Chapter 24
We exited the shower and toweled off before I once again collared her. We didn't bother getting dressed and met Ms. Laura in the dining room. Places were set for three and she had really cooked up a lot of food, but it still felt lonely. I was used to having Christmas with my family. It was weird having it with only three people. Once again I took a step back. I was eating dinner naked with a naked woman on a leash.
Though unorthodox, dinner was pleasant. We talked and told stories for maybe two hours before cleaning up. By that time it was pretty late, and even after the nap today I could tell Ms. Laura was tired. The bags under her eyes were starting to show through her makeup. I remembered the pill bottles.
Emily was doing the dishes when I managed to sneak away. Ms. Laura was on the couch looking half asleep.
"Ma'am," I said and I approached, "Are you alright?"
Her eyes opened, "yes, just tired."
"I mean are you alright," I said a little more forcefully, "When we were napping earlier I used your bathroom."
She looked at me blankly before suddenly realizing what I was saying. Her jaw clenched like she wanted to say something but stopped herself.
I'm alright. Just a few prescriptions. Don't worry about it," she said before seemingly zoning out.
I pursed my lip knowing there was more to it, but not wanting to pry, "Ok ma'am. Let me know if you need anything."
"Of course," she signed and closed her eyes for a long second, "I think I'm going to go to bed dear. You and Emily finish cleaning up then you do as you please with her."
I nodded. Then Ms. Laura got up with some difficulty and started for her bedroom. I watched her till she rounded the corner.
Returning to the kitchen I found Emily struggling to put up the last dish. In a high cabinet, she strained to reach it. I came up behind her and took the plate, putting it in its place. She turned around so the fronts of our naked bodies were in contact.
"I forgot how much easier it is with a tall man around," she grabbed my balls, "nothing seems to be out of reach."
She stood on her toes to kiss me. I kissed back but not for long.
"I didn't want to say anything earlier, but is Ms. Laura alright?" I said trying to ignore the soft hand working me up into an erection, "I noticed she seems very fatigued and had a lot of medicines on her bathroom vanity."
Emily stopped stroking, "did she go to bed already? Did you ask her?"
"Yeah, she said not worried about it, but it didn't help," I said, "I just don't have a good feeling about it. She's still in her fifties and in really good shape. It just seems strange."
Emily nodded, "yeah that does seem strange, but if she doesn't want to talk about it, it's her right not to."
"I know. I do actually care about her so it's just a little worrisome," I looked down at Emily, "maybe I can talk to her about it tomorrow."
My mood changed for the better when we made eye contact. Her bright eyes were like radiant pools that banished dark thoughts.
"Well I don't know how tired you are, but Ms. Laura has a nice pool," she smiled something evil.
I returned the favor.
I didn't hook her up on the leash for the walk to the pool. Instead, we raced there stripping off our collars and throwing them to the pool deck. Slightly more nibble than me she got there first and dove in head first arms locked straight out in front. She entered the water with hardly a splash and glided the width of the pool before surfacing on the other side. I cannonballed in shortly after that.
Underwater, I opened my eyes and saw the hazy outline of her hanging off the side. I tried swimming up under her, but before she was within arm's distance I watched and she kicked off the wall. I surfaced only to see her once again on the other side of the pool.
She then pulled herself out of the water and flashed her sparkling wet breasts at me, "If you want them, then you have to catch me."
I silently accepted her challenge. I sank low in the water like an alligator. Waiting a split second, I exploded off the wall towards her. Even underwater, I heard her screech. It echoed off the walls, but it was about all I caught over her. When I reached her spot on the wall she was gone, now in the shallow end.
"Too slow," She bounced waving at me.
"We'll see about that," I didn't give pause and once again kicked off the wall.
She darted back and I barely missed, catching her swimming away. I gave no quarter though. Once I had a direction and came after her. She was a faster and clearly better swimmer. Which was a surprise because I had swam in high school.
We darted back and forth after one another till I felt my heart racing. She was still yet untouched. I needed a strategy.
The pool room was dark save for the blue light of the moon filtering in through the large windows to the one side. The surface of the water shimmered but was more or less opaque. Across the pool from me Emily sat back to the wall letting her legs float up. In the light of the moon, her skin showed alabaster and her normally light hair was dark, pulled back against her scalp. Her smile was undiminished even as she feigned boredom at my attempts to catch her.
I hatched my plan. Wading out to the middle of the pool I let my heart slow and my breathing catch up. Then I submerged. Calmly and slowly I approached from below. Emily not able to see me from the surface assumed I was once again darting toward her. She kicked off the wall, but I was waiting. I closed the gap halfway between where she was and where she was going. As she swam passed I grabbed her ankle, disrupting her stroke.
She kicked me loose just barely and made it to the corner of the pool by the time I surfaced. She was right where I wanted her now. She only had two avenues of escape and each would bring her well within striking distance. I smiled as I saw it dawn on her that she was trapped. She just giggled.