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{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab I first met the woman with whom I was later to \softline
spend a great deal of time at a conference of our \softline
company{\u8217\'92}s mid-level executives. I had seen her several \softline
times before but had no idea that she was an executive. \softline
She had always dressed  rather simply but in good taste, \softline
unlike some other {\u8220\'93}secretaries,{\u8221\'94} as I at first thought she \softline
was.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Her name was Alyson Catterall, as I learned \softline
while we chatted during one of the breaks interspersed \softline
in the all-day conference. She was in Personnel, and I \softline
learned afterwards that she{\u8217\'92}d had an impressive record \softline
in basic research before she was promoted to a higher \softline
staff position in what appeared to me to be an \softline
incongruous department for a person with her abilities.. \softline
The person who told me about her was of the opinion \softline
that she was going far, and seemed to be a bit enamored \softline
of her. Several others with whom I casually spoke of \softline
her, men and women...all seemed to regard her with \softline
great respect, although no fondness{\u8212\'97}what can I call \softline
it?{\u8212\'97}a sort of reverent jealousy?\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Over the next few months...I had little to do \softline
with Personnel, being deep in R&D...I thought about \softline
Ms  Catterall rather more than our casual acquaintance \softline
seemed to justify. Three or four times I dreamed of her, \softline
and I always awoke with a throbbing erection, although \softline
I could recall no erotic content to any of the dreams. \softline
Rather I seemed to see her always fully dressed, an \softline
object of desire, true, but not of the same intense sexual \softline
desire with which I had always regarded attractive \softline
women in my lifetime. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Alyson seemed to be on some sort of pinnacle, \softline
well above me, but, I was convinced, certainly \softline
attainable if I did...what?...I did not know.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Now, although Alyson was strangely \softline
attractive, I could not say that she was beautiful. Just \softline
the same, she had a certain }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 {\f1\u233\'e9}lan}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  which made her the \softline
center of interest wherever she happened to be. She was \softline
about five foot six tall, a rather reasonable 35" bust, a \softline
narrow waist, slim hips, long legs...at least she gave that \softline
appearance.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Her hair was a ruddy brown, not quite auburn, \softline
which she wore to her shoulders in a casual wave which \softline
never seemed to be mussed. I thought her eyes were \softline
deep blue, maybe green or hazel; I was never sure, later.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab In June of the year in which I met Alyson I \softline
won a relatively modest amount in the state lottery, yet \softline
an amount which made it possible for me to {\u8220\'93}retire{\u8221\'94} in \softline
some comfort for the rest of my days. I made no such \softline
decision at once, I assure you, but remained more or \softline
less content with my position in Research. I was well \softline
set after the various taxes had been paid and I did \softline
purchase a comfortable small home well out in the \softline
country, carefully away from any large forest areas but \softline
close to the commuter rail line, a new, not very flashy \softline
medium sized car and a few appurtenances which I had \softline
always wanted but never felt that I could afford. For \softline
convenience I continued to use the rapid transit system \softline
to commute, rather than pay $25.00 a day for parking.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Perhaps three weeks after all the hoopla over 
my winning this lottery had died down, I got a call at \softline
the lab from...of all people...Alyson.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab I was a mite suspicious of a possible {\u8220\'93}gold \softline
digger{\u8221\'94} motive at first, but she made no mention of that, \softline
rather her question...her information...concerned a \softline
course which she said I could take at company expense \softline
on a certain aspect of our R&D in which I was very \softline
interested. I asked the normal questions: Take my own \softline
car? Travel expense reimbursed? Per diem? She \softline
answered all with no hesitation, but at the end she said,\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Mr Newnan...d{\u8217\'92}you mind if I call you Bob?... \softline
please call me Alyson. There is another course being \softline
given by the same institution at the same time as yours. \softline
My boss thinks I should take it. If you intend to \softline
drive...and that is what you indicated...would I \softline
incommode you if I asked to ride with you there and \softline
back?{\u8221\'94}  \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab I was a bit flattered and I hardly hesitated to \softline
assent. The trip would take two days one way (the \softline
company did not like us R&D people to fly), so she had \softline
allowed me sufficient travel time and I intended to stop \softline
over at a hotel I knew well. I mentioned this to her and \softline
