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}{\insrsid12075203 Chapter Eleven
by be287m
}{\insrsid11081844
}{\insrsid6768599 I spent a lot of the afternoon thinking about Sherri\rquote s words. Did I want Tina back? Did I want Sharon back? My first impulse was \lquote yes, yes, yes!\rquote How could Sherri even ask the question?}{\insrsid11081844
}{\insrsid6768599
But based on what I\rquote d told her so far, how could she not?
}{\insrsid4529417
I\rquote d glossed over all the casual conversations with Sharon. The simple sharing of the week. I hadn\rquote t mentioned the letters and calls that were about nothing other than the little }{\insrsid3040333 minutia}{\insrsid5442647 e}{
\insrsid4529417 that make up most days. I\rquote d emphasized the \lquote benefits\rquote more than the friendship. But then, }{\insrsid3040333 that\rquote s}{\insrsid4529417 what had been important to me at the time.}{\insrsid1320921
Were they still?}{\insrsid4529417
}{\insrsid1320921
As for Tina, I just shuddered. }{\insrsid5442647 She had dumped me for good reason}{\insrsid14095974 .}{\insrsid5442647 }{\insrsid14095974 }{\insrsid1320921 I knew what that would take}{\insrsid5442647 to get back together}{\insrsid1320921 . Wa
s I willing to pay the price?
}{\insrsid14095974
}{\insrsid1320921 The more I thought about them, the more I kept wrapping my brain around a pole. More like driving into a pole, actually. Sherri was right. I needed to talk this out. I couldn\rquote t figure things out in my own head.}{
\insrsid6842980 It was like I kept seeing part of the answers but could never bring them fully into focus.}{\insrsid1320921
}{\insrsid6842980
I finally decided to give up and focus on problems I could solve. Like what to fix for brunch tomorrow morning.
}{\insrsid2955736
I spent an hour thumbing through my }{\insrsid5204561 extensive }{\insrsid2955736 cookbook coll
ection before deciding on a menu I thought would impress Sherri. It would require a trip to a specialty grocery store, but I had the time. As I thought about it, I realized that preparing the meal would certainly be better than}{\insrsid16007018
spending another day sulking.}{\insrsid2955736
}{\insrsid8590676
}{\insrsid8871685 Sherri arrived right on time the next morning.
}{\insrsid2173973
\'93}{\insrsid5442647 Welcome! }{\insrsid2173973 I\rquote m not quite done cooking,\'94 I said as I let her in. She was dressed more casually then I\rquote d seen her to date, in slacks, a blouse and a jacket. \'93
Do you mind hanging out in the kitchen for a few minutes?\'94
\'93Sure. What are we having?\'94
\'93Crab and asparagus omelets. Fresh fruit compote with a }{\insrsid3040333 special hard-to-find }{\insrsid2173973 brandy sauce. Bacon, homemade biscuits with strawberry jam, and a hash brown cheese chili casserole, which is really just fancy hash
browns that have been baked.\'94
\'93Wow. You cooked all this yourself?\'94 Sherri asked as she followed me into the kitchen.
\'93Yep,\'94 I answered.
\'93Pretty impressive,\'94 she said.
\'93Glad you think so,\'94 I replied. \'93There\rquote s some gourmet coffee brewing over there,\'94 I indicated the coffee pot, \'93and there\rquote s apple juice and fresh squeezed orange juice in the fridge.\'94
}{\insrsid16203985
Sherri poured herself some coffee, then wandered over to the stove where I was swirling butter in the pan, watching it melt in preparation for the eggs.}{\insrsid5442647 She asked how I was doing and I asked about her }{\insrsid9056825 morning }{
\insrsid5442647 drive }{\insrsid9056825 to my place}{\insrsid5442647 .}{\insrsid16203985
}{\insrsid8871685
}{\insrsid8590676 \'93Have you thought about whether you want to get back together with Sharon or Tina?\'94 Sherri asked}{\insrsid5442647 after we\rquote d finished exchanging pleasantries.}{\insrsid8590676
\'93I have,\'94 I said. \'93And you\rquote re }{\insrsid7083864 right;}{\insrsid8590676 it\rquote s not a simple question. I don\rquote t know what I want.\'94
Sherri smiled, and slowly nodded her head.
\'93I keep thinking I\rquote ll be able to figure it out,\'94 I said. \'93But I can never quite see the answer. It\rquote s like there are some pieces to the puzzle that I can\rquote t see.\'94
\'93There probably are,\'94 Sherri said. \'93They\rquote re hiding in a blind spot and none of us can see our own blind spots.\'94
}{\insrsid2187724
\'93That\rquote s kind of definitionally true,\'94 I said.
\'93Sure,\'94 Sherri said, looking a little smug. I didn\rquote t know quite what to say. Fortunately, I was almost done with the omelet, so I didn\rquote t have to. I motioned Sherri toward her seat and got the food plated and into serving dishes.
}{\insrsid1249830
\'93This looks really good,\'94 Sherri said as I placed the food in front of her.
\'93Thanks,}{\insrsid3040333 \'94 I said. \'93Tina taught me well}{\insrsid1249830 and I\rquote ve continued to practice after I moved to D.C.\'94
\'93Good for you.\'94 Sherri took a couple of bites and smiled at me. I watched her for a moment and then decided that maybe we didn\rquote t need to launch into my story right away.
}{\insrsid3767737
}{\insrsid1249830 \'93I have a question,\'94 I said.}{\insrsid3767737
}{\insrsid1249830
\'93Shoot,\'94 Sherri replied.
