(Hi everyone. I'm new to this. I've written one other shorter story, but this is my first attempt at a longer tale. I'm keen to get some feedback (DM me), but I also want to point out that there's an end in mind, though it might take a while to get there. In any case, please hang in there. Hopefully it's not meandering too much, but I do like the idea of some segments of the story having no sex to make some room for character development. I put this story in the 'novellas' category because I didn't think it fit anywhere else. Anyway, I hope some of you are enjoying reading it. I'm absolutely loving writing it! Might be a while before the next instalment, though.)
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Two weeks came and went. Alex continued his pre-season rugby training as the season approached, and the time he spent in the gym helped make his muscled frame become even more toned. Miss Christy worked from home, handling her appointments remotely through Zoom and Teams. Meanwhile, Marcus recuperated.
Marcus spent his days watching movies (a few months ago he'd written his bucket list of cinema, what better time than now to tick things off?), reading books and emailing his friends from Miss Christy's spare laptop. He'd have loved to see some of his friends in person, but he didn't think it appropriate to invite them around to Miss Christy's house. He spent his nights eating dinner with Miss Christy and Alex, meals freshly cooked from their kitchen. He enjoyed their nightly conversations, and he even learned a thing or two about rugby. He thought he might enjoy watching Alex play once he'd regained freedom of movement.
He slept deeply and peacefully. The bruising and swelling around his ankle disappeared more quickly than he'd been told to expect, and after two weeks he felt able to walk almost normally. He didn't need his crutches anymore. He wasn't sure if he could jog or run yet, and he didn't think he could walk long tiring distances, but he was able enough to walk around the house, and even to walk around the block. He enjoyed being about to absorb some sunshine and to breathe some fresh outdoor air. He was glad of the unexpected break from his shitty job, and the sick leave he'd accumulated meant rent wasn't a problem.
In an email conversation with one of his friends, he learned that the skater chick who sucked him off a few weeks ago had saved his board. Marcus was glad to know it wasn't lost. He knew he could always buy a new one if he had to, but he'd had his main deck for so long it was almost like an extension of his feet. All boards are subtly different, and he felt completely attuned to his own.
At dinner that night with Miss Christy and Alex, he mentioned it. "Hey, Miss Christy, I found out today that I haven't lost my deck. I didn't know what happened to it when the ambulance arrived, but it turns out someone's looking after it for me."
Miss Christy was glad to hear this. "That's good news, Marcus. Do you know who has it?"
"Yeah, I do, Miss Christy. That ... chick ... that ... ummm ... the girl I mentioned."
Miss Christy was pretty sure she knew who Marcus was referring to. Alex was oblivious. Miss Christy was curious about this girl. She didn't really know the extent of Marcus's friendship with her. Were they good friends, were they fuckbuddies, or was the blowjob she gave him a one-off? The fact that she was the one who called the ambulance and she was the one who kept his board must mean something.
Miss Christy put her cutlery down. "I could probably get it from her for you. If you'd like."
"That'd be great! I mean ... so long as you don't mind."
"Of course I don't mind, Marcus. It's important to you, and I think I understand. If you can organise something with the girl who's looking after it for you, I can collect it from her and bring it back to you."
After dinner, Marcus emailed the girl and thanked her for getting an ambulance for him and for looking after his board while he was recuperating. He said that his friend Christy would be able to collect his skateboard from her. She responded to say she'd be in the city tomorrow afternoon around 5 o'clock, and if his friend Christy could meet her then, she'd bring it in for her. She also said she was glad to hear he's getting some rest and that she hoped to see him at the skatepark again soon. She didn't mention anything about the BJ in the toilet block. He presumed she just wanted some dick that night, there was probably nothing else in it.
He walked half-gingerly back into the living room. "Hey Miss Christy, yeah, so I've sorted that out. Thanks again for this, I really appreciate it. Would 5 o'clock in the city be OK with you?"
"Yep, no problem, Marcus. I've got a few things I need to do in town, so I can get your skateboard from her while I'm there. What's her name?"
"April."
"How will I know who she is? What does she look like?"
"She's fairly short and skinny. Oh, her hair is green. You can't miss her."
"I think you're right about that, Marcus. Green hair would be hard to miss." Green hair? Sweet jesus. "Tell me where to meet her and I'll be there."
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Miss Christy was in town at 5 o'clock at the agreed spot. Two girls walked towards where she was waiting. One girl was drinking from a red bull can in one hand, and she had a skateboard tucked under her other arm. Green hair. Must be her.
Miss Christy spoke. "Hey. Excuse me, are you April?"
April responded. "Yeah. Are you Christy? Marcus's friend?"
"Yeah, I am. Thank you for saving his skateboard and bringing it in for me to give to him. And especially thank you for looking out for him after his accident. He said you called an ambulance and stayed with him until they picked him up."
"Yeah, I did. He looked in pretty bad shape. I wasn't sure what else to do."
"I know. I picked him up from the hospital. He's staying at my place until he gets better."
"I'm glad he's being looked after. I know he lives alone, he might've struggled otherwise," said April.
"He should be skating again soon enough, I think. He's walking again, though slowly, and skating will probably come next. His board will probably help him recover even more quickly."
As they spoke, they sized each other up. April was wearing 8-hole Doc Marten boots with a rainbow motif. She wore long tights, striped red and black, that Christy assumed went all the way up to her crotch. She was wearing a black t-shirt with an unbuttoned collared shirt over the top, and a skirt held up by a studded belt. Her right nostril and lower lip were both pierced, and she sported some scattered tattoos. Her bright green hair was tied back in a ponytail, threaded through the back of a baseball cap. Marcus was right, April was small and skinny, no curves to speak of at all, but Miss Christy was pretty sure she'd be getting her fair share of dick. April seemed to have a sexual aura about her that Miss Christy couldn't define. Miss Christy liked April's nose ring and she imagined what she'd look like if her own nose was pierced.
April couldn't help noticing, with extreme jealousy, Miss Christy's huge rack, thick lips and fat ass. She noticed her long black hair, her deep blue eyes, and the intricately detailed tattoo sleeve on her left arm. She noticed her short tartan skirt and her knee-high fuck-me boots. And she noticed Miss Christy's deep red lipstick. April thought Miss Christy was unbelievably beautiful. April had always thought of herself as 100% straight, but ...
"How ... umm ... so how do you and Marcus know each other, Christy?"
"We've been good friends for a little while. We met in an office." Well, it was a kind of true, wasn't it? Miss Christy didn't want to give too many details. She assumed none of Marcus's friends knew he'd seen a therapist for sex-related issues, and it wasn't her place to divulge.
"Oh, OK, Christy. But where do you know him from? We've never seen you around him before." April was incredibly curious to know how Marcus had ended up crossing paths with this incredibly sexy woman.
"Yeah, I know. I've never seen you before either. So that's probably because I'm not in the skate scene. My line of interest is sex. We fuck."
April coughed on her red bull.
"Fuck, what? 'Scuse me?"
"Yeah, April. Marcus and I have sex. A *lot* of sex, actually. We're sex buddies, April."