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On The Rebound Ch. 01

By: LiveCat



If you haven't read my stories before be warned, this is a love story that happens to have sex in it, rather than a quick hit wham bam thank you Ma'am! (Part 2 is a bit more spicy!)

As always, feedback gratefully received

Cat

Xx

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'I don't know about you but I'm ready to get out of here, this place has really started to lose it's appeal since Janet left'

'I waited an hour for you to get ready, we've been here 20 minutes and now you want to leave?'

'Yeah well, like I said since the bar changed hands it doesn't seem the same.'

'So where would you rather go? How about Jingles, or maybe that new place over on Church Street, I hear they're selling cheap cocktails as an introductory offer.'

'Nah, I think I'll just go home.'

'Do I at least have time to finish my drink?'

'You don't have to come with me you know, if you like this place so much you stay and enjoy yourself, I'm perfectly capable of entertaining myself you know!'

'Jesus Debs, what's got into you? You've been acting like a bear with a sore head for weeks, why won't you talk to me about whatever it is babe?'

'Oh for gods sake give it a rest, I'm sick of your whinging! I'm going home -- ON MY OWN, you do what you like!'

And with that Kate watched her girlfriend down her gin and tonic, grab her jacket and head out of the door.

Kate and Debs had been together a little over 6 months but Kate was beginning to think they wouldn't make it past the next 6 days.

She had agonised over what she'd said or done to prompt such a change, and whenever she thought about it she came to the same conclusions. Things had been good, no they had been better than good, up until about 2 weeks ago when Kate suggested that maybe they should move in together.

It was obvious from the start that Debs wasn't keen, but she wouldn't explain why, wouldn't even discuss it. Hell, they spent all of their time together as it was, they rarely slept apart, it seemed silly for them both to be paying rent on poky little flats when they could pool their resources and get something much bigger while still reducing their combined spend.

Kate finished her drink and was about to leave the bar when she stopped.

'fuck it! If Debs wants be an arsehole then let her, I'm also capable of looking after myself, and if I'm going to end up going home on my own then I might as well be drunk first!' 

She headed back to the bar to get another drink, making small talk with a few of the people she knew along the way, but returned to her table alone where she sat sipping her drink and browsing through the local paper whilst trying to ignore her rising anger at the way Debs had acted toward her.

After a couple of minutes she got the feeling that she was being watched and looked up from her paper into the face of a girl sitting at the bar. It was obvious that she was watching her, although she couldn't see her eyes through the dark sun glasses she was wearing.

She was tall and slim, with softly spiked short blonde hair and although she wasn't exactly butch she was definitely tom-boy material; wearing a crisp white shirt, snug jeans and high top trainers she looked infinitely casual and comfortable and although Kate had never even spoken to her she couldn't imagine her wearing anything more feminine. By god she looked fit though!

Kate smiled at her and returned to the paper but was soon interrupted by someone pulling a stool out from underneath the table and sitting down.

Once again she looked up from her paper into the same face, but this time the glasses were gone and she was staring straight into a pair of cobalt blue eyes that looked like ice on fire.

'Do you mind?' she asked, pushing a drink across the table toward Kate 'I asked at the bar, they told me what you were drinking. I thought you might need another since I couldn't help noticing that Debbie just walked out on you.'

Kate started to deny anything of the sort but stopped herself with a sigh. 'Yeah, I think we may be about to break up, although she didn't actually have the decency to say so.'

'Yeah well, you're not the first and I don't suppose you'll be the last' she stated in a matter of fact manner that hinted at first hand knowledge

'How do you and Debs know each other?

'We went out for a while just after we left school. She was Debbie back then rather than Debs, and I think I was just convenient because she didn't know any other dykes. I wasn't girly enough for her -- she likes her girlfriends to be a bit more feminine than me -- just like you in fact.'

Kate was very aware of this woman giving her the once over; from the tanned legs, soft feminine curves under her cotton dress and finishing with her carefully made up face and styled hair.

'Sorry I didn't mean to be rude, I'm Alex but my friends call me Lex.'

Kate introduced herself and took a sip of the drink she'd been given. 'Jesus Lex, how much vodka is in that glass? Are you trying to get me drunk or help me drown my sorrows?' she laughed as she tried not to cough.

'Debbie has a habit of leaving people a bit broken and bruised, I thought you might need some fortification. You seem ok though -- not even upset.'

'We haven't even split up yet, I guess I'll do my sobbing when it happens. You still seem pretty bitter considering you split up a long time ago, she must have hurt you badly?'

'Could say. It was the way she did it more than the act itself. She set it up so that I walked in on her and some new tart while they were in bed together. Saved her the hassle of actually having to dump me and make explanations, it wasn't a pretty scene. 

She has a history of breaking up with people without actually dumping them outright. On one occasion she just changed her phone numbers and avoided the girl until she got the hint, I think she's a coward who uses people.'

Kate stared into her glass, mulling this information over and thinking about Debs' behaviour over the last 2 weeks. It was as if she'd been going out of her way to deliberately piss Kate off. Taking twice as long as normal to get ready, changing her mind all of the time, picking arguments about the most stupid of things, insisting on watching programmes on TV that she new Kate didn't like, even cooking meals that she knew Kate wouldn't enjoy. She'd even become selfish in bed, whereas in previous times they'd enjoyed a very giving and fulfilling sex life.

'Lex, I think I've just had an epiphany, thank you. I think Debs has been trying to force me to finish our relationship to save her the hassle -- what a fucking coward! If she'd had enough she could have had the balls to say something rather than put me through 2 weeks of hell; I thought she was just having a rough time so rather than walk out on her I tried everything I could to accommodate her -- what a bitch!'

The pent up anger that Kate had been feeling for the last 2 weeks suddenly came flooding to the surface and it was all she could do to hold the tears back as she ran for the toilet. She sat in the cubicle sobbing as it finally dawned on her that her relationship with Debs was over, and that it had never meant as much to her as it had to Kate. Or had it?

Had Debs really been lying on all the occasions she'd told Kate she loved her?

Had she just been stringing her along or had she genuinely felt as Kate did? 

Had Kate just frightened her off by suggesting a level of commitment Debs didn't feel capable of, and if so should Kate try to gently win her back and help her to conquer her fears?

The level of Kate's confusion was building to an impossible degree and making her head spin until she was brought out of her reverie by a gentle tapping on the cubicle door.

'Kate? Are you ok? I'm sorry, I was trying to help, I didn't mean to upset you.'

Kate exited the cubicle and silently walked to the mirrors to assess the damage. Her eyes were puffy and she had streaks of mascara running down her cheeks so she slowly and carefully washed all of her make up off, leaving her face looking bare, scrubbed and clean. Her skin looked like she felt -- bare and bereft.

Lex stood behind her and touched her shoulder gently, looking enquiringly into her eyes in the mirror, trying to gauge her emotions.

'I have my car outside, can I give you a lift home?'

'I'm not sure I want to go home. I'm not sure of much right now. I know you're trying to help me Lex but is there any chance you're wrong?'

'There's always a chance but I doubt I'm wrong; Debbie's relationships tend to follow a pattern that end in disaster as soon as they start to look vaguely serious.'

'That figures then, I asked her if we should move in together.'

'That would do it.'

'Thank you Lex, I'm glad someone had the decency to be honest with me, I just wish it had been Debs.'

They returned to their table in the bar, sipping their drinks in silence as the rest of the punters loudly enjoyed their Friday night.

'I can only guess how you're feeling right now, and I don't want to impose but I wasn't planning on staying here much longer. I can offer you a ride home, or you're welcome to come with me if you want? I have a friend who's just started working in some new place in town, Dusters I think it's called, and I promised I'd go in tonight and give him some moral support.'

Kate initially declined both offers, pleading the need for solitude, however by the time she'd finished the stiff vodka and orange that Lex had got her she was feeling more defiant again and decided to go with her to Dusters -- after all, she wanted to try the new bar, she'd only be miserable sat at home on her own and she was determined NOT to phone Debs and ask for an explanation. If Debs wanted a boring Friday night in then she could have it, and Kate was going to show her she could have fun without her. 

On the short drive into town Kate deftly reapplied her make up; both of them laughing when Lex hit a pothole causing Kate to apply blusher to her ear and as she parked the Jeep Lex turned to Kate and pressed a business card into her hand.

'Kate -- you're too good for Debbie you know. We all are. She sucks us in and spits us out when she thinks she's going to have to give something back. Sometimes it's good to be able to talk to someone who's been there; my contact details are on the card, if you ever need me just call. Who knows, something good may come of all this -- we might end up good friends.' And she leant forward and gave Kate a very small, friendly peck on the cheek before climbing out of the car.

Kate had misgivings as soon as she entered the bar. It was hot and noisy and crowded and everyone seemed to be shouting just to make themselves heard over the DJ but she resolved to stay for at least 1 drink. 

She grabbed Lex's hand as they fought their way to the bar to stop them getting separated and took some comfort from the feeling of Lex's fingers curled around hers.

Lex waved a brief hello to her friend behind the bar but it was instantly obvious that they wouldn't have time to talk as the bar was way too busy, so Kate bought them a pitcher of cocktail to share and they wandered out across the dance floor looking for somewhere to sit down.

'You want to dance?' yelled Lex over a pounding house tune that had the dance floor jumping.

'Not really, but don't let me stop you.' She yelled back, watching as Lex eased her way onto the packed dance floor and started moving with an assured and unselfconscious rhythm.

Kate watched her as she danced, and although plenty of people of both sexes sidled up to her and tried to dance with her, she was obviously happier dancing on her own; ignoring their advances as though she didn't realise they were happening.

As the tune reached it's crescendo Lex threw her head back, a huge grin on her face and her eyes tightly closed as her body described the beat in perfect synchronicity. Kate couldn't help noticing that Lex had an awesome body; tall and lean and muscular with breasts that may not be large but were perfectly formed and legs to die for. 

Kate couldn't help but wonder what it would feel like to have those legs wrapped around her and got caught staring as the music changed and Lex weaved her way through the crowd to rejoin her.

'My god, you dance amazingly! You're incredible to watch!' enthused Kate.

Lex blushed a little but accepted the compliment by tipping her glass toward Kate's in a silent "cheers".

'I like dancing, it's my way of expressing myself freely and shutting the real world out for a while. I'm pretty hot now though, I think there's a terrace out the back do you want to go get some fresh air?'

As they worked their way through the writhing crowd of people enjoying their Friday night, Kate started to relax into the easy going atmosphere and chill out. She was glad she hadn't gone home to sulk on her own and was pleased that she'd made a new friend -- Lex seemed like someone worth knowing.

Soon enough the hot and heavy air in the club was replaced with the cooling night air and they found themselves stood in a lovely beer terrace, tastefully decorated with tall potted palms, comfy wicker furniture and soft lighting.

It was still early & most people were inside dancing, so they had no problem finding a sofa where they could sit and listen to the music which was more subdued outside.

'So you go into a bar, rescue a damsel in distress, whisk her away from her troubles and dance like it's your religion. Is this your usual Friday night routine?' asked Kate as she topped their glasses up.

Lex laughed as she turned to Kate to reply, picking her glass up and swirling the ice with a long finger as she pondered her response.

'No, I have to say that this isn't my usual Friday night. If I'm honest I went out tonight on the pull cos I've also recently split up with someone and figured it was time to stop moping and get back into the game, but when I saw you and Debbie have your spat in the bar I figured I might be able to help.'

'Oh crap! Why didn't you say something, having me in tow must be cramping your style and can't be helping your chances much. You do know that there were several people trying to dance with you, don't you? One of them was gorgeous too!'

'Yeah I know but I wasn't interested. I've only seen one person tonight who took my fancy but I think she may need some time before I make my thoughts known to her.'

'Well go and talk to her woman! Listen, I can scoot off any time, you've really helped me tonight and I have a lot to think about, so why don't I leave you to it and you can go and get to know her better? 

I would like to meet up with you again though, maybe I could buy you dinner as a thanks for rescuing me tonight and you can tell me how it went?'

Lex couldn't help laughing to herself at Kate's naiveté. She had only noticed Debs and Kate having an argument because she'd been eying Kate up in the pub & was quite annoyed when Debs returned from the bar & she realised they were together. 

Still, she didn't think tonight was the best time to make a play for Kate, the poor girl was only just coming to terms with her break up and Lex had to acknowledge that she could be wrong about the situation. For all she knew Kate might be about to go home and have great make up sex and be off the market again, so she decided to play it safe for now and hold her thoughts in check.

'I don't think I'm up for playing the field tonight now, how about I give you a lift home before I drink too much to drive and you can give me a call about dinner?'

It was only a short drive back to Kate's flat and the 2 girls stayed mainly silent as they wrestled with their own thoughts. Lex kept having to fight off an urge to ask Kate on a date, while Kate was trying to form a plan as to how she was going to confront Debs.

Soon enough they arrived at Kate's address and much as Lex wanted to accept the invitation for coffee she bit her tongue and said goodnight with a friendly kiss on the cheek.

When Kate entered her flat she walked straight to the phone hoping to see the red light blinking but there were no messages. Her mobile had also remained silent and she was strangely unsure of what to do next.

Should she just accept Lex's explanation for Debs' behaviour, or should she fight for their relationship? Maybe Debs had issues with commitment for a reason that Kate could help her overcome? 

In the end she changed into some comfy shorts and a t shirt, poured a glass of wine and picked up the phone. She was going to have to speak to her at some point, it might as well be now.

There was no answer from her mobile or home number so she resorted to sending her a text asking Debs to call her asap. When she'd had no response by midnight she resolved to go to bed and start a fresh the next morning. She slept surprisingly well and had curious dreams about being watched by brilliant blue eyes.

The next morning she was up bright and early and did something she knew would piss Debs off -- she phoned her home number before 8am, knowing there was a phone next to the bed that would wake her.

The answerphone kicked in, so she left another brief message asking Debs to phone her and saying that she'd call by later if she hadn't heard from her.

She didn't leave it long and arrived at Debs' flat just after 9am & on getting no answer she let herself in with her key, entering the flat with some trepidation after hearing how Lex and Debs had split.

She called out to announce her presence but got no response, so she wandered around the empty flat picking up the few items that were hers, noticing the unused bed along the way and the message light blinking on the phone from her call earlier, and let herself out again.

When she hadn't heard anything from her by early afternoon she was actually starting to worry. What if she'd been run over when she left the pub last night, what if she'd taken a short cut across the park and been attacked, what if she'd gone to the cash point and been mugged, what if, what if, what if..........

Eventually she resolved to try one more approach before she started ringing hospitals and walked down the road to a public phone box and dialled Debs' mobile, knowing that she couldn't link the number to her.

She answered on the 3rd ring with a jaunty 'hello?', well, she wasn't dead then!

'Hi It's me, I'm guessing you're avoiding me?' said Kate with more confidence than she felt.

'Oh hi, sorry I ended up having a late one last night and forgot to turn my phone on. What's up?'

'I was wondering if you fancied going out for something to eat tonight, my treat?' Debs had a voracious appetite for restaurant food and never passed up the chance of a free meal.

'I don't think tonight's a good idea. I had Jen and Josh round last night and we were watching a film until 3am this morning, I haven't been up long and the living room is full of popcorn and beer bottles, so I think I might just do some housework and have an early night'

Kate knew this to be a lie, but decided to push a little further.

'Oh ok, do you need some help?' She NEVER turned down help with housework!

'NO! I mean really, it's my mess why should you have to clean it up.'

'Ok then, I'll catch you later.' And as Kate put the phone down she was overcome with wracking sobs as the enormity of the lies her girlfriend (former girlfriend?) had spun her sunk in. She been to the flat and it was as immaculate as when her & Debs had left the previous evening, and she knew for certain that she hadn't just got out of bed -- well, not her own bed anyway!

Kate trudged home dejectedly and sank into her couch as the sobbing subsided and she caught her breath. She fished around in her handbag for a tissue but came up with a business card instead.

"Alexandra Turner, Motorcycle Instructor & Examiner for the CBT, Full and Advanced Tests" 


On The Rebound Ch. 01



Kate just stared at the card as if it were some kind of talisman while possibilities flashed through her head. Finally she picked up the phone again and dialled the mobile number on the card. Another answering message, bloody great! and she slammed the phone down feeling thoroughly pissed off and dejected.

She decided to lift her spirits with a bubble bath and just as she was stepping into the water she heard her phone trill from the living room. She assumed it was Debs who having returned to her flat and realised Kate's stuff was gone, knew that she'd been caught out in her lies. She was tempted to ignore it, but she thought she might as well get the row over and done with, so she ran and grabbed her phone, hitting the answer button without even glancing at the display and spitting a gruff 'Hello' into the handset.

'Erm hi, I've just had a missed call from this number, this is Alex Turner.'

'Alex! Lex! Hi! God I'm sorry, I thought it was going to be Debs and was already in combat mode, how are you?'

'I'm good, you sound like you're having a rough day though?'

'I've had better but I'll survive as the song goes. I was wondering about dinner; I know it's short notice but there's a Turkish restaurant down the road that I've never tried and I was wondering if you fancied it tonight? Eating I mean!' Kate was blushing violently at this point and very glad Lex couldn't see her.

Lex in turn was grinning into her phone like a Cheshire cat. She'd been hoping for a call but didn't really expect it to happen, let alone so soon.

'That sounds lovely, but only on 1 condition. I've also had a run-in with my ex today -- lets agree not to discuss either of them even once for the whole evening.'

At 7.30 that evening Kate was just walking out of her front door as Lex's Jeep rolled up outside. They hugged a quick hello and wandered the short distance to the restaurant where they were seated next to the window.

They ordered a selection of dishes to share, pleasantly surprised that they had very similar tastes in food, and proceeded to talk about the people walking past the window. They tried to guess their occupations, hobbies, marital status, sexuality and soon found themselves in fits of laughter at the ridiculous conclusions they reached.

'OK so here's a question. How come you teach people to ride bikes but you drive your Jeep everywhere?'

'Hmmm good question' answered Lex with a mouthful of cheese and spinach pastry 'I love bikes, always have, but I guess because I ride them for my job it actually makes a change to drive. Plus Sandra hates bikes and refused to ride pillion.'

'If Sandra is your ex you've just broken your own rule! Come on, you've helped me, why don't you tell me about her, it might help you.' 

Lex sighed at her own mistake. She had been determined that they wouldn't do this tonight but had slipped up big time, however she could do with talking to someone and Kate was happy to listen, so why not.

She explained how they had been together for 2 years when 3 months ago Sandra had suddenly decided she needed to have children. Lex didn't really want kids but was prepared to go through with it for Sandra's sake. They looked at the options and finally settled on an anonymous donor to reduce the possibility of paternity complications in the future, and started to do some research.

Everything was looking rosy until one day Lex had come home to find Sandra in tears. She said that the more she thought about it the more she wanted to be with the father of her children, and that she and Lex had to split up.

They'd talked long into the night but Lex was unable to sway her decision, despite the fact that Sandra hadn't had one single heterosexual relationship in 10 years.

Sandra moved out 2 days later and Lex hadn't seen or heard from her since, until she bumped into her in a shop today. Sandra had been with a man and they were obviously a couple, bringing the hurt of their break up flooding back. They'd greeted each other awkwardly and Sandra had reluctantly introduced her to the man, calling her a 'friend' which had hurt Lex more than anything else.

Lex looked up from the napkin she was shredding and looked at Kate, who was frowning.

'You poor thing, come here' and she enfolded Lex into a tight and comforting embrace 'You've been through your own shit and yet you still helped a stranger last night; I think you must be a very special person.' And she kissed her on the cheek.

Lex laughed sarcastically 'listen, there's something you should know about last night. I wasn't being as altruistic as you think. I'd been eyeing you up for a while until I realised you were with Debbie, that's how I happened to notice you having the argument.' Lex expected Kate to be cross, but she couldn't have been more wrong.

'Really? You were going to hit on me?'

Lex was embarrassed but there was no point in denying it now, so she nodded guiltily.

'So why didn't you? I was with you for hours and you behaved impeccably. Did you change your mind about me once you'd met me?'

'No! god no! it was all I could do to stop myself kissing you, I just didn't feel the timing was right.'

'Which is in itself a noble act. You did the right thing, I would have rejected you last night because of the situation, but I'm very glad I met you and I'm looking forward to getting to know you better, and once I do, and once this crap with Debs is sorted out, who knows?' 

Kate gave Lex a big wink and a fleeting kiss on the lips just to let her know that all was ok between them, and then paid the bill.

They left the restaurant they decided to pop into a quiet pub just down the road.

Kate was sat in a quiet corner table while Lex went to the bar, quietly smirking to herself about Lex being attracted to her, when everything went wrong. 

She glanced up at Lex as she walked back from the bar and noticed someone very familiar in the background. 

Lex sat down with the drinks and noticed the agonised look on Kate's face. Following her gaze she saw Debs sat at a table on the other side of the pub with a gorgeous woman with long blond hair, and if that wasn't enough their hands were all over each other.

They couldn't help but stare as Debs' hand travelled slowly but deliberately up the blonde's inner thigh, stopping only when it could go no further.

At this point another pub customer said 'Jesus, get a fucking room you 2' and Debs looked up & noticed Kate.

She did at least have the decency to look embarrassed at being caught, but offered no words of explanation. She just grabbed the hand of her companion and walked out of the door.

Kate was floored. She sat there with her mouth open just looking at the chair where Debs had been sitting. She didn't cry, she didn't blink, she didn't shout, she just sat -- and stared, until eventually Lex's voice entered through the fog and she became aware of a gentle hand squeezing hers.

