MILEY AND FRIENDS
Doug has to settle the Renee β Sal problem. Mandy's roommate joins the group and more games are played. Miley reappears with a proposition.
Chapter 11
Doug gets a scare
Tom got in touch with Jerry and offered for him to come and meet Renee. He was less than excited at first. He still seemed to have a bad taste in his mouth from the breakup. I got in touch with him also. He wasn't any more thrilled to hear from me. To me it seemed to be a good sign that he was a little bit jealous.
A few days later I was working in the yard and saw Renee and Jerry out for a stroll together. Renee waved me over.
"We think we might try to make a go of it again."
"I hope it works out for you."
Jerry furrowed his brow. "You've been dating Renee. Why are you giving up on her so easily?"
"Jerry, Renee and I have seen each other occasionally. There was never any discussion of developing anything serious."
"Occasionally, was it? Sleeping together, though."
"Look, Jerry, I've never..."
Renee broke in. "Doug is a good man. He put up with me and my...rigidness, although he wasn't particularly happy with it. No more than you were. Doug has a reputation for treating women right. It still didn't make me any more receptive to...things. But something changed. Doug has been seeing Paris Hilton and..."
"What the hell?"
I held up a hand. "It's a long story, Jerry. We met through a mutual friend and just liked each other. I've learned things from her, but it's not like I have any claim on her, just as I have no claim on Renee. Frankly, I started seeing Renee because I think she is a wonderful, beautiful woman. We have enjoyed each other's company."
Renee clung to Jerry's arm. "Like I said, he is kind and respectful, yet I was about to drive him away, just like I did with you. Then something happened. Mandy came home to stay for a while and he..."
"What? Did you fuck my daughter!? And my wife?"
Renee quickly added "Yes Doug and I were intimate. You already knew that. But when Mandy came home I was afraid she was a...lesbian. There I said the dreaded word. I kept hounding her to tell me about any men in her life, and there were none. She said she had had a couple of bad experiences. All she ever talked about was her girlfriends. I knew that if any man could get through to her it was Doug. Mandy sensed what I wanted to know and flirted with him, all on her own. I begged him to see where she wanted to go with it." She cast her eyes down and spoke in a whisper. "I was desperate to find out if she was...like I said before. And I wanted to know she wouldn't turn out like me. I was just like my mother, and I didn't want her to be like her mother." A tear rolled down her face.
Jerry stood silently.
Renee took a deep breath and continued, "But everything worked out beyond my wildest dreams. We found out Mandy likes both men and women. That's okay with me. And between Doug, Mandy and Chris the wall that surrounded me in bed was broken. I'm free."
Jerry cocked his head thoughtfully, absorbing what he was hearing.
"And, just to prove it I'll tell you that the four of us played pool the other night in Doug's basement. Do you know what we played?"
"Eight ball? How the hell should I know?"
"Strip pool. That got your attention, didn't it? We played strip pool until everyone was stark naked. Me. I did it. And then we went upstairs and did the deed with the lights on, not under the covers. And it was wonderful. I didn't know how much of life I had been missing. I learned a lot from Doug, and from Mandy, too. Yes, she taught me a few things. It's like we learned things together. Jerry, that's why I wanted to see you again, I want another chance. Please. Just a few dates so we can get to know each other again and...well maybe something will come of it. But if not, at least you'll have some reason other than sex."
"Strip pool? With Doug? And Mandy?"
"And Chris. There were four of us. And if you want proof, maybe Doug would let us two go down and play a game right now."
"This isn't the Renee I knew."
I put a hand on his shoulder. "Same here. She deserves someone to love and have adventures with. That's not me, although I'm very fond of her. She still loves you, Jerry. Me? I don't know what the hell I'm looking for any more."
"Jerry. How about you come home with me and I'll cook us some dinner and we can talk more."
A very bewildered Jerry followed her down the street. I thought he was going to be in for a big surprise.
With Renee out of the way I had to deal with Sal. She wanted to go on a hike and camp in the woods in the middle of nowhere. I figured I ought to give her a chance and see what happened.