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}{\insrsid13449044 Chapter Fourteen
by be287m
The drive to Albuquerque was uneventful. We got a late start because one of Tina\rquote s professors changed his mind and held class when he\rquote d originally said he was going to cancel it. We took the Deming to Hatc
h cut between I-10 and I-25, but since I\rquote d already factored it into our travel time, it didn\rquote t help much. Dinner ended up being fast food in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, and it was mid-evening before we arrived at Sharon\rquote
s parents\rquote place.
}{\insrsid357571 It didn\rquote t help that I got mildly lost in the winding subdivision her parents lived in near the base of Sandia }{\insrsid4411745 Peak}{\insrsid357571 . }{\insrsid8217214 Being purely a residential neighborhood, we couldn\rquote
t find any phones either, though I probably would have had to surrender my \'93guys license\'94 if I\rquote d
actually stopped to get better directions. In the end, I made one dumb turn that turned out to be the right turn. Tina spotted some people sitting on their front porch and they turned out to be Sharon and her parents. We had made it.}{\insrsid13449044
}{\insrsid15748516
}{\insrsid344677 We piled out of the car and made our introductions. Sharon greeted both Tina and }{\insrsid983952 me}{\insrsid344677
with hugs, saying she was really glad to meet my girlfriend. Her enthusiasm seemed contagious as both her parents hugged us welcome as well. I stepped back, a little shaken by the strength of her father\rquote s }{\insrsid1519381 grip}{\insrsid344677
. He immediately offered to help with the luggage, while Sharon\rquote s mom asked Tina about the drive.}{\insrsid15748516
}{\insrsid8217214
\'93You okay?\'94 Sharon asked}{\insrsid344677 , pulling me aside}{\insrsid8217214 . \'93We were starting to worry.\'94
\'93We\rquote re fine,\'94 I said. \'93Got a}{\insrsid15748516 late start and a little lost}{\insrsid8217214 .\'94
}{\insrsid7080208
\'93I\rquote ll drive to Santa Fe tomorrow, then,\'94 Sharon stated. I shrugged. I wouldn\rquote t mind the time }{\insrsid1519381 out from behind the wheel}{\insrsid7080208 .
As we walked in the door, Sharon\rquote s dad carried Tina\rquote s bags down the hall while her mom }{\insrsid11487287 poured us some iced tea}{\insrsid7080208 .
}{\insrsid11487287
\'93All set!\'94 Sharon\rquote s dad announced after having stolen my bag away. \'93Tina, you\rquote ll be staying with Sharon }{\insrsid7362503 in the guest room }{\insrsid11487287 and, Joe, you\rquote re in }{\insrsid7362503 Sharon\rquote
s room, since that\rquote s only a single bed}{\insrsid11487287 .\'94
\'93What?\'94 I asked.
\'93Tina\rquote s }{\insrsid1519381 father}{\insrsid11487287 called this afternoon and asked about the sleeping arrangements,\'94 Sharon\rquote s mom explained. \'93We thought this would be best.\'94
}{\insrsid5838834 \'93Okay,\'94 I replied, trying}{\insrsid11487287 to make light of it. When I caught Sharon\rquote s eyes, she tilted her head and }{\insrsid5838834 shrugged.}{\insrsid7362503
There was really no way to talk about it in front of her parents, so I just s}{\insrsid3243251 hrugged}{\insrsid7362503 back.}{\insrsid11487287
}{\insrsid7362503
I\rquote d met Mr.}{\insrsid3243251 and Mrs. Meyers before briefly}{\insrsid7362503 and they\rquote d struck me a}{\insrsid983952 s}{\insrsid7362503 solid folk}{\insrsid983952 s}{\insrsid7362503 who perhaps doted on their only child }{\insrsid1519381
a bit too much. Nothing in the}{\insrsid7362503 evening\rquote s conversation contradicted}{\insrsid1661116 that first impression. They asked about school and gushed in admiration as Tina talked about working over half time on top of her classes}{
\insrsid3243251 ,}{\insrsid1661116 before sharing how pleased they were at Sharon\rquote s hard work the previous semester. Similarly, they enjoyed hearing how Tina and I had met, but somehow the story b
ecame how Sharon had gotten us together by pushing me to ask Tina out. I was both bemused and amused when we all called it a night.}{\insrsid7362503
}{\insrsid1661116
Both Sharon\rquote s room and the guest bedroom lay at one end of a hall with the Meyers\rquote bedroom on the other end. We said our goodnights and }{\insrsid1519381 headed to our assigned rooms. I started unpacking and }{\insrsid1661116
Sharon opened the door and poked her head in a moment later.
\'93I\rquote m sorry, Joe,\'94 she said. \'93When Tina\rquote s dad called, I was at the store. He talked to my mom for a little bit, saying he w
anted to thank them and to know a little about the people who were generously hosting his daughter for a weekend. He apparently charmed my mother because they talked for some time. Som}{\insrsid15801745
ewhere in the conversation, he said he was surprised that we had two guest rooms. Mom said they didn\rquote t and . . . well . . .\'94}{\insrsid1661116
}{\insrsid15801745
\'93It\rquote s okay,\'94 I said. \'93I\rquote ve met Mr. Delgado. I can\rquote t imagine your mom standing up to him.\'94
\'93We\rquote ll figure some way for you and Tina to have some time together,\'94 Sharon promised. I nodded, though I didn\rquote t expect much.
