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JC: Ed Biggers
Part 1: Epiphany
Chapter 7
By
Lazlo Zalezac
Copyright (C) Lazlo Zalezac, 2004

Parking the truck with the trailer in the back of his house, Ed went 
around to the back of the trailer and opened the door. The horse, 
nervous from the ride, acted like it wanted to kick out. Ed started 
to talk to the horse in a gentle voice, as he led it out of the trailer. 
He seldom brought the horse home, but he decided that since he 
wouldn't be back at work for a couple of days it made sense to 
keep it at the house. Normally, he would just run out to the auction 
house and take care of it every day.

Ed didn't notice Kelly watching from around the side of the house. 
She watched as he talked to his horse. It was amazing that this 
rough looking man could be so gentle. After a few minutes, a 
fantasy of riding naked on the horse flashed through her mind. She 
knew what she wanted to do later tonight. The idea made her 
giggle.

Ed heard a noise from the driveway and looked up. A smile broke 
over his face as he looked at Kelly watching him. He tied the horse 
to the line in his back yard and let it settle down. As he walked 
over to Kelly, he called out, "Why Kelly, are you laughing at me?"

Kelly smiled as she sauntered over to him, hips swinging in a 
seductive manner. She answered, "Oh, I was laughing at the idea 
of what I wanted to do with you tonight."

"And what might that be?"

Kelly came over to him and whispered, "Taking a midnight ride on 
that horse with you while we are dressed in nothing."

The idea was so unexpected that Ed stared at her in shock. The 
whole idea of using a horse that way seemed so unnatural to him. 
A horse was just a part of working. Despite his reservations, he 
answered, "I'll take you up on that."

Kelly laughed and replied, "Okay."

The idea of riding a horse with Kelly naked actually excited him a 
little.  He turned and looked at the horse with new eyes. This 
woman was turning his world upside down and he was enjoying it. 
He picked her up and swung her around laughing the entire time. 
He wanted to shout, "I'm going to ride naked with this woman." 
Instead, he whispered it to her.

She hugged him tightly and laughed at his exuberant behavior. 
There were times when she felt like a kid with him. Smiling down 
at him, she asked, "What will we do until then?"

With a smile, Ed set her down and suggested, "How about we get 
something to eat?"

She replied, "How about I cook you something to eat while you're 
taking care of your horse?"

"It's a deal."

As she went into the house, Ed turned to feed and water the horse. 
It was going to get a work out later that night. As he filled the tub 
with water, the horse contentedly ate its oats. Sunset was still a 
couple of hours away. Returning to the house he noticed a strange 
car in front of John's house. He wondered how Betsy was taking 
unexpected company. Tomorrow, they wouldn't get much time 
alone and he felt a little guilty about it.

After dark, Ed and Kelly rode off into the desert behind John's 
house. Once they had gotten a little distance from the houses, they 
stopped and got off the horse. Kelly stripped off her clothes 
quickly while she watched Ed struggle out of his. He said, "I don't 
get it. Every night I get undressed with no problems. When I'm 
with you I can't get out of my clothes."

"Must be all the blood leaving your brain," she replied. She 
laughed, posing suggestively in an attempt to distract him. Despite 
the fact that his fingers continued to work like thumbs, he finally 
got his jeans off. His briefs followed shortly after that. He stood 
up, naked; his erection pointing to the stars. 

He took the saddle off the horse, leaving the blanket in place. Their 
clothes joined the saddle. Using the saddle as a step, they returned 
to sit atop the horse with Ed in front of Kelly. She put her arms 
around his stomach, one hand resting atop his cock. As they rode 
around the desert, she rubbed his cock. He warned her, "If you 
keep that up you are going to make me come."

The movement of the horse under her, the motion of her breasts 
against his back, and the sexiness of the situation brought her very 
close to an orgasm. Living one fantasy, she decided to tease him 
with another. She said, "Just think about Dr. Hayes. Imagine what 
it would be like to have that beautiful blond woman in bed with us. 
She has the most delicious looking breasts I've ever seen on a 
woman. If she was here with us, she could be riding your cock 
instead of my hand."

