\'94}{\insrsid12795018 

}{\insrsid5051917 \'93T}{\insrsid12795018 he meal plan is good at the Student Union.  I\rquote ve been eating there.\'94

I glanced at the clock.  It was still early in the evening.

\'93Well, would you like some company for dinner?\'94 I asked.  \'93I could walk over to campus.\'94

\'93Sure!  I\rquote m looking forward to seeing you.\'94

I met Tina in the lobby of her dorm where she greet
ed me with a big hug.  She tilted her head and smiled up at me without pulling back, so I bent in for a kiss.  It had just enough hunger to remind me that I had indeed missed her, but was chaste enough for the brightly lit }{\insrsid5051917 public }{
\insrsid12795018 room.

\'93Did you have a good Christmas?\'94 I asked.}{\insrsid11817551   Tina grinned and nodded.}{\insrsid12795018 

}{\insrsid11817551 

\'93It was really good,\'94 she replied.  Tina proceeded to tell me all about it on the }{\insrsid4595405 walk over.  I got caught up on h}{\insrsid11817551 olidays at the Delgado household.  Apparently one benefit of a large household was the celeb
rations were never dull.  Tina talked about some of the pranks her younger brothers had pulled and the delight of her youngest sister upon discovering that Santa had left a thank you note after eating all the cookies that had been left for him.

}{\insrsid6510827 

In turn, I told her about the quiet Christmas I\rquote d had at home and some of the presents I\rquote d gotten.  That reminded me.

\'93By the way,\'94 I said, \'93I now own a VCR.  }{\insrsid3823111 So}{\insrsid6510827  if you want to come over to watch movies, we can do that.\'94

\'93That would be fun!\'94 Tina exclaimed.  \'93I\rquote ve got a bunch of old favorites I\rquote d love to show you.\'94

\'93We might have to make it a regular move night then,\'94 I }{\insrsid7350381 suggested}{\insrsid6510827 .

\'93I\rquote d like that,\'94 Tina replied.

We arrived at the Student Union and temporarily split up as we browsed through the menu selections and various serving}{\insrsid4595405  stations in the main cafeteria-}{\insrsid6510827 style restaurant.}{\insrsid1854308 
  The break gave me a moment to think.  I needed to tell her about my plans to leave.  It wasn\rquote t fair for us to start talking about a standing movie night, which was really a standing date, otherwise.

}{\insrsid13920074 When we\rquote d gotten seated, I cleared my throat to get Tina\rquote s attention.}{\insrsid1854308 

}{\insrsid13920074 

\'93There\rquote s, uh, one thing I should mention if we\rquote re going to start something like a standing movie night.  I\rquote m trying to leave Tucson as soon as I can manage it.}{\insrsid13728869 \'94}{\insrsid13920074 

\'93So?\'94

I looked at her.  This wasn\rquote t the reaction I was expecting.

\'93You\rquote re not graduating for, what, another year?\'94}{\insrsid4595405  She asked.

}{\insrsid13920074 

\'93Yeah.}{\insrsid4595405   It depends on when I defend my master\rquote s thesis, of course.  But that\rquote s about right.}{\insrsid13920074 \'94

\'93A year\rquote s a long time.  Let\rquote s worry about what happens then, then.\'94

}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid8211365 {\insrsid8211365 

}{\insrsid8602988 \'93Okay,\'94 I said.  I started to say something more, but bit my lip.  It wasn\rquote t wise to argue against myself.}{\insrsid13920074 

}{\insrsid8602988 

\'93So when do you want to have me over?\'94 Tina asked.

\'93How about Friday?\'94 I suggested.  \'93I can cook something up and then we can pop }{\insrsid13728869 a movie}{\insrsid8602988  in and watch it after dinner.\'94

\'93I\rquote ll stop by the video store,\'94 Tina suggested.  \'93Any special requests?\'94

That got us talking about movies again, both the old ones that we both knew and the smaller gems that we each hoped the other would like.  I managed to get Tina laughing with attempts to mimic Abbott and Costello and we tried to do the \'93Who\rquote 
s on First\'94 routine, but neither of us knew all the lines.  We gave up about the time we both finished eating and just grinned at each other.

