Sam had always been fascinated by people with disabilities, probably because his father was paralyzed and the man was the most inspirational person he knew. He grew up watching his father overcome obstacles that would have stumped able bodied men. Sam saw how much his mother loved her husband, and what's more, she didn't care that his dad was in a wheelchair. She just didn't see his father as a disabled person. To her, his dad was her lover, friend, a father and provider. Sam was taught that everyone can face adversity in life. It is how that person deals with it that makes him or her stronger. His father proved to Sam and his other siblings over and over, that life is what a person makes of it, not what others see.
Maybe that's why he had always been attracted to disabled women. Sam did not consider himself a Devotee, a person who is an ardent follower of another with a disability. He just felt that disabled women were, in a lot of cases, stronger, more self-confident and outgoing than able bodied women.
So when Willow had moved in to the apartment next to his, Sam was curious about her. He'd made a point of introducing himself and he'd given her his cell phone number telling her that if she ever needed anything to just call. Willow had taken the information and with a cheeky grin had asked, "Really? Sam, anything?"
Sam had smiled back and said, "Yes, anything."
Willow had replied with a winsome smile, "Well don't be surprised if I call you and ask you out on a date."
Sam had laughed and answered, "Well, don't back out when I say yes then."
That is how their friendship had begun. Sam never attempted to cross the line even though he wanted to. He let Willow determine the terms of their relationship. She would visit him on odd weekends when she wasn't out of town. Willow worked as a consultant for a healthcare information technology company. She traveled four days out of the week, but was always home on the weekends.
Sam worked for a local engineering firm and was at home most evenings as well as weekends. He looked forward to the weekends because he would get a chance to hang out with Willow. She had a great sense of humor and she wasn't unattractive either.
While Willow was in a wheelchair, she wasn't overweight. Willow would joke with Sam telling him that she didn't want a fat person's wheelchair. She worked out, went swimming, and did just about anything she set her mind to. She would tell him, "You have to face your fears, that's what makes us stronger." Sam believed her too, because he had been a first hand witness with his father.
Nothing stopped her. Willow had a beautiful, winsome smile and average body frame. It was evident that she took very good care of herself. She dressed sexily too. Willow loved high shoes because as she said, "They show off my long legs." And they did too! Sam didn't know how tall Willow was but she had very long legs in proportion to her body and they were silky smooth, not a hair on them. He knew this because one day he'd had to help her back into her chair after she'd fallen in her apartment. Sam had taken the opportunity to cop a feel while he was helping her and he'd never forgotten the feeling of those legs. Sometime the memory would haunt him late at night when he couldn't sleep. Sam would fantasize about running his lips along her legs to the junction of her thighs and devouring her pussy.
He wondered what it would be like to make love to a paralyzed woman. Sam wondered if she responded to sex the same way as a normal woman. He didn't know how to approach Willow on this subject because he never saw her with anyone. It wasn't that there weren't men in her life though, she had lots of friends and the majority of them were male but she seemed oblivious to the fact that she was an attractive woman. While Willow was outgoing and vivacious, she seemed shy and introverted about her sexuality.
It wasn't that she didn't talk about sex or was opposed to doing so, she just didn't talk about her own sexuality or sexual appetite. Willow gave great advice on what women like for men to do and on techniques that guys could ask their woman to do for them. So Sam knew that she did like sex and had some sexual knowledge, though she never included herself when she talked about it.
He was very curious about Willow's sexuality. At one point he thought that she was perhaps a lesbian but she'd quickly told him that she loved men. This was one of the reasons that she was so open and forthcoming with her male friends about women and what women wanted sexually from a man, and that's what she'd told Sam.
Sam wanted to know more about her paralysis and how a man could satisfy a woman with her type of disability. The more he got to know her the more he wanted to be with her. It wasn't the fact that she was disabled that appealed, it was the woman that Willow was. She was open, honest, bright, cheerful and confident which were all of the things that he liked in a mate.
Therefore, Sam was surprised when Willow told him that she had to have surgery and needed a nursemaid for a few days while she recovered. The surgery wasn't to be anything major, just the removal of two ovarian warts. It would be outpatient surgery and she would be home the same day. Willow's doctor, however, felt that she should at least have someone to check on her throughout the weekend to handle the lifting, pulling, and stretching of daily chores as she allowed her body to heal properly rather than risk undoing what he'd repaired.
Sam readily agreed to be Willow's makeshift nurse and maid for the weekend. He even volunteered to take her to the hospital for surgery. Willow protested but Sam wasn't hearing it. He told her that he felt that it was an honor and a privilege to drive his Ms. Willow. She'd given in eventually and told him the time she had to be at the outpatient surgery center on the Friday in question.
Sam had been pleased that Willow had trusted him enough to be with her during this process. Willow had said that though she did have family close by they didn't really have that close a relationship. The majority of the time she had to rely on herself or close friends to help in situations like this, so she really appreciated the fact that he was willing to step in and help her out. Sam told her that that's what friends are for and that he knew that if the roles were reversed that she would do the same for him. Ever the mischievous spirit, Willow had said, "Are you telling me that you are a woman in a man's body?"
Sam had laughed and responded, "You know what I mean, Woman."
Sam woke up on that Friday morning excited about the prospect of being Willow's chauffeur, nurse, and one day soon her lover. He showered, dressed and left his apartment to walk the short distance to hers. Even though she had given him a key and he could have let himself in, Sam knocked and waited for Willow to answer and invite him in.
Willow opened the door with a huge smile. She was dressed in a conservative t-shirt dress that had buttons down the front. She had on her signature black high heeled ballerina toe suede pumps. She wore no jewelry or makeup following instructions from the hospital not to. Sam thought that she looked incredibly sexy and all he wanted to do was to lean down and kiss her soft, full pouting lips. Sam wanted Willow to make the first move though and then he would take over from there in their relationship. She motioned to her pastel print travel bag next to the door and said, "Well, Sam, let's get this show on the road."
Sam picked up her bag and stepped behind her as she rolled out of the door towards her car. Willow drove an SUV and not small one either. It was a huge black Cadillac Escalade fully equipped for her. Willow said that she loved her SUV because it allowed her the opportunity to look down on people bearing in mind that she was looking up at people a lot of the time from her chair. She used her remote to unlock the doors. Willow asked, "You still want to drive?"
