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The Seahorse Society Ch. 01

By: captainhappy



Trish never really fit in during her formative years. She was a gawky awkward teen with glasses. The nerdy weird girl that was a science buff and dressed as non-girly as seemed possible. She was shy and quiet and lacked confidence through her early teen years.

She'd gone through some phases of trying to discover herself. The vegan phase, the pink hair phase, the Goth chick phase, plus more than she cared to remember or enumerate. She was studious and did well at school but her only friends were other rejects and nerds. The sort of kids that stimulated her intellect, but not much of anything else. 

She was a three on the one to ten scale and she never bothered pushing it when it came to guys that she found attractive or interesting. As she got older and blossomed her body matured and she wound up growing some nice proportions. But she hid herself behind frumpy baggy clothes and her strange quirky personality that had become a defense mechanism to keep others from bothering with her.

Still Trish was lonely and she journaled and wrote and fantasized about finding a guy who was right for her. That special guy who would take the time to see beyond her defenses and oddball behavior. She could almost picture him. But he never really arrived. It was always just a faint shadow from her dreams.

Romance that others were destined for but not her. She grumbled and then laughed out loud when she told herself that she'd probably wind up one of those weird bitter old women with a lot of cats and not much upstairs. But her amusement in a sad way came to her when she remembered that her last cat had literally run away. A rescue cat of all of five days.

Great she thought! I'll be the one old cat lady who won't even have a cat to talk to. 

Trish shook her head and continued to live her life and study and read books and magazines to fill the void that romance had left her with. She eventually got a biology degree and even considered teaching for a while. 

One day she took a drive to the coast and while standing there she fell in love with the beach and the ocean. She decided to see if she could transfer her job to Florida and after a successful relocation she started spending time at the beach and even sitting on a bench at the Inter Coastal Waterway or ICW where she would read a book or watch boats cruising by with fishermen or vacationers or locals enjoying the water. 

It was on such a day that she first saw Todd. He was tall and blond with wavy full hair and a great smile. He was nicely built and seemed very pleasant. He loved to come down to the water and fish a while near the bridge. 

The benches and parking spaces where she always sat were about twenty or thirty feet from where he would cast out his fishing pole and where he cast netted for bait before he began fishing.

Todd always smiled and waved to her and she looked at him nervously and tried to smile back. But it was always awkward and she would hide her face back in her book while he returned to fishing and pretended that he had not just embarrassed her. 

Trish was studying marine aquariums. She thought that perhaps one day she'd set up a tank of her own. In fact she'd done some looking into it and gone as far as purchasing a thirty-gallon aquarium and a small matching cabinet and filtration system. 

Her set up was actually a very nice one and while she was terrified to actually try to set up the tank for fear that she might just kill the fish, the idea still appealed to her and she studied marine aquariums and husbandry more and more. So for now she had an empty aquarium and it's stand sitting in her living room as a continuous reminder of her goal.

Maybe she'd be able to get some sort of small hardy marine fish? Nothing too expensive or fancy. Just a little friend that she could have in her apartment to keep her company. She was reading an aquarium book on the morning that Todd cast his net out and gasped in astonishment as he spoke to the ground where he'd just pulled the net free.

"Well look at you! Aren't you a beauty?" Todd said to something that squirmed in the wet seawater and mud. 

Curiosity overcame her shyness and she peeked out from her book and leaned over to have a look.

"What have you got there?" She asked nervously.

Todd was surprised to hear the shy girl speaking to him. He smiled.

"It's a sea horse! Come have a look."

Her eyes widened. A real sea horse? She'd never seen a live one up close before. She stood and walked timidly closer. 

Sure enough a sea horse wriggled in the draining saltwater puddle as Todd smiled and grabbed his bucket. He picked it up and placed it into the water quickly.

The small tan and grey creature was rather dull in colour, but had a beautiful form and healthy fins. Todd looked at her smiling as she looked down at the sea horse. 

"You're welcome to have a closer look. He won't bite you!"

She raised an eyebrow.

"He might. You don't know me too well."

Todd laughed and shook his head as she crouched down and took a closer look.

The sea horse may have been a dull ugly colour but it was stunningly graceful and swam effortlessly in the bucket. As she studied it Todd smiled again and spoke.

"They use their pectoral fins, the ones on the side, to swim with. The dorsal fin, that's the one on his back, is used like a rudder to steer with."

She pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose with her middle finger. Todd wasn't sure if that was some sort of nerdish slight or just the digit she chose at the moment to get the job done.

"I know what dorsal and pectoral and caudal and ventral fins are! Duh!" She stood with her arms crossed and leaned back away from him for a moment.

"I know you do! Duh!"

Now she was getting nervous again. Was he flirting with her? Playing some sort of game? She had no clue. He looked at her with his bright blue eyes and she looked back at the bucket hoping to change the subject.

"So what are you going to do with him?"

Todd shrugged.

"They make crappy bait, but if I can net up about six or seven more they make excellent crunchy bar-b-Que kabobs! Mmmmmmmmmh Yummy!"

He said to her horror.

She looked at him wide eyed and upset.

"You're going to eat him!?"

Todd laughed. He had no intention of actually eating a sea horse, but the cute girl in glasses didn't need to know this.

"Maybe... maybe not. That depends on you!"

"On me?"

He nodded. "Yep! Totally up to you!"

"How so?"

"Well there are two things that can save him from my grill. Your name, and if you promise to take good care of him in your aquarium!"

"Huh? My name? I can't just tell you my name. You're a, ah... you're a total stranger!"

He raised an eyebrow.

"Seriously? That's the best you can do? A little melodramatic line and that bit about me being a total stranger is pure bullshit. You see me and I see you down here all the time. Try again or I'll eat that sucker like a nice crispy baby-back rib!"

"You wouldn't!"

He crossed his arms over his chest.

"The hell I won't! What's your name?"

"If I tell you you can't eat him, okay?"

He shrugged.

"You have two ways to spare him. So first tell me your name, then agree to take care of him and I'll let him live a happy healthy life!"

"Fine! My name is Martha! Happy now?"

He shook his head. 

"You're lying! I thought you cared about the little sea horse! Oh well. They are mighty tasty and crispity crunchy if you prepare them right!"

"Okay, okay, fine! I'm Trish!" She gasped.

He looked at her and nodded with a smile.

"See that wasn't so hard was it now?"

She shrugged and looked at the sea horse again.

"I'm Todd." He offered extending his hand.

She gingerly took his first two fingers in hers and shook the extended fingers quickly as if he were diseased and she didn't want to touch him.

"Todd? What kind of name is Todd?" She said feeling a bit of disappointment. She had hoped he'd had a fancier name like Michael or William or maybe Daniel. Todd? She ran it through her head phonetically Tawwwd! Kind of crude and simple sounding. Oh well. Todd was his name. It could have been worse she supposed. He was still very cute.

"It's my name!" He said shaking his head.

"You don't get out much do you Trish?"

"Whatever Tawwwd!" She said it with emphasis on each sound like horking out a spitball of phlegm. 

"Okay so now you just have to give him a good home in your aquarium and he's all yours."

She frowned.

"What makes you think I have an aquarium?"

"What am I an idiot? I see you reading aquarium books and tropical fish magazines all the time. You always have saltwater aquarium books so it's a natural conclusion. You either have a saltwater tank at home, OR you are going to set one up soon. And now he's going to need a place to live, so this is perfect Trish!"

Her heart raced. This was so awkward.

"I... I have a saltwater tank at the house, but it isn't running yet. I can't take him Todd."

Todd licked his lips as he stared down into the bucket.

"Fine I'll cast net up a few more and have a nice meal tonight! Nice meetin' ya Trish!"

She took a deep breath. 

"Wait! Fine. I'll take him home. But if he dies it's your fault. I'll come out here and kick your butt Tawwwwwwwwwwwwwd!"

He laughed.

"I'd better come by and make sure you do it right then Trishhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Now she smiled and looked away from him. 

"Fine!"

He nodded.

"Fine. I'll pack up and we can get him to your place while there's still plenty of air in his water!"

She was gob smacked! She couldn't believe it. The guy she liked was actually coming over to her apartment! She began to sweat a little as she thought about it. This was so weird! 

As she drove he followed. He had a several buckets in the back bed of his pick up truck. Now they were full of water from the ICW. He'd warned her not to drive too fast. He had to be able to follow her and not slosh out the sea horse or all of the contents of the open containers.

When they arrived at her place she panicked a bit inside. Had she straightened up this morning or was her living room a mess? Did guys judge that sort of thing? What if they did? What if her place was a mess and he was also messy? Would he not want to hook up with someone who was a bit messy too? Why was she even tormenting herself? She tried to calm down and took a deep breath as she unlocked the front door and let him in. 

He was carrying two five-gallon buckets, which were almost full of seawater. He walked in and looked around. "Where do you want these? You have a kitchen floor I can set the buckets down on?"

She pointed to the kitchen doorway and he smiled and headed there to set down the buckets.

"How big is your tank?"

"It's um, thirty gallons. Why?"

"Well, we'll need to replace about half of your water with water from the ICW unless you have the salinity at a similar level."

She nodded nervously. 

"So how much water are we replacing was more what I was trying to figure out?"

She pointed to the living room and he walked in and smiled as he looked across the room at the stand and empty aquarium.

"I see that you have air fish in there right now." He joked.

"I just wanted to be sure of what I was doing before I set it up!" She protested.

He held up his hands palms out in a placating gesture.

"Hey Trish, it's a joke. I'm not criticizing. I think it's actually quite smart that you decided to study first before you started a tank going. Most people do the opposite. They get a tank, set it up, cycle it and grab fish and live corals before they know much about what's going on. Then when things go bad or problems pop up they lose a lot of money and kill a lot of marine animals because they were too impulsive and didn't take the time to really learn what they were doing. So this is actually very cool."

She smiled. He was being supportive. That really surprised her in a good way.

"Thanks Todd. I just want my fish to live. Ya know what I mean?"

He nodded. 

"Yes I do. Let's have a look at your filter set up."

He opened the cabinet and studied the wet/dry filter and her protein skimmer.

"This is a nice little set up actually! I think your sea horse will love this place once you have it set up properly and decorated with the right stuff."

She smiled.

"How come you know so much about aquariums?"

He winked.

"Oh because I'm a super genius. You probably didn't know that about me. But that's okay. We like to hide out as mild mannered fishermen when we're resting our giant noggins!" 

She shook her head. 

"You're a nerd?"

"No. Not really. I'm much cooler than a plain old nerd. I'm sort of like a proto-nerd!" He bragged.

"Seriously, how do you know saltwater aquariums?"

"My father is a marine biologist. My mom too. I grew up with aquariums and diving and snorkeling these waters. We've had tanks for years when I was growing up."

"I see. So you know how to help me set this thing up properly?"

He nodded. 

"This thing is practically idiot proof! Hell, even YOU could set this up!"

She shook her head and stuck her tongue out at him.

"Oh very mature! You need to learn about the finger girl! Much more expressive when someone is being an ass."

"You're a real weirdo!"

He nodded.

"Guilty as charged. Shall we get your tank set up?"

She nodded and watched with interest as he gathered the remaining buckets and began to fill up the aquarium and her sump. The tank was still a bit low when he finished and introduced the sea horse to the aquarium. It hid in a corner of the aquarium.

"Your tank is too barren. That will stress him out. Plus I ran out of water since I didn't know you had an empty tank. I'm going to go back and get some decorations for your aquarium. Stuff to help him feel more secure. You can hang out here and wait for the water to clear, or if you like..."

"I'm coming with you!" She interrupted.

He nodded.

"You're a very pushy girl!"

"You're a big dork!"

He laughed.

"Shhhhhhhhh, the little dorks might get jealous if they hear that!"

She smiled and he jingled his truck keys.

"Shall we waste two tanks of gas or have I earned the pleasure of your goofy company?"

She snatched the keys from him. 

"You can come with me, but I'm driving. That way there's no funny business." 

"Good idea! With your hands full I should be safe from any groping or molesting! Sweet! You drive."

They were almost to his truck when he stopped her.

"Now you do know how to drive an automatic right?"

This time she flipped him off.

He gave her the thumbs up.

"You learn fast! Gotta give ya credit girl!"

They waded in the shallow water with a bucket and a small hand spade to dig up turtle grass and other small plants from the silt and sand beds. They were able to fid a few smaller chunks of live rock with tiny marine hermit crabs and filter feeding crustaceans on them along with polyps and tunicates. He also showed her how to shake some of the loose fragments of red sea weed to release a bunch of copepods into the bucket.

"The sea horse will need you to come down here every two or three days to get more copepods and micro shrimp for it to eat!" He said.

She nodded and stared in fascination as he rattled off the names of all sorts of tiny organisms and living creatures that they had gathered. They returned to the tank and filled it the rest of the way with water and decorations from the ICW. 

She watched in fascination as the tank water cleared and the light showcased her lone sea horse as he moved through the aquarium. 

She was stunned to hear the tiny popping sound as it sucked up nearby copepods. 

"This is really amazing Todd!"

He nodded.

"In time with your filters running he may change colour. They often turn brighter as time goes by."

She smiled and hugged him.

"Thank you. I'm so glad I met you."

He nodded.

"Yeah, I get that a lot!"

She shook her head and stepped back.

"You're very full of yourself aren't you?"

He shrugged with a stupid grin on his face.

"I get THAT a lot too!"

"Anyway, I do appreciate you showing me how to set this up and how to take care of the sea horse."

He nodded.

"If this is the part where you kiss me in gratitude I have to say, I don't do that sort of thing on a first aquarium set up! Just so you know! I have social standards."

"I wasn't gonna kiss you Tawwwd!" She emphasized his name phonetically once more.