she said something that quite astounded me.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}In that case, Bob, we won{\u8217\'92}t need two rooms, \softline
I{\u8217\'92}ll bunk in with you...all right?{\u8221\'94} That shook me up, I \softline
can tell you. It also began to get my hopes and other \softline
things up.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Why...if you don{\u8217\'92}t mind, Alyson, why should \softline
I?{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}}{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 I}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  don{\u8217\'92}t mind, Bob. You needn{\u8217\'92}t worry about \softline
me, I can }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 quite}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  take care of myself. Make sure that{\u8217\'92}s \softline
twin beds, eh?{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Sure. O K, see you Tuesday, ten o{\u8217\'92}clock in \softline
the {\u8216\'91}wedding cake.{\u8217\'92} I{\u8217\'92}ll garage my car there.{\u8221\'94} We called \softline
the many floored parking facility next door that, \softline
originally a joke, then a designation. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab We met as planned. I{\u8217\'92}d had a busy morning \softline
already, and I could tell that Alyson was as glad as I to \softline
be leaving the city. We hit the Interstate quickly, there \softline
being  little...well, comparatively little...traffic at 10:30  \softline
on a work-day. By late lunchtime, about 3:00, we had \softline
covered about 265 miles and we were both ravenous. I \softline
pulled off the interstate into a truck stop I remembered \softline
as being clean and serving good, plain food. Alyson \softline
seemed to enjoy that, as well as the beer apiece...draft, \softline
too...that I{\u8217\'92}d ordered.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}I was wondering if you liked beer. I don{\u8217\'92}t \softline
know why I thought you did.{\u8221\'94} I grinned at her, very \softline
satisfied with the lunch...and with my proximity to \softline
Alyson.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Yes, I like beer a lot. This is a good brew.  \softline
Think it{\u8217\'92}s odd for a girl, do you?{\u8221\'94} she answered. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}You{\u8217\'92}re not an {\u8216\'91}odd{\u8221\'94} girl, Alyson, but you are \softline
a }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 bit}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  out of the ordinary....a good bit, if you don{\u8217\'92}t  mind \softline
my saying so.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Yes, I }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 am}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  a great deal out of the ordinary, \softline
Bob. You  may discover that...sometime.{\u8221\'94} She smiled \softline
and rose, ready to go. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab I suggested the restrooms, and she grinned and 
said, \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Yep. I assume they{\u8217\'92}re as clean as the food \softline
was good?{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Certainly the men{\u8217\'92}s room is.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}O K, meet you at the car.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab We seemed to hit a spot of luck that afternoon \softline
and early evening, for we made a bit more than 200 \softline
miles before we reached our night{\u8217\'92}s stopping place, the \softline
Hotel Curzon, at about 7:30. We had a drink and a light \softline
supper and went to our room.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}You first, Alyson?{\u8221\'94} I offered, tentatively.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Thanks. D{\u8217\'92}you mind if I take the bed closest \softline
to the door?{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}No,{\u8221\'94} I grinned, but I wondered why.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Normally I{\u8217\'92}d be sleeping in my skivvies, but \softline
since I had known I{\u8217\'92}d have Alyson with me I{\u8217\'92}d brought \softline
along a pair of light weight pajamas, short sleeves and \softline
short bottoms.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab I was sitting in just my trousers and underwear \softline
on the bed next the window looking down at the street \softline
when Alyson opened the bathroom door and came back \softline
into the room. I turned and saw that she was in a semi-transparent shortie nightgown that barely covered her \softline
upper thighs. The light from the bathroom {\u8212\'97} I had \softline
turned off all but one dim light in the bedroom {\u8212\'97} \softline
outlined her gorgeous body as though she were wearing \softline
nothing at all. I could see that her pubes were shaved \softline
bare!\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Good...God, Alyson!{\u8221\'94} I said, extremely \softline
startled and already rigid. I was too startled to realise \softline
that I had risen...in shock, I suppose...and my erection \softline
poked forward in my trousers like a tent pole.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Well...didn{\u8217\'92}t you think I was expecting this, \softline
Bob?{\u8221\'94} her voice was teasing, her gaze quite calm. She \softline
had not looked at my erection, as far as I could tell.  \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}But...but...I hadn{\u8217\'92}t thought you were...I don{\u8217\'92}t \softline
