This story continues on from "A Second Life – Chapter 4".
Once again, all the characters, places and events in the story are pure fiction and straight out of my active imagination. I do not accept any responsibility for any resemblance to real people, places or events that occur anywhere.
Sorry about the slow start, but I want to give my characters a little more depth.
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The next few days after Zach's memorable birthday turned out to be very busy for him. A new project request from the local council to develop an outdoor recreation and food court area next to the town library kept him busy at work in his upstairs office till late at night and with meetings at the council office for the entire week. Fortunately his three women recognised that he needed his space in order to concentrate on his work, so they kept their distance and didn't pressure him for sex during the week. Instead they took it in turns where one would keep him company in bed at night while the other two slept in one of the spare bedrooms where they could indulge in whatever sex play they could dream up.
That Friday evening the headlights of the Volvo cut through the early winter darkness as Zach drove up his driveway. Once parked around the side of the house he exited the car and immediately felt the moist chill in the air. He could see lights on in the house so he knew someone must be home. He found Sam waiting for him just inside the front door, and bent down to pat his devoted canine companion on the head and received an excited lick of greeting in return. He looked up just as Chelsea appeared from the large walk-in kitchen pantry. She walked up to him and took his briefcase and laptop case from him, putting them on the counter top before giving him a warm welcoming kiss.
"OK lover boy, you've got a big date tonight. I've been given the job of getting you ready." She gently wiped the slight smudge of lipstick off his cheek.
Zach gave her a puzzled look. "What's going on? Where are Julie and Melanie?"
Chelsea took his hand and led him towards the master bedroom, explaining what was in store for the night as she went.
"Melanie has made a special request to take you out to dinner. It will be just the two of you for a romantic evening. Jules and I will stay home and enjoy a good DVD then go to bed early in one of the spare bedrooms." She gave him a subtle wink as she said the last sentence so as to leave Zach in no doubt of what they would be up to once their bodies hit the bed.
She continued her explanation as she slowly unbuttoned and removed Zach's shirt, and then did the same with his trousers.
"Jules is getting Mel ready down at the cottage. I've got half an hour to get you showered and dressed, then you drive down the hill to pick her up. Don't worry about Sam, we'll look after him tonight."
Once Zach was naked Chelsea ushered him into the bathroom and left him to shower alone while she picked out his clothes for his night out. Zach felt slightly bemused by everything as he felt the warm water splash against his skin, but was happy to play along. After a thorough scrub, he rinsed off and turned the water off. He could hear Chelsea singing quietly to herself in the next room as he lathered his face up for a shave.
Chelsea looked up from where she stood alongside the bed as he walked in with his towel wrapped around his still damp body at the waist. She unwrapped the towel and, with a quiet but playful 'tut tut', carefully dried off the wet spots that she could see on his naked skin. After drying his back, she knelt down in front of him and gently lifted his semi-soft penis in one hand and dried off the area between his legs. Before getting up, she leaned forward and very slowly sucked the head and shaft for a few seconds, then tenderly kissed his wrinkled ball sac.
"I'm not allowed to get you too excited. You have to save yourself for Mel," she giggled as she picked herself off the floor.
Ever mindful of the time, Chelsea dressed Zach in a comfortable pair of beige Chinos, topped off with a new stylish long sleeved tee-shirt that he didn't recognise – he guessed the girls must have bought it for him on the sly. She handed him his shoes and socks, then helped him put his sports jacked on. Once finished she stood back to admire her handiwork.
"Something seems to be missing. I know what it is." From behind the full length mirror she pulled out a single long-stemmed red rose and handed it to him.
"You have two minutes till you are expected at the cottage." She marched Zach out to his car and giggled as she handed him his keys and wallet, whispering in his ear to be sure to enjoy his evening out.
Zach wasn't entirely certain what to expect when he walked up to the front door of the cottage and knocked. He felt slightly embarrassed to be standing outside his own cottage, holding a red rose, and about to go out on a date with a beautiful girl as if he was still a nervous teenager.
Julie's beautiful face greeted him as the door opened. She wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a warm and loving kiss, then took his hand and led him into the familiar lounge where she sat him down on the couch.
"Melanie's in the back room, I'll get her in a sec. I thought I'd better explain what's going on here." Julie held Zach's hands tenderly in her own.
"Mel has just found out that she's reached two thousand dollars in her bank account. She's never had so much money saved before. She wants to take you out to dinner. It's her treat, so you aren't allowed to pay. She wants to have a special one-on-one night with you as her way of saying thanks for everything you've done to take her into your home." Julie put her fingers to Zach's lips when she saw that he wanted to say something.
"I know what you're going to say; that it's our home now because we all live in it together in our unusual way as a family unit. But I am pretty sure that she still feels like a bit of an outsider, partly because joined us last, and partly because Chelsea is my step-daughter while she isn't. She wants to show you that she can pull her own weight even if she's the youngest one in our little family. I want her to feel like she really belongs... to build up her self-confidence. Your job tonight is to make her feel special, the same way you make me feel special when it's just you and me. I want you to convince her that we are her family." She gave Zach a long open-mouthed kiss, then stood up and walked out of the room to fetch Melanie.
Zach was still sitting in open mouthed amazement when Julie walked hand in hand with Melanie into the room. The beautiful young figure before him left him totally speechless. Melanie was fully made up and dressed in a silky sky blue low cut blouse that wrapped around her front and showed off her cleavage, with tight designer jeans and calf length heeled boots that he recognised as Chelsea's. Julie had tied Melanie's ponytailed hair with a ribbon so that it sat hanging down her left shoulder. If he thought she looked beautiful before, he definitely thought she was stunning now.
Melanie shyly stepped forward and gave Zach a quick kiss on the cheek followed by a longer one on his lips. She blushed when he gave her the rose, thanking him with another kiss.
"I'll take care of the rose. You two go off and have a nice dinner and some fun. We'll see you in the morning." Julie took the rose and ushered Zach and Melanie towards the door, where Melanie gathered her small shoulder bag and warm coat.
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Melanie had chosen a small quiet Italian restaurant on the other side of town. It only had a dozen or so tables, but the food was excellent, and there was a good selection of Italian wines to choose from to wash it down with. While they waited for their food to be served, they sipped on their glasses of Chianti and chatted about their lives, living together as a foursome, and any other topic that came up. One topic that they talked about was Melanie's trip into the city with Chelsea the next day to pack up the latter's belongings at her flat.
Zach also asked Melanie how she felt about starting college in a few weeks to get her business degree. She thought it would be a challenge, but she was determined to make a success of it so that she could make Julie proud of her. With a slight blush, she added that she wanted him to be proud of her too. Zach teased her gently with a light chuckle, and responded that he would be proud of anything she did.
He brought up the point that she would be meeting lots of people her own age at college, so it would be an exciting time for her as far as opportunities to make some new friends. The adamant tone in Melanie's response took him by surprise when she said that she would enjoy meeting new people, but as far as she was concerned she was not interested in anything more than friendship, and if anyone asked she would tell them she was spoken for.