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                                 Twofer
                               by Lazlong

Copyright© 2006 by Lazlong


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Description: What would you do if there was suddenly someone of the opposite sex inside your brain? Would you try to throw them out? Would you end up going insane? This is a story about what Andy James did.

Codes: MF no-sex ScFi rom cons
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Chapter 1


Well, yeah, I got drunk last night, but this is ridiculous. I've heard of people seeing pink elephants. I've heard of people having tremors from too much booze. I've even heard of people hearing strange voices in their heads, but they weren't playing with a full deck.

Was I? I couldn't be, but I didn't feel any different than I normally did when I had a hangover. <Just who the fuck are you and what are you doing in my head?> I asked mentally.

<My name is Sarah Jenkins and I don't know what I'm doing in your head. Give me a break, will you? I'm just as confused as you are.>

<How did you get in here, or am I just going crazy?>

<You may already be crazy for all I know. You're certainly not very polite.>

<Look, No one asked you to invade my mind. How did you get in here anyway?>

<I have no idea how I got in your mind. The last thing I remember is that I was... I was in an auto accident.>

<So, are you like trying to take over my brain and my body or something?>

<No... I mean I don't know any more than you do and I'm just as shook up. We need to try to figure out what's happening here. Who are you anyway?>

<I'm Andy James. I'd have thought you'd have known who I was, since you came into my mind, uninvited.>

<Believe me, I'm just as sorry to be here as you are to have me. No, that's not quite right. If my body was killed in the accident, then I'm very glad I'm here, even if you don't want me.>

<Okay, let's try to figure this out. Where were you when you had your accident?>

<I was coming down Preston Road, near Fremont Street. I was just driving along, minding my own business when some idiot came shooting out of a side street and hit me right on the driver's side door. I remember seeing his headlights and I remember the sound of the crash. That's the last I remember until I awoke in your brain.>

<When did this happen?>

<It was around 2:00 AM on August 13, 2005.>

<That was last night. Really this morning. At that time, I was passed out at a party in the house on the corner of Fulmar and Preston.>

<I think it was probably Fulmar that the idiot shot out of. You said you were passed out. Had you been drinking?>

<Big time. I think I had put away most of a fifth of whiskey.>

<Do you usually drink that much?>

<It's none of your business, but I usually don't drink much at all.>

<Why were you drinking so much last night?>

<Again, it's none of your business.>

<I beg to differ with you. I don't know if I'm stuck in your body permanently or not, but if I am, anything you do to your body is my business.>

<Okay, I was drinking because my girlfriend dumped me.>

<Why did she dump you?>

<She said I was a nerd. Hell, I've always been a nerd. She knew that when she started dating me.>

While we were carrying on this mental discourse, I had gotten up and swallowed a half a dozen aspirin and drank two large glasses of water.

<Is this your apartment?> Sarah asked.

<Yeah.>

<It's a pig sty. How can you live like this?>

<The way I live is my business. I don't need some damned woman telling me how I should live.>

<Apparently it's my business too, now. Obviously you need someone telling you how to live.>

<Would you just shut up? I need some time to think about this.>

<Okay, just a couple of questions, then I'll leave you alone for a while. First off, how old are you?>

<I'm nineteen and I'm a sophomore in computer science at UC Berkley.>

<Okay, that answers questions one and two. Are you married or do you have a girlfriend?>

<Neither. My girlfriend just dumped me, remember? That's why I got drunk.>

<Ah. Okay, let's both of us think this over. I don't know if this is permanent, but if it is, we're going to have to learn to live together.>

<Just shut up for a while. If you're still here in an hour, let me know and maybe we can talk some more.>

Okay, I didn't plan to, but I went to sleep. It was nearly three hours later when I awoke. I felt a lot better and my head didn't ache as badly. For a moment I completely forgot about my unwanted visitor.

<Hi, Andy. Feeling better?> Sarah asked.

<Yeah, except that you're still here. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to sound so rude, but how would you have liked it if someone had invaded your mind?>

<I've been thinking about that and I can understand how you feel. I really am sorry.>

<I don't guess it's your fault. This isn't going to be easy though. Do you realize how hard it is going to be for me to sit down and take a shit when I know you're in there, watching me?>

Sarah giggled. I'll swear she did. The funny thing was, I could feel the giggle as well as hear it mentally. I didn't give her a chance to make a snide comment. <How old are you and what did you do before your accident?>

<I am... or was an instructor in computer science at Berkley. I was twenty eight years old. Say, can we turn on the TV or something so we can find out about the accident?>

<Sure. They usually don't talk about accidents on the news though, unless it was something spectacular. Maybe we should go out and get a newspaper.>

<That's probably best. You'll have to put some clothes on first though.>

<Yeah, I also have to take a pee. I don't suppose I could talk you into closing your eyes while I pee, could I?>

Sarah giggled again. <If I closed my eyes, I'd be closing your eyes as well. Then, you'd probably paint the entire bathroom. Besides, I'm going to see your cock someday. It might as well be today.>

I couldn't refute her logic and I really did have to go. I went into the bathroom and went about my business. When I had finished and had tucked myself away, Sarah said, <You don't have anything to be ashamed of, Andy. You have a lovely cock. I wish my boyfriend's had been as nice.>

I didn't know if she was teasing me or not, but somehow I didn't think she was. I brushed my teeth and finished dressing. I walked to a little restaurant that was close by and bought a newspaper from the machine that was out front.

My stomach was feeling better, so I went in and ordered breakfast. I wasn't too surprised when I saw that the accident had made page one of our local rag. It led off by saying that Sarah Jenkins, an instructor at UC Berkley had been killed in an auto accident early this morning.