\'93Well, see you in the morning,\'94 Sharon said. I said goodnight and she left, closing the door softly behind her.
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}{\insrsid15801745 \'93So why didn\rquote t you object to the sleeping arrangements?\'94 Sherri asked.
\'93I didn\rquote t think I could.\'94
\'93Why not? You and Tina are both adults. You had an established relationship. It wouldn\rquote t have been too difficult to tell Sharon\rquote s parents that, while you respected Mr. Delgado\rquote s wishes, the sleeping arrangements weren\rquote
t really his business.\'94
I sighed.
\'93It\rquote s not that easy,\'94 I said.
\'93Why not?\'94 Sherri pushed.}{\insrsid15532116 I snorted.
\'93I suppose it was easy for you,\'94 I said.}{\insrsid3243251 \'93Making your own sleeping arrangements.\'94}{\insrsid15532116
\'93It was,\'94 Sherri replied. I stopped and stared at her for a moment.
\'93My mom had no problem with my lovers spending the night in my bed. As long as we didn\rquote t make too much noise and were discreet around my little brother.\'94
I just shook my head.
\'93You must have had a unique adolescence,\'94 I said. \'93Most parents I know would freak.\'94 Sherri nodded in acknowledgement.
}{\insrsid10899799 \'93I\rquote m not saying that you should have objected,\'94 she said after a pause. \'93I\rquote m asking why you didn\rquote t.\'94
\'93You think it\rquote s because I didn\rquote t have the nerve?\'94
\'93Did you?\'94
\'93Actually, I probably . . . no, I don\rquote t know. It was irrelevant because I sensed pretty quickly that objecting would only cause problems with Sharon\rquote s parents. And we were guests}{\insrsid983952 ,}{\insrsid10899799 after all.}{
\insrsid12402144 \'94
\'93Nothing wrong with being good guests,\'94 Sherri quipped.}{\insrsid15532116
}{\insrsid3243251
\'93Well, I\rquote m not sure how good of a guest I was,\'94 I said. \'93I know you\rquote re not supposed to pry into other people\rquote s things . . .
}{\insrsid1786944
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}{\insrsid3243251 I\rquote d gotten undressed and was sitting on the edge of Sharon\rquote s bed. Despite being ready for sleep, I wasn\rquote t tired. Still a little pumped up from the road, I guessed. I should have brought a book, but I hadn\rquote
t expected to be sleeping alone. Restless, I wondered if Sharon might have left something in her room that would suit.
}{\insrsid983952 She\rquote d}{\insrsid3243251 stripped the room pretty bare, of course, moving most of her stuff up to her apartment in Boulder. One wall still held certificates a
nd other memorabilia from high school and some stuffed animals held court in a far corner. The bookshelves were empty of actual books, containing only small knick-knacks or other reminders of time past.
One of the nightstand drawers did sit open about an inch. I could see paper through that gap, so I pulled it open.}{\insrsid14707316 Several computer printed pages stared up at me. Pulling them out, I realized they were from one of the story packets I
\rquote d sent Sharon}{\insrsid4411745 . The pages}{\insrsid14707316 were slightly crumpled around the edges and the top }{\insrsid4411745 sheet}{\insrsid14707316 was in the middle of a story, about halfway through a long sex scene.}{\insrsid3243251
}{\insrsid14707316
Oh.
Definitely reading material, but not stuff I could admit to Sharon that I\rquote d found.
}{\insrsid1575387 I paged through the stack. There were a handful of stories, and I realized that they were from }{\insrsid8350217 several }{\insrsid1575387 of the packets I\rquote d sent her. Apparently she\rquote d extracted the ones she\rquote
d liked the most. A couple}{\insrsid983952 had small water stains on them,}{\insrsid1575387 splashed drops long since dried. A}{\insrsid15288019 page at the bottom was different, though.}{\insrsid14707316
}{\insrsid15288019
Sharon had stuck a page of lined notebook paper into the stack with various comments in her own writing. \'93Standing, leaning on cab. Sitting on gate, gate down. Bending over gate, back to camera\'94 and a few more.}{\insrsid3352487
I set the sheet down.}{\insrsid15288019
}{\insrsid3352487
Sharon had actually started planning out shots for our next photo session. The one that was supposed to happen this trip, but wasn\rquote t going to now.
I picked up the sheet again and glanced down the rest of the list. Some of the notes were a little cryptic. What did \'93}{\insrsid983952 sideways}{\insrsid208544 \'94 mean? }{\insrsid4411745 Sharon had crossed a few lines out}{\insrsid3352487 .}{
\insrsid208544 A line at the bottom was explicitly clear, though.}{\insrsid3352487
}{\insrsid208544
\'93Driver\rquote s seat, holding steering wheel. Picture through side window, smiling at camera. Topless?\'94
I set the paper down again, shaking a little.
}{\insrsid13256545
Despite all the no\rquote s and }{\insrsid983952 refusals}{\insrsid13256545 , Sharon was considering posing topless for me. Had considered. That wasn\rquote t going to happen with Tina along. Wasn\rquote
t going to happen now that I was with Tina, I corrected myself.
That didn\rquote t matter to my erection. The images of Sharon, topless in the cab of a truck kept running in front of my eyes. I carefully put the paper back in the }{\insrsid4411745 nightstand}{\insrsid13256545 and }{\insrsid4411745 lay}{
\insrsid13256545 back on the bed. I tried to will myself to sleep. No luck. I tried to push the images of Sharon out of my head\emdash all our past photo shoots and all the ones I\rquote d wanted to do. No luck either.