'Come on Kate, you didn't need to see that, lets get the hell out of here.' And Kate allowed herself to be pulled up from her seat and led out of the pub by her hand.

Once outside the shock wore off and emotions flooded her, making her slump against Lex for support as she succumbed to wracking sobs. There was no denying it now, her and Debs were over; Lex had been right all along. Her temptation to run after Debs and punch her in that oh-so-lovely face was almost overwhelming and startled the usually peaceful girl, but instead she turned and looked Lex in her beautiful blue eyes and just asked 'why? Why does she do it Lex? What did either of us do wrong other than love her?'

'I don't know Babe, I think she's just wrong somehow. I think she gets some sort pf perverse pleasure by taking the ultimate control, it's as if she needs to let us know that we don't matter to her. Like I said, you're not the first and I'm damn sure you won't be the last' and with that she enfolded the sobbing girl into her arms and held her close until her crying subsided.

Lex walked Kate back to her flat, settled her on the sofa and poured her a generous brandy before sitting beside her.

Kate's mood had turned to anger now and she railed against Debs violently, swearing she would get her revenge and make her pay for treating people the way she did, however she knew she would never really carry her threats out -- that just wasn't her style, so instead she fell into the arms of the one person who had been there for her -- Lex.

She brushed her lips against Lex's who responded cautiously, but when she tried to deepen the kiss Lex pulled away and stood up.

'What's the matter? I thought you liked me!' she cried

'Oh Kate, of course I do! but this isn't the way to start any relationship. I don't want you to get over your hurt and think I'd taken advantage, or regret anything that happens just because you're on the bounce from Debbie.

I'm happy to stay here with you and keep you company; I'll hold you in my arms and comfort you, but we can't take things any further -- not until the time's right anyway.'

Kate's eyes were shining with tears but they weren't sad tears this time. Much as her drunken brain wanted to ravish Lex she was also aware that part of her only wanted the comfort of someone else's arms -- to feel wanted and needed, and the other part just wanted to get back at Debs.

Lex was right and she knew it. How many other girls would have shown such restraint and consideration? How many other girls would have just jumped at the chance of a cheap lay and bugger the consequences?

Kate stood and crossed the room to where Lex stood and looked into her amazing blue eyes as she slipped her arms around her waist 'You're a very special person you know. I think you're very wise and I'm glad it was you who rescued me -- again -- thank you Lex.' And she kissed her softly on the cheek.

Kate woke to sunlight streaming through the window; the bright light hurting her foggy brain and confusing her, because she always closed the curtains.

Memories started to filter back of the night before; Lex sitting with her and listening to her rant, filling her brandy glass up frequently before helping her to bed.

She glanced under the covers to find that Lex had managed to get her out of her jeans but had stopped there. Memories filtered through of how nice it had felt to slip into blissful sleep with Lex spooning her closely from behind.

She turned over to find the other side of the bed empty and felt suddenly lonely. She even felt slightly miffed that Lex hadn't tried to take advantage of her until she hauled herself out of bed and wandered into the kitchen for a glass of water and found the note Lex had written her on the back of an envelope.

Good morning beautiful,

I'm so sorry I had to leave before you woke this morning but I have a client who's taking their advanced test tomorrow and I promised them a lesson this morning as final prep.

You looked so adorable as you slept I wasn't sure I could keep my hands off you and I didn't have the heart to wake you, so thought it better that I slip away quietly.

I hope your head isn't too sore and that you're not too upset this morning? Just remember that people like Debbie don't deserve people like us!

I should be done by about 11 and I'll give you a call to see how you are. If you don't have any plans maybe I could take you to a pub I know that does a wonderful Sunday roast?

Big hugs,

Lex

xxx

ps I filled the coffee machine up -- you just need to switch it on!

Kate read the letter 3 times. It was a short letter but oh so sweet and Kate's former loneliness was instantly gone.

She sat and thought about Lex and realised how much she'd come to like her in the short space of time they'd known each other. Kate was 5ft 4" and usually didn't like to go out with girls that were much taller than her but Lex was definitely an exception and Kate admired her 5ft 11" frame. She definitely had the air of a tomboy about her and yet still came across as feminine in her manner, but her most striking feature had to be those clear bright blue eyes that seemed to penetrate beyond the surface. Sometimes she felt like Lex was trying to look directly into her soul and although she found this slightly disturbing at first, she had come to like it.

After Kate had drunk enough coffee to clear the fog in her head she showered and dressed and found herself sat waiting for the phone to ring.

11 O'clock rolled by with no call and Kate found herself starting to feel let down and had to mentally chastise herself for being such a bunny boiler -- it's not like her and Lex were even a couple, and she wasn't usually so impatient. Even so, when it got to 11.45 she was starting to think that Lex wasn't going to call, or that maybe she should call her, when the silence was interrupted by a loud rumble coming through the open living room window.

Kate stood back from the window, obscured by the curtain, watching as Lex climbed off a big black motorbike and removed the crash helmet that was squashing the soft blonde spikes against her head. 

Lex locked the helmet into a top box, used the mirror to refluff her spikes and jogged toward the front door. Kate couldn't help but admire how those long legs looked in tight black leather jeans & she ran to the front door and pulled it open just as Lex was about to knock, grabbing her raised arm and yanking her into the flat and into her arms.

Standing on tip toes she planted a big kiss on Lex's lips before the leather clad amazon even had a chance to say hello.

'Well that was a very nice welcome!' as she slid her arms around Kate's waist and pulled her in close, inhaling the scent of her shampoo.

'That was a thank you' replied Kate as she snuggled into Lex's embrace 'for rescuing me on Friday night, and again last night, for putting me to bed, for making me coffee and for just being so damned wonderful!'

Lex was overawed and didn't know what to say, so she did what felt right and returned Kate's kiss. It was a soft and gentle meeting of lips but it conveyed how she'd come to feel about Kate, who couldn't help but respond by opening her lips and inviting Lex's tongue to deepen the kiss explore further.

This was no longer a kiss between friends, this was a kiss that spoke volumes about how they felt about each other and what their future could hold, and it blotted the rest of the world out completely.

Kate pulled back as she felt moisture on her cheeks and gasped as she saw the tears coursing down Lex's cheeks, making the blue of her eyes shimmer and sparkle.

'Oh my god, what's wrong?'

'Oh nothing' sniffed Lex 'just a whole lot of good intentions flying out of the window. I promised myself that I'd behave, give you time, but I blew it - that was a wonderful kiss though' she smiled ruefully.

'I'm not sure I liked it, I think we should do it again just to make sure' grinned Kate as she raised her face for Lex to claim her lips once more.

There was no hurry and the kiss remained soft and gentle and full of emotion until Lex pulled back and fastened her gaze on Kate's beautiful face.

'How about I take you to lunch now before all of my good intentions go west?'

Suddenly Kate was ravenous and much as she wanted to kiss Lex again she allowed herself to be taken by the hand and guided from the flat. 

It was only when they reached the street that she remembered that Lex didn't have her Jeep. She was fishing in her handbag for her car keys when Lex handed her a crash helmet, gloves and jacket from a pannier and she was instantly glad she'd plumped for jeans when she got dressed.

'I should warn you, it's been a while since I've ridden pillion and I'm not very good at it. I have a habit of leaning at inappropriate moments, I'm much better riding than being a passenger.'

'You didn't tell me you ride bikes.'

'I haven't had one for a while but I passed my test when I was 18. No one else I knew was into them so after a while driving just became easier and more sociable.'

'Oh you just get better and better, the more I find out about you the more I like you!'

The journey was exhilarating and Kate started to remember how much she enjoyed being on 2 wheels. Lex rode much faster than Kate would ever have done but at no point did Kate feel unsafe as Lex guided the beautiful sleek black Harley through the country roads with such ease that Kate felt totally relaxed as she sat with her arms encircling her new friends waist.

Kate could be analytical in nature and couldn't decide if it was a positive or negative trait, but her mind started to wander as the scenery flew past and she thought back over everything that had happened in the last couple of days. 

Questions flew into her head, some with easy answers, some not so easy:

Had she really only met Lex 2 days ago? Yep, Friday night.

Did she really like her as much as she thought or was she just on the rebound. Definitely on the rebound, however she definitely liked her -- a lot!

Could Lex really be as perfect as she seemed? Probably not, but we all have faults right, and there didn't seem to be anything worth worrying about.

What to do next?

This question would have to remain unanswered for now as the Harley rumbled into the car park of a beautifully quaint country pub and rolled to a stop.

Before they even removed their helmets they could smell the aromas of roasted meats and potatoes wafting out through the open door and their mouths began to water.

They spent a pleasant couple of hours drinking ginger beer and eating wonderfully succulent roast beef with fiery horseradish and crispy roast potatoes, while talking about everything under the sun.

Sometimes their hands would touch, or an arm would be stroked, or their feet would touch and often they found themselves gazing into each others eyes and Kate couldn't help thinking that this was the most gentle courtship she had ever been part of.

What are your plans for the rest of the day?' 

'Absolutely nothing' replied Kate with a satisfied smile 'usually on Sundays I'd have to spend the evening watching films with Debs but I'm a free agent now so I can do what I like!'

'Surely you didn't have to watch films every Sunday?'

'I did if I wanted to see Debs, she can be strangely set in her ways about some things, in fact some of her routines are downright bizarre!'

'Hmmm I remember. Does she still do that thing in the shower where she has to get washed in a particular order?'

'Yes she still does that!' Kate laughed 'and did she used to do that thing with the car wing mirrors?'

'Oh yes -- has to reposition them every time she gets in the car, even though they haven't moved since the last time she drove it!'

They spent some time laughing at Debs' idiosyncrasies and it made Kate feel good to be able to talk to someone who understood and also found them funny.

'So Miss Turner, what strange habits do you have that I should know about?'

'Oh you'll have to decide if I have any of those, but I do have a couple of obsessions and I'd love to share them with you if you fancy coming back to my place?'

Kate was surprised when Lex pulled the bike off the road onto a dirt track and had to hold on tight as they bumped over the uneven surface. When they pulled up outside of a barn Kate was beginning to think that Lex had some very strange living arrangements until she swung the door open to reveal her obsessions.

'These are my babies, if you're really nice to me I'll let you play sometime.'

Kate stared in awe at the beautiful machines parked in the barn. There was a Norton Commando, a Triumph Tiger 100, an Indian and a couple of old WW2 army bikes -- all in pristine condition. There was also a modern Honda Pan European that Lex used on a daily basis but it paled into insignificance beside the others.

'Oh my god Lex, these are beautiful!'




On The Rebound Ch. 01



'They were all in a bad way when I bought them; restored lovingly with my own 2 hands' stated Lex with immense pride.

They spent a few minutes touring the bikes before Kate remembered there was another obsession, so Lex took her hand and showed her to the farm cottage she lived in on the other side of the barn.

'This is my home. I bought this in a pretty run down state too and I've been restoring it for 2 years. In fact it was only ready to move into just after Sandra walked out on me, so it was kind of nice to move in on my own -- a clean break you could say. Come on, let me show you around.'

The gardens were large and overgrown as Lex hadn't started on these yet but when she opened the front door the interior was amazing. The original features of the cottage, such as the broad oak beams and fireplace had been retained and restored to their original beauty and all of the modern items had been sympathetically chosen to fit in with their surroundings, or hidden in heavy oak cabinets.

Lex beamed with pride as Kate expressed how lovely she thought the cottage was, and when she took her upstairs and showed her the view over rolling fields from the master bedroom window Kate was in awe.

'Oh Lex it's truly wonderful, I can't imaging ever getting used to views like these! It's strange to think that all of this natural beauty is so close to the town.' 

'I've not lived here long and it still takes my breath away every time I open the curtains -- I can't wait to see what it's like in the winter, I hope we get some snow!'

It wasn't until Kate reluctantly turned from the views that she noticed the bed 'OH MY GOD!' she squealed 'that's the biggest bed I've ever seen in my life!'

The bed frame was an intricate wrought iron construction and was indeed massive 'Don't you get lost in there all on your own?'

'Yeah well, it was my one major luxury and when I had it made I didn't know I'd be sleeping on my own' and she sighed painfully.

'Oh Lex I'm sorry, I didn't mean to put my foot in it. Can I try it out?' Lex looked at her curiously, not sure of what Kate was suggesting but soon relaxed when Kate through herself on the bed and started bouncing up and down.

'Mmm it's wonderfully comfy and it doesn't squeak or creak -- there's nothing worse than a noisy bed!'

Lex found herself blushing at the idea of making a bed creak with Kate, and turned and left the room with the excuse of putting the kettle on. If she stayed there a moment longer she was likely to pounce on her and unleash all of her pent up sexual frustration there and then.

Kate sat on the bed for a moment longer before following downstairs. She realised that when she was with Lex she didn't think about Debs at all -- it was like Lex's presence wiped her out of her head and heart. There was no doubt about it, she wanted more than friendship with this gorgeous biker chick, but Lex was so determined to take things slowly she wasn't sure how to force the issue -- she was even beginning to think Lex may have changed her mind about her.

They spent the next couple of hours drinking coffee and chatting, until Kate reluctantly said she should get home as she had an early start in the morning. Lex offered to take her home but Kate said she would get a cab, and as they were waiting for it to turn up Kate had an idea.

She excused herself to use the bathroom and on her way downstairs slipped silently in and out of the bedroom.

When the taxi arrived Kate took Lex in her arms and kissed her tenderly on the lips 'I've had a wonderful day, thank you.'

'Me too, can I call you?'

'Of course! I'd be bloody offended if you didn't!' chided Kate as she kissed her once more and headed out to the cab.

Lex sat in her living room wondering what the hell was going on. She wanted Kate. Badly. Every nerve in her body was crying out to hold her close and she was fairly sure Kate felt the same, but she was scared.

Scared of loving and losing again maybe? Scared that Kate was on the rebound from Debs and moving too quickly would spoil things? Scared of rejection? Scared of getting close to someone and then finding out that they wanted / needed different things from life?

As Lex climbed into bed that night she felt something scratchy under her shoulder. Moving the duvet to one side she found a small piece of folded notepaper.

My Dearest Lex,

I can't believe I've only known you for such a short time and so much has changed in my life in a few short days. I thought splitting up with Debs was a bad thing but now I know it's the best thing that could have happened to me, especially as it brought you into my life.

I'm not very good at this sort of thing, and I'm nervous writing this note as I can't be sure of your reaction, but if we're going to have any kind of relationship, whether it be as friends or lovers we need to be open and honest with each other.

I know you were originally attracted to me -- you told me as much -- and I think you still are. I'm guessing you want to take things slowly because you're worried about my split with Debs or your own recent break up. I want to let you know that I'm ready when you are.

We can keep it slow if you want, we can just be friends if that's what you want (although I really hope not!) but just know that if you want to take things further please don't worry on my account.

I think you're wonderful. You're smart, sexy, sassy and I could look into those beautiful blue eyes forever. You also look awesome in leather!

I look forward to seeing you again soon (very soon?)

Big hugs,

Kate

xxx

The next day was a whirl of activity for both girls; Kate had to interview new staff all day and Lex was covering bike exams for a test centre that was short staffed, however they were both in each other's thoughts whenever they got time to breathe.

Just as Kate was finishing up for the day her mobile beeped and her spirits brightened as she read the message, the weariness of the day falling away from her instantly.

"Thanks for your note Honey, dinner? - I make a wicked lasagne!"

Kate grinned as she typed her response "Yes please, I can be there in an hour!"

Kate was in a whirl as she flew home to shower and change, leaving the house in a strappy summer dress and sandals, her still-wet hair piled on top of her head. She threw a bag into the boot with a change of clothes -- she didn't want to seem presumptuous but there's no harm in being prepared!

Kate pulled up in front of the cottage just as Lex was exiting the barn after putting her bike away. She was wearing skin tight leather jeans again and Kate's heart quickened at the sight of her perfect arse and thighs as she walked.

jumping out of the car Kate trotted up to Lex and stopped a couple of feet away. A grin crept across the face of each girl as they recognised that something had changed within their relationship.

'Hey girl, you look pretty as a picture' smiled Lex, appraising Kate's curvy feminine form in her slightly see-through dress.

'And you look very hot in leather pants' although Kate couldn't help but wonder what she'd look like OUT of them.

'I am hot in leather pants -- eighty degrees in the shade is not the ideal time to be encased in black leather!'

'Then you best get them off!' laughed Kate with deliberate innuendo to test the water.

They walked toward each other and Kate lifted her face upwards where her lips were captured by the taller girl's. 

Kate could have fainted when Lex's tongue entered her mouth -- she had been craving this kiss since last night and she kissed back with all of the passion she felt, leaving them both breathless.

She felt a hand travelling down to rest in the small of her back, pulling her into Lex's body, while the other one was tangled in her damp hair at the base of her skull. Kate pushed herself against Lex's taller frame and when a small moan escaped Lex's mouth Kate went week at the knees.

She pulled away and looked into the searching blue orbs that she had come to love and smiled her sexiest smile. 'Think we should take this inside?'

Lex needed no further encouragement and bent down to sweep Kate's smaller frame into her arms and carry her into the house, kicking the door closed behind her.

'Are you getting all masterful on me now huh? Bet you couldn't carry me all the way up the stairs to that enormous bed of yours'

'What about the lasagne?' toyed Lex

'I have other hungers that need satisfying right now, food can wait. I want you Lex, I want you very very badly and you're driving me insane.' and she nuzzled her lips against the skin on Lex's neck making her moan again.

Kate was laughing hysterically as Lex struggled to carry her up the narrow staircase but she stopped laughing when she was unceremoniously dumped on the bed. The look in Lex's eyes was searching but burning with desire and Kate couldn't remember the last time someone had looked like they wanted her so much.

'Last chance to change your mind Kate, if I join you on there you're not getting up for a while!'

Kate's answer was to kneel in the middle of the bed, let down her damp hair and start to slowly unbutton the front of her dress. Lex was captivated by the sight before her and couldn't tear her eyes away as a deep V was revealed from Kate's chest to her waist, the material only opening enough to display a tantalising glimpse of what was to come.

It was obvious that Kate wasn't wearing a bra and in the back of Lex's mind she was aware that she had expected to be the one seducing Kate but she was more than happy at this new turn of events.

All thoughts of taking things slowly, all concerns about being on the rebound, any attempt at caution flew away as Kate started to shrug the thin cotton off her shoulders. 

Kate was watching Lex's face as she allowed the dress to slide down her arms, leaving her naked from the waist up, and was rewarded with a sharp intake of breath and those ultra blue eyes widened in unbridled lust as her breasts were displayed for the first time.

Lex seemed frozen in place, too stunned to move, until Kate reached out her hand and pulled her closer to the bed by the waistband of her jeans 'didn't you want to get out of these?' 

Kate stood on the bed and as she rose she left her dress behind in a puddle at her feet, leaving her standing there in a black thong that left very little to the imagination.

Lex stood still and allowed her T shirt to be lifted over her head, revealing her own aching breasts; her growing nipples painfully straining against the flimsy material of her bra, which she quickly released and let fall.

The embrace that followed was almost overwhelming as their skin touched for the first time and lightening flashed through their bodies as their breasts pressed against each other.

'Oh god' moaned Kate as she was flooded by sensation but it was cut short as Lex's strong arms swept her up and laid her back on the bed without ever breaking contact.

Lex stood quickly and wriggled out of her leather confines until she too was dressed only in tight panties, and she lay down next to Kate and stared into the face of someone who was rapidly becoming very special to her, and who she had a desperate need to please.

She had thought Kate was beautiful the first time she had laid eyes on her but now as she lay almost naked on the bed before her she saw something different; an almost animalistic need that she wasn't about to deny, and that made her seem even more beautiful.

They kissed with abandon, their tongues embarking on a sensuous journey as their hands started to learn the others form.

Kate gasped as Lex ran her hand across her breast, encouraging her to cup and squeeze and as she caught the nipple between 2 fingers she couldn't stop the moan of pure delight escaping.

Lex lowered her lips to capture the engorged nipple and sucked gently at first, then with more vigour as she flicked it with her tongue making Kate writhe around on the bed, only lifting her head briefly to gasp herself as she felt Kate's hand snake across her tummy and up to her own waiting, heaving, expectant breasts.

For the longest time they kissed and touched, their hands wandering freely over new territory. Delighting in the soft skin on the curve of a hip, of the slight tangy taste of sweat on hot and expectant skin, of the chills and goose bumps caused by the gentle nipping of neck and collar bone, their breathing becoming as laboured and erratic as their heart beats as they drove each other wild with anticipation.

Eventually Lex could stand no more and she rolled on top of Kate, pinning her smaller frame to the bed; looking deep into her eyes recognising her own need mirrored in them.

'God I need to taste you' she growled throatily and was rewarded with a whimper that meant just one thing.

She knelt beside Kate and ran her finger along the miniscule strip of soggy material that was all that stood in the way of her target.

Kate had to use all of her self control not to cum there and then as Lex's finger lightly travelled the length of her slit and almost imperceptibly brushed her clit, before grabbing the lace with her teeth and peeling the thong down her legs.

The scent of Kate's arousal was a powerful drug to Lex and she had to fight the urge not to cram the scrap of material into her mouth, chew and swallow!

She lay between Kate's raised knees looking up at her face between the swell of her breasts and her heart swelled with happiness and desire. Kate's face and chest were covered in a light film of sweat and Lex was mesmerised as she watched her nipples rise and fall in time with her erratic breathing. 