<Awh, shit!> Sarah said. <I had a nice body too. This really sucks, you know. My own body was killed, now I'm sharing a mind with someone who doesn't want me there.>

<Sarah, it's more that I was just surprised and a little scared that someone had invaded my mind than it was that I didn't want you.>

I know it wasn't much, but I really didn't know what to say to her. The article went on to list Sarah's achievements during her twenty eight short years on earth. I was surprised to learn that the driver of the other car had been at a frat party, too. The paper said he had a blood alcohol level of .21. It also said they had found traces of cocaine in his blood.>

Sarah was quiet for several minutes, then she asked, <Did you know the guy?>

<His picture looks familiar. I may have been in a class with him or something, but I didn't know him.>

<You said you had been drinking a lot at the party you went to. How did you get home from the party?> Sarah asked.

<I have no idea. Some of my friends must have brought me. I don't remember anything after I was sitting on a sofa and drinking one last shot of whiskey.>

<Thank God for friends, > Sarah said.

<So, what do we do now?> I asked.

<Well, I was thinking about this as you were sleeping. Whether I'm here permanently or not, you have to go on with your life as if I wasn't here. You can't let anyone know I'm here, or we'd end up in the loony bin.>

<Yeah, I'm smart enough to realize that. This isn't going to be easy though. I'm not very active sexually, but I know if I had ended up in your body and you started blowing your boyfriend, I'd have gotten physically ill. How are you going to feel if I get lucky with a girl?>

Another giggle from Sarah. I was really getting to like her giggles, both the sound I heard in my brain and the feeling I got through my entire body.

<I was bi-sexual, Andy. A little carpet munching wouldn't bother me at all. I've never had a cock before, so I have no idea how that will feel.>

<Pretty damned good, > I laughed to myself. <Well, it's not something we have to worry about right away, anyway. I think I told you my girlfriend dumped me.>

<Yeah, only about four or five times. That's something we'll have to work on. It should be you dumping a girlfriend, not her dumping you.>

<If you could help me in that respect, maybe it won't be so bad having you in my brain after all.>

<Stick with me, honey, and I'll get you more pussy than you ever imagined. One thing though. From now on, it's safe sex or no sex.>

<Yeah, well, I guess I could live with that.>

<I'd rather live with safe sex than die with wild, abandoned sex.>

<Amen.>

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We did a lot of experimenting that evening. We got to the point where Sarah could feel everything I was feeling, both physically and emotionally. At first, it felt like an invasion of privacy, but then it just got to feeling natural.

Somehow, Sarah still had all of her memories. Neither of us knew how.

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Terry Jacobs called me that evening and asked how I was doing. I remembered Terry had been at the party last night, so I asked him how I had gotten home.

Terry laughed. "Me and three other guys loaded you into your car and I drove you home. We got you in and flopped you on your bed. I put your keys on the kitchen counter and left."

I thanked him profusely. Terry is a nice guy. He was my roommate last year and we had actually become friends.

It was nearly midnight when Sarah said, <Our body needs sleep. I'm afraid you abused it pretty badly last night. After learning all I have about you, Andy, I just wish I could kiss you goodnight.>

God, I wished the same thing.

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When I awoke Sunday morning, I immediately looked for Sarah. She was there, but she was still sleeping. I laid there for a while, musing about what had happened. At first I had been angry that my mind had been invaded. Then I became resigned to it. Now I would miss her terribly if she was gone.

Is it possible to fall in love with someone who doesn't even have a body? I think it was happening to me. The only problem is, there's really nothing I can do about it.

<Good morning, sunshine, > Sarah said as she mentally stretched. <Did you sleep well? I slept like a baby.>

<Yeah, I slept well. As you can tell, I feel pretty good this morning.>

<What would you think about starting running and maybe start an exercise program?> she asked.

<I've never been much of a guy for exercise, > I said.

<We've got a good body here, Andy. If we treat it right, it could last us another eighty years. Treat it badly and we'll be dead by the time we're sixty.>

<Yeah, I guess you're right. Let's start out easy though. Maybe I'll get used to it and not give it up in a week.>

<We'll start out easy, but I have to warn you, I'm going to nag you to keep it up. Someday you'll thank me for it.>

I had to smile. I'll bet she could be a nag.

<Also, I want to work on integrating our brain a little more. I don't want you to give up your personality and I don't want to lose mine. It would be nice if I could share your memories and you could share mine though.>

<I don't know about that. There are some things I'd just as soon you didn't know about.>

<We all have things like that, Andy. The problem is, with you and me, we're going to be closer than any married couple ever was. No matter what you've done in the past and no matter what you've thought, it all went into making you who you are today. From what I've seen so far, I kind of like that guy.>

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So, we started the day by walking three miles. It didn't kill me, but my body sure felt it. Sarah and I both groaned as we sat back down on my sofa.

<You see, this is why I don't exercise, > I said. <I get so tired and sore, that I just don't feel like doing it a second time.>

<That's because our body is so badly out of shape.>

<When did it become our body?> I asked.

<When I moved in.>

<Sarah, you know. If I had to have someone else move into my mind, I'm glad it was you.>

<If I had to move into someone else's mind, I'm glad it was yours. Now, we need to try to work on this sharing memories thing.>

<Actually, I have a test in circuit theory tomorrow. I need to do some studying for that.>

<Piece of cake, > Sarah said.

<Maybe for you. Me, I need to study.>

<If you could share my memories you wouldn't need to worry. Even if you can't at that point, I can help you through the test.>

<Wow! I never thought of that. Okay, lady, lead on.>

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Actually, we did figure out how to access each other's memories that afternoon, while keeping our personalities separate. My circuits class the next day was a snap. Sarah was actually qualified to teach the class. I knew before I even left the room that I had aced the test.

