Message-ID: <46202asstr$1073963407@assm.asstr-mirror.org> X-Original-Message-ID: <20040112203913.71093.qmail@web21508.mail.yahoo.com> From: Lawrence David X-ASSTR-Original-Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 12:39:13 -0800 (PST) Subject: {ASSM} The Sexiest Part of a Woman Chapters 1-4 (MF rom) x-asstr-message-id-hack: 46202 Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 22:10:07 -0500 Path: assm.asstr-mirror.org!not-for-mail Approved: Newsgroups: alt.sex.stories.moderated,alt.sex.stories Followup-To: alt.sex.stories.d X-Archived-At: X-Moderator-Contact: ASSTR ASSM moderation X-Story-Submission: X-Moderator-ID: dennyw, hecate __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus <1st attachment, "sp_00.txt" begin> The Sexiest Part of a Woman Chapters 1-4 (MF rom) By Lawrence David Jan. 2004 Copyright and Disclaimer: This story is copyrighted material. (c) 2003, 2004. All rights are reserved by the author, including that of publication. Posting on-line is only allowed when permission is explicitly granted by the author, and then only for the complete story, including this disclaimer. Contact the author, Lawrence David, at asstr-mirror.org for more information. See http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/LawrenceDavid/www/ for other stories and to contact me. Permission for posting on storiesonline.net and asstr-mirror.org is explicitly granted. The following is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to any person, living or dead, is purely coincidental and entirely unintentional. There may be references to real people in a historical context but they are not characters in this story and are not, in any way, associated with the central events of this story. WARNING: This story contains material with explicit and sexual content that some may find offensive and may be illegal in some regions. You must STOP reading if: 1. your are underage (below 18 in all cases or 21 in some regions), 2. this type of material is illegal under any circumstances in your region, 3. you are offended by explicit or graphic sexual content, 4. you are offended by profanity or graphic language, 5. you are offended by references to religous entities outside of the context of religous worship, 6. you have no imagination. Thank you and enjoy. LHD. Chapter 1 I was taking an 'attitude adjustment' afternoon enjoying a Margarita by the side of my pool. It had been a hectic couple of weeks with lots of travelling and I needed the afternoon away from work to unwind. I wasn't too concerned about missing a few hours of work for all the extra hours I had put in recently. I was between projects so there shouldn't be any 'disasters' that couldn't wait for tomorrow. I was 28 at the time this story took place and was working for a small software development company outside of Austin, Texas. I was living in one of those developments where all the houses were made from the same plan so the only variation would be whatever the owner's put into the house. I'm not complaining - it was actually a great way to keep the prices affordable for those of us starting out, those of us 'finishing up', and those of us who were going nowhere but needed a roof over their head. The houses in our neighborhood probably told a lot more about the inhabitants than any wealthy development where everything was professionally planned. In this respect each home took on and expressed the personality of its owner. You could tell who cared and who didn't - who wanted to improve their lot (figuratively and literally) - who had the ability (or the money) to make improvements. In my case I was the third owner of the house. I don't know much about the first owner but it was the second owner who put in the pool. Not too many people had pools around our neighborhood - too expensive and there was a pool in the local park. My house also had a moderate amount of landscaping - not too sophisticated but enough to make a difference from those houses without landscaping. The previous owner also did the landscaping. What did I do? Not too much on the outside other than repaint the place to cover the God-awful neon pink color someone in this house's past thought was attractive. I kept the yard looking good but didn't do much to improve it. By 'keeping' the yard I mean I hired someone to keep it for me. I didn't do yard work - for two reasons: 1) I am away too often to do it reliably, 2) if I'm home I'd rather do something else. The only visible improvements were to the interior (other than the exterior color). New shelves, restructured the living room for a projection TV, wired for LAN and sound system. You know - all the stuff a 28 year old bachelor would want to have. I've since added wireless LAN so the wired LAN is somewhat redundant, but what the hey - progress necessitates obsolescence. Most of my peers lived in apartments closer to town but I was a gadget guy and liked having the ability to move a wall if I wanted to. I have a number of friends and they come over for parties or to chill on occasion but, probably due to my crazy travel schedule, most get-togethers are fairly limited ad hoc arrangements. So I like living here even though some of my colleagues thumbed their nose at places like this. They didn't like the idea of living in the same neighborhood as lower income families, single parent families, etc. I didn't mind this and actually got quite a kick out of the range of ethnic parties that I got invited to. This wouldn't have happened cloistered in the young professional computer communities that were in vogue. Which brings us to my neighbor. She was a single parent who was struggling to make ends meet. She was Hispanic, Mexican I think, and had a 15 year old daughter. The daughter, Maria, took care of my dog and kept an eye on my place when I travelled. We had a pretty good arrangement. The daughter was almost always home so I could rely on her to be available if I had to travel on a moment's notice. I had to buy her an answering machine for her phone - her mother couldn't afford one and I needed to have a way I could leave a message while running through an airport. I didn't mind, I liked Maria because she was reliable and trustworthy. I let her use my pool mostly because I appreciated her help. I also made the offer to Maria's mother, Theressa, but had to pass the message through Maria since I never saw Theressa. One of us was working or Theressa was home and she stayed in her house. The only way I'd know she was home was when the car was in her driveway - it was a pretty sad looking Ford Escort that had to have well over 100,000 miles on it. Maria enjoyed the pool (when her mother wasn't home) but, as far as I know, Theressa never took advantage of my offer. I didn't care other than I liked Maria and would have liked to tell Theressa what a nice kid she was raising. The sense I got was that Theressa didn't like men and tried to pass this on to Maria. I expect that, as a single parent, Theressa had every reason to blame her currently hard life on her experiences with men. I guess that was the other thing I found frustrating is that I wanted to let Theressa and, especially Maria, know that there were some decent guys around - we weren't all creeps. Oh well, I felt bad for Maria but didn't think much about Theressa. As I was enjoying the peace of the Wednesday afternoon I heard a noise on the other side of the fence separating my yard from Maria's. It sounded like Maria crying. I got up and walked over to the fence and looked over and saw Maria hunched over in a chair in her backyard sobbing. She must have been pretty upset because her sobs were making her shake and she was talking to herself in between the sobs. I shouted over "Maria, what's wrong?" Maria jumped, I guess she didn't expect me home, and looked up and said "Oh Hi." sob "Um, nothing." sob "I I didn't know" sob "you you were home." She got up and started back toward her house and I said "No, wait! Maria, something is obviously wrong. Do you want to come over and talk about it?" She started bawling again and said "No, I'll be all right." and headed for the door. As she opened the door I heard her phone ring and she stopped, looked totally devastated by the ringing phone and started bawling heavily again. "My God!" I thought to myself. Maybe she's getting some obscene phone call or something. I ran through the gate in the fence and came up to Maria and hugged her and said "Maria, tell me what's wrong. Is it an obscene caller? I can get the police to take care of it." Maria just shook her head and was crying heavily into my shirt. I lead her around to my pool and brought her into my house to get her a drink of water to calm her down. I thought I had better get her to calm down first and then we'll get to the bottom of this problem. When we got in the house, Sammy, my dog, jumped up when he saw Maria and started licking her. Maria turned and gave a weak smile at Sammy and settled down a bit. "Maria, please sit down and Sammy will keep an eye on you while I get you a glass of water." Maria petted Sammy and I got the water, gave it to her and then sat across the table from her. She was wiping the tears from her eyes and I handed her a tissue. When she seemed to calm down enough - Sammy was doing wonders - I finally asked "Maria, please tell me what was bothering you. I want to help you." "Oh, it's just stupid! Nobody can help! At least Sammy cares." Hmmm, sounds like Maria is feeling like no one likes her. "Well, I care too Maria. I know I can't be as good a pal as Sammy but I do care. Even if I can't wag my tail." Maria laughed despite herself "Yes, you do treat me nicely. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say you didn't care." "Hey, it's ok Maria. I'm pretty thick skinned so you can say anything to me. I know you're a good kid so I won't overreact if you want to say something mean - I'll know you're just blowing off steam - we all need to do that every once in a while." "Thanks. I was feeling pretty crappy but I didn't want to disturb your peace. I'm fine now, I'll let you go back to your pool." "Oh no you don't. I'm not going to let you off that easily. Maria, you were pretty upset and I really would like to help you. Why don't you stay for a bit and tell me what's wrong. You're very important to Sammy and me and we wouldn't want you to be sad." "Well, it's going to sound silly when I tell you. I really feel embarrassed now." "Maria. Aren't we friends? Have I ever treated you like you were silly? I promise I will listen and won't think it's silly - anything that could get you as upset as you were couldn't possibly be silly - could it?" "Well, I guess not. But..." I looked at her and I placed my hand on one of her hands petting Sammy "It's ok Maria. I'm a good listener. Try me." "Ok, but remember you promised not to laugh." I held up my hand. She continued "God, I feel so dumb. It's just that my good friend Connie, um Consuela, sold me out today." "What do you mean 'sold you out'?" "Well, some of the bitches, oh sorry, the girls at school were making fun of me and when I wanted to run away from them Connie wouldn't come with me. She stayed with the other kids. Everybody laughed at me when they saw me pleading with Connie and she didn't come." I saw tears welling up in her eyes again. I got up with a new tissue and handed it to her and then hugged her. "Man, that was pretty cruel! I can understand why you were hurt. You must feel awful." Maria seemed to relax a bit and said "I don't know which I feel worse about - the kids making fun of me or Connie abandoning me." "I understand, friends are someone you should be able to count on no matter what happens. How were the 'bitches' making fun of you?" Maria seemed surprised I used the word 'bitches' but then she looked at me like I was a fool and wailed "Well look at me! Why do you think they were making fun of me? I'm just a fat pig!" "Maria! You're not a fat pig! You're my buddy and Sammy's buddy! We aren't buddies with fat pigs." I shouted back. This startled Maria. I'm sure she thought what I said was bullshit but she was surprised by the intensity of my response. "Um, Jack, you're not going to try to tell me that you don't think I'm fat?" she said incredulously. Before I continue I should explain that Maria was overweight. I have no idea how much overweight she was but she did not have a lithe figure - she had a very definite 'womanly' figure. She barely had a waist and her legs and butt were chunky, her face was fuller than it should have been and she had more chins than she needed. Her breasts were large, probably mostly fat. I had always thought that she made things worse by wearing the clothes she wore. It seemed like she was trying to fit in by wearing clothes designed for skinny super models. Today was no exception - she wore tight jeans, high heels, and a tank top that showed her ample midriff. It looked really bad. I was not surprised the nasty kids at school made fun of her. It was like she put a big sign on her that said "kick me". "Maria, before I answer your question I want to know if we're friends." "Um, what do you mean?" "Well, as I said before, a friend sticks with you even when things are rough right?" "Sure, a good friend does - or should." she said getting teary eyed. "Ok, so