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\par On the way home from Boundless Waves on Friday evening, Anne was sitting next to Denise on the train. They were alone in that part of the carriage. She turned to Denise and thanked her, saying, \'93You made a big difference to the outcome, first b
y setting up and running the computers, then by making sure I wasn\rquote t disturbed by \lquote support calls\rquote  from Ken and Sid. You stayed late with me those nights when we were running those tests \endash  which worked, thank God! \endash 
 and finally, perhaps most importantly, Denise, you always give me much-needed moral support. Thank you very much for your help with all of that.\'94
\par 
\par Denise waved a hand, and just smiled. Anne realized how much she enjoyed seeing that smile, something that Denise had been too tired for recently. Come to that, Anne had been too tired to do much more than just }{\cs25\i exist}{
\lang1033\langfe1033\langnp1033  for several weeks, now. 
\par 
\par Anne knew that she couldn\rquote t have kept going much longer. It was only because the last couple of weeks had been fairly simple test-and-record sessions that she\rquote d managed. Now, maybe, they would be able to able to relax\'85 some. Oh, there
\rquote d be more work, she knew. That wouldn\rquote t stop. Soon, she\rquote d have to think about a successor product. But for now she could go back to working }{\cs25\i sensible }{hours.
\par 
\par \'93How about you, Denise?\'94 she asked. Denise looked at her, unable to fathom her meaning. \'93I mean, will you be able to cut back to normal hours, now?\'94
\par 
\par \'93Oh, I }{\cs25 wondered}{ what you were thinking about. I expect so, but there\rquote ll always be the last minute calls, and the teleconferences. I\rquote m surprised Ken didn\rquote 
t ask me to stay behind tonight, actually, in case something went wrong.\'94
\par 
\par \'93I think Sid took one look at the two of us and sent us home. If I look as bad as you, we\rquote re a pair of extras from a Michael Jackson video.\'94
\par 
\par They sat on the train in silence for a while longer.
\par 
\par \'93I think, when I get in, I\rquote m gonna have a drink and then nap for a little while,\'94 Denise said into the comfortable \lquote tadat-tadat\rquote  of the train running over the tracks. \'93How about you?\'94
\par 
\par \'93That sounds heavenly,\'94 Anne replied, sleepily. She closed her eyes and laid her head on Denise\rquote s shoulder for a moment. The next thing she knew she was being shaken awake.
\par 
\par \'93We\rquote re here,\'94 Denise told her, indicating their station. Her eyes were bright and she was smiling at her friend.
\par 
\par Anne woke up enough to drive them both home, well, to Stan\rquote s house. She realised that she was thinking of his home as }{\cs25\i her}{ home, more and more.
\par 
\par As Anne turned off the engine Denise leapt out of the car and raced for the front door. \'93I\rquote m }{\cs25\i bursting}{ for the loo!\'94 she told a laughing Anne. \'93I\rquote 
ll pour us out a drink in a minute. Go and find something for us to listen to, please?\'94
\par 
\par Anne browsed through Stan\rquote s collection, now augmented by discs that she and Denise had brought over. Coming across an old one, she reflected for a moment, then stuck it on.
\par 
\par Denise entered the room to hear a lovely, youthful voice singing:
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \s41\qc \li0\ri0\sb100\sa100\sbauto1\saauto1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \f27\fs24\cf9\lang2057\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {You could say this was an independent love song\line 
It's nothing like to us what love meant to them\line But, that's not to say the love we have isn't big or that strong\line I'm doing it a different way\line I'm doing it a different way\'85
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\par \'93Who\rquote s that?\'94 she asked Anne.
\par 
\par \'93Scarlet. The song\rquote s \lquote Independent Love Song,\rquote  it\rquote s one of Stan\rquote s albums. They were a duo from the late nineties, I think. I remembered this song.\'94
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \s41\qc \li0\ri0\sb100\sa100\sbauto1\saauto1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \f27\fs24\cf9\lang2057\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {You might say this was another boring love song\line 
To be together and forever be true\line And so today it's much the same as it was then \line I'm doing it a different way\line I'm doing it a different way
\par }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \f27\fs24\cf9\lang2057\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {
\par Denise sat next to Anne on the sofa, and they both kicked off their shoes as the chorus came:
\par 
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And I'll show you how to turn me\line Right on right on\line And I'll show you how to touch me\'85
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\par \'93That\rquote s beautiful,\'94 Denise said.