<You know, Sarah, classes are going to be rather boring from now on. If I already know everything before I go into a class, I'm going to be bored out of my mind while everyone else struggles to get through it.>

<Not really. I wouldn't mind a review on some things and if it's something we have down cold, we can always talk to each other during class.>

I got a big smile thinking about that. <Yeah, and if you say something funny, I'll look like an idiot if I break out laughing.>

<You know, Andy, this could actually be fun. I know it's inconvenient for you and a little embarrassing at times, but think of all of the possibilities.>

<Well, Sarah. I'm getting used to your being here. I feel like I'm really getting to know you. It's a shame that if this hadn't happened, I'd have never gotten to know you at all because of the age difference. That would have been my loss.>

<Mine too. I'm finding you to be a lot more mature than I ever thought a nineteen year old could be. Even though you are a handsome man, before the accident, I'd have never even given you a second look.>

<Well, it's nice that if we have to share a brain and body, we can at least respect each other and that we can get along.>

<Amen to that. I wonder how many people this has happened to. If it has happened before, they probably ended up in an insane asylum.>

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It took a while for us to become fully integrated, but I truly liked Sarah and she liked me. We worked together to make it work. We had some strange times as well, like the time I was thinking about something else and was letting Sarah control our body and we ended up walking into the ladies' room in the student union. At least the ladies in there were a lot more mature than a bunch of high school girls would have been. They didn't start screaming or anything, but there were a lot of laughs at my expense before I could beat a hasty retreat.

By the end of the second week after the accident, I had fallen in love with Sarah. I hadn't meant to and I certainly wasn't going to tell her about it, but I'm sure she could feel it.

We did continue with getting our body in shape. For the next few mornings, we just walked. We tried to finish our three miles a little faster each day. By the end of our walk on the third day, we weren't really even tired.

The next day we started jogging instead of walking. The first couple of days we just jogged the three miles, then as we became accustomed to the jogging, we started increasing the distance. Today, we did six miles and we felt good when we got back to our apartment.

<Andy, > Sarah said as we were eating breakfast, <you complained about your lack of a sex life, but in the two weeks we've been together, you haven't tried to do anything about it. You can't find a partner unless you get out and mix with people.>

<I know, but I never do well in social situations. If I meet a girl I'm interested in, I get all tongue tied.>

Sarah gave me her wonderful giggle, then she said, <That's something I could help with. When we meet a new girl, let me do the talking until you become comfortable with her.>

<Yeah, but then if she was interested in me, it'd actually be you she was interested in. I'd just be along for the ride.>

<Would that be all bad? You'd still get the ride.>

<Look, Sarah, I probably shouldn't tell you this, but during the last couple of weeks, I've fallen in love with you. I really don't want another woman.>

<Yeah, I've fallen in love with you too. If I had a body of my own, I'd never want you to make love to any other body. As it is, I don't have a body. If you make love to a woman, I can pretend I'm her and you can pretend she's me. At least that would be some kind of outlet.>

I had to smile. <I don't know if I could do that. The way I have you pictured in my mind, you are the most beautiful creature who ever walked on this earth. No other woman I could ever be with could live up to the way I have you pictured.>

<Honey, I guess I would have been considered pretty, but I certainly wasn't beautiful. Tits are tits and a pussy is a pussy. I'm sure our body would enjoy sliding into a nice, hot, wet pussy. Why don't we at least give it a try?>

I was hesitant. I mean, for some reason it just felt like I'd be cheating on Sarah if I did make it with another woman. <What if I fell in love with the woman? How would you feel about that?>

<I'm not sure. I don't think it would bother me though. The love I feel for you and the love you feel for me is beyond anything we could ever feel for anyone else.>

Wow, she had me there. The love I felt for Sarah was beyond anything I had ever felt before. I didn't want to cheapen it though.

Okay, so I let her talk me into going to a party. It was a Friday night and there were always parties to go to on Friday nights. I hadn't gone to many of them because of my lack of verbal skills when I met a pretty girl.

This party was being given by the other roommate I had when I was a freshman. Ron Silvers was a nice guy and had been a great roommate. He was also a party animal. He played keyboard and one of the first things he did when he started his freshman year was to organize a band.

The Silverstones had taken off like they had half a dozen hits in the top forty. What with band members coming around all the time and Ron dragging me to hear them play, I had just barely managed to survive my freshman year. Ronnie saw me almost as soon as we had walked in. He came over, smiling from ear to ear. "Andy, it's good to see you. How have you been?"

"I'm doing great, Ron. I'm also getting a lot better grades since I'm not living with you," I laughed.

"Awh, but you're not having nearly as much fun," he grinned.

"True. How's the band doing?"

"We're getting more gigs than we can handle. We've even got one guy who's talking about a record deal. Who knows, someday you may be seeing your old roomy's name in lights."

Someone yelled for Ron and he had to take off. He told me to have fun and he'd talk to me later. <Ooh, he's a hunk, > Sarah said.

<Kill the estrogen, honey. This is a testosterone night.>

God, I love her giggle.

We mingled for a while and then I saw a girl who was in one of my classes, sitting by herself. I told Sarah I knew the girl and she said, <She's a pretty girl. Let's go talk to her.>

Okay, in for a penny, in for a pound. I let Sarah know the girls name and what class we were in, then told her to go for it.

"Hi, Lori," I heard my voice say as we walked up to her. "Is this seat taken?"

"Oh, hi, Andy. No, Bob McCauley was sitting here, but I think he's gone for good. I have that effect on guys, I say something and they're gone for good."