She slowly extended her tongue and licked the length of Kate's thigh, from behind her right knee to her groin, holding the leg tightly as Kate squirmed and squealed at her touch. She repeated the process on the other leg before slipping her hands under Kate's bum, raising her hips.

She stared at the slick pussy in front of her, drops of moisture coating the short, blonde hair and extended her tongue again to lap gently at the nectar collected on the puffy lips before her.

Oh God! She tasted as sweat as honey and Lex couldn't hold back any more, there would be time for teasing later but right now she wanted to send this beautiful woman into rapture.

Kate called out Lex's name as she licked the flat of her tongue from the base of her spine to her engorged clit, returning again and again to repeat the motion, driving Kate wild. She inserted her tongue as deeply into the hot, wet pussy as she could, swirling it around to taste Kate from her very core.

'Please, please, please, please.' was all Kate could utter as she begged Lex for release, lost on the waves of pleasure that Lex's tongue was giving, but she stopped begging and started screaming as Lex took her clit into her mouth and sucked gently as she flicked it with her tongue.

Lex held on tight as Kate bucked frantically in the throes of the most incredible orgasm, before returning to lick gently but firmly as Kate started to calm.

As her breathing started to return to normal and her vision cleared Kate was about to encourage Lex up the bed into her arms when she felt her slowly slip a finger into her dripping pussy and was propelled straight back into the clouds.

Lex added another finger and crossed them as she pumped them in and out slowly and when she crooked those fingers so that they could caress Kate's G spot she was rewarded with her arse shooting up off the bed and her muscles clamping tightly around her fingers as Kate was driven inexorably toward a second orgasm that left her feeling as week as a day old kitten.

Lex crawled up the bed and scooped Kate's heaving body into her arms, holding her tightly as she recovered.

As Kate lay there basking in the afterglow she felt safe and secure and could happily of drifted off to sleep if Lex's lips hadn't started to gently caress her neck.

'Oh no you don't!' and she squirmed out from her grasp and rolled on top, pinning Lex's hands above her head as she did so. 'I think it's my turn to play now!'

The kiss that followed was searing in it's intensity and Lex was helpless, and happy to be helpless, in letting Kate do whatever she wanted with her.

The weight of Kate's body on top of hers, the feeling of their sweaty skin pressed together, Kate's tongue commandeering her mouth was all that she could process -- she was in heaven!

As they kissed Kate slipped a hand between their bodies and inside the waistband of Lex's pants, feeling how wet she was.

'Hmmm I think someone's a little messy, I know just how fix that!' and she slithered down the bed, kissing every inch of Lex on the way, paying special attention to the nipples that had grown so large that Kate took delight in covering them in saliva and blowing on them, making them tighten even further, before sucking them into her mouth and chewing gently.

She loved how Lex looked in the throes of passion, her head rolled from side to side on the pillow while her hands tightly grasped at the wrought iron headboard making the muscles stand out in her arms.

Kate kissed along the defined rib cage while gently stroking Lex's tummy and thighs, making her moan and pant 'God Kate please make me cum, PLEASE!'

Kate grinned at her lover and slipped down so that her face was directly above Lex's soaked panties before running her tongue along the cotton.

She stripped the sopping material down Lex's long legs and positioned herself between them. 

'So you're not a natural blonde then?' she quipped as she ran her fingers through the short, dark brown hair 'god I'll dye it purple if you want, just fucking eat ooohhhhaaarrhhh!' as Kate's tongue stabbed at her clit.

Kate had turned eating pussy into an art form and had an extremely talented tongue; she licked and sucked, flicked and nibbled and finally settled on her clit as she used 2 and then 3 fingers to fuck Lex hard and fast, making her scream loud, unintelligible words at the top of her voice.

'Enough, enough' whimpered Lex, but Kate didn't let up until Lex's legs were tangled around her shoulders and she had crashed over the cliff of another orgasm, her breath coming in short gasps.

Kate kissed her way back up the bed until she could snuggle up to Lex; tucking herself into her side and resting her head on her shoulder.

'My god Kate, that was awesome.' and she moved so that she could kiss her new lover deeply and with great passion, each tasting themselves in that kiss. As the kiss intensified it would have led to more but they were interrupted by Kate's stomach growling loudly, making them giggle.

Lex laughed and slipped down to kiss the offending belly and was answered by another loud growl. 'I'm guessing you're ready for lasagne now huh?'

'Doesn't a lasagne take a long time to make? After all that exercise I might pass out if I don't eat soon!'

'A good lasagne takes time to make, and mine is better than good. Fortunately for you I made it yesterday -- we just have to heat it up and make some salad and garlic bread, come on.'

Lex grabbed Kate's hand and hauled her from the bed and down the stairs. 

'Hey Lex, do you think we should put some clothes on?' laughed Kate

'My nearest neighbour is a mile away so I'm happy naked if you are?'

'Lead on gorgeous, but if someone comes to the front door don't expect me to answer it!'

Later that evening, sated by sex, food and good red wine they snuggled on the sofa under a light cotton blanket watching a film. It felt natural and good for both of them and Lex felt a little sad that this night would end.

'You kicking me out then?' asked Kate with a smirk.

'No, of course not! Can you stay?'

'I can if you go and get my bag from the boot of my car, I'm not running out there naked!'

'You brought a bag? So you planned to stay all along? How very naughty of you!' grinned Lex, who had no such inhibitions and she grabbed Kate's keys and ran from the front door, grabbed the bag from the boot of the car and ran back to the house stark naked, with Kate watching and laughing hysterically from behind the curtain.




On The Rebound Ch. 01



'Jesus woman, this thing weighs a ton, what the hell have you got in here?'

'Just a few bits and pieces, I like to travel well prepared!'

As they climbed into the dishevelled bed, Kate marvelled again at the size of it. 'You better hold onto me all night or I might get lost in here.' As she snuggled against the tall, lean frame of her new lover.

'Oh don't worry Babe, I don't think I'll be letting you go any time soon.'



On The Rebound Ch. 02



Robin and I had a nice dinner that we had worked together to make. That is, it was nice until I brought out my after meal requirements. Her eyebrows rose a bit at the three pill bottles, but when I grabbed the bottle of Southern Comfort to take them with she almost freaked. 

"Mark! What the hell are you doing? Don didn't say anything about you being an alcoholic."

"I'm not Robin. Did Don tell you that I was injured in Vietnam?"

"He said something about that, but not how bad it was."

I sat down and took a deep breath. "Then I guess that it is time for a little more truth and discovery here. The last time I flew into a hot zone for dustout, it was still hot, very hot. I was injured and when I woke up in a hospital bed I found out just how lucky I was to be alive. The pilot, one patient, and I were the only ones still living on the helicopter when it got to the MASH unit. If we had gotten there any later, I wouldn't have made it either." While I was telling her my tale of woe, I was at the same time drinking most of the pint of Comfort and taking my pills during pauses. Robin's expression was wavering between horror and pity. 

"Oh my god, how bad was it?"

"I lost my stomach, and about ten feet of intestine, as well as one of my kidneys. Do you want to see the wounds?"

"I don't know, are they bad?"

"That depends on how squeamish you are. They look like ugly belly buttons. The scar tissue is getting better; I have a salve that needs to be applied daily."

"Do you mind if I look at it?"

"If I minded, I wouldn't have asked Robin."

I stood up and raised my shirt. Robin gasped when she got a look at the 3 puckered scars in my abdomen. 

She tentatively reached toward one and asked, "Do they hurt?"

"Not any more. The one on my left leg still twinges once in a while, but these don't hurt now. What they do though, is to make it so that I need a lot of help in order to digest food. I have to take these pills, and have alcohol with every meal. These things make the plastic stomach I now have work for me. I also have to take a large number of vitamin and mineral supplements to replace things that my system cannot recover from food."

"But don't you spend a lot of the time drunk?"

"No, alcohol doesn't really affect me now. Most of the absorption is done in the stomach, so it takes me a lot of booze to get drunk, in fact, I don't know that I can get drunk. I haven't actually tried. My biggest problem was that I wasn't 21 until this summer, my dad had to buy my booze till then."

"So you can get me drunk whenever you want to, eh?"

"No, I can't. I will give you a glass of wine or beer with dinner, that is only civilized after all, but I will not contribute to the delinquency of a minor. If I get caught at that, I would be in a lot of trouble."

"Oh, I thought that you might let me and my friends have a little fun."

"Okay princess, this is our first 'prom queen' moment. I will not be the booze connection for you and your friends; I have no wish to go to jail so your friends can get drunk." 

"Oh, I didn't think of that. What do you do when you eat out?"

"I either set it up with the manager beforehand, or I drink in the parking lot after the meal. I have a card with permission to carry an opened bottle of alcohol in my car; otherwise I could be arrested for having it. They know all about me at work and no one says anything when they see me drinking."

"Yeah, I guess it would kind of shock people for you to just pull out a flask and knock back in a restaurant. I'm sorry for being so selfish Mark."

"That's okay, just remember that I am going to call you on it when you get too self absorbed. Now that you have heard some of my history, how about you tell some of yours; who is Robin Howell?"

"Well, I am from Dayton, Ohio, and I have a sister who is a year and a half older than me. Actually she is my half sister; her father is different than mine. We never heard much about him, but I think that he left when he found out that mom was pregnant. My dad married my mom right after Rachel was born. He is great. I was a cheerleader in high school, but I couldn't make the team here. There were too many seniors on the squad to let more than a couple of freshmen on it. I'm a Liberal Arts major and so far I'm carrying a 3.0. My boyfriend in high school went to Ohio State. He is playing football on the second string team this year and hopes to be first string next year."

Robin sat back, seemingly pleased with herself. She didn't realize that she had told me more about the people around her than she had about herself. That she knew what was going on with her former boyfriend was also very telling. It was also interesting that she had mentioned her dad as being great, but her mom got short shrift. 

"Would you like to go to a movie Robin?"

"Sure Mark, let me go back to the dorm and change. You can pick me up in about 45 minutes."

"Do you need me to take you there?"

"No, I drove over here today. I wasn't too sure what kind of reception I was going to get, or if you would be willing to take me back. I don't drive very often, because my car isn't too reliable. Dad says that he has a replacement for me when I come home for Christmas."

"What kind of car is it?"

"It's a 1966 Ford Falcon. Daddy got a deal on it, and I thought that it was cute when I got it; but now I will be glad to just get rid of it."

"Well, we'll try to let it stay at the dorm as much as possible. Maybe I can take it over to my dad's one weekend soon. He and I can see what we can do for it." I thought of something about then, if we were truly going steady, I should give her something to display that fact with. "Wait here a moment Robin, I need to get something."

"Okay."

I went into my bedroom trying to decide what to get. I didn't have a letter jacket as I had not been on any teams. The only two rings I owned were my Army ring, and my Jefferson High School ring. That would work, but it was much too big for her to wear. Wait a minute, there was a nice gold chain that I had found under a table at work one night. Robin would never know where it came from. I walked back out and asked her to close her eyes. I looped the necklace through the ring, and placed it over her head and around her neck.

"Okay, open your eyes. Will this be enough to declare that you are going steady?"

"Oh Mark, I love it. The other girls are going to be so jealous." Robin held the ring up to look at it, and then pulled my head down for a kiss. Our first kiss was nice, no bells and whistles, but nice. I could smell her hair and perfume, and it was more intoxicating than the Southern Comfort had been. My hands moved up and down her back, and hers were locked around my neck. 

After a moment, Robin stepped back. "Mmm, that is nice, and you taste of the drink you had, very sweet. Now I need to go if we are going to make a show before curfew. We'll do that again before the night is out, I guarantee it."

This having a girlfriend could definitely have its advantages.

"Butterflies are Free" was on at the theatre. All I could think of during the movie was that the cute guy got the beautiful woman, even when he was blind. 

The movie let out just after midnight, and I took Robin back to her dorm. She was right about more kissing. The windows in the Dart were getting steamed up when she said the she needed to go in. I walked her to the door and gave her a peck on the cheek goodnight. 

This set the tone of our dating. I knew what I was going to be doing on Wednesday and Sunday nights from then on. We talked on the phone every day at least once. 

I had been overly optimistic about my trip to the VA hospital. The appointment was only to do the paperwork. I would not see a doctor for another month. 

On the second Saturday we were dating I had her follow me to my folks' house. Dad knew we were coming and had the garage empty. I pulled the falcon into the garage; I didn't want to take the chance that she would scrape the narrow entry. I took her in and introduced her to my parents as my girlfriend. I then took my life in my hands and left her with mom, while dad and I went out to see what we could do with her car. 

As soon as we opened the hood, part of the problem became apparent. The fan belt was worn to the point of near failure. Further investigation revealed that the oil was almost solid, and the plug wires were cracked. We put a voltmeter on the battery and it showed good; but after we started the engine, the alternator did not. Dad called my cousin Danny, who worked at an auto supply store, and told him what we needed. He would bring the parts over to us. Dad backed the car up, and then after I placed the ramps, ran it up on them. While he pulled the belt and alternator, I drained the oil and popped the filter off. We then pulled the plugs, points, and wires from the electrical system and while we were at it took out the air filter. When everything was back in this car should run much better, and be a lot more dependable. 

Danny showed up before we were done with the removals and it only took another hour before we were done. When I backed it out it sounded pretty nice; nothing like what I drove in. I told dad that I would bring it back in a few weeks for brakes, they were a little spongy. 

When we stepped into the kitchen, the women were working at the stove. Robin looked up at me smiled, "you guys get cleaned up; lunch will be ready in a few minutes. Your mom showed me a new way to do pork chops and I can't wait to try them. Were you able to do anything for my car?"

"Sure did Robin, you were about to be stuck on the side of the road, but you'll be okay now. It runs a lot better."

Robin was right about the chops, I had had them this way before, and they were good. After dinner I thanked dad and mom and Robin and I left. When we got to my place so that I could get ready for work, Robin was enthusiastic in her praise for the work done on the car. She said that it had never run that good. 

Our plans for the evening had been worked out on the phone the night before. This had been her second 'prom queen' moment. There was a home game tonight and she wanted me to take her. I would have been glad to, but I had to work. She had started to pitch a fit until I told her, "Princess, how much good would it do for me to lose my job just to take you to the game? Go with your friends and come into the shop afterwards. I'll treat you all to a veggie deep dish. You can introduce me to some of your friends then. I am sorry, but I need the job to pay for my apartment and gas. Mom and dad can't afford to help me out like your parents do."

When I called her 'princess', she realized what she had been about to do, and capitulated. I wondered how long this would last; at some point she was likely to tell me to fuck off and die. When she did, I'm pretty sure that we would be done. If we lasted that long; the trip to meet her family over the holidays would tell the tale of our romance. 

The Sunday morning after the game I was awakened by the door bell. I looked at the clock, 7:30, what the hell?

I didn't think that it would be Robin. She had told me at the shop last night how sorry she was, and her friends had all been friendly with me when I bought them a pizza. I thought that it might be Don; he was going to come over for the game today. We had made up, that is he had accepted my apology. I still didn't want to be close to him any more, but he had been a good friend for a long time and I couldn't justify hurting his feelings again. 

I was surprised to see Robin at the door. 

"Well hello sweets, to what do I owe this honor?"

"Let me in Mark, I have some making up to do."

"Oh, did you do something wrong Robin?"

"Yes Mark, I tried to force you into doing what I wanted without thinking of how it would affect you, I was wrong and I need to make it up to you."

"No you don't Robin, I understand and I'm okay with it."

"Well, there is another reason. I'm horny, and while you have been a perfect gentleman with me, I need some loving. I don't know that I'm ready to go all the way with you, but I would love to see what you can do with your hands."

The way she was talking, it was as if she expected me to object. Silly girl. I didn't even speak; I just took her hand and closed the door. I led her to my bedroom and took her in my arms. I had thrown on a T-shirt and shorts when I got up, and Robin's hands snaked up under the shirt as I held her.

"Wait here a moment honey, I need to rinse out my mouth before we kiss, you woke me up."

"Okay Mark, but don't take too long."

Like I was going to stay away one second longer than I had to. When I stepped back out of the bathroom, Robin was sitting on my bed, wearing a pair of pink panties, and nothing else. Her 34B sized tits had medium dark nipples that were not excited; I guess she was a little nervous. 

I reached down and pulled my shirt off, I couldn't be dressed more than her. She flinched a bit as my scars were exposed, but then she looked down at the bulge in my shorts, and smiled. 

"You are beyond beautiful Robin; I want to spend the day exploring every nook and cranny of that marvelous body."

I moved to the bed and Robin got an apprehensive look on her face. "Relax dear, you told me your limits, and I won't push them, even if you change your mind in the heat of passion. I know that you have heard this before from boys, but trust me, I will not hurt you. The difference is that I am not a boy; I am in no hurry here. I just want to please you, so relax and enjoy."

I lay her back on the bed and kissed her. I then proceeded to kiss, lick, and rub every inch on her porcelain skin that I could reach. By the time I got to sucking on her nipples, they were rock hard. I removed her panties and finally ended up with my head buried in between her thighs. 

Robin may have intended give me a present for being patient with her, but she was the one getting a reward today. I was happy as well, of course, the chance to see and feel her naked body, as well as taste her trimmed pussy, was truly rewarding. The best reward was when she screamed out her release, several times.

When I thought that she had gone as far as she could today, I moved up beside her and held her trembling body against mine. She soon stopped trembling and her breathing smoothed out. Her free hand began exploring my side and chest. 

"This was supposed to be a reward to you for putting up with my 'prom queen' moments; instead I get the reward from you."

"Trust me Robin, I feel rewarded."

"That wasn't the first time for you to have done that, was it?"

"No, it wasn't; but it was the best. You taste delightful dear and I would be happy to go down on you whenever I may. I enjoy that a lot."

"But I thought that you had trouble getting dates?"

"Yes, I did; but lady who cleaned our hooch taught me a lot about pleasing a woman.

"Now, it is time to move back to the mundane world. Would you like to go swimming with me? I need to get in some exercise today, and swimming is on my schedule."

"That sounds like fun, Mark. Do we need to go to the field house?"

"No, one of the reasons I chose this apartment complex was because it has an enclosed and heated pool. Go to the dorm and get your suit and we can swim for a couple of hours. In fact, why don't you pick up a selection of clothes to keep over here? There will be many times that it would be inconvenient for you to have to go back to the dorm to change clothes. I'm not suggesting that you move in with me, that would be pushing things a bit fast, and the school won't let you while you are a freshman. What I mean is that having some clothes over here would be helpful. Okay?"

"Yes Mark, that sounds like a good idea. Give me a little while. Would it be okay if my roommate comes over to swim as well? She says that Don has plans today and she is lonely."

"Sure, bring Brenda along. I hope that she is not upset that Don's plans are to watch the game over here. I was going to tell you about it, but I didn't have the chance to last night. He came into Roman's last night and we talked a bit. We decided to go back to our old habits, except that most of my time would be with you. I hope that is okay with you. Will you be uncomfortable around Don?"

"No, I don't think so. Do you think that he is about to dump Brenda though? I would hate to bring her over here for that."

"Even if he is, I'll make sure that it doesn't happen today. Go get your stuff and your friend, I'll clean up and get ready for you. I'd say that I would clear space for you in my closet, but it is mostly clear space anyway." I leaned over and gave her a nice kiss, "I need to wash my face, so I'll let you get dressed."

I got up and went in to the bathroom to do as I had said. When I came out, Robin was dressed, and she gave me a smack on the lips before leaving. I changed the bed and cleaned up the dirty clothes and such, then made coffee and waited for the girls to come over. 

(to be continued)



On The Rebound Ch. 02



Lex woke in the morning feeling blissfully happy, and as the memories of the previous evening flooded back to her she became very aware that she was alone in the huge bed.

She stretched and rolled onto her back, listening for sounds from the bathroom but all was quiet. She began to think that Kate had left and was astounded at how sad that thought made her, but soon her other senses kicked in and she could smell fresh coffee and bacon wafting up from downstairs.

The early morning was cool so she slipped on a short silky robe and padded down the stairs seeking the source of the breakfast smells.

The vision of loveliness that greeted her as she entered the kitchen stopped her in her tracks and she stood leaning on the door frame watching, as Kate, dressed only in a loose shirt and panties flitted about the kitchen looking for mugs and plates, gently humming to herself.

Lex admired the shape of her legs and followed them up to the swell of her arse, asking herself how she got so lucky and silently thanking Kate for being so beautiful.

Soon enough Kate turned around, caught sight of Lex and screamed -- dropping the mug she had in her hands and watching in horror as it smashed into shards on the tiled kitchen floor.

'Morning gorgeous! Do I look that rough -- I don't usually make people scream, even first thing in the morning!'

'Oh Lex I'm so sorry, you made me jump -- how long have you been standing there?'

'Since I woke up alone and missed you.'

Lex slipped her feet into a pair of flip flops, walked across the tiles and gently lifted Kate onto the work surface so she didn't cut her bare feet. Standing between her open knees she wrapped her arms around Kate's waist and drew her in for a morning kiss.

As soon as she felt Lex's tongue Kate moaned in appreciation, her hands flying under the short robe to cup Lex's bare arse, kneading and caressing and pulling her closer, revelling in the feel of skin under her hands.

Lex caressed Kate's bare thighs from her knees upwards until she was lightly brushing her slit, making her moan louder and break the sizzling kiss.