a good friend can tell a good friend the truth and a good friend will listen to the truth - no matter what. That's what makes friends special - they can talk to each other about good things AND bad things. And they comfort each other when there are bad things. Got it?" "Yeah." she said resignedly. "I get it. So now you tell me how fat I am right?" "No Maria, now I honestly answer any question you ask of me. I promise I will be completely honest but I want something in return." "What?" "I want you to be my friend and understand that I am telling you something because I care for you as a friend and I'm not going to lie to you. You have to respect that I'm not going to lie to you. Ok?" "Yes, I understand. So do you really think I'm a fat pig?" "No, Maria. I think you are a wonderful girl that I can count on as my friend to take care of my house and my best buddy Sammy." Sammy wagged his tail when he heard his name. "But you're not saying whether you think I'm fat or not." "You haven't asked me that. You asked me if I thought you are a fat pig which I do not." "Ok, do you think I'm fat?" "Maria, you know you are overweight. I see that you are overweight but I do not think of you as fat." "Overweight is the same thing!" she yelled and started to get up. "No, 'fat' is a derogatory term, overweight is a measure of weight relative to the normal distribution of weight in our population. You weigh more than the average but I would never, ever, call you fat. A friend wouldn't do that." "But it's the same result. No one likes me." she got to the heart of the matter. "Maria, who do you want to like you? I like you, Sammy likes you, your mother likes you, and I'll bet Connie likes you." Maria reacted to that statement "Sure you like me 'cause I do things for you. My mother doesn't like me and I now know that Consuela doesn't like me either." she started to cry again. "Maria, I'm not going to debate what I don't know for sure so let me tell you what I do know. I know I like you for more than the fact that you take care of my place. I let you take care of my place because I like you and I can trust you. Do you think I would give anyone the freedom to run in and out of my place like I give you?" Maria stopped and thought about that. "No, I guess not. That would be pretty risky in this neighborhood." she admitted. "Ok, so can we, at least, agree that I like you." Maria nodded. "Ok, Maria, do you think I'm stupid?" "Huh, what do you mean? Of course I don't think you're stupid. In fact, you might be the smartest person I know." "Well thank you for that Maria. So if I'm not stupid and I like you then I must like you for a reason right?" Maria chuckled and said "I guess so." "So Maria, if I can find some things to like about you don't you think other smart people will find things to like about you?" "Sure, if they're as smart as you." she tried to trap me. "Ah, so the things that are most attractive about you are so well hidden it only takes an incredibly brilliant person like me to see them?" Maria laughed "Yes, I think that says it pretty well." "Well, I think you give me too much credit but, let's just say for the sake of argument you are right. Only a massively intelligent person could like you." Maria cracked up and said "Yeah, a superman brain would be required to like me." "Well then. Isn't that something to look forward to?" "Huh? What do you mean?" "Well, we've established that whoever is going to like you is going to have a superman brain, like mine for instance, so isn't that better than having a stupid person like you? Isn't that better than having the 'bitches' like you - I suspect they don't have superman brains do they?" Maria was really laughing now "um no, they have B-B sized brains only B-Bs are smarter." "Well there you go then. We just need to find you a superman brain person." "Yeah, right! In my school? And if we did find such a person they might like me but they'd like the 'bitches' better." "Why do you say that?" "They look sexy and I look like, well, you know..." "Maria, do you know what is the sexiest part of a woman's body?" Maria blushed. "Do you want me to answer that?" "Sure, take a guess. I'll give you three guesses and I'll bet you don't get it." "What's the bet? I'm sure I can guess in three guesses." I thought Maria was stalling because she was embarrassed to answer my question. "I don't know, what do you want to bet?" "Well, if I win I can bring this 'friend' over to your pool." "Deal! and if I win?" I thought about it and said "If I win you have to bring your mother over for a dinner and swim." "Deal 'cause I know I'll guess." "Ok, enough stalling. What are your three losing guesses? What IS the sexiest part of a woman's body?" "Um, her breasts - men like big breasts." "Nope, some men like big breasts but that's not it." "Great ass! Men talk about how a woman's ass looks when she walks." "Nope, that's not it. Some men do like to look at a woman's ass but in both of these cases it doesn't explain why men marry women with small breasts or lousy asses." "You mean 'fat' asses." "Fat, lumpy, skinny, name the shape - Men marry women with all different shaped asses so that's not what's sexiest. One guess remaining and then I win!" Maria was determined "You do not win! It's a women's pussy!" she blushed when she said it but was sure it had to be the right answer. "Ok, so how do you explain why some men marry women when they've never seen they're pussy - it does still happen, even in the 21st century." "I don't know. I guess they marry thinking that's how they'll get to see the pussy." she said tentatively. "Well, nice try but it not right. Men fall in love with women and, very often, it is before they see or do anything else with the women's pussy." "So what's the right answer? I'm not sure there is one." "The right answer, my dear Maria, is the advantage 'you' have over the 'bitches'." "What? I don't have any advantage over them. They have good looks, they have the boys, and they now have my friends." Maria started to choke up. "Well, let's see if we can change that shall we?" I said conspiratorially. "The advantage you have is that you have more of what makes a women truely sexy than they do - or, at least, you could have." "What, more fat?" "No dear, you have a very beautiful smile and that, my dear Maria, is the sexiest part of a women. I might add, although I only have this on second hand information, that might also be the sexiest part of the man as well." "Smile? I don't think so. I smile and boys don't come pawing me. The 'bitches' smile and they have boys all over them." "But, do the boys paw them because of their smiles or because of their breasts, asses, or pussies?" "Well that's my point! They get pawed because they have better breasts, asses, and, um, pussies than I do." "But that's because the boys haven't seen your smile." "Sure they have!" "Oh yeah? So when the bitches were making fun of you today did they see a smile then?" "Of course not! I was pissed, and then I was hurt, and, and..." "and you ran away with tears in your eyes and a frown on your face. Suppose you smiled instead? What would happen then?" "The bitches would pick on me even more!" "Are you sure? So if you cry they don't pick on you anymore?" "Well, no, they still pick on me." she said sheepishly. "Ok, so if you smiled what effect would their teasing have? They wouldn't seem to be affecting you because you're smiling. The people watching would either think you're mental or they'd see that the bitches are just powerless little twerps that are just mean but without any purpose." "Well they would think I was mental." "But what about your superman brain person? What would he - or might it be a she?" I asked realizing this was a possibility. Maria answered sheepishly "HE might not think I was mental but he'd still think I was fat." "Ok, Maria, let's get this out of the way. Sure. If there were two of you and one of you lost 30 lbs and you both smiled at your superman brain 'man' he probably would go to the thinner you. Ok, but there aren't two of you. There's only one. And that 'one' looks pretty damn nice when she smiles - all too rarely I might add." Maria paused for a long time and looked at me. She finally said "Jack are you really telling me the truth? Do you think I look nice when I smile?" "Yes Maria, you look a thousand times better when you smile. Think about when you are attracted to someone. In fact, think about your friend Connie." Maria groaned. "You've seen her happy and sad. When does she look more appealing? Think about the kind of smile she has when you think you really want to be with her. Also think about when she wants to be with you or not be with you. Does she prefer to be with you when you're smiling? So maybe she doesn't want to be with you when you're feeling sorry for yourself? Think the same thing when you think about boys. Do you want them frowning or concerned or snickering or with a mean smile or do you want to see him look at you with a loving smile - a smile that says 'I am glad to be with you'." Maria thought for a long time. I finally said "How about a dip in the pool? You've had a tough day and I feel like getting wet." Maria smiled and said "Sure, I'll go change." "Ten thousand times better Maria!" Maria looked confused and then blushed and smiled again. I said "Yup, ten thousand times." Chapter 2 Maria went home and I was trying to figure out how to get Maria out of this rut. Clearly she needed some help and the discussion we had seemed to help but as long as she dressed the way she did she was always going to invite ridicule. I couldn't figure out why her mother didn't give her some sensible advice but then I realized what 15 year old girl is going to listen to her mother? Theressa was hardly ever around and probably didn't see half of the outfits Maria wore anyway. Hmmm, maybe if I could get my friend Tina to help. Tina works in an upscale department store as a buyer. She always dressed attractively and would have a pretty good idea of what would work for practically any demographic. I called her cellphone. "Jack! Well aren't I surprised to hear from you! Where are you? The other side of the world today?" "No Tina, I'm catching some rays by the pool. Want to join me?" "I'd love to but us mortals need to work. You didn't lose your job did you?" she sounded concerned. "No, everything's going fine. I'm just coming off a lot of travelling and I'm between projects so I'm taking a break today. How have you been?" "Pretty well thanks. With the economy the way it is we're always walking on egg shells hoping the company keeps us around but so far so good. The good news is that I haven't had to travel as much this year." "So you're in town?" "Yeah, what's up?" "Well, I wanted to ask you for a favor and thought I could entice you with one of my world famous gourmet home cooked meals." "YOUR world famous 'gourmet' home cooked meals? Hmmm, it seems I may have missed out on the previous ones so this may be interesting just for the experience." she said with a laugh. "What's your favor? I can't imagine what help I could ever provide to you." "I need some fashion advice." "HA! That's a good one! Let's see, tee shirt, torn jeans, and grungy sneakers. How's that?" she said laughing heartily - I love her laugh and pictured her laughing and smiled. "Tina! I thought you liked the way I look! No, the advice isn't for me. It's a long story but there is a neighbor, a fifteen year old girl who comes from a single parent family and doesn't have any guideance or role model. She's pretty chubby and definitely wears the WRONG clothes. I thought you might be able to help her find something that helps her look better." "Hmmm, helping a damsel in distress? I'm curious now. She must be a really bad dresser if you recognized it! When did you have in mind?" "Tina, I'm really hurt now! Even though I may not dress the part doesn't mean I don't recognize good taste when I see it. I knew enough to call the expert. Any time, the sooner the better I'd say." "Sorry Jack, thanks for the nice compliment. I may have to kiss you when I see you. I'm sort of tied up this weekend. Tonight would be best - you'd give me a good excuse not to do laundry." "Wow, that would be great Tina. I'd really appreciate it. I'll fill you in on the details when you get here. I'll be here so come over any time it's convenient for you - even if you have to do your laundry first. And I'm expecting that kiss." I said teasingly. "Oh no, Jack. I'm going to take every advantage of this to blame you for my undone laundry. I'll probably see you around 6PM. I'll leave earlier if I can sneak out - I wouldn't mind a dip in your pool before dinner." "By all means. Bring your suit - or not if you prefer." I said slyly. "Well now Jack! Offers like that don't come every day from you. Maybe I should take you up on that." she said teasing back. Tina and I dated a couple of times but then we realized that we wanted to be friends more than lovers and moved into a very comfortable relationship every since. We always seem to have time for a little tease every once in a while, however, to keep the relationship spicy. I went out to the pool and Maria came out soon afterward. Ouch! She had put on a bikini and it did absolutely nothing to improve her appeal. She was smiling