}{\insrsid3767737
\'93You said that, at least with you, I should ask for what I want.\'94
\'93Yes, I did. So what do you want?\'94
\'93I want to know why you\rquote re doing this,\'94 I said.
\'93I told you,\'94 Sherri replied. \'93Because you need me to.\'94 I frowned.
\'93The hooker with a heart of gold is a clich\'e9,\'94 I said, crossing my arms.
\'93And sometimes clich\'e9\rquote s are true,\'94 Sherri shot back. She was smiling, apparently more amused than irritated with my tone.
\'93So why is it true for you?\'94 I asked.
\'93Definitely being assertive this morning, aren\rquote t we?\'94 Sherri replied.
\'93You said I should ask,\'94 I said. Sherri chuckled.
\'93I did, and it\rquote s good to see}{\insrsid1249830 you do so}{\insrsid3767737 . But it\rquote s also a long story and we\rquote re already in the middle of your long story.\'94
\'93Can you give me a quick summary?\'94
Sherri paused. She poured herself some juice while she thought and then looked over at me.
\'93Sure,\'94 she replied. \'93If you don\rquote t mind me talking while we eat.\'94
\'93That\rquote d be fine,\'94 I answered.
}{\insrsid8214908 \'93My dad ran off when I was little}{\insrsid1249830 ,\'94 she began. }{\insrsid5584899 }{\insrsid1249830 \'93}{\insrsid5584899 He\rquote d send cards occasionally, and every now and then a check, but basically my mom raised my brother
}{\insrsid3040333 and me}{\insrsid5584899 by herself. Mom\rquote s a feminist activist. She\rquote s worked for a handful of women\rquote s organizations here in D.C.\emdash NOW, NARAL, AAUW, and several organizations you\rquote
ve never heard of. We spent a lot of time with }{\insrsid5442647 M}{\insrsid5584899 om\rquote s friends and coworkers. Basically, I grew up listening to debates about discrimination, equal wages for equal work, and patriarchal oppression.\'94
Sherri paused to sip some coffee.
\'93So when I entered colle}{\insrsid2187724 ge, I started as a women\rquote s studies}{\insrsid5584899 major. In many ways, my classmates and the faculty were worse than my mom\rquote s friends and coworkers. They talked about how \lquote all men ar}{
\insrsid3040333 e latent rapists\rquote and how men}{\insrsid5584899 }{\insrsid3040333 \lquote }{\insrsid5584899 couldn\rquote t care less about what a woman needed in bed.}{\insrsid1249830 \rquote }{\insrsid5584899 How }{\insrsid1249830 \lquote }{
\insrsid5584899 only another woman could really satisfy}{\insrsid11493911 a woman}{\insrsid1249830 .\rquote }{\insrsid11493911 \'94}{\insrsid3767737
}{\insrsid11493911
\'93They were lesbians?\'94 I asked. Sherri nodded.
\'93}{\insrsid15271259 Many of them. }{\insrsid11493911 Militant lesbians. They liked Andrea Dworkin.\'94 She}{\insrsid15271259 rri took a few bites of omelet, thinking. \'93And they were preaching to young wom
en who were often confused about their own sexuality. It was pretty overwhelming.\'94 She grimaced and took another bite. Then she began staring out into the distance. She spoke again without looking at me.
\'93Then . . . then I learned that guys are just as confused. About women, sex, all of it. Men are not the enemy.\'94
Sherri looked down at her plate. She was breathing slightly harder. I decided to just wait, }{\insrsid1249830 eating}{\insrsid15271259 some food myself, until she was ready to continue. After a fe}{\insrsid12206702 w moments she looked up at me.}{
\insrsid15271259
\'93The difference is, }{\insrsid12328234 women can talk to other women. Give each other support. Men don\rquote t have that.\'94}{\insrsid15271259
}{\insrsid12328234
\'93I don\rquote t know about that,\'94 I said.
\'93Really? How many men can you talk to about sex? Openly and honestly from the heart, not the bragging of the locker room?\'94
\'93Not many,\'94 I admitted. \'93Allen, some. But that\rquote s about it.\'94
\'93And you and Allen didn\rquote t go as deep }{\insrsid7630635 in your conversations }{\insrsid12328234 as you did with Sharon,\'94 Sherri pointed out.
}{\insrsid7630635
\'93True.\'94
\'93}{\insrsid16595141 Which is consistent with what I\rquote ve seen with other men,\'94 Sherri continued. \'93Men}{\insrsid14300221 will open up and talk with a woma}{\insrsid16595141 n}{\insrsid14300221 about sex if they know the woman won\rquote
t mind. Particularly if they don\rquote t have to worry about scoring with the woman.\'94}{\insrsid7630635
}{\insrsid14300221
I snorted. \'93}{\insrsid2187724 Which is why they\rquote ll talk to you. }{\insrsid14300221 You are a sure thing.\'94 Sherri gave a wry smile.
\'93Actually, I\rquote m less of a sure thing than most people think. But the fact that men think }{\insrsid2187724 I am}{\insrsid14300221 is enough.\'94
\'93I can see that.\'94
\'93Women have it a lot easier,\'94 Sherri asserted.
\'93Well,\'94 I began. \'93Not all women. Let me tell you about what happened with Tina the next day . . .\'94
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}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\insrsid14091859 The phone rang Wednesday evening just after dinner. It was Tina.}{\insrsid6768599
}{\insrsid14091859
\'93Joe, can you meet me at the Student Union? Out front by Old Main?\'94 Her voice carried a note of concern.
