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}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\insrsid15288332 Chapter 14
by be287m
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332 When I got home I looked at some restaurant options and surfed the net for movie ideas. I finally decided to take Angie some}{
\insrsid5918274 where}{\insrsid9467638 simple,}{\insrsid15288332 just for sushi at this great little restaurant off of I-70 and Wadsworth. We could wing it after dinner if I researched enough options beforehand. It had gotten late with my surfing}{
\insrsid9467638 ,}{\insrsid15288332 so I decided to call Angie the next day after I got home from work.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
Before my work day ended, though, my cell phone rang.
\'93John! John! We did it! We did it!\'94 It took me a moment to realize it was Billy.
\'93We did it, John! We did it!\'94
\'93Whoa! Slow down a minute, Billy! Did what?\'94
\'93Beat Jesse and Frank! We beat them!\'94
\'93You beat them? You had a fight?\'94
\'93No! Yes! But we didn\rquote t start it!\'94
I chuckled. \'93Okay, start at the beginning and tell me about it.\'94
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It took Billy a while to calm down and I had to ask him a lot of questions to get the full story. Apparently Jesse and Frank had started picking on a new kid, Manuel, right after school. Billy and his Merry Men had seen them and all }{
\insrsid15288332\charrsid12278384 four}{\insrsid15288332 went over and told Jesse and Frank to knock it off. }{\insrsid9467638 They yelled at each other}{\insrsid15288332
and Frank, recognizing the two on five odds, had tried to pull Jesse away. Jesse responded by pushing Frank to the ground, saying there was no way a Sped was going to chase him off. Then he\rquote d taken a swing at Billy, which Billy dodged.
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Unfortunately for Jesse, Mr. Henderson had come out when he heard the boys shouting and saw Jesse throw the first punch. Jesse had been suspended and Frank had apologized to Billy and Manuel at Mr. Henderson\rquote s orders before slinking home.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332 \'93So you stopped Jesse and didn\rquote t get in trouble!\'94 I exclaimed when I\rquote d heard the entire tale.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
}{\insrsid5918274 \'93More than that}{\insrsid15288332 , }{\insrsid5918274 Jesse\rquote s on probation for the rest of the year}{\insrsid15288332 !\'94
\'93}{\insrsid5918274 What}{\insrsid15288332 ?\'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332 \'93Yeah! Mr. Henderson said that if Jesse ever picked on any of us again, all we had to do was tell him and he\rquote
d put a stop to it! He even said Jesse could get expelled!\'94 I just shook my head in wonder.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
\'93So what next, champ?\'94 I asked.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332 \'93Mom says we can have a party! We\rquote re going to have a party Saturday! Can you come, John? Please, John? Please come!\'94
I chuckled.
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\'93I\rquote ll be there,\'94 I answered. \'93Let me talk to your mom.\'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3089027 \'93Yay}{\insrsid15288332 !\'94 Billy yelled, before there was a fumbling of the phone on the other end and Lynn came on the line.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
\'93Sounds like a great day,\'94 I commented.
\'93He\rquote s thrilled,\'94 Lynn responded. \'93I\rquote m really glad he wants to share it with you.\'94
\'93What time?\'94 I asked.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332 \'93Mid-afternoon. I thought I\rquote d give them a chance to play and then order pizza for dinner.\'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
\'93Hmmm. I\rquote m supposed to go out with Angie on Saturday.\'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332 \'93Invite her!\'94 Lynn responded. \'93You two can always slip away for something better than pizza. Besides, I\rquote
d really like to talk with her a while. She can bring Ashley too.\'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332 It wasn\rquote
t a dramatic romantic date, I realized. But as I thought about it, I realized it was really the right thing to do. I agreed to check with Angie and finished the call with Lynn. Angie was agreeable when I called her and asked if Lynn would be willing t
o baby-sit Ashley when we went out after. A few more phone calls and we were set.