In the end, I gave in. I slowly masturbated to an explosive climax, biting my lip to avoid making any noise. That seemed to do the trick. I was tired enough afterwards to fall asleep.
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}{\insrsid7281413 \'93Didn\rquote t you say you earlier that you felt guilty masturbating to fantasies about Sharon?\'94 Sherri asked. I shrugged sheepishly.
\'93Yeah,\'94 I admitted. \'93The guilt faded over time.\'94
\'93Over time? So you masturbated to Sharon\rquote s pictures several more times than you\rquote ve told me about?\'94
\'93Yeah,\'94 I admitted. I didn\rquote t look at Sherri as I felt my face flush.
\'93There\rquote s nothing wrong with that,\'94 Sherri said. \'93I told you that in the first place.\'94
\'93Well, it }{\insrsid4849756 didn\rquote t feel right,\'94 I said defensively. \'93I mean, Sharon}{\insrsid983952 had}{\insrsid4849756 alway}{\insrsid983952 s said how much she valued my friendship and how she saw}{\insrsid4849756
me only as a friend. She wouldn\rquote t have liked it.\'94}{\insrsid7281413
}{\insrsid4849756
\'93But you never asked.\'94
\'93No. I was always too scared.\'94
\'93Scared of what?\'94
I studied my fingernails, not answering. Sherri let the pause lengthen.
\'93Scared of what?\'94 she prompted again.
}{\insrsid1519381 \'93Don\rquote t push me,\'94 I warned. Sherri paused.}{\insrsid4849756
\'93I\rquote m sorry, Joe,\'94 she finally said. \'93Sometimes I have to push, or }{\insrsid6753624 men won\rquote t say what they really need to say.\'94}{\insrsid4849756
}{\insrsid6753624
\'93Well, }{\insrsid1519381 I don\rquote t like}{\insrsid6753624 it,\'94 I snapped. Sherri didn\rquote t say anything, just kept looking at me. I slowly calmed down and closed my eyes.
\'93I\rquote m sorry for my ou}{\insrsid983952 tburst,\'94 I said}{\insrsid6753624 .
}{\insrsid1519381
\'93That\rquote s okay,\'94 Sherri said, reaching over and taking my hand. \'93Tell me more about Albuquerque.\'94
}{\insrsid13256545
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}{\insrsid7539407 The next morning, I beat the women to the dining room. Mr. and Mrs. Meyers were already up, sipping coffee and reading the newspaper. Mrs. Meyers offered to fix me an egg and I politely declined.
\'93I should wait for Sharon and Tina,\'94 I said.
\'93Oh, they might be a while,\'94 Mrs. Meyers said. \'93I poked my head in a little earlier and they were both dead to the world.\'94 I raised my eyebrows and checked the clock.
\'93Oh, don\rquote t worry,\'94 Mrs. Meyers said,}{\insrsid10029248 \'93you\rquote ll still have plenty of time in Santa Fe. It\rquote s only an hour\rquote s drive.\'94 I already knew that, but just smiled at Mrs. Meyers and nodded my head.}{
\insrsid7539407
}{\insrsid10029248
Having little else to do, I borrowed some of the sections of the paper from Mr. Meyers. I finished it and was halfway through a People magazine when we heard a shower running in the distance. A few minutes late
r, Sharon wandered in wearing sweats and with her hair a mess.
\'93Hey,\'94 she said as she went to get herself some coffee.
\'93Hey yourself,\'94 I replied.
\'93Did you sleep well, honey?\'94 Mrs. Meyers asked. Sharon nodded.
\'93Tina and I stayed up a long time talking,\'94 she explained. \'93I really like her, Joe!\'94
\'93I\rquote m glad to hear that,\'94 I said.}{\insrsid12460236 Sharon smiled and sipped her coffee.}{\insrsid10029248
}{\insrsid12460236
\'93So when do you think you\rquote ll get going?\'94 Mrs. Meyers asked Sharon. \'93Do you have time for breakfast?\'94
\'93We\rquote ll get going after Tina and I have both showered,\'94 }{\insrsid3486870 Sharon said,}{\insrsid12460236 tilting her head toward the hall}{\insrsid1519381 where we could hear water running}{\insrsid12460236 . \'93I imagine we can eat first.
\'94}{\insrsid3486870 She settled into a chair near me, still nursing her coffee.}{\insrsid12460236
}{\insrsid3486870
\'93So what did you two talk about?\'94 I asked. Her eyes flicked to where her mother was bustling about, getting eggs and bacon and toast going.
\'93This and that,\'94 Sharon replied. She didn\rquote t say anything more and I didn\rquote t press. After a while, she stood up and announced she was headed back to get her own shower.
Tina appeared about fifteen minutes, looking radiant and beautiful. She was dressed, her hair tied back, and smiling. Almost chipper, really.
\'93Good morning!\'94 she said as she entered the kitchen.
