May 1990
I was 29 years old and my wife had just left me. I started hanging out with Steve. We worked together at a publishing company as graphic artists. After work we would sometimes go out for a beer or smoke a joint or both. He was married so he couldn't stay out late.
"Man, why don't you come to my place after work. The beer is cheaper than at a bar and Laura would prefer I was home earlier." he said.
"Sure, I need to save money, now that I'm paying child support." I said.
"Let me call her and see if it's ok."
This became our new routine, after work I would follow Steve to his house. Sometimes I would stay for dinner, usually it was just the three of us drinking and getting high. Everyone said Steve looked like Kenny Loggins. (this was the 90's) Laura was a petite blonde. She was very cute and friendly to the point of being flirtatious. I loved the attention from Laura; she would sometimes touch my arm or leg when she was making a point. There were times when she would catch me getting a beer in their kitchen and get extremely close to me. The sexual tension was building and driving me crazy. Sometimes Steve would walk in and see us talking, so close to each other, I would look at him and he just smiled.
Steve landed a new job so hanging out with the two of them became less frequent. Late one June night I got a call from Steve. He and Laura had been at a BBQ. There were multiple kegs of beer and he was able to take one home.
"Hey guy, you want to drink some beer? We're near your apartment. I need some help knocking out a keg."
"I'm up for it" I said.
The keg was in the back of his Jeep. We took it into my apartment. I got cups for the three of us. It was summer and hot that day. Laura was dressed for the heat. She wore a tight top and a short denim skirt. She looked great and was obviously drunk.