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The party was a hit. Ed, Ralph, Ben and now Manuel had somehow gotten toy bows and swords of their own and Billy quickly hustled me into joining them in archery contests a
nd then mock sword battles in the back yard. The only howls of protest were when Lynn told them they couldn\rquote t use the bows in our battles, but they didn\rquote
t last long when I backed her up. Two of my cousins had gotten seriously hurt when we were kids by shooting metal skewers at each other.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
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While we battled, Ashley played with a toy horse and rider, galloping them around a corner of the yard. Angie and Lynn sat on the porch sipping lemonade, watching the chaos and talking quietly. Their conversation paus
ed whenever I approached closely enough to overhear, but I wasn\rquote t concerned enough to worry. When we got exhausted, Lynn herded us downstairs where she had the original \lquote Raiders of the Lost Ark\rquote set up for }{\insrsid3089027 the boys
\rquote }{\insrsid15288332 viewing pleasure. Lynn called in the pizza orde}{\insrsid5918274 r and then settled in the back with }{\insrsid15288332 Ashley cuddled up next to her.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332 \'93You two go have fun,\'94 she said to Angie and me. We grinned, feeling like teenagers set free for the night.
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}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332 Which is how the evening went}{\insrsid9467638 ,}{\insrsid15288332 like teens on an early date. We joked
and flirted during dinner, playing with the sushi. It was a warm evening, so afterward we drove over to Stanley Lake and walked around it, just holding hands and having a l}{\insrsid3089027 ight meaningful conversation. It was o}{\insrsid15288332
ne of those conversations where the real messages are in the }{\insrsid9467638 smiles and nods, while}{\insrsid15288332 the words just fill the space between. We stole a few long kisses on Lynn\rquote
s front porch before retrieving Ashley and calling it a night.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid9467638 The low-}{\insrsid15288332 key dating continued for a few weeks. Angie said she wanted our first time }{\insrsid3089027 back }{
\insrsid15288332 in bed togeth}{\insrsid3089027 er }{\insrsid15288332 to be something special. I didn\rquote t want to push and it seemed like a good chance to deepen our intimacy in non-sexual ways.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332 I filled Angie in on my childhood, not glossing over the horrid details. I told her about the surgeri
es and my own bullies. In return, she told me about her own experiences. When I started to talk about my early dating experiences, she said she wasn\rquote
t interested in the details, though I ended up giving her a few as I explained the source of some of my emotional scars. She was appalled at t}{\insrsid5918274 he woman who\rquote d slept with me on}{\insrsid9467638 a bet, j}{\insrsid15288332
ust as I was appalled at Mike\rquote s behavior during their courtship and marriage.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332 I offered to tell Angie about my experiences with Lynn, but she firmly said she wasn\rquote t interested.
She was becoming friends with Lynn herself, and didn\rquote t want to know.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332 \'93For you, that may have happened months ago,\'94 she said. \'93But for me, it will have happened today, because that\rquote
s when you told me. I don\rquote t want to bring the past into today.\'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332 The only jarring part throughout our discussions was Angie\rquote
s general disbelief that I was ugly. She continually got a small scowl, sometimes patronizing, whenever I described myself as a freak, or ugly, or bad looking. She conceded that I had a lot of physical features that weren\rquote
t what most people called handsome, but she continually said that ugly, like beauty, was in the eye of the beholder. I finally quit calling myself ugly in her presence, unless I ph}{\insrsid3089027 rased it as \lquote The Ugly One!\rquote using}{
\insrsid15288332 the tone of Underdog or Mighty Mouse calling out their names. That got her to smile.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332 The name appeared to have stuck in other quarters. At Lynn\rquote
s graduation, a couple of her classmates came over at the end of the ceremony, laughing, and calling \'93Hey, it\rquote s The Ugly One!\'94 We shook han}{\insrsid5918274 ds and joked about that}{\insrsid15288332 evening}{\insrsid5918274 past}{
\insrsid15288332 . They told me stories about other encounters people had had with Greg. He didn\rquote t seem to have won many fans among the graduating class}{\insrsid9467638 ,}{\insrsid15288332 even before our encounter.