Ed groaned, in part from the story and in part from the hand 
rubbing his cock. No longer directing the horse, it slowed to an 
even walk heading back to the house. Kelly continued, "What 
would you think of fucking me while she's licking your balls? 
Doesn't that sound just so erotic. Two women in bed, both of them 
trying to pleasure you."

She gasped when she felt his cock pulse and come squirt out of the 
end. The second squirt ended up coating her hand. She giggled and 
said, "I guess you do find the idea attractive."

It took Ed a minute to realize where they were. His horse was 
standing in the middle of John's back yard. With a slight tug on the 
rein and a kick to the sides, the horse returned to the desert. He 
laughed as he said, "We almost ended up in the center of town. 
Now that would have been exciting."

Kelly burst out laughing at the idea of riding through town like 
Lady Godiva. She asked, "So how do you make love on the back 
of a horse?"

Ed replied, "I have no idea."

They tried several different ways to do it. The horse didn't 
appreciate all of the action on its back and started acting up. Much 
to Kelly's disappointment, they had to give up trying to make it one 
horseback. Ed stopped the horse next to his saddle and got off. He 
helped Kelly get off and then tied the horse to the saddle horn. 
Taking the blanket off the horse, he spread it on the ground.

Taking the hint, Kelly lay back on the blanket and spread her legs. 
Ed, looking down on her, was amazed at how beautiful she looked 
in the moonlight. Lowering himself between her legs, he started to 
lick her cunt. The excitement of being outdoors, naked, and excited 
from the horse ride led to a very quick orgasm. 

Ed, taking his time, positioned his cock at her passage and entered 
her. With both of them having come once, this was a terrific 
session. Lying on her back, Kelly could see millions of stars 
looking down upon her. Ed lasted long enough to give her another 
orgasm and she was close enough to an orgasm to come easily 
another time, but Ed couldn't keep going. 

When they had finished, Ed said, "I don't think I'm ever going to 
be able to look at that horse in the same way."

Giggling, Kelly didn't care. She was well sated and wanted to lie 
next to her man for a while. That desire didn't last long, as the 
blanket was scratchy and irritated her skin. Ed rolling off her, 
brushed a foot against some cactus and that brought the romantic 
moment to end very quickly. For the next twenty minutes, they 
tried to remove thorns from his leg. The moon, bright enough to 
make love by, was horrible for removing thorns. 

It took them some time to dress enough to return to the house to 
take care of the thorns. While Kelly was removing one of the last 
ones, Ed joked, "At least it wasn't my ass that landed on the 
cactus."

Kelly laughed and slapped his ass saying, "It could have been my 
ass and then we'd really be in trouble."

"Why?" asked Ed.

Giggling, she answered, "Because we'd have to take breaks to keep 
your cock from rising up and getting in the way."

Ed laughed at the image she suggested. He asked, "And what is the 
problem with that?"

"My ass would be full of thorns."

"And the problem?"

Kelly slapped his ass a little harder this time. This set of a little 
wrestling activity that soon led to them laying together on the bed, 
sleepy and very shortly after that sleeping. Ed spooning against 
Kelly had erotic dreams of Kelly and Dr. Hayes making love while 
he watched.

The next morning, Ed woke up early to take care of the horse. 
While he was in the back yard, Kelly woke and prepared some 
coffee. Once the coffee had finished brewing, she poured herself a 
cup and wandered through the house. She stopped in front of the 
window and looked over at John's house. Her mouth dropped open 
as she noticed the car parked in front and realized that it belonged 
to Dr. Hayes. 

She stood there wondering if it was possible that Dr. Hayes had 
spent the night with John and his girlfriend. If so, getting her to 
join in the marriage was going to be a lot easier than she ever 
thought possible. While she was looking out the window, Ed 
returned to the house. He stopped at the entrance to the living room 
and looked at Kelly. She stood there, weight on one foot with the 
other leg stretched out to the side. One hand was on her hip, while 
the other held the cup of coffee. She was the most beautiful sight 
that he had ever seen. 