'Much as I would love for you to do that all day, I didn't start making breakfast at 6am this morning for it to burn! I don't maintain this voluptuous figure by eating muesli you know, now help me down so I can finish breakfast, my gorgeous Amazonian biker babe!'

Lex reluctantly lifted her down from the work surface, admonishing her to stay away from the broken crockery while she swept it up, then planted herself down at the kitchen table to watch Kate finish breakfast.

Soon she was presented with a plate of bacon, eggs, mushrooms and toast and a cup of strong freshly brewed coffee.

'Mmmm this is delicious, but I'm surprised you found all the ingredients, I haven't been shopping for a few days -- I met this gorgeous woman and she's been keeping me distracted!'

'I told you I brought a few things with me' chuckled Kate 'What can I say -- I like breakfast and wanted to make sure.'

Lex started to clear the plates away but Kate stopped her, whisked them away and loaded them into the dishwasher. As she came back and bent over the table to collect the salt and pepper Lex's patience broke and she couldn't resist grabbing the firm cheeks that were displayed before her.

She bent over Kate's back, kissing her neck and caressing her arse until Kate straightened up and turned, pulling Lex into her and claiming her mouth fiercely.

'Oh god Lex, every time you touch me you set my skin on fire' and she hopped up onto the oak table, pulling Lex back between her knees and untying the sash on her robe.

Lex in turn unbuttoned Kate's shirt and slipped it off her shoulders, pulling her into a tight embrace to feel their flesh pressing together once more.

Kate lifted her hips as Lex pulled her panties over her arse and down her legs, shrugging the robe from her back in the process.

'Lay back for me honey' and as Kate reclined on the polished oak table, Lex leant over her, taking one of her nipples into her mouth, flicking it with her tongue as she sucked and nibbled. Her left hand reached for the other nipple -- the dual action lighting Kate up like a candle, and when Lex's free hand wandered down to her pussy and she inserted 2 fingers Kate was mewling and tangling her fingers into Lex's soft fluffy hair as she rode her hand to oblivion.

Kate came fast and hard, but Lex wasn't done with her yet. She scooted Kate closer to the edge of the table and knelt on the floor in front of her dripping pussy, her tongue finishing what her fingers had started.

Kate was gasping for breath and clutching at the table edge as the waves of pleasure pounded over her, until eventually Lex showed her mercy and reached out a hand to help her sit up.

Kate jumped down from the table and wrapped her arms around the taller woman's waist, licking her nipples roughly as she pushed her gently backwards out of the kitchen and into the lounge.

Lex was in no state to object and when she felt the arm of the sofa behind her legs she allowed herself to be pushed backwards, leaving her laying on the sofa with her legs in the air.

The sight was heaven to Kate and she dived in without hesitation, fingering Lex with hard, fast strokes while sucking and licking her clit until Lex was screaming like a banshee.

Kate wasn't about to let Lex off lightly either, and as she was starting to come down Kate took a soaked finger and caressed her arse, seeking entry into the tight hole.

There wasn't too much resistance and as Kate's finger worked it's way in and out, her mouth matched pace and tempo as she speared Lex's pussy with her tongue, reaching it in as far as it would go and curling it around.

Lex was going insane with pleasure, screaming Kate's name and pounding her hips up and down in time to the rhythm of that glorious tongue and finger, until she came in a torrent of sweet juice that was lapped up greedily.

Kate raised her sticky face and crawled up the sofa to lay on top of Lex, where they kissed and cuddled their way back down to earth.

Finally the 2 women gave in to reality and showered (separately to avoid distractions), dressed (quickly to avoid wandering hands) and prepared to leave for work.

Lex walked Kate to her car, holding her hand and carrying her bag for her, wishing they didn't have to go to work. 

Lex bent her head to kiss Kate, tasting the mint toothpaste on her breath, and sighed deeply as she reluctantly pulled away. 

Kate looked into Lex's amazing blue eyes and felt them touch her soul, even as they started to shimmer with unshed tears.

'What's the matter Babe? Why are you crying?' 

'I know it's silly, but I don't want to let you go!' and she buried her face into Kate's neck, inhaling the scent of shower gel and perfume as she hugged her tightly.

'I can't breathe!' laughed Kate 'What are you worried about Babe? I'm not going anywhere other than to work, and neither are you. After work I want you straight back into my arms -- I'm far from done with you! There are parts of your body I haven't kissed properly yet and I'd quite like to tie those talented hands of yours to that amazing bed and keep you captive while I play with you for a while -- if that's ok?' raising an eyebrow and smirking at the look of lust that had replaced the tears in Lex's eyes 'I'll take that as a "yes" then shall I?'

Kate stood on tip toes and kissed the tip of Lex's nose, her eyes, her cheeks and finally her mouth, which opened invitingly for her.

Eventually Kate disentangled herself and climbed into her car, rolling the windows down to let the warming air escape she leant out and looked at Lex standing there and felt her chest heave.

'So, your place or mine tonight?'

'Up to you Honey, I'm happy to come to yours.'

'I'd be happy to have you come to my flat but I'd be happier to come here -- your bed's bigger!' she said with a grin.

'In that case you better hang on a minute' and Lex took off across the drive at a sprint, returning a moment later with a key.

'Maybe you should have this?' she said, almost shyly.

Kate stared at her (yes, she really thought of Lex as hers now!) gorgeous woman and took the key reverently. She knew how much Lex's house meant to her and was immensely proud that she had been presented with a key at this early stage in their relationship.

'Thank you Babe, I'll take good care of it' and she kissed Lex's hand, started the car and bumped her way down the track.

By 2.30 that afternoon Kate had had enough. She'd had a row with her boss over who to hire from the previous days interviews, she missed lunch because a meeting ran over and to cap it all the air conditioning broke down leaving her office feeling like a sauna.

The only thing that got her through the day was thinking about Lex and their time together, but she had to be careful as that certainly didn't help to cool her down.

She packed her briefcase and headed out of the door, driving like a maniac to her flat where she opened all of the windows and threw herself under a cool shower.

As she walked around the flat towelling her hair she felt something was wrong but couldn't put her finger on it.

She dressed in a pair of cool cotton shorts and a vest top, grabbed her holdall and a bottle of cold water from the fridge and headed for the front door.

Remembering she'd left the windows open she turned back into the flat and then it hit her -- the vase that stood on the living room windowsill was missing.

She did a full tour of the flat, closing windows as she went and looking in cupboards and drawers for any other missing items. Everything that belonged to Debs had gone -- fair enough, Kate had taken her things from Debs' flat, but why had she taken the vase? It had little monetary value but held great sentimental value for Kate having been given to her by her Mum long before she'd even met Debs, so why did she take it?

Kate looked in the bin in case it had been broken but there was no sign of it, so she locked up securely and left the flat, vowing she'd call a locksmith and get her locks changed.

She drove to the supermarket for supplies before taking a detour to Debs flat, where she rang the bell and waited patiently. When there was no answer, she cautiously let herself in with her key and walked into the lounge.

The few bits and pieces that belonged to Debs had been dumped on the sofa, but the vase was stood in the middle of the dining table.

She searched the flat but Debs was out, so she stood there wondering what to do.

Kate was shocked from her indecision when she heard the front door open and in walked Debs, who was equally shocked to see Kate standing in the room.

'What are you doing here?' she faltered, looking extremely guilty 'why aren't you at work?'

'I came home early to find you'd been to my flat and taken something that wasn't yours, so I came to retrieve it and give your key back. What the hell were you thinking taking my vase?' 

Kate's anger was beginning to swell to dangerous levels and she had to mentally keep herself in check. This was the first time she had seen or spoken to Debs since she'd seen her with another woman, confirming their relationship was over, and the gamut of emotions was threatening to derail her.

'I...I'm sorry. I didn't steal the vase, I mean I wasn't going to keep it, I was going to give it back!'

'How fucking dare you! You treat me like shit, you don't even have the decency to tell me you want to end our relationship, you lie to me and then you steal from me! What fucking planet are you on Debs?'

'I made a mistake. I thought if I took the vase it would make you come and meet with me to get it back, I had to see you again. Obviously I didn't know you would come home early before I had a chance to finalise my plan. I was going to call you, honestly!'

'Why? To apologise for putting me through hell? To apologise for cheating on me? Or to rub my nose in it?'

'No Kate, no. I shouldn't have treated you that way and yes, I wanted to apologise. When I saw you with Alex in the pub it made me realise what I was losing; I want you back Kate!'

'You what? Why would I ever trust you again?'

Debs looked crestfallen and Kate couldn't help but feel some sympathy for her despite everything, after all she had been a big part of her life for 6 months, she had been in love with this woman until a few days ago -- was she still in love with her?

Confusion swept across her mind like a tornado; she needed to think about this very carefully and now wasn't the time to do it.

'I need to go now. I'm taking the vase with me and I'm taking my key as well.'

Kate walked towards Debs holding out her hand for her key, presenting Debs' key back to her at the same time. Their hands touched briefly as they exchanged keys and Kate couldn't deny the spark that passed between them. Their sex life had been very fulfilling until the last couple of weeks and Kate couldn't deny that she still found Debs attractive -- she just wasn't sure she actually liked her as a person.

Kate didn't trust herself to say anything more, so she pocketed the key, tucked the vase under one arm and headed out to her car.

The drive to Lex's house seemed to take forever, and Kate found it difficult to drive on the country lanes; her head so full of conflicting thoughts it made concentration difficult.

Finally she turned into the lane and parked her car behind the barn.

She had picked up enough food for 3 different meals, not knowing which Lex would prefer and just as she was stowing the food in the fridge she heard the front door open.

'Hey Babe, saw your car -- where are you?'

'I'm in the kitchen Lex, you're home early I wanted to surprise you!'

As Lex walked into the kitchen Kate instantly saw the concern on her face and rushed to take her into her arms.

'Honey what's the matter? Are you upset that I'm here?'

'No, I'm glad you're here, very glad.' and she hugged Kate so tightly it was almost painful. 'Oh Kate I thought I'd lost you already!'

'Why on earth would you think that?' cried Kate, alarmed 'What have I done to make you think anything of the sort?'

'I got a call on my mobile this morning from your home phone. I couldn't answer it because I was taking a lesson, so I checked the message as soon as I could but it wasn't your voice I heard, it was Debbie's. She told me not too expect too much from you, that you'd had your fun to make her jealous, that it had worked and you were back together. I didn't know what to do, so I quit work early and came home to call you from somewhere I feel secure.'

Kate pulled away from Lex and looked into a face full of misery. She had been stunned into silence but now she felt the anger rising again so she took Lex's face in her hands and kissed her hard, with everything she had, trusting actions to say what she didn't trust herself to say in words.

When they parted Lex fixed her with those piecing blue eyes 'What's going on Babe?'

Kate grabbed a couple of bottles of ice cold beer from the fridge and took Lex's hand 'come and sit down, I need to tell you something' then, seeing the look of panic on her lovers face she continued 'Lex stop it! I'm not going anywhere but Deb's is playing us both; I've also had a run-in with her today and I want to tell you all about it, so come and sit down with me.'

And so they sat and Kate explained her day; of how she'd left work early, discovered the missing vase, where she'd found it and of Debs trying to win her back.

'Lex I can't deny that I still find her physically attractive but the woman's a controlling bitch! I don't think she really wants me back, I just don't think she wants us to have each other -- us finding happiness together wasn't part of her plan, so she's determined to split us up. She expected me to be chasing after her, but instead you found me and saved me. You've been nothing but wonderful to me Alexandra Turner, why would I ruin what we've found for someone like Debs?'

Lex hugged Kate to her and kissed her forehead tenderly 'I'm sorry Kate, it wasn't that I didn't trust you, it's just that she sounded so convincing!' 

'Yeah, well, we've both been on the end of her convincing lies before haven't we. Let's just put that conniving bitch out of our minds and forget she even exists, Deal?'

They sealed their pact with a kiss that was loaded with intent, and their hands were starting to wander when Kate's mobile beeped.

She ignored it as she ran her tongue around Lex's ear lobe, nibbling slightly and making her giggle -- beep beep.

'Oh you've got to be kidding me!' she huffed 'that one's my work phone, sorry Babe I need to get that.'

Kate reached down into her handbag and dug around for her phone, scowling as she read the display. 'Well talk of the devil' she fumed 'I have a text from Debs -- what do you reckon, read it or delete it?'

'You might as well read it; go on, what does it say?'

"You know you're mine. We're not done yet, we have unfinished business. Meet me at our favourite restaurant at 8pm, I'm buying"

'Of all the fucking nerve!' and with that Kate turned both her personal and work phones off, kicked off her sandals and sat astride Lex's knees.

'Now, put all thoughts of Debs out of your mind and let me show you just how much you mean to me' and she lifted her vest top over her head; her nipples just in front of Lex's mouth. 

Well what's a girl to do? 

They had had sex before; driven by an overpowering passion that made control all but impossible but now they were to make love. 

It was unhurried and sensuous and as Lex took the invited nipple into her mouth she felt her heart stir as much as her loins.

She ran her fingers lightly up and down Kate's spine as she gently sucked and licked her nipples until they were hard and erect 'Want to take this upstairs?' 

Kate slipped from her lap and took Lex's hand, allowing herself to be led upstairs to the waiting mammoth bed, where they both stripped naked.

'God' I don't think I'll ever get enough of looking at your body' cooed Kate as she took in Lex's tall, firm frame, stooping to run her hands from her ankles, up her legs and her sides, kissing all that she touched, on up to her neck, pulling the taller girls head down for a lingering kiss, their tongues swirling sensuously against each other.

They lay down on the bed, side by side, kissing like love struck teenagers, moaning into each other's mouth as their gentle caresses heightened their arousal.

Nipples were teased and tweaked until as if my mutual consent their hands sought the other's core where they fondled each other gently, slipping fingers through slick folds of puffy skin and rubbing clits, smearing sweet juice wherever they touched.

Kate made to slip down the bed but Lex stopped her 'stay up here with me, I want to come with you and I want to watch your face.'

So they lay side by side facing each other, staring into each others eyes, their legs entwined as they pumped their fingers in and out of dripping pussies, thumbs rubbing clits, until they reached a mutual and very noisy climax.

Kate chuckled as they lay there panting 'It's a good job I came here -- if we'd been in my flat I think the neighbours would have called the police!'

'Hmmm you're not exactly reserved either!' laughed Lex as she kissed her new love tenderly.

'I think I can make you scream louder than that though and I'd really like to taste that delicious pussy again' purred Kate.

'Deal, but 2 can play that game' so Kate stayed on her back as Lex climbed on top and lowered her sopping pussy down to her waiting mouth.

Soon the room was again full of noise as they slurped and panted their way to ecstasy and when Kate took Lex's clit into her mouth and grazed her teeth against it while 2 fingers worked her G spot she was proven right as Lex cried her name over and over again as her legs tensed and flexed in the throes of another incredible climax.




On The Rebound Ch. 02



She hadn't forgotten Kate though and as soon as she was able, her mouth regained purchase on Kate's pussy and she feasted to her hearts content, her fingers found their way back into that tight hole and soon enough she felt Kate's muscles contract around her fingers as she too soared into the clouds.

They spent a long time just laying in bed kissing and touching gently, confirming their possession over each other's body and generally enjoying the contact, until finally getting up.

Kate fished around in her holdall, swearing ' Shit! I didn't bring half the things I need for work tomorrow, Honey I'm going to have to go home!'

'It's still early and it's a beautiful evening, why don't I take you over on a bike and bring you back again?'

'Really? Cool! you'll have to lend me some bike clothes though -- I can't go in shorts'

'Would it be out of order to lend you something I bought for Sandra? It never got worn and it'll fit you better than anything of mine.'

'That's fine Hon, it's just clothes after all!'

They decided to take the Pan European because Kate loved the big Honda but felt too short to ride one herself and she clung on tightly as Lex skilfully guided the powerful bike through the country lanes and traffic, loving the feeling of having her lover between her knees as the bike throbbed beneath her. 

'God I'm gonna have to get myself another bike, I'd forgotten how much I loved this!' she said to herself as they rolled to a stop outside her flat.

Kate hopped off the bike and ran into her flat, leaving Lex sitting on her bike to wait for her as she was only going to grab a few things. 

Lex was sitting and thinking about how good Kate looked in the tight leathers and was just starting to take her helmet off, when she caught sight of a familiar and unwelcome face getting out of a car, so she sat and discretely watched as Debbie locked her car and walked toward Kate's flat.

'What the hell is she doing here?' so she waited until she'd gone into the building, locked her helmet into a pannier and tailed her.

Kate was flitting around the flat gathering the things she needed when she heard the front door open. She was surprised as she thought it had shut behind her, but thinking Lex was coming in she hid in the bedroom waiting to pounce on her and make her jump.

She could hear her moving around in the living room and kitchen, but why hadn't she called out or asked where she was?

After a couple of minutes curiosity got the better of her and she snuck out of the bedroom toward the noise in the kitchen, but she stopped dead when she saw Debs standing there.

Backing away soundlessly, she crept to the front door and opened it gently -- surprised to find Lex stood outside.

'What the fu...'

'Sssshhhhh!' whispered Kate 'She didn't see me, doesn't know I'm here. I was coming to get you, what the fuck does she think she's doing in my flat? She must have copied the damn key!'

'So what do you want to do? We can wait until she comes out and then see what she's been up to, or we can go in and confront her now? Remember, she expects you to be at a restaurant at 8pm to meet her, she must have thought you'd be on your way there now and that the coast would be clear.'

'Shit, I don't know! If we don't confront her she has free reign in my flat, will you help me?'

'Of course!' Lex leaned down and kissed Kate full on the lips and hugged her close as a show of support 'with you all the way babe.'

They walked quietly into the flat side by side and were almost at the kitchen door when Debs came out, shocked at seeing them standing there.

'What the hell are you doing here?' asked a defiant Debs as she took in the sight of the 2 leather clad women.

'Are you kidding me? This is my fucking flat, this is my home -- what are YOU doing here?' yelled Kate

'I wasn't talking to you Cherub, I was talking to the lanky bitch beside you. You do know she's dangerously violent?'

'Cherub? You lost the right to be cutesy with me when you started behaving like a bitch and screwing around on me! I will ask this question again -- what are you doing here and why do you still have a key?'

'Oh chill out, I wasn't doing any harm. I thought you'd be on the way to the restaurant, so I thought I'd stop in on my way and make sure we had some supplies for tonight. I told you Kate, we're not finished until I say so.

Ok, so I made a mistake and I apologise for treating you the way I did, but I'm over it now and we can get back to the way we were.'

Lex stood back and watched the exchange take place. She was in no doubt that Debs was determined to win Kate back, but was equally sure that her motives were entirely selfish. She was also in no doubt that she was going about it the wrong way, and that trying to bulldoze Kate into submission wasn't going to work -- GOOD!

Kate had become curiously calm. Although she was intensely angry she felt in control and was determined not to let Debs get away with anything; if she ever had any doubts about splitting up with her they had vanished and she wanted rid of her for good.

'Ok, this is how this is going to play out. You are going to give me the key you have, and any others you have for my door, and you are going to leave.

You are going to take anything with you that you brought here and you are never going to call me or come here again. Do you understand?'

'Oh come on Kate, you know you still love me, you're just being like this cos she's here. You don't need to pretend anymore, just tell her to get lost and we can go and have a nice meal and make up -- you know make up sex is always the best!'

'Love you' Kate sniggered 'I don't even LIKE you anymore. I think you're a mean, calculating, manipulative user and I wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire! Now give me the damn key and get the hell out!'

For the first time Debs started to look worried. She had obviously been confident that she could win Kate back, but now she wasn't so sure.

'How can you possibly pick that butch over me? I don't suppose she's told you about how she beats her partners up when they argue with her huh? I don't suppose she's told you about the scars she gave me?' 

'The lady asked you to leave, now do the decent thing and get out of her home.' countered Lex

'You have no right to throw me out -- you don't live here....'

'Enough!' Shouted Kate 'Lex has more right to be here than you do, now give me the damn key and leave or I'm calling the police.'

Reluctantly Debs fished the key from her pocket, placed it on the counter and shouldered her way past on her way to the door.

'You'll be begging me to come back to you soon enough' she scoffed at Kate 'and as for you' she spat at Lex 'you haven't seen the last of me either. You're going to pay for trying to steal my girl!' and with that she was gone with a slam of the front door.

'Jesus Christ!' sighed Kate 'how could I have been with that woman for 6 months and not seen through the charade? She's a bloody psycho and I have a feeling that won't be the last I see of her.'

Lex took Kate into her arms and held her close, kissing the top of her head and rubbing her back until she felt the tension start to ebb away.

The peace was shattered when they heard a sound that was unmistakable -- it was a large motorbike hitting tarmac. Running to the window they were just in time to Debs' car drive away quickly.

'Fuck that woman to hell and back!' screamed Lex as she ran for the front door, Kate hot on her heals.

Kate helped Lex lift the big bike up of the road and stood by helplessly as she watched her circle the machine surveying the damage.

She had never seen Lex this angry and felt extremely guilty, after all if it wasn't for her this would never have happened, and it broke her heart when Lex sat down on the pavement next to the damaged bike, took her head into her hands and wept.

She didn't know what to do, would Lex want consolation form the cause of her problems? Well she would just have to do what felt right, so she sat on the curb next to Lex and took her into her arms, and when Lex rested her head onto her shoulder and held her tight as she cried she knew she'd done the right thing.

'Oh Lex, I am so, so sorry! I'll go and call the police, after all we know who did it.'