\par 
\par \'93Isn\rquote t it?\'94 replied a very sleepy Anne. She laid her head on Denise\rquote s shoulder and closed her eyes. She felt Denise\rquote s fingers running through her hair, then lightly over her shoulder. It felt comforting, relaxing.
\par 
\par The next thing Anne knew she was waking up, still with Denise\rquote s fingers running over her skin, through her hair. The music having stopped, it was obviously some time later.
\par 
\par \'93Hello there,\'94 Denise said, softly, her fingertips never ceasing to caress Anne\rquote s shoulder, the top of her arm, sometimes just faintly brushing the skin of her face.
\par 
\par \'93Hi, Denise,\'94 Anne answered, dreamily.
\par 
\par \'93You really looked so wonderful just lying there,\'94 Denise continued in her soft, silky voice. \'93I didn\rquote t have the heart to wake you.\'94
\par 
\par Anne looked up into Denise\rquote s eyes and saw the love there. She\rquote d almost done this before, and now she reached up and put a hand behind Denise\rquote s head. She pulled her down and kissed her.
\par 
\par Part of Anne was screaming \'93}{\cs25\i NO!}{\'94 but more, much more of her was encouraging, enjoying, feeling, tasting. Denise was }{\cs25\i wonderful}{ to kiss, she realised. After what seemed like a long time she let Denise draw away a tiny bit.

\par 
\par \'93Ready to love me this way, now?\'94 the redhead asked, with a lift of the corners of her lips and now a hint of mischief in her eyes.
\par 
\par \'93I\rquote ve been ready for a while, Denise, just afraid. I still am, but I\rquote m willing to give it a try.\'94 She pulled Denise back into another kiss.
\par 
\par All the while, Anne\rquote s emotions were roiling in confusion, but she }{\cs25\i knew}{ that this was something she had to do. She didn\rquote t know }{\cs25\i why}{, but that didn\rquote t alter the fact. She registered various physical
 facts, such as the softness of Denise\rquote s kiss, the silky smoothness of the skin on her face, the sweet sensation of Denise\rquote s fingers as they now resumed their soft caress of Anne\rquote 
s skin on her shoulder. But these were filed away for now, what she was feeli
ng had nothing to do with that. She felt hot and cold and eager and reluctant and turned on and turned off, all at the same time and all in varying measure so that for an instant one feeling would come to the fore, only to be replaced immediately with ano
ther.
\par 
\par Through all of this she felt her love for Denise. It had never before been given physical expression but had grown, created via their common bond with Stan and nurtured by the closeness with which they\rquote 
d worked together. The unceasing and unselfish support that Anne had received from Denise now allowed it to bloom, full-flowered, gradually washing the fear and the reluctance away, allowing the positive emotions of eagerness and love to take precedence.

\par 
\par She felt a soft touch on her breast, through the material of her top. She paused in her kiss for a moment, and Denise, obviously misinterpreting, pulled her hand away. But Anne reached with her hand and took Denise\rquote 
s hand, placed it back on her breast, and resumed their kiss.
\par 
\par They kept this up for quite a while, with minor variations, before Anne pushed herself up. \'93I think I want to go upstairs,\'94
 she told Denise. She was surprised to find herself quite shy all of a sudden. Her face was hot, and she knew that she was blushing furiously. She stood and reached out, taking Denise by the hand, and led her up the stairs.
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\par Part of Anne, the part that normally took charge, was asking \lquote Are you out of your }{\cs25\i mind?}{\rquote  while another part of her was simply deeply embarrassed. But her legs kept moving, her hand held onto Denise\rquote 
s and before she knew it she was at the spare bedroom door. She turned to Denise.
\par 
\par \'93I don\rquote t think I want to use Stan\rquote s bed,\'94 she told her. Denise, smiling, took over and pulled Anne to her. She kissed her, deeply, softly, passionately, and Anne felt her blood pounding.
\par 
\par Denise broke off the kiss and reached to open the door. She walked in and drew Anne, now on leaden feet, after her.