broadly but everything below her neck was too distracting to notice. I definitely had to talk to her about this. I decided to let her relax a bit before I broached the subject. We swam for a while and I asked Maria why she had cried when the phone rang earlier. "Oh, I was pretty sure it was Connie calling and I didn't want to talk to her." "I see, but from our conversation earlier do you think maybe Connie was just trying to avoid feeling your pain - but she still might be a friend?" "Yeah, I thought that when we spoke so I called her when I went home to change. You were right, Connie felt really bad and apologized for leaving me on my own. I told her I didn't blame her - I had made it difficult for her to avoid the same ridicule. We're getting together before school tomorrow." "That's great! I'm glad you patched things up with Connie. Maybe this day will be a good turn-around day for you." "I hope so. You've made me feel better and I'm going to try your advice." "Um, Maria, as a friend can I give you some more advice?" "Yes please. You've already made me feel better. What is it?" "Ok, this might hurt your feelings and I do not want to do that but I really want to help you. Ok?" "Um, I guess so. Are you going to tell me to lose weight? I've tried that and nothing seems to work." "No Maria, I think you're the weight you are for several reasons and you can't change your weight unless you change those reasons. Dieting alone isn't going to help unless we understand the reasons. Make sense?" "Sure, I guess so. So what do you want to tell me. I'll try not to be hurt." Maria was part concerned and part hopeful. Concerned that I might hurt her feelings but hopeful that I'll have some advice that will help. "Ok, so why did the mean old 'bitches' make fun of you?" Maria laughed at my characterization of her adversaries and said "Well, they called me a fat pig." "That wasn't nice but if you put yourself in their shoes and look through their eyes what do you see?" "You mean looking at me?" "Yes, but specifically looking at you as you looked today." She thought about it and then she blushed. "Well, I did have on the tank top that probably showed off my fat belly a little too much." "Do you think those clothes help people see your smile?" "I guess not. But what can I do? Everybody wears those styles. Should I look like a nun?" I laughed "No Maria, I don't think you want to attract someone who would be attracted to a nun. But I do think if you stop trying to be like the skinny bitches you might have more success trying to be yourself." Maria was sort of stunned by this comment and I was afraid she was going to turn off and be upset. She thought about it for a while and said "Maybe you're right. I guess I got caught up in what people were wearing I kept worrying about figuring out how to make those clothes look good on me. Maybe I should try to figure out what looks good on me - I can't imagine what would though." she said dejectedly. "Maria, I have a friend coming over tonight and she knows a lot about fashion. She might be able to give you some tips." "Is she fat like me?" I glared at her. "Ok, sorry. I mean is she 'overweight' like me?" "No, she isn't but she knows what looks good on different people and knows the way to mix styles to compliment whatever figure you have. She's a good friend of mine and I'm sure she'll be able to help you." "Well, I would be surprised but I'll talk to her. Thanks. It won't do much good though, I couldn't afford to get new clothes anyway, I'm broke." "Maria, don't worry about that. If you're willing to do some work around here I think I can come up with some projects that would earn you some extra money for clothes. What do you think?" She looked at me and smiled and said "Really?" and she jumped over to me and hugged me. I was surprised and just as she was letting go Tina came around the corner. "Ahem! Sorry Jack, I didn't mean to interrupt. You did say drop by any time." "Tina! Great to see you. You're not interrupting, I'm glad you're here. Tina McDaniels, this is Maria Gonzales, Maria this is my friend Tina, the one I just told you about." Tina and Maria said hi to each other warily. I looked at Tina and said "I'm surprised you got here so fast. I didn't expect you until this evening." "Well, I guess I jumped the gun." she said coolly. "Maybe I should have waited. Should I come back later?" "No, this is great timing. I just told Maria about your offer to help. Do you want to see what clothes Maria currently has and then you could advise her on some changes and then we could swim? Is that ok with you Maria?" "Yeah, I guess so." Tina said "Well, ok, let's do that and then maybe I'll go do my laundry." I thought this was curious since Tina seemed really interested earlier. I wonder why she's cooled down. Maybe I should talk to her first. "Um, Maria, why don't you go home and change and Tina will be over shortly to see your clothes and help you." "Oh, ok." Maria got out of the pool and I saw Tina wince when she saw what Maria was wearing. We waited until Maria had dried off and gone over to her house and then Tina asked me point blank "What's going on Jack?" "What do you mean Tina? I thought I told you I wanted to help Maria." "Yes you did but you didn't say why and when I came around the corner and saw you two hugging I was stunned. I thought I knew you but I'm confused about what's going on." Whoops, now I understood. "It didn't even occur to me to think what you are suggesting Tina but, I guess from your perspective I can see why you might be confused. Let me try to explain what's happening." Fortunately Tina was objective enough to sit a listen while I explained the day's events. When she understood how I was trying to help Maria and what lead to the hug that Tina had 'caught' she finally seemed to relax and smiled. "Jack, you're such a sap. You're going to get yourself in trouble one of these days but I'll come bail you out when you do." she leaned over and gave me a kiss on the cheek. "I can see why you feel sorry for Maria and I now understand you're motives are honorable but the thing I don't understand is why you're bothering. Sure Maria is a nice kid and is having some problems but why are you going out of your way like this?" I looked at her, took a deep breath and said "You're not going to believe this Tina but I used to be a lost chubby kid like Maria when I was about her age." Tina was surprised. "You're kidding! You? Cool Jack Parker? I don't believe it. I can't imagine you ever being a lost dumpy kid." "Believe it. I used to get the crap beat out of me when I was a teenager because I was slow, ugly, and did really stupid things to get kids to like me. This only fueled the intensity of the beatings I got. I was really miserable until I met a really nice girl who was in the same boat I was. I guess we consoled each other and rather than wallowing in our self-pity were, somehow, able to get ourselves out of our rut. We helped each other when we were down but didn't get caught up in being different - we just built our self-confidence through our mutual support and eventually were no longer outcasts. I will be forever grateful to my friend and maybe that's why I want to help Maria." "Wow. I would have never imagined it. Are you still friends with this person who helped you?" I paused. "No, Sally was killed in an automobile crash when she was in college. She was coming home for break and simply fell asleep at the wheel and drove off the road. She should have stopped on the way but I think she was trying to get home sooner so she could see me." I was quiet for a bit not wanting to let Tina see the tears in my eyes. "Jesus Jack. I'm sorry. That must have really hurt you." Tina said quietly. "Please come to me." she stood up and pulled me up to hug her. She held me tightly and rocked me even though I was soaking wet. I let her hold me. I needed to be held for a little while. I regained my strength and asked "So will you help Maria for me?" "Of course Jack. I am glad you thought of me." she said sincerely. "You wait here and I'll go see what I can do for her. I know you said you'd find her work so she could get some new clothes. Did you have any budget in mind?" "No, it doesn't matter Tina. What ever it takes." I said sadly. "I understand. I could kiss you but then Maria would never get any fashion advice." she winked at me and headed over to Maria's. I sat by the pool trying hard not to remember the pain but wasn't too successful. I decided to freshen my Margarita. Tina was gone for about a hour when she finally came back. I had had two Margaritas while she was gone and was feeling a bit tipsy. Tina saw me and asked "Um, any more of that left? Don't get up I'll fix it." and she went to my kitchen to make her own drink. Some fucking host I am I thought to myself. Tina came back and said "Ahh, this is just what I needed. You make a mean Margarita Jack!" I just looked at her. She sat next to me sipping her drink and I finally asked "So what do you think about Maria's wardrobe?" Tina laughed "I'm glad you called in the rescue squad. That is one confused chick! God, she had the worst possible clothes for her figure. No wonder the kids made fun of her. I talked her into going shopping tomorrow. Is that ok with you? I know she hasn't done any work yet but I thought I should to get her going as soon as possible." "Sure, the work is only an excuse. I knew she would be too proud to accept clothes as a gift. I really appreciate you taking the time to do this. Do you want me to write you a check?" "No, I'll be fine Jack. I'll float you on this until we know how much it is. I'm not worried about getting repaid - I know where you live." she said with a wink. "I might even have some odd 'jobs' for her as well." I looked at Tina with my eyebrows raised - she smiled at me. I knew there was a reason I liked Tina. Tina then looked at me curiously and said "Maria told me that you thought a woman's smile was the sexiest part of her body. Do you really think that Jack?" "Absolutely Tina." "So you mean you would rather have me fully clothed with a smile than if I stood completely naked in front of you with a frown?" "Especially in your case Tina." I said without my usual reserve. "So you don't like my body?" Tina teased. "I love your body Tina but I REALLY love your smile." I said with complete honestly. Tina looked surprised at first but then looked at me for the longest time. I didn't feel like hiding my feelings by going into our usual give and take routine. Finally she stood up and said "Do you want to go for a swim Jack?" "Sure Tina." and I started to stand. Tina held up her hand and said "I think I'll take you up on your offer." "What offer?" "I think I'll only be wearing my smile into the pool. Is that ok with you?" WHAT!? My jaw must have dropped to my feet. "Um, sure Tina." I said in a stupor. As I sat on the chaise lounge Tina slowly undressed in front of me. It wasn't a strip tease, Tina simply got undressed. When she was completely naked she smiled at me, held out her hand, and walked me to the pool. I simply followed her like a little puppy dog - I was completely unable to do anything but stare at her - my mind was completely boggled. When we were in the pool and the water was about chest high Tina turned me to face her and she held my face in her hands and she gave me a long gentle kiss on the lips. Then she put her arms around me and pulled me tight against her. I felt her tits rub against my chest and then felt my hard prick push against her through the fabric of my bathing suit. Tina held me for a while and sort of rocked me relying on the buoyancy of the water to hold us both up. She pulled back and looked at me and said "You're the nicest guy I've ever known Jack." She had tears in her eyes but she was smiling. God she was beautiful. I think the adrenaline must have burnt off the alcohol in my bloodstream because I was starting to come out of my daze. Tina saw this and asked "Do you want to take off your suit Jack?" "Are you sure you want this Tina?" "Oh yes Jack. I've wanted you before but never like this. Please make love to me." She let go of me a little bit so I could pull off my suit and then she pulled me back to her. I felt my rigid cock slip between her legs. With the pool water I couldn't feel how wet she was but, from her eyes, I could tell. Her eyes rolled back when my cock touched her pussy and I felt her spread her legs wide so she was floating in my arms ready for me to enter her. My cock was so hard it didn't need much more than this and I soon felt the warmth of her pussy around me. I moved a little shallower so I could enter her completely and still keep her face above water. I looked deep into her eyes and felt an incredible sensation of oneness as we physically became one. She moaned as I reached her depths. I wanted to stay like this forever. Tina on the other hand had other things in mind and I started to feel her cunt muscles squeezing my cock. She rolled her hips so I would slip in and our of her. With her position she couldn't get me fully in and out of her but her motions caused my loins to begin their instinctive behavior despite my desire to just hold her. With the escalating feeling as Tina's tight pussy reached further and further along the length of