3 comments/ 9657 views/ 1 favorites First New Year By: Milker12 Dave drove home a little slower than usual. The first snow to actually stick had begun that morning as he headed to work. And the accumulation was astounding for even New York. Might even set a new record. "I'm thankful for the weekend, but two days in heaven just ain't gonna do. Yes, it's gonna take forever, Girl, I just got started Loving You..." he sang along with his radio, thinking of Stephanie. *Damn it, Man! She isn't yours and you can't have her! She made her decision back before Thanksgiving when she cut you out of her life. She was too young anyways. She is better off with her husband, they are the same age...can grow old together...she is happy now...* The voice on the radio penetrates his thoughts singing "What's the point in fightin'; we both know we're not gonna win. Ain't this what we're missing? Let's just stop all this resisting, and give in." *That was what we did for a year-fought it, giving in, and then fighting it again. Now she is gone for good. She is happy without this old man in her life.* Tired of the memories the song was triggering, Dave changed the station. "Sexy, Sexy, Sex-Y, Naughty, naughty, Naugh-TY" *DAMN IT! I can't escape her today! DAMN WOMAN!* He had had his fair share of internet "lovers" but the last two had played hard on his heart. He lost the last one just as he had gained his freedom from his real life wife. And Stephanie, well she had been there constantly through all the ups and downs he & Terry had suffered as well as after she left him. He had met Steph before he met Terry, in fact, was with Steph secretly and they had invited Terry to join them in playing. The women soon found that they didn't like sharing him as each wanted her share of time. Stephanie had decided to step away, being happily married, and let Terry have him, but they had continued talking off and on. They messed around every once in a while, but they really had just been there for each other through struggles and difficult times. The friendship had been valued as much as the fringe benefits. "She's got LEGS! And she knows how to use them." Of all the songs to come on after Tata Young's Sexy, Naughty, Bitchy Me, it just had to be ZZ Tops Legs- of course- as it was another of Steph's "signature" songs. Dave parks his truck in the driveway, now tired from not just work but the mental battle to keep memories out of his head. She was a sexy young mother living in the south, married to perhaps the luckiest son of a bitch he could think of, though he wasn't convinced her husband knew just how lucky he was. He pulls his many layers of clothing tighter as he heads past his brother's door to the steps leading to his upstairs apartment. The smell of Mexican food dances on the wind around him. *Rhonda and Mike must have worked something out for the night and be eating over here tonight. Mike deserves to be happy. I'll head upstairs and let them be. He'll know where to find me later when he wants to talk about what is going on.* Despite being tired, he climbed the steps quickly, encouraged by the snow and freezing wind. Dave walked in the door and froze for a moment. "Mike? What the hell are you doing up here? And cooking? What is the occasion? Christmas was last week, Little Bro!" Laughing he silently thanks his brother for the fact that the cranky furnace is on and the apartment is warm enough to begin removing the layers of clothes he wears at work. Now down to only one pair of jeans and a t-shirt, Dave heads to the bathroom calling out, "Be there in a minute, Mike." As he exits the bathroom he notices something he missed when he entered-a woman's leather coat on the floor behind the door. "Nicole? Hun, is that you? Did Uncle Mike let you-" He stopped in his tracks still in the hallway leading to the dining room and kitchen. The woman he saw in the kitchen was NOT his daughter. "STEPHANIE?!?! WHAT THE HELL?" "Dave, Darling, I simply couldn't stand it any longer. I cut you out of my life completely- thinking I would be fine and you would stop consuming my thoughts eventually. I figured time would clear my head of the confusion and help me to realize that you were a really bad man and I was wrong to let you in my life in the first place. The truth is I didn't start really living until a little over a year ago, when you entered my life. You taught me things and opened my heart in ways I can't begin to explain. Yes, I do still love him, and I will miss my old life a good deal at times, but if you'll have me..." She refused to look at him the entire time she spoke, until she got to the very end, paying close attention to the meal she was preparing. As she spoke the beginnings of this last sentence, she pulled the last pan off the stove and set it on a cool burner, turned and looked him in the eyes. He saw uncertainty in the depths of her blue eyes. Her snug jeans and low cut blouse were descent enough to go out in but figure revealing and very sexy. "DAMN WOMAN, when you didn't answer my calls or texts, closed all the email accounts I knew of, well I thought you had finally managed to break free of the spell you said I had cast. What the HELL are you doing here? How did you get in?" As he asked the questions he slowly stepped toward her and then stopped directly in front of her. "Damn you are a sight and I want to just eat you alive, but WHAT THE HELL are you doing here?" Stephanie bit her lower lip, trying to control the tears threatening to start, and looked at the floor fearing Dave was about to tell her he didn't want her after all. *I knew this would happen. I knew that if he saw me he would be disappointed and not want me.