\par 
\par \'93Anne, we don\rquote t have to go any further, or do anything that you\rquote re unsure of. But I want you to know that I love you, I\rquote ve loved you for a long time, and I think you\rquote re }{\cs25\i so }{beautiful it makes my heart ache.\'94

\par 
\par Then Denise sat on the bed, pulling Anne to sit with her. They resumed their kiss, and now Denise\rquote s hands were roaming over Anne\rquote s body. When s
he felt fingers running over her nipples, defenceless inside her thin cotton top, she felt them harden and push back against the caress.
\par 
\par Greatly daring, she hesitantly began to run her own fingers over Denise, who purred into Anne\rquote s mouth as their tongues played with each other. Denise upped the ante as she reached for the hem of Anne\rquote 
s top with both hands and drew it up, breaking off the kissing for a moment. Anne\rquote s breasts, nipples fiercely proud and erect, were revealed to Denise\rquote s gaze for the first time.
\par 
\par This, Anne knew, was the irrevocable step. But then, she\rquote d already committed herself, hadn\rquote t she? Anne, with trembling fingers, reached for the buttons on Denise\rquote 
s blouse, but fumbled them, so Denise took over and shrugged off the thin garment. Then she reached behind herself and undid the catch of her bra.
\par 
\par Both now topless, they resumed their makeout session. Anne pulled them to recline on the bed, and felt Denise\rquote s boobs against hers, gently, so gently embracing her, then tightening as it became clear that there would be no holding back.
\par 
\par Anne broke off the kiss for a moment to whisper in Denise\rquote s ear, \'93I fooled around a little at University with one of my roommates, but never more than that, Denise. You\rquote ll have to show me what to do.\'94
\par 
\par \'93Don\rquote t worry, love. Just do what you feel like doing. Explore, find your limits, if you have any. Just don\rquote t be afraid, sweetheart. We\rquote ll go slow.\'94
\par 
\par They resumed their kissing. Anne was delighted with the feeling of Denise\rquote s agile tongue and soft lips, and did her best to return the kiss in the same way. She was feeling more and more turned on and knew that her panties must be }{\cs25\i soaked}
{.
\par 
\par She felt Denise push a thigh in between her own, and her pussy reacted to the pressure against it. She pushed her own thigh against Denise\rquote s pussy, and felt her react in the same way, moaning in to Anne\rquote s mouth.
\par 
\par Anne\rquote s skirt had ridden up with their movements. She felt Denise\rquote s hand travel down, past her navel, slipping over the material of her skirt and begin rubbing against her panties.
 She was right, the material was sopping. Anne kept her hands above Denise\rquote s waist for the moment, content to feel those wonderful tits that she\rquote d been envious of. Denise swiped two fingers along the crease in the centre of Anne\rquote 
s womanhood, still hidden by the panties, and Anne knew she was lost; she wanted more, }{\cs25\i more, MORE!}{
\par 
\par She opened her legs to allow Denise better access, but Denise pulled her fingers up across her panty-covered pussy, slowly, tantalisingly, and then lifted her hand to her face, sniffing, tasting and said, \'93Mmmm. Wonderful.\'94
 Anne closed her eyes, so she felt rather than saw Denise move and undo her skirt, felt her begin to remove the garment. Here was another  \lquote go \endash  no-go\rquote  moment. Anne lifted her hips. 
\par 
\par Anne opened her eyes to see Denise, smiling, pull the skirt away. She dropped it off the end of the bed and put her hands on Anne\rquote s hips, hooking her fingers into Anne\rquote 
s panties. They pulled away too, sticking for a moment to her wet pussy, and now Anne was naked with another woman.
\par 
\par Of course, that woman was only half naked, herself. For the moment, though, Anne was content to lie here, feeling Denise\rquote s glorious breasts against hers, running her hands over the smooth skin and kissing her lover.
\par 
\par Her lover. But she didn\rquote t fancy her own sex! But she }{\cs25\i did}{ love Denise, and that was now an undeniable fact.
\par 
\par Anne reached down and, by touch, unfastened Denise\rquote s trousers. She rolled and pinned Denise to the bed for a moment, then sat up in order to remove them. Denise lay there, watching, as Anne,
 for the first time in her life, undressed another woman, and prepared to make love to her.
