As I was getting ready for Amanda's graduation, I was thinking these past five months had flown by. Amanda had finished up her PhD work at UCLA and was getting ready to drive back east to be with her family. Both her parents knew that I called her my girlfriend, and Amanda called me her boyfriend, but we were nothing more than fuck buddies. I have met her parents before, when they flew out here when Amanda had finished her master's degree two years ago. And her father nailed it from the get go. But he didn't disapprove of what either of us were doing.
But knowing this was going be my last week with Amanda, I took a vacation from work and spent most of the time with her. Even though the sex between us was great, that's all it was sex. There were no feelings between us. Yes we were friends with benefits but that's all we would ever be. But as I was putting my tie on, I started to think about Michelle. Over the past four or five months, I couldn't place the date, but she had become very depressed and had been that way for months now. I tried to bring it up with her once, but she became so angry I dropped it. But as I was thinking about, I noticed how she had stopped talking about her sex life. But as I was thinking about it I shook my head no. Rick would have to be the dumbest man alive if he was having affair on Michelle. And I knew Rick was a smart man and he would never do that.
As I was finishing up and getting ready to drive Amanda and myself to her graduation, I heard the doorbell ring. I was wondering who it was, but in a million years I would never guess who was at my door. I walked up to the door and spoke, "Who is it?"
"Jimmy its Michelle." She said softly.
That took me by total surprise. I quickly open the door, and saw Michelle standing there. She was wearing a simple dress that showed off her curves of her goddess like body. Her brown Puerto Rican skin was perfect. The high hills she had open brought her height up two inches, and I could smell her in the air. She started to speak, "Jimmy I needed to get away from the office today. I remember you saying Amanda's graduation is today. I figure I could come alone and have some fun for a change."
I was just dumbfounded. This was the first time in months I had seen a smile on her face. But the fact she had shown up with no warning, was just as surprising. As I was trying to put my thoughts together Amanda came up to the door and saw Michelle standing there. Amanda had met Michelle before, but she didn't know why she was standing in the door way of my house today. So Amanda asked, "Michelle why are you here?"
Still at a loss for words, Michelle spoke, "Well I here to come to your graduation if that's aright with you."
Finally I was able to put a sentence together as I turned to Amanda, "Amanda, I don't have a problem with it, if you don't" I wasn't going to force the issue, because today was for Amanda and I knew that. But god would I love to have Michelle come along and have her there with me.
Amanda could see it in my eyes. We have been together for three years now, and today would be the last day we would most likely see each other. Her stuff was packed and ready to go and she would start the drive back each with her father after her graduation was finished. "Jimmy I'm not going to stop her from coming. Beside I have a feeling the two of you need to talk about something."
She was right on that and I knew it. Michelle was an outgoing person, but for the past few months she had become withdrawn. I didn't know what was wrong with her but I have a feeling I would find out soon enough. I finally spoke again, "Ok let's get going then." Then the three of us got into my SUV and started the drive out the hall that the graduation was taking place at.
The drive was a fairly short one, but an enjoyable one. Michelle was cracking jokes with the both of us, and the three of us were laughing are asses off by the time we pulled into the parking lot. We were still laughing when we ran into Amanda's parents. They were in their mid to late 50s, and they both each held their own PhDs. But I could see their reaction to the fact Michelle was there. I finally stop laughing and spoke, "Mr. and Mrs. Anderson this is my friend and co-worker Michelle."
As they looked at Michelle then their daughter they decided if Amanda didn't have an issue with Michelle being here, they wouldn't neither. But I knew Amanda had never brought up Michelle with her parents before so I just thought it was the shock of having a third person there who they didn't know at their daughter's graduation that cause their looks.
The graduation was a fairly small one; with one four people being awarded their PhDs today. But the graduation was a fairly long one with all the speeches and what not. But the whole time I tried hard not to stare at Michelle. I think everyone at the table I was setting at notice this as well, but no one said anything. But it was during this time I noticed Michelle wasn't wearing her wedding band. This was the first time since she was married that I noticed she wasn't wearing it. For the last hour of the graduation this was the only thought on my mind, why wasn't Michelle wearing her wedding ring.
Once the final speech was given and the degrees were handed out, the five out us headed outside the hall to get some fresh air. We all said our goodbyes, and then as I turned to walk back I felt Amanda grab my arm. I was wondering why she was doing this. Then once Michelle was by my SUV Amanda started to talk, "Jimmy tell Michelle how you feel about her, because I can see it in your eyes so tell her."
Amanda than gave me a hug, and left. As I walked back to my SUV I was wondering what was the real reason Michelle was here. Being the gentleman I opened the door for Michelle and waited for her to get into my SUV than I shut the door for her once she was in my SUV. As I got to my size of the SUV I was wondering how I was going to tell Michelle how I felt about her. There was no other way of saying but I loved Michelle, and have for a very long time. At first I thought it was lust, and still thought I was in love with my bitch of an ex-wife Jessica. But soon after my divorce was finished that was when I knew I was in love with Michelle. But she was married by then, and I respected that. It was one of the reasons me and Amanda were only fuck buddies instead of anything more.
I must have spaced out at the door to my SUV as I was thinking how I was going to tell Michelle I loved her, because she knocked at the window and spoke, "Earth to Jimmy, Earth to Jimmy, come in Jimmy."
This snapped me out of my thoughts. "Oh, sorry Michelle I was just thinking." I said as I got into my SUV.