\'93So what now?\'94 I asked.

\'93Go for a walk?\'94 Tina suggested.

\'93Sounds good.\'94

We cleared our trays and headed out into the night, holding hands.

\'93You know,\'94 I commented, \'93this is one of the good things about Tucson.  A few days ago, I was in the middle of a big snow storm.  Now I\rquote m in shirt sleeves.\'94

\'93We }{\insrsid13728869 often}{\insrsid8602988  call my cousins in Rochester}{\insrsid4595405 ,}{\insrsid8602988  New York}{\insrsid4595405 ,}{\insrsid8602988  on New Year}{\insrsid731953 \rquote }{\insrsid8602988 s,\'94 Tina said.  \'93I think my dad }
{\insrsid13728869 loves teasing his brother that we\rquote }{\insrsid9324156 re having a pool party.\'94}{\insrsid8602988 

}{\insrsid9324156 

\'93You guys have a pool?\'94 I asked.

\'93No, but one of my aunts does.}{\insrsid13728869   We\rquote }{\insrsid9324156 re}{\insrsid13728869  usua}{\insrsid7350381 lly over there when D}{\insrsid13728869 ad mak}{\insrsid9324156 e}{\insrsid13728869 s}{\insrsid9324156  the call.\'94

I chuckled.  \'93I can see it.  Pool noises and splashes in the background while your uncle watches the snow fall outside his window.\'94

\'93}{\insrsid13728869 Yeah, that\rquote s it}{\insrsid9324156 .\'94

Our walk across campus had naturally taken us toward the East end.  We turned right in a small loop and came upon the Chi-O steps.

\'93Hmmm,\'94 I said, as we pulled up in front of them.  \'93How did we end up here?\'94

Tina chuckled.  \'93I think you wanted me here.\'94

Tina let go}{\insrsid4595405  of}{\insrsid9324156  my hand and stepped up so that our faces were level.  She put her arms around my neck.

\'93I\rquote ve missed you,\'94 she said.

\'93I missed you too}{\insrsid7350381 ,}{\insrsid9324156 \'94 I replied.  }{\insrsid3106871 Well, at least once or}{\insrsid5193360  twice, I justified to myself.

}{\insrsid3106871 I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her in for a kiss.}{\insrsid5193360   Tina returned the kiss wi
th passion and we were soon making out.  I managed to get us moved over to the shadows and sat down.  Tina straddled my lap and we began kissing again.}{\insrsid9324156 

}{\insrsid5193360 

I kissed Tina\rquote s mouth, jaw, and behind her ear.  She returned the exploration by covering my face with kisses.  Tina also be}{\insrsid7350381 gan making small moans and panting}{\insrsid5193360  between kisses.  I re}{\insrsid13728869 
alized that my hard cock was grind}{\insrsid5193360 ing against her crotch and she had to be feeling it.  When I concentrated, I could feel the heat radiating from her in the same place.  My own breath started getting more ragged.  Finally, I pulled back.


\'93So,\'94 I gasped, \'93how far do you want this to go?\'94

Tina caught her breath and pulled back, looking me in the eyes, quite serious.

\'93As far as I\rquote m comfortable,\'94 she said.

\'93What do you mean?\'94

}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid5193360 {\insrsid1403598 \'93I want to explore,\'94 Tina said.}{\insrsid5193360   }{\insrsid1403598 \'93}{\insrsid5193360 I want to experiment}{\insrsid1403598  and}{
\insrsid15033218  try things I\rquote ve heard about, b}{\insrsid1403598 ut }{\insrsid5193360 I want to do them with someone I can trust.  With someone I know won\rquote t push me and will let me set the pace.\'94

}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid8211365 {\insrsid5193360 

}{\insrsid11736766 \'93I }{\insrsid15033218 can do that}{\insrsid11736766 ,\'94 I said.  Tina\rquote s resulting grin was broad.

\'93I thought you might say something like that, Joe.  You\rquote re a really sweet man.\'94

\'93Who can be a little spicy,\'94 I shot back.  I leaned forward and kissed her to emphasize my point.  Tina returned the kiss with equal zest and all words were forgotten for a while.