\'93Sure. Anything wrong?\'94
\'93No,\'94 Tina answered. \'93Not really.\'94
\'93Okay. I can be there in about twenty minutes.\'94
We hung up and I hiked over to campus, my mind awhirl with guesses as to what might be up. Tina was sitting on a bench when I approached and she stood when I arrived. I greeted her
with a deep hug. There was something in her eye when I pulled back, so I didn\rquote t try to kiss her.
\'93What\rquote s up?\'94 I asked.
\'93Well . . . I\rquote ve been thinking a lot about last night\emdash which I enjoyed a lot! But like I said, I\rquote ve had all these thoughts and I don\rquote t have anyone to talk to about them.\'94
\'93Ah,\'94 I said. We sat back down on the bench side by side. \'93We did move a little fast.\'94
\'93Yes. No. It\rquote s not the speed,\'94 Tina said. \'93It\rquote s just . . just so new. I mean, I loved what you did to me. And I\rquote m really glad you . . . enjoyed yourself too.}{\insrsid3761981 \'94}{\insrsid14091859
}{\insrsid3761981
\'93I imagine that was the first time you had semen on your chest though.\'94 Tina didn\rquote t quite blush, but bit her lip as she }{\insrsid15403904 gave a wry grin}{\insrsid3761981 .
\'93First time for many things,\'94 she said.
}{\insrsid15403904 \'93Yeah, I noticed. I hope everything was okay.\'94}{\insrsid3761981
}{\insrsid15403904
Tina turned and looked at me.
\'93It was fine, Joe. In fact, it was incredible. It\rquote s just . . . just so new. And there\rquote s no one I can really talk }{\insrsid14095974 about }{\insrsid15403904 it with. I can\rquote t talk about sex with my family or any of my friends.}{
\insrsid5442647 They\rquote re too conservative Catholic.}{\insrsid15403904 \'94
}{\insrsid14095974 \'93All of your friends?\'94
\'93Maybe not all,\'94 Tina answered. \'93But the ones I might be able to talk to have left Arizona and we don\rquote t speak very often anymore.\'94
}{\insrsid15403904 \'93You can talk about it with me,\'94 I replied. Tina sighed.
\'93Some things, Joe. And that\rquote s really important to me. That we can talk about the sex, particularly if we\rquote re going to be doing more. But there are some things I can\rquote t talk with you about.\'94
\'93Like what?\'94 I asked.
}{\insrsid13914022
\'93Like . . . what I should expect when it\rquote s your cock instead of your fingers inside me.\'94
\'93Oh. You\rquote re right. I can\rquote t help you with that.\'94
\'93Or when I\rquote m not sure if I want to suggest something to you,\'94 she said. \'93I mean, I\rquote d like to be able to talk things out, but sometimes you need a sounding board and it\rquote s hard for that to be the same person you\rquote
re doing stuff with.\'94
}{\insrsid4014784
I nodded.
\'93I\rquote m envious of you and Sharon,\'94 she said. I stiffened. \'93The way you each have someone you can talk to that you\rquote re not sleeping with.\'94
\'93That\rquote s true,\'94 I said, slowly relaxing. I had nothing to be guilty about, I reminded myself. Sharon and I hadn\rquote t really done anything and besides, it was before I\rquote d really gotten together with Tina.
\'93I really wish I had a friend I could talk to about sex,\'94 Tina said.
\'93I could introduce you to Sharon,\'94 I said. \'93You could talk to her the next time she calls.\'94
\'93That would be a little weird, Joe. I haven\rquote t even met her, and there\rquote s no way I could talk about sex with someone over the phone that I\rquote ve never met.\'94 I nodded in agreement.
\'93Well, what about making some new friends here at college?}{\insrsid3896473 \'94 I suggested.}{\insrsid4014784 }{\insrsid3896473 \'93}{\insrsid4014784 There\rquote
s got to be some women in your dorm or your classes you could talk to. They might not be friends yet, but they could be.\'94
\'93Hmmm.\'94 Tina was looking down, clearly thinking.
}{\insrsid10108951
\'93Maybe someone who\rquote s already made comments about sex, showing that they\rquote re comfortable about it,\'94 I suggested.
}{\insrsid6557291 \'93There is Marcy. She\rquote s said some things in the cafeteria. . .\'94 Tina broke off and looked up at me. Her smile was more relaxed. \'93She might be someone I can talk to. Thanks, Joe.\'94}{\insrsid10108951
}{\insrsid6557291
\'93Didn\rquote t do much,\'94 I said.
\'93You helped.\'94
\'93What are friends for?\'94
\'93We are becoming friends, aren\rquote t we?\'94 Tina said.
\'93And lovers,\'94 I replied. Tina grinned at that.
\'93True. But I meant boyfriend/girlfriend.\'94
\'93I guess we are,\'94 I admitted. \'93Though I\rquote m still worried about what happens when I leave.\'94
\'93And I told you we\rquote ll deal with that when it happens,\'94 she said.
\'93You did,\'94 I replied. After a pause I added, \'93and we\rquote ll have a great time until then.\'94
\'93Good!\'94
I reached over and put my arm around Tina. She snuggled in and we just sat on the bench until a crowd of fraternity guys came out of the Student Union, laughing and joking and yelling at one another. I became rather self-conscious of how public we were.
\'93What to go for a walk?\'94 I suggested.
\'93Sure.\'94
}{\insrsid3040333 We wandered e}{\insrsid5584467
ast, in what was starting to become a regular route. We dipped around the back of the library this time, cutting between the stadium and the Optical Sciences Center. In the end, we still wound up at the Chi-O steps.}{\insrsid6557291
}{\insrsid16660460
\'93Seems like we just can\rquote t stay away from here,\'94 Tina mused.