\par 
\par Finally both naked, they kissed some more, grinding their pussies against each other\rquote s thighs. Denise pulled her lips from Anne\rquote s and took over. She moved her head lower, licking and caressing Anne\rquote 
s smaller breasts, while her busy hands were lovingly feeling her thighs, her ass and finally, finally her pussy.
\par 
\par There was no need for penetration. Denise\rquote s skilled fingers softly stroked along the edges of Anne\rquote s labia, circling, swirling, caressing, spreading the copious moisture that they found there. 
\par 
\par Anne\rquote s mind was awash with sensation. Her hands were feebly moving, without coordination, over Denise\rquote s body as the redhead played her like a musical instrument. But Denise was in no rush, and she just kept Anne\rquote s arousal building.

\par 
\par Anne felt Denise move away for a moment, moving between her thighs. Then she felt Denise\rquote s tongue playing at her pussy lips, expertly playing with the soft, sensitive and very aroused flesh. \'93Oh, God! You\rquote re even better than Stan!\'94

\par 
\par Even Denise\rquote s laughter felt wonderful on Anne\rquote s pussy. \'93Girls know how, Anne!\'94 she said, her voice slightly muffled.
\par 
\par Anne felt herself getting higher and higher, her body reacted automatically to Denise now, she\rquote d lost the ability to direct her limbs. All Anne could do was }{\cs25\i feel}{, and suddenly she realised she was about to come\'85
\par 
\par Anne came back to awareness with Denise holding her, gently caressing her. \'93My, that looked a good one, Anne,\'94 she heard her lover say, softly. \'93I wanted to go further but you were obviously out of it.\'94
\par 
\par \'93Mmmm,\'94 Anne replied. It was the best she could manage.
\par 
\par They lay together for a few more minutes. Anne rolled over to look Denise in the eye.
\par 
\par \'93That was amazing, Denise. Amazing,\'94 she said, dreamily.
\par 
\par Denise chuckled. \'93Thanks. You\rquote re very responsive, Anne. Thanks for letting me\'85 letting me make love to you. I\rquote ve been holding a lot back for a long time.\'94
\par 
\par \'93Mmmm,\'94 Anne answered again. Something pricked at her mind. \lquote Ah, yes,\rquote  she thought.
\par 
\par \'93Denny, would you like me to\'85?\'94
\par 
\par Denise looked surprised, and pleased. \'93Hmm? Only if you want to, Anne. I\rquote d like it, obviously, but only what you\rquote re comfortable with.\'94
\par 
\par \'93Comfortable? Hah! I\rquote m not comfortable with this at all, not yet. But I\rquote ll not leave you high and dry\'85\'94
\par 
\par Anne moved. She rested on her left elbow, facing Denise, and let her left hand gently caress the outside of Denise\rquote s breast. \'93Tell me what you like, Denny,\'94 she said.
\par 
\par \'93Well, I love it when you call me Denny, for a start,\'94 came the reply.
\par 
\par \'93After what you\rquote ve just done to me \lquote Denise\rquote  sounds so formal,\'94 she said, with a chuckle. Her right hand now joined the left, lightly brushing Denise\rquote s breast in a circular motion. As Anne watched, Denise\rquote 
s nipples became even firmer. \'93I really love those tits,\'94 she told her, and Denise palmed Anne\rquote s smaller breast in return.
\par 
\par \'93These look wonderful, you know, Anne,\'94 she said, \'93and they won\rquote t sag like mine will. Already do, a little, in fact.\'94
\par 
\par \'93Guys go for them bigger,\'94 Anne said, and licked at a nipple.
\par 
\par \'93Girls too, you know, but it\rquote s not all about size, Anne. Really, yours are beautiful. Sensitive, too.\'94
\par 
\par \'93Mmmm, yes. Stan can make me come, a little one, just playing with them,\'94 Anne told her.
\par 
\par \'93He\rquote s a really good lover, isn\rquote t he?\'94 Denise commented. \'93It\rquote s not what he does, or what he does it }{\cs25\i with}{, it\rquote s\'85 I guess the }{\cs25\i love}{ that he puts into it.\'94 Anne moved her right hand to Denise
\rquote s other breast, playing with the nipple. \'93Ooh, I like that,\'94 she heard Denise tell her, and Anne took note while she licked and sucked one nipple and played with the other.
