This morning was unusually cool, I noted, stepping out onto the patio with a glass orange juice and the morning paper. I thought about sitting outside but the cool air tearing through my cotton pants and t-shirt was now causing me to reconsider. I walked back in long enough to pull a sweatshirt out of the laundry pile, too lazy to walk upstairs and find a clean one, and parked myself at the table outside. Peace and quiet, I thought, as I heard the birds rustling outside my yard and beyond the gold course, in the desert behind my home.
The rest of the early morning was calm and uneventful, Ann got dressed and headed into work for a few hours today; I wasn't working this week, trying to enjoy some time off between the holidays. So I sat in my chair and read the paper, trying to judge whether or not the bowl games played today were worth a 4 hour investment in front of the television. Tough decisions, I thought laughing at myself.
My serene morning was momentarily interrupted by the sliding of the arcadia door, as I glanced over, I saw Tina standing there in a black sweatshirt with white sweatpants on, socks and wooly slippers, her hair pulled back in a pony tail. It wasn't the sexiest I'd seen her, but she looked cute, and about 5 years younger than her mid twenties.
"It looks peaceful out here," she began, "would it be okay if I joined you outside?"
"Sure," I said kind of flatly; it came out more gruff than I intended. But I was mildly annoyed at her interruption anyway. I went back to reading the paper, trying to ignore the sections about the presidential candidates, and how they all stood in the polls. I couldn't stand reading any of this until about 3 months prior to each election anyway. All of this 'posturing' was really just feeding the news media circus.
I expected Tina to pull up a chair next to me, but she walked right past me and out to one of the lounge chairs over by the pool. She adjusted the back so it was nearly upright, and gently placed herself into the chair.
Alright, I thought, back to peace and quiet. My attention to the paper began to lag, I began thinking of what Ann and I had spoken about last night. I certainly wanted to spend some time with Tina, and frankly, the fact that I'd been given the green light from Ann sexually, I was excited. But this was still a delicate situation, with a delicate girl and I couldn't take advantage of this. As Ann had said, I was to be her lesson, and that came with some responsibility.
Either way I wasn't wasting the first day reading the freaking paper. I folded it neatly and placed it on the table and made my way over to the lounge chair next to Tina and sat down facing her.
"Hey there cutie!" I started cheerfully, sorry if I seemed annoyed when you came outside.
"It's okay, I knew you wanted to quiet time this morning," she replied pleasantly. Good, I hadn't upset her.
"You know, Ann's going to be at work most of the morning...why don't we do something to keep us occupied?" I mentioned.
"Ann and I actually talked before she left for work," she said "she told me that you and I should spend some time together!"
"Really?" I sounded more surprised that I meant to.
"Nice try, she told me you and her talked last night," she paused, and I laughed at my Ann, setting us both up. "That must have been what you two talked about in between me going in the house, and you two fucking out there by the fire," she giggled.
"You saw us? I thought you had gone to bed!" I exclaimed.
"I did, but I got up again to grab some water and saw you two from the kitchen," she replied quickly.
The thought that Tina had seen Ann and I in the throes of passion by the fire was at first embarrassing and then exciting, someone watching us clutching each other, thrusting into one another, I actually found myself getting aroused at the thought.
She continued, "The two of you looked beautiful together, I could tell it wasn't just fucking, you were more passionate, that it was more like making love...like in the movies!"
That was an interesting last statement referencing making love and only in the movies. Thinking of nothing but sex now, I tried to get Tina to open up a bit more, "When was the last time you made love to someone Tina?"
"I don't think I ever have," she stated a little shy now.
"You can't honestly expect me to believe you are a virgin?" I scoffed.
"Ha," she laughed, "I've fucked guys before, but nothing like what I saw last night..." she paused, "and the night before in the hot tub," she said smirking again.
She'd seen Ann and I together the past two nights! Holy Crap, it was exciting to know that we'd been seen, but I also realized that we couldn't continue like this if I was supposed to be getting closer to Tina, sex with Ann going to have to move behind some closed doors for a while. No matter how much progress Tina and I made during the day, she could distance herself from me again with nights like the last couple. I wanted to do what's right for her. Then I thought sadly of what she'd mentioned before, about never making love to someone.
"Tina, why do you think you've never experienced that?" I mentioned.
Tina responded bluntly, "I don't think I've ever found a guy who respected me."
"That's the most intelligent and introspective thing I've heard you say all week!" I smiled at her. "Let's get out of here and go do something!"
"Well, I need to go to the mall and buy some new clothes...want to give me a ride?" she requested.
"Only if you'll have lunch with me afterwards," I cornered her.
"You paying?" she asked with a smirk. "Because after I paid Ann rent I've got $250 left of the $500 you gave me, at that's all going towards clothes for school!"
"You drive a hard bargain, but okay," I said joking right back with her.
A few hours later I found myself roaming through the mall with Tina. She stopped in different stores and tried on new clothes. She'd grab things off the racks, go try them on and model them for me just outside the dressing rooms before heading back in to model the next outfit.
I was waiting again for her making light conversation with the girl who worked in the women's department waiting for Tina to show me the next dress when she walked out of the dressing room. It was an electric blue, silk spaghetti strap dress that clung so tight to her body, I could easily see her nipples from where I was standing, and I thought I could even make out the small depression of her belly button. All she needed was a pair of stilettos and she'd have completed the outfit. This outfit screamed, "look how hot I am!"
I slowly walked over to her, trying to conceal my growing erection. "Tina, that dress looks utterly amazing on you." I started, "but in the spirit of change, hear me out..." I continued. "This dress looks fantastic but screams 'fuck me', which can been a good thing, and you'll have to believe me that it's having the desired reaction." She peaked at my obvious bulge in my crotch and smiled. "But do you own a dress or suit that says 'hire me'?"
She looked at me inquisitively. "You've got job interviews in a couple months, and that dress isn't going to land you the jobs you are looking for, or if they do, it'll get you the job for the wrong reasons."
She looked at me for a moment then peered down her own body as if evaluating her look all over again. Her head raised again and she looked me right in the eyes. "You are so right Scott, thank you!' and she stood on her tip toes and hugged me; her perky tight little breasts pressed into my chest, I saw her ass tighten in the mirror behind her. Every nerve ending in my body wanted to take her back in that dressing room and show her exactly what I so desperately wanted to do. But now wasn't the time, this was what she would have gotten in the past, and I had to slow things down, at least a little.
She spent the rest of the morning searching for the right 'interview suit' she finally found it in a classy navy blue pin striped jacket and skirt, with a silk white blouse to go underneath the jacket, she even found some navy blue 3 inch heels to go with it. It was sexy, yet very smart and classy.
She also picked up more casual clothing to wear to class each day, this girl wasn't hard to shop with; she looked tremendous in everything she put on. Soon we were both hungry and ready for lunch, with me weighted down carrying nearly all her bags, we headed for the truck and off to lunch.
We drove past all the 'chain' garbage restaurants that I can't stand as we left the area surrounding the mall. Every place served the same menu of 'a little of everything'. What is it about those places these days, afraid to commit to doing one thing exceedingly well? Instead we are forced to eat in places that all have their 'version' of the exact same menu. Let's see I guess it'll be mediocre steak, frozen and breaded seafood, pathetically un-authentic Mexican food, or a burger. Every place was the same. I had better ideas.
As we past the last one, Tina got restless. "I'm hungry, where are we going?"
"Just sit tight and you'll see." I replied not taking my eyes off the road.