}{\insrsid4595405 

Given Tina\rquote s comments, I placed my hand on her side, just below her breast}{\insrsid7350381 ,}{\insrsid4595405 
 while we kissed.  I slowly inched it up, pausing for a few minutes after each move.  Tina caught her breath with each move, but then let it out and began kissing me again.
  Eventually I slid my hand over, cupping her breast in my hands through her shirt.  Tina\rquote s kisses were fast and passionate as I fondled her.

}{\insrsid11736766 

Eventually Tina}{\insrsid4263415  had to shift around, as her legs were beginning to cramp.  }{\insrsid4595405 That forced my hands to more chaste positions.  }{\insrsid4263415 We continued kissing for a while longer but then}{\insrsid10888992 
 agreed that we needed to call it a night.  I walked Tina back to her dorm where we }{\insrsid1403598 kissed a little more before I headed home.}{\insrsid11736766 

}{\insrsid1403598 

The message light on my answering machine blinked incessantly when I walked in the door.  It was Sharon, wanting to know if I\rquote d arrived safely.}{\insrsid4331484   It was }{\insrsid4595405 late enough that}{\insrsid4331484  I didn\rquote t feel }{
\insrsid4924166 obligated to call her back right away.}{\insrsid1403598 

}{\insrsid4924166 

The next day, I visited the career center, the department office, and the library to catch up on my jou
rnal reading.  When I got home, I logged on and started catching up on the newsgroups.  I got so completely absorbed that the ring of the phone startled me.  I realized I was hungry too\emdash I\rquote d read right through my normal dinner}{
\insrsid4595405  time}{\insrsid4924166 .

\'93Hey, Joe!  It\rquote s Sharon.  I thought I\rquote d see how the trip down went.\'94

\'93Pretty good, though it\rquote s been busy since I got back.  Look, I haven\rquote t had dinner yet.  Can I call you back in an hour?\'94

\'93Uh, sure.\'94

\'93Great.  Talk to you in a bit.\'94

After hanging up, I threw a frozen pizza in the oven.  As I stared in the fridge, I realized I was going to need to figure out something to cook for Tina on Saturday.  }{\insrsid15033218 As the pizza cooked, }{\insrsid4924166 
I pored through both of my cookbooks trying to get some ideas, but my thoughts kept drifting to the upcoming phone call with Sharon.

}{\insrsid14383532 

Did I want to tell her I was irritated about what had happened the last time we\rquote d gotten together?  What good would it do if I did?  Yeah, I was annoyed that she\rquote d pushed me out the door so quickly last Friday and that she really hadn
\rquote t offered me any chance for \lquote relief.\rquote   But how many women would let a guy watch her masturbate?  A lot of women wouldn\rquote t even do that for their lovers, I mused.  Of course, she hadn\rquote t really let me watch, with the bl}{
\insrsid155487 anket and all.  But still . . .}{\insrsid14383532 

}{\insrsid4671874 I thought about Sharon\rquote s New Year\rquote s Eve story.  She needed someone she could trust.  }{\insrsid15033218 Wasn\rquote t letting her set the pace and push me out the door trustable?}{\insrsid14383532 

}{\insrsid4671874 

Tina wanted someone trustable too.  }{\insrsid15033218 But }{\insrsid4671874 Tina was here and I wasn\rquote t going to see Sharon until Spring Break, if then.}{\insrsid5662433   }{\insrsid4595405 I didn\rquote 
t have to make any decisions about Sharon right now.}{\insrsid4671874 

}{\insrsid5662433 

It might not be that hard, I realized.  Sharon was the one that was insisting that we were just friends and that I pursue things with Tina.  If they worked out in the next couple of months, who could complain?  And if they didn\rquote 
t, Sharon would still be there.

I was in a much better mood when I called Sharon back.

}{\insrsid4671874 

}{\insrsid4595405 \'93How\rquote s life?\'94 I asked once Sharon was on the line.

\'93Pretty dull,\'94 she replied.

\'93Sorry to hear that,\'94 I replied.

\'93How about you?\'94 Sharon asked.