\par 
\par Anne was now half-crouched over Denise like a predator over her prey, working up the nerve to do what she knew she\rquote d be doing in a moment.
\par 
\par \'93Ohhh, Stan\rquote s not the only one to do this with love, Anne,\'94 she heard.
\par 
\par Anne smiled, and found the confidence to move lower. Now, for the first time, she had a close up view of another woman\rquote s pussy. Even when she was fooling around with her roommate she\rquote d never done this.
\par 
\par The air was redolent with Denise\rquote s arousal, her folds were damp, the red hair around her pussy trimmed but unshaven, making her labia appear even more pink. Denise spread her legs wider, revealing the pink interior to Anne\rquote 
s curious, excited gaze. She licked a finger and brushed over the delicate folds of flesh, drawing an intake of breath from Denise.
\par 
\par Anne watched in wonder, as Denise\rquote s pussy became slicker still. She placed a finger on the base of the flower before her and gently pushed, drawing it slowly up through the fold, then she pulled it back. She saw it oily slick with Denise\rquote 
s secretions, and licked it with the tip of her tongue once, before placing it in her mouth and tasting it properly.
\par 
\par \'93Hmm. Different to me, but nice,\'94 she told her lover.
\par 
\par \'93It tastes even better if you get it direct, Anne,\'94 she heard Denise urge and took the hint. Hesitantly at first she licked at the beautiful, fragrant flesh in front of her. Denise made appreciative noises, so Anne did it again. \lquote Denny
\rquote s right,\rquote  she thought, then said aloud, \'93You do taste better this way, Denny.\'94 She heard Denise giggle.
\par 
\par \lquote In for a penny\'85\rquote  Anne thought, and moved in a little closer, licking, sucking, probing. She did what she thought she\rquote d like, as she couldn\rquote t remember just what Denise had done to her, but she }{\cs25\i did}{
 know what she liked Stan doing, and guessed that it would also please Denise. She let herself be guided by Denise\rquote s responses. She took a finger and inserted it into Denise\rquote s pussy, crooking, probing.
\par 
\par She felt the hollow inside, a little further in than she\rquote d thought it would be, but th
e way Denise responded, bucking up hard against her, left no doubt. She kept up her ministrations, oral and manual, and felt Denise tense before coming, hard, her body straining and shaking.
\par 
\par She kept it up all through Denise\rquote s orgasm, which seemed to last a long time, or perhaps it was a series of shorter ones? Anne didn\rquote 
t know, but she knew that she should keep it going, her hand was cramped and the muscles in her face were desperately tired, but she kept at it until Denise pushed her away.
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\par They made love on into the late afternoon and evening, pausing for drinks and something to eat \endash  other than each other. It was almost full dark outside and Anne was playing idly with Denise\rquote s long red hair. She said, \'93
I guess I have to admit I\rquote m not one hundred percent straight, then.\'94
\par 
\par Denise laughed, a God\rquote s honest belly laugh. She wiped her eyes and said, \'93I think you }{\cs25\i could}{ say that, Anne! How many hours have you just spent making love to a woman?\'94
\par 
\par Anne smiled in acknowledgment, but answered, \'93Not just \lquote a woman,\rquote  Denny. You.\'94
\par 
\par They lay in silence a little longer and then Denise said, \'93I wanted this for so long, Anne. You have no idea.\'94
\par 
\par Anne looked at her lover in the dim light, unable to make out details, filling them in from memory: Denise\rquote s bright eyes, her shining mouth, sensual, knowing, that wonderful hair.
\par 
\par \'93I\rquote ve been denying it to myself for a long time, too, Denny. I almost made a move that day when you found me looking at houses on the net. Remember when Stan surprised us both?\'94
\par 
\par \'93Oh, God, yes. I almost thought you were going to move, then, myself, but couldn\rquote t believe it. You\rquote re very good at keeping your reactions to yourself, Anne.\'94
\par 
\par They were quiet again for a while before Denny snuggled into Anne. They drifted off to sleep in the dark and quiet.
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\par Stan arrived home just after four in the morning, the first rays of sunshine already in his eyes, low over the horizon. He was tired, so very tired, but relieved, Hell, he was exultant! Unless something went wrong now, the
y had a contract to sell their devices\'85 at a good price.