* "What happened? What happened was that I let you into my heart and then tried to cut my heart out in an attempt to remove you from my life so I could return to the life I know I am supposed to be living-the one that is supposed to bring that fairy tale "happily ever after" ending. But I couldn't. I was no longer happy and I was making everyone else miserable. He asked me to leave and settle whatever it was I was trying to settle when I told him I was still thinking about you. But I guess since you don't want me after all I'll start heading back-" "Damn you and your jumping to conclusions and hasty reactions! When will you learn to slow down and chill out a bit? Do I need to throw you out in the snow for a few minutes? Will that help?" With that said, Dave scooped her into his arms grabbing her ass as he planted a brain draining kiss on her lips. His tongue explored her mouth fully and apparently the kiss worked its magic. He felt her relaxing and then returning his kiss, as she slid her arms around his waist and then down to his ass surprising him. "Well now, I thought you were a good little girl..." He grinned down at her as she massaged his butt cheeks through his jeans for a moment. She then began to withdraw from his embrace resting her hands on the front of his jeans. "And you're definitely not going to convince me of that with your hands where they are now." He grinned down at her as she began to unbuckle his belt. "Is that what You want?" Stephanie's eyes sparkled with mischief as she began to unbutton his jeans. "You want me to be Lil' Miss Goody-Goody? You see I thought I was Your little bitch." She pulls Dave's pants and the underwear down to his ankles and begins to kiss a path up his thighs, pausing as he shivers, groaning. "Too cold? Shall I stop?" He looks her in the eyes and shakes his head, not trusting his voice. She restarts her assault on his legs, kissing first one thigh then the other slowly ascending toward his manhood. She peers up at him with the look of a schoolgirl just given her most prized toy. He watches her closely relishing every touch; her soft, wet lips on his thighs, her smooth warm hand, pressing into the backs of his legs. She looks him in the eyes again then as she pauses at the head of his erection. "May i?" At his nod, she licks him from base to tip, and then returns to the base to repeat this again and again until he thinks he'll scream he wants in her mouth so badly. Almost reading his mind she slams him as fully and completely as she can into her mouth and nearly chokes trying to swallow him. She continues to ram his hard cock in and out faster and faster. *Damn I think she WANTS this as much as I do. And GOD she is good! HELLFIRE this is-* "OH DAMN, Baby! OH!" He erupted in her mouth, seeming a bit surprised at the speed with which she brought his arousal to completion. She watches his face and knows he was fully pleased on every possible level and that she has surprised him in more than one way today. She rocks back onto her feet, and begins to pull his clothes back up. As she finishes fastening his jeans, Dave takes her in his arms and plants a deep, tender kiss on her quivering lips. "You ok? You're shaking, Sweetheart." Dave looks down at her face and she appears a little paler than he thought she had been when he had first seen her. He takes her hands in his and begins pulling her toward the table and its one chair but she resists. "I just stood up too quickly. I'll be fine in a minute. STOP pulling me. I need to get supper on the table. Could you PLEASE go get another chair for at the table? Or were you planning to eat in front of the TV?" Stephanie had managed to wrangle free of Dave's hands, but not for long. She managed to make it to the cabinets before he was there behind her. "Umm, Dave, Hun, I can't set the table, fix plates, or DO anything with you attached to my backside. I PROMISE after supper if you REALLY want to you can stand at my backside as long as you want. Ok?" "Turn around and let me look at you and then I'll help set the table or whatever you need me to do to help. I am starved but you were awful pale." Slowly, Steph turns around and smiles at him. She feels her insides melting at the concern she sees shining in his eyes. It had been a while since she had seen that