"Not true, Lori. You said something to me and I'm not gone."

Lori giggled and said, "Just give me a few minutes. So, how are you doing in our circuits class?"

"I aced the test a couple of weeks ago. It really seems to be falling into place for me now. How about you?"

"I got a 'B'. I guess that's not too bad. I'm really more into programming than I am into hardware anyway."

"I was kind of the same way, but now the hardware part seems to be clicking for me. Maybe we could study together some time. It might help us both."

Lori gave me a big smile and said, "That would be nice. I could use the help."

Sarah noticed Lori was holding an empty beer bottle in her hand, so she asked, "Could I get you another beer, Lori?"

Lori smiled again. "That would be nice. I'm kind of a lightweight when it comes to drinking, though, so I can't have too many. I'll save your seat."

As we walked over to get two beers, Sarah said, <This girl already has a crush on you, Andy. It'd be easy to bed her and leave her, but she's too nice to do that to. What do you want to do?>

<God, I don't know. I've always liked Lori. We've only talked a few times, but she seems intelligent and she is certainly pretty. What makes you think she's interested in me?>

<You didn't notice the way she looks at you? God! There's no wonder men don't get laid half as much as they'd like. Try noticing how she reacts. Notice how she makes eye contact. Notice how she seems to brighten up when we get close when we walk back.>

<Okay, I'll take your word for it. Lori is a nice girl. I don't want to just fuck her and forget her. You tell me where we should go from here.>

We were nearly back to Lori when Sarah said with one of her patented giggles, <You'd better watch out, stud. You may end up with a wife out of this.>

Lori smiled as we got close. "Lori," my voice said, "please don't take offense at this, but you look absolutely stunning this evening. Did you do something different with your hair?"

Lori smiled and said, "No, it's probably the makeup, or lack of it. My roommate has had me convinced I should be wearing makeup. I've tried to be sparing with it, but she always tries to make me put on more. She was out this evening, so I left it off completely. Do you like me this way?"

"Absolutely. You look fresh and clean and natural. Tell your roomy to go to hell. This is a much better look for you."

"I'll do that. So, when would you like to get together to study?"

"How about tomorrow? I'm going to be free all afternoon. Maybe we could go to dinner or something afterwards."

Lori was beaming as she said, "I'd like that."

<Like fish in a barrel, > Sarah said. "Why don't you come over to my place around one? We could spend the entire afternoon together. If you're having any problems in any of your other classes, maybe I could help with them too."

"It probably WOULD be better if we studied at your place. That way we could avoid the makeup queen."

We talked for a couple of hours. I gave her directions to my apartment and she said she wouldn't have any trouble finding it.

I learned a lot about Lori and we told her a lot about me. The more I talked with her, the more I liked her. I think Sarah was feeling the same way. It was nearly midnight when I asked Lori if I could walk her back to her dorm.

She readily agreed.

We continued talking as we walked. I found I was doing most of the talking now, but Sarah was still involved. <If she looks up at us when we get to her room, kiss her softly, but lovingly, > Sarah told me. <If she doesn't look up at us, let it go until the next time.>

When we got to her door, Lori looked me in the eye and said, "Thank you, Andy. I really enjoyed talking with you this evening."

"I enjoyed talking with you too, Lori," I said, then I put my arms around her and kissed her as sweetly and as lovingly as I knew how. Lori melted against me and we just held each other for a couple of minutes.

Finally, Sarah took over again and said, "I hope we can do this again, Lori, but right now, I think I'd better leave before I do something that would embarrass both of us."

Lori smiled, so I gave her a quick, soft kiss and left her at her door.

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<She really is a sweet girl, isn't she?> I asked as we walked back toward our apartment.

<Very sweet, > Sarah said. <She's also very vulnerable and very inexperienced. If she's not a virgin, I'd be very surprised. We need to be very careful not to hurt her.>

<Yeah, but it's you I love, Sarah.>

<Andy, my love, you can love more than one person at the same time. We have it beat into our heads all of our lives that we can only love one person so we start believing it, but it's just not true. Besides, loving me is a form of narcissism. It's like loving yourself. I think it would be quite easy for both of us to fall in love with Lori.>

<Maybe you're right, love. You are definitely more wise than I am when it comes to matters of the heart. So, where do we go from here?>

<Just let it happen, Andy. Think about how you are feeling about Lori right now. I know I have feelings for her already. Is it love? It very well could be. If you examine your feelings, I'll bet you're feeling the same way.>

When we got back to the apartment, we got ready and went to bed. <You know, I think you're right, > I said just before I drifted off to sleep.



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Chapter 2


When I awoke, I felt like I was wrapped in love. Sarah was awake, and I could feel her love for me. I tried to make her feel the same way. We laid there for half an hour or so, not talking, just feeling. Finally, Sarah said, <We need to take our run, then get the apartment cleaned up for the luscious Lori.>

<Luscious Lori?> I asked.

<Umh. Don't you think she is going to be luscious? I can hardly wait to get our hands on her.>

<I thought we were going to take it slow and easy.>

<We are, but half the fun is in the anticipation.>

I had to smile. <Maybe you're right. I know there have been times when the anticipation was far better than the actual act.>

<Bingo! That's usually a lot more true for women than it is for men. It is our task to make sure that isn't the case with Lori. I want our first time with her to be something she'll remember with pleasure for the rest of her life.>

Our run today was even easier than yesterday. We had drunk very sparingly last night, so there was no hangover to work through. I was starting to get in shape, and I was starting to like the way my body felt.

Cleaning the apartment wasn't even that bad, because I had Sarah to talk to while we did it. I don't know how many thousands of topics we had talked about over the last couple of weeks, but I know I had talked with her more than I had ever talked with anyone, male or female.