\par 
\par It seemed likely that they\rquote d be able to go public on the Stock Exchange in the near future, which would net Ken and Sid a small fortune, and incidentally set Anne up pretty much for life, too. Even 
Denise and he would do very well, all things being equal. Even if that didn\rquote t happen, if Sid and Ken accepted one of the offers that\rquote d been made to them to be bought out completely, they\rquote d all make quite a lot of money.
\par 
\par Aware of the time, he quietly opened his door and crept in, silently getting ready, and crept into bed with the least amount of noise and disturbance. He was asleep within seconds of his head hitting the pillow.
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\par Stan woke up from the throes of an erotic dream. He had a hard, throbbing erection, and ruefully admitted to himself that }{\cs25\i that}{ wasn\rquote t unusual, but what }{\cs25\i was,}{
 was that no one was there to take care of him this morning. He supposed his two partners had gone to their own homes last night. He glanced at the clock. It was just after ten in the morning.
\par 
\par Then he heard the noise, again. It sounded like Denise, in passion. He frowned; surely if she had found someone she\rquote d have told him and Anne before letting anything develop? And surely, she\rquote d be at her own house, not his?
\par 
\par Then her heard another voice, an unmistakeable one.
\par 
\par \'93Denny!\'94 it cried.
\par 
\par }{\cs25\i Anne\rquote s}{ voice.
\par 
\par \'93What the }{\cs25\i hell?}{\'94 he said, aloud.
\par 
\par Stan got up, put a robe on and crept out of his room to the door into the spare. He listened at the door, and could hear noises, and soft voices from within, but couldn\rquote 
t quite make out what the noises were, or what was being said, if indeed it was words.
\par 
\par He opened the door a crack and looked in. The bed was sideways to the door, so he had a fair view. He saw Denise on top of another figure, her red hair between the other\rquote s thighs. At the other end he could make out blonde hair, but couldn\rquote 
t see the face.
\par 
\par But he knew. Anne and Denise.
\par 
\par He shut the door, quietly, and crept back to his room. The impact of what he\rquote d just seen was hitting him.
\par 
\par He sat on the bed for a moment and then lay down, still in his robe. He\rquote d never suspected }{\cs25\i this}{.
\par 
\par Stan was still tired, his thoughts were slow, foggy, unfocussed. Also fearful. \lquote How long has this been happening?\rquote  he wondered. \lquote That looked wonderful, but what happens to us all }{\cs25\i now?}{\rquote 
\par 
\par Stan lay back, his emotions churning, desperately tired yet, he was sure, unable to sleep. He kept seeing the same image, of Denise on top of Anne, red hair obscuring his view, but in his mind\rquote s eye he knew exactly what was happening. \lquote 
Now they\rquote ve got each other, they won\rquote t want me, I\rquote ll bet,\rquote  he thought, muddily. \lquote Denise has found a woman, and it\rquote s Anne. She\rquote ll be better for her, I think. They\rquote 
ll be able to afford that house between them, and I can stay here. I\rquote ll be okay.\rquote 
\par 
\par But the tears he felt starting told the lie to that. Angry at himself he wiped his eyes on the sheet, shrugged off his robe and got into bed to try for some more sleep. Not that he was expecting anything\'85
\par 
\par Stan was dreaming. He saw Caron\rquote s eyes, felt 
her lips, her hands. He responded, loving his wife, his angel. She was telling him he had no need to fear, it was irrational. He felt a body in front of him, a pair of lips on his, and another body snuggled up, spooning with him, nuzzling his neck. He res
ponded to the kiss in his dream, and felt hands, lots of hands, roaming over his body, bringing him to arousal. Then he realised he wasn\rquote t dreaming.
\par 
\par He opened one eye, to find Anne\rquote s beautiful face, framed by her blonde hair, now with darker roots showing.
\par 
\par \'93Hi, sleepyhead,\'94 she said.
\par 
\par \'93Anne?\'94 he said, still fogged.
\par 
\par \'93Of course it\rquote s me, silly. Who\rquote d you think it was, the Queen of Sheba?\'94
\par 
\par Stan noted the asperity in her voice, but he heard and recognised the giggle from behind him.