in anyone's eyes when it came to her and she loved it. She kisses him lightly on the lips and says, "Thank you. I need to know where the plates and silverware are. I found the pots and pans ok, but forget which cabinets the plates were in. I don't know id starved means the same to Yankees, but I know I am and my stomach is about to yell load enough for you to hear if I don't get something in it soon." Grinning, she walks to the cabinet he points to and pulls a couple of plates out. He walks to a drawer and pulls a couple of forks out. "What is there to drink, I mean aside from water?" she asks as she scoops the fajita fixings onto the tortillas. I've had nothing but water since I talked Mike into letting me in. OH, I guess that answers one of your questions. I talked Mike into letting me in. He figured I had to be legit to know SO much about your family and so many names. My only problem was when I couldn't tell him the name of his band. I just could remember that. Where are we eating, Hun? Table or living room?" "Living room suits me fine. I'll have to go outside and grab another chair in a little bit, but for now we can sit in there listening to the music and just chill out for a little bit." "Sure thing, Darlin', the living room it is then. Will you bring the drinks, please?" "Got it, Babe" Sitting in the living room they ate in relative silence; Dave refilling his plate three times. "THAT was the BEST meal I have had in AGES!" he exclaimed as he stretched his arms over his head. Stephanie was sitting in the floor in front of the couch looking up at him. "Dave? Will you take me for a walk around the neighborhood? I know it is snowing, but I feel like a kid, I have only seen snow a handful of times in my life & I want to walk in it, but I don't want to go alone, so will you; PLEASE, PLEASE PRETTY PLEASE???? " She had crawled over to the front the couch and was now running her hands up his thighs in a way that pushed her breasts closer together and almost up and out the low cut front of her snap up blouse. He couldn't tell her no; she was too cute like that, and when he told her yes, she shrieked with joy, straddled his lap and hugged his neck. Sitting up, she kissed his cheek lightly and started to stand, only to find he wasn't so willing to let her up. She wiggles a little in his lap and rubs her almost bared breasts on his chest and up his neck as high as she can. "Can we go for a walk right now, please? I don't want to be out too long after dark cause I know it will really get cold then. And I don't have anything more than the jacket I have behind the door. PLEASE?" she had her mouth right next to his ear as she whispered the plea, wiggling and rubbing everything she could, knowing that he was enjoying the tease almost as much as she was. "OK, if you insist." "I figure we will come home and need a good way to warm up, Baby. And I have a plan that includes a nice HOT shower when we get back." She kissed his cheek and he let her slide from his lap and help him to his feet. They bundle up and head out into the snow. The sun hits the snow and reflects back a blinding white light. "OH! It wasn't like this when I went inside earlier. Another several inches have fallen. WOW! It is beautiful." He was watching closely, feeling her excitement growing and bubbling over so that he was beginning to feel it as well. "Yes, beautiful." She notices he wasn't looking at the snow like she was and decides to simply head down the steps without saying anything. He follows her down the steps, pulling his coat closer. He reaches over and grabs her hand as they begin to walk. He leads them along the snowy paths he knows so well but she wouldn't have found as easily being new to the area. They enter a small park and continue to walk along quietly enjoying each others presence and the noise the river is making. They pass several large rocks all covered in snow. Stephanie asks if he minds letting her rest on a rock she sees just inside a cluster of trees. He says no, but they shouldn't stand still too long as it is VERY windy and there is still snow falling. She sits down after wiping the snow from the rock and looks around at the secluded clearing just a few steps further in. Snow topped rocks blocked the entire side the wind was blasting in from. The ground had some snow on it but the trees had blocked a good bit from actually landing on the ground. She stood and started walking toward the area, a plan forming in her mind. "Babe, the trail is this way." "I know, but I want to look at something over here for a sec. Is that ok?" "Sweetheart it is cold," he starts but then sees her ducking behind a cluster of rocks on the river's edge and hurries to make sure she is safe. In the 5 steps it takes him to reach the rocks she was behind, Steph had removed her jacket and was waiting for his face to appear to start popping the snaps on her top. As soon as she saw him, she started unsnapping her top and then released her bra. Her breasts appeared