Every day I felt closer to her and every day I loved her more. I could feel her love for me growing as well.

It was almost exactly one o'clock when the doorbell rang. Lori gave me a big smile when I invited her in. We sat and talked for a few minutes, then we started going over the things she didn't understand in our circuits class.

It was almost two hours later when I called a study break. I got us each a soda and then I said, "You seem to be picking up on what you were missing," I said. "You're a very smart young lady, Lori."

Lori giggled and said, "You know another word for smart young lady is nerd, don't you?"

I laughed and said, "I was always a nerd myself. High school was hell because I was picked on all the time. I got so I hated jocks."

"Yeah, boy nerds have it harder than girl nerds. Boy nerds get picked on, but girl nerds are usually just ignored."

"Honey, they can pick on us or they can ignore us, but in the end, the nerds are the people who are going to make something of themselves."

Lori giggled and said, "Yeah, nerds rule!"

All of a sudden Lori looked very serious, then she asked, "Did you mean to call me honey, or is that just something you say?"

"It's not just something I say," I said. "I've known you for over a year now, but I never really knew you. I felt like I really got to know you last night and I really like the person I got to know."

"Thank you, Andy. I like the person I got to know last night as well."

<Give her a soft, short, gentle kiss, > Sarah told me.

<I was planning on it anyway, > I told her.

The kiss was probably longer than it should have been, but I could tell we both enjoyed it. I had put my arms around Lori when I kissed her and I let them remain after we broke the kiss. We sat that way for several minutes.I don't know what would have happened if we had just let the mood continue, but Sarah said, <This is going too fast, Andy. Ask her about her other classes.>

Okay, I figured Sarah knew more than I did, so I asked, "Are you having any trouble in any of your other classes?"

"Not really," Lori said with a sigh. "I'm taking two programming classes plus American History and a computer math class. I think I have 'A's in all of them."

<Andy, ask her if she's interested in working on a project with us. I've had this idea for a while for a new operating system. It'd be a lot like Windows, but it would be about half the size and would be a lot faster.>

"Do you have any spare time?" I asked.

"I have lots of spare time," Lori said. "Sometimes I get so bored I could just cry."

"I've been thinking for a while about a new operating system for PCs. I think I have the basic strategy figured out, so now I need to start writing it. It would be a little more intuitively obvious for non-nerds, and I believe it would take up a lot less room on the computer than Windows does. Would you be interested in working on it with me?"

"Wow! I'd definitely be interested in working on it. I've been thinking for years that there has to be better ways of doing things like disk access and of interfacing to the user. I have some ideas that might fit in."

"Great. It's all in my head right now, so give me a day or two to get it in a form so you can see what I'm thinking. Maybe you could get your ideas for disc access and human interface down as well."

"Sure, I've got some of it down already. When Windows first came out, it was very limited in how much RAM it could access and in how much hard disk space it could use. They've improved that over the years, but it is mostly patches, rather than a completely new arrangement."

"I know you're right. It seems like every few days my computer tells me there are new updates to be installed. Almost every update is just a bandage to fix a problem."

We talked on for quite a while about operating systems and their inadequacies and what could be done about them. Sarah contributed as much as Lori or I did. Of course, Lori thought it was all coming from me.

Finally, it was time for dinner. We went to my favorite Chinese Restaurant. I was pleased to learn that Lori liked the spicy dishes as well as I did, so we ordered three different dishes and shared. At one point we got a little playful as we fed each other with chopsticks. All three of us had a lot of fun.

Afterwards, we walked Lori back to her dorm. We ended up necking for a while outside her door. For me, it was a perfect day.

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<You know, > Sarah said. <If you had brought Lori back to the apartment, you could have screwed her brains out.>

<You might be right, but I like Lori too much to treat her like a cheap slut. I think I may be falling for her.>

<You're falling for her, but that doesn't change how you feel about me. I can read your feelings almost as well as I can read my own now. I must admit, I think Lori is pretty special too.>

We had discovered something else since Sarah had been cohabiting with me. We could let our body go to sleep, but one or both of us could then wake up, carry on conversations between us, or think and plan, while our body was getting it's rest. Our minds needed far less sleep than out body did.

Later that evening, we both went to sleep, then after a couple of hours our minds came awake and we talked about the operating system for most of the night. Sarah had been so far ahead of me that it was pathetic, but with the sharing of memories and knowledge, I was soon up to speed. We knew there would be a lot of work involved, but neither of us were afraid of it. I was sure that Lori would be the same. The potential was endless.

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I kind of expected to hear from Lori on Sunday, but that didn't happen. I asked Sarah about it and she said, <She's examining how she feels about us. Don't worry about it. I think she's wondering how we would fit if we ended up with a permanent relationship.>

<Do you think she'd want that?> I asked.

<Oh, I definitely think she will. The question is, do you want that?>

<That's a good question, my dear. If you had asked me a month ago if I'd be ready for a permanent relationship any time soon, I'd have said no, emphatically. Now, I already have a permanent relationship with you, so I'm not afraid of another one.>

<Okay, but is Lori the one we should be thinking about having a permanent relationship with?>

<Lori is pretty and sexy and smart. If you add to that the fact that I think we've both fallen in love with her, then I think she is the perfect candidate.>

<I agree with you completely. Let's shake her up and ask her to go to a movie tonight.>

<What do we have, a shotgun offense here? Okay, you're a lot more experienced. Let's give her a call.>

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Lori seemed pleased to hear from me and readily agreed to go to an early movie with me. We talked over what we'd like to see and ended up with a romantic comedy.