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}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332 Angie and Ashley had come with me to Lynn\rquote s
graduation ceremony. While I had continued my Thursday dinners with Lynn, Angie had also started to talk with Lynn}{\insrsid13718266 regularly. We sat with Summer, }{\insrsid9467638 who had flown in for the weekend and }{\insrsid13718266
who became an immediate hit with Ashley by noticing her toy horse and mentioning that she had real horses. Ashley was enthralled. Summer laughed and entertained all of the six-year-old\rquote s questions as we adjourned to Lynn\rquote
s backyard for a small graduation party. I met Lynn\rquote s uncle, who had come out for her graduation, and spent some time talking with her mom, but mostly played with Billy and Ashley while their mothers sat on the back porch and talked.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid13718266
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid7424357 It was getting late and Ashley was beginning to tire and get a little cranky. I looked over at Angie and Lynn and}{\insrsid15288332
they exchanged some meaningful glances}{\insrsid7424357 . Then }{\insrsid15288332 Angie called Billy }{\insrsid7424357 and Ashley }{\insrsid15288332 ov}{\insrsid3089027 er, saying she wanted to show the}{\insrsid15288332 m something}{\insrsid7424357
in the house}{\insrsid15288332 . Lynn }{\insrsid7424357 motioned for me to follow her to}{\insrsid15488795 ward the gate to the front yard}{\insrsid15288332 .
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332 \'93Let\rquote s go for a short walk,\'94 she said. I glanced over at Angie who nodded. Lynn and I strolled }{\insrsid7424357
through the gate into the quiet street and down the block a way}{\insrsid13723224 s}{\insrsid15288332 .
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid13718266 \'93John, she said. \'93I\rquote ve decided to take the Portland residency. While the past month wasn\rquote
t too bad, there were enough comments that I\rquote m sure this is the right thing to do.\'94 I nodded. I\rquote d expected this. She\rquote
d told me about the comments during the past month, and tried to make light of them, but I knew her too well now to not sense their sting.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid13718266
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid13718266 \'93I understand,\'94 I replied. \'93If that\rquote s what it takes for you and Billy to be happy, then you need to do it.\'94
Lynn gave a sad smile.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid13718266
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid13718266 \'93Billy\rquote s not too happy about moving away from his friends. I hope you can talk to him before we go.\'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid13718266
\'93Will do.\'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid13718266 \'93I\rquote ll come back to visit when I can,\'94 Lynn}{\insrsid5918274 stated. \'93And you\rquote re }{\insrsid13718266
also welcome to }{\insrsid6584023 come stay with us in Portland.\'94 I smiled.}{\insrsid13718266
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid6584023
\'93We may take you up on that,\'94 I said.
\'93I\rquote d like that.\'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid6584023 \'93We\rquote ll also email and call, I\rquote m sure,\'94
I said. Lynn smiled and nodded. We walked a little further in silence, listening to the night insects. I realized there was something I still needed to say.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid6584023
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid6584023 \'93Thank you, Lynn. For everything.\'94 She turned, eyes }{\insrsid3089027 merry}{\insrsid6584023 and grinning.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid6584023
\'93You\rquote re welcome. And thank you.\'94
\'93I didn\rquote t do much,\'94 I protested.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid6584023 \'93Neither did I,\'94 she shot back. We just rolled our eyes at each other and then turned and walked back to the house.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid6584023
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid6584023 When we got there, Ashley was sound asleep on the couch. Lynn\rquote s mom and uncle were ready to go back to her mom\rquote
s house and had just been waiting for Lynn\rquote s return so they could say goodnight. After they left, Summer and Angie resumed a conversation that had apparently begun while Lynn and I were out. I smiled at the women and went to look for Billy.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid2759450
Billy was in his room, playing with a MechWarrior. I sat down next to him.
\'93Hey,\'94 I said.
\'93Hi,\'94 Billy replied. He looked tired and a little sad.
\'93Your mom says you guys are moving to Portland now that she\rquote s graduated.\'94
}{\insrsid15488795 \'93Yeah.\'94 }{\insrsid2759450 Billy didn\rquote t look up and kept fiddling with his toy.