to jump for joy at their release from their prison and they certainly had an arousing effect on Dave. He opened his mouth but then closed it not caring if he did got caught indecently exposed with this woman, though frost bite might be a more likely issue. She was removing her boots, and pants while he stood there watching. "I have never played in the snow like this and suddenly feel VERY naughty. I'm gonna make a nakie snow angel then I plan to do whatever you want me to, right here in this park. Unless you don't want to stay ...I mean..." "OH NO! I am totally enjoying the show! PLEASE, carry on...I'll let you know what I want you to do and when." Smiling, "Thankies, Sir." She stretches out trying hard not to scream from the intense cold. Even this thin layer of snow was super cold to her. She made her first snow angel in years. She was shivering and her nipples were harder than the rocks she had undressed behind. She looked at Dave and suddenly felt exceptionally warm. Sitting up on her knees she looks up at him and asks, "What might be Your desire, Sir?" He says her name in that tone of voice so that she knows exactly what he wants but since this was a once in a lifetime opportunity she asks if there was a certain position he wishes her to be in when she fucks herself for him. He saw a smaller rock that was still hidden and told her to stand with one foot on it. She crawls to the rock swaying her naked ass as sexily as she can. Then stands slowly positioning herself and looks at him waiting for his permission. "Are you very wet?" He asks walking closer to her. "Oh, Yes, Darling. I have been VERY wet since You began walking up the steps and then during your blowjob I thought I was going to explode with want. But I didn't let myself. I am VERY wet for You right now, Darling. May I please cum now? I am starting to get very cold, and really don't want to get sick, but the impulse hit me to do this, just this once-" "NOW!" She immediately slips a finger in her very wet pussy and begins pulling it in and out. Then she slips in a second finger so she can reach that spot easier and soon is nearing her climax when she hears him say, "Stop, now." She pulls the dripping fingers from inside herself and looks at him-want and desire plainly written on her face. He is unfastening his pants. "I want your first cum in New York to be all over me." He lowers his pants and drives his rock hard cock into her drippy pussy and she starts to moan. He covers her mouth with a hand and reminds her she must remain quiet, the noise of the river won't cover their noises to anyone nearby. She nods so he returns his hand to her ass and pulls her into him thrusting him deeper into her. He watches as she bites her lip and tries hard not to scream out then she begins to whisper one phrase over and over, "Please? May I cum now? Please?" He can't stand it any longer himself and says yes and they cum together trying desperately to remain quiet. She is shivering and cold to the touch when he starts to pull away. "Wait, please?" "What, Sweetheart?" "I just wanted to burn this memory into my mind, all the little details, before it is gone forever." She kisses him deeply and that is when they hear a dog baking and a child talking excitedly not to far away. He adjusts his pants, shakes out hers and when she is ready, he snaps her blouse shut and helps her back into her coat, slipping her bra into his coat pocket. They wait for the dog and its owners to pass and then emerge from the trees. As they walk along, Dave wraps a possessive arm around Stephanie's waist. "Thank you, Baby. You have no idea how much this afternoon means to me." "Thank YOU, Darlin'. I have never had sex in the snow. Only done it outside a small handful of times, but THAT, well I have been waiting for THAT to happen for around a year now." "And? Was it as good as you hoped?" "Nope." She paused to tease him a moment and she could see he was hoping there was more to come. "It was better!" She giggles at his sigh of relief, buries into his arm as best she can reliving all the afternoon in her mind as she was sure he was as well. Life with each other was certainly not going to be dull. As they came back around the corner of the house, Dave's younger brother Mike opened his door and waved them inside. "Hi again, Stephanie. I hope you aren't pissed, Dave, but she was pretty convincing, so I let her in. I debated just having her stay down her, but she really wanted to have supper fixed and ready when you got home. I stayed up there for a little while, but when she seemed to know right where to go for certain rooms & shit, I figured you had either web cammed with her or told her A LOT about the apartment as well." "I wasn't sure whether to kill ya or kiss ya for a few minute, but I think I'll just say thanks for the time, and ask that if anything like this ever did happen again in the future you babysit them here til I get home," Dave chuckles as he hugs his brother whispering very