When we were settled into our seats, Lori kind of leaned against me, so I put my arm around her. <She trusts you, Andy, so let's keep it that way, > Sarah said. <Keep your arm around her and stroke her arm occasionally, but don't make a grab for a tit.>

<I'm not quite that crass, > I said. <I won't even nibble on her ear.>

<You're a guy. I figured you'd try to force her to squeeze our cock by the middle of the movie, > Sarah giggled.

Okay, I almost lost it. When I had myself under control, I said, <You're going to have to be a little more careful in what you say to me, love, unless you want to give us away.>

<I'll be good. Just remember, Lori is like any other girl. We like to build up to things slowly. The key word is anticipation. It's not just a matter of waiting until she's ready for the next step. It's waiting until she wants the next step so bad that she can taste it. When it does happen, she'll enjoy it so much she won't have any regrets.>

<Right. In the mean time, we can always masturbate.>

I got a mental giggle from Sarah, but thankfully, she let it drop. I kept one arm around Lori during the entire movie. We shared a tub of popcorn and a couple of sodas. I was pleased to see Lori wasn't shy about eating her share of the popcorn.

I have to admit I paid more attention to Lori than I did to the movie. When it was over, I asked, "Uh... Can you tell me what that movie was about?"

<Good one.>

Lori giggled and said, "Okay, I'll admit I wasn't paying much attention to the movie either."

I put my arm around her as we walked to my car and said, "I don't know if having you work on my new operating system is such a good idea after all. You are going to be a big distraction to me."

Lori giggled again. "It might be a distraction for both of us, but still it might be fun."

I walked Lori up to her room and gave her a soft, loving kiss goodnight.

When we got back to the apartment, I said, <Sarah, holding Lori in the movie for all that time has me so fired up I'm about to explode. I just have to masturbate.>

<I've been waiting for us to do that. Do you normally hold off this long?>

<No, it's just that I've kind of felt like it would be cheating on you if I did that. Now, I really don't feel like it would be cheating. Especially if I was thinking about you when I did it.>

<Don't make me out to be more than I was. I was pretty, but I wasn't a super model.>

<Honey, I have one of your memories that is my favorite. You were naked, standing in front of a full length mirror. You were holding your breasts like you were presenting them to someone. I like to think you were presenting them to me. Then you did a turn and looked over your shoulder at your butt. It is the most gorgeous butt I have ever seen. I have imprinted that memory in my own memories and I'll cherish it for as long as we live.>

<If I still had my body, I'd be blushing. If you want to think of that while we're masturbating, feel free. I'll think of your reaction to that memory.>

I did think of that as I relieved all of the sexual tension that had built up over the last couple of weeks. It didn't take long before I was emptying my balls into a towel I kept for that purpose.

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<So, what do you think, big boy? Masturbating wasn't so bad last night, was it?>

<No, it wasn't bad at all. The real deal is much better though.>

<It's the same for a woman. Having a man who knows what he's doing eat you out, or fuck you silly is much better than playing with yourself.>

<You know, Sarah, I'm not all that experienced when it comes to women. I've only had sex with two women in my life. One was in high school. The other was the girl who dumped me just before you moved in.>

<I wasn't a slut either. I had sex the first time when I was a senior in high school. I had dated several guys before that, but I wasn't in love with any of them, so they didn't get far with me. I was really in love with this guy and I thought he was really in love with me. I found out pretty quickly that all he wanted was to bag a virgin and move on to his next conquest.>

<I'm sorry, honey. The girl in high school was curious about sex and so was I. We had been dating for a while, but neither of us thought we'd be together after high school. As it turned out, not long after we did the deed, she started dating one of the jocks. She got pregnant and the last I heard she had married the jock.>

<Well, the second guy I had sex with was a nice guy. We started dating when I was a junior in college and we continued dating almost until we graduated. About a month before we were to get our diplomas, he told me he had a job lined up and that he'd be moving to Texas. He didn't ask if I'd go with him. Somehow, I realized I wouldn't have wanted to have gone with him if he had asked.>

<That's too bad, honey. You said you were bi-sexual. How did you find that out?>

<When I realized Jeff and I were breaking up, I was devastated for a while. My roommate, Rosie, tried to console me and support me. One day when we were sitting on my bed, I was crying and she had her arm around me. I looked into her eyes and I could see how much she cared. Somehow, we were kissing. I could feel a tingle go all the way down to my pussy. Rosie must have felt it too. Before long, we were naked and we were munching on each other's pussys.>

<Was she the only girl you were ever with?>

<No, I had a brief affair about a year ago. The woman was a pure lesbian. She was very possessive and extremely jealous. I finally had to break it off.>

<So, which did you prefer, men or women?>

<I think, emotionally I preferred the women. Physically I preferred the men.>

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I saw Lori as soon as I walked into Circuits class. She gave me a big smile and I returned it. After class I waited for her in the hall. "Good morning, beautiful," I said as she walked up to me. She reached and took my hand as we started walking to our next classes.

"Would you like to come over and study for a while this evening?" I asked. "I'll cook dinner for you if you will."

"I'd love to, Andy. Is there anything I can bring?"

"Just yourself," I grinned. "I'll be in class until four. Come over any time after that."

We walked on to the fountain in the quad where we had to part ways. <Sarah, I'm going to tell her we love her, > I said.

<It may be a little soon for that, but what the hell. Go for it. Be sincere and don't press her for a response.>

"Lori," I said, taking both of her hands in both of mine, "We've only been seeing each other for a short while. We've known each other for over a year, but we never got close until recently. Since that night at the party, I've fallen in love with you in a big way."