"Oh good! That's a big relief. I can respect that you just like me for my super genius intellect and not my body."

They both laughed.

"I do want something from you though."

She looked at him suspiciously.

"What?"

"I want to be able to come over now and then to check on the sea horse?"

She laughed.

"I might let you do that."

He shook his head. 

"No, Barney specifically asked for me to check up on him. He whispered it to me in sea horse. A language, which only I can understand!"

"I am sooooooooo not calling him Barney! You're a really weird guy!"

"Thank you! And Barney told me you would say that!"

"What? That you're a really weird guy?"

"No. That you were going to try to change his name."

She punched him very lightly in the shoulder.

"I'm not calling him Barney ya dork!"

He nodded and walked to her door. Then turned and winked.

"As Arnold always says in his movies, I'll be back!"

She giggled.

"Thanks. I'd like that."

He cupped a hand to his ear feigning being hard of hearing. 

"Huh? What was that?"

She flipped him off again. 

"You better go!"

He stuck out his hand and she shook it feeling a strong urge to kiss him. This was so strange. She never had encounters like this. As he shook her hand he suddenly pulled her close and kissed her. It was a long passionate kiss that stunned her and she closed her eyes in amazement as he did this.

When they broke apart she opened her eyes slowly and looked at him biting her lower lip in sudden nervousness. Her heart was pounding in her chest. This was so great and also so terrifying.

"Wh-why'd you do that?"

"Just to make sure you didn't do it to me first. That would have been so awkward for you, and I didn't want to put you through anything awkward like that!" 

She nodded absently feeling butterflies in her stomach and a sense of excited wonder in her heart.

"Uhhh thanks..." Her voice was soft and obviously a bit surprised.

He loosened his hold around her waist and took a deep breath.

"Okay. Well this was interesting!" Then he leaned his head sideways to look past her into the living room and spoke in a louder tone of voice.

"Barney don't worry bud! I'll check in on you and make sure our little aquarium keeper is feeding you and taking care of you!"

She pushed him lightly in the chest! 

"Stop calling him Barney!" She snapped with a weird grin on her face.

"Oh you know you like that name! He's not a Frank so don't even try it!" 

"I'm closing the door now Todd!"

He laughed and turned then headed for his truck and drove off.

Trish closed the door and took a deep breath. Her heart was still racing and she was sweaty and nervous. He'd kissed her! That was so strange and romantic, she thought. Then she walked back into the living room and pulled a chair up in front of the aquarium to study and watch her new sea horse friend.

"You're not a Barney! I'm going to have to figure out a better name for you than that! Something dignified. Maybe something from classical literature. Like Poseidon or Neptune, I dunno? Something better anyway!"

She paused. "I just got kissed by Todd and I'm talking to a sea horse. How weird is my life?"

The sea horse silently swam among the planted sea grasses and hunted for crustaceans as it clung to the leaves by its long tail. It was quite a remarkable sight. In fact this had been quite a remarkable day! Thoughts of everything that had happened were played back over and over in her mind and she mulled and pondered and thought about the significance of what had taken place.


The Seahorse Society Ch. 01



Two days went by but she didn't see Todd fishing after work like he often did. She wondered why she hadn't bothered to ask for a phone number or to give him hers? That was so stupid. She was too smart to forget something like that she told herself. But then and again, she never dated or socialized with the opposite gender. At least not anyone that she was attracted to. 

On the third day she waded out into the ICW with a small net she had bought and a bucket. She began harvesting copepods to feed her sea horse. They were abundant and she soon had enough to head home. She noticed that as it came out to hunt the fresh supply of tiny crustaceans that the sea horse had gone from a dull muddy tan-grey colour to a medium brown. It was an interesting change. 

She almost jumped in her seat when she heard a knock on the door.

She approached the door and glanced out but couldn't see anything. Her peephole was black. 

"Who is it?" She called out nervously.

"Pizza delivery!" Came the voice on the other side of the door.

"Wrong apartment! I didn't order a pizza!"

The voice argued back. "Yes you did! It's right here. Are you Trish?"

She hooked the chain on the door and then unlocked it and cracked it open. 

Todd was standing there grinning with a pizza in one hand and a bucket of water in the other.

She closed the door and unhooked the chain. Then opened it again.

"Pizza eh?"

"Yeah but the bucket is getting heavy. Can I come in?" 

She nodded and opened the door all the way. As he walked past she saw why she had been unable to see him. He'd stuck a sticky post-it note over the peephole.

"I brought pizza for us and copepods for Barney. How is he by the way? You didn't kill him did you?"

"He's fine only his name isn't Barney okay? And I got a bunch of copepods for him earlier today."

"Fantastic. Well now you have more! Shall we dine?"

"You don't know if I even like pizza Mr. Assumptions!"

"This is the same pizza box from the same pizza place as the one that was in your trash. So I found the place and told them that my friend Trish and I were going to have a pizza. That my phone was dead, but I had your address and could they look it up and make one of whatever you normally get because I didn't wanna screw this up on our first date!"

She stared at him. "Really?"

"Yeah, so they looked it up and their delivery driver said, Oh yeah. I know her. She gets the mushroom pizza with bacon bits. So I ordered one and THAT is how a super genius deduces that you will absolutely like this pizza!"

She nodded.

"That's kinda romantic and kinda stalker creepy!"

"Focus on romantic. The whole 'stalker creepy' thing will rob your appetite!"

She smiled. "Okay have a seat. Let's eat!"

She went and got two paper plates and a couple of cans of coke cola.

"Very nice!" He said smiling. "I love paper ware!"

"Duh, you're a dork. You eat with your fingers. Of course you do. No mess and easy to dispose of."

Todd laughed and used both of his fists to drum his chest for a few seconds like a gorilla. He grunted.

"Unnngh! Me like, paper good, make fire, eat pizza!"

And she laughed and giggled uncontrollably. He was actually quite charming and amusing and Trish was having a very rare good time. So good in fact that she didn't over think things for the first time in a long time. It was nice to be here with a guy she actually liked. But she warned herself to take it carefully with Todd. 

She wasn't worried about him. He was perfect she thought to herself. She was worried that she'd screw things up. Or that he just wanted to play and maybe have sex and then it would be over and she'd be alone and heart broken again. But she pushed those thoughts from her mind and tried to just enjoy the moment.

As they ate Todd spoke of aquariums and basic maintenance of her tank and filter. He told her about her sea horse and what they liked and needed to thrive. He joked and teased her and the two of them had a nice afternoon together as time flew by. 

At the end of the visit she stood at the door wondering if he was going to kiss her again. She hoped he did. But at the same time she prayed he wouldn't. This was so confusing. Her heart pounded. But Todd was staring at his watch and shook his head.

"I'm late! I gotta run. I'll check in on your and Barney soon. See ya Trish! Thanks for the company and a nice visit!"

He hugged her and gave her a peck on the cheek, then winked and left.

That's it? A small kiss on the cheek and a hug? She felt a bit disappointed that it wasn't more. But also happy that he'd returned. And once again, she realized that she had not gotten his number or remembered to give him hers!

She frowned! That sucked. I have got to remember to do that next time! She admonished to herself. Then started to close the door, but a fluttering sticky note still stuck over her peep hole caught her attention and she pulled it off and glanced at it. 

Todd's handwritten note said; "This is my number. Please don't write it on any ladies room stall walls because I already get so many strange women calling me and asking for the good time that the bathroom wall promised them! LOL."

His number was right below that message. She grinned and closed the door, then went to her phone and made a new entry.

Well that made up for the peck on the cheek not being a passionate kiss she thought as she smiled and looked at the wonderful sea horse that graced her aquarium.

The next day after work Todd was at the ICW fishing. He had a bait bucket with a battery powered pump running air into it. The lid was closed and he sat on a small folding chair watching his fishing rod as if he were anticipating a strike from something on the other end of the line at any moment.

Tentatively she walked up to him and he smiled and waved at her as she approached. She smiled and waved back. He seemed VERY engrossed in his fishing pole and he glanced at her briefly as he eyed the rod in obvious anticipation. He had a knowing grin on his face.

"Whatcha up to Trishhhhh?"

"Just watching you fishing Tawwwd," She said with growing curiosity.

"What's going on? You seem like you're expecting a bite any moment!"

"Huh? A bite? Nah... I trust you not to bite me in public anyway!"

She punched his shoulder softly. "Smartass!"

He chuckled in obvious amusement.

"I have something on the line but it has to be reeled in carefully. I wanted you to do it for me. So come over here and sit down in this chair and just reel it up for me okay?"

She was puzzled and hesitant. What the heck was he talking about?

"You want ME to reel in your catch?"

"Yeah. What are you? Hard of hearing? C'mon Trish. Let's go! This won't wait forever ya know!"

"I've never even held a fishing rod in my whole life Todd!"

"Well, here's your chance sheltered girl! Come hold my rod for me! And that wasn't a sexual line by the way, just in case your twisted little mind is in the gutter!'

She huffed for a moment trying to think of a good comeback when it hit her.

"How can it be? I've never been to where you live Tawwwd!"

He smiled and turned his head to face her and looked into her eyes directly.

"Will you get your little ass into this chair and help me or what?"

She nodded.

"Okay Fine! What do I have to do?"

He got up holding the rod in both hands as he glanced at the folding chair seat.

"Have a seat Trish."

She sat down wondering what he was up to?

He smiled. Then spoke again.

"Now hold this fishing rod where my hands are. Hold it firmly!"

She grinned as her mind clicked and she joked back.

"I bet you say that to all the girls!"

He looked at her in surprise and laughed.

"You HAVE been reading those ladies bathroom stall messages haven't you?"

She flipped him off laughing and then grabbed the fishing rod.

"Give me that before I have to hurt you Todd!"

He nodded looking at her as she held the rod nervously.

"One hand on the reel! There you go!"

She gripped the crank handle with her right hand. 

"Now carefully reel it in! Be gentle, but don't stop!"

"I just know you've used this line before Tawwwd!"

"Hey, I never waste good material! Chicks dig that stuff!"

"Say's you!" She snapped with a little smirk as she concentrated on reeling in the line. 

The rod bent over and something seemed to bump and drag along the bottom of the bay as she brought it closer and closer to shore. 

"It feels like I'm dragging a rock over the bottom. You didn't catch a tire or a boot by any chance did you?"

He shook his head. 

"Oh no girl. That's no tire or boot on the other end! Watch and see!"

Now she was absorbed in this. It was actually kind of fun and a little worrisome too. She wondered what could be on the other end of the line? How long had he been here with his catch waiting for her to show to reel it in? Or was her arrival just accidental good timing?"

As it got close to the sea wall Todd grabbed an oversized net and rushed to the edge scooping up the catch and jerking it out of the water with great fervor.

Trish set the rod down into the holder that he had wedged into the ground in front of his chair and got up to take a closer look at what was in the net.

She shrugged and looked closer.

It appeared to be a bottle wrapped in a small net with heavy fishing weights around it. There was something inside the bottle as well.

Todd held it up and unscrewed the cap pouring out a lot of water. He turned and handed it to her. 

"There appears to be a small cord hooked to something in the bottle. Maybe you could pull it out? My fingers are slippery!"

She eyed the bottle with a suspicious look on her face and then reached for the small cord and pulled out a plastic wrapped tube.

Todd smiled.

"What the heck is that?"

"This better not be something dumb that gets one of us slapped Tawwwd!" She warned as she opened the plastic and dug into the tube. Her index finger pulled something out of the tube and her eyes widened as she read the tickets. 

"What is this Todd?"

"Those appear to be tickets."

She shot him a "get serious" look for a moment and then looked them over more carefully.

"These are for something called 'The Seahorse Society conservation event', which is what exactly?"

"Ya know, for a brainy girl you can be quite slow on the uptake sometimes Trishhh!" He teased.

"What's this Seahorse Society?"

"It's a wide group of aquarists, conservationists, scientists, and supporters who get together to talk about seahorses, showcase various species, discus habitat issues and legislation, and of course there is a huge aquarium display area with tons of seahorses and pipefish. There's also a lot of seahorse themed stuff for sale. All of it goes toward conservation and protection of wild habitats and seahorse populations."

Her eyes lit up and she smiled as she thought about this event.

"You got these for me?"

He shrugged.

"Well technically I got them for US since ya can only use one ticket per person and they're only good for the event once a year."

Now she hugged him and Todd laughed. "I take it that you like the tickets?"

She kissed him suddenly. Todd seemed surprised this time and when they broke apart she grinned.

"Does that answer your question?"

"Not really. I had some cherry soda stain on my lips. Ya mighta just been thirsty." He teased. 

She was in too good a mood to rise to the bait. 

"When is this?"

"It's in two weeks. That gives you time to get ready, set up your schedule, and all that." He cut the line and rerigged his fishing pole. Then reeled it in and set it into the holder again.

"It's on a weekend. You can spend the day and the evening there. Then return the following day too. Should be fun. I hope you like it?"

"I love this Todd. You might be a dork, but this is the coolest gift anyone has ever given me!"

"Now wait a second! Cooler than Barney? He'll be so hurt to know that!"

She punched him harder in the shoulder. 

"You know what I mean and his name is not Barney!"

Todd smiled and shook his head.

"It so is!"

Then he looked down at the bait bucket. 

"Mind if we swing by your place before I head home? I just wanna check in on Barney and see how he's doing?"

"Oh just for the seahorse?"

He shrugged.

"I'm a sucker for the poor guy. Barney and I are very close."

"If you were really close you'd know his name isn't Barney!"

"What is it then?"

She shrugged. She still hadn't decided on what to name him yet. 

"Not barney!"

Todd laughed.

"I'll meet you over there!"