my shaft I was no longer in control and our passion took over. My cock felt like it was larger than ever with my veins forming rigid ripples on the sides of my cock and with her hard muscles squeezing I could feel the ridges ripple against her as I entered yet again. I was hungry now! I wanted all of her! I thrust deeply and pulled her down onto my cock. I felt myself bottom out in her but still I wanted more. I pushed hard against her and I heard Tina shouting "JESUS CHRIST JACCKKKKK!! GOD I LOVE YOU!!!!" I felt her muscles strangle my cock with amazing force but I wanted more and I pulled almost all the way out and then violently thrust deeply back into her. I wanted more! I couldn't have enough now as I continued my assault on her cunt. I was screaming but not ready for this to end until I heard Tina screaming again and I exploded! I think the sun in the sky went out and then flashed at double intensity as I knew the world had come to an end. A strange peace came over the pool as the only sound we now heard was the two of us panting and gasping for breath. I didn't have the strength to hold her but fortunately Tina held on to me. I didn't want to leave her yet. When my senses returned I looked at Tina's face. She had had her eyes closed but sensed I was looking at her and she smiled weakly. She said "Do you still think a woman's smile is the sexiest part of her body?" "More than ever Tina, more than ever." Tina pulled me to her and kissed me. Not passion this time but a long, loving, bittersweet kind of kiss that seemed to say "I missed you." I finally got the nerve to ask "Tina? Did you do this because I lost my friend?" Tina smiled and said "No, Jack, I did it because I just found one." We swam around for a while. I enjoyed the freedom of swimming naked with Tina. I liked looking at her smooth body as she effortlessly moved through the water. I enjoyed taking liberties of patting her bottom every once in a while as she swam by. I had wanted to do that in the past, even with her swim suit on, but felt it was inappropriate. Now it seemed so right. Tina must have thought so too as she swam near me very often. I was floating on my back enjoying the feeling of my flaccid prick being swirled by the currents and waves of water that broke over me. At one point Tina was standing and walked over to me as I floated with my eyes closed. She surprised me when she grabbed my cock with her hand. She laughed that hearty laugh of hers and said "I may want to use this again. Do you think it would be 'up' to it?" "Hmmm, Tina, if you give me one of those great smiles again I'm sure of it." We played in the water a bit until we were finally hungry and we got out and grilled a steak for dinner. We ate dinner on the pool deck wrapped in towels as the sun went down. After we finished the steak and we were enjoying the nice wine I had opened I looked at Tina and said "Tina, we had dated a couple of times but never made love. Instead we shifted into a nice relationship of being really good friends. We've dated other people since but I never felt any jealousy toward your friends or felt that you were jealous of mine. Now, I feel different. When you looked at me the way you did I felt, I don't know, like I belonged. It's hard to describe but I feel like we needed to be friends before we could be lovers but now that we are friends I've never had such deep feelings for a lover before." "Oh Jack! You really know how to melt a woman! At least this woman!" she leaned over and kissed me. She continued "I think you also are having an effect on your friend." "My friend? You mean Maria? What do you mean?" "Well, I think she could easily develop a crush on you. She did nothing but talk about how smart and handsome you were when we were trying on clothes. I think it's wonderful you want to help her but I think you should be careful that Maria doesn't get the wrong idea. You could end up hurting her more than helping." "Oh wow. I didn't think of that. Thanks for telling me." "My pleasure. I have my own selfish interests however - I don't want another woman stealing you from me." she laughed. "Well now! So I guess you'll have to make sure I'm fully satisfied." I snickered. "I plan on doing just that Jack." she leaned over again to kiss me and this time let her towel drop. She lifted her head, looked down at her naked body and said "Whoops!" and then she opened my towel. As she leaned to kiss me I ran my hand down her back and felt the lovely ass of hers. She kissed my neck, then my chest, and then kept moving her mouth lower. I wasn't prepared for that and inhaled deeply when her lips ran across my belly. She ran her hand up my leg and lightly brushed my balls which sent excited shivers through my body and completed the effect on my hardening cock. She moved her open hand over the shaft and as she was about halfway up the shaft closed her hand tightly around my cock and grabbed it hard. I almost came on the spot! She held it tightly and then, very, very, slowly, started moving her hand up and down the shaft. She lifted her head and I took a deep breath as I felt her tongue touch the tip of my cock. She swirled her tongue around the tip and then in one sucking motion took me into her mouth. Christ that felt good. Tina moved one hand down to my belly to control my thrusting and the other was still wrapped around my member. She sucked and swirled her tongue with my cock in her hard mouth and let her teeth touch me gently. I was sweating now as my excitement rose. She bobbed her head a couple of times and I wanted more. I wanted to touch her. With my hand still on her ass I moved my hand around and followed her crack down between her legs to her love nest. I felt the wetness and used my fingers to spread her lips. I took two fingers and worked them inside her tight hole and used my fourth finger to twiddle her clit. I felt Tina push her ass against my hand and she took a deep breath, she paused in her bobbing and then in one motion I felt her suck me deep into her throat "GOD TINA! THAT FEELS SO FUCKING GOOD!" Driven wild by her now long deep slurps of my cock I was driving hungrily into her cunt. She was now moving her ass savagely pressing hard against my hand trying to take more and more of me while she took more and more of me into her mouth. I was reaching my limit panting heavily trying to hold off so I could enjoy the feeling longer but there was no holding back and I reluctantly said through my teeth "TINA, I'M GOING TO COME!" Tina took more of me! "TINA, NO, GOD NO! I CAN'T HOLD BACK ANY LONGER!" Still she bobbed harder and longer and was now making animal grunting sounds while flailing her ass taking me deeper into her on both ends. I could no longer stop as I exploded with more force than I can remember and screamed "TINA, NO! I CAN'T HELP IT! FUCK ME GOD!" Tina continued to suck on me as I erupted stream after stream of semen into her mouth. Tina then let out a scream as she practically sat on my hand jamming my fingers deep into her cunt. I couldn't believe the feeling I had at that point - besides being exhausted from the sex I felt this unbelievable feeling of happiness flow over me. I looked up and saw the bright stars and felt whole. I looked down at Tina who was now slumped onto my belly and felt even more whole. I gently rubbed Tina hair with my free hand. Tina shifted and I was able to draw her up to lie next to me. "That was exquisite Tina." She leaned up and smiled at me and said "So you'll keep me for a while?" I pulled her toward me and kissed her, I kissed her deeply and lovingly. I held her tight against me with my arm wrapped around her to keep her warm in the rapidly cooling night. We lay like that for a long time, naked under the stars, until it was finally too cold to stay out. We got up and went inside. I asked Tina if she would stay the night but she said no. She had to get up early for work and would need to change clothes. I was disappointed but understood. She said "But I'll be by tomorrow to pick up Maria for shopping. I'm picking her up around 5, it will probably take us a while but when I drop Maria off can I stop by afterward?" "I'll be very upset if you don't Tina." "Umm, can I bring a change of clothes with me?" she asked meekly. "I'll be very upset if you don't Tina." I said smiling. We kissed goodnight and as I closed the door I thought what an amazing day! Chapter 3 I saw Maria the next afternoon after school. She saw me by the pool and came over. She smiled when she saw me and she had on some fairly conservative clothes. She still needed some work but it was worlds better than yesterday. "Hello Maria! You look nice today. How did your day go?" "Well, some of the 'bitches' said something but it wasn't as bad as yesterday. I just ignored them and continued walking with Connie. I tried real hard to keep a smile on my face and it mostly worked." "It's going to be hard for a while but, trust me, it will improve over time." "Oh I 'do' trust you Jack!" Maria said with more enthusiasm than I had expected. "So how did it go with Connie?" "That's really weird. Connie was all concerned that I was upset with her so when we met she was nervous. I just gave her a big smile and a hug and I told her I was glad to see her. She gave me a big hug back and we were talking non-stop since. I think you were right, Connie just didn't feel comfortable with my gloomy face. I have a lot to thank you for Jack." "Nonsense. I'm just a friend who's here to talk to you whenever you need a pal." "I can be a 'friend' for you too Jack." Maria said with a strange tone in her voice. I looked at her and said "What do you mean Maria?" "Well, I shouldn't tell you this. I saw you yesterday." "When? What do you mean?" "You know, when you were in the pool with your friend and afterward. I could see you from my bedroom window." "Oh, geez, I'm sorry Maria. I didn't mean to embarrass you like that. I'll try to be more careful in the future." "No, that isn't what I mean. I didn't mind. I wanted to let you know that anytime your friend isn't around I can, you know, take her place." JESUS FUCKING CHRIST! I couldn't breathe! What the fuck have a I done? "Maria, could you please sit down? I really need to talk to you." "Sure Jack." she sat down and I got the impression she was expecting me to make a 'request'. "Maria, I like you very much. I think you are a very nice girl and, if I was 15 years old, I think we could be more than friends. Do you know what I mean?" I saw her frown and she looked down with a look of disappointment. "Yes, I think so." "This isn't a question of me not liking you or not appreciating your suggestion. I am honored but you have to understand that there are laws. Even the suggestion of such a thing could get me thrown in jail for years. You don't want that do you?" "No, Jack, I'm sorry." and she started to cry. "Maria, please don't cry. I'm not upset with you. You were very sweet to offer and I know it was because you wanted to be my friend but we can't even think about that. There is a really good reason we have laws like that - A man of my experience could really take advantage of a young girl like you and that's not right. Do you understand?" "Yes, I feel like a fool." "Maria, remember when I pointed out to you yesterday that I wasn't a dummy for liking you?" Maria looked up and whimpered but said "Yes?" "Well this is the same thing. You shouldn't feel like a fool. You got excited at the chance to 'be a woman' with me. That's kind of nice but I want you to think about 'being a woman' with your 'superman brain guy' ok? 