\'93Ready for some breakfast?\'94 Mrs. Meyers asked. Tina nodded and}{\insrsid4610549 contemplated the food that Mrs. Meyers placed on the table before she could even sit down.}{\insrsid3486870
}{\insrsid4610549
}{\insrsid6760767 \'93Sharon said you guys stayed up late talking,\'94 I commented.}{\insrsid4610549
}{\insrsid6760767
}{\insrsid983952 \'93Oh, we did! She\rquote }{\insrsid6760767 s so much fun! We had a great time!\'94
\'93I\rquote m sorry I missed it.\'94
Tina grinned. \'93I\rquote m sure you are. But I\rquote m kind of glad you weren\rquote t there. It felt more like a slumber party that way.\'94
I glanced over at Mrs. Meyers, }{\insrsid1519381 filling a plate }{\insrsid6760767 of food for me. I decided not to comment on slumber parties. I was sure my prurient thoughts would be a little more than }{\insrsid1519381 Mrs. Meyers}{\insrsid6760767
could take.
}{\insrsid10355536
We ate breakfast mostly in silence, as our mouths were continually full. Sharon joined us about halfway through and was still eating when Tina and I finished. We excused ourselves to pack up a little and walked ba
ck down the hall together. Tina followed me into Sharon\rquote s old room and closed the door behind her.
}{\insrsid6760767
}{\insrsid15469077 \'93You should have told me about the pictures, Joe.\'94
\'93What?\'94 Where was this coming fr}{\insrsid10355536 om?}{\insrsid15469077
\'93You should have told me that Sharon was the one that posed for you.\'94
\'93Uh, well, that was before you and I got together,\'94 I said. I was starting to sweat. \'93Sharon made it clear that nothing else was going to happen between us.\'94
\'93I know. She }{\insrsid2781291 said that she\rquote d done it for fun. She also said}{\insrsid15469077 there was no way she would do anything that might threaten your relationship with me.\'94
I let out the breath I hadn\rquote t realized I was holding.
}{\insrsid10355536
\'93But still, I should have heard it from you and not her.\'94
\'93I\rquote m, I\rquote m sorry,\'94 I stammered. \'93I figured that since it was history, I didn\rquote t need to bring it up. I\rquote m sorry.\'94
\'93Well, it\rquote s okay. I don\rquote t actually mind that you did it. I just would have liked to know before I met her.\'94
\'93I\rquote m really sorry. It won\rquote t happen again.\'94
}{\insrsid10159618
\'93I believe you,\'94 Tina said. Then her cheeks brightened in a small smile. \'93Though it does sound like it was fun, at least from Sharon\rquote s description. Maybe you\rquote ll have to use a different model sometime.\'94
\'93We could do that,\'94 I said.
\'93We could,\'94 Tina replied.}{\insrsid1519381\charrsid1519381 }{\insrsid1519381 Now she was definitely grinning, teasing.}{\insrsid10159618
\'93I\rquote m going to go brush my teeth,\'94 she announced next and moved forward for a hug and a quick kiss b}{\insrsid3626529 efore heading to the bathroom.}{\insrsid10159618
I sunk back onto the bed, letting out a deep breath. I was shaking a little and my heart }{\insrsid4411745 was pounding}{\insrsid10159618 . I felt like I\rquote d stepped on a landmine, but it hadn\rquote t gone boom. Sharon knew too many of my secrets
}{\insrsid16737944 and I hadn\rquote t told her what she could and couldn\rquote t tell other people. I suspected she\rquote d be discreet in general, but it was too easy to imagine her believing Tina already knew things she didn\rquote t. Thank god I
\rquote d at least mentioned taking photos before. And thank god there were no other skeletons I needed to worry about.}{\insrsid10159618
}{\insrsid16737944
In fact, this was probably good, I mused. If Sharon had talked about the picture taking, she\rquote d obviously felt very comfortable
with Tina. I wondered how x-rated their conversation the night before had gotten. That could be interesting to find out.
We still had to get going today, though. I pulled myself up and got ready to go.
}{\insrsid10159618
}{\insrsid4661354 Of course, the nervousness returned as we assembled in the kitchen. Both of the girls just smiled at me but didn\rquote t say anything as we headed out to the garage.}{\insrsid10159618
}{\insrsid2781291
Was Tina really}{\insrsid1519381 okay with the pictures}{\insrsid2781291 ? Or was she just waiting to dump me?
\'93Here\rquote s the truck,\'94 Sharon said when we walked into the garage. \'93}{\insrsid749452 I borrowed it from my uncle while he works on my Karmen Gia.\'94}{\insrsid2781291
}{\insrsid749452
It was a beaut. Big, lots of chrome, extended cab, bed liner}{\insrsid10573267 . Sparkling clean too. I walked around and admired it.}{\insrsid749452
}{\insrsid10573267
\'93I can see why you thought it would work well for pictures,\'94 Tina said to Sharon as she walked around and looked at the bed.
\'93Yeah. It would work well, wouldn\rquote t it?\'94 Sharon replied.
We got in, Tina in the middle and Sharon at the wheel, and headed off to Santa Fe.
}{\insrsid12395609
\'93So,\'94 I began once we\rquote d hit I-25, trying to keep my nerves steady, \'93it sounds like you two had quite the conversation last night.\'94 Sharon and Tina looked at each other and grinned.
\'93We did,\'94 Sharon said, nodding.
\'93So what did you talk about?\'94 I asked.
\'93All sorts of things,\'94 Tina said.
}{\insrsid983952 \'93You,}{\insrsid12395609 \'94 Sharon added.
\'93Me? What did you say?\'94
\'93That\rquote s for us to know,\'94 Sharon replied, \'93and you not to find out.\'94
\'93Hey!\'94
\'93Nothing bad,\'94 Tina reassured me. \'93In fact, Sharon was quite complimentary.\'94 I looked at Sharon, who grinned and nodded.