\'93Must be some sort of magnetic attraction,\'94 I replied. \'93Maybe we should check the steps. See if there are any transmitters or anything.\'94
\'93I doubt it,\'94 she said, as we walked up the steps and into the corner shadows. I sat down with my back to the wall and Tina nestled into my side.
\'93Can we just cuddle and talk?\'94 she asked.
\'93Sure,\'94 I replied, putting my arms around her. \'93What would you like to talk about?\'94
\'93Tell me about your first time,\'94 she asked. I let out a long deep breath.
\'93Okay,\'94 I said. }{\insrsid3040333 \'93}{\insrsid16660460 It wasn\rquote t bad, but it wasn\rquote t the end-all, be-all. }{\insrsid9130244 It was with my high school girlfriend. Her parents both worked so we\rquote
d go to her house and fool around after school. We\rquote d started doing more and more, usually with both of us naked. We\rquote d progressed to dry humping and one day I was lined up just right and on impulse, I pushed in.}{\insrsid3040333 \'94}{
\insrsid16660460
}{\insrsid9130244
\'93Without a condom or anything?\'94
\'93Nope. Of course, I realized that almost immediately and pulled out. I was shocked by my own actions and scared of what I might have done if I\rquote d kept }{\insrsid3040333 going. She wasn\rquote t on the pill}{\insrsid9130244
, so I could have gotten her pregnant. But I didn\rquote t. We spent the rest of the afternoon just cuddling while I took the whole experience in.\'94
\'93What did you do after that?\'94 Tina asked.
\'93Well, she went down to Planned Parenthood and got on the pill. I bought some condoms and a few weeks later, we did it for real. Or did it deliberately, I guess.\'94
\'93Planned Parenthood will put you on the pill? Without telling your parents?\'94
\'93Ye}{\insrsid3040333 s}{\insrsid9130244 ,\'94 I answered. }{\insrsid5470710 \'93Though I wasn\rquote t with her, so I don\rquote t know what was involved.\'94}{\insrsid9130244
}{\insrsid8603447
\'93Mmmm.\'94 Tina snuggled in a little more and I stroked her back lightly. I thought about asking her about her first time, but I knew that was a stupid question. But replaying our earlier conversations in my mind gave me an idea.
\'93Well, I\rquote d ask you about your experiences,\'94 I said, \'93but I think you\rquote ve already}{\insrsid15079518 told me most of them.\'94}{\insrsid8603447
}{\insrsid15079518
\'93Yes.\'94
\'93So}{\insrsid3040333 , you mentioned you wanted to explore.}{\insrsid15079518 }{\insrsid3040333 H}{\insrsid15079518 ow about telling me about some of the things you\rquote d like to do? What exactly would you like to explore?\'94
Tina let out a long breath.
\'93There are a lot of things,\'94 she said. \'93But can we talk about that another time? Maybe Friday? I just want to }{\insrsid7684008 be held}{\insrsid15079518 and not start talking about things that will get us worked up.\'94
\'93Sounds good,\'94 I replied. I didn\rquote t know what else to say, so I just continued holding her. The silence stretched amiably for several minutes.
\'93Were you in love with your high school girlfriend?\'94 Tina asked after a while.}{\insrsid12667064 I sighed.}{\insrsid15079518
}{\insrsid12667064
\'93I thought I was,\'94 I began. \'93We certainly used those words with each other, but not at first. In hindsight, I think it was mostly a mutual crush, coupled with a strong physical attraction. I don\rquote t think I had an idea what love was un
til Alicia.\'94
\'93She was the one you dated before you came here,\'94 Tina stated.
\'93}{\insrsid13381829 She was. I was crazy about her. I couldn\rquote t imagine life without her. We were together constantly until I left for Tucson. And then . . . apparently the feelings weren\rquote t as strong on both sides.\'94}{
\insrsid12667064
}{\insrsid13381829
\'93That must have been hard.\'94
\'93It was,\'94 I answered. \'93But I survived. And Sharon helped. And then I met you.\'94 }{\insrsid3040333 Tina}{\insrsid13381829 squeezed me with those last words. I grimaced, but in the dark with her head turned the other way, she couldn\rquote
t see me. She\rquote d taken }{\insrsid3040333 my comment to imply}{\insrsid13381829 more feelings on my part than I\rquote d intended, but I didn\rquote t see any way to correct that without making things worse.
}{\insrsid14234879
\'93So were you in love with your high school girlfriend before you two slept together?\'94 Tina asked. I gave a low chuckle.
\'93I think it was the reverse,\'94 I said. \'93I convinced myself that I was in love with her because we were sleeping together. In hindsight, that was a head trip I went on because of my own expectations.\'94
Tina made a small noise of sympathy.
\'93I don\rquote t think you have to be in love with someone to have sex with them,\'94 I continued. \'93I had a one}{\insrsid5442647 -}{\insrsid14234879 night stand with a friend just before I met Alicia and it was pretty good. I don\rquote
t have any regrets about it.\'94
\'93It was with a friend?\'94 Tina asked.