\'93It\rquote ll be exciting!\'94 I exclaimed.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid2759450 \'93No, it\rquote ll suck!\'94 I was a little surprised at his choice of words, but kept my expression calm.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid2759450
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid2759450 \'93Oh, I don\rquote t know. You\rquote ll get to spend time with your cousins, and see your uncle\rquote s dog. You\rquote
ll get to go to a new school without Jesse or Frank or any bullies.\'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid2759450
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid2759450 \'93And no friends. I finally get friends and now we\rquote re moving!\'94 Billy looked up, his lower lip trembling.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid2759450
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid2759450 \'93You\rquote ll make new friends,\'94 I replied. \'93You know how, now. I\rquote
m sure there will be some guys there for you to play with and hang out with. Besides, it\rquote s not like you\rquote ll be losing your friends here. Your mom says you guys will come back and visit and I\rquote m sure Ralph and Ed and the rest will be }
{\insrsid3089027 thrilled to see you when you do.}{\insrsid2759450 \'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid2759450
Billy shrugged his shoulders and looked down at his warrior again.
}{\insrsid1771255
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1771255 \'93Think of it as an adventure!\'94 I urged. \'93A new land! New comrades! New quests and challenges!\'94
Billy reluctantly nodded his head.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1771255
\'93I wish she hadn\rquote t graduated,\'94 he said. \'93Then we wouldn\rquote t have to move.\'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1771255 \'93People graduate, Billy. That\rquote s what they go to school for. To complete their education. Some day you\rquote ll graduate fr}{
\insrsid9467638 om school too. It\rquote }{\insrsid1771255 ll be exciting! In fact, I want to be there when you do!\'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1771255
\'93You do?\'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1771255 \'93Of course I do! It\rquote ll be great to see my buddy graduate! You\rquote re my friend, Billy, and I wa}{\insrsid3089027
nt to be there when you succeed.}{\insrsid1771255 No different than coming to the party}{\insrsid3089027 for beating Jesse and Frank.}{\insrsid1771255 \'94 Billy smiled at that.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1771255
}{\insrsid15488795 \'93You\rquote ll come?\'94}{\insrsid1771255 he asked.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1771255 \'93Of course. Even though you\rquote re moving, we\rquote ll still be friends. At least if you want to.\'94 Billy gave an emphatic nod.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1771255
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1771255 \'93We\rquote ll write and talk on the phone and visit each other when we can. We\rquote ll play games when we get together, okay?\'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1771255
\'93You\rquote ll come to Portland to play games with me?\'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1771255 \'93Absolutely! Robin }{\insrsid3089027 Hood, MechWarriors, you name it.}{\insrsid9590415 \'94 I glanced around. There were so
me more MechWarriors on his desk.}{\insrsid1771255
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid9590415
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid9590415 \'93In fact,\'94 I said, \'93I think we have time to fight one battle before bedtime.\'94 Billy smiled, for the first time since I\rquote
d come into the bedroom. I grabbed the MechWarriors off his desk and we set them up for a small battle.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3484981
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3484981 It wasn\rquote t a long }{\insrsid2171985 fight}{\insrsid3484981
, but it was satisfying. Lynn showed up in the doorway, watching and smiling for a while, and Angie even poked her head in. In the end, Billy won, all smiles and shouts of glee.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid4527586
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid4527586 Lynn declared it was bedtime then, and we exchan
ged a long hug before he started his bedtime routine and I retreated to the living room. Angie was there, waiting.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid4527586
\'93Ashley\rquote s asleep on Lynn\rquote s bed,\'94 she told me. \'93Lynn\rquote s agreed to keep her for the night.\'94
\'93Really?\'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid4527586 \'93Really,\'94 Lynn said from behind me. She was grinning. \'93Take Angie home, John. You can pick Ashley up in the morning.\'94
I turned and looked at Angie. She took my hand.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid4527586
\'93I\rquote ve got some things to show you,\'94 }{\insrsid2171985 Angie}{\insrsid4527586 said, getting a twinkle in her eye.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid4527586 \'93Well, if you ladies insist,\'94 I replied. The both}{\insrsid3089027 nodded their heads, so after }{\insrsid4527586 long hug}{
\insrsid3089027 s}{\insrsid4527586 from Lynn}{\insrsid3089027 and Summer}{\insrsid4527586 , I walked Angie to the car.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid5530031
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid5530031 The drive to Angie\rquote