\par 
\par \'93He calls you his Princess. I\rquote ve never heard him call you a Queen before, though.\'94
\par 
\par So it was Denise behind him.
\par 
\par \lquote Wait a minute\'85\rquote 
\par 
\par He twisted and sat up. He looked down at each of the wonderful women in bed with him.
\par 
\par \'93I saw you\'85\'94 he said, not knowing how to continue.
\par 
\par \'93Oh! Dammit, we were going to surprise you,\'94 Denise said.
\par 
\par \'93I think we must have done that!\'94 Anne told her, chuckling.
\par 
\par \'93You should have just come in and joined us, Stan.\'94
\par 
\par \'93Obviously, Anne, but I didn\rquote t think of that. You threw me.\'94 
\par 
\par Stan ran a hand over his face, trying to throw off the cobwebs of fatigue. He yawned mightily, then refocused on Anne.
\par 
\par \'93I, er, I thought you weren\rquote t interested in girls?\'94
\par 
\par \'93I wasn\rquote t. I\rquote m still not sure about \lquote }{\cs25\i girls\rquote }{, but I love Denny.\'94
\par 
\par \'93I love her, too, Stan. Very much.\'94
\par 
\par \'93Just as much as we love you, Stan,\'94 Anne went on, seeing his face.
\par 
\par \'93Oh, God, you didn\rquote t think we\rquote d }{\cs25\i abandon}{ you, did you Stan?\'94
\par 
\par Denise poked him in the side. \'93You did, didn\rquote t you, you ninny. Not a hope. We love you just as much today as we did the day before, and the day before that. More, probably.\'94
\par 
\par \'93It\rquote s just that we\rquote ve acknowledged \endash  well, }{\cs25\i I\rquote ve}{ acknowledged \endash  that we can share our love for each other physically as well. I never thought it would happen, but it has.\'94
\par 
\par \'93And I\rquote m glad!\'94 Denise said gaily.
\par 
\par \'93It makes us all equal, Stan. Instead of a Vee, our relationship becomes a true triangle. All equally shared,\'94 Anne said, eyes bright.
\par 
\par \'93It just needs one thing, Stan,\'94 Denise added.
\par 
\par \'93Hmm?\'94 Stan said, almost dizzy at being double-teamed in this way.
\par 
\par \'93Consummation!\'94 they both answered, laughing.
\par 
\par Anne leaned over and kissed him. The kiss went on, and deepened, and Stan responded. He felt Denise move, then felt her lips around his stiff cock. He decided he\rquote d gone to heaven as Anne continued to kiss him, caressing his
 face, chest and shoulders while Denise gave him one of her expert blowjobs.
\par 
\par After a minute or two of this Denise stopped fellating him. Anne left off her kiss in order to watch as Denise swung over Stan\rquote s body and, taking his erection in one hand, gradua
lly lowered herself, stopping for a moment to swipe the tip along her very wet and ready furrow before plunging down, impaling herself.
\par 
\par Anne watched as Denise began undulating her body, rubbing her clit against Stan\rquote s body as she moved. Stan joined in the rhythm moving with her, while Anne lay against his side, one hand moving over his chest.
\par 
\par \'93God, that looks incredible. She\rquote s beautiful like that, Stan, isn\rquote t she? I love watching her with you like this, it\rquote s an incredible turn-on.\'94
\par 
\par \'93Oh. God. Do you. Do. This too, Anne?\'94 Denise asked in staccato breaths as she moved with Stan.
\par 
\par \'93Mmm, yes she does, and it\rquote s wonderful to watch her as well,\'94 Stan managed. He noticed that Anne\rquote s hand was no longer rubbing his chest, but instead she was playing with herself, on
e moistened finger busily rubbing below while the other hand was playing with her breasts, stroking the slopes and pulling the nipples.
\par 
\par After a few minutes of this Anne could no longer contain herself. \'93Oh, Stan. Lick me!\'94 she cried.
\par 
\par Anne swung her body over his and lowered her cunt, wet and fragrant onto his face. Stan tasted her. He loved to do this, but found that coordinating his thrusts into Denise with licking and sucking on Anne was difficult, requiring concentration he didn
\rquote t have.
