A Break from Studying with Jane and Tony
It was early May and my girlfriend and I were looking forward to our summer holiday from University. We were studying and researching for our end of term exams and papers and exhaustion was taking hold as we studied hard trying to maintain our 4.0 GPA's.
"Tony," my live-in girlfriend asked, "Why don't we take this weekend off from our studies and relax a bit? We've been working very hard and I, for one, could use a break to recharge my batteries. You look like you could use a respite too."
I knew I could use a break. I felt I had everything covered for my exams, I had finished my research and had finished my first drafts for my papers, so I felt confident I could take a couple of days off to allow my brain to reset. "Okay, I agree. We could use a little break. We should plan our summer road trip while we are at it!"
Jane replied, "Ooh, yeah! That will be fun. I would, also, like to invite a friend over for dinner this weekend."
"Sure, who did you want to invite?"
"Astrid. I think I've mentioned her to you, she's in my history class. She's from Sweden and I think she's feeling a little homesick and alone."
"Yeah, fine. Tell her to dress casually and find out if she has any food restrictions."
"Actually," Jane continued, "I was thinking of asking her to stay for the weekend just so she could get out of the dorms for a while. We do have a guest bedroom which has never seen a guest. What do you think?"
I thought for a moment then chuckled to myself, "I think it would be nice to have a house guest, however, you know how horny we get when we haven't had much sex in a while! Do you think you can keep your libido in check and your volume down so we don't scare the poor girl away?"
Jane laughed and said, "It will be tough but it may be good practice for our road trip! Since we will be in public places like campgrounds and stuff, we will have to learn to turn down the volume!"
"You will have to learn to turn down the volume! Remember our Hawaii video?"
Jane blushed and replied, "Yeah, I remember. You just need to learn to be not so good in the sack!"
"Right! It's all my fault!" I laughed and then grabbed her and pulled her into me. We hugged and kissed and began getting a little frisky.
"Wait!" Jane cried out, "We can't do this right now. I need to call Astrid to see if she wants to spend the weekend and then, if she does, we will need to get groceries for the weekend."
I let Jane go so she could make her call and I went into the kitchen to make an inventory of things we could use from the store. A few minutes later Jane came bouncing into the kitchen to let me know that Astrid had accepted our invitation. We sat down and made a list of groceries for various meals and then headed to the grocery store. Jane had invited Astrid to stay from Friday after classes until Sunday evening so we bought enough to tide us over.
When Friday afternoon arrived and my classes were done I headed home to get a start on preparing our dinner while Jane stayed behind to escort Astrid to our house. It was a pretty warm day so I changed into some shorts and a t-shirt and began making dinner. Around 5pm Jane and Astrid walked in and Jane yelled out that they were home. Jane took her to the guest room and then showed her around the house before coming into the kitchen.
"Astrid, this is Tony, the love of my life! Tony, this is Astrid, my new friend."
I walked up to Astrid and shook her hand. I noticed, right away, that Astrid was beautiful! She had dark hair (not all Swedes are blonde!) with deep blue eyes. Her body was the polar opposite of Jane's...where Jane is curvy, lush and round, Astrid was thin and hard bodied.
As we shook hands Astrid said, "Thank you so much for inviting me for the weekend. I'm very tired of dorm life and it will be a nice experience to spend time in a normal American household."
I laughed and said, "I'm not too sure how 'normal' our household is but you are most welcome. I lived in the dorms for one term and I understand how you feel."
Jane and Astrid sat in the kitchen and talked with me as I finished preparing our dinner. When it was ready they helped me haul it out to the dining room and then we ate. Astrid had a lot of question about life in the US and we had lots of questions about life in Sweden. When we finished dinner, I told the two girls to go sit in the living room while I tidied up the kitchen. When I, finally, made my way to the living room I could see them sitting next to each other holding hands and laughing together. I took a seat in a chair across from the two of them.
"Astrid was telling me how different dating is between here and Sweden. The poor thing has had some awful experiences here on dates."
Astrid chimed in, "Yeah! Apparently, the stereotype of Swedish women in America is that all we want to do is have sex. Five minutes into a date and it's all hands on deck for groping and pawing! I just gave up and quit dating!"
"In behalf of all decent men in America I offer my heartfelt apology for the Neanderthals you've had dates with! I can only hope that you have better luck in the future!"