quietly, "But thanks-it was most definitely a pleasant surprise." First New Year Mike wanted to ask more, but knew Dave would tell him more if and when he was ready to. Stephanie stood there blushing from not having her bra on and Dave was tempted to see just how willing she was to let him have his way, but remembering his promise to ALWAYS treat her with respect and as an equal when in public, decides to allow her to choose to stay for a few minutes or head back to the apartment upstairs when Mike asks them to stay for a few drinks. He looks at her and she says she doesn't care either way; then leaning forward asks if he will slip her the bra subtly so she can go slip it on in another room. When he shakes his head no, she quietly states, "Fine if you want Mike to see my damp shirt and the dirt in odd places..." and reaches for her jacket zipper. He simply laughs and wraps his arms around her knowing that if he had asked she would have removed her jacket and probably her blouse. He loves that she wants to please him like this, despite it pushing her to her comfort zone limits. "No, Mike, we'll have you up for supper or drinks very soon, but I want to take her upstairs and get her warmed up. She insisted on taking a walk in the snow, but isn't used to the cold, being a southern girl. She claims to be able to count on her fingers the number of times she has seen snow fall and accumulate to a point you could actually see it. Poor girl is frozen to the core." Mike grins first at Dave, then at Stephanie, and back again. He is no fool; he gives Stephanie one last appraising look as she turns toward the door and winks as he catches his brothers eye. "Ok...Just don't keep me up all night banging the bed against a wall, or sliding it across the floor, ok?" Mike hoped it was just loud enough for Dave to here, but when he saw Stephanie's cheek turn BRIGHT red, he stops laughing. "Sorry," was all he managed to get out before Dave shut the door behind them, but he winked at his brother letting him know there was no harm done. Upstairs, Dave helps Steph out of her coat, liking very much the way her tits sit without her bra on in that particular shirt. "I'll start a shower. I am freezing. I know it really was stupid to do that now, but it felt SO freeing at the time." Dave smiles to himself as he watches her heading down the short hall towards the bathroom. *How the hell did I manage to get this lucky?* He hangs both of their coats on the rack beside the door, removes his boots and heads toward the bathroom. She is sliding her damp pants down her legs. "MMMMMM" She pops up so fast she nearly falls over backwards. "OH, when did you get there?" "Not soon enough, you're topless already. You said something about a plan to warm us up when we got back? Something to do with a HOT shower?" "Oh. Yeah-umm," suddenly VERY aware of her nudity and feeling very self conscience, she tries to cover herself as best she can with her arms. "Baby, I have seen you naked lots of times. And in the flesh now as well as on a camera. I want you to relax. If you want to shower alone just say so." He walks over to her as he speaks and takes her breasts in his hands and plays with her nipples for a moment before reaching down to kiss her deeply. "It has never been just about sex with us. You know that. And I don't want you to do anything you don't want to, hear me? Downstairs all you had to do was reach in my pocket & take it. I wouldn't have stopped you. But I want you to be comfortable being looked at, cause I plan to take you to watch Mike's band play real soon and I want every eye in the place on you and jealous of me!" He kisses the tip of her nose sweetly and starts to release her tits, but she puts her hands on his quickly. "I know it isn't just sex. You make me feel like the sexy woman you say I am. He always tried, but I always felt like he had married the skinny little thing and was stuck with what i had become. You aren't, never have been never will be, although if you REALLY are as fertile as you say, you MIGHT consider getting a snip job soon. Unless ya want to be playing daddy all over again and that wouldn't be very fair to your kids now & not how I want to start a relationship with you or them." "Very true, Sweetheart, very true, now, about this shower?" "Will you join me please, Sir. I need someone to scrub my back, but don't worry I'll return the favor." "Mmmm, sounds promising!" He lets her go so he can start stripping and she starts the water running. She opts to stand in the hot water watching him undress as she rubs herself making certain the water is reaching every part of her body. He is watching her as well, fully enjoying the show she is subconsciously giving him; massaging her tits, flicking her nipple rings, running that hand slowly down her belly. "Baby, you have still been working out, haven't you? Even after you stopped speaking to me; your body is definitely more toned. WOW, I am going to have to start doing something or you are going to ditch me for some sexy lean man!" "Glad you noticed. Yes, I actually hit the workouts harder after trying to block you from my mind. I needed a way to exhaust myself." He pulls the curtain closed as he steps in the tub and she moves to make room for him under the spray. She reaches for the rag and works the soap into a lather and begins to wash his chest and arms. "Baby, I am a big boy and can do this myself, but mmm." He stops as she kneels in front of him, gently washing his dick and balls. *OK, I can get used to this REALLY easy. He was fucking nuts to let her go if she did this for him.