}{\insrsid9974729 \'93I}{\insrsid1519381 \rquote ve}{\insrsid9974729 got your back, Joe,\'94 she said.}{\insrsid12395609
}{\insrsid9974729
\'93Well, it sounds like you told her a lot, if you mentioned the photo sessions.\'94
\'93You should have told her that yourself,\'94 Sharon said. I glanced at Tina, who shot me a short glare and nodded. \'93Tina knew you and I were close and that we often talked about sex and somehow in that conversation, they came up.\'94
\'93You were saying how comfortable you felt with Joe,\'94 Tina said. \'93How safe.\'94
\'93Yeah. That was it. I was saying I wouldn\rquote t feel safe posing for anyone else.}{\insrsid3940950 That\rquote s part of what makes you such a good friend.}{\insrsid9974729 \'94
I let out a deep breath. \'93So I\rquote m safe.\'94
\'93You are,\'94 Tina said. \'93You\rquote re patient and kind and you respect a woman\rquote s boundaries. That\rquote s part of why we\rquote re together.\'94
}{\insrsid6058108 \'93You\rquote re a lucky man,\'94 Sharon added.}{\insrsid9974729
}{\insrsid6058108
\'93That, I know.\'94 I smiled at Tina who smiled back.
}{\insrsid15469077
}{\insrsid3940950 \'93Don\rquote t worry,\'94 Sharon teased. \'93You won\rquote t be upset about anything else we discussed.\'94 }{\insrsid722533
}{\insrsid3940950
\'93Well, if you\rquote re not going to tell me what you talked about, I\rquote ll just have to trust you.\'94
\'93Yep,\'94 Sharon replied.
}{\insrsid4544021 \'93Well, is there anything you didn\rquote t talk about?\'94 I asked.}{\insrsid3940950
}{\insrsid4544021
\'93We didn\rquote t talk about your study habits,\'94 Tina said. She was clearly teasing me as well.
\'93That\rquote s right,\'94 Sharon said. \'93So how good are his study habits?}{\insrsid1519381 Are they as bad as his handwriting?}{\insrsid4544021 \'94
The two didn\rquote t let up for the rest of the trip to Santa Fe, tag-team teasing me about everything they could. When I objected, it became fodder for more, so I eventually learned to shut up. That, of course, led }{\insrsid1519381 to the teasing }{
\insrsid4544021 dying down and us talking about more normal topics.
}{\insrsid722533
}{\insrsid4544021 Once we arrived in Santa Fe, w}{\insrsid722533
e wandered the art galleries and the tourist traps around the plaza. Sharon showed us the church with the curving wooden stairwell and discussed the legend behind it. We also poked our heads into one of the art museums and enjoyed the
sculptures peaking over the wall}{\insrsid1519381 of another}{\insrsid722533 .
In one gallery, Sharon lingered as we looked at the paintings. They looked like watercolors, }{\insrsid1519381 though some were}{\insrsid722533 limited edition posters. Most were of women or kids, with warm glows and flowy summery fabrics. A
few were nudes. I checked the name. Steve Hanks. I didn\rquote t know the artist, but I suspected I\rquote
d be able to find his work in the poster shops. Tina completed her circuit of the shop about the same time as I did, so we converged on Sharon, who was starin
g at one in particular. It was of a nude woman under a shower, profiling her back and ass as the water cascaded down.
\'93I really like this one,\'94 Sharon said, not breaking her eyes away.
\'93What about it?\'94 I asked.
\'93The color. Her pose. I just really like it.\'94
\'93It is nice,\'94 Tina said.
\'93It also reminds me of some of my past experiences,\'94 Sharon said, grinning. Tina and I both chuckled.
\'93I\rquote ll bet,\'94 I said. \'93Too bad you can\rquote t afford it.\'94 Sharon broke her eyes away and looked at the price.
\'93Maybe I can get a regular print,\'94 she said.
\'93Maybe,\'94 I said, \'93but probably not here.\'94
We wandered out of the gallery into a largely deserted street.
\'93So what past experiences did it remind you of?\'94 Tina asked.
}{\insrsid11753121 \'93Oh, the times Allen and I took advantage of the dorm showers late at night.\'94}{\insrsid722533
}{\insrsid11753121
\'93The dorm showers??\'94 Tina said, choking back surprised laughter.
\'93Mmm hmmm. We\rquote d change into robes in Allen\rquote s room, and the slip in to the restroom when no one was around. He\rquote d hang his robe over mine and if we were quiet, no one would no the difference.\'94 Sharon was grinning as she spoke.
\'93I can\rquote t imagine being quiet,\'94 Tina said, still chuckling and shaking his head.
\'93Oh, it wasn\rquote t easy,\'94 Sharon said. \'93But it }{\i\insrsid11753121\charrsid1519381 was}{\insrsid11753121 }{\insrsid11753121\charrsid1519381 worth}{\insrsid11753121 it.\'94
\'93I\rquote ll bet,\'94 T}{\insrsid4411745 ina said. \'93Joe and I\emdash \'94 }{\insrsid11753121 She broke off, looking at me.
\'93You can tell her,\'94 I said.
\'93We\rquote re not the right height,\'94 Tina said. Sharon nodded.