\'93Uh huh. There had always been a}{\insrsid7083864 n}{\insrsid14234879 attraction between us, but we were dating other people. One night we ran into each other at a party and we both happened to be single. }{\insrsid3767261
She came back to my dorm room. The next morning we\rquote d decided that we\rquote d had a good time, other than the hangovers, of course. She ended up meeting someone serious before we ever got together again.\'94
\'93Would you have?}{\insrsid15218661 Gotten together again?}{\insrsid3767261 \'94
\'93I like to think so,\'94 I said. \'93The sex was good, and the friendship was strong. I think it\rquote s important to be able to trust the person you\rquote re sleeping with, and that requires at least a friendship.\'94
\'93Mmmm.\'94}{\insrsid3094627 Tina snuggled a little tighter. \'93Are you still friends?\'94
\'93We lost touch when I got involved with Alicia,\'94 I admitted. \'93She moved and I didn\rquote t get her new address. I heard she was doing well from some mutual friends but we never re-established contact.\'94
\'93Oh.\'94
}{\insrsid3042786 \'93That\rquote s okay,\'94 I said. \'93I still have good memories of that night and no regrets.\'94
\'93No regrets. I like that.\'94
\'93That\rquote s why I\rquote m willing to move slowly. I don\rquote t want you to have regrets either.\'94
Tina just hugged me in reply. I continued to hold her, feeling her warmth against me and listening to the distant traffic.}{\insrsid7684008 After a while, she pulled away, shaking and stretching a little.}{\insrsid3042786
}{\insrsid7684008
\'93I still have a lot of studying to do tonight,\'94 she said.
\'93No problem. We\rquote ll be getting together Friday.\'94 Tina smiled.
\'93Thanks, Joe,\'94 she said. \'93For being so supportive.\'94
\'93Again, not a problem,\'94 I said. Tina leaned in and lightly, almost chastely, kissed me on the lips.
\'93You\rquote re a great guy,\'94 she said. I couldn\rquote t help blushing.
We got up and I walked Tina back to her dorm. }{\insrsid12131370 She gave me another kiss goodbye, this one with a little more passion, before turning and heading down the hall.}{\insrsid7684008
}\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid7684008 {\insrsid7684008 * * *
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid7684008 {\insrsid2047919
\'93Why do you say you were in love with Alicia?\'94 Sherri asked.}{\insrsid7684008
}{\insrsid2047919
\'93I wanted to marry her,\'94 I answered.
\'93That doesn\rquote t mean anything. People get married for all sorts of reasons,\'94 she replied. \'93}{\insrsid9446966 David}{\insrsid2047919 wanted to marry Bathsheba, but that wasn\rquote t love.\'94
\'93What?\'94 I asked.
\'93In the Bible,\'94 Sherri explained. \'93King }{\insrsid9446966 David}{\insrsid2047919 saw Bathsheba}{\insrsid9446966 bathing on her roof and arranged for her husband to get killed in battle so he could marry her.}{\insrsid15816869 It wasn\rquote
t love. Lust, maybe. Definitely coveting thy neighbor\rquote s wife, in violation of the Ten Commandments. }{\insrsid15937104 He also broke the commandment against adultery. }{\insrsid15816869 But all it cost him was Solomon\rquote
s older brother, dead of illness. Not entirely fair, if you ask me, to kill an innocent kid because his }{\insrsid5442647 father }{\insrsid15816869 committed one of the supposed Mortal Sins.\'94}{\insrsid2047919
}{\insrsid15816869
I just stared at Sherri, mouth agape. She grinned at my surprise.
}{\insrsid4863674
}{\insrsid15816869 \'93But I digress.}{\insrsid4863674 Wanting to marry Alicia didn\rquote t mean you loved her.\'94}{\insrsid15816869
}{\insrsid4863674
\'93Agreed,\'94 I said, shaking}{\insrsid14121303 my head as I reconsidered her question.}{\insrsid4863674
}{\insrsid14121303
\'93I loved being with her,\'94 I said. \'93We spent all our time together when I was here and we talked constantly when I was in Tucson. I loved doing stuff with her, and hanging out together, and of course the sex. There was a time when I just couldn
\rquote t imagine life without her.\'94
\'93Okay,\'94 Sherri said, \'93but is that love?\'94
\'93What would you call it?\'94
Sherri bit her lip and didn\rquote t answer.
}{\insrsid996368 \'93Well, it sounds like you had a good conversation with Tina,\'94 she said.}{\insrsid14121303
}{\insrsid996368
\'93Yeah. Though that was only the first unexpected conversation of the evening . . .\'94
}{\insrsid215337
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}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid7684008 {\insrsid215337
}{\insrsid12131370 There was a message from Sharon on the answering machine when I got back to my apartment.}{\insrsid11366175 Since it wasn\rquote t too late, I called her back.}{\insrsid215337
}{\insrsid11366175
\'93So how did the study date with Tina go?\'94 Sharon asked almost immediately.
\'93Well, it went fine,\'94 I said. \'93But I think Tina had some second thoughts afterward. She called me and we spent some time talking about it tonight.\'94
\'93Everything okay?\'94
\'93I think so,\'94 I said. \'93It\rquote s all just new to her and she didn\rquote t have anyone to talk to about it.\'94
}{\insrsid8407249
\'93So she called you. That\rquote s cool.\'94
\'93Well, sort of,\'94 I said. \'93I mean, it\rquote s cool that she called, but some of the things she wants to talk about, well, I\rquote m not the right person.\'94
\'93}{\insrsid16393163 Sure,\'94 Sharon said. \'93It helps to be able to talk to someone you\rquote re not dating.\'94
\'93Yeah,\'94 I agreed. \'93I suggested she talk to you, but she thought she needed to know you better first.\'94
\'93She\rquote s right,\'94 Sharon replied. \'93I wouldn\rquote t feel comfortable talking about sex with just anyone.\'94
\'93You\rquote re comfortable talking about it with me.\'94
\'93You\rquote re not a stranger,\'94 she replied.
\'93True.\'94
\'93So . . . if you suggested that Tina talk to me, you must have mentioned that you and I talk about sex.\'94
\'93I did,\'94 I said. \'93She seemed okay with that.\'94
}{\insrsid14383264 \'93Good!}{\insrsid16393163 \'94 Sharon stated emphatically. I chuckled.