'No, don't do that. I'm upset and it'll cost a few quid to repair, but I can do the work myself and most of it's superficial fortunately, mostly cracked plastic, and that can be replaced. I have a feeling that if we call the police this thing is going to get a whole lot worse.

Come on, lets grab your things and get the bike back to my place here I can have a look properly. I need a drink, and I think we're going to have to come up with a plan on how to deal with that woman.'

They walked back into the flat where Kate grabbed her rucksack but she stopped when she remembered that Debs had been going through the kitchen cupboards and went over to check.

When she saw the contents she didn't know whether to laugh or cry, there was a box of Kate's favourite chocolates in the cupboard and champagne chilling in the fridge -- this would have been unusual behaviour before they split up so she was obviously going all out on this one.

'Hmmmm looks like she had an interesting night planned for you' sneered Lex, not knowing how to handle the sudden thought of Debs and Kate in bed together having make-up sex.

'Indeed. Much as I have no interest in consuming these with the wicked witch of the west, it'd be a shame for them to go to waste' chuckled Kate as she stuffed them into her bag.

'Too true' agreed Lex as she slipped her arms around Kate's waist and kissed her deeply 'come on, we still need to nurse the bike back to my place yet so lets get going while it's still daylight.

Back at Lex's house she made some calls and cancelled her appointments for the following day. Kate also arranged to take the day off to get her locks changed, so they opened the bottle of champagne and sat outside in the warm evening air to discuss the events of the day.

'I don't know what to say Lex. This is all my fault, if it hadn't been for me none of this would be happening and your bike would be fine. What can I do to apologise and make up for it?'

'Firstly Kate, I don't want to hear another apology from you. This is not your fault in any way. You were right earlier, the girl has always had some obnoxious ways about her but she's turned into some kind of psycho -- no one could have foreseen this.' 

Kate was grateful for Lex's understanding and for trying to make her feel less guilty, but she noticed that she looked uncomfortable.

'What's the matter Babe? Don't let the bitch get to you.'

'It's not that. Don't you want to know why she accused me of being violent and aggressive?'

'To be honest I just dismissed it as bullshit, especially since she was going on about scars; you forget, I was very intimate with her body until a few days ago and she hasn't got any scars!'

'Yeah, she has. You know I told you about how we split up when I walked in on her and another girl in bed? Well, I kind of lost the plot and threw the bottle of beer I was holding at her. It hit her on the head and she had to have 2 stitches; if the floozy she was fucking hadn't have talked her out of it she'd have called the police and had me arrested for ABH or something.

Anyway, if we're going to be together it's something you should know about me; I guess I have a temper sometimes.'

'Oh girl don't look so down. In that kind of situation we're all liable to have a temper! I don't even want to think about some of the nasty kinds of revenge I've been imagining lately so don't be too hard on yourself.

Besides, that was a lot of years ago and you've been nothing but gorgeous to me and I promise you won't catch me in bed with anyone else!'

They talked long into the night, the wine and the excitement of the day taking their toll and making them climb into bed exhausted. They snuggled up close to each other, kissing tenderly until their eyes closed and they fell asleep, cosy in their embrace. 

Kate awoke with a start early the next morning, startled from sleep by a neighbouring cockerel. She climbed out of bed to use the bathroom, marvelling at the views from the bedroom window as the early morning sun struggled to clear a low lying mist.

Returning to the bed she slid over to where Lex was sprawled on her back and cuddled into her side, loving the feeling of her warm, firm body and soft skin.

She tried to go back to sleep but she found Lex's naked from too much of a temptation and couldn't stop her hands wandering gently over her sleeping form.

She slowly caressed her flat tummy before her hand drifted up to cup one of her tits, carefully massaging the gentle swell before her fingers brushed the peak.

She heard Lex's breathing change slightly as she casually circled the nipple with her fingers before her self control gave way and she shifted position slightly so she could take the hardening nub between her lips, sucking and licking gently so as not to wake her, as an idea formed in her horny mind.

She slipped out of bed, quickly returning with a pair of fluorescent pink fluffy hand cuffs and being as gentle as she could she raised the sleeping girl's arms so that she could manacle her hands to the wrought iron headboard.

Pulling back the covers she marvelled at the vision before her -- the beautiful firm body, the tousled, soft, blond spikes, the gloriously firm breasts -- oh god this woman's body did things to her!

Settling back onto the bed again she resumed her caresses, running her hands gently across the sleep warm skin as she suckled softly on her hardening nipples.

Once again she heard a change in Lex's breathing and she started to murmur in her sleep. Knowing she was close to waking she slid a hand down her tummy and slipped a finger between her folds, finding her already moist and wanting.

Oh-so-slowly she ran her finger the length of her slit before slipping into the dark wetness and fingering her as gently as she could, adding a second finger as she got wetter and wetter, her lips constantly paying attention to her nipples. 

Lex's breathing was getting faster and Kate smiled knowing she had to wake up soon.

'Oh, Oh god, whats.... Kate?'

'Morning gorgeous' mumbled Kate around a mouthful of tit 'I thought you'd never wake up so I decided to start without you!'

Lex almost looked like she was about to protest at being shackled to the headboard but all that came out of her mouth was a load groan as Kate bit down on her nipple and plunged a third finger into her sopping pussy, pumping with more energy now she was awake.

'Oh Kate, jesus girl don't stop!'

Kate had no intention of stopping but she was in no hurry either. She moved between Lex's thighs and lay down on top of her so that she could kiss her captive deeply while her fingers played below.

Lex was in heaven, she had woken to a state of pure lust and was getting hotter and hotter by the second, so when Kate's lips found hers she kissed back ferociously, nipping her lips and sucking her tongue deep into her mouth; the bonds stopping her from throwing her arms around the girl that was driving her nuts.

Eventually Kate broke the kiss and she slowly slipped down Lex's form where she lavished attention on both nipples again, loving the way they jumped to attention in her mouth.

Further south she went, kissing the edge of her rib cage, the soft skin on her belly, swirling her tongue in the shallow belly button on her way to her destination.

She smell of Lex's arousal was intoxicating and her fingers were making slurping noises as they dipped in and out of Lex's snatch.

She removed them completely and lifted them to her mouth, keeping her eyes locked onto Lex's amazing blue orbs as she slowly licked them clean before dipping them back in and offering them to Lex who sucked at them greedily.

Lex was way beyond words by now. The sight and sensations of this sexy woman lavishing attention on her, her inability to move and the anticipation of what was to come had her teetering on the edge of climax. She wanted to make it last but she also wanted to come -- NOW!

Kate slipped down lower and grabbed Lex's bum, lifting her hips into the air so she could swipe her tongue from the base of her spine all the way up to her clit, making Lax shout and thrust her hips even higher.

She repeated the motion, twice, three times and on the fourth swipe she stabbed her tongue into the hot wet depths of her pussy.

Making her tongue as rigid as possible she fucked Lex as hard as she could, her nose making contact with her clit on every thrust.

'Kate, please, I'm commmmming!' screamed Lex as her legs went stiff and she strained against her bonds as the massive orgasm ripped through her body. 

Kate didn't let up; Lex's orgasm had triggered the start of her own and she returned her fingers to that glorious, pulsating pussy and sucked Lex's clit into her mouth.

Lex was begging for mercy but her body was saying carry on; her hips rising in time with the invading fingers, her muscles pulling them as deep as possible and when Kate crooked those fingers into her G spot as she pumped Lex screamed her name over and over at the top of her voice until she collapsed onto the bed, spent, exhausted and only just conscious.

Kate crawled back up the bed, kissing every bit of skin along the way, as Lex's laboured breathing started to return to normal and her eyes fluttered open.

She undid the cuffs and snuggled into Lex's side, pulling her arms around her and holding her close as she came back to earth.

Eventually Lex stirred, kissed Kate deeply and staggered to the bathroom on unsteady legs. When she returned she found Kate sprawled on her back, one hand gently stroking her pussy while they other hand was tweaking her nipples.

The sight took her breath away and she was instantly hot again.

'Oh no you don't' as she claimed Kate's wrists to stop her pleasuring herself, 'that's my job' and she secured Kate's wrists in the fluffy bonds.

Kate didn't say anything but her dilated pupils said it all -- she was ready and waiting for anything Lex had to offer.

She paid attention to both of Kate's generous breasts but quickly headed down to the object of her desire where she proceeded to lick, nibble and suck until Kate was panting and squirming beneath her, slowing her pace whenever she felt Kate was getting close.

Then, much to Kate's dismay she got up and left the room!

'What the hell! Where are you going?' She was desperate for release and couldn't even touch herself -- it was torture!

After a few minutes Lex walked back into the room carrying a bag.

'You're not the only one to have toys you know' and she dipped into the bag and came out with a black silk scarf which she used to blindfold the desperate girl.

With Kate deprived of sight she set about teasing her other senses. She swirled a finger into Kate's wetness and brushed it across her lips -- pulling it away before Kate could suck it into her mouth. She dipped into Kate's honey pool again but this time she smeared the moisture onto her engorged nipples, blowing cool air over them and making them so hard they were deliciously painful.

Next she removed a large feather from the bag which she ran up the inside of Kate's legs and over her breasts, making her moan and shiver.

Then nothing. Kate could hear her rummaging in the bag again but the suspense was killing her!

She almost came immediately as she felt Lex's mouth suck one of her nipples into her mouth roughly, grazing it against her teeth. 

Then nothing . Again. And then the sudden onslaught of Lex's tongue on her sensitive, desperate clit.

But she stopped again leaving Kate in a state of suspended arousal that was driving her mad; she wanted, no she needed to come, but oh it was delicious!




On The Rebound Ch. 02



She felt Lex climb onto the bed between her thighs and soon their mouths met in a fiery, searing kiss of unbridled lust.

Kate was so ensconced in the kiss that she almost didn't realise that there was something pressing against her pussy until she felt Lex reach down and part her nether lips to allow entry, slowly pushing the large and realistic dildo into Kate's wanting hole.

She gasped in surprise and pleasure as it filled her completely and moaned loudly as Lex started to thrust slowly but deeply.

With her eyes shielded she could only imagine the sight of her statuesque lover between her thighs fucking her with the strap on but there was nothing wrong with Kate's imagination and being deprived of sight seemed to direct all of her focus onto the feeling between her legs.

She could hear her copious juices squishing as the large member repeatedly filled her and soon she was aware of a strange keening sound that she realised must be her, as she careered over the edge of her first orgasm.

Lex didn't stop -- she picked up the pace, forcing the end of the dildo hard against her own clit as she pounded Kate's sopping cunt and soon both girls were screaming together as another orgasm crashed over them both.

Lex removed the harness and released Kate's wrists, kissing her softly as she untied the blindfold.

'And a very good morning to you too!' grinned Lex as she looked into the beautiful face of her new lover and realised how much fun they were going to have.



On The Rebound Ch. 03



After Robin stowed her emergency stash in my closet, we had a surprisingly good time swimming. I found Brenda to be a pleasant and intelligent girl. We were eating lunch when Don showed up with the beer, and he seemed to be pleased that Brenda was there. A brief discussion when the girls were in the kitchen, disclosed that he was in no hurry to move on from Brenda. He said that she was not clingy like other girls, and that he had fun with her. I didn't want to tell him that it was probably because she was the first girl smart enough to figure out how to hold on to him. It would do him good to settle down for a little while at least, and now we could go on an actual double date, one in which I was as likely to get lucky as he was. That would indeed be a change. 

When the girls came back in I suggested that very thing, and they were enthusiastic about it. We went roller skating that evening, and double dated at least once a month from then on. It was a lot of fun. 

One memorable date was on Halloween.

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I was a zombie, the rags and makeup said so. I was standing in the shadows of the spook room of the church in Lebanon. When my girlfriend sits up in the coffin and screams, the kids jump towards me. I then shuffle through the sticks and leaves we had covering the floor, raise my arms, and groan. That would send them on to my buddy Don, the ghoul with the chainsaw. The debris we had covered the floor with came from the wooded area next to the church and provided an atmosphere of this room being a cemetery or other such place. Small fans swirling the air and minimal lighting completed the illusion. 

Looking over at my girlfriend, Robin Howell, I couldn't help but think back to last night. Part of my problem was that Robin was my first real girlfriend, and I was trying to be careful with her feelings. I had gone on dates in high school and done some making out just like everybody else, but there had not been one girl that had grabbed my interest like Robin had. I do mean grabbed too, she had refused to take a no until I paid attention to her. I'm still not sure what her attraction to me is, but I'm not going to fight it anymore, I'll just enjoy myself.

It had been late on Friday night when we got to my apartment. We had spent most of that day setting up the spook room and then driving back to Lafayette. Robin and her friend Brenda had cleared it with their dorm mother to be out for a couple of nights. They were supposed to be staying with Brenda's parents in Lebanon, but I'm pretty sure that my place was in the plans all along. Brenda and my buddy Don were going to be on the hide-a-bed and Robin was going to be with me in the bedroom. 

As we got ready for bed I expected this to be the same as our previous make out sessions. She would give me a hand job and I would go down on her. I loved eating her pussy and didn't expect intercourse yet, I was in no big hurry as long as I got to spend time with her naked blond body. 

I was surprised when she pulled my shorts down and declared, "Time for the next step, Mark. As much as I love your mouth on me, I need some dick, and this one will do just fine. I've been thinking about this all day and talking with Brenda about it, and I am ready. Now climb on up here and show me that you love me."

Neither one of us was a virgin, but Robin was tight enough to be one. My only previous experience with intercourse was with Hai, the woman who took care of our rooms in Vietnam. We paid her well to keep our quarters clean and as a matter of course she took turns sleeping with the four of us. I had become quite fond of her before I left country. 

The first time this night was fairly quick, as could be expected. I wasn't going to rush her, but I had been looking forward to this for the last couple of weeks and Robin's slender blond body excited me a lot. Luckily for me Robin had been anticipating this so much during the day that she popped off twice before I came. With a little talking and snuggling I was ready to go again and my blond girlfriend showed me that the flexibility she was required to have as a cheerleader could be very useful in the bedroom as well. We tried several positions I had never even heard of before. I lasted a lot longer this time and became familiar with the feel of her pussy spasming around my cock as she had an orgasm. I was definitely looking forward to tonight. 

Okay, enough day dreaming, time to move back to my position for the next batch of kids. I had to brush the leaves and sticks back into place so they would make noise when I shuffled forward. I leaned down into the coffin on my way past to give Robin a quick kiss. 

The four of us were students at Perdue University in West Lafayette and we were helping out here because Brenda had asked us and we had volunteered. It was something different to do and helped others as well. Brenda was from Lebanon and a few years ago her parent's church had begun offering an alternative Halloween night for their members and neighbors. Most of the kids coming through our spook room were teenagers old enough to not feel right trick or treating with the little kids and without this alternative they would probably be out getting into trouble. The attraction had gotten big enough that many families sent younger children to us as well for the fun to be had. Those youngsters made us temper our scares to keep from getting too far overboard while still having fun. 

Waiting for the next batch of victims my mind wandered again, back to a much less pleasant time.

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"TANGO TWO VICTOR, TANGO TWO VICTOR. THIS IS DUST OFF BRAVO. IT'S A TRAP, WE ARE TAKING FIRE, I SAY AGAIN, WE ARE TAKING FIRE. WE NEED COVER, SEND THE HOGS BACK, WE NEED...

The voice of Chief Billings yelling in my headset abruptly quit as I heard the unmistakable sound of bullets hitting the aluminum shell of our Huey. I didn't have time to look at him, but I saw the grunt medic in front of me drop. He had just finished helping me load the last of the four litters of casualties we could carry in the UH-1D and I was clamping it into place on the rack. Beyond the medic I could see black clad men with AK-47's emerging from the vegetation. They must have been waiting far back in the forest because the gunships had sprayed the area with massive amounts of gunfire and rockets preparatory to our landing. The Landing Zone had been declared clear before we set down, but Charlie had other plans. No matter what you might say about the black pajama clad North Vietnamese Army, they could learn, and their lessons were deadly. This unit had waited for the dustoff choppers to land before they attacked. Unarmed medevac helicopters are a lot easier to shoot down than the well armed and prepared gunships. This whole situation had probably been planned far in advance of the long range patrol getting ambushed. 

I could feel the floor of the helicopter pushing against my boots as the pilot, Chief Cosman, increased the cyclic and power to lift off. I thought we were going to make it, when a machine gun opened fire and I saw my crew chief's head explode as his helmet flew off. I looked back at the patient in front of me and saw him take rounds from what sounded like a captured M-60. Suddenly there was an incredible amount of pain in my middle, and I blacked out. My last thought was, 'Damn, I'm supposed to rotate out of this goddamn sewer of a country next month.'

I woke up for a few minutes at the MASH unit and found out that the pilot and one patient were the only others to make it out of the LZ. I was in a lot of pain, but they had given me something that kept it at a distance. 

"Be calm, Specialist, I'm going to give you something to put you to sleep now. Count backwards from..." And I was gone again.

Waking up the next time was a different experience entirely. It felt like I was swimming up from a great depth trying to reach the surface. The more I strained to break free, the less it seemed I was getting there. There was something in my mouth and throat and my eyes were stuck shut. There was pain, but it was still at a distance and I could ignore it. 

The closer I got to the surface the more sounds started nagging for my attention. The first was a constant beeping from nearby. I had spent ten weeks of Advanced Individual Training in a hospital and I recognized the noise as belonging to a heart monitor. Oh yeah, I had been wounded and I was in a hospital. I wonder how bad it is? Would I be sent home to Indiana, or just back to the states to complete my enlistment? 

I kept getting closer to the surface, and the next thing I noticed was that it was cool. I knew that the Mash unit didn't have air conditioning. Was I in DaNang? How long had I been out?

"I think he is starting to come around now. How about it, Specialist Reynolds, are you ready to join us?"

The voice was female and sounded nice. I doubt she'll look as good as she sounds, not many of the women who enlisted were beauty contest winners. Not that it mattered to horny GI's though, all they wanted was a shot of leg, any hole would do. 

"Come on, Mark, open those eyes and greet the world."

Oh damn, I have to see what she looks like now; but I still couldn't get my eyes open. I tried to lift my hand to rub my eyes and maybe get them open, but found that I was tied down. What the hell?

I started to panic and began pulling on the straps holding me to the bed. 

"Take it easy soldier. Here, maybe this will help." I felt a cool damp cloth rub across my eyes. I tried again, and my eyelids slid up and light attacked my head. Oh fuck that hurt! I snapped my eyes shut again and groaned. When they were closed again there was an image against my lids of a form just to my right. I tried again, slowly, and soon I was able to make out the room I was in and the person next to me. The light again caused pain and I shut my eyes again, but not without seeing my surroundings a lot more clearly.

I was most definitely in a hospital room, but not Danang. I have spent way too many days there and all the walls were light pastel colors. The wall and ceiling I saw were bright blue and white respectively. My musings on the surroundings had taken my mind from thinking about the figure I had seen beside me. Now I had to consider it, and the closer I examined my memory of the figure, the greater my confusion. 

Was my mother right, was there a hell, and a devil? But if I was in hell, why had the pain been subdued? Why wasn't it being increased? I knew that I deserved to be in damnation, if such a place truly existed. In the course of the war I had killed people, and I had not saved patients that I should have. If I had been a better medic more of my patients would have survived. 

What was fueling my dilemma was the figure beside my bed. The uniform was white, as I would expect to see on a nurse or corpsman in a military hospital. What was different was the face. I would consider the face to be attractive even with the bright, bright red lips, and dark red eye shadow; but the long fangs hanging over her lower lip and the black horns sticking out of her head would make me change my opinion. I think there were also high pointed ears sticking out of the platinum blond hair framing that astounding face. 

"He's awake, doctor." 

I slowly opened my eyes again. The vision next to me had not changed, but approaching from behind her was...A CLOWN! It was a fucking bushy yellow headed CLOWN with a white face and big red nose. WHAT THE FUCK WAS GOING ON HERE?!?

I tried to talk, but all I could do was grunt. There was something stuck in my throat. 

The clown was now beside my bed and spoke to me. "You are in Frankfurt, Son. You had some pretty severe injuries so they flew you up here to us. You have been kept in a coma while we worked on you."

My eyes must have been as big as saucers as I was looking back and forth between the devil woman and the clown. The clown was wearing a damn stethoscope. 

"OH! Doctor, he doesn't understand the makeup." The devil woman looked over at the clown, then back at me," I'm sorry Mark, what you must think; its Halloween today and we are made up for fun. We try to bring some joy to people like you who have been injured so badly. I can take it off if you wish." 

I shook my head no. The pain was starting to reinforce its presence and I winced. 

"We'll give you some more morphine in a minute, son," the clown said, "but right now we need to see how you are doing and remove the intubation."

I nodded to show that I understood. The next two hours were pure agony. The tube was taken out of my throat and I found out that breathing was not something to be taken for granted. My throat and mouth hurt badly and my whole abdomen was covered with bandages. I found out some of what had been done after I left Vietnam while a whole crew of nurses worked on me. 

It seems that the NVA bullets had taken out my stomach and a few feet of my intestines. From the discussions going on around me I ascertained that eating was going to be an experience for me from now on. My system was going to require huge amounts of help in order to process food. 

The rest of the day and into the evening I spent talking to everyone who would listen to me. Most of the corpsmen, nurses, and doctors at the hospital were dressed in some form of costume for Halloween. I enjoyed looking at them, most especially my own little devil woman. Someone brought around candy, but I was told that I couldn't have any. What a cruel way to celebrate Halloween.