The drive to her apartment was very exciting as she thought about the event. She thought about Todd, the seahorse, and all the things that were happening to and around her. It was also surreal. 

She wondered how long this happiness would last? Guys like Todd had to be very popular. He was smart and charismatic. He was handsome and nicely built. He had all the tell tale hallmarks of a "keeper" which worried her. 

What was he doing trying to be friends with her? Did he lose a dare? Was this a bet that he had with friends to seduce the goofy loser nerd girl like on some movie or twisted TV show? How was he not taken? 

Maybe he was? She wondered if he was cheating on someone else? Did he have a girlfriend and she was just a diversion? Was he a "player" as they called it? 

She shook her head. "You'd better get a grip on yourself Trish she told herself. Don't over think this. Even if it was something different than it appeared don't mess things up. For now just enjoy the moments and see where they led.

He pulled up just as she was getting out of her car and he hefted the bucket she had seen him with earlier from his front seat and brought it in with him.

"What's that? Lunch?" She teased.

He shook his head and walked in to her living room and set the bucket down in front of her aquarium. 

"Nah! I got a surprise for Barney. I promised him I would when we had our last discussion."

She stared eagerly at the bucket wondering what in the world he had in there?

"Well? What is it? What's in the bucket Todd?"

He wagged a finger at her.

"Not so fast missy! I don't just share this sort of stuff with everyone. I don't just open buckets for strange women from the ICW park benches!"

She scowled at him. 

"Hah, hah! Yeah right Tawwwd! Open the bucket. I wanna see what you have?"

"First off you didn't say the magic word."

"Pleasssssssse Todd?" 

He smiled and nodded.

"Very good, and secondly I know that when you see this you are going to want to kiss me and make passionate love to me so I will warn you, I'm not that easy! Kissing okay, but don't go getting all; 'we should have kids! Let's make them right now!' on me okay? Sex takes time! Just saying..."

She looked at him with a raised eyebrow and shook her head.

"You can be a real dweeb at times Tawwwd!"

He nodded. Then pulled her closer and kissed her. This was a long kiss and she felt his tongue probing her and tickling her lips and mouth. His hands moved down to squeeze her butt gently but firmly. 

She'd never had a guy kiss her like that before. Not that she had very much experience at all. But this was amazing. It was also stimulating and she wondered if her pounding heart and strange arousal was due to his suggestion about sex and her getting turned on by what he had in the bucket?

He broke apart the kiss and stepped aside then pointed to the bucket lid. 

"Go ahead now, open it."

Quickly Trish knelt down with the bucket between her legs like an eager kid at Christmas, and opened the lid. 

Inside the bucket to her amazement were two more seahorses that were just a bit smaller than hers, and two little pipefish. One was green and the other black and brown striped with a little red in it. She stared in fixated fascination at the fish in the bucket.

Todd smiled.

"Shall we float them and add them to your tank? Barney could use the company!"

She was too happy to correct him for using that dumb name. She nodded and he laughed.

He got out a bag and a net and after filling the bag half way with water from the bucket he netted the seahorses and pipefish and put them in the bag. Then floated the bag in her aquarium water to allow the temperature to equalize out between the tank and the bag water.

As he stood watching the bag of new fish she stood beside him and glanced at him with a new glint of joy in her eyes.

She thought about what he had said and found that she really was turned on and actually did want to make love to him. Even though she worried about her body and weather or not she could please a guy who was obviously as experienced as Todd had to be? 

She blushed a bit and turned back to watch the seahorses as Todd explained how seahorses and pipefish were close relatives and ate the same stuff for the most part. They were compatible tank mates that wouldn't mess with each other too much.

She listened but couldn't get the thoughts about sex and making love to Todd out of her head. He was very sneaky she thought. He suggested it, and now my mind is obsessed with the idea. She didn't care. He was right even though he had presented it in a joking and casual manner. She would have been turned on seeing the gift of new tank mates that he had obviously cast netted up.

She watched as he released the new inhabitants into the aquarium and saw her first seahorse approach them with what was now a bright burgundy red colour. That was new and exciting. The new seahorses seemed shy at first and hid in the grasses, but the larger bright seahorse followed them into the sea grass. 

Trish wondered if they would fight? But they didn't. He seemed genuinely happy to see these other seahorses and to have their company. The two pipefish on the other hand had hidden and she was amazed at how impossible it was to find them. 

She walked over to her couch and sat down still staring at her tank.

"Thank you Todd. That was really sweet of you."

He shrugged.

"Just some stuff I cast netted up and knew you'd like."

She smiled as he walked over and sat down near her on the couch.

"How did you do that by the way?"

He looked puzzled.

"I um, tossed the net, it opened, I pulled it back, it closed, and after several casts in the weed bed I wound up with these fish. It's pretty simple really."

She shook her head and leaned in to look him in the eyes.

"I meant that whole sexual thing! How'd you suggest that? Did you know it would get me excited?"

"Geeze Trish, that's pretty simple to figure. You're a sweet girl and you like seahorses. Plus I know you dig me for my big brains, so I figured you'd wanna hump my brains out!"

She moved back for a moment.

"You sure have a way of killing romantic thoughts ya goober!"

But suddenly he leaned over and kissed her. This time leaning her back until them fell together over the cushions kissing and laughing while they tried to hold the kiss.

As they laughed with lips pressed together he spoke into the kiss. "How's this for romancing you again?"

She kept kissing and spoke back through the kiss. "Good but you don't kiss and have sex that easily. You said sex takes time and you aren't that easy remember?"

The kiss, which at this point was a silly joke between them, went on and Todd spoke again. "Yeah, but time has elapsed, and besides, sometimes I lie about being not so easy!"

She giggled and continued to kiss him. But then gasped as his right hand slid up under her skirt and brushed softly over her panty crotch. He broke off the kiss and with his left hand he removed her glasses and set them on the coffee table.

Her heart was racing. She'd only had sex two other times and both had been awkward and strained.

"I like your face without your glasses on. You look cute both ways you know?"




The Seahorse Society Ch. 01



She gulped nervously wondering if she shouldn't wait on the whole lust and sex thing? But she was so turned on too and what he was doing with his right hand had her wet and trembling in both trepidation and excited arousal. 

"I um... I think maybe I should... um..." he kissed her once more and smiled.

"How about you shut up and not over think this Trish okay?" His smile and tone were warm and she nodded quietly and bit her lower lip as she closed her eyes and focused on the sensation of his fingers stroking her through her satin panties.

When she opened her eyes his face was warm and smiling and he was looking directly into her eyes. It made her feel shy and nervous. She tried to look away but kept returning his gaze and grinning awkwardly.

"I haven't done this that much. Just so you know." She said softly.

He nodded and leaned his head forward to touch his forehead to hers as he smiled and spoke.

"I know." She looked at him questioningly and he responded. "Super genius, remember?"

She smiled and nodded trying to seem confident even though she was quite nervous.

She closed her eyes and felt him kissing her neck and her jaw and chin. Then her lips before moving down to her collarbone and chest. His nose brushed over her shirt and tickled as he rubbed it down her stomach. 

She opened her eyes and looked down to where he was now hunched over her between her legs. Todd lifted her skirt hem up and pulled her panties off of her sliding them down her legs and off of her ankles. He tossed them onto the carpet and she turned her head to look at her silk panties lying there. 

This was something novel and for a moment as her thoughts wandered she focused on the tiny details of the lace edges. They looked kind of sexy in a small tossed heap on the floor. Maybe more so because Todd had tossed them there. 

He widened her legs and she felt his fingers prying her hood open above her sensitive upper labia. His warm tongue flickered over her clitoris and she jerked wildly as the pleasure sensation of the contact shot through her groin and made her gasp in amazement and delight.

Todd licked and fingered and sucked on her parts as she heaved and shook and writhed in unfamiliar ecstasy. The sexual sensations and stimulation were incredible. Her breathing quickened and her heart pounded as Todd worked her into a growing climax. 

She was going nuts she thought. This was so great. It couldn't get any better than this. This was pure pleasure on a level of intimacy she had never encountered before. But he stopped just as she was about to orgasm and she gasped and looked at him to see if anything was wrong? 

Todd was smiling as he took off his shirt and pulled off his shorts. He leaned forward and licked her stomach and then grabbed her shirt and slid it up her torso exposing her belly as he went. His face followed the progress upward and his tongue swirled and licked her sensitive and mildly ticklish skin making her giggle and jump. 

As her shirt came over her face and head he held it in place pinning her arms above her head. She had a bra on and could feel him unhooking it and pulling it up her chest over her breasts. She was blushing again and glad that her face was covered from his view as she felt his hand cupping her breasts and rubbing softly over her nipples and areolas. 

She felt him kiss her and mouth her nipples with his wild warm lips and tongue. His teeth lightly rasped and tugged at her hardening nipples and she gasped and panted feeling her vagina undulating and contracting. She had never experienced this before either! It was not like anything she'd ever imagines that sex could be like.

Todd pulled her shirt up farther so that just her eyes and forehead where still covers and he kissed her cheeks, her nose, her chin, her jaw, her upper lip, and everywhere except both lips. She was dying to have him kiss her mouth. She tried to reach for his face but he held her shirt firmly trapping her arms so that she couldn't move them.

She gasped and started to beg him for a kiss, but as if anticipating this he muffled her pleas with a deep long kiss as he moved over her hot excited body. In fact she was so heavily stimulated and so absorbed in the kiss that at first she was unaware of his erection which was already penetrating her vagina and lodged deep inside of her body. 

As Todd began to pump his hips it was about the third stroke before she gasped as she suddenly felt everything full force and realized that he was inside and making love to her. Each trust sending a wild tingling jolt through her and her body responding with heavy contractions and excitement!

He hovered over her and pulled her shirt over her head as he continued to move inside of her with strong hard strokes. She groaned and tossed her head wildly from side to side before arching her back and neck as she started to climax in full. 

Her half lidded eyes gazed up his face and he stared back at her with eyes that spoke to her and a powerful sense of unity filled her. She wondered what he was thinking, but closed her eyes again and cried out as he sped up grinning.

"OHMAGOD!!! Came her cries as if it were a single word. He smiled warmly and she looked at him hen she opened her eyes again.

But he wasn't finished by a long shot. He sped up and she writhed and cried and shook. Her arms came free from under the shirt and she grabbed his back and hooked her legs around him trying to pull herself further onto his hard penis.

Her fingers scratched and dug into his back and she gasped and hissed as her wild breathing escaped through clenched teeth. Lovemaking had become primal. He smiled and now a fierce lustful stare met hers as he grinned at her. 

He kissed her and then whispered in her ear.

"I like making love to you! But now I think we should fuck a little too!"

She nodded with eyes looking wild and needy. There was a very raw primal lust coursing through her. She had never known this wild side of herself. But to her own amazement and shock she heard herself snap back in his ear. "Are you gonna talk all day or are ya gonna fuck me Todd?!"

He grinned. They were both feeling it.

Suddenly he leaned back and grabbed her wrists holding them above her head. He leaned in and kissed her and then began to screw her at a wild pace. Faster and faster until she shook and bucked and cried out wildly. Trish bucked and thrashed and hissed at him through tight clenched teeth.

"Yessssssss! That's it! C'mon Todd! Harder! Faster! Fuck me!"

His own wicked grin met hers and he pushed her legs up and bent them forward until they rested against her chest pinning her to the cushions. Now he fucked her with strong carnal abandon and Trish cried out and tossed her head wildly. 

This was new and wild and she felt herself not just thrashing in lust, but releasing her inner demons. Years of frustration, self doubt, anger, resentment, and a thousand other little issues and stresses all expressing themselves and being channeled and then dissipated all at once!

Todd was sweating and moving at a very strong and fast pace as she bucked and even became overwhelmed. She tried to resist him for a few moments pushing and thrashing but he kept her pinned and kept going. Finally as she orgasmed again he came too pulling out of her body and ejaculating across her belly and chest. 

Then the two of them collapsed in a panting exhausted mess on the couch as sweat dripped and poured and Trish spasmed and jerked in the after throes of her climax. Todd slowly raised himself and stood on weak legs then turned and walked over to her bathroom returning with a towel. He wiped her body clean of seamen and sweat and wiped himself down too.

"I need some ice water!" She gasped. He nodded.

"I'll go get some." She was going to argue about being the hostess so she should get it, but he was already up and moving toward the kitchen and she was still weak and shaking from the sex. Her muscles twitched and spasmed and she lay there looking over at her seahorses with a smile on her face and a warm feeling in her heart.

Todd returned with the glass and smiled.

"You gotta sit up or you'll spill this all over the place."

She nodded and sat up slowly, then sipped the water and handed him back the glass. He sipped it too and then set it on a coaster on her coffee table. He was sitting next to where she had slumped back down sideways again. He smiled as he leaned down and kissed her hip and her outer upper thigh.

"THAT was amazing Todd! You really are a genius I think!" 

He shrugged and winked.

"If you're buttering me up for sex I think your timing is a bit off. We already had sex babe!"

She laughed.

"You're such a dork!"

He tickled her making her jump a little.

"You better watch it with that dork talk Trish!" He smiled and kissed her hip again. Her warm wet pussy was pooched out from where she had her legs drawn up side by side. 

"Oh yeah? No tickling! But what are you gonna do if I don't stop?"

He slid a finger up inside of her and jiggled it making her jump again in surprise!

"Same thing I'll do if you do stop. I'm going to make love to you some more. And fuck your brains out too!"

She smiled and stared at him with strong feelings of loving attraction.

"I'd like that!"

He nodded. His cock twitched as he was starting to get aroused again.

"I know you do!"

She raised an eyebrow playfully.

"Oh? How do you know so much?"

