This story is a continuation of the TJ, Kelly, and Alexis series, "An Affectionate Friendship," and continues from chapter three. In the last chapter, Kelly caught her older boyfriend TJ, in a sexual situation with her best girlfriend. She avoided confronting them that day, but knew that she could not put it off forever. Perhaps today is the day. In Part One of this story she deals with Alexis. In Part Two, will she come to terms with TJ or lose his friendship? Read on to find out.
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Part One - Alexis:
A: One week ago, Sunday morning:
The coffee was good. I had nothing else to do today, so I just stayed at home. I decided not to give my recent heartaches another thought... not today. The phone rang a several times, but I just let them to message. I made myself as comfortable as I could on the couch with plenty of pillows and cushions, listened to some smooth Jazz, and read a good book, a nice engrossing mystery.
The heartache I am feeling started last night. My girlhood friend and college roommate Alexis and I decided to go out clubbing, but the club we chose proved to be a dangerous place, as a prostitute and her pimp accosted me there. My longtime family friend TJ had to rescue me, and to make matters worse, it was in a place that he warned my about. TJ, Kelly and I ended up back at my townhouse, and TJ stayed in my guest bedroom since he had to drive us there in Alexis' car. TJ was angry that I was so willful about going counter to his advice (I have a long history of doing this to TJ) and he decided I needed a spanking. "For my own good," he said.
Kelly and I used my bedroom, she soothed my red and burning spanked bottom, and we ended up in a little sex-play of our own. I woke up later into the next morning and found my two best friends having sex in my guest bedroom. Brokenhearted, I barricaded myself in my room until they left, so I would not have to deal with the situation in such a distraught condition.
B: Today, Saturday morning, one week later:
The only problem is that I will have to deal with this problem... eventually. For the last week, I threw myself into my work as an associate editor for a local publishing house. My boss gave me a new and promising author to work with, and I became absorbed in her work. If I lose my two best friends, I have some girlfriends that I have lunch with regularly. So, I will not be left friendless by my faithlessness former best friends. Over the past week, both TJ and Alexis have called and left messages, but I have ignored them until I could deal with them rationally. This means that I will have to see both TJ and Alexis eventually, but separately, so they do not gang up on me.
The next time one of them calls, I will answer, and set up a meeting on neutral ground. As it turns out, the next one to call is Alexis... she called again this morning. I answered the phone.
"Kelly!! Thank god! Girl, we need to talk. I am not about to let me best girlfriend go without an explanation at least."
"When and where, Alexis?" I replied coolly.
"Um... how about the little coffee shop at the mall we went to that time. What if we meet at about one o'clock today, is alright with you?"
"Fine. See you there." I said, not wasting any words.
"O-Okay honey."
I missed Alexis terribly over the past week. We were girlfriends since the fifth grade and were roommates in the small eastern college we both attended. Friends tell me that I am very pretty, and I know that I have a shapely figure, judging from the looks men give me when I'm dressed in a sweater and tight skirt. Alexis is a stunning beauty, a little taller than I am, with dark brown hair, and emerald green eyes. Beyond that, we are... or at least I thought we were soul mates. I considered her a friend to whom I could tell any secret, and ask for any advice. I know that she is very attracted to my friend TJ, since the three of us went out for an evening together, a couple of months ago. For my meeting with Alexis today, I am dressed in a light sweater, blue jeans, and low heels. I left in time to be there before Alexis arrived.
At the mall, I waited in a remote area, which afforded a view of the café. I know it sounds cloak and dagger, but I did not want to the surprised by meeting with both TJ and Alexis. I wanted to see what she had to say one-on-one. At last Alex arrived and took a seat at a table off to the side of the little open-air café (open to the mall, anyway). I waited for a few minutes, as she nervously looked around for me. Confident that TJ was not also going to show up, I waited for her to look in the opposite direction, and walked up to the table and sat down.
"Oh Kelly, I am so happy to see you honey."
"Well, I'm here. Is there something you wanted to say, Alexis?"
"Boy Kelly, you are not going to make this easy, are you?"
I didn't answer her.
"Kelly, you have friends, and I have friends, but I do not have a friend that is as special to me as you are. Um, I kind of thought of us as soul mates—that we could tell each other anything. I miss you, honey. I miss your intelligence, I miss your sense of humor, your friendship, and I miss you loving touch. I have come to count on your affection, even more lately than in the past."
She waited hopefully for any kind of response from me. I waited about eight to ten second, which might have seemed like an eternity to her, and asked,
"What happened between you and TJ last week, Alex?" My demeanor was cool and calm... emotionless. I could see her gulp a little and then she said,
"I woke up a little restless... couldn't sleep, and went into the bathroom to get some water on my face. I noticed TJ stretched out in the guest bedroom, and since you were asleep, sought out some company. But, since I woke him in the middle of the night, TJ might have thought that I was you, and pulled me onto him. He even called me sweets, which is an endearment he reserves for you."
"He called you sweets?" I asked coolly.
"Well, yah. I guess, but like I say he was still half asleep, and he just pulled me onto him, and I guess I just went with the flow... kind of."
"I don't know what to say, Alex. I wake up in the dark, my butt hurts and I have a headache the size of Chicago, so I'm getting some pain pills from the bathroom and I see you jumping up and down on TJ's little pogo stick. What am I the think?" Alex let out a little nervous giggle with a hand over her mouth at the pogo stick comment.
"I know how it looks honey, but there must be some way to get past this... for us. You can make whatever peace you wish with TJ, but I am worried... terribly worried, about losing my best friend. I know you miss me too... we are just too good of friends for you not to miss being with me. I love you Kelly!"
I was starting to soften, and I know that Alexis saw a little change in my demeanor, since she smiled a little. She continued,
"Kelly, you are my dearest friend, is there some way that we can at least start to get past this? Just a start, however small... is there some way?"
I can see that Alexis will make a fine lawyer someday soon, with her intellect, and negotiation talents. I started to tear up a little as I reached across the table and placed my hand on top of hers massaging her hand with my index finger. I blinked away a couple of tears just starting to form, and after I composed myself a little, I say,
"I love you Alex. You have always been such a good friend to me. You know me... I mean really
know
me. I do not want to be this cold inquisitor; I want to find a way past this. I want us to have fun together; I want to feel your touch on my body. If that makes me an old lesbo, then so be it. That is what I am. You know my feelings about labels anyway. The problem is that I am worried about losing TJ to you. You know that I date other guys... hell, I nearly let one fuck me last week, and would have if that f'ing whore hadn't shown up with her pet gorilla."
Alex was on such pins and needles in this discussion, that she just let it out, and cried openly until it was all out. I don't know what people passing by might have thought, but I really didn't give a crap. This beautiful raven-haired girl across from me is what I care about right now. The two of us were a mess. I moved my chair closer to Alex to wrap my arms around her as she cried on my shoulder. I was getting close to balling was well. When she could speak again, Alex said, semi-tearfully,
"I won't deny that I like TJ. But, I would never... I
will
never see him without you there. Give him a chance Kelly; you know that he loves you, and I know that he doesn't love me... at least not with that deep abiding eternal love he has for you. Plus, I guess that I really do not love him like you do. By the way, he did not call
me
sweets, he told me he thought it was you... he called
you
sweets. As much as you are comfortable with it, yah, I would let TJ fuck me. He is a little older, but still tight and fit. He knows how to make love to a woman, but I would give that all up in a heartbeat if I thought it would hurt you in any way. I like TJ Kelly, but I love you."