\'93Hey, I do want to live vicariously,\'94 she said. I rolled my eyes, which fortunately Sharon couldn\rquote t see. Why didn\rquote t she just get a date?
\'93So you want to hear all the explicit details,\'94 I said.
}{\insrsid9912042 \'93Sure!\'94 Then she added}{\insrsid7083864 , \'93}{\insrsid9912042 If you\rquote re willing to share them.\'94}{\insrsid8407249
}{\insrsid9912042
\'93I don\rquote t know,\'94 I replied. \'93I don\rquote t mind telling you, and I don\rquote t think Tina would mind, but somehow a blow-by-blow over the phone doesn\rquote t feel right. I mean, I wouldn\rquote t give Allen that level of detail and he
\rquote s my friend too.\'94
Silence from the other end of the phone.
\'93There was one thing I could use advice on, though,\'94 I said. \'93Tina tried to go down on me and . . . . well, it was her first time doing that and she}{\insrsid12941853 . . .well, are there any pointers I can give her?\'94 Sharon chuckled.
\'93Keep practicing,\'94 she said. \'93The first time always sucks. Pardon the pun. Like anything, you have to do it a while before you get good at it.\'94
\'93I certainly did,\'94 I said.
\'93Enthusiasm helps too,\'94 Sharon continued. \'93It\rquote ll be better if she enjoys what she\rquote s doing.\'94
\'93True,\'94 I agreed. \'93And that\rquote s something she has to decide about on her own.\'94
\'93Right.\'94
}{\insrsid4010478
\'93So, what do you enjoy about it?\'94 I asked.
\'93Oh . . . I enjoy the feel. And the way his cock pulses and twitches. I like making him feel good. It\rquote s fun!\'94 I chuckled.
\'93Lucky guy,\'94 I said.
}{\insrsid15075620 \'93Damn right!\'94 The tone in Sharon\rquote s voice was so firm that I cracked up laughing.
\'93Damn right,\'94 I agreed when I could speak again. \'93Anyway, last night went well and we had a good talk tonight, so I think things with Tina are good.\'94
\'93Good,\'94 Sharon replied.
}{\insrsid6492429
\'93Yeah,\'94 I drawled. \'93So how are you?\'94
Sharon told me about her day and the first part of the week. Most of it was her usual tussles with school and work and the chores of life. She did mention meeting a cute guy but he hadn\rquote t asked her out and she wasn\rquote t sure he\rquote d noti
ced her. We wound down the conversation later than I\rquote d planned and so I decided to just crash and deal with my homework in the morning.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\insrsid14234879
}{\insrsid12530414 As a result of having to catch up on my homework, Thursday and Friday flew by. I managed to get the groceries bought before Tina arrived, once again bearing movie}{\insrsid5442647 s}{\insrsid10774761 . I\rquote d suggested}{
\insrsid12530414 }{\ul\insrsid14383264 Annie Hall}{\insrsid5442647\charrsid5442647 and}{\insrsid5442647\charrsid9056825 }{\ul\insrsid5442647 Hannah and Her Sisters}{\insrsid12530414 , by Woody Allen}{\insrsid10774761 and she\rquote
d had no trouble finding them}{\insrsid12530414 .}{\insrsid6768599
}{\insrsid16521786
Tina taught me some basics of Mexican cooking that night, }{\insrsid5442647 pressing}{\insrsid16521786 tortillas, making tomatillo sal
sa, and preparing basic burritos with a fruit and cilantro side salad. Dessert was simply chocolate ice cream. Tina said we\rquote d spent enough time on the other items to not need to prepare a dessert as well.
We were chasing the last lumps of ice cream around our bowls when Tina leaned back in her seat and let out a satisfied sigh.
\'93What was that for?\'94 I asked.
\'93I\rquote m happy,\'94 she said with a smile. \'93Good food, good company, }{\insrsid7083864 and no}{\insrsid16521786 pressing work I have to do.\'94
\'93Thank God for Fridays!\'94
Tina chuckled in response.
\'93By the way, I\rquote m having lunch with Marcy tomorrow,\'94 Tina said. \'93You made a good suggestion Wednesday.\'94
\'93I\rquote m glad you felt comfortable enough to talk to me on Wednesday,\'94 I replied.
\'93Me too.\'94 We just smiled at me. Then I had a devilish idea.
}{\insrsid12680990 \'93You know,\'94 I began, \'93}{\insrsid6186159 you mentioned talking }{\insrsid14383264 tonight }{\insrsid6186159 about thin}{\insrsid14383264 gs you wanted to explore}{\insrsid6186159 . Do you still want to?\'94
Tina caught the leer in my voice, and faked looking coy.}{\insrsid16521786
}{\insrsid6186159
\'93I don\rquote t know,\'94 she said. \'93I might want to talk about some things, but I\rquote m not ready to tell you everything.\'94
\'93I can handle that,\'94 I said. \'93I\rquote m not sure I want to know everything. At least not yet.\'94
\'93So, what do you want to know?\'94
\'93Oh, I don\rquote t know,\'94 I said. \'93I\rquote ll have to think of some good questions.\'94
\'93Do I get to ask you questions in return?\'94 Tina asked. I chuckled.
\'93Sure,\'94 I answered. \'93How about we do it twenty questions style}{\insrsid1245442 ?}{\insrsid6186159 We alternate asking questions until one of us refuses to answer.\'94
\'93And then what?\'94 she asked. The grin on her face told me she had very definite ideas of \lquote then what.\rquote
\'93Then . . . the person who doesn\rquote t answer has to do . . . something . . . for the other person.\'94
\'93Can that person\emdash the one that things are being done for\emdash pick the \lquote something\rquote ?\'94
\'93Sure,\'94 I replied.