He knelt behind her and she gasped as she suddenly felt his second erection sliding back into her body. He thrust several times as it stiffened and grew thicker and longer. Then laughed at her surprised expression and leaned in to kiss her neck.

"Because silly... I'm a super genius remember?"

She giggled but began to tingle and tremble as he sped up and held her hips firmly with each thrust.

"OH my God Todd!" She gasped.

"Well I was going for 'yes you ARE a super genius' but God Todd? I'll take it." He laughed.

She flipped him off with a halfhearted effort.

He sped up. "Anything you want Trish! Fuck you it is!" He winked and she panted and smiled as once again they fucked and then later slowed down and made softer tender love. It was a long evening and one she would never forget.

When Trish woke she was alone, naked, and in her bedroom. Tired but content and glancing over at the nightstand there was a small note from Todd. 

'You passed out and I tried to wake you, but you looked so peaceful I didn't want to bother your sleep. I have to go, but I'll catch up again soon. Thanks for a fun evening and for your company. I really like spending time with you, even if you are weird and don't know Barney's name! XOXO – Todd'

She smiled. This was crazy. She was pretty sure that she was in love with him and pretty sure that love was a dangerous place for her mind to wander. Still there it was. Love? Possibly. Probably! Who knew? 

She felt so confused. Everything was happening so fast. But it felt right. Todd felt right. There was a strange simpatico between the two of them. She looked at her alarm clock. She had a few more hours of sleep coming. She turned off the light and drifted to sleep with warm thoughts and a tired body.



The Seahorse Society Ch. 02



 Here is part 2. As always, comments and feedback are welcomed. I hope you enjoy the continuation of the story. More parts to follow soon. Cheers!

*****

Trish wasn't too sure about the weather. It was overcast and a bit windy and as she drove to her spot at the ICW it began to rain a little. She had hoped to catch Todd after work at his usual fishing spot. But there was no sign of him and with the weather growing worse she didn't blame him for not being out in this.

She drove back home and rushed to her door as the rain began to come down harder. Her glasses steamed and the drops distorted her vision as she fumbled to line the door key up with the lock. She opened the door and then spotted the sticky note over her peephole. She glanced at it and pulled it off of the door then quickly went inside and closed the door. 

The note was wet and the ink had bled a bit. But even so she could make out what it said.

"Hey Trish, tried to stop by but you were out. I hope you are doing errands and not out looking for super genius men in the rain. At least it will be raining soon. Duh! Anyway I'm not fishing today but since you're not home I'll catch up with you tomorrow. Hope you had a good day? See ya later. Tell Barney I said hello okay? - Todd"

She cursed softly under her breath. She'd missed him. Of course he wouldn't be out in weather like this. What was she thinking? She looked at the note. It was both sweet and annoying. A reminder of just how poor her sense of dating and social interactions was.

Any normal girl would have known better she told herself. Only you get so goofy and boy obsessed that your brain freezes up like this. She shook her head and put the sticky note on her counter. Then she thought of the first sticky note.

She had Todd's number. She should call him. She pulled out her phone and brought up his phone number. All she had to do was hit the green call button. She started to move her index finger toward it but got nervous. Should I call him so soon after just missing him? What was the social protocol for this sort of thing? She had no idea. 

Maybe I'll seem clingy or desperate if I call him like that? Guys hate clingy girl smothering them didn't they? She didn't want to be seen as needy or insecure of inexperienced. She laughed to herself in a moment of realization.

"I'm all three of those things! Needy, insecure, and Inexperienced." She grumbled inwardly. She shook her head and set her phone down on the counter. She started to take off her wet top and jeans. Then stared at the phone with her top pulled halfway up her chest.

What if the note is a hint since he doesn't have my number yet? Maybe he's being subtle? She walked closer to the phone with her hands and shirt still frozen in place. She looked at the phone as if willing it to come to life and share the secrets of the universe and romance with her.

She lowered her shirt and picked the phone up again. Then set it down.

Calling back so soon was probably wrong. Perhaps she should call back in the evening? She started again to pull up her wet rain soaked shirt. It was over her head and her arms were still in it when she looked back nervously at the phone. 

Was she being silly? Why was this so tough to figure out? 

She paused and stared again at the phone. Then started to turn away from the thing and looked out of her window. Across the grassy landing in the opposite building an old man was staring at her through his window. Until his wife stepped in between him and the window and then turned in annoyance to see Trish standing there like an idiot with her shirt up over her head, arms held up, and just her bra covering her breasts. 

The old woman from across the way scowled at her hatefully and closed the blinds to her window. Trish gasped as she suddenly realized that she was flashing her top and her bra to neighbors. She pulled off her top quickly and closed her own blinds feeling embarrassed for flashing the other apartment while debating what to do about calling Todd.

So she walked to her bedroom and changed out of her wet clothes and into a T-shirt and shorts. She sat down in the living room and glanced at her aquarium. Her phone was now an accursed item that she both craved and feared. Should she leave it where she had set it down or should she get it and commit to calling Todd? 

In the aquarium her original seahorse had shifted from Burgundy to a strong blood red with small pinkish bands appearing on his back and tail. The other sea horses were growing lighter and one of her pipefish was in view. She stared at the whole set up in fascination, but it kept reminding her that Todd was able to be contacted and had visited and she could initiate a call if she chose to.

She thought about it and decided to call her friend Duncan. He was a big time nerd and computer geek, but she had known him for ages. Surely he had some insight that would help. He could at least point her in the right direction. She got up and retrieved the phone and then dialed Duncan's number.

His voice was kind of gangly and wimpy. She liked that though. He was easy to relate to and easy to confide in.

"What up Trish?" He said and she could hear sounds of a video game in the background.

"Not too much. Whatcha doin' flake?"

"Kicking ass in World of Warcraft ya tart!" He bragged as she listened to the computer game fight in the background noises.

"Hey are you really wrapped up in your WOW or can we talk a moment?"

"We're talking right now Trish. I can talk and play at the same time girl."

She wanted his undivided attention.

"C'mon flake! I really need to talk to you. It's important and I need your feedback!" She was frustrated and a bit annoyed that his game was such a priority.

"What's so serious that you want to make me stop a WOW game and hear you rant on about?"

"I met a guy and we hit it off and we had sex. So I wanted to get some ideas from you on something that's bugging me okay?"

There was silence on the other end of the line. 

"Uh Trish when you say you had sex, cyber sex don't really count girl! You know that right?"

"Yeah I do you douche bag! I'm being serious Duncan. It wasn't cyber sex either we made love right here on my sofa!'

Most silence followed.

"You had sex with a partner on your sofa? When?"

"Yesterday!"

"Did you video tape it?"

"No! You're such a pervert!"

He laughed. 

"Okay tell me everything? I want details Trish?"

She took a deep breath and then began.

"I met him a short time ago and we sorta hit it off. He was fishing and cast netted a seahorse which he gave to me for my aquarium."

"Whoa!, hang on a sec Trish. Do you mean that empty tank in your living room? What's it been like three years with no water?"

"Oh please! It's only been a few months that I had the tank sitting there empty."

"Try nine months Trish! We were all betting you were gonna start raising spiders in the damn thing. So you got a seahorse eh? And you haven't killed it?"

"No I haven't killed it ya butthead! But I know somebody who might get killed if he keeps on talking like that." She jokingly threatened. 

"Ouh I'm scared. Anyway, continue. When do we get to the good part?"

She shook her head and wondered if she should be talking to Duncan about this. He was one of her best friends, but he was sometimes goofy or obnoxious in his poor attempts to be witty and humorous.

"So anyway, he helped me set up the aquarium. Both his parents are marine biologists and he knows a lot about fish and aquariums and stuff like that. He's a really fun guy and I really like him a lot. He has the most amazing eyes too."

"Uh Trish, get to the part where he bangs you on the sofa okay? I'm living vicariously through you girl." He laughed.

She held her middle finger to the phone and spoke to him again.

"I wish you could see me flipping you off Duncan! I swear you're such a pervert sometimes. Seriously, I'm trying to have a mature conversation and your acting like a horny little teen."

Duncan stopped chuckling and cleared his throat. 

"Hey sorry Trish. It's just the first time one of my friends has called me to tell me about actual sex that they had. If you were a guy I'd be busting your chops just as bad. You know that right? I'm just curious. That's all. Anyway, please continue. I promise to behave."

"Well the bottom line is that it's not just lust or anything like that Duncan. I have some very strong feelings for this guy. I mean I really like him and he seems to really like me too. He's spent a lot of time visiting me or trying to visit me. I just missed him a little while ago but I have his phone number. So I wanted to call him, but I keep getting scared and not doing it. What do you think I should do Duncan?"

There was a long pause and then Duncan answered.

"Okay, first off it sounds like you guys are having fun and getting to know each other. I assume he gave you his number and you didn't pick pocket it from a business card or anything right?"

"Of course he gave it to me. He wrote it on a sticky note for me."

"Good. That's good Trish. He's fine then with you calling. He wouldn't have left you his number otherwise. If I was him I'd want you to call me if I missed meeting up with you. Know what I mean?"

"Yeah, I thought about that, but what if I come off as insecure or clingy or needy?"

"Trish, you ARE insecure, clingy, and needy. So what? He likes you anyway. If he fucked you..."

She cut him off. "Hey that's really gross the way you say it. We made love okay?"

"Sorry. My bad. Let me rephrase that into something less masculine. If he 'made love to you' and then came back for more and to hang out with you it can only mean that you were a pretty good lay. Er, my bad, make that 'romantic partner' and if he's spending non-sexual time with you too, then he probably likes your company. So I'd say you are totally good to call him up. Just don't move too fast. Let things flow Trish. Your biggest worry will be to not worry. You always freak out about the craziest and littlest stupid stuff."

"I do not!"

He laughed. 

"Girls who don't freak out about little things call the guys that they are seeing without any hesitation Trish. Trust me, you have issues. But so do I. Hell most of the people you know have issues. It's okay. Just call him and be your charming goofy self. You'll be fine. Trust me. And I bet you he'll be as happy that you called as you'll be."

She took a deep breath and considered this.

"You know something? You're right Duncan. You may be a big geek, but you're pretty sharp."

"Yeah I know. So hey, now that we've solved your part of this little conundrum, maybe you can help out a friend in need too... tell me, did he slap your ass and ride you like a pony?"

She growled at Duncan into the receiver as he laughed hard at his own comment.

"Bye Duncan. I'm hanging up now!" 

He was still laughing hard when she hung up her phone. But she smiled and then giggled. Slap my ass and ride me like a pony? She had to admit, it was a funny mental image and in her relaxed state she dialed Todd and waited.

On the fourth ring he answered.

"Hello?"

"Hi Todd?"

"Who is this?" His voice sounded amused and she wondered if he actually recognized her voice?

"I'm sorry, let me try again. Hello Tawwwd."

He laughed.

"I knew it was you Trishhh."

She smiled. She had had a feeling that he recognized her voice. Which was nice given that she was pretty sure her phone voice sounded as different from her speaking voice as it did for most people who speak on the phone.

"Sorry I missed you. I got your note though."

He laughed.

"Was it wet?"

"Duh!"

"Do I know my whether or what?"

"Oh please, it was dark and overcast. You don't have to be a super genius to figure that out Todd."

"What were you doing while I was writing a note on your door?"

"Nothing. Just running some errands." She lied.

"Like going down to see if I was fishing?"

There was a short silence and Todd chuckled as he had obviously busted her. But she wasn't going to give in that easy.

"Like errands Tawwwd. I do have a life you know?"

"You do?" He teased.

"Anyway, the aquarium is looking good and my seahorse..."

"You mean Barney?" He interrupted her.

"No. I mean my first seahorse has turned a burgundy red colour. It's pretty amazing. You were right about the colour changing. He looks so pretty."

"Told ya he probably would. He may keep going too. Time will tell what colour he turns permanently"

"It's really amazing."

"So tell me, what errands were ya running Trish? I'm just curious?"

She didn't want to give in to the smug and knowing tone that said that he knew she had gone down to the ICW to see if he was there.

"Girl stuff Todd. Geeze ya sure are nosey."

"Oh girl stuff? Like what? Buying feminine hygiene products? Visiting your gynecologist? Going to a male strip club with girlfriends?"

"None of your business Todd."

He laughed, obviously enjoying this game.

"You're right Trish. You're right. I suppose that if you were going down to the ICW to see if I was there you'd be honest and tell me. After all, it's the honest thing to do when you're seeing someone. Honesty is always important, and I trust you. So no problem."

She squirmed and fidgeted feeling guilty.

"All right I admit it. I went down to see if you were there okay? Then I got rained on. Happy Todd?"

He laughed.

"You need to lighten up Trish. I'm only teasing you. I knew you went down to see me. One of my friends has seen you talking with me and visiting me. He called when you were leaving and told me 'your girlfriend came lookin' for you Todd. Best give her a call.' So I knew already. I was just teasing you a little."

"What did you tell him?"

"Huh?"

"Your friend who said that your girlfriend had come looking for you. What did you say to him?"

"I thanked him and told him I expected that sooner or later she'd give me a call since I still don't have her number."

She gasped.

"I'm so sorry about that Todd. I shoulda given it to you before. It's just that my mind has been going a mile a minute and I didn't remember to offer it. Anyway if you have a pen I can give it to you now?"

"It's on my caller ID Trish. When you get off of this call I'll save it on my phone with your name."

She nodded and then realized absently that he couldn't see her.

"Oh. Okay Todd. That sounds good. Do you want my full name?"

"Nope. I'll just enter it as Trish space girlfriend."

She found herself having paused in her breathing. Did he just say girlfriend? It took her a moment to register that. But it also made her smile. That was so sweet of him.

Todd spoke again.

"You didn't just faint did ya? The phone line's a bit quiet Trish."