Unable to resist her beauty, he walked up behind her and put his 
arms around her waist. It felt right, standing there holding her like 
that. It felt even better when she leaned her head back against his 
chest. She said, "Do you know who that car belongs to?"

"No clue."

Kelly smiled and answered, "Dr. Hayes. I think she spent the night 
with John and his girlfriend."

Running a hand up her body, Ed soon discovered that her nipples 
were hard as steel. While the thought excited him, he knew they 
had to eat and then get across the street. With a sigh, he said, 
"What would you like for breakfast?"

Without thinking, she answered, "You and Dr. Hayes."

He laughed and said, "Well, you are going to have to settle for 
eggs and toast."

It was about an hour after that when they went over to John's 
house.  When John answered the door, he invited them both in. As 
they entered, Betsy came out of the bedroom. 

John performed the introductions, "Betsy, I know you know Ed. 
This lady is Kelly. Kelly, this is Betsy."

"Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you."

Kelly stood there for a second thinking about what she had seen 
from across the street. She asked, "What was Dr. Hayes doing here 
that kept her late enough to leave this morning?"

Ed could tell that Betsy was angry and was about to attack. The 
immediate explosion was staved off when John smiled and asked, 
"What were you using for a saddle horn last night when you rode 
by on the horse?"

 Kelly looked very embarrassed for a moment. She was about to 
retort that it was none of his business and then realized that what 
they had done last night was none of hers. She could tell that her 
question had angered Betsy since her interest was probably easily 
mistaken for something that was not very nice. Of course, Dr. 
Hayes would be concerned about her reputation at the hospital. She 
decided to answer, "I was using Ed's cock if I remember correctly."

Without thinking Ed, excited about the fantastic sex he had last 
night, made a horrible mistake. Grinning, he said, "Yeah, she was 
telling me an exciting little story last night that involved Dr. 
Hayes."

Betsy was thoroughly pissed. They using her friend and lover as 
some sort of sex object. Not even bothering to hide her irritation, 
"Would you mind telling me that story, Kelly?"

Ed looked at the two women and knew that things were not going 
well. The men looked at each other in a helpless fashion as Kelly 
looked Betsy in the eye and said, "You need to understand 
something before I tell you the story. Ed and I were with Dr. Hayes 
when a rather amazing revelation came out. Now out of respect for 
her, I'm not going to tell you what we found out. I will say that it 
was what brought Ed and I together. Now, I would never do 
anything to hurt her."

Betsy replied, "I'd really be angry if anything were said that would 
hurt the reputation of such a fine doctor. She's a good woman."

Kelly looked at Ed for support. He nodded his head and said, "You 
can trust them. They'd never say anything."

Betsy decided to hear what they had to say before making up her 
mind. Hesitantly, Kelly looked around and then said, "We both 
want to make love to her."

In a flash of understanding, John understood. He had noticed Ed's 
interest when Beth's submissive side had been mentioned in the 
hospital, but he hadn't noticed Kelly's reaction. Frowning, Ed 
added, "You know that's just a dream. She wouldn't be interested 
in us. I'm just an old cowboy and you're a nurse that works for 
her."

Kelly's eyes lit up and it looked like fire was coming from them. 
With a passion that was almost scary, she said, "You're not just an 
old cowboy. You're going to be a mineralogist. We can have our 
dreams and if we work hard, they'll come true. I go to bed every 
night and dream about you making love to her and her making love 
to me. That dream ends with me making love to you and me 
making love to her."

Ed was starting to feel a little nervous, afraid that she was going to 
mention the group marriage and everyone sleeping with everyone 
else.  He said, "Honey, we're gonna freak them out if you keep on."

Kelly turned on him. She replied, "I'm gonna have a wife and two 
husbands, damn it! And you and I both know that we want her for 
a wife."

The idea of such a marriage had always appealed to Betsy. She 
turned to John, "Can I have a wife and two husbands?"

Kelly decided that Betsy was having fun at her expense and stared 
at the other woman as if she wanted to kill her. John answered, 
"Sure. I've got no problem with that."

Not believing that John would make fun of them, Ed asked, "Are 
you guys serious or are you making fun of us?"

Betsy replied, "We're very serious about it. We've discussed it 
many times."