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Robin's scream brought me back to the present. The group of teens she had startled jumped past my hiding spot. I raised my arms and shuffled forward. The teens were facing away from me looking at Robin. When she had lifted the lid of the coffin a dim red light had come on and highlighted her makeup. The bright red lips, fangs and blond hair were the same as my little devil in Germany, but Robin was supposed to be a vampire and didn't have the horns. She was still lovely, but there was one little girl with this group of kids that was looking at my girlfriend and screaming her head off. The little one turned from robin and then saw me. Her screams went hypersonic and she froze in place. 

The poor little thing ran out of breath and was starting to blubber in between the high pitched chirps which were all she could produce now. I ripped off the mask I was wearing and dropped to my knees in front of her. I gathered the scared little lamb (she really was dressed in a lamb costume, I assume her older sister was little Bo peep) into my arms and pulled her against me. I murmured in her ear as my hands softly rubbed up and down on her back. 

"SSHH little one. Its all right, no one is going to hurt you. No matter what you think, this is not hell. I know, because I've been there."

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I would love to say that the fun of the Halloween weekend and having sex with Robin changed everything, but in reality there was very little change at all. In fact; she started getting a little distant. I was still working Friday and Saturday nights, so I was unable to go to the games with her. She went with friends, and didn't come into the shop all the time; she said that she was getting tired of pizza. We got invited to numerous parties, but the only ones we went to together were the ones I was invited to by my fellow workers. We never went to ones with her friends together. The other thing I noticed was that sometimes when I picked her up, she would be lifting my ring out from her clothes as she was exiting the dorm. 

Thanksgiving was shared between my folks and Brenda's. Robin and I would travel to Ohio for Christmas, and Don's mom really didn't care. She would go to parties with her friends and ignore Don for the most part. She had been this way as long as I had known Don; I only met her a few times.

The four of us spent the morning with my parents, and dad did me proud with pancake sandwiches, a stack of fresh made pancakes with two over easy eggs on top, with bacon and whole hog sausage on the side. Brenda and I had grits with this, Robin and Don declined. Some people just don't like them for some reason, whereas I love good grits. I learned to like them in basic training. 

We all had a good time, and then drove to Lebanon to spend the evening with Brenda's parents. The feast they laid on was stupendous, but I missed a couple of dad's specialties that I hadn't had in years, but maybe he would save some for me. They were going to mom's sister's house and dad was making a green bean casserole and a carrot cake to take along. 

There was no curfew during the holidays, so Don and Brenda got to spend another night on the hide-away. 

Before we left for the Christmas holidays, dad and I did a brake job on Robin's car, as well as putting on snow tires and winterizing her radiator with antifreeze. The car was now about as good as it could be. Robin wasn't worried about driving it anymore, and even better, I wasn't worried about riding in it. That was good, because we were taking her car to Ohio. Her dad had gotten her a new car, and she needed to trade. My opinion was that, unless it was a brand new car, she would be better off with the Falcon. 

I didn't have to pull in a lot of favors to get the time off from work. The reduced number of students at the school meant that not as many workers were needed, and they could get those from the kids who weren't going anywhere. 

I bought Robin a tennis bracelet and a couple of albums for Christmas. I had them in my suitcase for the trip. We agreed to do presents and such with everyone in Indiana after we got back in January. Driving to Dayton is about as easy as it gets, you go south to Indianapolis and turn left. 

The arrival at her home gave me a whole new look into Robin's personality. I was introduced to her parents and immediately saw the dynamics of the household. Her father was a big, fast talking blowhard. Eddie Howell sold appliances and furniture. He had a store in one of the malls and was doing pretty good. Mrs. Howell (I was never given her first name) on the other hand, was a mouse. She did not meet my eyes, or speak above a whisper. She was not even at the door when we arrived, Eddie called her in from the kitchen to say hello. Her handshake was brief, as was her hug with Robin. She then quickly returned to the kitchen. 

"Hey Binky, do you want to see what daddy got you to replace that old car? It's out in the garage and all ready for you. Rachel says that she has a job and will need transportation, so I'm going to let her have your old car. Here's the keys baby, go ahead and check it out."

BINKY?

Robin jumped up and gave her dad a hug, and then she raced out to the garage to see what he had gotten for her. Just like a little princess at her birthday party.

Her dad probably didn't know that the Falcon was better than it had been, so that told me something about what he thought of Rachel, what the pecking order was in this household. In most families, the older daughter would get the new stuff, and the younger would get the hand-me-downs. The fact that Robin didn't say anything meant that this was normal for them. 

I followed her out to the garage and saw the car as soon as she did. I thought daddy had done her bad with the Falcon, but this time he had gone to a new low, a Maverick; a 1971, orange, Maverick with plaid seats. It was the ugliest car I had ever seen. Robin of course was ecstatic; she jumped up and down, squealed, and clapped her hands. 

"Oh daddy, I love it. Rachel can have that old junker, I love this one. Thank you Daddy, thank you."

Robin jumped up and hugged her daddy again, then she ran around to the driver's door and got in. 




On The Rebound Ch. 03



Kate and Lex fell into an easy routine over the next couple of months, spending most of their time together if possible.

They hadn't actually discussed how their relationship was progressing, however both girls new that they had fallen head over heels in love with the other and both hoped that they would stay this way forever.

They spent most of their time at Lex's house for several reasons; firstly it was bigger and nicer than Kate's rented flat and was set in open, rolling countryside with no close neighbours; on top of that she had the biggest bed Kate had ever seen!

Another reason was that Kate's psycho ex-girlfriend didn't know where Lex lived and both girls were very keen to avoid any more scenes if possible. She had already driven into one of Lex's bikes and made various threats so it seemed best to just keep away from her.

Fortunately they hadn't seen or heard from her recently and were assuming she'd moved on to torment some other poor fool.

The summer had started to wane and the leaves were starting to turn on the trees but the weather was still warm and bright for the most part and they had gotten into the habit of taking long walks in the countryside whenever they had time.

The extra exercise had made a big difference to Kate and although she still had a voluptuous and curvy figure, she had shed a few pounds and was looking better than ever. 

Lex had been very firm and fit to start with but the walking had toned her legs even further and Kate often had to restrain herself from running her hands over the tight muscles when they were in public.

Both girls had spent a lot of time taming Lex's vast and unruly garden during the summer and with the nearest neighbour a mile away they were usually very scantily clad, leaving their bodies sun bronzed and gorgeous.

In short they made a very striking couple as they strode across the rolling countryside, always arm in arm or hand in hand.

On one such occasion Lex stopped abruptly as they reached a style and pulled Kate into her arms for an unexpected but very welcome kiss.

'Hmmmm you really shouldn't do that when we're outside in the open,' purred Kate 'you know I have a thing for the outdoors and you can't kiss me like that without making me horny!'

'Oh I know Babe, it's amazing we ever got the garden finished, but I wanted to make sure you were paying attention 'cos I've got something to ask you.'

'Ooh this sounds serious, what's up?'

'Nothing's up but I haven't been to visit my Mum for a long time and I really should go soon -- I was wondering if you'd come with me? I've told her about you on the phone and she's keen to meet the woman that's been distracting her wayward daughter.'

'Why so serious? I'd love to meet your mum! Besides you're not wayward; you're one of the most down to earth people I know'

'Oh you'll understand that comment when we get there. Thanks for coming with me, I hope you don't regret it. You might find that she quizzes you a bit, so be prepared.'

'Oh Babe stop worrying! It'll be fine, I just wish that I had some family to introduce you to but I don't have anyone left.'

'Oh yes you do -- you have me and I love you Kate, more than I've ever loved anyone.'

'Oh Lex, I love you too!'

So there it was, out in the open. The feeling that had only been expressed in actions had now been verbalised and it felt amazing! They sealed their love with another blistering kiss and then hurried back home to celebrate properly in Lex's enormous bed.

A few day's later they bundled overnight bags into Lex's Jeep to drive to Lex's Mum's house. They stopped by Kate's flat to collect a couple of things and jumped into the car ready to go but before they drove off Lex turned to Kate and took her hands, fixing her cobalt blue eyes onto Kate's.

'You know, the first time I sat here outside your flat with you was when I brought you home the night you split with Debbie. In some ways it still feels like yesterday but it also feels like I've known you an eternity.

Kate -- do you have any special attachment to your flat, or a desperate yearning to stay independent? If not, why don't you move in with me?'

Kate was lost for words initially and tears welled in her eyes as she stared back into Lex's bright blue orbs. Finally she lifted one of Lex's hands to her lips and kissed the back of her knuckles as she managed to squeak out her answer 'Yes Lex, I'd love to move in with you!' and she hugged her lover tightly, afraid to speak further in case she burst into tears.

'Good! that's settled then!' grinned Lex 'we can sort out the details later, right now I need to fill you in on some family history on the drive to Mum's.

As they drove Lex provided a potted history. She told of how her parents had almost welcomed her coming out as gay, as it explained her somewhat strange teenage behaviour -- why many of her friends were boys, but never actually boyfriends; her insane obsession with motorbikes; her dislike or feminine clothes etc etc. 

She told of the pain when her father died from a heart attack when she was 21, and of how her mother had taken the reigns of the family engineering business and surprised everyone by making a huge success of it.

She told of how she hated her private school education and her mother's disappointment when she turned down the opportunity to join the family business in favour of starting her own.

'And the thing you need to know most -- I love my Mum but she can be insufferably nosy and interfering and to make matters worse, she doesn't trust strangers easily. She liked Sandra and was disappointed when we split, so don't be surprised if she gives you a bit of a hard time.'

'Lex will you stop worrying! If she doesn't take to me right away that's fine -- she'll get to know me over time and everything will be ok. I promise I'll be on my best behaviour, we're only going for 1 night, we'll manage!'

The drive went quickly as they discussed Kate moving in, arguing gently when Lex said she didn't expect Kate to pay anything toward the upkeep of the house and generally trying to sort out the logistics of where to put Kate's things.

Soon enough Lex turned off a quiet country lane onto a private road that seemed to go on forever, until rounding a bend a house came into view beyond some trees.

Kate sat still and quiet as the enormous house loomed into view, seeming to grow even larger as they drew near, and towering above them as they pulled into the sweeping drive in front.

'Holy shit Lex! you didn't tell me we were visiting royalty!'

'OK, now's the time when I tell you the bit I left out. My Mum has money. Lots of it. The business was doing well before Dad died and is making a mint now, since Mum started to specialise in medical equipment. It's part of the reason why she distrusts strangers, she's had a few people try to fleece her in the past. With no siblings this will come to me some day, not that I particularly want it.'

Kate was gobsmacked and sat there open mouthed until Lex leaned down and kissed her, bringing her back to reality. 'Just treat her as you would anyone else. She may have money but she's pretty down to earth really and she hates it when people assume she's posh just because she lives in a bloody mansion. 

I've been trying to get her to downsize but she swears she couldn't live in close proximity to anyone else; I guess that's why I like living in the middle of the countryside so much. She also says she couldn't live without her pool!'

They grabbed their bags from the boot and Lex took Kate's hand and coaxed her up the wide steps to the front door which swung open suddenly before Lex had a chance to use her key.

'Alex, darling!' cooed the tall, glamorous woman that stood in the doorway, 'I thought that was your monstrosity of a car I heard' and she hugged Lex hard, obviously pleased to see her only daughter 'at least ou didn't come on one of those ghastly motorcycles!

and this must be Kate, I'm very pleased to meet you too -- Alex has told me so much about you I feel that I know you already!' and Kate got a hug that was nearly big as Lex's.

'I'm very pleased to meet you too' squeaked Kate, starting to regain her natural exuberance after the hearty greeting 'unfortunately Lex hadn't told me very much about you until just now, so you have the edge on me' she smiled.

'That sounds like Alex, I think she's embarrassed about her old Mum' and she winked conspiratorially 'my name is Christine but my friends call me Chrissie. I have a feeling we're going to be friends so that's what you should call me. Now come on in you two, I feel a gin and tonic calling.'

Chrissie left them to stow their bags in Lex's old room while she went to pour some drinks

'I warn you -she makes a lethal G&T; if it's too strong make her put more tonic in it or else you'll be on the floor before dinner!'

Lex took Kate into her arms and wrapped her in a wonderful embrace that had Kate leaning into her and wanting more, so she tilted her face up and kissed her lover with such tenderness and emotion that Lex felt her heart would burst.

'God I love you Kate' she murmured into her hair 

'Love you too Babe, and your mum seems lovely, I don't know what you were worried about'

'I've never seen her be so instantly nice to someone, it makes me suspicious - maybe she fancies you too' laughed Lex as Kate poked her in the ribs 'now come on, lets get downstairs or else she'll be up to find out what we're up to.'

Kate wasn't used to daytime drinking; maybe the occasional glass of wine or bottle of beer with lunch, but never spirits, and Lex had been right about Chrissie mixing strong drinks. Kate coughed heartily on the first taste and even after requesting more tonic it was still strong enough to tranquilise a horse.

'I'm so pleased to finally meet you Kate. When Lex described you to me I thought she must be exaggerating but she wasn't at all. If she described your personality as well as she described your physique you must be a very nice person.'

'Jesus Mum! You know how to embarrass someone!'

'Who am I embarrassing dear? You or Kate?' grinned Chrissie

Kate, feeling the effects of the gin was no longer shy and retiring and found all of this highly amusing.

'Kate warned me that you might be a little....cantankerous, shall we say. I think you've just got an evil sense of humour!' she laughed

'Oh bless you child!' chortled Chrissie 'Alex, you've finally found a woman who's worked me out, well done girl!'

There was plenty of good natured banter for the next hour or so and Kate found herself warming to Chrissie immensely.

'So where do your parents live Kate?'

'Mum! Stop asking so many questions!' 

'It's ok Lex, I don't mind. Unfortunately both my parents died a couple of years ago; my mum from cancer, followed within 6 months by my dad with a massive heart attack.'

'Oh god, I'm sorry Kate -- I wouldn't have asked if I'd known, I was only making conversation.'

'Please don't worry, it's ok. Mum was sick for a long time; it was almost a blessing when she passed. I think dad died of a broken heart. I still miss them like mad but they were wonderful people and left me with some very happy memories to keep me going. 

I also have their old house in Kent but I rent it out; I didn't want to live in it but couldn't quite bring myself to sell it either.'

Chrissie had gone to pour more drinks as they talked but stopped suddenly 'Oh no! Alex we seem to be out of tonic, I know there's some in the garage would you mind popping out and getting a bottle?'

As soon as Lex had left the room Chrissie plonked herself down on the sofa next to Kate and took her hands in hers. Kate recognised the gesture as one that Lex used when she was being earnest, and at that moment realised that Lex also had her mum's eyes -- Chrissie's were less vivid in colour, but amazing none the less, with that same intensity that left you feeling bare under their gaze.

'Kate, I'm sorry to ambush you like this, I know we've only just met, but I need your advice on something.

From what Alex says, you two are as close as two peas in a pod.' Kate nodded dumbly, wondering what on earth was coming next. 'I'm so glad she has you to sort her out after that dreadful Sandra woman.' 

'Lex said you liked Sandra?'

'Oh she was ok I suppose, but she was never right for Alex; not that I'd have told her that, we all have to make our own choices and our own mistakes. The way they ended broke her heart; Alex thought they were going to get married, have kids and live happily ever after -- just goes to show. Still, it's good they broke up -- you seem like a real and grounded person Kate and I can see by the way you two look at each other that you're very much in love, which brings me to my point nicely!

Alex's dad died quite a few years ago now and I've never found anyone else -- never wanted anyone else -- but sometimes love comes when you least expect it, and I've met someone!'

'That's great, what's the problem, surely Lex would want you to be happy?'

'Hmmmm, it's not so much that I've met someone that's the problem, it's more about who they are that could be an issue.'

'Chrissie, listen to me. Lex told me that you were great when she came out as gay, so it would be totally hypocritical of her to be anything less than supportive of you. Lex is very like you, she'll be fine, and if she needs someone to talk things through with then she has me.'

'Good, because I invited them to dinner tonight and .......'

'What are you two up to?' enquired Lex, walking through the door to find her mum in close conference with Kate 'You look like you're planning something!'

'We were just talking about dinner tonight, now where's that tonic, I need a drink!'

After another gin and tonic Chrissie suggested that Lex show Kate around the gardens while she made a couple of business calls, so the two lovers strolled outside. Kate couldn't help giggling when Lex steered them toward a golf buggy, but when Lex explained that the 'garden' was 43 acres she swallowed her laughter and climbed in obediently. 

Once they had driven about half a mile away from the house, Lex stopped the buggy under a stand of tress, climbed out of the buggy and beckoned Kate after her, admonishing her to be quiet.

Slowly they crept through the trees and bushes until Lex crouched down, pulling Kate with her.

'Look over there' whispered Lex, pointing toward a clearing about one hundred metres away, and as Kate peered through the branches she was rewarded with the sight of a small herd of red deer; 5 females, 1 stag and 2 fawns.

She had to clap her hands over her mouth to stop herself squealing with delight and she sat on the ground in front of Lex's kneeling form, leaning back against her legs as they watched the gentle creatures grazing, the fawns chasing each other around the clearing.

After about 15 minutes the deer must have caught their scent and bounded off into the trees.

'Oh Lex that was wonderful, thank you!' and she tried to turn around, but Lex's arms held her in place between her knees.

'You're welcome gorgeous. Now, are you going to tell me what my conniving mother was up to earlier?' and she bent to run her tongue around Kate's ear and down to her neck.

'Mmmm that's nice. She wasn't being conniving honest!'

Lex's right hand cupped Kate's left boob, caressing and squeezing until the nipple was standing proud and erect under her fingers and Kate was pressing back against Lex and moaning.

'You sure?' asked Lex as she ran her tongue along Kate's hair line at the back of her neck, raising goosebumps, her right hand still teasing her tit.

'Yes, really' gasped Kate as she felt Lex's left hand travel down over her tummy and flick open the button of her jeans.

'I'm not sure I believe you' Lex chuckled into Kate's ear as she undid the zip and slowly inserted her hand down the front of Kate's jeans and inside her pants.

'Oh god Lex! Really, it's all good I promise!' as 2 of Lex's fingers gently and slowly massaged little circles around her clit.

'So there's no problem with you telling me what you were talking about then?' as her hand slipped lower and the fingers found the already slick folds of Kate's waiting pussy.

'I, um, I -- oh Lex this isn't fair, I can't concentrate!' panted Kate as Lex's fingers found their target and pushed easily into the dark wetness of Kate's core.

'Oh sorry -- I better stop then!' and Lex stopped kissing her neck, stopped caressing her hard nipple and removed her fingers from their warm, wet home with an audible slurp.

'Don't you dare you hussy! You can't leave me like this!'

'Well -- if you tell me what you were up to I promise I'll make it worth your while!' grinned Lex as she bent down and claimed Kate's mouth, her tongue stopping any further conversation for the moment.

Kate turned and drove Lex backwards onto the ground, laying on top of her and returning the kiss for all she was worth.

'Like I could ever keep a secret from you anyway, now fuck me before I die of frustration.'

Lex rolled Kate over and tore her shoes off so she could pull her jeans and pants over her feet. The cool air hit Kate's hot, wet pussy making her moan aloud and as soon as Lex's tongue speared her, a mini orgasm rippled through her ripe body.

Kate's hands roughly pinched and pulled at her own nipples while Lex's mouth tormented her clit furiously, her fingers fucking Kate hard and fast, bringing her quickly to an enormous orgasm.

Lex held Kate in her arms kissing her, allowing her lover time to calm down and recover, until she felt her shiver. It suddenly occurred to her that Kate was still naked from the waste down and she jumped up and grabbed her clothes -- running into the clearing where she knew Kate would be reluctant to follow.

'Hey! come back with those!'

'Do you have something you'd like to tell me now?'

'OK! I promise I'll tell you if you give my clothes back.'

'Oh no, other way around Hon, spill the beans and then I'll give them back. Are you sure you want your panties back, they're very soggy.' she grinned, enjoying teasing her lover immensely.

'You are truly evil, you know that?' but Kate couldn't help laughing, she really did love Lex an amazing amount and she knew she would have struggled to have kept the conversation with Chrissie secret from her.

'Right, so your mum seems a bit worried about telling you that she's met and fallen in love with someone.'

'Huh? I've been trying to get her to go out a socialise a bit more for years in the hope that she'd meet someone, why would she be worried about telling me?'

'I don't know Babe, can I have my jeans back now while we discuss it -- I'm bloody freezing!'

Lex obliged and returned the clothing, laughing at the twigs and leaves that were stuck in Kate's jacket and hair as she watched her get dressed.

'I told her that I couldn't imagine you being anything other than supportive and she just said that you might have a problem with WHO it was. She didn't say anything else because you came back in -- other than that they were coming to dinner tonight, so I guess we'll find out in a few hours.'

'Oh god -- she had a gardener that worked for her a few years ago that had a total crush on her, I do hope it isn't him! He was a nice enough looking bloke but he was a real creep. He used to spy on us through the pool windows and watch us when we swam.'

As they returned to the house Chrissie met them in the hallway, bursting out laughing when she looked at Kate. 'I'm guessing you two might want to clean up before dinner' she chuckled 'and I want to go for a swim; lets meet in the library about 7ish?'

As they girls walked up the stairs Kate turned to Lex in confusion. 'Jesus -- there's a library? and why was your mum laughing at me?'