"Huh? No, sorry I'm here."

"Say listen, I have to get going, but tomorrow after work I'll call you and if you want we can get together then. Maybe have a bite to eat somewhere? Is that okay with you?"

She nodded and then caught herself. 

"Yeah. That sounds great Todd. Call me."

"I will. Thanks for the phone call Trish."

"You're welcome Todd."

"Talk to ya tomorrow then. Bye Trish."

"Bye Todd."

He hung up and then she did as well.

Trish was full of butterflies as she walked over to her aquarium and stared blissfully into the tank. Thoughts of him flooded her mind and then she found herself feeling flush and excited. This was something unusual for her as well. 

She remembered the lovemaking and the carnal sex too. He had taken her to paradise and also fucked her wildly; despite her earlier reprimand to her pervy nerd buddy Duncan. She laughed again as she pictured Todd in a cowboy hat behind her slapping her butt as she got screwed on her hands and knees on her couch. Him holding her hip with one hand and waving his other arm stiffly up and down like a bull rider trying to make the eight seconds mark. She decided it was best to take a nice hot shower and perhaps play with herself a bit. She definitely needed the relief of tension as thoughts of Todd drove her mind into imagining other sexual scenarios and fantasies.

The next day time dragged. Trish stood in front of a mirror in her bathroom and brushed her teeth. Then looked at her smile from side to side. She made a few faces. Stupid and silly faces. The expressions made her giggle at her own silliness.

She stopped and looked at her make up kit. It was a nice kit; or rather collection of may kits. Revlon, Maybelline, Covergirl, she had it all. One of her friends and her aunt had bought her a lot of make up over the years. They were gifts, and she never really wore make up so now she pulled out her under the sink cabinet collection and looked at it in confused interest.

She shook her head. Make up was as alien to her as it was to most guys. Eye shadow, eyeliner, and lipstick covered the extent of her make up knowledge. Though in her case by knowledge meaning knowing what it was rather than how to apply it.

Blush, foundations, nail polish, mascara, and all sorts of accessories and little compartmented plastic covered boxes made no sense to her. She frowned. She might have to google it or look up youtube videos just to learn what most girls knew from a much earlier age.

What if I wind up looking like a clown? She thought to herself. Then got the idea that perhaps she might want to go down the street to a beauty parlor and let a professional do the right things for her? That sounded much better and she got dressed, threw on her shoes, grabbed her purse and car keys, and then headed to a salon that she had seen before near the downtown library.

The place was interesting. To her surprise a nice looking thin nerdy type guy stood behind the counter, though he was nicely dressed and smiled as he looked up at her. 

He looked her over as she nervously approached the counter. The second he spoke she heard the characteristic vocal emphasis that so many gay men use in their speaking to indicate their lifestyle to each other and others.

"Oh my goodness honey, aren't you a cute little doll? What can we do for you today?" 

But before she could reply he held up his right palm in a strange "stop" gesture and continued.

"Wait! Meaning what can't we do sweetie? You look so cherry dear. I'm Vincent. Are you okay? Would you like a mint? It's okay to approach the bench dear. The verdict is in! You're adorable. Ya just need a little polish sister. Is this your first time here sweetie?"

She smiled nervously.

"It shows huh?"

"Sweetheart you're a train wreck." Trish frowned. "But not without super awesome just screaming to get out. Honey you have soooooooooo come to the right place. Vincent is going to fix you right up. What can we do for you today dear? What's the occasion?"

"I um, I really don't..."

He smiled and walked around from behind the counter with a small flat box of Kleenex. His strut was very exaggerated and theatrical. He handed her the box of Kleenex and spoke again.

"Offer me one sugar."

She looked confused as he hooked her arm in his and pulled a Kleenex tissue out and brought it up to his eyes as if wiping away tears.

"You're so delicious I think I'm going to cry."

That made her smile and giggle a little and he nodded.

"I knew there was a charming little smile there honey. Come with me, let's get you signed in and then you tell me what you are doing here. My job is to make you look fabulous. But we need to make sure you look the part for whatever the event. So come on sister, spill it!"

She was at ease immediately as Vincent walked her to the counter and hugged her. Then stood back holding his left arm across his abdomen while bracing his right elbow on top of his left wrist. His right hand was pointing and his index finger rested on his cheek as he inspected her.




The Seahorse Society Ch. 02



"So what's your name sugar?"

"I'm Trish."

He nodded.

"Oh yes! I can see that. You ARE a Trish honey!" He was so emphatic and it made her giggle. "I like this. Trish, your wardrobe... honey we have to talk. But first tell me about why you're here? And sweetheart, don't hold back. Vincent needs to know if you're gonna glow." 

She nodded and relaxed as she told him about her dinner date. Vincent nodded and smiled and clapped a little as she related the tale about meeting him and the seahorse. He would interject little supportive comments. "Oh my he sounds so sweet!" "A real seahorse? Ouuuh I love seahorses!" "He did what? Wow!" and a lot of mmm hmm's, and uh huhs.

"Trish you're a butterfly!" He hugged her. "When you came in here you were a little caterpillar and trust me, I ALWAYS can spot the caterpillar. You know what I see in you?"

She shook her head.

"HUGE potential Trish!" He nodded and went around the counter.

"Let's get your name and information and I'll make sure today, a butterfly leaves here."

"Is it going to cost a lot to fix me up?"

He shook his head. 

"Not so much. We'll take it slow. You're cherry my little butterfly. Ya can't force a flower open sweetie. It's gotta open up gradually. Don't worry, Vincent is watching out for you. If you hate it I'll pay for it myself. But you're gonna love it. Our salon pros are gonna make you look fierce!"

She giggled again. She had not met many gay men and speaking with Vincent was a strangely wonderful experience as he took her to the back and spoke with a couple of the stylists. 

"This is Judy. She's a wild bitch but the best with hair and nails. And then this is Dante, he's going to help you with hair colour and make up."

Trish frowned.

"But I don't want my hair coloured."

Dante smiled and nodded then leaned in to her ear and whispered.

"Yes you do. But only a little bit. Some highlights love. You'll be fine girlfriend, trust me." He winked smiling a huge grin and she nodded.

"Okay."

Vince stepped in.

"These bitches will make you a star or they'll answer to me Trish. You just relax. Judy will start you off."

He smiled and walked away then turned before heading around the divider to the reception area.

"Butterfly Trish! Think of how amazed Todd will be okay hun?"

He spun around with almost dance-like precision and sauntered around the divider to his station.

Trish didn't hang out with women very often but was surprised by how nice Judy was and engaging. She asked questions for a while, listened to her answers, and then nodded and commented as they spoke. After a while Judy pointed to other stylists and gave her the shop gossip about who were good at this or so dramatic it was sick, or who she could see for this or that. 

But best of all, Judy was full of beauty tips and how to pointers. Vincent had shared with her how little Trish knew about make up and she took the time to show Trish what she was doing and how to do some of it. 

"Now Dante is a little princess. But when he starts his 'special technique' crap just cut him off and ask him how you could do something similar at home? As long as you compliment him on his pointers, that bitch will spill his guts on every little thing you ever wanted to know about make up, hair dye and colours, products, you name it. He's a sucker for flattery!"

Trish smiled.

"Thank you Judy. I'm really glad I came. I was so scared walking in here. But everyone has been so nice."

Judy laughed.

"Just wait 'til you get to know us." She rolled her eyes. Then continued. "Always remember, there are only three people outside of family that most folks confide in, Priests, Bar Tenders, and Beauticians. But Priests and Bar Tenders are always a risk!" 

They laughed and the time was suddenly racing by. 

Dante was even more emphatic and dramatic than Vincent had been and told her dirty secrets about his boyfriend or a wild party gala they had been to, and chatted about all sorts of things that Trish knew little about. 

But he had a way of making everything funny or interesting and true to her word, when Trish followed Judy's advice Dante spilled his guts about bases and foundations, techniques, lipstick, eyes, jaw lines, how to get a look that was subtle and how to make the make up last longer.

Trish was surprised to realize how much she didn't want to leave when he announced that she was all done and held up the mirror for her to see. 

She was stunned. She looked like a much better and cleaner and hotter version of herself. In fact it was almost like a dream. It was hard to believe that this was her face.

She was almost in tears as she looked and then Dante began to cry and nod. 

"It's all you sugar."

They hugged and she thanked him profusely. When she returned to the front to pay Vincent, he smiled and gave her his card.

"Soon sweetie, you call Vincent. Let me know how the dinner date went, and sometime we need to get you a fashion update. Call me and I'll take you shopping for something a lot less ug, and something stylish and fun that screams Trish okay?"

She nodded and thanked him, then left a tip for Judy and for Dante as Vincent had informed her was protocol in any good salon. Then left smiling and feeling amazing.

She headed home and waited for Todd to call.

Once more the clock slowed down. It was torturous waiting for him. She tried to log online and chat with some of her friends, but that didn't distract her very much and she soon logged back off of the computer and checked the time. She turned on the TV and absently flipped through the channels hoping to find something worth watching, but TV was just not doing it for her.

She thought about maybe calling up Vincent, but knew it was too soon.

Finally she settled in front of the tank only to discover that her main seahorse had turned from a burgundy colour to a dark orange. The pink bars were now peach coloured and she smiled and watched all of the seahorses and both pipefish were out as well. 

Watching the tank relaxed her until at last the phone rang. She waited to the second ring to pick it up.

"Hi Todd."

He had a warm tone to his voice.

"Hey Trish. Mind if I come over? Then we can go out and grab something to eat?"

She smiled.

"Sure that'll be great. I'll see you when you get here."

"I won't keep ya waiting long."

She nodded. 

"Okay. See ya when you get here."

"Bye Trish."

He hung up before she could answer, but it didn't matter she was tickled that he had called at last.

But a second later a knock on the door made her jump in her seat.

She heard Todd's voice outside her door.

"Hey Trish, you in there?"

She laughed as she headed for the door. That smartass had been on the other side of her door the whole time?

"No Todd. I'm not home right now." She said as she opened the door.

He looked at her and his eyes widened.

"Oh wow! Don't you look hot?"

She blushed and stood back to let him come in.

"Just a little make up."

"You got made up for me? Wow. Well ya look great. I was just going to do something simple like Olive Garden or Outback Steakhouse or Marie Calendars, but you could pick some place else if you wanted?"

She closed the door and shrugged.

"Any of those are great with me Todd."

"Did you need to get ready or are you ready to go now? I didn't mean to rush you."

"I'll be ready shortly. Let me change clothes."

Now that he was here and commenting on how nice she looked she decided to put on a dress. But she only had a few of these. Here dresses and skirts were pretty basic and she looked them over carefully before deciding on the blue one. It was lighter and more playful than the rest. She changed while Todd was in her living room looking at the seahorses and speaking to them. 

She was going to put on heels but decided she'd probably fall and break something. She went with some dark pumps instead and returned to watch Todd as he conversed with the fish.

"Well? Is this okay?"

He stood and smiled looking her over.

"Wow that's a very hot look for you Trish!"

"You like it?"

He walked up and kissed her and squeezed her butt. 

"Yeah I do. We'd better go before I get excited and carried away."

She nodded feeling her heart racing.

"Okay let's go Todd."

On the way out he looked back at the aquarium. "Bye guys, bye Barney!"

"His name isn't Barney Tawwwd!"

He walked past where she was holding her door waiting to lock it and slapped her butt playfully.

"Yes it is."

She shook her head.

"Shut up and walk Todd."

He grinned.

"Yes mam!"

Dinner wound up being at Marie Calendars. It was cheery and pleasant and the two of them ate and talked in waves. After dinner they went back to her place and sat on the couch and watched the fish tank for a while. Todd was telling her about some of the great seahorses she could expect to see on display at the society meeting. 

As they sat there talking she got curious and asked him; "So you've been to my place a few times now. When do I get to see your place?"

He laughed. 

"When you are ready grasshopper. Not before."

"Really Todd? A quote from 'Kung Fu'? That series is so before your time."

"It's before your time too, but you recognized it."

"Duh, I'm a bit of a nerd Todd. I used to read a lot and watch a lot of TV. Even older stuff."

He shook his head.

"Girl it ain't like you have a monopoly on vintage TV shows. I can be vintage too. So there!" He stuck out his tongue at her and she laughed.

"You know something Tawwwd? I really like you."

He shook his head still grinning.

"No you don't. You LOVE me! And I can totally understand that too. I've seen me in a mirror. I get it. If I was a girl I'd totally love me too. I'd be hittin' on this like mad if I was a girl."

She scowled playfully.

"Oh really? Mister conceited. You think I love you?"

He nodded. "I know ya do! Admit it. You are head over heels for this." He pointed to himself. 

She shook her head.

"You're too arrogant for me. You want me hittin' on you?"

She punched him in the shoulder and he laughed even though it rocked him sideways.

"C'mon Trish? Admit it... you love me and you want me. It's okay. I get it."

"You hope so. But I may be just some girl using you for your aquarium smarts Todd. Did ya ever consider that?"

"Yeah I had thought about that. But I know better. You can admit it. I'm pretty cute and adorable for a super genius. "

"Better me careful with that big ego of yours Todd. I might have to teach you a lesson about arrogant people."

He smiled and leaned closer to her.

"You're gonna teach me a lesson Trish?" He teased.

She nodded. 

"School might already be in session only someone is too busy patting himself on the back to realize it Tawwwd."

He grabbed her and kissed her pulling her closer to him. She wrapped her arms around him and kissed back as Todd broke apart long enough to smile and tell her; "Anyone ever tell ya you talk too much?"

She started to answer but he kissed her again, muffling her playful response with his lips and tongue. Her heart was racing once again as she returned the kiss and held him. She shuddered as his left hand moved up her bare leg and over her thigh slowly during the kiss.