John nodded in support as he said, "You see, loving relationships 
have to be structured so that everyone involved feels comfortable 
with it. To try to force all relationships to fit a common template is 
wrong. The common marriage structure doesn't work for most 
people, but they fear to challenge the status quo. We aren't afraid 
to live differently. We've considered that kind of marriage and 
others as well."

Kelly calmed down and eyed Betsy with a little more 
understanding. She wondered for a moment if Dr. Hayes wasn't 
interested, then maybe Betsy and John might be interested in such 
a marriage. For his part, Ed was happy that John hadn't freaked 
out. It surprised him to realize that Kelly wasn't alone in 
considering that kind of marriage.

John suddenly said, "Jeez, I just noticed the time. We had better 
head out or we're going to be late."

The drive to the university went by quickly. John and Betsy sat up 
front while Ed and Kelly sat in the back. The two women talked to 
each other almost all the way there. Each found out that the other 
was a nurse and shared the same passion for helping people heal. 
Ed sat there feeling a little left out, but happy that the women had 
gotten over the tension of a little earlier. John was busy driving. 

When they reached the university, the two women went to the 
student union building to talk some more. Ed and John went off in 
search for the office of the Department Chair of the Physics 
Department. After asking a few students for directions, they soon 
found the building, the proper floor, and finally the office. John 
went into the office to talk to the chairman while Ed sat in the 
outer office. 

When a couple of students came in, Ed took the opportunity to talk 
to them about the school. At first they thought he was a graduate 
student because of his age. When they found out otherwise, they 
laughed at him. One of them said, "Old man, what are you doing 
going to college at your age?"

His first reaction was to get angry, but he quickly got control of 
himself. He said, "Well, I realized one day that there are things that 
I know and some things that I don't know. Some folks think they 
know everything and fail to recognize their own ignorance. Unlike 
some people, I decided to learn more about the things I don't know. 
As a result, I'm here to go to school and learn."

"Took you long enough to realize that," replied the other student. 
He shrugged his shoulders and added, "This is a good place to 
learn."

Smiling Ed nodded his head and replied, "Yes, I can see that I'll 
learn some things here. Of course, there's a lot to learn that isn't 
taught here. Which reminds me, I have a question for you."

The other student, still smirking at Ed, said, "Ask away old man."

Ed asked, "Where are you going to go to learn respect for others 
when you leave here?"

The two students frowned, looked at each other for a second, and 
then slowly left the room. From behind the desk, the secretary, 
who had watched the whole exchange, laughed and said, "Good 
one. Those are two of our better students. Smart as all get out, but 
arrogant as hell. It was nice to see you put them in their place for a 
change."

Ed talked to the secretary while John went on a tour of the 
facilities. Without knowing it, he had stumbled upon a storehouse 
of information about the university. She told him how various 
programs worked, what kind of course load he could expect, and 
what he needed to do in order to get in. He listened with care and 
asked questions about student life and other programs. 

By the time that John returned and finished with the department 
chair, Ed knew exactly what he needed to know. He glanced down 
at the name plate on the desk and said, "Thanks, Helen. You've 
been a real help."

She smiled up at him and replied, "Any time."

John joined Ed and said, "We need to go over to the department 
chair of the Geology Program. They have a graduate student that is 
going to show us around the department there."

The two men went to the appropriate building and found the office 
with little trouble. Ed introduced himself to the department 
secretary. After about ten minutes a graduate student sauntered into 
the office. Unlike the students in the physics department, this 
student was dressed in boots, blue jeans, and a western style shirt. 
His face was well tanned from spending weeks outdoors doing 
field work. Ed liked him right away. 

While John stayed in the office, the student took Ed into one of the 
labs where a number of rocks were set out on a five by two grid. 
His guided pointed to one of the rocks and asked, "What's this?"

Ed looked at it for a minute and answered, "That's Turquoise from 
Apache Canyon Mines. Nice specimen, too."

The student looked at Ed for a minute and pointed to another 
sample. He asked, "What's this?"

Ed laughed and answered, "That's rutile. It's from around garnet 
ridge. They've got some great stuff out there. That's a pretty 
mediocre sample if you ask me."