s was pretty quiet. We talked a little about the graduation ceremony and I caught her up on my conversations with Lynn and Billy. Angie just smiled. She definitely had something planned, and I tried to remain casual and not have my mind race ahead.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid5530031
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid5530031 When we got to Angie\rquote
s, she asked me to wait in the living room for a few minutes. I jingled the change in my pocket and studied the pictures on the wall. Then she called from the bedroom.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid2171985
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid2171985 I slowly walked down the hall, seeing the flicker of candlelight from Angie\rquote
s bedroom. There was also the scent of roses in the air. When I entered the room, I caught my breath with the sight.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid2171985
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid2171985 Angie was lying on her side, her head and upper body propped up on some pillows, her legs curled down below. She was wearing }{
\insrsid16719507 a purple silk robe, black thigh-}{\insrsid2171985 high stockings, heels, and nothing else. The robe strategically gaped, revealing the fullness of her breasts and just a hint of her brown hai}{\insrsid3089027
r down below. She was smiling}{\insrsid16719507 --}{\insrsid3089027 no}{\insrsid16719507 ,}{\insrsid3089027 glowing--}{\insrsid2171985 her eyes sparkling.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid2171985
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid2171985 \'93Wow,\'94 I uttered, my jaw hanging open. Angie\rquote s cheeks dimpled}{\insrsid3679084
and she reached up and ran her fingers through her hair, pulling it back from her neck and ear.}{\insrsid2171985
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3679084
\'93Wow,\'94 I repeated, still standing there.
\'93I believe one of us is overdressed,\'94 Angie teased.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3679084 \'93That\rquote s solvable!\'94
I answered. It took me about two seconds to become completely naked and lying on the bed next to her, about a foot away. That gave me enough room to continue to run my eyes up and down her body.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3679084
\'93You\rquote re beautiful,\'94 I said.
\'93Thank you. So are you.\'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3679084 I started to roll my eyes but before I could, Angie reached out and put her hand on my cheek. }{\insrsid6050349
Our eyes locked and then I slid in for the kiss.}{\insrsid3679084
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid6050349
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3089027 What is it about skin-to-}{\insrsid6050349
skin that heightens a kiss? I only loosely wrapped one arm around Angie as our lips met and then parted. Her breasts didn\rquote t brush my chest until a few kisses more. Somehow our legs had become intertwined from the start, but I didn\rquote
t notice until I pulled back and began kissing her cheek, jaw, neck. Our kisses were no more passionate or deeper or frantic than ones we\rquote d shared in the past, yet t}{\insrsid5310053 hey felt so much more *alive*.}{\insrsid6050349
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid5768995
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid5768995 I started to run the tips of my fingers across her
back, just grazing the nails against her through her robe. Angie purred and stopped the kissing, just nestling into my shoulder while my hand danced and played. When I grew tired, I rested it on her hip, but not before running those light touches over
her ass as well. Angie just wiggled in pleasure with that.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid5768995
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid5768995
Then Angie gently pushed me onto my back, kissing me as she did so. I tried to pull her onto me, for more kissing, but she had other ideas. Her kisses left my lips, danced along my neck, and the
n trailed along one collar bone. Angie shot me a devilish grin and then methodically began kissing and licking her way south.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid5768995
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid5768995 She had to reposition herself, kneeling between my legs, the robe now discarded and the shoes kicked off. Angie ran her hands d
own my abdomen and across the top of my thighs. Then she trailed her fingers up my inner thighs until she reached my rigid cock. She slid both hands around it, }{\insrsid11273412 fingers forward, as if in prayer with my shaft between.}{\insrsid5768995
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid11273412
\'93May I?\'94 she asked, feigning innocence for a moment.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3089027 \'93Oh yes}{\insrsid11273412 ,\'94 I answered.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid11273412
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid11273412
Angie bent over and touched her lips to the head of my cock. Then she wetted them and flicked her tongue lightly against my skin. I gasped and she shot me a quick grin before parting her lips and engulfing my cock.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3766665
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3766665 I gasped again. Angie was taking slow strokes, keeping the suction tight and doing things with her tongue that I couldn\rquote
t even describe. }{\insrsid3089027 Things she\rquote d never done before. }{\insrsid3766665 Soon I was doing more than gently gasping\emdash the shots of pleasure were getting pretty strong!