'He' is the guy you really want - remember?" She smiled and realized I was right "Yeah. I remember. I guess I just thought about having a friend. Seeing you made me think about something more but I didn't think about my 'man'." We both cracked up when she said it. "Well now! Isn't that a much better image. Think about that when you're trying on clothes tonight with Tina. Think about what kind of 'man' you want and visualize dressing in your new clothes for him. Ok?" "Yeah! Thanks Jack!" "Hey, don't thank me. You're going to have to work for those new clothes." "Oh I haven't forgotten. I guess I got distracted on what 'kind' of work I could do for you." "Maria, don't ever think in those terms. Sex without love is rarely a good idea. Sex isn't a payment. It is a reward for being in love, promise me you'll always keep this in mind?" "Yeah Jack, thanks. Um, you know my Mom doesn't want to talk about sex - I guess her life has been pretty rough because of sex. She told me about the stuff I had to know - you know, my period and stuff.." she blushed "but she won't tell me the good stuff - er - I mean, you know about boys and how things work. I was amazed when I saw you guys yesterday." It was my turn to blush. "Um, yes, well, I'm sorry about that. Do you need someone to explain how things work? I think Tina or I can probably explain the basics as long as you understand that we're only telling you so that you don't make mistakes. Ok?" "Really? You'd do that?" "Sure. The first thing I want to tell you though is that you always want to be safe. When I was your age life was a lot simpler. Now sex can kill you. Your mother knows first hand about how it can change your life but there is not substitute for death - you understand?" "Yeah, they told us about that in school." "Ok, when opportunities come along you should always be prepared to protect yourself. The boy should always wear a condom. And you shouldn't rely on the boy either. You should have a condom with you in case your 'friend' conveniently forgets - better yet, have two. You never know when things get too exciting." Maria was blushing deep red now. "Can you get condoms at your school?" "No, they used to but some parents complained so they stopped that." "Stupid fucking idiots!" I said with vehemence. "Sorry, I shouldn't have said that in front of you but I can't believe how stupid these parents are sometimes. They would rather have their kid with AIDs or pregnant than recognize that kids will experiment. Better to make the experiment safe than deadly I say. Hold on, I'll be right back." When I came back I handed Maria two packs of condoms. "Maria, please don't tell anyone where you got these but please keep them with you. I care about you too much to have you destroy your life over a little passion." Maria's eye went wide. Yesterday she was feeling like a fat pig and today she's thinking about the possibility of sex - isn't life wonderful. "Thank you Jack! I don't know how to thank you for what you've done for me!" "Hey, no problem. Let's talk about what kind of work you can do around here." Maria and I worked out a couple of chores like taking Sammy for walks, cleaning the pool, and a few other odds and ends and then she went home to do some homework before Tina picked her up to go shopping. As she was leaving I said "and I'll be more careful about what I do in the pool in the future." Maria turned and smiled the sweetest smile I ever saw on her as she said "Oh that's ok Jack. I think I might enjoy the education..." Jesus what a minx! Tina stopped by before she picked up Maria. "I glad you stopped Tina." I said giving her a kiss. "Mmmm, so am I." "I wanted to warn you about something that Maria said earlier." I explained what happened. "God, remember I warned you about something like this. It sounds like you handled it well though. Did she really say that when she was leaving?" Tina asked incredulously. "Yes, I'm not sure whether that's a good thing or a bad thing." I said frankly. "Well, from what you've told me it sounds like it's more natural curiosity at this point so it's probably a good thing." Tina smiled a wicked smile "Shall we give her something to learn about right now?" "Hmmm, you tempt me woman but I don't want to get her too educated too quickly. Just be aware that she may ask you some pretty pointed questions when you're out shopping." "Any suggestinons on what I should say?" "No, I think you can handle it. Probably much better than I. I trust you to say the right things." I said honestly. "Thanks Jack, your trust means a lot to me. I can't wait for the educational session this evening." she winked to me and went over to Maria's. It was about 9PM when they got back. I was on the back deck doing some email having a Gin and Tonic. Tina came around the corner and said "There you are. I thought maybe you had abandoned me. I rang the doorbell and knocked but you didn't answer." "Oh, sorry, I was sort of lost in my thoughts and listening to the music. I probably should wire an extra doorbell out here. Can I get you a drink." Tina leaned over, kissed me, flopped into a deck chair, and said "Yes! I'm bushed! We went all over trying to find something that would work. Maria was getting really upset thinking it was totally hopeless. I was about to think that we were going to lose her and was almost ready to go to a 'big size' shop. I wanted to avoid that because I felt Maria would be stigmatized. Fortunately I remembered this cute little boutique on the south side. Um, maybe you should get my drink before I tell you about it." I looked at her and smiled and got her a G&T as well. When I handed it too her I asked "So am I bankrupt?" "Well, let's just say we probably exceeded your budget. What was your budget anyway?" I winced when she asked but I said "Don't worry about it. I'll just take it out of your hide." "Hmmm, that sounds like a pretty good deal to me. Maybe I should have run up a bigger bill!" "Never mind, tell me about the trip. So you found something nice?" "Yes, I couldn't believe our luck. After trying everywhere, as I said, we found this boutique and it seemed like it was owned by some Hispanic women who were, shall we say, healthy? They had a great selection of clothes that worked really well for Maria. As soon as I brought Maria into the store the women's eye lit up and they swarmed all over Maria giving her the royal treatment. I got the sense that the women sold these ethnic fashions to the skinny rich ladies of Austin but they had the same fashions for real chicanos and they were more than happy to pull out the stops to dress Maria up. I asked her to put something on and come on over to give you a show." "I can't wait. So Maria was ok after you found that store?" "Was she ever! It was like she went from little miss wallflower to miss yackety yak! She was going on and on about how beautiful the clothes are, how good you are to her, how she can't wait to go to school tomorrow, how wonderful you are, maybe you see a pattern here..." Tina smiled. I love that smile. "Sure, it's obvious! I am wonderful!" I said laughing. "Well, I couldn't agree with her more Jack. I've got my overnight bag in the car. Can I have a sleepover?" she asked in a little kid voice. "Only if you're good Tina." I said teasingly. "Oh I'll be 'good' all right." Tina said in a lusty voice that gave me an immediate hard-on. "Maybe we should begin our session now." I said impatiently. "Well, THAT would be a real education with Maria coming over shortly! We can wait my dear, you need to see the fashion show first." "Ok, I'll be a 'good' boy." trying to imitate Tina's lusty voice but thinking it was a poor substitute. Tina must have thought it ok because she replied "Maybe I'm sorry I didn't tell Maria to wait until tomorrow." "Did Maria ask any questions about sex?" "You mean besides whether you were a good lay?" Tina asked with a straight face - I almost choked on my drink. "She didn't?" "Well, not in those words but she asked every question around that one that only lead to one conclusion." "Umm, should I ask?" "I don't think you have to darling. I did ask to stay the night didn't I?" again using her lusty voice. I had to shift to get comfortable with my rigid cock. Tina smiled at my difficulty. "Her more serious questions really made me realize how stupid we are not to have a better sex education system. She was really confused about a lot of things. I'm glad you gave her the condoms and pointed out how important they were. I think she really got that message. I also think she can't wait to try them." Tina laughed. "Oh God!" I groaned. "I hope I don't end up regretting this." "Well, I think you should be proud. You did the right thing. By the way, for someone preaching the use of condoms I didn't notice you stopping play last night to get one. If you had some why didn't you use them?" I blushed "Well, you did catch me off guard but I knew I was safe and I trusted you to be safe." "I appreciate your 'vote' of confidence. I assume you mean safe from sexually transmitted diseases. Suppose I wasn't 'safe' from pregnancy?" Tina didn't have an accusatory tone, she just sounded curious. "Well, it may have crossed my mind but last night it really didn't matter." Tina looked stunned "What do you mean 'it didnt matter'?" "I mean that if you were to get pregnant with my child it would have been all right with me." I said with complete candor. "Oh! Wow! Now I'm really stunned!" Tina sat back and sipped her drink deep in thought. I was about to say something when I heard Maria's voice from behind the fence. "Are you guys decent?" I laughed despite my feeling that I needed to talk more with Tina. I said "Yes Maria, thank you for asking but we did 'know' you were coming. What did you expect?" As Maria came around the fence she said "Well I figured you lovebirds might get out of control with passion." she was such a romantic. As I saw her I was floored. "Wow! Maria you look great!" She had on a full skirt that was modest but did reveal some leg and a white top with a ruffly fringe around the collar. The breast portion was embroidered with a pretty daisy pattern. It really looked pretty and seemed a perfect dress to go with Maria's Hispanic features. Tina did a marvelous job. The skirt was long enough to be respectable but showed Maria's lower legs and ankles which were surprisingly thin for someone as chubby as Maria. The fullness of the skirt and blouse hid her tummy fat while the fullness gave her a definite appearance of a classic hourglass shape. The blouse, while modest, allowed her ample breasts to be shown as a positive feature with just a hint of cleavage and a very promising fullness. I think she'll have an impact on the 15 year old boys... Maria was beaming and did a little twirl showing off the back and maybe a little too much leg as she twirled but she was clearly excited. She was radiant! "Do you really like it?" "Like it! I love it! Now I can't wait to see the rest of them. Can you come over to show me each day you have a new combination?" "YES! Can I? Oh I want to wear a new outfit every day just to show you!" Maria sort of danced around the perimeter of the pool as if she was attending a ball. A far cry from a fat pig I thought to myself. When Maria finished her tour of the pool she came over to me and kissed me on my cheek and said "Thank you Jack. This is the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to me." She then went over to Tina and thanked her and then whispered into her ear and then went skipping off to her own house waving to me with a huge smile as she went past. I was still looking after her when I finally turned and saw Tina looking at me. She had a really funny look on her face so I asked "What? What's the matter?" "Nothing Jack, you are just the most amazing guy I know." "Huh? Why do you say that? You did as much to make Maria happy as I did." "But somehow you knew to ask her to show you every combination each new day she wore it. How could you know how important that would be to her?" "Umm, I didn't. I really wanted to see how she looked." Tina's eyes welled up and she started to cry as she said "But THAT is what was so important to her! That you WANTED and CARED to see how she looked. God Jack, I think I'm falling for you!" she came over to me and hugged me but was balling her eyes out. Man I was confused! Was she happy or sad? I didn't know what to do. I just held her and rocked her. When she finally slowed to a sniffle I went to get her a tissue and when I handed it to her I timidly asked "Did I hurt you Tina?" "No Jack, you make me feel so good!" and she started balling again. This is feeling good? "But Tina, it isn't that big a deal that we both made Maria happy. Sure it's good but... I'm confused." "Jack. It wasn't just what you said to Maria. It was also what you said to me." Huh? When? What did I say? I tried to replay the conversations we had. I didn't get it. "What did I say Tina." "That it would have been all right with you if I was pregnant with your baby!" and Tina started balling again. Jesus! Is that a good thing or a bad thing? I don't know and was afraid to say something. I held Tina some more and she wiped her nose and eyes and just hung on to me. I finally took the plunge and said "I didn't know you wanted to have a baby Tina." She looked at me and said in barely a whisper as if she didn't have the air to say the words "I didn't either until you said it. The moment you said it the image flashed in my head - me pregnant with YOUR baby. I never even thought about it. Never crossed my mind. Until you said it. All of a sudden the image was perfect! The image was clear. What you've done with yourself, with Maria, for me. The good person you are. Of course I want to have your baby! Of course I want to be the mother of your children! In one moment you have changed my whole life. Whether we do anything about it or not is immaterial. I now have that perfect image in my head and I don't think it will ever go away. I'm sorry Jack. I just meant to be a comforting friend. Now I want so much more and have no reason to expect it." She started sobbing again. Wow! That's all I could think - Wow! I didn't have words to even come close to the impact of what Tina just said. I could only hold her and desperately try to think of something to say. I finally said "Let's go in Tina. I'll get your bag." That night we went to bed and just held each other all night long. I kissed her gently but wasn't sure if I should touch her. It was as if something sacred has occurred and now it wasn't just fun stuff. This was real. How did I feel about it? How did Tina feel about it? I felt a longing for her but it wasn't for sex, it was for something more. It was a longing I never felt before. In the morning Tina got up early and when she was ready to go I was up wanting to say something to her but still not knowing what. As she was leaving I said "Can we get together tonight?" "No, I don't think so Jack. I think I need to think by myself. I'll call you." and she