"Why do you say that?"

Looking closely at the sample, he pointed to a number of points 
and said, "See how the crystals are jagged here and here. That's a 
sign of impurities. This sample has a lot of them. Notice the fault 
there, that's pretty bad. "

The student went to the next sample and grilled Ed on it. After 
going through them all, the student called out to one of the men in 
the lab, "Hey, Professor. This guy got just got a hundred on your 
final and he hasn't taken your course yet."

The man turned and looked at Ed. He asked, "He got them all 
correct?"

"Yes, not only did he identify them correctly, he also told me 
where each one came from. Not only that, he told me about the 
faults of each sample. He really knows his stuff."

The professor came over with a sample in his hand. He held it out 
for Ed and asked, "Care to take a guess about this one?"

Ed looked at it and laughed. That looked like one of the specimens 
that he had collected a couple of years ago when he was up at 
Wood Chop Mesa. He had never been able to classify it. He 
answered, "I saw some of that up around Wood Chop Mesa a 
couple of years ago. I even have a sample much like that one at 
home. I'm tempted to classify it as Phillipsite. But as far as I know, 
Pillipsite isn't from around here. So I'm just not sure."

The professor looked at Ed for a minute and said, "That's exactly 
where I found it. I'd have to agree with you on the classification. I 
just need to verify it."

Ed answered, "Well, I'm glad to be able to lay that one to rest. It's 
been bugging me for years trying to figure out what it was. It didn't 
appear in my copy of Mineralogy of Arizona."

A silence descended on the room as people looked at each other. 
Ed looked around wondering what was the matter. Finally, the 
professor asked, "You travel a lot around the state?"

Ed smiled and answered, "Well, I used to ride the range a lot more 
in the past than now. I used to pick up this rock or that as I rode 
along. Now, I work mostly local."

"And you know your rocks?"

Ed shrugged and answered, "I enjoy knowing what rocks I've 
found."

The professor laughed and turned to his graduate student. He said, 
"Looks like I'm going to be able to replace you soon."

The student smiled and replied, "You aren't getting rid of me that 
easily. I've still got a ways to go."

The professor turned back to Ed and asked, "So are you thinking of 
joining us?"

"Yes, I think so. I like it here," answered Ed. Looking around the 
room at all of the samples gathered together, he realized it felt 
comfortable. He could be happy working in a place like this.

"Graduate student?"

Shaking his head, Ed answered, "I need to get a Bachelors degree 
first."

"You know that much about rocks and you haven't even formally 
studied them?" The look on the Professor's face was one of 
incredulity. He had graduate students that had studied this material 
for years and didn't seem to know as much about it as this guy.

Ed smiled and answered, "Like I said, I like to know what kind of 
rocks I have. I even like to know all about the rocks that I have. 
Their composition, color, hardness, thermal, electrical, and 
chemical properties. It's all important to me."

"What is your name?"

Ed said, "Oh sorry for not introducing myself. I'm Ed Biggers."

The professor smiled and said, "Give your name to the department 
secretary and tell her to fast track you for entry into our program. 
We'll have you out in the field before you know what's happening."

Ed smiled and shaking hands with the professor said, "Thanks. I 
won't let you down."

The tour ended after visiting a couple of other labs. The graduate 
student hadn't realized that Ed was here to join the undergraduate 
program. Rather than making jokes, he was impressed with how 
much the guy knew coming into the program. He felt sorry for who 
ever would be in class with this guy because he was going to blow 
the bell curve to hell.

When they entered the room, John was seated and talking to the 
department secretary about the university. The graduate student 
waited patiently for them to notice his presence. When the 
secretary looked at him, he said, "Professor Simms wants Ed 
Biggers fast tracked for entry into the undergraduate program."

The secretary looked at Ed with surprise. She asked, "Really?"

Ed said, "Professor Simms was really a nice guy. I'm not sure what 
fast tracked for entry means, but I hope its good."

"It means that you have automatic approval into the undergraduate 
program. You aren't competing for a seat, you've been given one."