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3766665
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3766665 Angie brought her hands into play, caressing my }{\insrsid3089027 scrotum}{\insrsid3766665
with one and using the other to hold my shaft firmly in place. The shift gave me a moment to wonder about her newfound skills, but the thoughts were lost with another couple of quick bobs of her head.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3766665
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3766665 The press}{\insrsid3089027 ure was starting to mount in my testicles}{\insrsid3766665 , and I could sense that it wouldn\rquote
t be long before I couldn\rquote t hold back. Angie could too though, and she applied a tight squeeze to the base of my cock with one hand, while pulling her mouth off my cock. I\rquote
d started to twitch, but they died out before they could become orgasmic convulsions.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3766665
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3766665 \'93Do you want to come in my mouth?\'94 Angie asked, a little teasingly, as I recovered regular breathing.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3766665
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3766665 \'93I want to come in your pussy,\'94 I said. Angie nodded and gave my cock one final kiss before moving up next to me on the bed.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3766665
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3766665 \'93}{\insrsid6818125 You can do that,\'94 she said, \'93but first . . .\'94 Her eyes flicked down and I just grinned in response.}{
\insrsid3766665
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid6818125
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid6818125 I decided to mimic her path. I kissed her lightly on the lips, then more f
ully, touching the tip of her tongue before pulling away. I kissed the side of her mouth, and then the other side, then around and up to behind her ear, which got her to moan. Then I trailed my kisses down. I made a few short pauses, but went down down
down.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid6818125
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid6818125 I didn\rquote t neglect Angie\rquote s breasts}{\insrsid16719507 ,}{\insrsid6818125
of course. Her nipples were hard under my tongue and begging for a hard suck. I did not deny them, much to Angie\rquote s pleasure. Her purrs and moans got louder the further south I traveled.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid6818125
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid6818125 Like she had done, I repo
sitioned myself between her legs. I ran my hands lightly over the top of her thighs and her mound, before caressing her inner thighs with my finger tips. I grinned at Angie.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid6818125
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid6818125 \'93May I?\'94 I asked. She snorted, but gave no verbal reply. I lowered my head and began with a kiss.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid6818125
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid14757490
Her clit was very hard beneath my tongue. She was primed. I decided to not waste any time. I began to suckle and lick and kiss, noting when Angie\rquote s moans increased or her gasps became faster. Those strokes I repeated again and ag
ain. In just a few moments Angie shrieked, arched her back, and came.}{\insrsid6818125
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid14757490
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid14757490
We cuddled while Angie regained her breath, the post-orgasmic flush spreading across her chest and a loopy, warm grin spreading from ear to ear.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid14757490
\'93I do believe you liked that,\'94 I joked. Angie chuckled.
}{\insrsid15224241
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15224241 \'93Get a condom,\'94
she said. I glanced around and saw them on the nightstand. Moments later, I was poised above her, my erection gently bumping her inner thighs. Remembering Lynn\rquote s comments, I waited until Angie reached down and positioned me where she wanted me.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15224241
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15224241 Angie let out a slow groan as I slid inside her. }{\insrsid7021665
She hooked her legs over mine, running the nylon of her stockings across my skin. I smiled and paused, just enjoying the feel of her body around mine. Then I started to thrust.}{\insrsid15224241
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid7021665
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid7021665 I started slow, }{\insrsid15488795 and then}{\insrsid7021665 increased the pace. When I couldn\rquote
t maintain it, I dropped back to slow again, or shifted my weight, which also shifted the angle. Angie kissed me passionately when my lips where near hers and gave little whimpers and moans when my }{\insrsid3089027 face}{\insrsid7021665
was a little further away.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid8738534 \'93Roll your hips,\'94
I whispered in her ear. Angie was too busy gasping to reply, but complied. The new angle gave me a deeper penetration and I began to thrust hard and fast.}{\insrsid7021665
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid8738534
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid8738534 Angie\rquote s gasps turned to shrieks. I strok
ed as fast as I could, keeping a constant tempo. She let out one loud hiss and bit her lip, trembling. As her orgasm washed through her, she clamped down on my cock}{\insrsid1004138 . Surprised, I stopped thrusting.}{\insrsid8738534
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1004138
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1004138 As the after-tremors settled, Angie rolled her hips back down and I began very slow, shallow motions. We smiled at each other,}{
\insrsid3089027 with}{\insrsid1004138 me enjoying the contact high of her renewed glow.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1004138
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1004138 Then Angie squeezed my cock with her cunt muscles again. I gasped. She chuckled and then did it again. I gasped again.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1004138
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1004138 It didn\rquote
t take us very long to find a rhythm between her squeezes and my thrusts. Once we found it, it only took me a dozen strokes to feel the pressure begin to build within once again.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1004138
\'93Gonna cum,\'94 I gasped.