\'93The trip back kept me busy,\'94 I said.  \'93And I saw Tina last night, which is why I wasn\rquote t home when you called.\'94

\'93So how\rquote s Tina?\'94

\'93She\rquote s fine,\'94 I said.  I proceeded to tell Sharon about the evening, including all the kissing and the conversation about me leaving.  Sharon wanted to know if things had gone beyond kissing and so I told her}{\insrsid10766236 
 about caressing Tina\rquote s breast.  I wound down by mentioning the standing movie date.}{\insrsid4595405 

}{\insrsid10766236 

\'93That sounds great, Joe,\'94 Sharon said, echoing my own smug satisfaction.

\'93Yeah, looks like I\rquote m going to be pretty busy.\'94

\'93Not too busy, I hope.  I hate it when friends disappear because they\rquote ve started a new romantic relationship.\'94

\'93I doubt I\rquote ll disappear,\'94 I said.  \'93Tina\rquote s serious about her academics so I doubt we\rquote ll get together more than }{\insrsid14297514 a couple of times a week.  For that matter, I\rquote 
m going to need to be studying harder this semester.  While I passed, my grades weren\rquote t that good.\'94}{\insrsid10766236 

}{\insrsid14297514 

Sharon snorted.  \'93It\rquote s hard to imagine you with poor grades.\'94

\'93Well, it\rquote s hard to imagine me with a lot of things.\'94

\'93True.\'94

\'93So,\'94 Sharon continued, a leading edge in her voice, \'93are you going to be to}{\insrsid13728869 o busy to send me story packets?}{\insrsid14297514 \'94

\'93I supposed I could still do that,\'94 I said.  Then I felt a bite of bile.  I decided to go ahead and ask.  \'93Are you going to send me any in return?\'94

}{\insrsid869797 

}{\insrsid3823111 \'93Uh, }{\insrsid869797 sure.  I could do that.\'94

\'93Great.\'94  Inwardly I was thrilled}{\insrsid9134168 , but I kept my voice even so as to not be too eager}{\insrsid869797 .  }{\insrsid9134168 I wasn\rquote t sure if she\rquote d do it.  And if she did, }{\insrsid869797 I wondered what she\rquote 
d write }{\insrsid984419 about}{\insrsid869797 .

I found out that Friday.  Sharon hadn\rquote t mentioned the stories a}{\insrsid9134168 gain during that phone call and the discussion faded from memory as the following}{\insrsid13728869  days found me ver}{\insrsid869797 y busy}{\insrsid12017077 
.  I managed }{\insrsid869797 to line up a research project and }{\insrsid984419 get a jump start on my classes}{\insrsid12017077  so I was feeling pretty good when I headed home early Friday afternoon}{\insrsid984419 
.  I was partially surprised when I pulled a large thick mailing envelope out of the mailbox}{\insrsid12017077 .}{\insrsid984419 

}{\insrsid12017077 

The envelope included a cassette tape, about twenty handwritten pages, with a yellow post-it note on the top.  The note said: \'93Listen to the tape while you take a bath and read the story.  The copy is so you can get one wet.\'94
  Closer inspection revealed that there were really only ten original pages and the rest were photocopies.  The title on the first page was \'93The Geisha Bath.\'94  The label on the tape said it was the soundtrack to }{
\ul\insrsid12017077\charrsid12017077 The Last Emperor of China}{\insrsid12017077 .

}{\insrsid395769 

I }{\insrsid13728869 headed into my apartment}{\insrsid395769  and contemplated the clock.  I had a few hours before Tina was due to arrive and I\rquote d }{\insrsid15470485 come up with a decent menu that didn\rquote t requ}{\insrsid13728869 
ire too much time to cook.  There}{\insrsid15470485  w}{\insrsid13728869 asn\rquote t enough time for a }{\insrsid15470485 bath, but I could read the story.  I tucked the copy and tape away in the back of my drawer next to Sharon\rquote 
s pictures and flopped on the bed.}{\insrsid395769 

