During the two months before Jane's mother arrived, the two sets of lovers, Jim and Connie and Jane and Harry learned each others pleasures. Jim and Connie would sleep together every other day, her bed being a little narrow for them to always sleep together. Those sleeping together days they would enjoy each other's bodies from head to toe. Early on Jim noticed the pattern of fucking was the same as the one he had with Kathleen, the woman who had devirginized him years ago. Similar petite bodies. Similar inexhaustible passion. And he was in lust more than in love with Connie like he had been with Kathleen. Maybe more love and affection was felt towards Connie. It was by far a longer and definitely a deeper relationship. But the crucial differences between his relationship with Kathleen and Connie were two fold. He absolutely adored looking at Connie's breathtaking beauty. And, most importantly, Connie was obviously in love with him.
Harry and Jane slept together every night. They made love almost every night. It was as if Harry was making up for lost time. Jane was luxuriating in his love for her and his warmth, two things she also had need to make up for since her original relationship with Jim had ended.
Oddly, considering how each relationship began, it was Harry and Jane and not Jim and Connie who would have fights. Perhaps it was because they were nearly always together, so natural tendencies to push buttons would occur. Not only were they living together, but they began working together on Jane's recital to occur when her mother arrived and artistic differences would make them collide. They always made up in a thrilling, passionate manner, using the brief tensions as a springboard to reach higher heights of libidinous love and intimacy. They were learning the ways of their hearts.
Connie and Jim hardly ever fought. Things were going well for them. Connie managed to change bosses at the law firm, a more senior partner at that. She secretly threatened the sexual harassment lawsuit as blackmail to get the asshole to recommend her for the job. Of course the new boss would stare at her, but he must have been getting it at home, because he made no play.
Jim was pleased at the success of his plan. He also discovered how much he loved giving massages. He felt like he was healing by touch, not only physically but psychically as well. He had found his vocation. He was good, but he was studying, so he got better. He studied each body he massaged, how they reacted to this and that rub both at the moment of application and how effective it had been after. He studied writings on the subject and all the holistic health knowledge he had time to absorb.
They were feeling good about themselves and were feeling great about each other. They loved looking at and touching and listening to and talking to and getting warmth from each other. So what's the sense of arguing?
Two arguments they did have were intense and relationship altering. The first occurred after one of their occasional phone sex sessions with Vic. As always it was as exciting as any sex they ever had. But when Jim hung up, and despite her having an extremely powerful orgasm only moments before, Connie began hitting him.
"What are you..." he said, scared by her anger.
"It's so fucked up," she said, nearly shouting. "Look at me!" She stood before him naked and awesomely beautiful. "I'm your age, my body is young. I know you love to look at it. And I love to have you look at it. I love to have you period. Why can't you just be with me goddamn it! Instead of some old fart nearly 2000 miles away. I know I know she's fucking beautiful! So the fuck am I!"
"Connie," he said, reluctant to speak but knowing it was necessary. "You know I love you. You know I want to be with you. I hope you know that when our relationship ends, I won't want it to end. But Vic is my life. I wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for her. And we wouldn't be together if it wasn't okay with her."
"That's fucked."
"Do you want to be with me?"
"I love you goddamn you!"
"You knew what you were getting into. And that hasn't changed. There's not a lot of choice about it. I'm sorry I can't give you anymore."
"Fuck you and fuck your Mrs. Riemer," she screamed, slamming the door behind her as she disappeared into her bedroom.
It took a couple extra days, but the argument was forgotten, at least by Jim and it seemed to be by Connie.
The second argument was the most traumatic and the most important to both their lives.
"How many periods have you missed?" As Vic had requested, Jim had got himself tested. All negative. But he hadn't thought Connie should be tested for anything. Connie insisted everything was okay, that he could cum inside her safely.
"Just one, but I never miss..."
"I thought you said you were protected."
"I lied."
"What!"
"I lied. Well I didn't lie. I told you everything was okay. It was. I don't know what the fuck is wrong with me. But everything is okay meant the risk of having your baby."
"That's crazy."
"You're calling me crazy? You've called me that before. And you laughed and loved me more, didn't you? Well I am crazy. Crazy about you. You drive me nuts and only in a good way."
"You sure?"
"Course I love you you dope."
"No. You sure you're pregnant?"
"No except I missed my period and I'm getting nauseous sometimes. I'll see the doctor tomorrow. I have an appointment."
"I don't want to talk about this anymore until we know."
"And you don't want to fuck me..."
"I always want to fuck you, but with protection which we should have done from the beginning."
"No. No protection."
"Then we'll wait."