left. My heart sank. Why couldn't I say anything? What was holding me back? I shook my head and got ready for work. Chapter 4 At work I was useless. I was worse than useless. I was grumping around and really had nothing to do so I was making everybody lives miserable. Finally a good friend of mine, Joe, said "What's buggin' you man. If you were a woman I'd accuse you of PMS! Jesus you're a grump today! What's up?" "Oh I don't know. Yes I do! I had a fight with Tina last night." "Tina McDaniels? I didn't think you were seeing her any more. Are you back together?" "No, Yes, I don't know." "Hmmm, I think you may need a little therapy tonight. Want to tie a few on at the 'Station'?" The Station was a local watering hole where we both spent more money and time than we should have. "No, I think I'll just go home." "Shit man you're too depressed to be by yourself. I think I'll crash your pad and bring some relief with me. Ok if I bring a change of clothes in case you get too morbid?" "Huh, yeah sure. Whatever." I picked up my stuff and left. As I was driving home I was thinking I should have been nicer to Joe. Joe was a great guy and always willing to help out in a pinch. He's the guy who hired me. He was about 30 years old, had a great job, super sense of humor and didn't have a mean bone in his body. He was also a great dancer. I was always envious when we went out to clubs. He had the girls lining up for dancing and always wondered how often he scored because of it. He never kissed and told. It was usually the next morning hangover that gave him away. Oh well. I'll take a swim in my pool, cool off, and I'll be able to stop dwelling on Tina. I got home around 3:30 and had just jumped into the pool when I heard Maria holler around the fence. "You're home early again? You're not going to lose your job are you?" I looked up expecting a new outfit but was surprised when I saw she had jeans and a grubby shirt on. "I thought you'd wear something new today." "Oh I did! I took it off so I could do some of your work. I didn't want to ruin it. I guess I won't be doing the pool today." "Oh sorry. I'll leave it free tomorrow, is that ok?" "Sure, I'll take Sammy for a walk." "So how was your day with your new clothes?" Maria came running over to the pool and said "You wouldn't believe it! I was really nervous but met Connie on the way so she could support me. I walked up to her and I had to say something before Connie knew it was even me! She screamed and jumped up and down saying she couldn't believe it. She told me how pretty I was and how the 'bitches' would be so jealous. I didn't want the bitches jealous." she said and then lustily "I wanted the boys 'interested'." she finished with a devilish smile. "Wow, that's great!" "Wait! I haven't gotten to the best part! Connie and I walked to school and when we went across the school yard all these people turned to stare at us. I went to my first class and everyone went quiet when I walked in and sat down. I heard all these whispers but pretended I didn't. I was so nervous I couldn't say anything anyway! Then Mr. Reams, the first period teacher came into class. When he saw me he started to say that the seat belonged to another student when he realized it was me. He then said, are you ready for this? He said, 'Oh hi Maria. You look very nice today.'" Maria was jumping up and down excitedly! I thought she was going to pee her pants. I was about to say something but Maria had just stopped to take a breath and was off again. "That happened all day long and you know what happened at lunch?" I tried to say no but couldn't even get this out before Maria continued "Connie came running up to me in the lunch line and asked me 'Do you know Jose Martinez?' and I replied that I thought so but hadn't really spoken to him. I thought he was one of the weirdos in school who kept getting beat up by the bullies. Connie told me that Jose had seen us walk in in the morning and then saw me in the hallways and wondered if I was a new girl in school!" "I saw him later in the day and remembered who he was. He's the kid who did well in the math class but everyone was always picking on. I remember feeling sorry for him one day when he was just walking do the hallway and one of the seniors just jumped out when he wasn't looking and just knocked him completely off his feet. He didn't even know what hit him. Everyone in the hallway was laughing." "I decided maybe he could help me with my math homework so I went up to him to ask. I NEVER do that! I wouldn't dare talk to a boy until today! So I walked toward him and when he saw me he hesitated and then he smiled at me. I think I was already smiling at him. Anyway, I introduced myself and said that I was struggling in math and would he be willing to help me after school. He said yes! Do you believe it?" "Wow Maria that is amazing progress in one day! Do you think Jose has a superman brain like me?" I asked smiling. "Well, he's not as handsome as you but you may be right about the smile being sexy on a boy too. He had a very nice smile." I saw that she was thinking about that smile and it was reflected in her face. I felt very happy for her and then had an overwhelming sense of melancholy as I remembered Sally, the friend who saved me and then I lost. I tried very hard to keep it to myself but had to dunk under to hide my tears. I regained control and came to the surface. I apologized to Maria saying I needed to cool off - her story was making me too excited. She laughed and said "Me too!" She was about to go get Sammy when she turned and sheepishly asked "Jack?" "Yes, Maria?" "Umm, if I, uh, we, I mean, if I use up those two condoms can I get more from you?" she was really blushing. I roared "Of course Maria! You can have as many as you can use!" Maria was really embarrassed then and whispered thanks and walked away with a big grin on her face. Maria's interest in the condoms got me out of my funk and I was swimming laps for a while when Maria came back from walking Sammy. Maria was out of breath but still smiling. She gave Sammy a good petting and a cookie reward and then came bounding out to the pool. "Jack, can I show you what I wore to school today?" "Oh yes please. I want to see it." "Ok, don't go away! I'll be right back." she ran off to her house and ran up the steps three at a time. I never saw her with so much energy. A little while later I heard her come out of her house and she called around the fence "Are you ready?" "Yes, shall we have a drum roll?" She jumped around the fence and said "Ta Da!" and did a pirouette. The effect was as dramatic as yesterday's outfit. This was a full dress, not a blouse and a skirt so was a bit more conservative than yesterday's combination. I suspected she was nervous on this first day and probably wore the most conservative outfit. I also suspect that she would wear something more dramatic on Monday. I whistled as she turned. She was absolutely beaming. The colors were conservative but complimented Maria's coloring perfectly. Tina was a marvel! My heart sank when I thought of Tina but I recovered when Maria said "Do you like it?" "Yes, Maria. I like it very much. You look very beautiful in it." She did too. The dress did not hide the fact that she was 'full bodied' but it did accentuate Maria's curves and seemed to actually amplify them in just the right places and made Maria look quite voluptuous in a very understated way. God, the tricks these women can play! She came to the edge of the pool and showed me all sides of the dress. The dress made her so appealing I had to restrain myself from taking advantage of the view I had up her dress from my vantage point. My god, I thought to myself. It is no wonder the fashion industry is such big business - their product has such betwitching power on us mortal men. She finally stopped turning and said sheepishly "I was hoping for a lesson last night. You guys went inside though." "Um, yeah, sorry Maria. Tina and I sort of hit the hay early last night." "Will Tina be coming over tonight or this weekend?" Maria said hopefully and then added "I don't mean so I can spy on you, although I probably would..." she admitted. "I would just like to see her and say hello and thank her again." My heart panged. "I'd also like to tell her about my day - maybe some of the stuff I wouldn't tell you. You know, girl talk." She winked at me. "I don't think so Maria. I think Tina had something going on this weekend. We may not see her for a while." I choked on the words. "Oh, that's too bad. Could you tell her I said hi when you talk to her?" "Um, yes Maria I will." Maria turned to leave and ran right into Joe as he was coming in the fence. Joe grabbed Maria to keep her from falling and they both apologized to each other. I laughed despite myself and yelled over "Since you both know each other intimately now I should introduce you. Joe, this lovely young lady is Maria Gonzales. Maria, this is Joe Turner. Don't believe a thing he says and keep your eyes on his hands at all times." Maria laughed and put out her hand and said "I don't think he's painting a very good picture of you." Joe, rather than shaking Maria's hand took a very deep bow, kissed Maria's hand, and said "Nonsense, my dear, you should believe everything he says. He is certainly right about you." he finished with his award winning smile. I would not be surprised if Maria wet her pants on the spot. She sort of took in her breath and backed out the gate, bumping into the door, and then slowly walked backward toward her house. Joe came over and said "Cute kid." "Yes she is Joe. I hope you brought lots of relief with you! I'm going to tell you a story." Joe sighed knowing it was going to be a long night and he was probably glad he had brought a change of clothes. I was pretty much drunk when I finished telling Joe about Maria and Tina. When I was telling him about Tina and how she left I was crying. Joe knew about Sally so could understand the emotional toll this week had taken. He finally shook his head and said "Jack, Tina was right. You are a nice guy. From what you've told me you've done a miracle with Maria - she looked very pretty. I wouldn't have believed anyone would have called her a fat pig this week if you hadn't told me the story." "But it wasn't me! It was Tina who picked out the dresses! She did the miracle! And now I've lost her!" silly sod crying again. "Jack, you may be a nice guy but you're also a dumbshit. For a smart guy you really are stupid. Tina wouldn't have been here or bothered to shop for dresses or spent time with Maria if it hadn't been for you. Maria wouldn't have bothered changing from her stupid way of dressing if you hadn't been a friend and got her out of her rut. Jesus man! I hate to see you so morbid when you've got everything!" "Joe! I've lost Tina! I've got nothing." more fucking sobbing! "Like I said - dumbshit. I'll make a bet with you. I say you haven't lost Tina and I'll buy the first case of Champagne for your wedding if I'm wrong." "Wedding? What the fuck are you talking about? Don't you understand? Tina's left me! I had her in a flash and knew she was the one and then she's gone! Why am I so fucking stupid?" I sobbed and then said "Besides, there wouldn't be a wedding if you lose." "See, you're not so stupid after all!" Joe said laughing at me. "Come on, let me get you to bed." The next day I slept late. I finally got up when I heard the back door slide shut. I went out and saw Maria getting Sammy ready for a walk. I had to quickly pull my bathrobe closed to cover up my naked body. Maria laughed and said "Geez Jack, you look like shit." "Thanks Maria. I'm glad I have you as a friend. I'm not sure what you'd say if we weren't friends." Maria laughed loudly and I had to shush her because my head hurt. "Have you seen Joe?" "Yeah, he's out by the pool. He doesn't look as bad as you." "Oh, that's only because he's younger than me." I quipped. Maria roared again but then mouthed "sorry" when I grabbed my head. I saw Joe had made coffee. I grabbed a cup and went outside. I was immediately sorry I did. The sun was blinding and hurt my eyes all the way to the back of my skull. I limped over to Joe and was really pissed that he didn't look bad at all and he had a shit-eating grin on his face. He shouted out "How ya doing buddy!" "Christ Joe you are the meanest friend a guy could have. and thanks for listening to my whining last night. I heard on the news that I made a complete fool of myself." "As usual the news got it wrong. You already were a fool - you made a complete ass of yourself last night." I laughed despite the pain. How could I stay mad at a lunk like Joe? "So what do I do now Joe?" "Well you could try aspirin or tylenol." "No you stupid shit! I mean about Tina?" I was desparate again. "I think you call her and ask her to come over or go out on a date and don't take no for an answer." "Do you think she'd see me again?" "Well I like Tina and I know she's not a fool. She'd have to be a fool not to want to latch up with you. Therefor, quod erat demonstrandum, q.e.d., I'm trying to figure the best date for your wedding." I sank in a chair and drank my coffee. I wish I had Joe's optimism. That afternoon, after Joe had left, I called Tina but only got her answering machine. I left a message for