understand....{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Yes, you do, Bob. We{\u8217\'92}re here together, well \softline
rid of the company{\u8217\'92}s rules and regulations, we have \softline
nine days alone, with nothing to do but get better \softline
acquainted.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}But...we have courses to attend...they{\u8217\'92}ll note \softline
our absence and report....{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}No, there will be no report, Bob. The courses \softline
}{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 were}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  to be given, true. They were canceled just before \softline
we left, too few signed up, and I{\u8217\'92}m the only one in the \softline
company who knows, Bob.{\u8221\'94} She laughed. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}And no one else will ever find out, you see, \softline
for I fixed that very carefully. We don{\u8217\'92}t even work for \softline
that company any more, Bob. As a matter of fact, we \softline
aren{\u8217\'92}t even...no, not yet. Nobody will miss us. \softline
You...work for another boss...me!{\u8221\'94} \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab That statement, with the odd hesitation,  \softline
dumbfounded me for a moment. I had no idea what to \softline
say...}{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 Eleven hard working years down the drain? My \softline
401k? How dare you? Who are you to...?}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab No, none of that came from my mouth. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Alyson murmured, {\u8220\'93}You{\u8217\'92}d be the better for a \softline
shower, Bobby. Get good and clean, hear?{\u8221\'94} \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab I went at once to the bathroom, my penis erect \softline
and throbbing, but I managed to finish undressing and 
ran the water good and warm. There was a bar of soap \softline
in the trough and a loofah, so I made considerable use \softline
of both to get myself as clean as I could. I think as I \softline
dried myself I squeaked a bit. My erection had softened.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Alyson had obviously heard me shut off the \softline
water...she allowed me about five minutes{\u8217\'92} drying time \softline
until she called softly,\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Don{\u8217\'92}t bother with pajamas or anything, Bob. \softline
Just come on out as soon as you{\u8217\'92}re dry.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab I came out, my penis beginning to rise again \softline
and she said, smiling,\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Lie on the bed, Bobby. I{\u8217\'92}ll rub your back with \softline
this lotion. It{\u8217\'92}ll help relax you and will make you feel \softline
wonderful.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Well, she slathered what felt like a huge gob of \softline
cool stuff on to my back and began to massage it into \softline
my skin. I could smell something slightly familiar and \softline
at the same time very odd, and I noticed that her hands \softline
were rocking me slightly so that my penis was rubbed \softline
ever so lightly against the smooth coverlet of the bed. \softline
That simply made me harder and more and more horny, \softline
but I could not roll over while she massaged more of \softline
the stuff into my shoulders, back, butt and the backs of \softline
my legs. It did feel good, she was right about that.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Her hand, as I rolled onto one side in response \softline
to her massaging, suddenly slid across my belly and \softline
touched my penis. I felt as though she had taken me to \softline
paradise as she murmured into my ear,\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Roll over, Bobby. I{\u8217\'92}ll rub your front, now.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab When I rolled, my penis sprang free and stood \softline
erect, longer and thicker than I remembered it. I could \softline
not move more than from side to side as she poured \softline
more of whatever goop she was using onto my chest, \softline
belly and legs and began to massage all across my front. \softline
Normally that would have had me, ticklish soul that I \softline
am, kicking and screaming at her to quit, but I said \softline
nothing {\u8212\'97} it felt so good {\u8212\'97} as she continued to rub and \softline
stroke me. Every now and then she{\u8217\'92}d touch my penis \softline
and it would jerk and stiffen even more. I felt as though \softline
I was going to climax if she were to touch me again, yet \softline
I awaited each touch. I could do nothing whatever \softline
under her hands. My chest began to itch a little bit, \softline
there was a feeling of swelling and a kind of stretching, \softline
but it was a pleasant feeling and I lay there half asleep \softline
and quite content.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}D{\u8217\'92}you like this, Bobby?{\u8221\'94} her smooth, oh so \softline
smooth voice asked.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Ye-es, Alyson, yes.{\u8221\'94} That seemed to be all I \softline
could think, all I wanted to say {\u8212\'97} {\u8220\'93}yes.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Good. Your body is ready and I am ready, \softline
Rob. Now we{\u8217\'92}ll make long, slow love, Robby, in the \softline
ways I direct.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab My mind and my body were certainly all for \softline