\'93Good,\'94 Tina said, grinning.
}{\insrsid16189359
\'93You can ask first,\'94 I offered.
\'93Okay . . . what do you find most sexy about a woman?\'94
\'93Attitude,\'94 I said. \'93A woman who likes sex and isn\rquote t afraid to admit it is very sexy. My turn. Do you masturbate?\'94
Tina blushed and closed her eyes for a moment. She opened them and met my gaze.
\'93Yes\'94 she answered. \'93Usually with my fingers, though I\rquote ve also used the handle of my hairbrush.\'94 Ah, that explained the lack of hymen. \'93My next question. What do you find the most sexy about a woman\rquote s appearance?\'94
\'93Legs,\'94 I answered immediately. \'93I\rquote m a sucker for a woman in stockings and a garter belt.\'94 Tina pursed her lips, amused. \'93What can I say?\'94 Tina didn\rquote t reply.
\'93My next question,\'94 I said, \'93what\rquote s one fantasy you\rquote d like to fulfill?\'94
}{\insrsid5188550
Tina let out a deep breath. \'93You\rquote re not asking easy questions.\'94
\'93But I\rquote m also answering them. And you can also pass,\'94 I replied. Tina nodded.
\'93I\rquote d fantasized about making love on the top of a mountain,\'94 she answered. \'93Having the wind blow across my body as my lover caressed me while we looked out at a fantastic sunset.\'94
\'93You like the idea of sex outdoors?\'94 I asked. Tina grinned and nodded.
\'93So,\'94 she said, \'93what\rquote s one }{\insrsid1245442 of your unfulfilled fantasies?}{\insrsid5188550 \'94
\'93The typical male one,\'94 I said. \'93Two women at the same time.\'94 Tina chuckled and rolled her eyes.
}{\insrsid12529937 \'93Have you ever fantasized about two men at the same time?\'94 I asked. Tina shook her head.}{\insrsid5188550
}{\insrsid12529937
\'93No, not really,\'94 she answered. \'93My fantasies generally revolved around one partner at a time.\'94
\'93But you\rquote re not disgusted at the idea,\'94 I stated.
\'93No,\'94 she said. \'93I just haven\rquote t fantasized about it.\'94}{\insrsid3016076 I nodded in understanding and Tina looked off, thinking of her next question.}{\insrsid12529937
}{\insrsid3016076
\'93What\rquote s the wildest thing you\rquote ve done?\'94 she asked.
\'93Mmmm, that would probably be when my girlfriend surprised me with a blowjob at the airport.\'94
\'93At the airport?\'94 Tina was holding back laughter. I nodded.
\'93I was dropping her off and she told me to drive to the back of the parking garage. When we got there, she undid my pants and went down on me.\'94
\'93Did you come?\'94
\'93Yeah,\'94 I admitted.
\'93Sounds fun,\'94 Tina replied, salaciously grinning.
\'93It always is, when a woman surprised you with something sexual.\'94
\'93Any other memorable surprises?\'94 Tina asked.
\'93Well . . . I did have a female friend surprise me by handing me her camera and telling me to take pictures of her in her lingerie.\'94}{\insrsid13779062 Tina started giggling.}{\insrsid3016076
}{\insrsid13779062
\'93}{\i\insrsid13779062\charrsid13779062 That}{\insrsid13779062 must have been some surprise!\'94
\'93It certainly was,\'94 I replied.
\'93So . . . }{\insrsid1245442 what happened after that}{\insrsid13779062 ?\'94 Tina asked.
\'93A gentleman doesn\rquote t tell,\'94 I answered.
\'93But you talk about sex with Sharon. Would you tell her?\'94
I started to answer and then stopped. I would, I realized, except I didn\rquote t need to, since I was talking about Sharon. Did I want to admit that to Tina? Would she be upset?}{\insrsid3832612 I had already said too much.}{\insrsid13779062
\'93I\rquote d probably tell her,\'94 I admitted}{\insrsid3832612 .}{\insrsid13779062
\'93Oh}{\insrsid3832612 , okay}{\insrsid13779062 .\'94}{\insrsid3832612 Tina\rquote s face started to cloud.}{\insrsid13779062
}{\insrsid6644275
\'93}{\insrsid3832612 So I should be willing to tell you too,\'94 I said. }{\insrsid5442647 \'93}{\insrsid3832612 Nothing happened after the photos. I just went home. If it had been someone I was more than friends with, like you, I pr
obably would have wanted to do more.\'94 }{\insrsid6644275 Tina brightened at my words, reading the earnestness in my expression.
}{\insrsid7173453
\'93What do you want to do with me?\'94 she asked.
\'93Oh, all sorts of things,\'94 I said. \'93Movies and cooking and conversation, among othe}{\insrsid7083864 rs. Naughtiness on occasion,\'94 }{\insrsid7173453 I winked with the last sentence and Tina relaxed, smiling.
\'93Naughtiness?\'94 she asked, faking coy.
\'93Mmm, hmmm,\'94 I said. \'93Sometimes movies and cooking and conversation aren\rquote t enough. }{\insrsid3832612 There has to be}{\insrsid7173453 . . . more.\'94 I leered and Tina rolled her eyes, laughing silently.
\'93And is now one of those times?\'94 she asked, still pretending innocence.
