(NOTE: This picks up right after the first two chapters, I encourage going back for a refresher before diving into this chapter!)
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The next three weeks felt more like three years. We fell back into our normal routines and, apart from quick glimpses of a little side boob in a tank top or a little bit of cheek peeking out from underneath a pair of shorts, there was no more nudity. Despite that, I was happy. Even if that one night masturbating together on the couch was going to be as far as our relationship progressed physically, I was good. Having Max around was wonderful.
In that three weeks, I started to busy myself more and more with the preparation for the annual Fall Festival. On one particular night, I was trying to come up with another idea to utilize the theater over dinner when Max came in after a long day of teaching and coaching the swim team.
"Hey, tonight was a late one," I observed.
"Yeah," Max replied, dropping her bag on the floor in the hall and coming into the kitchen. "But worth it! The team is really coming together and I think we have a pretty good shot at a few medals at this next meet."
"Nice!"
"What's with the paperwork?" Max asked.
I was at the diner booth that served as our dinner table, a smattering of papers and folders surrounding my plate of mostly untouched pasta.
"Trying to figure out the missing piece of the Fall Festival," I explained. "We have the Halloween parade, the high school play, the art sale, Field Day, and a concert, but we're lacking in day time activities. I mean, the parade will be one afternoon and Field Day another, but that leaves five days with mostly evening activities."
"The restaurant discounts aren't enough?" she asked.
"They're great, but that's more of a perk as opposed to an activity," I replied. "I want something I can put on a schedule that people can go to, and I specifically want it to attract the college kids."
"I love how you say 'college kids' like you weren't in college six years ago," Max said with a giggle.
"I've lived six lives since then," I replied wistfully, aging my voice.
"Oh I know, you mentioned some of those lives," Max replied with a wink, "But I get what you're saying."
I smiled. We hadn't brought up our night on the couch too much over the last three weeks, and it was nice to get even a passing reference to it. In a matter of seconds, I was picturing Max rubbing her clit and squirting all over me right before I came all over her cute little tits. Luckily, before I drifted too far down memory lane, Max snapped me back into the present.
"Cory!" she piped up. "I am the answer to all of your problems!"
"Oh yeah? How is that?"
"Well, our little morning yoga sessions have been giving me life," Max began. "And I had been thinking about finding a studio space somewhere to teach a class. Ford's doesn't have the space for it and I'm still not super familiar with what else is available in town, but the theater could work!"
She had a point.
"And since the festival spans Fall Break, my days are free!" Max continued. "I can do specialized yoga classes each day, maybe late morning so there's enough time to clean up and reset for the evening stuff. And I can use this as a launch for weekly weekend classes going forward."
I thought about it for a moment. The theater is mostly unused during the day and, without any chairs set up, there would be a ton of room. From a space standpoint, it made sense.
"Ok, I love the idea of yoga in the theater and finding a use for that space during the day," I said, "But is yoga enough to draw in the college/recent grad crowd?"
"I think so, particularly with a different style of class each day," Max explained. "Monday could be a beginner class, which may actually draw an older crowd who didn't feel comfortable jumping in to an established class. Tuesday we could build on that with a class that introduces the concept of listening to your body and respecting your body. Wednesday could be a more uptempo sort of core strength focus and then I'd focus on more of a restorative practice for Thursday. Then for Friday maybe I could maybe focus on a fun theme or soundtrack or something that it specifically geared toward the early 20s crowd."
"I'm sold," I agreed after a moment of thought. "Though there is one major drawback."
"What's that?"
"I'm going to miss our little private practice each morning," I bemoaned.
"Pssh, don't be ridiculous," Max chided. "You think I'm willing to give that up?"
"Oh thank god," I sighed with relief. "It's the best way to start the day!"
"You mean to yoga or checking out your hot teacher?" Max asked with a mischievous grin.
"Both?" I blushed.
"Ha, good," Max laughed, "I've been enjoying your choice to practice without a shirt each morning, so thanks for that."
"You should try it, it's great," I flirted.
Max's eyes widened and, for a fleeting moment, I thought I had crossed a line.
"Yes! That's it!" Max exclaimed.
"What?" I asked, not following. "Have you finally discovered that a sports bra is the only thing keeping you from true nirvana?"
"No, dummy," she gave my shoulder a playful shove. "Friday's theme, to really get in the college crowd."