Millicent is a character from a vignette in one of the parts of 'Epiphanous'. Her circumstance fueled a storyboard in my mind that I think was worth exploring. This is not a story of great wrongs and retribution. There is no bitch burning and from my perspective there is no judgement of right or wrong. These are people who might do what others would not or not do what others might rush into.
There were no real people harmed in the writing of this story and it is not a collection of my experiences in any way except in understanding the emotions involved. I am going to leave anonymous commenting open for now but will probably delete those comments that are not constructive and adding to any fruitful discussion.
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From "The Epiphanous Spouses Pt 6"
I woke to the smell of bacon. I was completely naked lying under a sheet and next to me was an equally naked and still sleeping Millicent. I rubbed my eyes in disbelief and instantly got wood. I didn't remember a bit of it. Then Kiera walked back into the room wearing nothing but a short tee shirt.
"Shhhh let her sleep. She was so wasted."
I started to get up but remembered my aroused state and nudity but Kiera just tossed me a towel.
Whispering she said "Don't worry about it, I got to see it in all its glory. There's an extra toothbrush in the cabinet and all the body wash and shampoo is in the shower. Breakfast in a few."
I heard a groan behind me and Millicent had rolled over displaying her full breasts to my view. I could only utter "Jesus" under my breath as I walked to the bathroom. Kiera just giggled.
By midmorning, the three of us were sitting down to a breakfast of eggs and bacon, toast and copious amounts of coffee. I kept looking back and forth between them and they just continued ignoring my inquiries with feigned innocence. I had checked myself for any signs of sex and didn't think I had fucked either of them but I couldn't be sure. If I did, I remember thinking I missed out on what had to be a fantastic time.
"David, neither of us fucked you if that is what you are thinking" Kiera chimed in. "Not that I didn't try but after the last couple of shots you were out like a light. Yeah, you did shots when we got back and so did Millicent. You two are crazy."
Millicent looked over at me and grinning just shrugged her beautiful shoulders.
"She was doing tequila shots off your belly and you were doing them off her, well, never mind. In any event you were both naked and stupid drunk and David ..." she whispered "You were big and ready and then you laid back and passed completely out and Millicent here did the same laying passed out drunk across your belly. I wish I had taken a picture. But in any event I got you two straightened out somehow and crashed next to you and now here we are."
Both Millicent and Kiera then burst out into boisterous laughter. I guess I did as well.
"I just wish I could remember any of it."
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Millicent
I enjoyed the sun in my eyes. It was bright and unfiltered, magnified by the clarity of the super chilled air as it streaked into the cabin window. The Boeing 767 left San Francisco International Airport twenty minutes ago heading east with myself and my new boss and coworker to begin a new chapter in a life that hasn't been what my childhood expectations ever imagined. My parents raised me with the understanding that the entire world was my oyster to taste and explore as I desired. Unfortunately, the old Millicent Bishop took that to mean that it was her oyster and hers alone.
It is ironic to think that the children of San Rafael and Marin County could ever be considered as disadvantaged but it's true. For all the money of my parents and the parents of my friends while growing up, none of it instilled any sense of human worth and dignity. I had everything I ever wished for growing up and by the time I realized my need for humility and dignity, not one of the trinkets was worth a dime to me.
I remember listening to a radio talk show host telling her audience that a woman's virtue and integrity are the only things she can protect that don't cost a single red cent or take a moments effort. Thinking back on that now I know that is true and sage advice for every young girl or woman. I lost my virtue when I was a young teen, stoned half out of my mind and stripped naked on the bed of a neighbor twice my age. A man with carnal lust on his mind and no inhibitions and constraints to hold him back is no match for a girl who feeds that lust. Of course I regretted it later or at least that is what I told myself but that was the start of my young debauchery. It didn't matter that he fed me the drugs. I took them willingly. It didn't matter that it happened several more times. All that mattered was that I surrendered my young virtue and sacrificed my integrity as a result.
I think from that point on I lived for the sole purpose of rebellion. That didn't mean I capitulated education and advancement, not at all. I excelled in academia and I understood what it would bring down the road, even at that young age. Rebellion for me was indulging in pot and ecstasy, staying out all night at the concerts and having sex whenever I felt the urge. I didn't just hit it with anybody. I like to think of it as selective promiscuity. None of the crowd I hung with were part of the Latino or black culture or even hip hop. We were rich stoners. The Bay Area jammers and Dead remnants were it for us.
That was a constant until I graduated from high school and my parents picked up the tab for Stanford. I still kept my Bay Area music affections but the drugs seemed to drop off except for an occasional pot bowl. The demands of Stanford were just too stringent. The sex also dropped off. I know that is ironic for a college girl but I had probably shoved more sex and drugs into my teens than most of these girls would see in twenty years.
Then I met Michael Ethredge in my sophomore year. He was a third year Engineering major intending to move to the Grad school when he finished. He was a brilliant man and unlike me and my social peers, he was working his way through with grants and scholarships. He was also fucking handsome. He was six feet, trim, brown eyes and dark curly hair. Add to that, he was a really good fuck. I had missed that and he lit the fire in me again.
I think my Dad's money intimidated him but I convinced him to get over it and move in with me. From that point on we were inseparable and by the time I finished my undergrad at the end of my third year, Michael was well along in Grad school. He popped the question, I accepted over my parent's objections and we were married.
With both of us still in a grueling academic schedule, life was a bit stressed for a while but we took pains to find time for ourselves. Even still, the sex dropped off. Either I was cramming for exams and papers or he was tooling on his projects. Whatever the case, we were consumed with things other than our young marriage and that's when trouble reared its head.
I was in a hedge class and struggling to get past a couple of problems with a project I had been assigned. Thinking I might get some sympathy from the Professor, I did something really stupid. In hindsight, it was just totally unnecessary. I could have worked the problem out with the help of a couple classmates but with the stress at home I wanted to take a shortcut and get it over with.
Dr. Hedge as he liked to call himself in jest was actually a large balding middle aged guy around fifty named Ben with a frumpy wife who used to come around the faculty offices thinking she was some kind of queen bee. Regardless, he thought of himself as a kingmaker and a gift to women. I can remember my downfall like it was yesterday. I knocked on his door after grabbing a bite when I finished my last class.
"Come in, Ms. Ethredge." He looked up over his half lens and saw a tall honey blond with big tits. That's all he saw. How I was dressed didn't hurt his perception although at the time it was unintentional.
"What can I do for you, Millicent, isn't it?"
"Yes sir, Milli will do, thanks." I took a seat in one of the soft chairs next to his desk as he looked me up and down. When I crossed my legs, his eyes lingered on the expanse of bare thigh.
"Professor Thomas, I need some help with the metals hedge project you assigned to me. I've run into a stumbling block and I just can't seem to get past it. I was hoping you could help me out with it somehow."
Looking back at it, I was either naΓ―ve as hell or I was subconsciously looking for something I had no business seeking. More than likely it was a combination of both. I thought I could tease a man like this and get what I needed. I uncrossed my legs and shifted the other leg on top giving him a view nearly to the top of my thigh. Over the next 20 minutes I explained my problem to him and he just rested his chin on his hands for a bit.