* She makes certain he is well rinsed before standing and asking him to turn so she can get his back for him. "Do you not want me to? I mean, I am not trying to get you all worked up, although when I mentioned the hot shower before I wasn't planning for all that happened on our walk to take place." He turns letting her wash his back and massage his ass for a few minutes. "No, Baby, I am just not used to the royal treatment is all. You have to remember I married for a reason other than pure love and stayed there because it was the right thing to do. My turn to wash you now." He turns letting the water rinse his back as he turns her around starting with her back. Slowly massaging his way down her back to her ass, he boldly slips the rag between those cheeks wiggling his fingers as he pulls it up and down. Next he squats behind her; running the rag and a bare hand up & down hers legs, one at a time. Next, he slips around her; gently moving her toward the water rinsing her back and the pulls her toward him and assaults her breasts with his soapy hands. He watches as her nipples harden in their tell tale fashion giving her away. "You like this, my little slut?" "Oh, YES-VERY much! But I think I better get it from here. Otherwise I am gonna cum again and VERY soon." She laughed and tried to turn so she could rinse the soap off her chest but he grabbed her hips and stopped her mid-turn. "And who says I don't want you to cum again and very soon?" "OH Baby, I was just-" she stopped mid sentence when she saw the serious look in his eyes. "Baby, I really hadn't meant this to be sexual, not after the park!" "I am aware of that fact, but I also happen to know you love to cum for me and I can think of no better time or place for you to cum on me than here in the shower where I can rinse off as I need." "Are you REALLY serious?" He slips his soapy hand between her legs, washing her, gently pushes her backwards under the water letting it rinse her well, and pulls her to him again as he kneels in front of her lifting her right leg. He looks her in the eyes as he kisses a slow path up her thigh. "Oh, Davie! Darling, You really don't- OUCH!" "Hush and enjoy, or I'll bite you again, and it wont be that gentle or on your thigh." "MMMMM, Yes, Sir." And with that he watches her relax and transform into a wanton sex toy for him. He licked, fingered and thumped her clit and cunt taking her to the edge several times before allowing her to cum. "You have always said you like that. Now is the time to tell me if you really don't." "OHHH! No, Sir, I do like it; very much, OHHH!" He had started sucking her clit again and was fingering her asshole. "You going to cum for me this way? You going to cum for me as I fuck your ass? HUH?" "Yes, if You will let me." "Hell yeah, I'll let you. Cum now!" And she did; her orgasm hitting her hard enough to almost make her loose her balance. He stood after she finally finished. "Thank you, Baby. That's my good girl." He kisses her deeply, letting the spray rinse them both and steps out of the shower. She waits a few moments, rinsing well between her legs and then turns the water off and gets out herself. The woman she sees in the mirror across from her is flushed, but beautiful. *Must be the stream! That can't be what I really look like.* She quickly towels off and heads to the kitchen wrapped in her small towel. "Baby, we need to get at least 2 bath sheets. These towels are tiny." Not knowing where he was she put a pot of water on to boil for some hot chocolate. He appears behind her and slides his hands around her. "I like them tiny, especially when you are trying to wear them." His goatee tickles her neck and she wiggles a little dislodging the towel. "OH," she yelps and he laughs as she attempts to catch it. "I told you to be ready to be naked all the time, or nearly naked, remember?" "I thought that applied to a one time weekend thing." "Hmm, nope. I think I'd like to watch you doing the little things here & there around the house naked, or in something that leaves your ass hanging out." "I'll remember that and attempt to remedy my clothing situation as soon as I get a job & can pay for some. I guess I'll have to be naked or you'll have to deal with better coverage until then. Today's outfit was the 'SEXIEST' I brought with me, with one bedroom only outfit as the exception." "Hmmm, bedroom only? Go put it on; I