}{\insrsid15470485 

Sharon had written a long story about a Geisha that slowly bathed, then dried, then fucked her patron.  }{\insrsid16416539 Presumably her patron, since }{\insrsid7350381 he was never named}{\insrsid16416539 .  }{\insrsid15470485 
It was languid, describing the slow, gradual steps of washing and drying.  When the Geisha finished drying the man and sa}{\insrsid16416539 nk to her knees to take his coc
k in her mouth, my own cock began to harden.  I stripped my pants off and continued reading as I touched myself.}{\insrsid15470485 

}{\insrsid16416539 

Unfortunately, the story ended before I\rquote d quite managed to reach }{\insrsid13728869 my own finish}{\insrsid16416539 .  I considered reaching for Sharon\rquote s pictures, but that still f
elt odd, so I backtracked and reread the story again, this time letting my imagination go well beyond the written page.  The thought of Sharon as the Geisha, on her knees with my cock in her mouth, led to my eruption.  Gasping, I calmed down from my orgas
m and then cleaned up.}{\insrsid8742819   I tried to do a little homework before it was time to start cooking for Tina.}{\insrsid16416539 

}{\insrsid9134168 

}{\insrsid12399360 Tina arrived right on time.}{\insrsid9134168 

}{\insrsid12399360 

\'93}{\insrsid3823111 Welcome to my humble abode,\'94 I }{\insrsid12399360 said as I ushered her in.

\'93Thanks,\'94 she said, looking around.  \'93It\rquote s pretty nice.\'94

\'93Actually, it\rquote s pretty small,\'94 I replied.

\'93The poster looks good.\'94  Tina walked up closer to where }{\ul\insrsid12399360\charrsid12399360 sex, lies, and videotape}{\insrsid12399360  now hung on the wall.

\'93Well, of course it does,\'94 I replied as I moved up behind her.  \'93I had really good help.\'94

Tina turned, smiling.  Since we were standing close, I pulled her into my arms and kissed her.  She returned the kiss and we stayed clenched for a while before Tina pulled back.

\'93Nice appetizer,\'94 she commented, grinning.

\'93Wait until you have dessert,\'94 I replied, waggling my eyebrows.  Tina laughed.

\'93So what are we having in between?\'94

\'93Mad Hatter Meatballs, Flopsy-Mo}{\insrsid7350381 psy Carrots, and Fluffy Mashed P}{\insrsid12399360 otatoes.\'94

\'93What??\'94 Tina asked, laughing.  I held up }{\ul\insrsid12399360\charrsid12399360 Betty Crocker\rquote s New Boys and Girls Cookbook}{\insrsid12399360 .

\'93I only have two cookbooks,\'94 I said.  \'93I figured I\rquote d go with something I knew.\'94  Tina took the book from me and started paging through it, chuckling at some of the pictures.  She set it down and looked at me.

\'93What\rquote s the other one?\'94 she asked.  I pointed to }{\ul\insrsid12399360\charrsid12399360 The Kitchen Survival Guide}{\insrsid12399360 .  Tina started shaking her head slowly.

\'93Joe, Joe, Joe.  We are going to have to teach you how to cook.\'94

\'93Okay,\'94 I said.  \'93I assume you know how.\'94

}{\insrsid6688938 

\'93Assume?\'94 Tina said, raising an eyebrow.  \'93I\rquote m the eldest.  I\rquote ve been cooking family meals for years.\'94

\'93Then you\rquote ll be a g}{\insrsid11744333 ood teacher,}{\insrsid9456692 \'94}{\insrsid11744333  I replied.  Tina grinned and nodded. \'93Next time, then.  I\rquote ll be done with tonight\rquote s meal in a little bit.  Wine?\'94
  I indicated the open bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau next to our place settings.

\'93You know,\'94 Tina began, amusement in her voice, \'93I\rquote m not legally old enough }{\insrsid12149609 to drink}{\insrsid11744333 .\'94  I squinted as I looked at her.  Oh yeah, they\rquote d raised the drinking age to twenty-one.

}{\insrsid12149609 

\'93Well, I won\rquote t tell if you won\rquote t,\'94 I replied.  Tina flashed a smile at me and poured a glass of wine.  She passed it to me as I worked at the stove before pouring herself one.