that. I could feel my penis jerk and stiffen each moment \softline
although she had not touched me again since she had \softline
asked me if I liked what she was doing.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab I could not tell then, and I could not tell you \softline
now, if she actually spoke aloud to me or whether she \softline
used some kind of telepathy. Whatever, my mind and \softline
my body received commands or impulses to do thus and \softline
so, and my body did thus and so. I know that I kissed 
her mouth with great desire, slid my tongue in and \softline
wrestled with hers, experiencing more and more \softline
anticipation and lust as I did so. I kissed her neck \softline
fervently. My mouth slid down to her perfect breast, \softline
which I encompassed and sucked lightly and then \softline
harder with my tongue moving lasciviously over her \softline
burgeoning nipple until I felt as though my mother were \softline
feeding me. Indeed, I vaguely remember some fluid \softline
entering my mouth but I had by then begun to slide \softline
slowly down her body, my mouth imprinting kisses and \softline
little suction marks on her soft skin as I went. I reached \softline
and explored her navel. It tasted wonderful, like some \softline
exotic fruit, changing slowly as  I sucked and \softline
swallowed to tingling mint which seemed to refresh me \softline
as I pursued my goal, the juncture of her thighs and her \softline
lowest belly. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab While I kissed and sucked my way down \softline
Alyson{\u8217\'92}s exquisite body, she {\u8212\'97} something, certainly {\u8212\'97} \softline
was massaging, stroking, touching me all over my body, \softline
one second stroking my sack and penis, another second \softline
my back, the next my front {\u8212\'97} how? I was pressed \softline
tightly against Alyson, I thought {\u8212\'97} sometimes making \softline
me jerk with sexual pleasure, sometimes calming me \softline
after such an involuntary start.... \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab The odor of Alyson was beckoning, sweet, \softline
salty, intensely warm and invitingly female as I neared \softline
her crotch with my seeking mouth and tongue. Above, \softline
she uttered small moans and sighs as her hands stroked \softline
my hair and head, while something still titillated my \softline
body as before. I thought I felt my penis throb more \softline
than once }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 inside me}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  and that I had begun to ejaculate, \softline
although my balls were drawing into my belly from the \softline
sexual tension under which I happily labored. My \softline
mouth connected with that fold of flesh which gathers \softline
at the top when a woman{\u8217\'92}s thighs are fairly tightly held \softline
together, but Alyson immediately relaxed the tension \softline
and my mouth slid easily sideways across her smooth, \softline
hairless labia and my tongue slipped between those \softline
exquisite lips and initially tasted that which I had spent \softline
such a delightful time attaining.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab The fluids which awaited me laved my seeking \softline
tongue, and I heard Alyson{\u8217\'92}s long-drawn sigh and moan \softline
of appreciation as I slipped my tongue farther into her \softline
slippery vagina. I felt the tiny, rigid  knob just above \softline
my tongue tip, and placing my fingers softly on her \softline
labia I drew them slightly apart and upward to more \softline
fully expose the epicenter of her sexual being.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Alyson{\u8217\'92}s legs tightened around my neck and \softline
she squeezed and relaxed them as she humped her \softline
mound at my face, never coming close to hurting me, \softline
but causing her mound and her exposed clitoris to swell \softline
into my appreciative mouth, which covered the entire \softline
root of her desires.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Ooh, Robby, you are so rough!{\u8221\'94} she \softline
murmured above me.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab I took my face from between her legs, \softline
dampness streaming down my chin, and asked,\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}How am I rough? I{\u8217\'92}m trying to be as gentle as \softline
I know how.{\u8221\'94} My voice sounded strange.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Your beard, Robby. We{\u8217\'92}ll do something \softline
about that later. Please...please, lover, keep doing that 
for now.{\u8221\'94}  \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab I was wildly encouraged by that {\u8220\'93}please, \softline
lover{\u8221\'94} bit and re-applied myself to my suckling with \softline
increased pleasure. I could feel my own genitals \softline
beginning to tighten and knew that if I could hold off \softline
for a moment or two I would have Alyson in ecstasy.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Sure enough, in a moment she began to thrash \softline
and twist above me, her thighs clamping harder on my \softline
ears while I increased the rhythm of my licking, \softline
concentrating on her clitoris until she groaned and \softline
spasmed wildly, her fluid coating my tongue, my lips \softline
and most of my face, not to mention two of my fingers.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab I had not realised that I{\u8217\'92}d had those two digits \softline