\'93I can see that. My high school boyfriend }{\insrsid471583 Trevor }{\insrsid11753121 and I weren\rquote t the right height either, but we managed.\'94
\'93How?\'94 Tina asked.
\'93Well, let\rquote s just say that the floor of the tub wasn\rquote t so good on his knees. Mine either, come to think of it, but I didn\rquote t mind as much}{\insrsid1519381 because I could shift my weight to my hands}{\insrsid11753121
. We only did it a couple of times before deciding we\rquote d just use the floor of the bathroom.\'94
\'93Why were you using the bathroom at all?\'94 I asked.
\'93Well, if anyone came home early, I could dash to my bedroom while Trevor got dressed. We didn\rquote t have to worry about scooping up our clothes or getting walked in on.\'94
\'93I think I definitely prefer college, where that\rquote s just not going to happen,\'94 I said. Tina gave a firm nod and reached over for my hand. The three of us slowly meandered back to the truck.
}{\insrsid8463149
\'93There\rquote s this great Mexican dive just outside of town,\'94 Sharon said as we got in the cab. \'93We can get burritos to go and head out to this place I know outside of town where we can watch the sunset.\'94
I looked at Tina, who casually shrugged.
\'93Why not?\'94 I said.
We found the restaurant with little difficulty and were soon parked on a small bluff on the back side of one of the mountains surrounding Santa Fe. Sharon turned the truck around so it pointed }{\insrsid4411745 east}{\insrsid8463149
and got out some blankets, which she threw in the bed of the truck.
\'93You come prepared,\'94 I noted. Sharon nodded.
\'93Trevor had a truck and we used to come here. I found that you really want a blanket.\'94
\'93So you came to watch the sunsets?\'94 Tina asked as we clambered over the sides into the bed and spread }{\insrsid9597729 one of the blankets}{\insrsid8463149 out.
\'93And other things,\'94 Sharon answered.
}{\insrsid722533
}{\insrsid471583 \'93You don\rquote t talk much about Trevor,\'94 I said. Sharon shrugged.
\'93I had just turned fifteen. He was a senior and he paid me a lot of attention. We had a lot of sex, but didn\rquote t do much more. When he left for college, we broke up.\'94
\'93Because of the distance?\'94 Tina asked. Sharon frowned.
\'93That was the excuse,\'94 she said. \'93In hindsight, I don\rquote t think he was really in love with me. I don\rquote t think I loved him either.\'94
\'93So why did you go out with him?\'94 Tina asked.
\'93It was pretty flattering to have a senior boy interested in me,\'94 Sharon answered. \'93He kept calling me beautiful. I liked it. He was also very good in bed, which I liked too.\'94
\'93I can see that,\'94 Tina said, nodding. We were now all sitting side by side, watching the sun move slowly lower. Tina reached over and took my hand.
}{\insrsid15233688
We fell silent}{\insrsid4411745 , eating our burritos,}{\insrsid15233688
as the colors began to dance among the clouds. Orange bursts gave way to scarlet red under the fading light. A slight breeze kicked up, but not enough to more than tussle our hair.}{\insrsid9597729 Sharon reached over and unfolded one of th
e blankets, putting it on top of us.
\'93Trevor and I used to make a friendly bet on what time the last of sunlight would disappear,\'94 Sharon commented. \'93He usually won. It wasn\rquote t until after he\rquote d left that I discovered that the times were printed in the newspaper.\'94
Tina and I chuckled.
\'93So what were the stakes?\'94 I asked.
\'93Oral sex,\'94 Sharon replied. \'93I ended up giving a lot of blowjobs that summer.\'94
Tina giggled, a little nervously.
\'93Hey, I like giving blowjobs,\'94 Sharon said, a little indignant. Tina turned and looked at her.
\'93What do you like about them?\'94 she asked.
\'93I like the sense of power,\'94 Sharon answered. \'93The sense that I\rquote m giving my partner so much pleasure. I like the way his cock feels between my lips and under my tongue. }{\insrsid6650427 I like the way it twitches and pulses. }{
\insrsid9597729 And I really like it when he comes.\'94
\'93You don\rquote t mind the taste?\'94 Tina asked.
\'93It\rquote s not great, I\rquote ll give you that. But it\rquote s not that bad. Besides, I swallow pretty quickly so it\rquote s mostly the aftertaste.\'94
\'93I\rquote m sure your boyfriends love that,\'94 I said.
\'93Allen and Trevor both did,\'94 Sharon said. \'93Don\rquote t you?\'94 She glanced back and forth between Tina and me.}{\insrsid29306 I shrugged. Tina struggled for a moment.
\'93Well, uh, I\rquote m\emdash \'94
\'93I have a hard time coming that way,\'94 I said. \'93We don\rquote t do it a lot.\'94
\'93Oh.\'94 Sha}{\insrsid5664017 ron leaned back against the cab, looking off into space. She gave a small shake of her head, and sat forward without saying anything. I started to shift in my seat since my butt was getting sore.
\'93I\rquote m surprised you were able to do anything in this truck,\'94 I said. \'93Even with the blanket, it\rquote s pretty hard.\'94
}{\insrsid1327715
\'93Well, if things don\rquote t last very long, it\rquote s not that bad,\'94 Sharon said. Tina and I exchanged grins.
}{\insrsid10254236 \'93T}{\insrsid1327715 hat means it wouldn\rquote t work for us!\'94 Tina declared. Sharon burst out laughing.