Ed nodded as he thought about it. He asked, "Is that unusual?"

John laughed and said, "Ed, that's very rare."

Chuckling, the secretary pulled out some papers from a filing 
cabinet and handed them to Ed. She said, "Fill these out. In less 
than an hour, you'll be accepted into the Fall Program."

Ed sat down and filled out the papers while the graduate student, 
the secretary, and John talked. Listening to the discussion as he 
filled out the form, he was surprised to learn that he was the first 
student ever admitted in this fashion for this department. That 
meant they were expecting big things from him. It gave him pause 
to think about the pressure that would mean.

It took about twenty minutes to fill out the form. Once it was done, 
he handed them to the secretary and said, "Well, I hope to do you 
guys proud."

She smiled at him and shook her head. John slapped him on the 
back and said, "Let's go find those women of ours before they plan 
the next twenty years of our lives."

Ed laughed and retorted, "Too late for me. Kelly already has me 
married to her, it's just a matter of time."

The two men left the office laughing. The attempt to take a short 
cut across campus wasn't successful and they had to ask directions 
to the student union building. Once there, it took them several 
minutes to locate the women. They had their heads together and 
were talking up a storm. As the men sat down, John said, "So I 
imagine that you've got all of your womanly schemes figured out 
and about to apply them to us two poor guys."

Ed seconded when he said, "Us poor clueless guys."

Betsy laughed easily and said, "Admit it. We don't have to plan 
anymore, we've already got you wrapped around our little fingers."

Kelly giggled and said, "Speaking of little fingers, there's a certain 
digit that I want to explore some more. If you guys are done here, 
I'd like to head home."

As Ed blushed and Betsy laughed, John shook his head and 
answered, "Poor Ed. I better get him home."

It seemed like the trip home went much faster than the trip there. It 
was early afternoon when they arrived back at the house. Once 
there, John invited them out to the patio for a glass of iced tea. 
Sipping tea, they settled into their chairs. John broke the silence, 
"I'm thinking of buying this house."

Betsy's eyebrows rose as she asked, "Why?"

John answered, "Well, I need a place where I can use as a retreat. 
When events in Austin get too intense, I need a place to hide and 
recover."

Ed thought about John's situation here. He was pleased that his 
friend was thinking of staying in the area. He suggested, "This is a 
good place for that. You have many friends here. If you need 
protection, the whole town will help you."

Kelly added, "We have a pretty good hospital."

Ed watched as Betsy thought about the suggestions. Uncertainly, 
she asked, "What about us?"

John answered, "We are going to have to work out those details. I 
want to marry you and maybe one of these days you'll say yes. 
However, I can't stop things from happening when I'm around. Our 
marriage stands a better chance of surviving if I'm gone from time 
to time, than if I'm getting shot at every other week."

Betsy nodded, "You're right. However it wouldn't be much of a 
marriage."

Ed sat watching the exchange. He realized that what John proposed 
was extremely tough on a marriage. He wondered how he and 
Kelly would deal with such a situation. He suggested, "You know 
Betsy, you could move here and work at the hospital here. John 
could travel to the university a couple of times a week. This could 
serve as a central site where he lives and travels away as his urges 
dictate."

Kelly thinking about the possibility of John and Betsy as another 
husband and wife, added, "Not much happens in a town of two 
hundred people. He won't have to be a hero too often if he lived 
here."

Betsy listened carefully to each suggestion. It was tempting, but 
she wondered if she could help as many people here as in Austin. 
That's when it dawned on her that this was the crux of John's 
problem. The more people he was around, the more people there 
were that needed his help.  She answered, "Let me think about it 
while I'm in the Middle East."

John nodded in understanding and sat there lost in thought. 

Ed broke the silence that had descended upon the foursome, 
"Kelly, this is Betsy's last night here. I think they might appreciate 
a chance to be alone."

She replied, "Of course, how rude of us. You two enjoy yourselves 
tonight."

Betsy smiled and said, "Don't worry. We will."

John, still lost in thought, missed the exchange. The other couple 
noticed his the introspective look on his face, winked at Betsy, and 
left without disturbing him. Betsy was pleased they understood.
