The week after we got back from our cabin weekend, Julie went down to the trade school and met with one of the instructors from the program she was interested in. She found she could take some of the core classes in the evening during the spring and summer semesters which would make an easy first year in the program this fall. He went through all the classes and requirements, made some good suggestions, and even gave Julie the grand tour of the classrooms and shops. I was so proud of her when she came home all excited and announced that she had signed up.
Julie did well with her math and English placement tests, with a little tutoring help from me, and she was able to take the required core classes in the spring semester without starting over in basic math or English.
Her classes over January started easy but worked into a lot of homework, study time, and paper writings. My math skills are not scholarly, but I was able to tutor her through the rough parts and I read through her papers, making corrections and suggestions for her.
Julie still hated her job and the crew treated her poorly, but with her goals set and working hard for them, she was a changed girl and had developed a "fuck 'em" attitude about her work. She rarely came home in a bad mood anymore, and it was so good to see a happy and cheerful girl for a change.
February came, and our first Valentine's Day was emerging around the corner. We had spent most of the summer, fall, and winter months together without going out much, other than shopping, the occasional walks or hikes, and a couple of camping weekends over the summer. Julie and I had been enjoying each other's company so much that we really did not need or want to be out, just a desire to stay home and enjoy our time together, and each other.
Julie was awesome in her studies and with Valentine's Day here we decided to celebrate, cut loose a little, and have a special evening out somewhere, especially an evening devoted to us. Just dinner, we figured, then back home. A gentleman friend of mine from Lit I had been PMing with was giving me some serious urges for margaritas. As a bonus, Valentine's Day was on a Friday this year and I made reservations for that evening at a popular Mexican restaurant. I figured a nice Friday evening dinner and a couple of margaritas, then we would be ready for home.
Friday night arrived and we dolled up a bit, I wore short legged black jeans, black rhinestone pumps that laced above the ankle, and a dark blue satin blouse. I decided to go braless and let the girls ride free for the evening. My nipples teasingly poked through the blouse and I loved the delicious feeling of the silky fabric lightly rubbing my nipples as I walked.
As I primped my hair in the bedroom mirror while Julie got ready, a naughty little feeling came over me and I loosened an extra button on my blouse, then thought better about it and buttoned it up. I primped some more, then thought, why not, and loosened it again. Nah, the good girl in me said too much cleavage and I fastened the button.
Julie came out of the bathroom with her designer blue jeans that looked like they had been painted on, a body tight baby blue cami tucked into her jeans, and an open white blouse she had tied around her belly. The cami was skintight, and it was obvious she was braless, I knew her little nipples would be very evident under the blouse. Julie had added some extra volume in her straight, dark brown hair, and with those pretty brown eyes on her face and the sweet shade of red on her lips she looked absolutely stunning. I started getting wet at the delicious scene standing in front of me.
"You look fuckin' gorgeous," she smiled lecherously, looking me up and down and pausing her gaze at my nipples. She reached over and undid a button on my blouse.
"Perfect," she smiled, running the crook of her finger over one of my nipples.
"You look delicious," I smiled, as my nipple hardened, and she spun around for me. I caught too quick a glimpse of her sweet ass wrapped tightly in that denim, but I knew I was going to be having that for dessert tonight.
The restaurant was well packed when we arrived, but with our reservations we were seated right away. We drew several stares and turned some heads, mostly from guys, as we were escorted to our table. I felt a little intimidated and began to think perhaps we had overdone it a bit. We certainly did not look like tramps, I felt we were classy and tastefully dressed. "
Fuck 'em,
" I thought as we were seated. "
I'm here with my sweetheart, I'm here for her, and I shouldn't care what others think.
" We ordered a couple of margaritas and toasted each other when they arrived.
When Julie and I first got together we decided to keep our relationship to ourselves and not tell anybody. Partly due to concerns or reactions from friends and family, but also that it was nobody's business but ours and we wanted to build our world around us and include only us.
We had spent so much time together at home and not much time outside, certainly not as a couple, that it felt odd in public, slightly uncomfortable at the fact that we were exposing our relationship to the world. But the atmosphere in the restaurant was carefree and the longer we sat there the more we were able to relax, enjoy ourselves, and not worry about what the rest of the world thought about us. We felt at that point that maybe we were ready to confess our feelings to the world. I reached across the table and entwined my fingers with Julie's.
"Happy first Valentine's Day, Little One," I murmured with a wink as we tinked our glasses. I eyed Julie as I delicately licked salt off the rim of my glass and took a swig of my margarita.
"Happy Valentine's Day, Sweet Girl," Julie responded back with a pretty smile and a sexy look in her eye.
The waiter arrived and appeared to pay no attention to our hands as we withdrew them from each other. Being a guy, he stole a quick look at my cleavage, making me smile and tingle a bit, but he was very courteous as he went through the specials and made suggestions. We placed our order and munched chips and salsa while we waited for our dinner. Many other couples were obviously celebrating the occasion, and as much as we felt a bit out of place we also felt publicly accepted, at the very least, and comfortable at the same time. We were not obvious in our affection for each other and if anybody noticed it didn't seem to bother them, which made us feel more at ease. Fuck 'em anyway, right?
Dinner was spectacular. We had ordered a big platter of fajitas; the savory meat and spicy veggies sizzled on the hot platter as it was brought out. The seared meat, sautéed onions, and grilled bell peppers smelled delicious as the waiter set the sizzling plate on the table in front of us, along with a plate of rice, a spicy Mexican salad, and a terra cotta container of small flour tortillas. "
Good Lord,
" I thought to myself. "