}{\insrsid984419 

}{\insrsid869797  }{\insrsid12722410 We made small talk about school and Tina\rquote s work as I finished cooking and served the meal.  Tina was pleasantly surprised with the meatballs and not too crestfallen when I produced some store b
ought cake for dessert.  She promised that desserts would be one of the first things she taught me to prepare.  We finished the wine and then Tina grabbed the tapes.}{\insrsid869797 

}{\insrsid12722410 

\'93I\rquote m sorry I don\rquote t have a couch,\'94 I said.  \'93I usually sit on one of the kitchen chairs or on the floor.\'94

\'93The floor\rquote s fine,\'94 Tina replied.

\'93Great.  I\rquote ll grab some pillows.\'94

When I returned from snagging them out of the bedroom, Tina had gotten the videotape queued up.  After various fumbling attempts to find some good viewing spots, we sett
led in to watch the movie while lying on the floor side by side.  The first film was the comedy\emdash }{\ul\insrsid12722410\charrsid13728869 What\rquote s Up Doc?,}{\insrsid12722410  starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O\rquote 
Neal.  It was probably older than Tina, I realized, but that didn\rquote t prevent us both from laughing hard and long during some of the sequences.

For the second film, Tina had picked }{\ul\insrsid12722410\charrsid13728869 Breakfast at Tiffany\rquote s}{\insrsid12722410 
.  As the movie began, she inched a little closer to me.  I opened my arms and she snuggled in.  We watched the rest of the movie cuddled up together.  Just as the credits began to roll, I leaned over and kissed her.

The kissing soon turned quite passionate.  Both of us kept running our hands over each other\rquote s bodies while our tongues dueled.  Tina rolled on top of me as we continued to kiss, but we couldn\rquote t keep
 her hair from falling into our faces.  Laughing we rolled back over }{\insrsid7216271 so that I was on top of her.}{\insrsid12722410 

}{\insrsid7216271 

As we resumed making out, I began covering Tina\rquote s face with kisses; her cheeks, her ears, her forehead.  She purred as I explored.  I slowly began kissing lo
wer with each foray away from her lips until I was scattering light caresses across her collar bones.  I moved back up and kissed her deep, our tongues again meeting.  Then I pulled back and looked into her eyes.  I placed one hand on }{\insrsid13728869 
the}{\insrsid7216271  top button}{\insrsid13728869  of her blouse}{\insrsid7216271  and paused.

Tina let out a deep breath.  Her eyes were wide and she was shaking ever so slightly.  She let out another deep breath and nodded her head.

I undid the button and kissed the newly exposed skin underneath.  After nuzzling for a moment, I returned to her mouth.  Tina}{\insrsid7869771  moaned and kissed back hard.}{\insrsid7216271 

}{\insrsid7869771 

I continued the pattern with each of Tina\rquote s buttons.  I\rquote d trail }{\insrsid13728869 kisses }{\insrsid7869771 down her chest, and then pull back and meet her eyes while I held the next button in my fingers.  I\rquote d wait for her to nod, 
and then unbutton it and nuzzle and suckle the exposed skin.  Tina\rquote s nods got quicker the further I moved down.  Finally, I pulled her shirt tails aside, leaving her in only her bra from the waist up.  Tina sat up and pulled}{\insrsid13728869 
 her blouse}{\insrsid7869771  all the way off.

Si
nce Tina was sitting, I shifted so I could pull her into my lap and continue kissing her.  She returned my kissed with a growing enthusiasm as I ran my hands across her shoulders, up and down her back, and through her hair.  Tina let out a small moan as I
 kissed behind one ear while holding her head firmly in one hand, }{\insrsid13728869 caressing the back of her neck with my fingers}{\insrsid7869771 .  Then I slowly slid my hand down and rested it on her bra strap.

}{\insrsid12991302 

Tina leaned in, hugging me, and resting her head on my shoulder.  Her breathi
ng was tense and a little ragged.  I held her and rubbed her back with my other hand.  After another deep breath, Tina leaned back and looked me in the eyes.  The she pursed her lips for a kiss.  As our lips met, I began fumbling with the clasp to her bra
.  Tina\rquote s hands whipped around and met mine.  I quickly realized she wasn\rquote t pushing me away, but helping.  Her bra came unclasped and fell between us.  I tugged it out and threw it aside and then broke the kisses.