Lori pulled her hands loose from mine. For a moment I almost panicked, then she threw her arms around my neck and said, "Oh, God, Andy, I love you too. I thought I might love you even before the party, but as soon as we started talking I knew for sure."

We shared a kiss that would have gone on forever, if we hadn't started hearing whistles and cat calls. Lori was grinning from ear to ear as she turned and ran toward her next class. "I'll see you at four," she yelled over her shoulder as she ran.

When Lori showed up at 4:05 PM, she immediately came into my arms. We shared a kiss that curled my toes and went on and on. <Damn, she may be inexperienced, but she sure can kiss, > Sarah said as the kiss was in progress. I didn't answer her. I was too busy.

Lori gave me a big smile as I escorted her over to the couch. "So, what are we having for dinner?" she asked.

"We are having Chicken Cordon Bleu. I'll bet you were expecting spaghetti," I grinned.

"Well... Uh, yeah. I guess I was. Can you really make Chicken Cordon Bleu?"

"I certainly can," I grinned. "I had an hour between classes, so I got everything I'd need to make it."

"I'm impressed. I like to cook, but I've never tried Chicken Cordon Bleu."

"Cooking is a nice hobby for a bachelor," I grinned. Actually, it was Sarah's hobby, but what the hell, it was mine now.

We talked as I prepared dinner. I sort of just let Sarah take over and I concentrated on what Lori was saying. At one point, Sarah said, <This girl plans on staying the night, Andy. We're not going to disappoint her are we?>

<Not on your life. What makes you say that though?>

<It's just a feeling, but I'd give you big odds that she does.>

Dinner consisted of the Chicken Cordon Bleu, Rice Pilaf, and sauteed peppers, asparagus, and peapods. We had individual cherry torts I had picked up at a local bakery for dessert.

Lori was very complimentary during the meal. Afterwards, we retired to the couch. Lori snuggled in and I put my arm around her. "Should we get some studying in?" I asked.

"I don't really need to study," she said.

"I don't either," I grinned. "I wonder what we could do to pass the time?"

"Did you really mean what you said today about being in love with me?"

"With all of my heart, Lori."

"I'm a virgin, Andy. I know that seems strange at my age, but it's true. Remember, I was 'nerd girl' in high school and all of the boys ignored me. Even if I had dated a lot, I think I'd still be a virgin. I've always felt I wanted to give my virginity to someone I was really in love with. Until now, I've never been in love with a guy to the point I would consider making love."

"Lori, there is absolutely no pressure for us to make love. I'm sure that someday it'll happen, but I can wait as long as it takes for you to be completely comfortable with it."

"I know that, Andy, and I appreciate it. The problem is, I want it with you."

<Andy, you have to tell her about me. It wouldn't be fair to her to have sex with her without her knowing everything.>

<I guess you're right. I just hope it doesn't scare her off.>

"Lori, there are some things I need to tell you that may change how you feel about me. First off, I've had sex with two different girls. The first time was in high school with a girl who was as curious about sex as I was. We weren't in love, we were just experimenting. The second was with a girl I was dating here. I thought I was in love with her and I thought she loved me. She finally told me she thought I was a boring nerd and dumped me."

"Oh. Andy. I'm so sorry. I know that had to hurt."

"Well, it did, but only for a short while. The rest I have to tell you is going to be hard for you to believe. I really don't know how to say this."

<You're doing just fine, slugger. Keep it up. Be honest. If she loves you as much as I think she does, she'll believe you.>

"The night my girlfriend dumped me, I got drunk. I mean I got really drunk. I passed out at the party I was at. When I woke up, there was someone else in my brain with me."

"You're right. That is hard to believe."

"It was and is hard for me to believe too. It seems that while I was passed out, another guy who was drunk and drugged at a different party tried to drive home. He ran through a stop sign and hit a professor from the university here. He killed her instantly, and somehow her mind and her memories ended up in my brain. Neither one of us can explain it."

"Wow. You mean this professor is in your brain right now?"

"Yes. Her name is Sarah Jenkins. She was twenty-eight years old at the time of the accident."

Lori pulled away from me slightly and looked me in the eye. "You're not just teasing me, are you?"

I loosened my hold on her. I didn't want her to feel trapped. "No, honey, I'm not. Sarah is a very nice person and I've come to love her as much as I love you. She shares all of my senses."

"So, she can see, hear, and feel me right now?"

"Yes. I hope that doesn't freak you out. Sarah has become a part of me. Loving her is like loving myself."

"I guess I can see that. Does she still have her own personality? Can she talk to me?"

<Let me take over for a while, Andy.>

<With pleasure.>

"Lori, this is Sarah speaking. I know I'm going to sound just like Andy, but that's because we use the same voice box."

"Uh, hi, Sarah."

"I know this has to be disconcerting to you, if not downright frightening. There's no way we can prove to you what we're saying. Even if we could, that might be even more frightening than just thinking we're crazy."

"Too true. It's kind of embarrassing too. I mean, here I've been kissing you as well as Andy."

Okay, I haven't giggled in my life, but I did now. "Lori, this body that you kissed is all male. Believe me. Can you imagine how hard it would be for you to get used to living in a male body if it was you? Sure, the plumbing is different, but that is the least of it. The hormones are different too."

"Yeah, I can't imagine Andy being attracted to a guy."

"Well, this body being attracted to you was not as difficult for me as you might imagine. I've had a couple of sexual experiences with girls. I enjoyed them. The physical part wasn't as good as being with a man, but the emotional part was a lot better. Guys just don't understand women as well as another woman does."

"I can understand that. I think that's one of the reasons why I was so attracted to Andy in the first place. He seemed to understand me better than any other man ever had."

"Does it bother you that at least part of that understanding came from me?"