inside her, but that must have assisted her orgasm, for \softline
she was sobbing {\u8220\'93}Robby,{\u8221\'94} over and over, as her spasms \softline
grew less intense and she seemed to be settling down. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Suddenly I must have hit another special spot, \softline
for she spasmed again and new essence coated my \softline
expectant face. I licked and swallowed it with gusto, the \softline
taste causing me to think that my penis exploded at that \softline
instant. As it was, I rolled over exhausted, and Alyson \softline
kissed me on my mouth, the taste like some exotic fruit \softline
which made me dizzy for a second.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Liked that, did you, Robby?{\u8221\'94} For the first \softline
time I noticed without rancour that she was calling me \softline
by my {\u8220\'93}baby{\u8221\'94} name, one that I had not heard for many \softline
years and then only from my mother when she was \softline
being tender with me.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Yes, Alyson, I...loved it.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}You are good at cunnilingus, Robby. I think \softline
you will get better as soon as we take care of that \softline
remnant of beard . I{\u8217\'92}m sure of it.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Thoroughly confused, I answered muzzily, \softline
{\u8220\'93}Oh, I wou{\u8217\'92} like tha{\u8217\'92}, Awyson, anythin{\u8217\'92} tha{\u8217\'92}ll p{\u8217\'92}ease \softline
you as much {\u8217\'92}s jus{\u8217\'92} now.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Why, Robby! What happened {\u8216\'91}just now?{\u8217\'92}{\u8221\'94}  \softline
She sounded truly astonished.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab I thought we{\u8217\'92}d been lying down, but we were \softline
sitting side by side on the edge of the bed, our arms \softline
around each other{\u8217\'92}s waists. I could feel that my waist \softline
was small and firm. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Didn{\u8217\'92}t we...I mean...you said that I was very \softline
good at...what was I very good at, Alyson?{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}You{\u8217\'92}ll just be better, Robby, don{\u8217\'92}t worry \softline
your head about it. Now, let{\u8217\'92}s take a shower, we{\u8217\'92}re hot \softline
and sweaty from all that hard work.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Well, I thought I remembered doing something \softline
that took a lot of energy and was maybe {\u8220\'93}sweaty,{\u8221\'94} I felt \softline
momentarily exhausted, knowing that I had lost an \softline
indefinite something, so a shower certainly sounded \softline
good to me. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab While we were in the shower I washed \softline
Alyson{\u8217\'92}s back and front with no lust in my mind as she \softline
did the same for me. I felt just the pleasant brush of the \softline
washcloth over my refreshed and curvaceous body, and \softline
the thrill in my body as she washed my breasts. We \softline
patted each other dry and Alyson remarked,\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}I suppose we{\u8217\'92}d better get something to eat, \softline
eh?{\u8221\'94} and I agreed. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab The meal was excellent, well prepared and \softline
wonderfully cooked, yet when we had finished I could 
remember only the French toast and coffee.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}You know, Roberta,{\u8221\'94} she said quietly as we \softline
walked to the elevator, {\u8220\'93}I think we{\u8217\'92}ll have a week...or \softline
more...of enjoying each other with considerable \softline
pleasure.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}I{\u8217\'92}m sure we will, Alyson.{\u8221\'94} I was not \softline
particularly excited, nor sure of what she meant by the \softline
words, and asked casually,\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}When do I start work on the project, \softline
Alyson?{\u8221\'94} I must have been excited, for my voice again \softline
sounded a good bit higher pitched to my ears.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Oh, the main project has begun, but your \softline
particular part of it begins when we get to the room, \softline
Robbie. You don{\u8217\'92}t mind if I use your nickname, do \softline
you?{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}No, no, I was surprised when you were so \softline
formal after...the...meal.{\u8221\'94} Now I could not remember \softline
what meal it was. {\u8220\'93}Good lord, Aly, we{\u8217\'92}ve been close \softline
friends for a long time...since high school, isn{\u8217\'92}t it?{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Fellow cheerleaders, ever since JV squad,, \softline
Robby. You made Tim Owings before I did, but I got \softline
him away from you before we found ourselves again, \softline
right?{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Although I nodded acquiescence, I wondered \softline
dimly why we{\u8217\'92}d had to discover anything {\u8220\'93}again{\u8221\'94} and \softline
for a moment or two I tried to figure out why I had \softline
{\u8220\'93}made{\u8221\'94}  a }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 boy}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  in high school. As I now recalled, \softline
Alyson and I had admitted our mutual attraction to each \softline
other while we were eighth graders, and although we \softline