On The Rebound Ch. 03



'You'll see soon enough Babe.' and as they walked into the bedroom and Kate saw her reflexion in the mirror all became very clear. She still had foliage and twigs stuck in the clothes and hair and her face was flushed. In short -- she looked like she'd just been well and truly fucked in the garden!

'Oh shit Lex, why didn't you tell me? I'm so embarrassed!' 

'Don't be embarrassed, be proud of the fact that you're so gorgeous that I couldn't keep my hands off you!'

'Oh you always manage to say the right thing!' growled Kate 'but don't think I'm going to let you off that lightly. We have 2 hours until dinner and I intend to make you thoroughly sweaty before we have a shower.' and she wrapped her arms around her lover, pulling her down onto the bed where they kissed passionately.

Lex broke the kiss eventually and sat up, 'I have a better idea, come with me' and she took Kate's hand, and pulled her off the bed and toward a door on the other side of the room. 'we have an en-suite through there, go and have a look.'

Kate looked at her quizzically as she opened the door -- what could be so interesting about a bathroom after all?

'Oh my god, your mum doesn't do things by halves does she? Why does she need a pool when there are baths that size?' she laughed 'I reckon we could both fit in there and there'd still be room for a netball team!'

'Hmmmm, I don't want to share you with a netball team, I want to keep you all to myself' purred Lex as she wrapped her arms around her from behind 'so shall I start it running?'

They made out like teenagers as the bath filled and were both almost ready to explode by the time they climbed into the hot steamy water, covered in aromatic bubbles.

Kate took her lover's face in her hands and kissed her with every ounce of passion she had, alternating between nipping at her lips and allowing her tongue to dance in Lex's mouth.

As Lex relaxed into the hot water, distracted by the kisses, Kate managed to manoeuvre her so that she was laid back against the side of the tub with Kate between her knees.

She broke the kiss long enough to move her mouth down to Lex's stiff nipples, where she lathed them with her tongue before taking them into her mouth in turn, sucking on them hard and rasping them with her tongue; grazing them with her teeth until Lex was crying out in delight.

Her hand slipped down that smooth stomach and straight to Lex's slippery pussy where she easily slipped 2 fingers inside as far as they could go, moving them around to massage Lex's G spot until her hips were bucking in the water.

'Oh Christ Kate, that's so fucking good!' as her hips rose and fell on those magical fingers and when Kate's thumb joined in, massaging her clit in firm, sensuous swirls she could feel her orgasm reaching bursting point. Just as she was about to come Kate took a huge breath and ducked her head under the water, replacing her thumb with her mouth and sucking hard as her fingers pumped harder and faster until Lex's muscles tensed and her body shook, sending waves of water over the edge of the tub.

As her head emerged from the water, covered in bubbles, Lex pulled Kate in close and hugged her tightly against her chest where she could hear her heart thumping in her ear.

'One of these days woman, you're going to give me heart failure' murmured Lex as she kissed the top of her sweetheart's head and they lay snuggled against each other in the warm caress of the water.

She started to caress Kate's breasts, lovingly and tenderly stroking them until the already taught nipples were puckered to perfection but Kate stilled her hand and admonished her to stop or they wouldn't make it downstairs in time for dinner, so they took turns in washing each other before climbing reluctantly from the water and wrapping themselves in huge fluffy towels.

Kate was concerned that her midnight blue linen trousers and cream silk shirt wouldn't be smart enough to wear for dinner until she saw Lex drag a pair of jeans and a T shirt from her bag.

'Not making an effort then?' she chuckled

'It's just dinner at home with Mum, why would I want to make an effort?'

'Dinner at home with your Mum and her new lover, remember?'

'Like I could forget! I'll see if I like them before I decide if they're worth making an effort for.'

Just after 7pm they strolled down the stairs and Lex showed Kate into the library, and she was pleasantly surprised to find that although it did indeed contain several massive floor to ceiling bookshelves it wasn't the imposing, wood panelled room she'd imagined.

It was decorated much more like a lounge, with comfy sofas and wingback armchairs placed to gain the maximum light from the French doors or heat from the beautiful marble fireplace.

Chrissie was sat talking to two people as they entered --a smartly dressed man who looked like he wasn't short of cash and a woman casually dressed in a pair of black jeans and white T shirt, who turned around as the girls approached.

'Aunty Sue!' squealed Lex, as she ran to the woman and hugged her fiercely 'what a surprise. How are you? Are you staying long? Are the girls with you? How are they getting on at University?'

'Whooaaa! slow down Alex, one question at a time!' laughed the woman 'I'm fine, no the girls aren't here but they're both fine and I'm not sure how long I'm staying. Now questions answered, are you going to introduce me?'

'Oh god Kate I'm sorry. This is Sue, she was married to my dad's brother but she divorced him because he was a nasty prick -- Sue, this gorgeous woman is Kate, the love of my life!'

Kate was blushing furiously as Sue kissed her cheek in greeting and introduced the man as Gerald.

They sat having a pre dinner drink and all the while Lex was studying Gerald, as if he was a strange virus under a microscope. He had a slightly slimy & sycophantic air about him and Lex had obviously taken an instant dislike to him -- no wonder her Mum was nervous.

After about 30 minutes a woman came through the door and announced that dinner was ready, at that which point Gerald stood saying that he had to go and cheerfully waved goodbye to the women in the room as he left.

Lex's sigh of relief was palpable to everyone in the room and as they followed Chrissie and Sue into the dining room Kate whispered to Lex, telling her to stay calm.

Dinner was gorgeous and homely, not the al la carte fare Kate had been expecting from the surroundings (and the fact that there was a cook!); wonderfully moist roast chicken with crispy roast potatoes and steamed vegetables, all smothered in wonderfully flavoursome gravy.

The conversation was light and cheery but Kate noticed that much as Lex had chilled out considerably, Chrissie was getting more and more tense and downing wine at an incredible rate.

Lex spent some time quizzing Sue on what she'd been up to recently, as she'd been travelling to get over the divorce. Lex explained to Kate that Sue had been unfairly seen as the cause of her divorce until the truth behind her husband's violent nature came out, so now it was Sue who was welcome whilst her ex husband was only spoken to when it involved business as he owned a small percentage of shares in the engineering company.

As the conversation had gotten around to the business, Chrissie put her glass of wine down firmly and cleared her throat loudly -- she obviously had something important to say and had worked up the courage to say it.

'OK all of you, it's time for us to have a serious talk. Lex, I need you to be patient until I've finished before you say anything or else I'll never manage to finish.' Lex nodded her agreement with a concerned look on her face, while Sue was looking distinctly mused by the whole affair.

'Lex, I've had enough of running the business. I know you've never wanted anything to do with it in the past but obviously it's yours if you want it.

If you decide not to take it then I'm going to sell it. Gerald has already put some feelers out and apparently this would be a very good time to sell; the money would be split 50/50 between you and me Lex.

Either way I'm going to sell this monstrosity of a house, and I intend to spend the proceeds travelling around the world and seeing all of the things I've wanted to see but never had the time.

There! I'm done for the moment, Lex -- now you can have your say.

For once in her life Lex was struck mute and she sat there with a blank expression on her face. Eventually she started to shake and Kate was about to get concerned until she realised that Lex was laughing, and she carried on laughing until she was holding her sides with tears spilling down her face.

Eventually she managed to catch her breath enough and she walked around the table to wrap Chrissie up in a huge bear hug.

'Mum -- I think this decision has been long overdue! No, you're right, I'm not interested in the business. I have my own small business doing something I love and while it'll never make me a millionaire it keeps me in a very comfortable lifestyle without the hassle of anything bigger.

I also don't need the money from the sale of the business -- it would be nice, don't get me wrong, but I don't need it so if you do, then take it all.

The only concern I have is Gerald -- but if you love him and he makes you happy, then who am I to judge. Go and enjoy the world with him, just make sure it's on your terms.'

Now it was Chrissie and Sue's turn to laugh, they looked at each other and nodded before finally turning back to Lex.

'Urm Lex' stammered Sue 'You Mum isn't going away with Gerald, he's her lawyer. She's coming away with me.'

'Oh thank god for that! I thought he was a real cree..............' Lex suddenly realised the implications. Gerald hadn't stayed for lunch; Sue had.

'Are you telling me....? are you two...? you're not....? you've got to be shitting me!' and she sat down heavily on the floor in shock.

Chrissie sat down on the floor with Lex and stared into her eyes ' Lex, your old Mum has found love somewhere she never expected it. Sue and I are very happy together and we'd like your blessing, but Honey, we're doing this whether you approve or not.'

Kate watched, stunned as Lex and her mum stared at each other in silence, with Sue sitting holding her breath and barely daring to look at the scene before her.

Finally Lex stood, helped her mum from the floor, pulled Sue from her seat and hugged them both to her fiercely 'don't be ridiculous, how could I possibly disapprove? I admit it was a hell of a surprise, but if finding Kate has taught me anything it's that when you find that special person you have to go for it with everything you have, of course you have my blessing!'

Kate was pulled into the hug and soon all four women were hugging, laughing and crying all at the same time.

The rest of the evening was spent in discussion about the sale of the business and Chrissie and Sue's travel plans, with Lex and Kate promising to join them in several countries for a holiday and Chrissie promising that they would come home occasionally and stay with Lex and Kate.

When Kate and Lex decided to go to bed Kate asked Lex how she was feeling.

'Kind of stunned really. I was certainly bloody shocked -- I wouldn't have expected either mum or Sue to enter into a lesbian relationship, let alone with each other, but much better that than that nasty Gerald man!

Mum's been lonely for a long time and Sue had a rough deal with her husband, I'm pleased that they've both found happiness together.'

Kate cuddled into Lex's side and nuzzled her neck 'I wonder if they're as happy as us?' and soon both girls drifted of to sleep.

In the morning Kate woke to find she was alone in bed, so after waiting a while to see if Lex was coming back she got up, took a shower, got dressed and went down to the kitchen where she found Chrissie and Sue drinking coffee.

'Ah -- there you are. Lex asked me to give you this' and she handed Kate an envelope. Inside was a short note in Lex's neat hand writing and a small key.

The note read "meet me where we played yesterday, Lex xxx"

'What's she up to?'

'I have no idea love' responded Chrissie 'but that's the key to the golf buggy'

as Kate walked out of the kitchen she was sure she could hear them laughing and couldn't help wondering if the joke was at her expense.

She jumped into the buggy and headed toward the stand of trees where they had watched the deer the previous afternoon, her thoughts returning to how Lex had teased her and brought her so much pleasure.

The slow buggy had Kate screaming inside, desperately willing it to go faster, eager to find out what Lex was up to.

Eventually she reached the edge of the trees and crept through the bushes as before, until finally she could see flashes of colour in the clearing ahead.

As she watched, Lex paced back and forth gesticulating and talking to herself, stopping abruptly as she saw Kate approaching.

'Is that a private conversation or can I join in?' quipped Kate before gasping in surprise.

Lex had laid blankets on the ground and a picnic breakfast of coffee, yoghurt, fruit, croissants and jam was spread out.

'Oh Lex, this is so sweet!' and she threw her arms around her lover and kissed her deeply. 'I was kind of cross when I woke up and found you missing but this is so lovely I suppose I better forgive you.'

They sat on the blankets kissing and caressing until Lex drew back and said that if the didn't eat soon the coffee would be cold.

After a few minutes of eating Kate asked 'What gave you this idea honey?'

'Well, I know how much you like being outdoors, and I know how you love a good breakfast, so I thought if I combined the two I'd be in your good books!'

'Lex, you're always in my good books, what are you up to?'

'I spent a long time last night watching you sleep and thinking. Mum and Sue are really lucky to have connected like this at their time of life, I really hope they have a fabulous time. 

I remembered what I said about finding someone special, and I remembered what you said about them being as happy as us just as you drifted off to sleep.'

Lex's tone had turned serious and her confidence seemed to have left her, and as Kate touched Lex's chin to turn her head she could see the start of tears in those cobalt blue eyes she had come to love.

'Honey what's the matter? you're scaring me!'

'Kate, I love you more than I've ever loved anyone. I loved Sandra, but the depth of feeling I had for her was nothing to how I feel about you. You're in my head night and day, I can't stop thinking about you. I don't ever, ever want to lose you.'

'Why would you lose me?' choked Kate 'honey I love you too, surely you believe me when I say that? I don't ever want to be apart from you.'

'I was hoping you'd say that' Lex smiled crookedly, tears coursing freely down her face as she turned to kiss Kate 'My beautiful Kate, will you marry me?'

Kate squealed and threw herself at Lex, sending them both crashing down onto the rug and speaking in between planting kisses all over Lex's face 'Oh my god YES' (kiss), yes (kiss) of course (kiss) I will (kiss)' until finally kissing her full on the mouth and allowing her tongue to do the answering for her.

Lex was holding her so tightly Kate could barely breath until she slipped a cold hand under her shirt and tweaked her nipple, causing her to break her grip so that she could pull back a little to gaze into Lex's face.

'God I love you Lex, I was so worried, I couldn't imagine why you'd be so worried and nervous!'

Lex looked at Kate shyly, 'I was terrified Kate. I though I might be rushing things and I don't know what I'd have done if you'd said no; what would I have done with this?'

The diamond solitaire that Lex pulled out of her jeans pocket was beautiful and Kate's eyes were wide as Lex slipped it onto her finger.

'we may need to get it adjusted slightly. It was my mum's engagement ring; she found me pacing the kitchen this morning she made me tell her what was up. When she heard that I wanted to propose she gave me the ring and said she couldn't think of a nicer person to wear it.'

'Oh Lex it's gorgeous! no wonder they were laughing as I left the house -- they knew what you were up to!'

'Are you sure this is what you want Kate? I'm not rushing you into this am I?'

'Lex I love you. You're the most wonderful person and I pinch myself every day, wondering how I got so lucky. Yes, I'm sure and no you're not rushing me. If you'd have asked me 2 months ago I would have said yes and I love you more everyday, so my answer is never going to change my love.'

Quickly they packed up the breakfast things and headed back to the house to tell Chrissie and Sue (who were waiting anxiously in the kitchen) the good news.

There were hugs and kisses all around with Sue stating 'Well -- this has been quite a weekend for announcements!' and causing them all to laugh.

As Lex drove them back to the cottage she could feel Kate's eyes burning holes in her. She turned to look at her, noting the mischievous smile on her face, but also seeing the look of utter love and happiness, which caused Lex's heart to swell.

'What are you thinking Hon?'

'Do you really want to know? I warn you that I'm thinking very dirty thoughts right now, I don't want to distract you when you're driving.' and her hand reached out and planted itself high enough on Lex's thigh to make her breathe in sharply but low enough to still be decent -- just!

'Hmmmm, yes I think I want to know.'

'Well, I was thinking that when we get home I'm going to show you just how much I love you.'

'And how do you propose to do that?'

'First, I thought I'd undress you slowly, kissing all of the bits that I uncover along the way. Then I thought I might spend some time licking and sucking your nipples, just to make sure you're good and ready, after that I might spend some time tonguing your clit; just for 2 or 3 orgasms you understand, cos then I thought I'm going to fuck you senseless with your favourite strap on until you're too weak to stand up!'

Lex turned to jelly just at the thought and put her foot down -- this was no time for a leisurely drive through the lanes.

When they reached the cottage they left their bags abandoned in the Jeep and sprinted for the front door, both eager to carry out Kate's plan.

They ran straight for the bedroom but when Lex started to get undressed Kate stopped her 'Hey, weren't you listening? I told you how this was going to work.'

There was no doubt as to who would be in control of this session, Kate had taken the lead and Lex was just going to have to lay back and enjoy!

Kate was true to her description and as she slowly lifted Lex's T shirt up she kissed every inch of her tummy as it was revealed to her, but ignoring the unfettered breasts. Once she'd lifted it over Lex's head she took her right hand and kissed from the tips of her fingers to her shoulder turning the arm over and kissing down the inside from armpit to palm and then repeating this treatment on the left arm

She glanced up noticing how Lex's nipples were getting tight and smiled to herself, knowing that her teasing was going to result in Lex having the most amazing, screaming orgasm -- eventually!

Standing behind Lex she bent down and kissed along the waistband of her jeans as she reached around the front and flicked the button open.

She kissed patterns on her back, smiling at the change in Lex's breathing and the goose bumps that were starting to appear on her smooth skin as she kissed across the tops of her shoulders and nibbled at the back of her neck.

She licked her way around the left ear and the side of her neck, audible moans now rumbling from Lex's throat as her desire was rising, and as she kissed down her throat and in between her breasts there was no mistaking the hiss of anticipation, so she relented and licked first one and then the other nipple before taking them into her mouth in turn and suckling.




On The Rebound Ch. 03



'I think you should lay down Honey' and Lex offered no resistance as she was manoeuvred onto the huge bed.

Kate lay on top of her and there was a palpable spark of electricity as their lips met and their tongues sought out their warm, wet counterpart.

Kate even controlled the kiss and while it was undoubtedly heated, she kept it slow and sensuous, her hands in Lex's hair while her own back was being caressed with knowing fingertips.

Only when Lex's hands tried to travel down past the waistband of Kate's trousers did she break the kiss -- Lex would have to wait.

Kissing her way down again Kate kissed and sucked the hard, round nubs repeatedly, alternating between gentle nibbles to sucking hard, pulling back to blow cool air over the saliva drenched treats, until Lex's hips were raising off the bed involuntarily, her breathing now harsh gasps.

Moving off the bed Kate reached under Lex's hips and grabbed the waistband of her jeans, pulling them slowly down her legs and kissing along her thighs and calves as the skin was exposed to her.

When she dropped them onto the floor she kissed each of the toes on the right foot, up the outside of the right leg to Lex's hip, before switching sides and kissing down the outside of the left leg.

Lex was squirming uncontrollably by now, her desire fuelled by anticipation and the knowledge that she was not allowed to join in. Eventually Kate lifted Lex's hips again, took the waistband of her boxers in her mouth and pulled them of with her teeth, revelling in the smell of arousal that filled the room, the sight of Lex's naked, glistening pussy making her own breathe catch in her throat and her heart beat faster.

This time she kissed up the inside of Lex's left leg, making her groan in frustration as she bypassed her pussy to kiss back down the inside of her right leg, at which point she grabbed her ankles to spread her long legs wide before crawling back up the bed in a predatory fashion, her destination obvious.

She lay between Lex's thighs, pausing briefly to look at her lovers delirious face framed between the mounds of her heaving breasts before licking firmly from arse to clit.

Lex's hips shot into the air but Kate had a firm hold and repeated the move again and again, knowing that Lex was already close from the teasing.

When she knew there was no turning back she took her clit into her mouth and sucked hard, grazing it gently with her teeth. Lex screamed 'Kate, oh Kate, don't fucking stop!' as her leg muscles tensed, trapping Kate's face gladly in position as she fought to keep purchase on Lex's pussy as her hips pistoned up and down.

Finally Lex slumped, barely conscious onto the bed and she relaxed but Kate wasn't done yet. She released the sensitive bundle of nerves from her mouth and slowly, oh so slowly, slipped 2 fingers into Lex's dripping pussy, sliding them in and out wile gently caressing her inner walls, whilst gently nipping at the sensitive skin on her inner thigh.

Despite the intensity of her previous orgasm Lex's body started to respond immediately, and when Kate ran her fingers across her G spot she was cumming again -- hard. Kate slammed her fingers in and out, hitting her spot every time, and returned to lick gently at her clit at the same time keeping Lex going and going.

Lex just about thought she was finished, done in, exhausted and was about to beg Kate to stop when she heard Kate groaning as her own climax hit her, the sound of her lover sending her back into orbit and making her body shake.

Kate crawled up the bed, her face and hands a mess with Lex's juice and the lovers kissed deeply, holding each other tightly, clinging on like they may never see each other again, their hearts beating fast.

'God I love you so much' Kate moaned into Lex's mouth as she pulled the duvet up around them.

'Love you too Babe, with all my heart.'

They didn't get to the strap on, that would have to wait because they both drifted into a deep sleep, wrapped snugly in each other's arms.

The next few weeks were a whirlwind of activity, with regular trips to see Chrissie and Sue to sort out the details of selling the business and planning the wedding.

Chrissie was all for a big affair with hundreds of people but Lex and Kate just wanted something small, with Lex's close family and a few close friends; fortunately Sue helped them convince Chrissie to let them have their way without too much interference.

They were to have the ceremony in a registry office close to Chrissie's so they could use the enormous house for the reception, so they had to move quickly before it was sold.

In 3 weeks flat and with Chrissie and Sue's help they'd managed to arrange the registry office, a live band for the reception, a caterer, cars to ferry people to and from the registry office to the house -- and at Chrissie's insistence a team of serving staff to make sure everyone had enough to eat and drink.

In total, and allowing for the 'few' extra people Chrissie had wangled onto the guest list, there were to be about 30 people at the late afternoon service with another 40 people joining them for the evening reception. Bigger than Kate and Lex had wanted but a reasonable compromise considering how many would have been invited if left to Chrissie!

Lex prowled the foyer of the registry office like an agitated panther. She didn't know why she was so nervous. She absolutely wanted to marry Kate, she loved her more as every day passed, they didn't even fight over the wedding details. She had no doubts that Kate would turn up -- after all, Sue was in charge of bringing her to the registry office, and there she had no doubts that Kate would turn up.