\'93Yes!\'94 Angie hissed.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1004138 With two more strokes an
d a gargled cry, I let go. The pleasure slammed up my spine and muscles from my toes to my shoulders spasmed. I collapsed on top of Angie until enough }{\insrsid3089027 time }{\insrsid1004138 had passed that I}{\insrsid5310053
could think coherently again.}{\insrsid1004138
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1004138
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1004138 Once thought had returned, I withdrew, quickly removed and discarded the condom, and then laid down on my }{\insrsid1795327
side, facing Angie, also on her side, facing me.}{\insrsid1004138
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid1795327
}{\insrsid1004138 }{\insrsid15288332 \'93Did you like that?\'94 Angie purred.
\'93Like it? I loved it!\'94 Angie looked smug.
\'93Good! Lynn said you would.\'94
\'93You\rquote re getting sex advice from Lynn?\'94 I asked, a little incredulous.
\'93You did,\'94 she pointed out.
\'93True. I\rquote m just surprised.\'94
}{\insrsid5918274
\'93Do you mind if I keep getting advice from her?\'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid5918274 \'93Oh no! Go right ahead!\'94 Angie\rquote s eyes twinkled at my answer. The she got a little more serious for a moment.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
\'93She loves you, John.\'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332 \'93Yeah, and I love her, but not in the same way I love you.\'94 Angie }{\insrsid5918274 smiled}{\insrsid15288332
as those last three words fell from my mouth.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332 \'93I don\rquote t think she loves you the way I do either,\'94 Angie replied. She got a teasing glint in her eye. \'93I don\rquote
t have the same maternal instincts toward you.\'94 She slid her hand up my thigh to emphasize her point. I kissed her and then pulled back. We }{\insrsid5918274 just held}{\insrsid15288332 each other, gazing into the other\rquote
s eyes. Then I lay back, thinking. Angie cuddled in, her head on my shoulder, one arm and a leg draped across me.
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
}{\insrsid5918274 \'93I\rquote m not sure they\rquote re really maternal,\'94 I finally said.}{\insrsid15288332
\'93}{\insrsid5918274 Maybe not,\'94 Angie replied. \'93But does it matter?\'94}{\insrsid15288332
}{\insrsid15823984 \'93I guess not.}{\insrsid5310053 \'94}{\insrsid15823984
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid5918274 As I said that, my gaze wandered down, past Angie\rquote s limbs, toward my feet. The toes }{\insrsid16719507 didn\rquote t line up,}{
\insrsid5918274 a side effect of the different length of my legs. Even if Angie didn\rquote t see my scars, I was still physical}{\insrsid5310053 ly asymmetrical.}{\insrsid15823984
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15823984
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15823984 Did it matter?}{\insrsid3947014 I wondered. }{\insrsid8738534 Once it had mattered more than anything else in the world. Then I\rquote
d met Lynn. Now . . . now, }{\insrsid16719507 that wasn\rquote t true}{\insrsid3947014 . }{\insrsid8738534 So much else mattered so much more.}{\insrsid15288332
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid15288332
}{\insrsid9267324 -}{\insrsid15288332 -fin-}{\insrsid9267324 -}{\insrsid15288332
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15288332 {\insrsid3089027 \'a9 2005}{\insrsid15288332 All rights reserved.
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