"I don't know. I suppose it should, but somehow it doesn't seem to. Yes, I'm very much attracted to your body. I'm just as attracted to your brain. It's a little daunting to think that part of that brain once belonged to a woman, but the more I talk to you the more I feel it is all part of the package I fell in love with."

"Thank you, Lori. You know that both Andy and I love you, don't you? We've done a lot of talking about you and the relationship we'd like to develop with you. Both of us agree you are the person we'd like to spend our life with."

I could see a tear running down Lori's cheek, so I wiped it off with my thumb. <Sarah, why is she crying?>

<It's okay, Andy. She'll tell us when she's ready.>

"I've felt so alone all of my life. I know my parents loved me, but I never felt like anyone else did. Now I have two people telling me they love me."

"Lori, this is Andy again. You are a very lovable young lady. Sarah is right. You are the person we'd like to spent the rest of our life with. That's why we thought we had to tell you about this now. We didn't want to go too far and then have you find out and maybe dump us."

"I don't think that is going to happen. This is going to take some getting used to, but I fell in love with the whole person. I guess that includes Sarah."

"Thank you, Lori."

"That was Sarah again. Now that you know my secret, would you feel funny if I kissed you?"

Lori pulled me in and we exchanged another toe curling kiss. "That didn't seem strange at all," Lori said as we broke apart.

Lori didn't spend the night. We all agreed she should be absolutely certain about how she felt about our situation before we took that big of a step. We did do a lot of kissing and cuddling before she left though.

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I didn't have any classes with Lori that day. Sarah and I talked about our situation a lot during the day. Both of us were a little worried that Lori might get to thinking about things and panic.

When we got back to the apartment after our last class, we found Lori had left a message on my answering machine. All it said was to call her when I got back.

I dialed her number and her roommate answered. When Lori came on the phone she asked if she could come over. Of course I agreed. She had seemed a little distant when we talked and she was definitely in a hurry to hang up.

<Shit!> I said after I had hung up the phone. <I think she's going to dump us.>

<Honey, she could have been short with us for any number of reasons, > Sarah said. <Let's not panic until she gets here.>

When Lori knocked on our door, I almost ran to answer it. I know my grin had to be a mile wide when I opened the door and she was standing there with an overnight bag in her hand.

I held the door open for her, and she stepped inside. She dropped her overnight bag and came into my arms. We kissed like there was no tomorrow. We finally broke apart and sat, cuddled together on the couch. "So, have you decided you can have a relationship with two people occupying the same body?" I asked.

"It's going to be strange, and I'll have to admit I'm a little jealous of Sarah, but I think we can work it out," Lori said.

"Why would you be jealous of me?" Sarah asked.

"Because you get to share everything with Andy. I only get to share what he is willing for me to share," Lori said.

"I'll make you a promise right now, Lori. I will make Andy share anything you want to share. Even if it's embarrassing to us," Sarah told her.

We ended up going out to get a bite to eat. As we were eating our burgers, I asked Lori, "Why did you sound so cold when I called a while ago?"

"I was fighting with my roommate," Lori laughed. "She said that me spending the night with a nerd was the stupidest thing I could possibly do."

"What did you tell her?" I asked.

"Well, first off, you've got to understand what my roommate is like. She is the original party animal. She only dates jocks, frat boys, and other party animals."

"Sort of like my friend, Ron Silvers," I said.

"Probably. I don't really know Ron all that well. Anyway, she said that nerds aren't any fun. She said if I wanted to have a good time, she'd fix me up with someone who really knew what they were doing."

"Okay."

"I told her I wasn't interested in JUST a good time. I said I was looking for a permanent, committed relationship. Of course, she told me I was crazy, and that I am far too young for that kind of relationship."

"I worried about that, too," I said. "Then, I realized that I was already in a permanent, committed relationship with Sarah, and it didn't scare me so badly."

Lori laughed and said, "I couldn't tell her that, Andy. What I did tell her was that in twenty years we'd be richer than any of her frat boys. I also told her that I was sure we'd still be together in twenty years."

"I take it you didn't convince her, though?"

"I'm afraid not. I don't know why she thinks she has the right to tell me what to do anyway. If I tried to tell her how to live her life, she'd have a fit."

"Some people are just like that," Sarah said. "If it ever gets too bad, you can always move in with us."

"My God, Lori," I said. "That was Sarah. She said we were going to take things slow, and she's already asking you to move in with us."

Lori giggled. "I may take her up on it, even if you don't ask. Usually my roommate gets over her tiffs in a couple of days, but if she doesn't then it's nice to know I have an alternative."

When we got back to my apartment, Lori and I sat on the sofa and kissed and cuddled for a while. "Lori, you know we don't have to take this any farther until you are absolutely comfortable with it, don't you?" I asked.

"I know that, Andy. I think that is a big part of the reason I am comfortable with it," Lori said.

<The next time we kiss, bring your hand up and caress her breast, > Sarah told me.

I had always worried about technique when I was with my two previous partners. Sarah relieved that worry. Making love to Lori was a beautiful experience, for all three of us. After a while, we retired to the bedroom and undressed each other.

In many ways we were like lovers who had been together for years. We were comfortable. We could also feel the excitement of discovering each other. It was well after midnight before we collapsed in each other's arms and let sleep take us.

Lori moved in with us less than a month later. We had been working on the new operating system, sporadically, before she moved in. From that point on, we devoted a lot of time to it. By the time we graduated, the program was finished.

We're not Bill Gates... Yet. We have done rather well for ourselves, though. Lori and Sarah are talking about having a baby, and I can see that it is something that is going to happen very soon. Am I ready for that? Damned straight.

Edited by TeNderLoin and redlen


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