want to see it on you out here. What is the water for?" "Hot chocolate; wasn't sure what your plans for tonight would be, but it IS New Years Eve, and since I don't drink-" "Damn, it is sure is, I was supposed to go with Mike and hang out tonight. Oh well, I know he understands the change in plans. But I should take you at least to the bar for a little bit." "If it is all the same with you, I'd rather just snuggle on the couch; just us for tonight. Still want me to change into that outfit?" "Yes. I think I agree we can start this year off quietly, here, alone. But you will be nearly naked so I can enjoy the view anytime I wish." He finally released her to go change with that, popping her on the ass when she bent over to pick up the fallen towel. When she comes back in he is pouring the hot water into a mug for her hot chocolate, with a beer sitting on the cabinet beside him. He stops stone still for a few seconds when he sees her; standing in her high heels, with her black mini-skirt garter belt and lacy black stockings and her white see through school girl top. "DAMN. I have died and gone to heaven or something. What the hell are you doing here? What have I done to earn this from you? I wasn't there for you like you needed. I was very selfish. WHY? What made you choose ME?" "I wish I could pin point it. I really can't say it was something specific. I can't promise I will stay past tomorrow either. I just know I needed to figure this out. And I will take it one day at a time for a bit. SPEAKING of tomorrow, I need to make a phone call; I promised 3 little people I would call." She heads back to the bedroom and picks up her phone from the foot of the bed. He sits down in front of the computer trying to prepare himself for whatever mood she might be in after this very emotional phone call. He hears her talk with each of her 3 children, telling them she loves and misses them; and knows she is speaking to her husband for a little while after as she asks him about how each child is doing and then how he is. He hears her say goodnight and can tell she is crying. He stands and goes to the bedroom door. "Can I do anything? I have a 2 arms and shoulders, when you soak the one you can start drenching the other..." He was trying to lighten the mood and not seem heartless at the same time. He knew her heart was still divided, might always be. "No, the kids all asked when I'm coming home, and then he was just so cotton-pickin' nice. I am just so confused. If I could have you both I would be in heaven. But I can't and I know that. I just don't know what I am supposed to do. I want you too." He walks to the bed and wraps his arms around her. She snuggles into his arms and eventually stops crying. "I just want you happy, Baby. If that means I disappear forever, then so be it." "Dave, I tried that, and I only felt more alone. No, you weren't always there 100% when I need you, but when you are there you are there 100% and I feel that. He seems to give about 50-75% so I have started giving less as well. I want to know I matter, as a woman-not just to the kids as a mom and to him as their caregiver. I want to have him listen to me even when he knows the rest of the words I am going to say. Not interrupt and say stuff like 'I know, I am not stupid I can figure that part out without being told.' I know he can but after being at home with the kids all day by myself I want to talk with an adult. And he would rather watch TV, or hunt or play video games. And I was teaching them at home, so I was really in the habit of explaining everything because I had to with the kids. I don't want to think about it right now, please. What do you want to do; anything other than sit around with me thinking about that?" "We can still dress and go out. I don't have a lot of money but we could go have a couple of drinks and then come back here and watch the ball drop on the TV." "Ok...I go for that." With that she stands and heads to the corner where she has placed her bag. She pulls out a pair or jeans and turns to ask whether it would be a t-shirt or blouse kind of place. "I haven't been to a bar in forever and I haven't got a clue what I should wear. I only have my jeans though, so which top?" She holds up a blouse similar in style to the one she had worn earlier and a t-shirt. "How tight is the T? I want every man there to be staring at the sexy lady on my arm wondering the same thing I have been wondering all afternoon long- How in the HELL did he get THAT lucky?" "Um, Dave, Hun." "Don't start that bullshit with me either. Try on the T-shirt, no bra." She looks him in the eyes for a moment then complies saying only, "OK." She is a bit embarrassed by the lack of a bra, but is thankful the shirt isn't very snug. "NOPE! That top wont work. Here try this on. It is too small for me but I think it might fit you just right." He tosses her a pale blue T-shirt and watches as she removes the larger shirt and slips the smaller one on. "MUCH better," he grins