Anticipation and the build up of tension was obvious in her though Todd seemed oblivious to her nervousness. Perhaps he knew and for her sake chose to not treat it as a big deal. Whatever the case she was grateful for his lack of commentary on the way she shook and trembled and her breathing became more labored. 

As he slid his hand under her dress hem and brushed his fingertips softly over her silky panties she jumped in a wild ticklish burst of pleasure and he smiled a tender and relaxed smile that put her mind at ease. He was playful but not demeaning or exploitative of her shy nervous energy.

As his hand brushed her crotch a second time and fingers softly traced and tickled over her warm and excited flesh she squirmed a little and gasped. He winked and kissed her again and this time leaned her back into a lying position while sliding his index finger under her panty elastic to rub and softly stroke her damp throbbing flesh.

She could not believe how turned on and horny she felt and she grabbed him tighter and pulled him closer as he began to finger and rub her. He pulled her top down with his right hand including her bra and she gasped and closed her eyes as his mouth found her nipples and now raised areolas. As he mouthed her and sucked her into his lips she tried to cup his crotch but was in an awkward position and after a few missed attempts she focused her energy on pulling him closer. 

Trish wanted him inside of her so badly she could scream. But she didn't. She continued to wait and pulled at his shirt until she'd stripped it off of his torso and tossed it to the floor. Her legs twitched and she gasped as she felt her vaginal muscles contracting and trying to wrap around his probing finger. 

He stopped and sat back smiling as he unbuttoned his jeans and pulled them and his boxers down to his ankles. She looked at his semi-flaccid erection and leaned over taking it in her hands and stroking it carefully. 

This was new to her. She'd never really given anyone a blowjob. Her pathetic lack of experience haunted her as she chastised herself for having no great skills when she most wished that she had.

He smiled and closed his eyes waiting for her to start, and she tenderly licked the top of the head of his dick and watched his face for a reaction. The first few licks were soft and gentle but when he failed to move or gasp or show her any sign that he'd felt or liked it she tried popping it entirely in her mouth and bobbing up and down on it a little. 

A small exhalation encouraged her and she flicked her tongue along the underside of his shaft and the bottom of the head of his cock. The reaction was instantaneous. His cock throbbed and grew a bit and he gasped. 

Now she repeated this and after a moment his member began to swell up in her mouth and hands as she slid her pursed lips up and down his shaft and licked the sides and bottom of his cock. 

He reached down and removed her glasses and set them on the coffee table as she worked on him. Then to her surprise he grabbed her waist while she was sucking on him and lifted her torso up to rest across his chest and face. He spread her legs pulling her panty crotch to one side and told her; "Keep going Trish."

Then she gasped and trembled wildly as she felt his tongue and fingers licking and probing her vagina and clitoris. It felt so good and she cried out and jumped and spasmed while trying to focus on pleasuring him. His tongue snaked in and out of her faster and faster and she trembled and cried out and gasped as the pleasure built up swiftly. 

Todd reached down and gathered her hair and then pulled her head back slowly before turning her sideways and lowering her to the sofa. She was red faced from being in that strange down-turned position and Todd smiled and stood up, then lifted her torso until she was on her hands and knees and he came around behind her pulled her panties down to her knees and slid his throbbing erection deep inside of her.

Trish gasped as he started at a very slow and gentle pace. She looked at him and waited for more speed but he kept the easy pace up for a little while until at last she needed more power and speed and couldn't stand it.

"You better not be fallin' asleep on me Tawwwd!" She warned him to get the hint through. 

Todd closed his eyes, allowed his head to loll sideways, and then snored an exaggerated snore intended to emphasize the silly notion that he was zonked out. She reached back and slapped his thigh.

"Fuck me harder ya jerk!"

He laughed and tried to speed up but for a moment the humor overrode his intention and he laughed until she too was laughing hard. She shook her head and he held his gut as he tried to collect himself and focus back on the sex.

"Yes mam." He said at last and to her surprise he was able to start doing just as she'd asked. He sped up and grew stiffer and she gasped and coughed as laughter turned to powerful moans of delight and ecstasy. 

"I wasn't expecting that from your mouth." He offered still chuckling as he now slammed his cock in and out of her at a much faster pace. 

Trish gasped and panted trying to answer him but suddenly unable to as a climax took her body over and she shook and cried out as she orgasmed wildly.

He slowed down a bit until her breathing calmed a little and she gasped, "Me either Todd..."

Then he began again at an even faster pace making the subsiding orgasmic aftershocks suddenly flare up into full fledged muscle convulsions and a second powerful wave of building pleasure came to her in strong pulsing tingles. Then he slapped her butt and made her gasp with the mild sting of the unexpected contact.

She was pushing back at him with her hips, trying to help impale her body onto his hard cock when he laughed and stopped. Their rhythm was a bit off and he smiled as she looked back at him questioningly. 

He pushed her torso forward and down and then rolled her onto her back and pushed her legs forward. He draped one leg over the other until her knees were crossed and resting on his chest and then nodded in satisfaction as he slid himself back inside of her. Trish's eyes shot wide open!

She couldn't believe how tight and good this felt. Todd chuckled.

"You'd better let me worry about the pace dear. You just relax and I'll do the work."

"Is that some sort of male domination thing Todd?" She teased.

He nodded and leaned her legs forward as he craned his neck down to kiss her. When their lips parted he smiled and nodded.

"Yeah it is! Whatcha got to say about that Trish?"

He started to move at a very fast pace causing her to tremble and shake wildly and her opening remark became gibberish as she lost the ability to focus and speak to him. Te intensity of her building climax had her panting and wildly flooded with firing nerves and wet contractions.

"You are suchhhhh unghhh oh ffffu-fu-shhhh unnnnggggh!" She groaned and cried out.

Then he got faster still. She could feel the heat of his body and Todd was dripping with sweat as he slammed into her faster and harder still. Then suddenly she came. 

The orgasm was intense and she bucked and struggled reflexively, but was pinned and helpless to dislodge the cock that drove her wild. Todd felt himself twitching and pulled out then shot his load across the backs of her legs as he came hard too.

Trish was panting and breathing hard as he eased up allowing her to assume a more relaxed position. He fell back on the other side of the sofa gasping and breathing hard himself. He was sweaty, hot, and spent, just like her.

They took some time to catch their breath and allow their breathing to become more calm and steady. Then Todd grabbed a towel and wiped her legs and his cock free of seamen before finally pulling her to her feet. They embraced and kissed. Then he stripped her right there in her living room and scooped her into his arms, carrying her to the bedroom.

He laid her down on the bed and then crawled up from the foot of the bed and smiled. He parted her legs and gave her a playful lick making her jump a little.

"You better just relax mister!" She warned him with a smile. But Todd licked her a few more times and shook his head. 

"Maybe I'm not ready to relax yet Trish."

She glanced at his flaccid penis.

"You're little helper would beg to differ with that thought." She giggled at the funny look that crossed over his face.

He looked down at his shrunken member and spoke to it directly.

"Break is over boy! You'd better get it together!"

But his penis didn't twitch or respond.




The Seahorse Society Ch. 02



"I don't think I could handle any more sex anyway Todd. That last time was amazing and intense sweetie."

He smiled.

"Well we're not done yet..." He licked her and rubbed her clit a little making her gasp and squirm.

"According to your cock we are. Why don't you come and lay down beside me Todd?"

He crawled up higher and scooped the backs of her legs forward in the crook of each arm as he hovered over her face and chest. He rubbed his soft flaccid penis between her spread crotch and mildly parted labia without any affect.

Then he kissed her and winked.

"I know we've got a little more in us both. Let's have some fun before we sleep girl?"

She giggled. "Not a chance. You're just a big ol' softie Todd. Admit it."

He kissed her again and as he did she felt him stirring a tiny bit. Faint twitches down below as he stroked and rubbed along her pussy. 

He broke apart the kiss and grinned.

"There's always a chance Trish. I think we should do a little more."

She shook her head. 

"Nope. You can't. I can't. We can't. We're too worn out."

"Speak for yourself Trish." He teased.

They kissed again and Todd felt a little twitch as his cock began to slowly engorge once again. Each thrust causing it to twitch and swell. 

Trish felt it too and was surprised.

"Ya know, according to a scientific study, most men find it hard to get it up very soon after ejaculation Todd. It's probably not good for you."

He kissed her and then replied.

"Anyone ever tell you ya talk too much Trish?"

"Yeah, some brat did that in my living room once. A man with a death wish Todd. I might have to kick his butt!" She teasingly threatened.

"Oh yeah?"

She nodded. Todd was growing longer and stiffer as his erection slid over her wet spread folds.

"Yeah Tawwwd!"

He smiled. "What happened to you after he said that?"

She frowned. "We made love. But if you think history is going to..."

Todd's cock now pressed into her and slid deep inside of her vagina and Trish gasped in surprise that he was again erect. He started to move his hips slowly and her body responded immediately.

"You were saying?" He teased and she leered at him with her arms trapped between his wrists and her lower legs pointed upward just outside of either of his shoulders she was pinned downs and now grabbed his butt and dug her nails into either cheek making him tighter still.

"You're such a horny little brat Todd!"

He nodded with a smug look on his face.

"I know baby. I know that."

And with that he started in on her with a much more relaxed pace. They wound up making love for over an hour and Todd kept changing positions every five or ten minutes. With no sperm in his system he stayed hard and she experienced a huge range of sensations as they did things she had never encountered in her limited sexual experiences of the past.

At last he stopped and pulled out after she had climaxed several times and was exhausted beyond belief. He was still erect but figured enough was enough and they snuggled up closely much to her relief and delight and then fell asleep.

In the morning she woke up and was afraid that Todd had snuck off and left her there. But was relieved to hear sounds coming from the kitchen as she stretched and woke a bit. He came in and smiled. Then walked over to the bed and sat down beside her.

He kissed her forehead and she grinned and stared at him.

"Last night was really amazing."

He nodded and teased.

"Yeah I know Trish."

She raised an eyebrow and grinned as she stared at his boxer shorts.

"Hush Todd, I was speaking to your penis."

That had him laughing instantly and it was infectious. The two of them laughed and he tickled her a bit and then stood up. 

"You gonna sleep all morning or would you like some breakfast?"

"I could eat." She offered.

He nodded.

"Well get your sexy little ass outta bed then. I'll make some eggs. How would you like yours?"

"Scrambled soft. And not a word about my mind Todd!" She warned.

He laughed. 

"I wasn't going there. But it's nice to see you got your humor working for you."

She flipped him off. 

"Oh my God Todd. I am so sore and tired. What the hell did you do to me?"

"Everything, and you loved it. So shut up and get up babe. I'll go fix the eggs for us."

This was the nicest morning she could remember in a very long time. They sat at her dining table in their underwear as warm sunlight streamed in through small gaps in the window blind. She was tension free and so relaxed and worn out. But also felt refreshed.

As they talked and ate the conversation turned to the society event. 

"I got us a room at the Double Tree Suites by Hilton. It's a waterfront hotel off of Tampa bay. Should be a fun stay. Unless you wanna book a separate room of course."

She nodded.

"I don't know? Not sure if you've had all your shots yet Todd. Have you?"

He shrugged.

"I'm missing rabies, but how often does that ever pop up?" He growled at her and she shook her head.

"Such a nerd Todd."

"Anyway, it should be fun. We'll be there Friday and stay overnight Saturday and Sunday if you like?"

She grinned.

"I like!"

"Had a feeling you would."

They continued to eat and then went into the bathroom together and took a shower. Another first for her and definitely one of the more entertaining sexual encounters she'd had. After drying off it continued when she started to brush her teeth and Todd bent her over the sink cabinet and screwed her as she gasped and watched herself and him in the large mirror on the wall. Again an amazing experience!

She had washed off the make up and was eager to put on more, but as Todd eventually kissed her goodbye and left she knew that there was no special reason to do so. Just that it made her feel more feminine and she needed the practice. 

She got out her make up and began to play with it and experiment. Todd had apparently gone quite lustfully after the look and she was eager to learn how to do a basic job at it herself. For the special stuff she'd have her friends at the salon take care of her. 

Then she remembered Vincent's card with the little note scrawled on the side. Call me and let me know how it went?

She was hardly one for gossip, but for the first time in her life, sex was something she wanted to discus with a neutral second party. She needed to compliment them anyway on the great job they'd done with her hair and make up.

She dialed the number and Vincent beamed as he spoke with her excitedly.

"Oh honey, tell Vincent everything! Don't hold back girlfriend! I want to know details. How did it go? What did he think? Did you find romance? Is he a good hump? Spill it dear. Inquiring minds are a terrible thing to waste."

She giggled and told him about her date. As she spoke she didn't notice her seahorses. In the tank the orange seahorse was now a bright neon yellow colour with white bands. She would be shocked and surprised to see the beautiful metamorphosis. Things were looking up all the way around.



The Seahorse Society Ch. 03



As Trish and Todd's relationship develops and they grow the event nears. Once at the annual Society Meeting Todd's ex spots him and Trish and trouble begins to brew.

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to read this and my various other stories in different genres. I hope you're enjoying it and thank you for your patience since the tale takes time to write. 

I have several written projects going on Literotica and elsewhere so I keep fairly busy. Hopefully I don't keep anyone waiting too long. Thanks again and as always, comments and feedback are welcomed! Cheers!

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Trish knew only two things when it came to clothes shopping. There were a lot of rules to good and bad clothes shopping, and she didn't understand any of them. Fortunately Vincent and his boyfriend Martin were delighted to help her out. Martin was even more over the top than Vincent and a self-appointed fashionista with a great flare for style.