But still....... something was niggling at her, making her jumpy. She ran through details in her head making sure she hadn't forgotten anything but she knew that all of the bases were covered; maybe she was just anxious for the day to go as well as she and Kate hoped for?

She stood next to the door looking out, the cool October air making her chilly in her hand-made, stylish black silk suit, with white silk shirt. The suit had been designed and styled with such skill that despite being a take on the classic black tux, Lex still looked like a woman in every sense of the word, the tailoring making the most of her long legs and lean, strong build.

She breathed a sigh of relief as a car pulled up outside, Sue running around to help Kate out of the car. Kate had been adamant that Lex wasn't to see her outfit prior to the wedding, but Lex knew it would be gorgeous -- after all, Chrissie had insisted on paying for both of their outfits and she didn't do things by half -- she just hoped that Kate had managed to put her foot down and get her own way.

Her fears were allayed as soon as Kate stepped from the car. She was wearing an ivory silk dress that was daringly low cut at the front and back, and clung enticingly to her body everywhere else.

Lex felt her pussy twitch as she looked at her beautiful wife to be, noticing the pearls that studded her hair that had been piled up on top of her head, exposing the neck that Lex loved to kiss and nuzzle so much.

As she pulled the door open for them to get out of the cold air, Kate was suddenly in her arms and kissing her deeply.

'mmmm that was nice. My god you look absolutely stunning Kate, how did I get this lucky?'

'It wasn't luck my love, it was fate, and you look pretty edible too!'

'AHEM' coughed Sue loudly 'You two want to get married before you start ripping each other's clothes off?' she laughed loudly 'Where's Chrissie, she should be here by now.'

'I haven't seen her, I'd assumed she was late as usual. All of the other guests are inside.'

At just that moment Chrissie's sleek Mercedes screeched into the car park and a slightly dishevelled Chrissie ran over to greet the group.

'Just don't ask, I'll explain all later' as she saw them questioning her uncharacteristically ruffled appearance 'come on lets get this show on the road!'

The ceremony was brief but beautiful, with Chrissie, Sue and several of the other guests sniffling into tissues by the time the couple had finished their vows.

They left the registry office in a cloud of confetti and climbed into the waiting limo, settling themselves into the deep leather seats and grinning at each other inanely.

'Hello Wife.'

'Hello Wife'

and then they were in each other's arms, demonstrating to each other what they had said verbally with their vows, and complaining that the drive to the house was too short as their hands had started to stray.

Chrissie had driven her Mercedes back like a bat out of hell, and her and a very concerned looking Sue intercepted them as they exited the limo.

'Er girls, there's something I need to talk to you about before everyone else arrives' and Chrissie ushered them quickly through the house and out of the back door into the herb garden, where they could hear strange banging noises coming from somewhere.

'What the hell is that?' asked Lex, as she looked around for the source of the commotion.

'You remember your first girlfriend? Well I think she must still have a thing for you, I.......'

'DEBS!!!' Lex and Kate said in unison 'What the fuck's going on?'

'I found her here this morning, that's why I was late. She was muttering something about stopping the wedding, ruining the service, so I didn't know what else to do!'

Kate and Lex looked at Chrissie dumbfounded; Sue was hopping from foot to foot looking worried and not meeting their faces, saying 'Don't ask me, I've only just found out myself!'

Lex and Kate filled them in on previous events, that Kate had also gone out with Debs and that she was her previous girlfriend, of how Lex and Kate had met the night that she'd split up with Debs, of how Debs had kept illicit copies of Kate's flat keys and then deliberately driven into one of Lex's precious motorcycles when they'd caught her, of Deb's cheating and deceit, and lets face it -- somewhat psychotic behaviour, finishing with the fact that they hadn't heard from her in months and assumed she'd given up!

'Well, it appears that she's still a little psychotic and I should imagine she's fairly pissed off right now. I caught her skulking around in the back garden looking like she was trying to break into through the kitchen window. I couldn't let her ruin your day, so what else could I do -- I locked her in the shed!'

The silence was deafening for a long moment and then the laughter started. All four women were clutching their sides and howling as they imagined the elegant Chrissie manhandling a wild Debs into the shed and locking the door.

Eventually they calmed down enough to realise that they had to let her out!

Lex and Kate walked up to the shed and knocked on the door to get her attention.

'Let me the fuck out of here you stuck up fucking bitch, I'm going to have you arrested for false fucking imprisonment, you won't get away with this you evil fucking....' and she stopped dead as Lex drew back the bolt and opened the door.

'You two! You are in so much trouble! You won't get away with this you know'

'Debbie, would you mind telling me what the hell you were doing in this garden in the first place? Come on, spit it out.'

Suddenly Debs wasn't so bolshie. What could she say? That she'd come to ruin a wedding -- well that would make her look good!

'Here's the deal' Lex said in a deadpan manner that had Kate amazed, if it were up to her she'd slap Debs silly but Lex was completely calm and businesslike 'You will leave here now and you will never so much as look at either Kate or myself again. I will make sure you leave because I will have someone escort you from the property; if you come back we will have you arrested for trespass. 

If you try to press any charges against mum for locking you in here, we will file charges for stalking and an attempted break in; I will also file charges for you driving into my bike all those months ago -- I still have the broken plastic fairing and I'm fairly sure the police could match the paint to your car.

Kate still has the abusive voice and text messages you sent her and we'll give those to the police as well, we'll also contact a friend who's a freelance reporter for the local paper and ensure that a copy is anonymously sent to your employer to make sure they know what a psycho bitch you are, and if you're wondering if I'm bluffing -- look up there' Lex was pointing to a small black plastic bubble on the wall of the house above where Chrissie and Sue were standing, holding back laughter at the look of astonishment on Debs' face 'that's a CCTV camera. There are 12 of them dotted around the house and grounds and I'm betting that if we search the footage, we can watch your every move, I'm guessing the police might find that interesting as well.

Now do we have a deal? You piss off and never so much as think about contacting me or my WIFE again, and we don't ruin your reputation.'

Debs mumbled something unintelligible as she stared at the ground, but as Lex took a step toward her she found her voice 'Yes, YES, ok! You miserable bitches, I hope you're bloody happy together, you two deserve to be lumbered with each other!' and with that she took off around the corner of the house at a run.

The laughter started again as soon as she was out of sight, with all four women hugging as tears of mirth coursed down their faces.

'Alex, that was amazing!' chuckled Chrissie 'I didn't know you were such a performer!' when she saw the others looking slightly confused she explained that the small plastic bubble on the wall was actually an air temperature gauge used for the pool when it was uncovered in summer.

'You do know that I deleted all of her messages don't you?' laughed Kate

'Of course I do, I've also thrown my old bike fairing out, but she wasn't to know that!'

Lex took Kate into her arms and kissed her, running her fingers across the nape of her neck and pulling her in close'

'Come on you two.' Chrissie interrupted 'You have the rest of your lives to do that -- now you have a reception to attend and I for one could do with a glass of champagne!'



On The Rebound Ch. 03



"Open the door Mark; let's take a drive to check this out."

I opened the garage door, and then had to move the Falcon out of the way to let her out. I parked the Falcon in front of the house and got out. Robin pulled up next to me, just as another car pulled up in front of the house. A tall black girl got out and waved to the girl driving it. She stepped over to the Maverick and leaned in to Robin. 

"Hello sis, I see dad couldn't wait to show you your new toy." She looked up at me, "this must be Mark, hi there. I'm Rachel, Robin's half-sister. Robin told us that you would be with her when she came home."

(to be continued)



On The Rebound Ch. 04



Wow! What a family. Eddie Howell, balding overweight salesman, Mrs. Howell, small mousey submissive wife, Robin Howell, petite blond cheerleader doted on by daddy, and Rachel Howell, tall attractive café au lait girl. By the size of her, Rachel's dad was a big, big man. 

Rachel was still talking as she approached me where I was standing by the Falcon. "So this is the junk heap I am supposed to drive, huh?" She looked into the car, "well, maybe one of the guys from school can work on it enough to get me around."

I had to speak up then, "you don't need to do that, my dad and I already worked on it. This car is good for another 40 or 50 thousand miles."

Just then Robin honked the horn, "Come on Mark, you can talk to her when we get back."

"Sorry, I guess I had better go with her before she makes a scene. It was nice to meet you Rachel. I hope that we get to talk more while I am here." Robin honked the horn again.

"Nice to meet you too Mark, you're right, you better go. She is just getting started."

"No, she is done." I leaned over to be at eye level with Robin, "cut it out Princess, daddy spank."

Her only response was a totally shocked expression, and as I rounded the car to get in, I saw the same expression on her sister's face. I got in the car and Robin drove away while I was buckling my seat belt.

"Would you really spank ME? I've never been spanked before. Daddy would never do that to me."

"He probably should have. What about your mom, didn't she ever spank you?"

"Momma takes care of the house and daddy. She doesn't do anything else very well. Momma is a little slow."

That's a hell of a way to think of your mother. 

Robin drove me around town and talked to me about all the stuff she used to do here. I saw the high school, the football field, the shopping mall her dad's store was in, the shopping center she liked to hang out at with her friends, the shoe store with the best fashions in town, and numerous other places which held no interest for me at all. We passed a sign for the Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson Field, and I discovered that Robin had lived here all her life, and had never gone to the museum. I simply could not imagine that. Having such a fantastic resource available and not using it. I was hoping to get a chance to go to it while I was here. 

Robin finally headed home. The Falcon was gone when we got there. I guess Rachel had someplace to go. We went into the house and Robin thanked her father again for the new car. He asked me my opinion, and I told him that I would go out to the garage later and check it out. I wanted to hold my approval until I had a chance to examine the inner workings a little better. Eddie just gave me a baffled look.

"Do you know anything about cars? I just send them to the dealer and let him take care of them."

"Yeah, that's probably why that Falcon was 30 thousand miles overdue for service, the dealer charged you for work he never did. He knew that you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. You need to change dealers; and then get another mechanic to check on any work done. You have to be able to trust your mechanic to do what you pay him for. Dad and I do all our own routine maintenance, and one of my cousins runs a garage."

"Wow, you have it all under control, don't you? Well I won't worry about my baby's car then, with you looking after it."

The smile Eddie gave me never reached his eyes. I don't think this man trusts me. Well, that was good, because I wouldn't trust him with my dog, and he died 10 years ago. Maybe he was just upset because I was boinking his little girl, the one he cared about.

We sat down to dinner and Mrs. Howell appeared again, with the food. Her only comments were to ask what we would like to drink. Eddie kept up a running commentary during the meal about the local happenings with Robin while pointedly ignoring me. Mrs. Howell never returned, and when I asked about it, I was told that she ate in the kitchen. 

Halfway through the meal Rachel came in and went directly into the kitchen. She came out in a few minutes with a filled plate and a drink. She sat across from me and listened to the discussion between her sister and father. Every once in a while she would interject a comment about one of the people Eddie was talking about. He and Robin seemed to not hear her; they never said anything back to her. This was surreal. We were supposed to stay here for a full week and head back on the 30th to avoid the holiday traffic. I wasn't sure that I could survive that long, I might have to call Don to come pick me up. I looked up at Rachel, and she leaned back in her seat and laughed. 

"Welcome to purdah Mark. When these two are in a room, no one else is present. Would you like to talk to me for a bit? We can go into the living room and give them some privacy."

"Rachel, you leave my boyfriend alone, he doesn't want anything to do with someone like you."

"Hold it right there Princess, I will be the judge of who I talk to, not you. Your sister seems to be very nice and intelligent; at least she is not ignoring others at the table. Common courtesy would have you or your father address comments to us once in a while. Now I need to get my pills and such from my coat." I got up to go into the hall for my coat. I had a pint of blackberry brandy to take my pills with. 

"Maybe you had better move to the living room boy, I'll not have you instructing me on courtesy in my own home. Go along with him Rachel, you have already shown your contempt of us." Eddie stood up and stated this firmly. Robin had a kind of smug expression on her face and said nothing. The sheer force of will required to keep from smashing the big bore at the end of the table into next week was astounding. If Rachel hadn't taken my arm and guided me out of the room, I probably would have ended any chance of a pleasant holiday right then. 

After a stop in the hallway closet, Rachel sat me down on the couch and then sat beside me.

"Take it easy Mark, they are always like this and getting mad does nothing. You just have to get used to it, because they won't change."

"Get used to it my ass. If they go on like that I'm likely to lose it, and that won't be very nice."

"Just take it easy Mark. You have been good for Robin, but at heart, she is still daddy's little darling. She can do no wrong in his eyes, and he can do no wrong in hers. I would say that coming here was a mistake for you, except that you really needed to see this. You may have control over her in Indiana, but when she's here Robin belongs to Eddie. I have had to put up with it my whole life, and finally I have a chance to get away."

This broke through my darkening mood for a moment, "and what are you going to do?" I opened the brandy and started taking pills. 

"I graduated last week and my teacher found me a job. I was at the interview today. I took the job and I am due there to start on the 3rd. The odd part is that the job is in Lafayette, at the 84 Lumber Company. They want me to work with contractors and customers as an interior designer to get the best use of their products. I was going to have some friends work on that Falcon Eddie gave me and then follow Robin when she went back. The company is going to help me find a place to live. Robin said something about this," she pointed at the brandy, "do you have to do this with every meal?"

I was calmed down quite a bit by then. "Yeah, but only about half a pint for breakfast and lunch, I need a full pint for supper. It can be a bother sometimes, but you get used to it."

About then the doorbell rang. A few minutes later I heard Mrs. Howell's voice murmuring by the front door. A much louder male voice said, "Where is she, Bill told me she was running around town today with some guy. Is he here too?"

I started to get up, but Rachel grabbed my sleeve and held me back.

"Wait a minute Mark, you need to hear this. That is Brent Baldwin, Robin's boyfriend all through school. He was the captain of the football team, and still thinks that he is hot shit. He can't get on the State team because he isn't nearly as good as he thinks he is. He is almost as big a blowhard as Eddie, and that is saying something."

I was looking at her when Brent spoke again, "Robin baby, who is this guy you were running around town with?" There was a pause and Robin's voice murmuring quietly, "Your what?" More murmuring from Robin, "No I will not be quiet. When we got together after that football game I knew we were still a couple. Where is this wimp, I'm gonna show him whose woman you are."

That was all I needed to hear, I shook my head at Rachel as she tried to keep me from going out of the room. I stepped to the door and heard Robin saying as I did, "no Brent, you and the other guys at the games didn't mean anything. I like Mark and I want to keep him for a while yet. The next time you are in West Lafayette we can get together again."

I was standing still in the doorway, I felt something at my side and looked to see Rachel standing there looking sad and shaking her head. "I'm sorry Mark, but she has always been like that. Even when she was going with Brent she would go out on him for kicks. Self denial just isn't in her vocabulary."

Now it came crashing in on me, why Robin had been staying away from parties where the people knew her. She was afraid that she would run into someone who would give away her actions. I would say that my heart was broken, but I just felt numb. 

I stepped further into the room, until I was within view of Brent. His eyes got wide and he moved around Robin to confront me. 

"There you are you pussy; get the hell out of here with my woman. You can never have a hot chick like her, asshole."

"No problem buddy, you're welcome to her." I turned to Rachel, "Could you take me somewhere that I can wait for someone to come get me? You were right, coming here was a mistake, especially leaving my car at home."

Robin spoke up then, "no Mark, it's not what it seems. Don't leave."

"I heard enough Robin, when I said exclusive; that is what I meant. Don't try to get in touch with me when you get back, I won't be forgiving. I told you why I didn't want to date you, and I was right. Goodbye Robin, I'll give Brenda your stuff." I was about to ask Rachel if we could go, good thing I hadn't even unloaded the Falcon; when Brent decided that he was going to teach me a lesson. 

I felt something crash into my face rocking me backward, then the lights dimmed and I was going back, back, into my nightmare...(( I could hear the wop, wop, wop of the chopper blades and the rounds hitting the ship. I yelled at Kosman, "Get us out of here Chief"! I slapped my left armpit to get my 45, there was an ARVAN coward trying to hitch a ride and I had to get him off or we would be overloaded and couldn't lift. Damn! No pistol, Captain Boyd was going to ream my ass for losing my weapon, no help for it; I'd have to beat the dumb motherfucker off. He was too close to really hit, so an elbow into the face moved him back enough that I could kick him in the chest, hard.)) I dimly remember seeing Brent crashing into the door before I passed out. 

The next thing I knew, I was sitting on the couch and I could feel someone on the couch beside me. There were voices murmuring in the background, and the more I came to my senses the less indistinct the voices became. 

"The boy has a broken nose, three missing teeth, and two broken ribs. I want to press charges." That was the voice of Eddie, the ass. 

A new voice broke in then, one I was not familiar with. "Brent threw the first punch; all this man was doing was defending himself. I can take him in if you want me to, but I'll take Brent in too, and let the judge sort it out. Mr. Reynolds' ID says that he is a disabled vet, and the Judge is not going to be happy with someone who attacked a vet. He lost his boy over there."

"Well, just get him out of here, he is no longer welcome in my home. I'm getting my daughter transferred to State so she won't be around him again."

I opened my eyes and saw a policeman talking to Eddie. "Well, hello son, are you with us again?"

"Yeah, I guess so, what the hell happened?"

I looked to see who was on the couch beside me and saw Rachel looking at me with compassion, not pity, compassion. 

"The best I can understand from Miss Rachel, mister football hero here," pointing at Brent near the door, "sucker punched you with a fist to the head. You then proceeded to put an elbow into his face and kick him across the room. You also yelled something about a Chief getting you out of there, and then you collapsed. Care to tell me what you remember?"

"Well the Chief was probably Chief Warrant Officer Cosman, he flew most of our hairy missions. The knock to my head must have stunned me, I don't remember anything but wanting to get away from here." I looked back over to Rachel, "What happened to Robin, is she okay?"

"She pissed her pants and took off to her room, Mark. You literally scared the pee out of her. Do you remember what she said and do you want your ring back?"

"Is she afraid of me?"

"Oh yeah, your demonstration did a pretty good job of that."

"And what about you; are you scared of me?"

"No," she leaned in and whispered in my ear, "I'm wet."

Oh boy.

Eddie had to speak up then, "you leave Robin the hell alone. My daughter will not be mixed up with a crazy hooligan any longer. If you so much as speak to her I will have you arrested for assault." He turned to the policeman, "now get him out of here Paul, I need to make sure Robin is okay."

"All right Eddie, we'll go as soon as I am sure that Mr. Reynolds is all right. How 'bout it son, are you feeling good enough to travel?"

I was totally awake by then, "yeah, I'm okay now, my head hurts like hell and so does my elbow, but I've felt worse. Did I hear something about Brent having a couple of broken ribs?"

"Yes you did. You broke two ribs, his nose, and knocked out three teeth. I think his teeth cut your elbow, and you are going to have a black eye where he sucker punched you. Is what Eddie said about you drinking a pint of booze before this happened correct?"

"Yes it is, here, this should explain it." I reached into my wallet and pulled out the paper they gave me at VA about having to have alcohol with meals and about not giving me a breathalyzer test because it would be invalid. "Boy, the next session with my shrink at VA is going to be a doozie. He said that I might expect something like this, but I don't think he realized what might happen."

"No, I doubt that he did." He handed the paper back to me, "so you aren't drunk?"

"Not a bit, I need to get my bags out of Robin's old car. I can call my dad from the police station to come pick me up. He won't mind, but it will take a while. Could I stay in a motel till he gets here, I'm not under arrest am I?"

"No, you are not. You can press charges against Brent if you would like to, he attacked you."

"That's okay, if he didn't learn anything from my reaction, then jail time won't help. I would just like to get out of here, and yes Rachel, I would like my ring back, if you can get it for me."

Rachel smiled and reached behind her back, bringing my ring on the chain out. "I thought you might want it, she threw it down the stairs as she was running up them. That is a nice ring; a girl should feel lucky to have it." She then turned her attention to her step father. "Hey Eddie, I have a deal for you. I was going to follow Robin to Indiana to get to my new job when she left, but now I have a better idea. If you sign over the Falcon to me and let me get some of my stuff out of the room, I promise never to bother you again. I'm sure that the nice policeman will witness the title for you. What do you say Eddie?"

"You won't come bothering me for money or try to turn your mother against me again?"

"No more contact at all. I'll say goodbye to mom and that is the last any of you will see of me. I have tried and tried to get mom to leave you, and she won't do it, so I give up."

"Deal, I'll get the title while you get your stuff, will you witness this Paul?"

"Yes, I've got some time. I'll help you carry your stuff Miss. Will it all fit in your car?"

"Sure, Eddie here wouldn't let me have a TV and I already have what I want to take packed for next week. We should be able to do it in one trip." She turned to me again, "want a ride to Lafayette Mark? This way I can have a mechanic with me and you don't have to bother your dad. We both win."

"That sounds good to me Rachel, let's get your bags."

And that is the way it happened. Thirty minutes later we left that house for the last time. I never saw Robin again. Rachel and I stayed in a motel that night and I learned that she was a much better lover than her half sister. She was not kidding when she said that the violence had made her wet, but apparently a lot of things about me did that. After we got to Lafayette, she stayed with me while settling in to her new job, but we knew that there was no spark between us except for passion, and when she found a place of her own we separated as friends. 

Don and Brenda lasted till Memorial Day, and then Don finally moved on. I didn't date her, but dating Robin had improved my standing among the girls in the school so that I had no trouble getting dates when I wanted them. I stayed away from the 'prom queens', and had a good time. 

 The End (for now)