had later gone to the Senior Prom and other school \softline
dances with boys, gays if we knew one, that was for \softline
appearance sake...there had been no tolerance for same \softline
sex lovers in }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 that}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  school and the {\u8220\'93}boys{\u8221\'94} had been as \softline
happy as we. }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 \ul0 \tab But...I couldn{\u8217\'92}t really remember any \softline
{\u8220\'93}Tim Owings.{\u8221\'94}}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab I noticed a change as we walked into our \softline
room...what was so different about it?  It did not seem \softline
to be on the same floor as that we had left \softline
before...}{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 breakfast, was that the meal we{\u8217\'92}d just eaten?}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  \softline
I started to mention the double bed to Alyson, but then \softline
decided my worry was just caused by a memory lapse. \softline
My breasts seemed slightly heavier, and I had an \softline
insistent tickle between my legs. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab For just an instant then I felt as though I were \softline
two people...one, as if in a dream I was a male engineer \softline
supposed to be attending some conference that I could \softline
not quite recall...the other, walking alongside my 
girlfriend, the person I }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 knew}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  I was, Roberta Newnan, \softline
very much in love with Alyson Catterall since eighth \softline
grade, close friends and lovers since high school.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab I recalled our college days{\u8212\'97}}{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 where had that \softline
been?{\u8212\'97}}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  the fun we{\u8217\'92}d had as roommates, studying \softline
together, comparing notes on the professors who{\u8217\'92}d tried \softline
to put the make on us and laughing at anything so silly,  \softline
making long slow love on week-ends, hiking all over \softline
the countryside{\u8212\'97}}{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 what countryside? We{\u8217\'92}d gone to \softline
university in a big city, hadn{\u8217\'92}t we..?}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 {\u8212\'97}exploring \softline
everything, including  each other. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Slowly, but more and more clearly, I was \softline
remembering the day that we {\u8220\'93}came out{\u8221\'94} to her parents, \softline
and the shock and then acceptance from }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 my}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  mother, a \softline
widow and my only living relative. I had worked my \softline
way through to a degree in...what? }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 I had a vagrant \softline
memory that Mom }{\plain \fs20 \fs20 and Dad}{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20  (!) had supported me \softline
through to graduation with a degree...in engineering?}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Could not have been like that, my mind was \softline
telling me. Now I remembered Doctor Finneman, the \softline
chairman of the }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 economics}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  department, when she \softline
congratulated me and Alyson on our GPAs, first and \softline
second highest in the entire college, each of us }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 summa \softline
cum laude}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 . But that had been at a city university, \softline
surely?\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab I started to ask my lover, but something kept \softline
me from completing any more thoughts concerning my \softline
past. What did it matter? Alyson, I intuited, did not \softline
want me disturbed with such thoughts, so I was not. All \softline
I wanted now was to be between her legs with my \softline
tongue tasting that nectar as it slowly coated my tongue \softline
and face, her rigid clitoris tickling my upper lip as I \softline
suckled at the person who gave me sustenance, love and \softline
direction.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Alyson lay naked, sprawled across the queen \softline
bed{\u8212\'97}}{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 had there not been twin beds before? When was \softline
that?}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 {\u8212\'97} and beckoned me. Oh! she was  so alluring! As  \softline
I placed my knees each side of her head, bowing my \softline
head slowly to her exiting scent and waiting labia, my \softline
busy fingers preparing the way for her, I mentally felt \softline
the pleasant touch of her lips and tongue soon to be \softline
caressing my labia and our slow and loving progress \softline
toward mutual climax. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab For a second, a flash of disorientation{\u8212\'97}}{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 is this \softline
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 me}{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 ? }{\plain \fs20 \fs20 {\u8212\'97} which quickly passed...no matter, I no longer \softline
felt any regret for anything. It was better that way. }}