He'd hooked her arm in his and walked purposefully among the clothing aisles of a local fashion store called Parani's on the Boulevard. Alfredo Parini was a man with a keen sense of taste and a huge selection of very unusual fashions from European and American fashion designers. His staff of men and women was well versed in style and well-dressed to go with their extensive training and backgrounds. 

Martin laughed and covered his mouth with three fingers when he giggled which he did often. Vincent had described Trish as his little make over project and now Martin was fully onboard. He smiled at Trish and told her she had fabulous eyes. 

"Have you ever considered contacts babe? You would be so super chic in contacts. I'm talking serious. Think about it Trisha, okay?"

Vincent rolled his eyes.

"Her name's Trish not Trisha bitch. You behave about her eyes. We're here for clothes."

"I know all that silly. And if I wanna call her Trisha that's fine. Isn't it Trisha? Please tell him so we can move on?"

Trish chuckled and nodded.

"I don't mind. I've been called worse."

Martin turned and stuck out his tongue at Vincent. 

"See? I told ya! Now can we please start focusing on the clothes my love?"

Vincent shrugged and grinned.

"You know I'm a sucker for you doing that with your tongue. Okay shopping time. Trish let's start looking for your size. Do you know what size you wear?"

She shrugged looking nervous for a moment. But Vincent laughed.

"It's a trick question Trish! You see sizes in women's fashion aren't set in stone."

Martin joined in.

"That's right honey. Some girls are bigger than others and they feel bad trying to fit their big thighs into pants that are two sizes too tight. So a few manufacturers discovered that by changing the numbers you can make a bigger girl feel like she's smaller. So their size 12 isn't. It's a size 10. Or at least that's what they tell those silly bitches. And they know it's not really a ten, but they can't wait to wear it and show their friends that they're in a size 10, which makes them feel thinner. So meanwhile every other size of theirs is two sizes smaller as well. So you may be one size with eighty-five percent of your designers and then a different size for the other fifteen percent. Got all that dear?"

Trish smiled and nodded.

"That's kind of fucked up."

"Ouhhh Amen to that sister! It's a dirty trick. But a lot of bitches love that shit. What can you do?"

She nodded and Martin and Vincent began giving her tips on styles and clothing patterns. Never mix prints with prints. It's better to do one solid and one print or two solids. Certain cuts or patterns make the body look shorter or slimmer or fatter. What sort of looks were sexy without being slutty. What fashions clash or should be forgotten altogether. It was a great day of trying on all sorts of things and finally buying a few outfits since they looked at far more than she could afford to get. 

Her favorite part of trying things out was Vincent and Martin pretending to be a cameraman and a photo director having her pose in the various pieces that she modeled for them as she emerged with one outfit after another on her.

When they were done they went shoe shopping and finally had dinner at the guys place. But after dinner they insisted on popping by her place as well because Vincent wanted to see her seahorses and Martin agreed that they would be worth a quick peek before they closed up the day.

In front of her tank Vincent sat in a chair just mesmerized by her seahorses and pipefish. Everything was "darling" or "so cute" and she smiled as Vincent pointed to tiny hermit crabs and small saltwater snails moving around in the substrate.

"Trish these are so super awesome! I love your aquarium. What are their names?"

"I haven't named them yet, but Todd keeps calling the big yellow one Barney. But I hate that name."

Martin looked carefully at it.

"That's no Barney. He doesn't have the face or colour of a Barney. That looks more like a Floyd to me. Don't you think so honey?"

Vincent nodded.

"I agree. That's definitely a Floyd or a Sebastian."

Martin scowled. 

"Bitch that's no Sebastian! It's not snooty enough to be a Sebastian!"

"Sebastian isn't a snooty name."

"Oh yes it is sugar britches! I'm telling you that little seahorse is definitely a Floyd if I ever saw one."

Vincent shrugged.

"He does make a good Floyd I suppose."

Trish shrugged. 

"Maybe. I have to think about it. I haven't made up my mind yet."

"What about the green one?"

"That's an Emerald! For sure ladies!"

Trish smiled. 

"Emerald sounds good to me."

Martin looked at the third seahorse, which was dark brown bordering on black.

"And that last one I'd just name it Stallion. It looks like a proud stallion. Doncha think?"

Trish smiled and shook her head.

"Interesting."

They chatted for a while longer until at last her guests wished her well and headed home.

Trish felt incredible. She'd been shopping and had improved her wardrobe; she'd had a lot of fun. She had a few gay friends now which she found strange since most of her other male friends were nerds and weird people. 

She practiced some more with her make up. The event was coming up soon and to Vincent's delight she asked him if he'd feed her seahorses while she was away? She had bought a small air pump and had a five-gallon bucket with copepods and micro-shrimp near her fish tank along with a fine mesh net for easy gathering.

Todd was over the next day but only briefly because he had some projects to complete. When she raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms and told him she hadn't gone through all this trouble just to have him ignore her new make-up and fashion statements he had nodded and laughed and kissed her. He'd asked her what she wanted from him? It wasn't like he was trying to avoid her but he was on a tight schedule. She grinned and told him, a little love would be nice.

Her heart raced as she thought back to those moments. He was obviously rushed for time but he smiled and kissed her, but then to her surprise her turned her around in the hallway and screwed her right there pinned to the wall. It wasn't quite the loving romance she'd hoped for. It was hot hard fucking and she grinned as she reflected on her first "quickie" ever.

Lust and desire were the order of the moment and it was only ten minutes long. She knew she'd brought that one on herself by giving him a hard time when she knew he couldn't stay. Still it had been exciting and powerful, even if it lacked in the romantic passion that much of their usual activities had shared. This time he simply fucked her. Hard, fast and without any real foreplay. She had not expected it and was totally stunned and amazed by the intensity of the whole thing.

But the day after he had dinner with her and joked around. They played video games and she kicked his butt at Halo. He was a pretty gracious loser, but then challenged her to Dying Light and won. They talked for a while before he finally followed her into her bedroom as she discussed her new gay friends and their fashion choices for her. She had him sit on the bed and critique each new look as she tried them on.

She was pulling off her third dress when he stood and trapped her in it while it was over her head and arms. Todd pulled up the edge of the clothing bundle exposing just her lips nose and mouth and kissed her as he held her there pinned in the dress and half giggling as she kissed him. 

He kept her arms trapped like this as he leaned down lower to pull up her bra and kiss her freshly exposed nipples. Trish gasped and he continued to kiss the warm soft under-curve of her breasts and then licked and kissed down her abdomen to her naval. He tongued this making her jump because it tickled. He smiled at the small squeal she made and then dropped lower and kissed her pelvic bone over either side of her hip.

"If you don't stop I'm going to go nuts and I don't wanna ruin the dress or spoil your momentum either Todd." She gasped.

He stood and pulled off her dress and then embraced her and she him. As he held her close she felt him unhooking her bra and then sliding both hands down her bikini bottoms to cup and squeeze her buttocks lustfully. It made her loins tingle and her heart race. 

Todd lifted her up and set her down on top of his feet, then walked her slowly backward and danced her in a slow close embrace back toward her bed. As they moved she stared into his eyes and he looked down into her and smiled.

"Whatcha thinkin'?" He asked.

"I think this is a wonderful dream. I don't wanna ever wake up from it. I think I'm falling for you and it scares me because great stuff never happens to me. But I don't wanna jinx things by talking about them. I'm trying to burn every moment with you into my memory so that I can always recall the happiness no matter what the future holds."

He brushed back her bangs and looked very seriously and intensely into her eyes. 

"Do you know that I've been with plenty of other women in my life and in all that time I've never met anyone like you Trish. You're very odd, that's true. But you're odd in the best way. I like being around you. I like the strange way you think and do things. I like who you are. And I'm a super genius girl."

He winked and she smiled back nervously.

"Now the average guy might think, I should do her and move on. That's the average guy. The smart guy might want to keep you around for a while until the found someone else that they valued more. But a genius knows when he's struck gold. You know what I mean?"

She smiled with tears in her eyes.

"Are you saying I'm gold?"

He shook his head grinning and kissed her nose softly.

"That's just a genius Trish. Now a super genius is much wiser. He doesn't see gold. He sees platinum! He knows a keeper when he finds one. And of course only an idiot throws away platinum. So you don't have to worry about the dream ending unless you want it to. As for me, I have to see this through. Besides I owe it to Barney to make sure you don't kill him since I netted him out of the ICW in the first place. I gotta stick it out. You know what I mean sweetie?"

Her eyes were watering and she nodded trembling with pleasure and love for him. 

"I love you!"

He nodded. 

"I know."

She frowned and wiped the tears away then she scowled at him.

"Seriously? Of all moments you had to throw in Han Solo's famous line from Star Wars now?"

He laughed. 

"I love that you caught that. I love you too sweetie!"

They kissed and now both fell back onto her bed chuckling and laughing.

The days passed quicker than Trish had expected and Todd visited frequently. Sometimes just to hang out and other times they made love or played and fucked. She also got in more time with Vincent and Martin and met some of their circle of friends. 

Finally it was time and Trish took her car and drove up though Todd insisted on covering the gas the whole way. They joked and sang to various CD's as they drove through Bradenton and across the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. 

There were a lot of folks at the hotel and Trish and Todd checked in and went up to their room and put everything away, then went back out and drove to a Taco Bell to eat and discus the Society event and the itinerary for the first day. It was pretty exciting though she allowed Todd to do most of the planning since she had little idea of what to expect. 

When it was finally time to go and check in they headed out to see the convention. Trish was mind blown. Her eyes were all over the place and Todd smiled as he watched her getting excited. 

The exhibit in the aquatic display room was impressive. Trish spent a lot of time at each tank and Todd had planned on this happening. He knew she would not be rushed. Everything fascinated her, from Leafy Sea Dragons to colourful Pygmy Dwarf Sea Horses. There were species from around the world in all sorts of shapes and body forms. 

There was an entire display area for Pipefish as well and Trish stood there with wide eyes and pointed and watched as Todd nodded and described special attributes or unusual facts about each one. As he spoke she listened and nodded. She loved how bright he was and she really had not realized just how extensive his knowledge was.

As he spoke she thought about just how much he was sharing with her. She had an even deeper connection than ever and the strength of that hit her and made her cry a bit. He looked at her and raised a concerned eyebrow.

"Are you okay Trish? What's wrong babe?"

She shook her head and laughed a huffed nervous laugh.

"Nothing Tawwwd." She grinned. "I'm just really really happy!"

He nodded. 

"We'll if you get too happy remind me to bring a towel for your eyes okay?"

She laughed and wiped the tears away with the back of her hand.

"You know I really love you Todd?"

He nodded.

"I think I believe you. I love you too Trish. Even if you are a bit weird." He softly jabbed her side with an index finger where she was ticklish making her jump. 

They kissed and he wrapped an arm around her waist and walked her to the next display. As they walked and watched the displays he explained what was standard stuff and what were unusual and new species. They left the display area and went to a Conservation lecture Hosted by Amanda Vincent who founded Project Seahorse. 

Speakers included various Doctors and researchers with a long history of conservation activism. After the two hour lecture and video/movie slideshow was finished they took some brochures and headed into the vendor area with all sorts of interesting seahorse and marine themed novelty, and clothing items as well as aquarium and scuba dive gear companies displaying their wares for the serious hobbyist and student of seahorses and marine ecosystems. 

During their stroll and after having grabbed up some fun bumper stickers, a few key chains, and some shirts they were looking at an aquarium display and Todd was discussing it's merits when a very busty and bubbly blonde woman with long bleach blonde hair approached him and smiled.

"Hey Todd! Nice to see you made it this year."

She hugged him and gave him a quick peck on the cheek and then stood back and looked at Trish with a very curious smile. 

"And who is your friend Todd?"

She smiled and extended her hand.

"I'm Trish. Hi." She said, as she looked the woman over. 

She was wearing a hot pink T-shirt and tight jean shorts. She had some very expensive looking pumps and a diamond encrusted seahorse pendant hanging from a sterling silver herringbone necklace.

"Brittiny. It's so nice to meet you Trish. Are you guys here together?"

Trish nodded and smiled.

"Yeah Brit. We're a couple. Did that elude you?"

She laughed, leaning a little and grasped his forearm for a moment as if to steady herself during the laugh.

"Oh sweetie, you're such a shameless joker. I'm here with Victor and Albany. But you know I just had to come by and say hello. I've got to run you two but I'm sure I'll see you around. Trish it's very nice meeting you girl. Don't let him charm you too much. He's a wild one! See ya guys later."

Brittiny turned and walked away and then looked back and waved as she giggled.

After she had walked off and joined another girl with straight jet black hair and tall and handsome looking guy Trish glanced at Todd but noticed he seemed a bit put off.

"Who was that?"

"No one." He said in a tone that was unconvincing. She nodded but said nothing and he looked down at his feet a moment and then back up to her and grinned.

"Just a bad mistake from my past Trish. My ex girlfriend who unfortunately loves the seahorse crowd and seems to always like to make awkward appearances just when my life is feeling normal and happy. So anyway, let's go check out the morning schedule for presentations okay?"

"Sure. That sounds like fun. I'm really thrilled that we came here Todd. I've been having the most amazing time."

He smiled and hugged her.

"It's amazing how easily you are able to push all the bad stuff out of my head Trish. Thanks." He kissed her forehead and they hugged. 

"If you're a very good boy, after we get back to the hotel tonight I plan to keep you distracted with something special."

His eyebrows rose up and he glanced at her with a curious look on his face.

"Really? Dare I ask?"

She shook her head.

"Won't do ya any good. It's a surprise! The boys suggested it. I think you'll like it!"

"Should we skip the morning itinerary and head straight back to the hotel room?"

She laughed.