walking over to where she is standing. She is blushing a bright red, well aware that every inch of her bust line is outlined in this snug little shirt. "Dave, Darling, I can't go out like this, I might as well be naked." "I know!" He has a mischievous twinkle in his eyes when their eyes meet. "Dave, I mean it. I can't wear this and no bra. It just CAN'T!" "Yes, you can. Relax. I promise I will not let anything happen to you." "I know that, but I am simply not comfortable." "This from a woman I watched strip and then made love to in a public park this afternoon?" He smiles down at her knowing he is going to get what he wants. "I guess your right. Ok. Let's go before I lose my courage." She stops in the kitchen to drink her hot chocolate as he slips his shoes back on. They head down the stairs and load into his truck quickly. "I really think we set a record with the snow fall today." "Well it is more snow than I have ever seen for certain." He drives them the 4 blocks to River Rock Cafe. He helps her out of his truck and places a possessive arm around her waist as they head into the bar. Several heads turn as they enter, people looking to see who is letting the cold air in. Once inside He takes his coat off and begins to remove hers for her. She starts to object, but then realizes the room is actually very warm, so there is no need for it and allows him to slide it off. She notices a few people continue to stare in their direction, a few of the nodding at Dave as they walk toward the back of the room to a booth in the corner. He ordered drinks for them both, planning to help her relax a little as she sits down at the table he has selected. He chatted for a few moments with a gentleman at the bar while he waited on the drinks. When he returned to her he was shaking his head and chuckling. "Well, you certainly made an impression. The bartender NEVER gives anyone free drinks, but he said yours were on the house tonight. And I haven't got a clue who that guy at the bar was, but he was sure hoping I was your dad and not your lover. Was funny to see his face when I said I was the luckiest man on this planet tonight." "You're kidding me. I saw you pay for the drinks and that guy wasn't looking at me like that." "Baby, I paid for MY drink. And all the men here are checking you out; the ones with dates are just being a little more subtle about it." "OK, I'll take your word for it." And with that, she let the matter go. She slowly relaxed and he could see her smile was genuine once again. They sat "people watching" as they drank and she did catch the occasional eye drifting in their direction causing her to grin. An old friend of his stopped by their table to wish them a Happy New Year. They leave the bar around eleven-thirty but drive the 4 blocks very slowly as the snow had picked up while they were drinking. They hurried up the stairs into the apartment and Steph immediately started more water to boiling. "I know I don't need anything more to drink, but I need the warm liquid in my hands." After starting the water boiling, she removes her coat and shoes and joins Dave in the living room. He is sittin on the couch channel surfing when she comes to the door. "Come sit, Baby." "Let me get my hot chocolate, ok?" "Sure thing. Did you enjoy the bar? You seemed to enjoy the people watching, especially when you caught someone checking you out." "I did NOT catch anyone checking me out! But i did enjoy the people watching." Dave just laughs at her supposed outrage and she heads back to the kitchen to fix her chocolate. She returns with five minutes left in this year and sits down on the other end of the couch. "I thought you wanted to snuggle, Sweetheart? It isn't easy to do with you way over there and me already nice and warm over here." He smiles a devilish grin and she slides down the sofa to sit beside him. "I only bite when you don't hush and enjoy what I know you would otherwise," he says as he wraps an arm around her. "I'll remember that from now on. And maybe you were right. MAYBE there were people looking at me at the bar, but I think it is only because I wasn't wearing a bra and it was fairly obvious that I am pierced when I don't wear one." "Sweetheart, they were looking at a sexy young woman trying to figure out what she sees in me. I go there often enough that most know I am a "quiet, keep-to-myself, soon-to-be-divorced" man. It was a shock for them to see me with anyone, let alone a hot young thing like you." "Ok. Whatever, but I think they were just wondering which corner you picked me up off, 'cause I felt rather...umm..." "Slutty? Naughty?" "Yes to both and you can add naked! But anyway. I have something else on my mind for now." She sips a little more chocolate listening as the TV counts down the last few seconds of the year. She leans over and places her lips gently to Dave's and whispers "Happy New Year, Baby" First New Year "Happy New Year, Sweetheart!" And they kiss deeply relishing every moment spent together.