\par 
\par Denise was making happy sounds, as she was getting close by her own efforts, so Stan put his attention to Anne\rquote 
s wonderful pussy, poised over his mouth, grinding sometimes against his chin. He felt both of his lovers shift their balance, and noted a change in the noises
 coming from above him, but it took a moment or two for him to realise that Denise and Anne were kissing.
\par 
\par All this stimulation was too much for Denise, who shuddered on his cock, crying out, the sound muffled by Anne\rquote s mouth, and her thighs around Stan\rquote s ears. She lifted off him and lay next to Stan. Anne lifted off Stan\rquote 
s mouth and inserted Stan\rquote s erection into herself, duplicating much of Denise\rquote s movements.
\par 
\par Now it was Denise\rquote s turn to whisper into Stan\rquote s ear. \'93She\rquote s beautiful, isn\rquote t she, Stan. She tastes as good as she looks, as well.\'94 She nuzzled into his ear, and whispered some more, \'93
Go on Stan, come in her. Push that rod as far as it\rquote ll go into her twat and squirt, Stan. She\rquote s begging you for it, look at her. She\rquote s so hot, look at the way her whole face and neck and the top of her breasts are so pink. She\rquote 
s going to come any second, Stan, go on, go for it. I want to lick your spunk out of her messy snatch and bring her off again while you watch, I bet that\rquote ll get you ready for action again, won\rquote t it, Stan?\'94
\par 
\par With Denise\rquote s whispered instructions curdling his brain Stan took a moment to realise that her prediction was correct, Anne\rquote 
s orgasm overtook her and she fell against him, shuddering and twitching. Her spasming pussy pulled the climax out of Stan and he grunted once, twice, three times and then lay back, totally spent.
\par 
\par Anne rolled off him, and Denise grinned at Stan. She surprised him by taking his cock, now wilting, into her hand and licking it clean of their combined juices.
\par 
\par \'93Oh my God, is there }{\cs25\i anything}{ you won\rquote t do?\'94 he heard Anne ask. Denise\rquote s reply of \'93Not much!\'94 brought exhausted smiles from both of her lovers. Denise spent a moment examining the cock she held in her hand.
\par 
\par \'93Oh, dear, I think we killed it,\'94 she said, \'93But I bet I know how to bring it back to life.\'94
\par 
\par She crawled over to Anne and gently urged her legs apart.
\par 
\par Denise carried out her promise to Stan, and it had the desired affects. Anne came twice more under Denise\rquote s expert tongue and fingers, and Stan found his erection returne
d, so he put it to good use, pounding into Denise as she licked, sucked and fingered Anne again.
\par 
\par Finally exhausted they fell together in Stan\rquote s bed, with Stan the very happy meat in a girl sandwich.
\par 
\par \'93Gonna have to get a bigger bed,\'94 Denise said, into the quiet after they\rquote d got their breath back.
\par 
\par \'93You two are going to send me to an early grave,\'94 Stan answered.
\par 
\par \'93You\rquote ll die with a smile on your face and a permanent erection though, Stan,\'94 laughed Anne.
\par 
\par They were quiet a while longer.
\par 
\par \'93So, are we all happy with this development? Anne?\'94 Stan asked.
\par 
\par \'93I think it\rquote s weird, but yes, Stan. Actually, that\rquote s a really good word. Bizarre, fantastic, destined. I think it\rquote s how we were meant to be.\'94
\par 
\par \'93It\rquote s how I }{\cs25\i wanted}{ us to be, I know that,\'94 Denise said, from his right shoulder. \'93I love you both }{\cs25\i so much}{ and always wanted to express it physically, to both of you.\'94
\par 
\par \'93Yes, but you\rquote re bi,\'94 Anne answered.
\par 
\par \'93So, my love, are you!\'94 Denise answered, with a giggle. Stan smiled and said, \'93She\rquote s got a point, Anne.\'94
\par 
\par Anne tipped her head on one side and considered for a moment. There was no denying it.
\par 
\par \'93True!\'94
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\par Note: Lyrics quoted are an excerpt from \'93Independent Love Song\'94  performed by Scarlet and written by Cheryl Parker and Joe Youle. If you haven\rquote t heard of this short-lived duo, I urge you to do so!
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