her to call me and just sat in the backyard waiting for the call that never came. In the afternoon I watched Maria clean the pool. I was amazed at her energy level. She kept talking about seeing Jose on Monday. I was trying to figure out what to do about dinner when I realized I had won a bet with Maria. "Hey Maria!" "What Jack? Am I doing something wrong?" "No, you're doing a great job. No, I just realized that I won the bet you made. You need to pay up." Maria's look of concern changed to fear and she said "Um, there must be something else we can bet." "Nope, that's what you bet. You need to pay up! Please arrange to have your mother join us for dinner tonight or tomorrow. Let me know what time works for you guys." "Um, ok, I'll ask later." "No, go ask now before she makes other plans. The pool can wait." Maria was really concerned but reluctantly let go of the pool vacuum and went home to talk to her mother. Or so I thought. I waited for a while but Maria didn't come back. I finally decided to go over to the house and knocked on the door. Theressa came to the door "What do you want?" she asked sharply. "Well, I had invited you and Maria over for dinner but I hadn't heard anything back so I was wondering what time you wanted dinner?" "Dinner? I don't know anything about dinner and we're already busy for dinner." she went in the house and closed the door. I heard the deadbolt snap closed. Geez. I didn't know if Maria had asked and Theressa pretended she hadn't or Maria was too scared of her mother to ask. In either case I came to the conclusion I was eating alone. I went back to my place and tried Tina again. Answering machine. Damn! The next day was morbidly quiet. No Joe, no Maria, no Tina. Even Theressa would have been a welcome change. I was no longer hung over but I felt like shit. Christ. Last week my life was perfect and now - Now I didn't even know what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. I went to work on Monday but my colleagues continued to bitch about my grumpiness. Joe finally stopped by and asked if I had heard from Tina. I said no. Joe simply said "Keep trying." I called for the fifth time and left another message. I finally went home and moped around the pool. I heard Maria's door open and heard Maria call around the fence "Do you want to see today's outfit?" I was down but didn't want Maria to know so I said "Sure! Let me have it!" She came around the corner and I actually gasped. God she looked good! I don't mean that she looked ok in a nice dress. I mean She looked fucking good! I couldn't help myself and said "Holy Shit!" Maria laughed and said "I guess you like it?" "Umm, Maria, I'm just glad we worked out our understanding about older men being a hazard because you're definitely 'unsafe' now!" Maria thought that was really funny. "Jose liked it too." "Christ Maria, he'd have to be dead not to like it!" I realized that might be insulting to her friend so said "Sorry, I shouldn't have said that. Please forgive me." "It's ok Jack." "So tell me about Jose! Did you guys get together today? To, er, study math." "Yes Jack." she sounded embarrassed now and then said "and we 'did' study math smarty pants." "Oh yeah? So he didn't try to kiss you?" "Welllll, YES! He did kiss me - I mean try to, oh what the hell! Yes he kissed me and I kissed him back. We spent a lot of time talking about how the some of the school kids were really mean but when I told him it didn't matter to me any more he asked why. I just told him that they weren't worth worrying about. We should spend time with the friends who care about us rather than worrying about the mean people." "Wow, what a great message. And what did he say?" Maria looked at me strangely and said "He said 'what a great message' just like you said it. That's amazing." "Sounds like the superman brains are in agreement. On a couple of matters." Maria blushed. "Do you like him Maria?" "Yes I do." she said without hesitation. "At first I was drawn to him just because he was interested in me and I thought that he would understand my situation because people pick on him too. But then, the more we talked, the more we talked about stuff we liked and how we feel. And you know what?" "What?" Maria was excited and I really wanted to hear why. "He asked me about what I liked and I thought maybe I should make something up, something more interesting than what I like, but then thought, no, I should be completely honest with him and told him exactly what I liked and that he may think it's boring but I had to be honest with him. And then he smiled. Jack, when he smiled because I told him I wanted to be honest with him my heart felt like it was melting. My stomach felt really weird. That's when I kissed him." God I felt so happy for Maria! It made me feel worse about Tina but I was really happy about Maria. "Are you going to see him again?" "Yes, he's going to help me with math all week. I think I'm really going to improve." I smirked. Maria looked insulted and said "No really Jack, we really do study and talk about math." "And?" Maria blushed and said "Well, yeah, and other stuff too. But we do study math." not letting go. The next two days were similar. I didn't hear from Tina, Joe kept telling me to be patient, Maria was happier than I had ever expected. On Thursday, when I saw Maria she was wearing a different combination than I had seen before but I had seen the pieces in other combinations. Tina had done a good job teaching Maria how to combine things to get more mileage from her clothing. Shit! Tina still wasn't around. I was thinking I needed to go beat down her door. Anyway Maria was really excited when I got home. I barely got in the door. Maria had been waiting for me in my kitchen, Sammy was with her. I told her how nice she looked but it seemed like she wasn't interested in that. She had something more important to talk about. "What's up Maria?" "Well, I'm kind of embarrassed to ask." "Come on. Spit it out." "Umm, could I have some more condoms?" she was beet red! "Ho ho! You didn't lose them did you?" I asked with a wink. "Jack! You're awful! NO! I didn't LOSE them. They came in quite handy thank you! I could have used three of them!" she covered her mouth when she let that slip out. I looked at her and said "Hmmm, three huh? Wow, I guess you have more than a super'brain' on your hands." "Well, it wasn't like that. The first one, well, it sort of got ruined when we were putting it on..." she said sheepishly. "Oh yeah, I forgot about that age. It's ok Maria. That happens. It means you really got him excited. Are you ok?" I wanted to make sure she wasn't traumatized in any way. "Yes." Maria said dreamily - so much for trauma. "And how is Jose. Is he ok?" "Yes, he is really great!" and then covered her mouth again. "That's good Maria. No more third degree. I'm not trying to pry. I'm just trying to make sure you're ok. You'll let me know if you need anything right?" "Yes, but right now what I really need is..." "I know, you need more condoms. Look, I'll give you what I have. It seems I won't need them. I'll buy some more so I have some on hand if you need more. You just let me know. In fact, I'll just show you where I keep them and you don't have to be embarrassed by asking me. How does that sound?" "Jack, you really are a great guy. Tina is very lucky to have you." "Um, yes, well, you need to let me know when the supply runs out so I can buy more. Ok? How do you want to do that?" "Gee, I guess I could leave a note on your refrigerator." "Yes, but let's use a code word in case someone else sees it. I really don't want to explain who I'm buying these for. What code word should we use?" "Gee, I don't know." "How about 'bandaids'? Dear Jack, please buy a gross of bandaids when you're out. This should last a week. Thank you, Maria." Maria was laughing so hard she fell off the chair. I gave Maria my remaining 'bandaids' and put them on my shopping list. I didn't see Maria or anybody on Friday. I was getting really depressed and thought I would go to the Station but as I grabbed my car keys I just slumped on to my sofa - I didn't want to go anywhere. I was sitting there thinking how I've ruined my life when the phone rang. I looked at my watch and thought damn telemarketers! I should just let it ring. On the third ring I decided I didn't want to listen to their crap on my answering machine so I picked it up to chew them out. "Jack! Jack is that you?" "Tina? Tina I've been calling and calling." I felt tears well up in my eyes. "I know, you filled up my answering machine! I told you I would be away. I hadn't planned to be away as long as I was but we landed a huge deal and I had to close it. I didn't know you had called and, while I was away, I was trying to figure out how big a fool I should make of myself." "What do you mean?" "Well, I thought you didn't want me after I talked about having a baby but I couldn't give up on you and I was torn between driving you further away from me or letting you slip away because I did nothing. When I heard your messages on the machine I realized what a stupid idiot I've been. Can I come over Jack? I really need to hold you!" "Oh God Tina! God please come over. And Tina?" "Yes, Jack?" "Tina please drive very very carefully. I can be patient for you." Tina took a deep breath when she realized what I was saying and said "Of course, Jack. I will be very careful." I hung up and sat down. I was so totally drained I didn't want to move until Tina arrived. It seemed like forever when the doorbell finally rang. I got up and opened the door. Tina was there! I couldn't believe it! I guess I had just expected that something would happen and I would never see Tina again. I cried out and grabbed her and hugged her and couldn't let her go. I kissed her for the longest time and she finally said "So Jack? Are you glad to see me?" "Yes Tina, and I don't want to ever let you go." "Well, I think I can handle that. Let me come in and let's just hold each other for a while?" We did just that. It was like our last night only different. We went to bed early and mostly held each other. We made love but it started out as a peaceful, kind of love, not a violent animal love. I just slipped inside her and we just held each other for the longest time looking into each other's eyes. We were together for the longest time when I said "Tina I love you." Tina smiled. It was the smile that said she understood me, the kind of smile that said she was incredibly happy that I loved her, it was the smile that turned our easy, almost motionless, love making into a wild passionate, screaming, thrusting, hungry, you-can't-get-enough-of-it kind of love making. It was wonderful and we blissfully fell asleep like that with my shrinking penis still inside her. I felt a stir and woke up to see Tina looking at my face. She kissed me and asked "Jack? What do you think is the sexiest part of my body?" I looked at her and smiled, loving her like I've never loved before. Tina's eyes widened and I felt her pussy grab my cock and we were soon back in the throws of passion. Once again I couldn't get enough of her and she couldn't get enough of me. Once again we rumbled the walls with our screams of each other's names. We woke late in the morning, it was almost noon. We kissed but were still satiated from the night before to do anything but hug and kiss. Tina stretched her arms and legs wide and said "Hmmm, I could stay naked with you all day long." "Sounds good to me. Let's go get some sunshine." and I lifted her up and carried her to the pool. As I carried her into the pool Tina said "Hmmm, returning to the scene of the crime?" "I'd call it the awakening." Tina's eyes misted and hugged me and put her hand down to grab my cock when we heard "Ho Ho! I guess I win the bet." We both dropped lower into the water and turned to see Joe standing at the fence gate with a big shit-eating grin on his face. "Joe! Don't you ever knock?" I yelled at him. "Hey, don't blame me! I did knock and ring the doorbell but there was no answer." Damn! I need to fix that! "Well, as you can see we are, um, indisposed at the moment." "Oh so that's what you call it! Don't worry about me. I'll just relax in the chair enjoying the scenery. You guys just continue, I'll be fine." Joe said wickedly and sat in one of the deck chairs watching us intently. "Joe! Hey, come on, at least give us some privacy to get out of the pool." "Hey, you can get out. Don't mind me. You aren't bothering me - too much anyway." he smiled. "Geez Joe, at least you can get us some towels." "Ho Ho! No towels huh? Gee this is getting really interesting! I think I will hang around for a while." I knew then we were defeated so I told Tina that I would go get some towels and a bathrobe for her. I was just about to climb out of the pool when I heard "Hey Jack! Oh Hey Tina! I'm glad you're back! Hey Joe." I quickly dropped back into the water and Joe roared. "Hey Maria, welcome. Pull up a chair. We were just about to have a nice little visit with Jack and Tina here." I groaned and Maria realized the condition we were in and she laughed and pulled up a chair and said "Gee, thanks! I don't mind if I do." Tina and I looked at each other. Now what do we do? Maria said "Tina, why don't you come out. I would like to tell you all about