Jon Major has always enjoyed the company of women. In the series
Caught!
we saw Jon as a college student whose heart was broken repeatedly by girlfriends who were unfaithful. The Major Diaries tells the story of Jon when he's older and wiser - and determined to be with as many beautiful women as possible without risking betrayal. How well does he succeed? Chapter 19 looks at the way life changes for Stephanie's mother Regina. All characters are adults over the age of 18.
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The flight home was uneventful, if only because Jon refrained from reaching up Stephanie's skirt and massaging her pussy until she climaxed. Been there, done that.
Instead, Stephanie listened to music while Jon fiddled with his laptop. He'd downloaded all their vacation pictures, and every so often he showed her a photo he considered to be particularly fine.
It was no surprise that Jon was especially fond of the pin-up shots from the beach, and the images of Stephanie taking a sensuous shower by the pool. He'd grin and point to his favorites - and he had a lot of favorites. She whispered "You. Are. Insane."
Still, she had to admit that she liked the way she looked. The time at the nude beach left her with an all-over tan that looked good. The wind in her hair made her look free and sexy. She got a little nervous while Jon reviewed the nude images, but nobody was paying attention.
At least he's not playing with my pussy,
she thought.
Jon knew that his artistic sensibilities weren't great. His best pictures came from studying the work of great photographers, then trying to reproduce what they'd done. Since he knew he wasn't a great artist, he worked to be a great technician, learning everything he could about the capabilities of his camera and image processing software. He used the time during the flight to do some preliminary processing, doing things like applying filters that made Stephanie's skin look even more flawless and luminous.
To Jon's eyes, he was approaching the kind of look achieved by the swimsuit photographers at
Sports Illustrated
. When he was a kid, Jon sometimes daydreamed about photographing nude models for men's magazines. He'd taken a nude photographs of virtually every girl he'd dated over the years, but he'd never worked as hard as he worked on Stephanie's pictures.
Stephanie forgot about the photos shortly after getting off the jet. They had other things to do. Jon got front-row tickets to a great concert the evening after they got home. They spent one entire night dancing at the club they'd visited on their first real date. They spent three days hiking in Banff, one of Canada's premier national parks. They spent two days sightseeing in Seattle, with a special focus on that city's amazing museums.
Stephanie spent as much time as she could with her mother. Regina couldn't help feeling abandoned. The daughter who'd been a constant presence in her life was suddenly too busy to spend much time at home. She understood, and she didn't complain, but she felt lonely on the nights when she was the only one at home.
During one conversation with her mother, Stephanie heard something that made her sad and concerned about Regina.
"How does Jon make you feel?" Regina asked.
"He makes me feel loved," Stephanie said. "The moment I walk in the door, I feel like I'm with a man who loves me with all his heart."
"That's nice," Regina said. "I envy you. I never had anything like that."
A few moments later, Regina asked what it was like being alone with Jon. "Mama, are you asking about sex?" Stephanie said.
"Well, yeah, I guess," Regina said.
Stephanie was surprised, and a little shocked, to hear this from her mother. Still, she tried to answer honestly. "Mama, I'm sure you know that I was a virgin when I met Jon," she said. "I didn't know what to expect. He has always been the most wonderful, caring, generous man I can imagine."
Regina was silent for a moment. "I'm glad, dear. I envy you." Still, Regina looked sad, and it broke Stephanie's heart to remember how lonely her mother had been for her whole adult life.
This idea came to Stephanie again and again in the days ahead.
The next time she went to Jon's apartment she found that he was excited to show her what he'd done with their vacation pictures. He'd spent hours processing the images, then putting the best ones in a slide show displayed on his big flatscreen TV. He popped a bowl of popcorn, mixed a round of their favorite cocktails, then turned down the lights and started the show.
It triggered wonderful memories. A night in the dance club. The
Kama Sutra
workshop. Hiking in the rainforest. Shopping in the boutiques. It went on and on.
Jon's favorite pictures, of course, were taken on the beach. He'd put extra effort into taking the best of the swimsuit photos and making them look professional. He'd had a lot of success.
"Alright, I want to ask you a question, and I demand honesty," Jon said. He held up his tablet, showing Stephanie a photo taken directly from the
Sports Illustrated
swimsuit edition. "Look at that girl. Take your time. Now, look at the picture of you, and tell me if you can't tell that you are at least as beautiful as her. Tell me there's anything about your picture that makes it something that couldn't run in that magazine."
Stephanie had to admit that Jon was right. She looked great. Sexy. Stephanie's body was feminine in a specific way. She was athletic, with well-defined muscles on every part of her body. The muscles made her look even more womanly, giving her curves on curves on top of curves. She was shapely in places most women weren't. Stephanie had shapely calves. Biceps. Shoulders. A lot of women had nice breasts, waists, and bottoms. Stephanie had all that and more. For the first time, she saw herself the way Jon saw her.
It might even be true when he said she could be a model.
"You take such good care of me," she said, hugging his arm.
"Does that mean you admit I'm right?" he said. "ANSWER ME!"
"Yes. I admit you're right. And I admit I love you."
"Hallelujah! We never have to have this discussion again!" Jon said. He pointed to the TV screen. "Experts have a term they use for women like you. They call that girl on the screen a 'babe.' You are a babe. Now, let's never argue about that again."
"No, your Highness. We won't," Stephanie said.
"Good. Let's proceed to the finale. This is my favorite part of the show," Jon said.
He began showing the nude pin-up photos taken on the beach. Stephanie's skin seemed to glow with heat. Her facial expressions simmered with arousal. It was unexpectedly erotic. Each photograph seemed to be hotter than all the others.
Finally, Jon showed a sequence of photos of Stephanie taking a sexy shower in front of the tourists around the pool. It was a powerful mix of exhibitionism and playfulness. Stephanie saw that Jon used the photos to turn her into a sex object, and she found that she liked it. She'd already known that Jon was great in bed; it turned out that he had lots of ways to excite her without the slightest touch.
"There's one more thing," Jon said, standing up and taking her hand.
Jon led Stephanie to the bedroom. She assumed that "one more thing" involved having sex. She was wrong. When they got to the bedroom, Stephanie saw that Jon had mounted two new photographs on his wall.