"Hold that thought! I wanna see what we have going on tomorrow. You can wait a little bit for your surprise."

He shook his head.

"No I can't. C'mon babe?"

She wagged a finger at him and shook her head.

"Not a chance Tawwwd!" she giggled. "Let's get going and go get the information boy."

"Yes ma'am!"

They kissed and walked off.

In the distance Brittiny stood by her friends smiling and watching as Todd and the nerdy girl Trish left for the reception area. She turned to speak with Albany and Victor as she watched her ex and his companion vanish. 

"So Todd's brought someone new to our little society event. Did you two see that girl? I mean seriously!"

Albany shrugged. 

"His taste is dropping off Brit. That girl was so bland and mousy!"

Victor shrugged. 

"I feel bad for ya Brittiny! That new girl is gonna hurt your image if Sam and some of her friends see Todd with her."

Brittiny frowned.

"What do you mean?"

He shrugged.

"Everyone knows you always try to move up after a break up. That means if this is Todd's step up, then that makes you not only yesterday's news, but lower than that nerdy girl he's sporting now. So again girl, my condolences. You're in for a hard time at this years party Brittiny."

Albany nodded. 

"He's right. Samantha's gonna crucify you on this one!"

Brittiny shook her head. 

"I'm gonna have to figure something out. I don't know what the hell he sees in her!"

Albany shook her head.

"You have two days to fix this. The party is Sunday night. Samantha will be there with everyone else. You better hope you've fixed this by then."

Brittiny nodded. 

She hugged Albany and then kissed the air beside either of her cheeks. The same with Victor.

"I gotta run. Catch you two later on okay? I need to find out where he's staying."

Albany and Victor nodded. 

"You better hurry girl!"

Todd and Trish had already left when Brittiny arrived in the reception area and looked around. She frowned. Then spotted Bernhart Schultz. 

"Bernie! Hi sweetie! How are you?"

The taller German man glanced over at her. He smiled.

"Hallo Brittiny! How are you?"

She came up and hugged. Bernhart squeezed her butt strongly during the embrace. He always did that and it always made her cringe a bit. But at least she knew to expect it from him.




The Seahorse Society Ch. 03



"So how do you like the event Bernie?"

He shrugged. 

"Zo far I like it. But it'z early still jah?" He laughed and stared at her a moment checking out her bust without much subtlety.

She ignored his lustful stares and bit back her pride. Then turned on her flirty charm once more.

"Did you see Todd earlier?"

He nodded.

"Jah I did. He iz vith hiz new voman. I belief her name is Patricia or Trisha or something like ziz."

She nodded.

"Yeah Trish. She's very nice eh?"

He shrugged and looked her over some more.

"I zuppose zo. But zen you are qvite nize too Brittiny!" 

She giggled faking it and pressed in closer putting up with his stray touchy-feely hands as he gave her right butt cheek another squeeze.

"I wanted to catch up with them but I don't remember what hotel they're staying at. You didn't happen to talk with Todd or Trish and know where they are at?"

"Ah jah. I know where ziz iz. But zey vanted to get back and I belief zat zey vish for zome privacy yes?"

She giggled.

"I understand. But I do need to catch up with them. Could you tell me where they are? It's important that I get a chance to speak with Trish and Todd later on this evening."

Bernhart nodded and considered what she was saying. He studied her hungrily and smiled.

"Vell I vill be heppy to show you ver zey are. But first you must haf zomsing to eat vis me und eftervards I vill bring you to visit zem okay?"

Reluctantly she agreed. 

"That sounds good Bernie. I should probably let Albany and Victor know where I'm off to."

He shrugged.

"Vhy vait? Ve can haf a few drinks and zom food now und zen I vill take you vis me to zee za hotel. Zey are staying at ze zame place as I. Okay?"

She nodded and he patted her butt playfully.

"Come on now. Shall ve go?"

She swallowed and nodded. This was going to be a painful wait. But she had to get to Trish and Todd. She walked along as Bernhart walked beside her pointing her to the parking area. He took a few moments to lean back and look at her butt and then smiled and led her out to the valet and took his rental car to a restaurant.

They ate a while and then went to a bar and had a few drinks. Bernhart surprisingly behaved himself in public in spite of her spotting him looking her over here and there. He drank and joked and talked while she forced herself to laugh and flirt and keep up the charm. She kept telling herself that the end was more important than the ordeal she had to deal with.

After having some drinks he took her to the hotel. He had a room, which was one floor below where Todd and Trish were staying. Brittiny wanted to excuse herself and suggested that she could just look up the name at the registry at the front desk but Bernhart laughed.

"It'z registered under her name Brittiny. Do you know ziz name? Don't be zilly. Come viz me. I will drop by my zimmer, zorry I mean my room, und efter ziz ve vill go to zer room und you can speak viz zem okay?"

She shrugged and smiled. 

"Oh okay Bernie. That sounds great. Thanks!"

He grinned and took her to the elevator.

Once they were in his room he produced a couple of glasses and insisted that they had a few more drinks before they went to see the others. Brittiny drank and sat on his bed looking around as Bernie chatted on about the convention.

After a little while she felt a bit dizzy and Bernhart looked at her with a concerned look.

"Are you okay Brittiny?"

She shook her head.

"I feel a bit dizzy Bernie."

"You haf hed a lot to drink jah? Just lie down a moment und relax. I zink I can help you to feel better."

She shook her head.

"I should go Bernie."

"Nonzense Brittiny. You look very bad. Lay down on your belly. Just relax for a moment and ve vill fix you up jah?"

She shrugged and laid back then rolled over onto her belly. He took her purse and set it on the floor beside the bed. Then he took off her shoes.

"What are you doing Bernie?" She sounded a bit groggy and out of it.

"Just relax Brittiny. I vill help you out. I promise you ziz okay?"

She shrugged and closed her eyes. Her head throbbed a little.

Bernhart started to massage her back and shoulders.

"Ziz vill help to release za tension in your neck, spine, und alzo in ze head."

She relaxed and tried to stay calm as he kneaded and rubbed and worked her back. It felt pretty good and she soon felt Bernie straddle her lower legs and continue the massage. It seemed to be working a little. It did feel a bit better. 

"I hef to verk za skin on you Brittiny."

He pulled up her pink T-shirt and unhooked her bra. She almost said something but changed her mind as he continued to work and massage her back.

"You hef zo much stress und tension. You need to get looser Brittiny."

Now he snaked his hands under her and unbuttoned her jean shorts and unbuckled her belt.

She opened her eyes a little in concern.

"What are you doing Bernie?"

He shushed her.

"Just relax so ve can get you loose und comfortable."

He pulled her shorts down to her knees and then to her ankles and off of her. She was only wearing a silky black V-back pair of panties. 

"Oh my God! Did you just pull off my shorts?" She gasped in surprise.

He continued the massage pushing her neck and shoulders back down.

"Just relax now. I hef a lot of verk to do und you need to rest and relax. Und jah I pulled zem down. You know I did ziz. Big deal. It iz only your butt. In Europe ziz iz no big deal. Zo relax vile I verk on you okay?"

She sighed and lowered her head again. Soon she was feeling better as Bernie worked her upper and then lower back. He worked her hips and butt and upper thighs. Then her lower legs. She was half asleep when he had gotten off of the bed to work her lower legs. 

When he straddled her again and worked up her legs to her thighs and then her butt she had not noticed at first that she could feel his skin and leg hairs on her own legs. Nor the fact that he'd slowly pulled her panties down to her knees.

Bernie now produced oil and started at her shoulders as he oiled and massaged her neck and upper back and then came down yet again. It felt amazing and she was so relaxed she felt like she could just melt. As he applied more oil she didn't notice anything strange when he worked back down over her butt and hips. Then to her upper thighs and inner thighs. 

She wasn't really paying much attention to anything other than the warm soothing oiled massage when he finally scooted up a little and as he leaned forward to start on her back and shoulders she felt something stiff, hot, oiled and hard that slid into place between her butt and upper thighs. His huge cock penetrated deep inside of her vagina and with wide eyes Brittiny gasped.

He was thrusting in deeper and deeper with each stroke and as he massaged her shoulders his cock fucked her pussy until she cried out.

"What are you...?"

He laughed and shushed her again.

"Shhhhhhhh... You know very vell vat I am doing Brittiny. I am massaging you und I am alzo fucking you hard jah?"

"Bernie you c-can't do this!" She gasped, but he showed no sign of slowing down or stopping. He laughed and sped up causing her heart to pound more and her legs to tingle as she grew wetter and hotter.

"Jah I can do ziz! Look at vat ve are doing right now. I am fucking you, und you are being fucked by me! Zo yez ziz is very much vat ve are doing!"

"W-well we n-need to stop!"

He laughed.

"Just relax und let me do za verk here Brittiny!"

Now he sped up even more and she cried out and moaned as the pleasure sensations grew and she began to pant and breathe hard. His hands now cupped under her to feel her breasts and he got faster still. 

It seemed an impossible pace but Bernhart laughed and listened in delight to her whimpering moans and gasps as she found herself unable to stop him or resist her own growing climax.

"OH GOD Bernie!"

He laughed.

"Jah, you may call me Godt all zat you vish Brittiny! Ziz iz good jah?"

She shot him a brief look of annoyed disgust but her face contorted and she groaned while he laughed. 

Moments later he pulled her up into a hands and knees position and fucked her doggie style. His hands held her hips firmly and she shook and bucked and cried out as she got rammed with his cock. Her large full breasts bounced and he cupped them after a while and felt them shifting with each strong thrust of his hips.

He reached under her as he fucked her and began rubbing her clitoris. She bucked and protested. 

"Not there! I'm sensitive there. Please don't touch my clit?"

He laughed.

"I know you are. Ziz iz vhy I touch you zer in za first place!"

He rubbed her more. She tried to reach back and push him away but he grabbed her wrists in either hand and moved them to the small of her back. Then he got them both in his left hand and held them tight so she couldn't pull free or escape. Her hands were now restricted behind her back.

She tried to drop down on her belly but his hold on her wrists allowed him to pull back and keep her trapped in a kneeling position with her chest to the mattress and her shapely butt angled up in the air. 

He rubbed her clit and though she struggled and bucked she was trapped and soon climaxed hard as the orgasm ripped through her and made her shake and groan.

He slowed down long enough to let her catch her breath and then started again. Once more she spasmed and shook and bucked wildly until she came again. Gasping she hissed back at him in annoyance.

"I think I h-hate you!"

He laughed and nodded.

"Jah maybe zo! But I don't need your love. Only your body! Zo ziz iz okay und I hef vhat I vant! I vanted to fuck you und zat iz exactly vhat has happened to you! Vhen vi finish I vill take you to zee und speak mit Todd und hiz girlfriend. But until zat time, you need to shut up und be a good girl vile I fuck you jah?"

She groaned but didn't reply as Bernhart had his way with her. After a while he tossed her down and rolled her onto her back. Then pinned her arms with both of her legs trapped and hooked in either elbow. 

He kissed her and fucked her, sucking her large tits and swollen nipples. She climaxed hard and he did too. But he never bothered to pull out of her. Instead he shot his load inside of her body and kept her pinned until after he was finally flaccid and shrunken out of her wet hot pussy. 

Brittiny lay there exhausted. She'd paid a heavy and unwanted price to catch up to Todd and Trish. But if she could change their situation even having Bernhart use her and degrade her into his cheap sexual pawn would be worth it. 

Besides which, want it or not he'd done a good job of fucking her. Her still racing heartbeat was proof of a more than satisfactory effort on his part.

It could have been a lot worse she told herself. She picked up her T-shirt and shorts. Then looked for her panties and bra. Bernhart laughed and held them up. 

"Looking for zomethinc?"

She snarled.

"Give 'em back to me you dirty pervert!"

He shook his head.

"You get zem back efter..." He said in a playful tone.

"What do you mean after? After what?"

"After you leaf from zer room und return to ziz room for more zex play."

"Fuck you Bernhart! I'm not coming back just because you have my underwear hostage!"

He laughed.

"Of course not. Ziz iz vhy I also hef taken ziz!" 

He held up her purse as she gasped. Her whole world was in there. Her phone, day planner, money, credit cards, everything! She scowled as he nodded deviously.

"Heyyyyyyy! You can't keep my purse hostage! I'll call the cops Bernhart! I'm warning you!"

He laughed.

"Go ahead. I hef your panties und your bra az vell! If you call za polize I vill say my girlfriend iz drunk und I vas trying to keep her from trouble or driving by taking avay her keyz und her money. You haf no bra und panties on. Who do you zink zat zey vill belief?"

"You know what? You are a real fuckin' bastard Bernie!"

He nodded.

"Jah I know!" He approached her and leaned in. "But I'm ze bastard who iz going to fuck you eftervard too. Zo anyvay, shut up, und get ready! Ve're going to go und zee Todd okay? Und behave."

"I don't want you with me when I talk with them."

He laughed.

"Und you did not vant me in your puzzy too. But az you Americanz zay, shit happens! Get over ziz! I'm coming zo keep your lipz shut about ziz und let'z go zee our friendz shall ve?"

She grumbled and put on her shoes.

"I hate you!"

As she walked past he groped her butt and then gave her a sharp swat that made her jump and yip in painful shock.

"Enough! Ztart valking!"

Brittiny shook her head and stared down at the ground. The whole sex and blackmail thing was much more than she had expected when she first hatched her plan. This was turning into a huge pain. But she knew that she was committed now and had to go through with it.

She set aside her revulsion at the night still ahead of her and the disgusting acts she was sure Bernhart would make her do and instead focused on how she was going to play this with Trish. She hoped to get inside with the girl. Perhaps she could pull off a miraculous break up or conflict. Time would tell.