\'93Let me look,\'94 I said.  Tina reddened a little but leaned back.  My eyes trailed down to her breasts.  They were small, not more than a good handful, with puffed areolae and very erect nipples.

\'93They\rquote re perfect,\'94 I said.

\'93Aw,\'94 Tina replied.  Our eyes met and I pulled her in for another kiss.  Slowly, I eased her down onto her back and stretched out beside her.}{\insrsid7350381   As I did, I stripped my shirt off so we were both topless.}{\insrsid12991302 

}{\insrsid15932577 Once again lying side by side, I had a free hand to caress Tina\rquote s breasts while we kissed.  I mostly ran my hand across them lightly, tracing my fingers around her curves.  Tina\rquote 
s breathing became more relaxed and she started to make mmm noises and small mewls of pleasure.  During one breath catching moment, I pulled back and shot her a mischievous smile.  Then I leaned over and fastened my lips around her left nipple.}{
\insrsid12991302 

}{\insrsid15932577 

Tina gasped as I suckled and licked.  Then I moved away from her nipple, trailing my tongue over the rest of her breast.  She gasped again when I returned to my starting locale, this time sucking harder while also li
cking with my tongue.  After a dozen heartbeats, I moved over to her right breast and repeated my actions.  After giving it its share of kisses, licks, and suckles, I pulled back and smiled at Tina.

\'93You like?\'94

Tina nodded vigorously.

\'93Do you want to go further?\'94 I asked, my eyes flicking below her waist.

\'93Yes, but not tonight.\'94  I smiled to hide my disappointment and returned to caressing and nuzzling her breasts.  After several minutes, Tina\rquote s hands came down and began caressing the back of my head.  
I slid up and began kissing her lips once again.

We spent a good while longer making out}{\insrsid12789654  just like that\emdash Tina topless and pressed into me, me occasionally playing with her breasts but more often just kissing her and holding her.}{\insrsid358587   We shifted positions and s
pent some time with us sitting, her in my lap, as well as lying down, side by side or with me on top of her.}{\insrsid15932577 

}{\insrsid12341770 

During one of the times where Tina was on her back, I trailed kisses down from her breasts around her belly button.  Tina giggled and nearly shrie
ked with laughter if I was too light.  Harder pressure seemed to not tickle and evoked moans.  As I kissed just above the top of her shorts, I slid my hand up her thigh.  I stopped when Tina sucked in her breath.

\'93You sure you don\rquote t want to go further?\'94 I asked.  \'93I\rquote m a pretty good kisser there too.\'94

\'93Oh, I want you to,\'94 Tina said, starting my blood racing harder, \'93but . . . not . . . not tonight.\'94

\'93Okay,\'94 I said.  I slid back up until I was lying beside her and kissed her lightly again.

\'93We can wait until you\rquote re ready,\'94 I reassured her.  \'93I\rquote m just sure you\rquote ll enjoy it when we do it.\'94

\'93}{\insrsid13728869 We do it\emdash you mean oral sex}{\insrsid12341770 ?\'94

\'93Yeah.  Like I said, I\rquote m pretty good.\'94

\'93I\rquote ve never done it,\'94 Tina admitted, her face falling.  \'93Gone down on a guy.  You\rquote ll have to teach me what to do.\'94

}{\insrsid7216271 

\'93I\rquote m not sure that I can,\'94 I replied.  \'93Only one woman has}{\insrsid3955798  ever . . . been successful going down on me}{\insrsid7216271 .  I\rquote m not exactly sure I can tell you what she did.\'94

}{\insrsid3955798 

\'93Well then we\rquote ll have to learn together,\'94 Tina stated.

}{\insrsid2125317 

\'93I\rquote d like that,\'94 I replied.

\'93Good.\'94  Tina squeezed me tight and snuggled into my side.  I lightly stroked her back.  We just lay there, nearly dozing, as my erection softened and I got used to Tina\rquote 
s bare breasts pressed against my side.  My mind drifted, but mostly I just enjoyed the moment.

--fin--

\'a9 2005.  All rights reserved.  May not be distributed or reposted without express written consent of the author.

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Friends and Benefits Chapter 09