When I first submitted stories to Literotica, I had a habit of writing an absurd number of chapters of the same basic story (see "A Traditional Swim 1-17" or "Legally Nude 1-26"). I have tried to break that habit, so this is the final chapter of the "Kelli" series. The chapters of this series are told roughly in sequence and each chapter assumes knowledge of the prior chapters. Therefore, I recommend reading the first six chapters of my "Kelli" series before reading this story.
I applaud those who are writing erotica set in the new corona virus reality. My intent here is to offer an escape. Hopefully, this story will continue to provide enjoyment when the virus is just a bad memory. In the meantime, I ask that my readers stay safe.
This story is a work of fiction. Real institutions are mentioned in this story, but they are used fictitiously. Insofar as the author knows, no real person affiliated with any of those institutions has ever behaved like the characters in this story. Any similarities between any character in this story and any real person are coincidental and unintended. Comments on this story, both favorable and unfavorable, are always welcome. Thank you for reading.
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Kelli and I left the "Not A Beauty Pageant" at the Cornett estate $ 1,000 richer and with a disk containing a video of the onstage portion of the event. We also made two new friends: Nancy and Doug Riddell, the couple who won.
Nancy and Doug were both mid-forties. Doug, I thought, was just average but Nancy was beautiful. She had natural red hair, elegant legs, and a chest that still looked reasonably firm. She was probably carrying a bit more weight in her hips than when she was younger, but that simply accentuated her curves. Doug owned an industrial cleaning business. They cleaned everything from auto mechanics' service bays to sensitive precision machinery. Nancy appraised antiques: furniture, silver, crystal, china, etc. She said that was a part-time gig job. She also made pottery. As we were dressing to leave the Cornett estate, I asked Nancy and Doug why they had decided to compete in the "Not A Beauty Pageant."
Nancy answered. "Our son has gone off to college, leaving us empty-nesters. We don't have a reason to play the stolid, upper middle-class role anymore. Who will we embarrass? I more than Doug I think, feel like there are many exciting things in life that my parents didn't teach me about and the other soccer moms didn't talk about. I won't get a second life to come back and try them out."
Doug added, "I knew Nancy felt like there was more to life. I was looking for things for us and picked up that free biweekly arts magazine you see Downtown. I saw an ad for an AFHF fundraiser. It said what AFHF was, which sounded interesting, but said you had to e-mail for the details about the fundraiser. I did and was astounded at what they sent back."
"Doug showed the stuff he received by e-mail to me," Nancy said. "Thinking about standing in front of people stark naked was scary, but I realized it was an exciting scary. I also realized I was getting aroused thinking about it. I could not stop imagining what it would be like to do it. I finally decided we had to try it."
"Ok, you tried it, now what do you think?" Kelli asked.
"Oh God!" Nancy said. "This has been like my wildest erotic dream, only it's been real. I don't feel the least embarrassed or ashamed of anything we did tonight. I feel more alive than I have in years. I must keep doing things like this. I hope everyone in Southwest Ohio knows exactly what my pussy, ass, and tits look like!"
Doug seemed thrilled by his wife's epiphany. "It's Nancy when she was young, only better!" he said.
We made a point of exchanging phone numbers and e-mail addresses with Nancy and Doug. Kelli's first act in the office on Monday was to copy the video on the disk to her computer and e-mail it to Bettina. Bettina's response, which she copied to me, said, "Well done. Wish I had been onstage with you." Kelli and I sort of wished Bettina had been too.
Our landlord had extended our lease on the house by a year. The property manager now said the owners did not know whether they would be returning to Cincinnati or not. Later in March, Peter's boss at the consumer products giant called him in. The company was about to have another round of "right-sizing." The people who knew Peter thought he was much too valuable to lose. That message was heavily diluted before it reached the corner offices where decisions were made.
Peter's boss proposed a compromise. The company would help Peter set up his own business. That took Peter off payroll. The company would put Peter on annual retainer equal to Peter's current salary. The company kept access to Peter's expertise but eliminated the cost of his benefits. Peter kept something near his existing income and was free to serve other clients. Since he had no alternative, Peter said yes. That turned out to be wise.
Julia came to us in early April. "It was my intention," she said, "to practice with the two of you for the rest of my career." Julia chuckled. "That's what is happening, it is just that this career is ending a lot earlier than I expected. Adam proposed. He's buying a house in Columbus and I'm moving in with him. I'm starting a new career as a kept woman. Maybe I'm not as independent and self-reliant as I thought when Grant and I split up. I'm sorry it was only six months."
Julia told us she was leaving at the end of the month. Julia said she was confident Kelli and I could handle the Kleist Bank work without her holding our hands, but we were welcome to bounce things off her whenever we wished. By that time, I was confident we understood the work. My concern was whether two people could do it and have any quality of life.
We reported Julia's impending departure to Bettina Hoffmann. Bettina's only comment was, "I will think that through." Since my sister owned ten percent of the bank and fucked the majority owner nightly, I was not too concerned about losing the Kleist Bank work. I was concerned that Kurt, Lisa, and the German lawyers would think we were overwhelmed without Julia and send some Kleist work back to New York.
Bettina called Kelli's cell phone that night or early the next morning in Munich. Kelli put Bettina on speaker so I could listen. "It has taken some work, "Bettina said. "I spoke with Lisa and Kurt. Kurt spoke with Father. I am coming to Cincinnati to help you. Of course, I cannot practice law in the US. However, I can continue serving the Bank just as I do now, only from a different physical location. Your common law system is different from ours, but I may be able to help you with other matters. My flight arrives in Cincinnati on Saturday of your Memorial Day weekend. Unless, of course, you do not want me."
"We don't want you to upend your life just to help us," Kelli replied."
"This will work out best for everyone, I think," Bettina said. "I will get to spend time with you. I will get to work nude as you do without having Father worried that he will see my bare vagina. Our firm recently hired another lawyer, Inga Speer. Inga will do the work I've been doing for clients other than Kleist. Father will be happy because he thinks I do not know that he is fucking Inga and will not find out if I am in America. And, I'm no cost to you because I will be paid by Kleist Bank as a consultant. Is that acceptable to you?"
Kelli and I traded thumbs up gestures. "It is perfectly acceptable to us," Kelli said.
"May I stay with the two of you in Cincinnati?" Bettina asked.
Kelli smiled at me. This was shaping up wonderfully. "Of course," Kelli said. "We do share the house with Karla and Peter. It is a big house and we have a spare bedroom."
"I'd much prefer to sleep with you and Will, unless you object," Bettina replied.
Kelli's smile widened. "You are definitely welcome to do that," she told Bettina. "Just so we can tell Karla and Peter, how long do you plan to be here?" Kelli asked.
"Until I get you and Will to move back to Germany with me," Bettina replied.