\'93Well, I think it is. Do you think it is?\'94
\'93It could be,\'94 she answered. \'93What did you have in mind?\'94
\'93Mmmm,\'94 I replied, deliberately and slowly licking my lips.}{\insrsid15729786 \'93Maybe something like last time?\'94}{\insrsid7173453
}{\insrsid15729786
Tina grinned but didn\rquote t say anything, so I got up from my chair and walked over to her. She stood at the same time so I took her in my arms and kissed her. Our kisses were sweet and then hot before we eased ourselves to the floor.
Tina was much more relaxed this time as I slowly undressed her, covering her exposed skin with kisses as I did. She once again gasped and moaned as I suckled her breasts, but this time ran her fingers lightly over my back as I did so.}{\insrsid6450018
Tina also helped me remove her shorts and }{\insrsid3832612 panties}{\insrsid6450018 when I moved lower.}{\insrsid15729786
}{\insrsid6450018
I looked up to see Tina smiling at me as I kissed the insides of her thighs. She was already wet, her scent strong. I began with a gentle kiss and smiled at her gasp. Then I held onto her hips and began to lick and suck in earnest. It didn\rquote
t take long for Tina to shriek through her first orgasm. I backed off only long enough for her to catch her breath and then began kissing and licking again. Tina\rquote s second orgasm was just as spectacular to watch as her first.
I started gently kissing her mound, preparing to go for a third when Tina tapped me on the shoulder. I looked up to see her motioning me to slide up. I wrapped her in my arms and started kissing her. She passionately
returned the kisses and then pulled back with a surprised grin.
\'93I can taste myself on you,\'94 she said.
\'93Is that a problem?\'94
\'93No,\'94 she said. \'93I just didn\rquote t realize I . . . could get so wet.\'94
\'93You were pretty juicy,\'94 I replied.
\'93Juicy?\'94
\'93Juicy and delicious and wonderful to eat!\'94 I leaned down and mock-bit }{\insrsid10813866 her breast}{\insrsid6450018 , which caused Tina to laugh.}{\insrsid10813866
She purred when I turned more serious, sucking hard on her nipple. I started to kiss my way south again. Tina stopped me again.}{\insrsid6450018
}{\insrsid10813866
\'93Can I try again?\'94 she asked. I nodded and shifted until I was lying on my back.}{\insrsid810481
Tina slid down and gingerly took my cock in her hands. She looked up and I smiled back down. Tina let out a breath and then extended her tongue, lightly touching my shaft. Then she moved forward and lowered her mouth around my cock.
Her technique was better this time. She never grazed me with her teeth and she seemed to be able to maintain }{\insrsid3832612 a}{\insrsid810481 rhythm better than before. She paused on bobbing up and down a few times to run her tongue down the enti
re length of my shaft. It felt good.
}{\insrsid6292799 Good, b}{\insrsid810481 ut not great. }{\insrsid6292799 Fairly quickly, }{\insrsid810481 I knew I wasn\rquote t going to come.}{\insrsid6292799 After about five minutes Tina figured that out herself. She paused and looked up at me.}{
\insrsid810481
}{\insrsid6292799
\'93Feels good,}{\insrsid7083864 \'94 I}{\insrsid6292799 said encouragingly. \'93You\rquote re doing better.\'94
Tina sighed and moved back up into my arms. She continued to stroke my cock with her }{\insrsid11356104 hand.}{\insrsid6292799
}{\insrsid11356104
\'93Can you show me?\'94 she asked.
\'93Show you?\'94
\'93How you do it yourself?\'94
\'93Oh.\'94 My eyes grew wide as I considered her request. I\rquote d never masturbated in front of Alicia or my high school girlfriend. Could I do it, or would it be too weird?
I glanced down at Tina\rquote s naked body, pressed up against mine. My erection twitched as my eyes passed her breasts and focused on her now-matted pubic hair. I could do this.
I slid my own hand down on top of Tina\rquote s. Slowly, she disengaged, putting her hand on my hip, letting me take over.
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As I stroked myself, I kept my eyes flitting up and down Tina\rquote s body. Her eyes were on my cock, so I felt comfortable staring at her breasts and hips. }{\insrsid479006 I played back the memory of her orgasms and felt th}{\insrsid3832612
e energy building in my balls.}{\insrsid7357635
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Tina came pretty easily, I realized. Than meant our future sex was going to be a lot of fun, for both of us. I imagined her coming while she rode astride me. I imagined watching her shudder and feeling her clamp her pussy down on my cock.
That image pushed me over the edge. I gasped and spurted semen over my abdomen and stomach. Tina looked up at me, grinning.
\'93That looked like it felt good!\'94 she said.
\'93It was,\'94 I replied as I caught my breath. Tina dipped a finger into my come and raised it to her mouth.
\'93Hmmm,\'94 she said after licking her finger clean. \'93Doesn\rquote t taste particularly good.\'94
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}{\insrsid3832612 \'93Not as good as chocolate,\'94 I replied, \'93or your juices.\'94}{\insrsid6292799
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\'93True,\'94 she said. I started to shift so I could sit up and Tina }{\insrsid7083864 hopped up}{\insrsid3832612 and dashed to the bathroom. She returned with a washcloth and began to clean me up. I sh}{\insrsid2299392
uddered because it was cold and Tina promised to warm it up the next time. She sat down next to me after she\rquote d returned the cloth to the sink.}{\insrsid3832612
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\'93So what now?\'94 I asked.
\'93We watch the mov}{\insrsid7818960 i}{\insrsid2299392 e,\'94 Tina answered. I grinned back. While I got the leftover food put away, Tina set up the VCR. Then, still both nude, we settled in to enjoy the remainder of the night.
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