this week." Joe added "Yeah, Tina, you can sit right next to me." and Maria laughed. "Oh shit" I thought. Finally I said "Maria, as your employer I'm asking you to go get a couple of towels for Tina and me." Maria looked around and roared "Gee, you guys don't even have towels out here?" She looked at Joe and said "Joe, they don't even have towels out here. That doesn't seem like very good planning does it?" Maria was clearly having a good time with Joe over this. Joe replied "I don't know Maria. It depends on what they were planning. If, for example, they were planning to entertain us then I'd say it was excellent planning!" Maria cracked up heartily agreeing with Joe's assessment. Maria added "Jack, I think you're not being a very good host. Joe is sitting here and you haven't offered him a drink." Joe cracked up "Yeah Jack. I think you should bring a round for all of us." Maria and Joe were laughing their asses off and slapping each other. High fiving on each jab they gave us and having a grand old time at our expense. I looked at Tina and Tina shrugged but didn't have any ideas. I couldn't stand the humiliation any longer and decided it was time to go and get the towels anyway. I was walking toward the shallow end to get out of the pool past the point of caring if Maria saw me naked since I knew she already had anyway. Joe and Maria quieted down when they saw what I was doing. I was about belly depth in the water and I was sure Maria was completely focused on the still submerged part of my anatomy when I heard the Fence Gate slam. I dropped down again and we all turned and saw Theressa standing at the entrance to the pool. "OH CHRIST!" I thought to myself. Maria saw her mother and immediately jumped up and ran into my house. Momentarily at a loss for words I finally said "Hi Theressa! How are you?" She glared at me and said very pointedly "I want to talk to you!" and then she added "Now, and in private!" she looked around assessing the situation and finished with "I'll be in my backyard!". She turned and slammed the fence gate on her way out. "Oh shit!" A deathly still fell over the pool. Joe jumped up and said "I'll get your towels and bathrobes." He ran into the house and came out right away with the towels and robes. He placed them on the side of the pool and then said "I'll wait inside with Maria." and went back into the house. I looked at Tina and said "What's up?" Tina shrugged her shoulders and said "I don't know. She probably wasn't too happy to see us naked in front of Maria. Do you want me to go with you and explain?" "No, I can explain what happened I guess. She did say 'alone'." We both got out and dried off and wrapped our robes around us. I peeked over the fence and Theressa was pacing back and forth and it was clear she was really angry. She was clenching and shaking her fists and talking to herself. "Oh God! This is going to take some explaining." I thought as I went through the gate. Theressa saw me approach and backed up a little bit but then seemed to build some resolve and stood her ground. I meekly said "What's up?" Theressa's eyes flared but I saw she was fighting to stay in control of herself. She looked at me and said in a tremulous voice "Tell me what's going on!" "Well, Tina and I had just gotten in the pool and..." "NOT THAT GOD DAMN IT!" and she blessed herself for having sworn. "TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO MARIA!" "Huh? Well like I said we were in the pool not expecting anyone..." "STOP! YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN! STOP TORTURING ME! I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE! WHY MARIA?" she started to cry. "Um, well Maria is a nice kid and..." Theressa came at me hitting me as if she wanted to kill me. I tried to hold her off without hurting her and took a bunch of blows before I finally was able to grab her hands. She kicked me a few times but she was short enough I could hold her away from me while we struggled. I had no idea what the hell got her so mad. "Theressa! Stop! What are you doing? Why are you so mad?" I shouted at her. She finally stopped struggling and collapsed to the ground bawling and saying through her gasps "Maria was such a nice kid! Why couldn't you leave her alone? Why did you have to pick on her? She's fat for God's sake! Couldn't you find some skinny bitch who didn't care? Why did you have to pick on my Maria?" she was sobbing uncontrollably. "Theressa. I have no idea what you're talking about! What do you mean 'pick on Maria'? I haven't done anything to hurt her." I was completely confused. "The new clothes, she's changed, she... she's a woman now!" and she started bawling again. The light finally came on! Theressa was thinking I was having my way with Maria. "You're wrong Theressa! You don't know how wrong you are! I wouldn't hurt Maria for anything. Maria is paying for those new clothes by taking care of Sammy and other odd jobs." "YEAH RIGHT. WHAT KIND OF FUCKING ODD JOBS?" Theressa screamed back. "Um, like cleaning my pool. Taking care of the yard. Theressa, please believe me. I've been helping Maria because she was really sad about being made fun of at school." Theressa looked at me. She was a mess and was still sniffing but said "What do you mean?" "Last week I heard Maria crying in your back yard. She told me how kids at school were calling her a 'fat pig'. I tried to get her to calm down but saw the clothes she was wearing was only inviting ridicule. I asked Tina to help me find some more complimentary clothes." I could see Theressa at least believed part of the story as she said "I tried to tell her about her clothes. She wouldn't listen to me. Why would she listen to you?" she asked suspiciously. "Theressa. What 15 year old girl listens to her mother?" I immediately regretted saying this because I saw it strike a very raw nerve. Theressa gasped and then bent over and was sobbing heavily. I didn't know what to say so I just put my arm around her and tried to comfort her while she sobbed it out of her system. She slowed and then said sobbingly "I wanted to protect her from doing the same thing I did. I love her, don't get me wrong, but I didn't want her to go through what I did. I was her age when..." I really regretted my statement then and felt like a complete heel. "Theressa I am really sorry I said what I said. I didn't know and I didn't mean to hurt you." Theressa looked at me still sniffing. I could see she didn't trust me but was trying to figure everything out. She simply said "Why?" "Why did I help Maria? Let's just say she struck an empathetic cord." I then told Theressa the story from start to finish leaving out the parts about the condoms. That's between Maria and her mom. "Maria's seeing a boy? A boy wants to go out with Maria?" I could see that she was dubious and suspicious that the boy had only one ulterior motive. "Theressa, I know what you're thinking but it's not like that. The boy wants to go out with Maria because he likes her. She's changed just in the last week. Have you seen her in her new clothes?" Theressa shook her head no. I said "Oh Theressa you would be amazed! Maria looks so pretty and confident now. You know what she looked like before." Theressa cringed and nodded. "You know what kind of boy, if any, she was going to attract looking like that." Theressa's eyes widened as realization struck. She looked horrified and tears welled up again. "I wanted to be a good mother. I've let her down. I was never there for her. I could have lost her forever." "Theressa you are a wonderful mother! Maria is a great kid. Why do you think I wanted to help her? I wanted Maria to invite you over so I could tell you what a wonderful job you're doing raising her." Theressa was confused "You did? Maria never said anything about that." "Well, I think she was afraid you might get upset and not permit her to come over. I didn't think she had told you." I conceded. "I don't know. I'm still confused. I don't trust men and I still don't know why you did this." "Look, I understand why you don't trust men, me. Talk to Tina. She spent a lot of time helping Maria shop for clothes. Tina can tell you what a wonderful child Maria is." "I don't know Tina." "Tina is my fiance." WOW! I didn't think about this until just now but that is what I want. I had a feeling of warmth flow through me when I thought about this. "She is a wonderful person and she loves Maria. Please talk to her. I want you to know how wonderful Maria really is and how excited and happy she is with her new life." Theressa nodded and I helped her stand up. We walked over to my yard and I saw Tina, Joe, and Maria all huddled concerned about our conversation. I called Tina over and said "Tina, would you be willing to talk to Theressa about Maria?" "Sure Jack, I'd love to." she said with a concerned smile. She searched my face for clues as to what she should say but I purposefully kept a poker face. I didn't want Theressa to have any doubts about Tina's comments. Tina and Theressa went back into Theressa's yard and I joined Joe and Maria. I saw Maria was completely pertified and was shaking. Joe was holding her and gently rubbing her back to comfort her. I decided to leave them as they were. But they both looked at me expectantly. I shrugged and try to explain as vaguely as I could get away with that it was just a misunderstanding. I didn't want Maria to know what Theressa had accused me of. I was afraid Maria would go off the deep end and do something destructive. Joe looked at me and he understood my reluctance to discuss it in front of Maria so didn't press it. Maria was too scared to press it. We waited for a long time and finally Joe hugged Maria and said to her "Have you had breakfast?" Maria meekly shook her head no and Joe said "Well I make a mean flapjack. Would you like some?" I could see Maria wasn't sure what a flapjack was but agreed to go probably just to do something. Joe looked at me and I shook my head no. They went inside and I went over to the fence to see what was happening. I could see Tina and Theressa talking animatedly and decided they probably didn't want to see me spying on them. I started pacing by the pool. A little while later Maria came out and handed me a drink. She looked a lot better and she said "Joe thought you might need this." "It's a Bloody Mary" she added as an afterthtought. I thanked her and took a sip "Christ almighty! That's spicy and potent." I looked at Maria who had a sly smile on her face and I said "Um, sorry Maria. Please tell Joe that I thank him for removing all of my taste buds in a single sip." Maria cracked up and said "I like your friend Joe. He's a good guy." and she skipped back to the house to have flapjacks with Joe. I sipped my drink and was surprised that it was actually quite tasty once I got past the sweat pouring off my brow. I went to sit down in a deck chair but had just sat down when I heard the fence gate creak. I jumped up and there was Theressa and Tina. Tina had her arm around Theressa's shoulder and Theressa's arm was around Tina's waist. They came up to me and Theressa said "I owe you a great apology and an even greater thank you for saving my baby." She put her arms around me and hugged me. It was tentative at first, as if she wasn't practiced at hugging, but then she hugged me hard and I could feel her gently sobbing. I put my arm around her and said "Theressa, you are the one who did the great job raising your wonderful daughter. I only helped her out a bit." Theressa continued to hold me and was sobbing harder now and I looked to Tina for guidance. She just smiled. God I loved that smile! Theressa settled down and I suggested we go inside. Before we got to the door we heard roars of laughter coming from the house. When we went in both Tina and Theressa cracked up and I saw the reason. Joe was showing Maria how to flip the flapjack and there were several marks on my ceiling where they had flipped a little too hard. Maria was just flipping one and it came percariously close to the ceiling but turned over gracefully and fell, correct side down into the pan. Joe applauded and then congratulated Maria on her successful flip. It was only then that they both realized we were watching. I saw Maria quickly look up at the ceiling hoping the damage wasn't too bad. I saw Joe lean over and whisper into Maria's ear and she had a look of surprise and said "Really?" and Joe nodded yes. Maria smiled and said "That's nice." and continued to make flapjacks with Joe. We all decided to have one of my world famous gourmet backyard cookouts that evening and I'm sure the neighbors had wished we would all stop laughing. At one point I asked Maria what Joe had told her about the ceiling and she smiled and said "Joe said not to worry because you would have to be redecorating soon for the new baby. Why didn't you guys tell me you're having a baby?" I looked at Joe and he winked at me. I looked at Tina, she hadn't heard our conversation and she looked curious but smiled. God I loved that smile. I turned back to Tina and said "Well, it's still a ways off but Joe is right." I heard Theressa roar with laughter at something Joe had said. He seemed to pause and then he said "Theressa, you have such a sexy smile." 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