\'93Well, if you guys are uncomfortable, we can go back to my parents\rquote house.\'94
That sounded like a good idea, so we put the blankets back in the cab and headed back into Santa Fe and then down to Albuquerque. }{\insrsid10714231 We chatted about school stories, though I most
ly listened as the two women told each other about their lives. They spent some time comparing growing up in Arizona and New Mexico and didn\rquote t find all that many differences. In many ways, suburbia was suburbia.
Sharon suggested an ice cream stop along the way, which sounded good, so }{\insrsid6650427 we actually got back to the Meyers\rquote }{\insrsid983952 }{\insrsid6650427 fairly late}{\insrsid10714231 . We settled onto the couch and continued t}{
\insrsid6650427 o talk about high school experiences}{\insrsid10714231 . Eventually we hit a pause and Sharon checked the clock.}{\insrsid15233688
}{\insrsid471583
}{\insrsid12982626 \'93It should be late enough now for my parents to be asleep,\'94 }{\insrsid10714231 she said.}{\insrsid12982626
\'93Which means . . .?\'94 I asked. Sharon grinned.
\'93Oh, I thought I\rquote d turn in myself. Let you two spend some }{\i\insrsid12982626\charrsid9188627 quality}{\insrsid12982626 time}{\insrsid983952 together,}{\insrsid9188627 \'94 Sharon leered. I glanced at Tina and raised an eyebrow.}{
\insrsid12982626
}{\insrsid9188627
\'93Let\rquote s go to your room,\'94 she said. I bounded to m}{\insrsid1327715 y}{\insrsid9188627
feet and extended a hand, helping Tina to her own. Sharon chuckled and the three of us made our way down the hall. As Sharon entered the guest bedroom, she turned and smiled at us.
\'93Have fun,\'94 she said. Tina blushed, but didn\rquote }{\insrsid7340620 t hesitate when I pushed open the door to Sharon\rquote s old bedroom.}{\insrsid9188627
}{\insrsid7340620
Inside, Tina was in my arms almost as soon as the door closed.
\'93}{\insrsid9122557 All that talk about sex really got me worked up,\'94 she whispered when we momentarily broke away from our kisses.}{\insrsid7340620
}{\insrsid9122557
\'93Me too,\'94 I murmured back.
}{\insrsid9700917
Somehow in all the kisses, we managed to tumble back onto the bed. We paused long enough to get all our clothes off, before I pushed Tina back and started kissing my way down her torso. She reached down and put her hand on my shoulder.
\'93I can\rquote t wait,\'94 she said. \'93Get a condom.\'94
I wen}{\insrsid7946195 t madly fumbling through my bag. I\rquote d shifted the condoms while getting dressed, since}{\insrsid9700917 I\rquote d given up hope of needing them. }{\insrsid7946195 I ended up having to turn on the bedside}{\insrsid983952
lamp, and then one of the foil-}{\insrsid7946195 wrapped packages wi}{\insrsid983952 nked at me from behind a wadded-}{\insrsid7946195 up shirt. I grabbed it, }{\insrsid9700917 tore }{\insrsid7946195 it open,}{\insrsid9700917
and turned around. Tina was stroking the inside of her thighs.
\'93I guess you want me on top,\'94 I said with a grin.
\'93To start with,\'94 she replied, smiling.
The condom in place, I nestled between her spread legs. Tina reached down and placed my tip against her opening. I could feel her heat before I even entered her. She was even hotter when I was inside.
Tina mewled as I began to thrust. I kissed her, our tongues dancing. Meanwhile I speeded up as she continued to gasp and moan. It didn\rquote
t take long for her to let out a long gasp and start to shake. She clamped down on my cock as she came, so I stopped moving and let her ride the waves out.
\'93That was fast,\'94 I teased once Tina had regained her composure. She grinned.
\'93I told you I\rquote d gotten worked up!\'94 }{\insrsid6650427 Tina exclaimed. }{\insrsid9700917 We chuckled softly together.
\'93You on top now?\'94 I asked. Tina nodded and so I pulled out. We shifted around and soon she lowered herself back onto my cock.
}{\insrsid7946195
Once a
gain, Tina began moaning and gasping immediately. I held my hands up and she clenched them, using them to balance herself as she began to move faster. She tossed her head, her hair flying, as she let out a long moan. I just enjoyed the pleasure racing
through my body from my cock.
}{\insrsid9700917
}{\insrsid6162537 There was a light knock at the door and then it opened. Tina and I froze. Sharon poked her head in.
\'93You guys need to be quieter,\'94 she said in a stage whisper. \'93My parents will hear you.\'94
Then Sharon froze, staring at us.
I glanced at Tina astride me. The li}{\insrsid10165471 ght from the bedside lamp shone}{\insrsid6162537
on her breasts, illuminating all of the rounded curves while creating deep shadows in her cleavage. While our joining also hid in the shadows, the rest of our bodies }{\insrsid4411745 were}{\insrsid6162537 fully visible to Sharon.}{\insrsid10165471
Her eyes flicked side to side rapidly taking the sight in.}{\insrsid6162537
}{\insrsid10165471
\'93Sorry,\'94 she said, pulling her head back and starting to close the door.
\'93It\rquote s okay,\'94 }{\insrsid6650427 I}{\insrsid10165471 called after her. The door stopped moving, pausing ajar. Two heartbeats later, Sharon pulled it all the way shut.
