All persons engaged in sexual activity in this story, are over 18 years of age
This story is based on real happenings that took place in the mid 1980's in the United Kingdom, when the internet was barely an infant and not available to the majority of individuals. As for mobile phones, they were huge, solid, brick-like blocks weighing over two pounds and were owned by only the very wealthy. This meant that knowledge of sex was gleaned mostly by looking at adult magazines aka Playboy, Hustler and so on which were often bought by older brothers or sisters. Certain books like 'Tropic of Cancer' that were 'borrowed' from someone's father's collection also worked a treat. Hearing playground chat amongst more or less 'informed' friends, proved popular too.
Finding out officially what 'sex' was all about was mainly limited to the teachings of the Biology teacher who, if he/she was confident, would talk you through the reproductive cycle of humans or if not, would tell you how frogs and newts reproduced (not very useful and definitely not very sexy!). Boys and girls were nowhere near as mature or knowledgeable about sex at age 18 compared to many of today's 14 or 15 year olds, thanks mainly to the multitude of internet 'information' that can be accessed by anyone that can type 'sex' into a search engine.
All of this is to set the scene for you, to make you aware that in the late 1970s, unlike the present, many boys and girls at age 18 were considerably naΓ―ve when it came to actual sexual encounters and in the UK (as is now) anyone over the age of 18 could buy and consume alcohol.
My story starts when, as a married man, with two small children, I was working a wide range of work shifts. My wife, who was a nurse, often had to work less-traditional shift hours that occasionally coincided with mine, so that we were sometimes both at work during the late evening hours. We managed to find a young girl who lived nearby and who would babysit during the times my wife had to work her all-night shift, which would see her working from around 7pm until I got home between 11:30pm and midnight. We paid her an agreed amount, which helped her out with her school expenses, so it was a win-win for everyone involved.
Cassandra was a godsend; she was 17 at the time when she began babysitting for us, studying to go to college. Being from a large family, she welcomed the relative peace and quiet of our home, as our children usually slept from about 8pm through the night, while she babysat and sometimes caught up on her schoolwork.
This arrangement continued for some time and normally on my arriving home, I would check on the children, pay Cassandra, then drive her home, only two minutes away, then return and go to bed myself.
One night, when I arrived home, I went through our usual routine.
"Have the children behaved Cas?" I asked, "is everything ok?"
"Yes, everything's fine, she replied, "but could I stay and watch the end of this movie I've been watching? There's only about 20 minutes left and I would like to find out who the murderer was in the end?"
I didn't have any problem with that, so I said, "Of course, no problem," and leaving her to it, I went quietly upstairs to check on the children. Sure enough, I found them fast asleep as usual.
After a short while, I came back downstairs and sat at the opposite end of the three-seater sofa where she was sitting. She was very absorbed in the detective movie and I guessed she was about to find out 'who'd done it'.
Having just come home from work, I fancied a small beer, so I got up and asked, "Would you like a drink Cas?"
Surprisingly, she said, "Could I have a lager?"
"Do you think your mom would approve?" I asked, as my wife had told me her mom was fairly strict with her and I thought she would probably not approve of her drinking alcohol.
"Well I know she doesn't like me to drink, but I turned 18 a few weeks ago and anyway, I have had beer before, just don't tell her......ok?"
"Well if you're sure," I said, and got up to get the drinks.
I went to the kitchen and got a couple of small cans of lager, poured them into glasses and returned to the sitting room, passing one to her. I sat back down on the sofa and watched as the movie progressed, but not knowing what had gone on previously, I wasn't involved in it.
Cassandra was totally absorbed in her movie, sipping at her drink as she watched. As I drank my lager I took the opportunity to look at her, sitting one seat away from me, staring at the TV. She wasn't the often imagined tall, blonde, 'cheerleader type' you read of in so many stories, with a 'body to die for', like some lingerie model in the making. Instead, she was the typical 'girl next door' that you literally live next to and never seem to notice.
As I gazed at her, with her (yes blonde) hair, cut short just below her ears in a typical 70s 'bob', her figure, not slim, but not fat, 'teenager on the edge of adult' sort of look, I caught myself wondering why I had never really noticed her in a more sexual sense. As she was engrossed in the end of her movie, I found myself looking her over more carefully than I had ever done before and liking what I saw.
Cassandra's hair framed her oval face, no make-up, nice soft dark brown eyes, a bit of a sharp nose that led down to full lips and a delicate chin. As it was summer, she was wearing a light, short-sleeved button-up blouse, buttoned up to the last but one button, so not much to see there. However, I could see the gentle swell of her small breasts under the blouse. The blouse was un-tucked, hiding the waist of her flared blue denim skirt, which, as was the fashion, finished about halfway up her thighs. She was wearing sandals; her bare legs were slim at the ankle, but gradually became thicker and curvier until, with her knees pressed together, they disappeared under the hem of her skirt. I was sure this was what was called 'baby fat' and would change shape as she matured, but they looked soft and inviting nevertheless.
Perhaps it was because I hadn't had the chance to observe her so closely before, but I had never thought of her this way. As I stole further glances at her, I realised that she was quite an attractive young girl.
I finished my drink and noticed she had been sipping continuously while watching the TV and her glass was nearly empty. A few minutes later, I could see that the movie had finished as the credits were now rolling down the TV screen.
Looking at her I said, "So Cas, was it who you thought it was that did it?"
"No," she said, "I thought it was the husband, but it was the boyfriend and there was such a great twist in the story, thank you for letting me stay and watch to the end."
As I had no idea what the movie was about, I just said, "Well that's boyfriends for you," smiling at her.
By now she had also finished her drink and as she seemed in no hurry to go home, I picked up her empty glass, tilting it towards her in a "want another?" sort of gesture and she simply said, "Please."
I picked up another couple of cans from the refrigerator, filled our glasses and returned to the living room, giving one to her and sat back down, this time right beside her.
She had turned off the TV and we were sitting on the sofa together, comfortable and quite relaxed, side by side, shoes off, her legs stretched out with her feet on the coffee table.
"Well," I said, teasing her, "now that you have seen in that movie how boyfriends behave, you will have to be careful who you choose."
She didn't respond, but a slight flush quickly spread up her cheeks.
Taking that as a cue, I asked "Do you already have a boyfriend?"
Quietly, without looking at me, she said, "Yes I have."
There was a pause and then she said, "I didn't want to ask until now, but I wondered whether in the future he could come around occasionally when I am babysitting, to keep me company and maybe do some college work together?"
I wasn't too old to know what that meant or who had really initiated the request!
"Well I am not too sure about that," I replied, "I think your mom assumes you are here on your own."
She turned a disappointed face towards me and so I relented, telling her, "Alright, I guess it will be ok, as long as your priority is to make sure the children are looked after properly." With a grin I added, "Oh, and I think it's better if you don't tell your mom, you might get me into trouble."