Tina turned back to me.
\'93Should we stop?\'94 she asked. I paused. I was still hard inside her. Harder than before, actually. I shook my head.
\'93As long as we\rquote re quiet, we should be okay.\'94
Tina nodded and then bit her lip before resuming to lift and lower herself on my cock.}{\insrsid1772879 I pulled her forward so I could kiss her while thrusting up into her. }{\insrsid5787258 We soon found }{\insrsid13502403 our}{\insrsid5787258
rhythm, pushing against each other, while our mouths muffled each others\rquote sounds.}{\insrsid13502403 Tina started pushing harder, getting er
ratic and more forceful. I began slamming back. A few minutes later she let out a low moan and shuddered. It was enough to push me over the edge and I exploded.}{\insrsid10165471
}{\insrsid1526122
Both panting, Tina slowly slid off of me and onto one side. I cleaned up the condom and then lay back. Tina cuddled into my side. We slowly caught our breath.
}{\insrsid10165471
\'93Did it bother you tha}{\insrsid1526122 t she saw us naked?\'94 Tina asked after a bit.}{\insrsid10165471
\'93No, not really. I\rquote ve seen her in lingerie, after all. You?\'94
Tina thought for a moment.
\'93No, not really. At least the not the naked part. I\rquote m a little embarrassed about her seeing us in the middle of sex.\'94
\'93She\rquote s the one who should be embarrassed,\'94 I pointed out. \'93She knew what we were doing and she still opened the door before she got a reply to her knock.\'94
\'93True.\'94}{\insrsid16412901
}{\insrsid7877682
\'93Besides,\'94 I said, \'93she didn\rquote t see much. And even if she had, it wouldn\rquote t be that big of a deal.\'94
\'93I don\rquote t know about that,\'94 Tina said.
\'93Well, it doesn\rquote t bother me.\'94
Tina fell silent}{\insrsid10714231 . She felt}{\insrsid7877682 a little stiff in my arms. I pulled her close and started rubbing her back. After a while she pulled back and looked up at me.
\'93So what time do we leave tomorrow?\'94 she asked.
\'93After lunch, I think. Sharon will need to get on the road back to Boulder}{\insrsid983952 and that\rquote s an eight-}{\insrsid7877682 hour drive. I told Allen we\rquote d be in Las Cruces around dinner.\'94
}{\insrsid2165839
\'93I\rquote m looking forward to that,\'94 Tina said. \'93Sharon\rquote s talked so much about him.\'94
I }{\insrsid6650427 grimaced}{\insrsid2165839 .
\'93I\rquote m not surprised,\'94 I said. }{\insrsid15144362 \'93Allen\rquote s a great guy. Not as great as Sharon makes him out to be, but he\rquote s still a great guy.\'94}{\insrsid2165839
}{\insrsid15144362
\'93Mmmm.\'94
We cuddled for a while longer and then I looked at the clock.
\'93You }{\insrsid6650427 should probably }{\insrsid15144362 go back to your room so you can get some sleep,\'94 I said.
\'93Awww, I don\rquote t want to.\'94
\'93I don\rquote t want you to either,\'94 I said. \'93But if we\rquote re not careful, we\rquote ll fall asleep and we don\rquote t want the Meyers to find us this way in the morning.\'94
\'93You\rquote re right,\'94 Tina conceded, resigned. She got out of bed and gathered her clothes. Instead of getting fully dressed, she just pulled on }{\insrsid10714231 her shirt and pants}{\insrsid15144362 and wadded up the rest into a }{
\insrsid10777013 tight}{\insrsid15144362 ba}{\insrsid10714231 ll}{\insrsid10777013 , which she clutched against her chest}{\insrsid15144362 . She opened the door, checked that the coast was clear, and blew me a kiss before disappearing from the room.
}{\insrsid10777013
I sighed and straightened the bed out and got under the covers. I }{\insrsid10714231 was reaching for the}{\insrsid10777013 light when the door }{\insrsid10714231 flew open. Tina quickly shut it}{\insrsid10777013
behind her. She turned and looked at me, her face aghast for a moment. Then she started to laugh, immediately covering her mouth with her hand so she wouldn\rquote t be too loud. I sat up and she came forward
into my arms. Between giggles, she managed to speak.
\'93I just walked in on Sharon!\'94
}{\insrsid6650427 \'93Walked in on . . . oh!}{\insrsid10777013 \'94 Sharon }{\i\insrsid10777013\charrsid10777013 had}{\insrsid10777013
been as turned on as us! Tina nodded, her eyes still wide with laughter, though she was doing a good job of stifling her giggles. I started chuckling.
\'93She wasn\rquote t under the covers or anything,\'94 Tina said.
\'93I guess that makes us even,\'94 I said, \'93at least with respect to walking in on each other.\'94 Tina nodded and slowly caught her breath and calmed down.
\'93I think I should wait here until she\rquote s done,\'94 Tina said.
\'93Well, how long do you think that\rquote ll be?\'94
Tina shrugged.
\'93Okay,\'94 I said. \'93We\rquote ll give her a little while.\'94
\'93Good.\'94
I }{\insrsid4411745 lay}{\insrsid10777013 back down on the bed and Tina cuddled next to me. It was silly for me to be under the covers and her outside of them, so she got up and slid between the sheets next to me.}{\insrsid6564670
We just held each other a while, before gently falling asleep.}{\insrsid10777013
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