Have I mentioned that Trish has a big sister? No, I thought I hadn't. In fact, I didn't really register the fact myself until our wedding, when Sue turned up along with the rest of Trish's immediate family.
I took a bit of a shine to her immediately – she was a very no-nonsense sort of person who obviously didn't put on any airs and graces. Trish's family were a bit "upper-middle-class" in their general attitudes, and they gave me the feeling that they didn't really approve of me all that much as a new relation (it turned out that her previous boyfriend had been the heir to a fairly major business empire, and I guess a penniless computer programmer didn't seem much compared to that); but Sue was a welcome exception.
Although she was three or four years older than Trish, she was still a single lady.
"She's always been a bit of a loner," said Trish. "Not that she's against men or anything – she just doesn't seem all that bothered. Bit studious, I suppose you'd say – I think she'd usually prefer to curl up in a chair with a book than with a bloke.
"And then, of course, she's a professional business woman, so her career takes up a lot of her time."
And our wedding was the last I saw of Sue for a year or two. Then one day, out of the blue, the phone rang and it was the lady herself. She was coming to our part of the world to attend a conference on something or other, and was after scrounging some sleeping space to save on expenses. I handed the phone over to Trish, and it was soon arranged that Sue would stay with us from the following Thursday night through till Sunday (the conference was on Thursday and Friday). She was to go back home on the Sunday morning, so that she and Trish could spend a day together shopping and suchlike on the Saturday. Apparently her company would pay a "host allowance" to employees who stayed with family or friends – it saved them a bundle compared to hotel bills, and allowed the guest to contribute to the entertainment expenses.
So on the Thursday evening, Sue turned up at our door in a taxi, with a holdall and a briefcase in hand. She'd come straight from her conference, having travelled up from London that morning early, and she was well tired; so we showed her the spare room, offered her a shower if she wanted, and told her to put her feet up on the sofa while Trish and I got on with doing the posh dinner we'd planned to get on the strength of her allowance.
A moment later, though, before she went into the shower, she popped into the kitchen and handed over a bottle of what looked like pretty reasonable wine, as a further contribution to go with the meal. And I must say that, with her coat off, I found her smart white business blouse (which she'd evidently been wearing in rather warm and sweaty conditions) was an attractively filled sight.
This was, remember, the days when "liberated ladies" were the fashion leaders; no woman under 40 (age or bust size) wore a bra that was obvious to the eye; and even quite conservative women often didn't wear one at all, if they had the figures for it. I can even remember overhearing my Mum, talking to Trish once when they thought the blokes were out of earshot, confessing that she'd been tempted to try going braless once or twice, but hadn't quite had the nerve to try. Which was probably a pity for my Dad, as my mother had a pretty good figure (still has, for that matter).
In fact, I have to say that that's one thing I really don't like about modern fashions – women wear such obvious underwear these days, and I very much prefer the "natural" look.
Anyway, as far as I could tell at a quick glance, Sue believed she had the right sort of figure to go braless. So did I, for that matter! She was about 3-4 inches taller than her sister, and bigger built in general, but with a very firm-looking figure as though she exercised regularly. But I had the feeling that she probably didn't realise that because she was a bit sweaty, her blouse was clinging to her a lot more than its makers may have intended!
Funny, really – Trish, who was showing herself to be quite a raver in the right circumstances, was still inclined even now to be a bit conservative as regards her underwear, at any rate in public. Yet, as far as I could see, her supposedly "prim and proper" older sister was actually more in touch with fashion than Trish was, at least in her attitude to undies. Oh, dear, what a pity! Trish, of course, noticed where my eyes had been straying.
"Oi!" she said, as soon as she was sure Sue was out of earshot, "You keep your eyes where they belong – Sis is off-limits to you, you bloody sex maniac!"
"What," I asked, all innocent-like, "even if she wants not to be?"
Trish gave me a straight look. "Oh, sure," she said sarcastically, "I'm sure my stodgy old big sister will be just gagging for a quick session with you. In your dreams, Dave!"
I decided not to mention whose feet I'd seen on the stair for a moment, just as Trish was saying that. Sue must have heard her sister talking, but she'd evidently decided to go back upstairs and make out she hadn't. Oh, shit! I hoped Trish and I hadn't upset her!
Well, a few minutes later she reappeared, and it seemed we hadn't. Sue came back down again, having taken a shower as suggested, and now wearing something more casual (and, worse luck, less revealing).
I poured a sherry for us all, and sat her down in the lounge to look through the record collection and find something to put on the hi-fi. Meanwhile I popped back into the kitchen to give Trish her drink.
When I came back, Sue was pulling out one of our few classical LPs, confirming my initial opinion that she really was a bit on the starchy side. I put it on for her (no bloody woman gets near my hi-fi, apart from Trish!) and then I sat down to keep her company. We chatted about this and that for a while, until Trish called me into the kitchen to help serve.
Well, I thought no more (well, not much more) about my fantasies over dinner. Sue was a good conversationalist, and we really had a very pleasant meal. She'd had a long train journey that morning, and she regaled us with a very funny account of several minor disasters that had happened on the way, which had conspired to make sure that she was not at her best for the first day of her conference. Amidst all the talking and joking, however, I was sure I caught her eye on me more than once. I began to think she had some fantasies of her own in mind.
But when we finished the meal, she was obviously still very tired. To my disappointment, she excused herself and went straight upstairs to bed, to read herself to sleep. And that was that for that night.
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The next day, Sue was to be off bright and early to the second day of her conference. She'd told us she was to make a presentation this morning, and she wanted to make quite sure she was there in good time and well-prepared.
And she'd obviously brought two of those business blouses, since she was once more smart and crisp. As far as I could tell from a quick look over the breakfast table, she was still staying in fashion undies-wise, as well; but with the blouse being all fresh and crisp, and even starchier than her, it was even less easy to be sure than it had been the previous night.
As she went out the door, Sue warned us that she might be a bit late as she would probably stay on for a few drinks with her colleagues, but she promised to be back by eight for dinner.
I dropped her off at the station on my way in to work. She'd already said she'd get a taxi back to our place again in the evening, as she wasn't sure which train she'd be coming back on.
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Anyway, when I came back that evening, a bit late myself as I'd had rather a lot to do to clear up at the end of the week, Trish was once again busy in the kitchen. I think having her big sister to stay was making her want to prove what a competent housekeeper she was! It was about seven, and Sue wasn't back yet, but we weren't really expecting her for another hour or so, anyway.
I lent a hand with the preparations, and we got the meal to a stage where it only needed the finishing touches applied, which wouldn't be done till Sue got back.
That done, I took an opportunity that had been denied me for the last 24 hours or so by her sister's restraining presence, and gave Trish a good groping.
One thing led to another, and before long she was sat on the kitchen worktop, her skirt round her waist, her knickers on the floor somewhere behind me and her legs over my shoulders, while I knelt in front of her and gave her a good licking-out. She was just shuddering to a climax when we heard the doorbell ring.
"Phew! That was good timing!" grinned Trish as I slid back away from her and wiped my face quickly. "I'd have been seriously peeved at her if she'd arrived a minute or two earlier!"
She slid off the worktop and straightened her skirt, and went to the door to let her sister in. I got up and made a quick dash to the loo to rearrange my wedding tackle.
I was seriously peeved at Sue; I must admit I'd been hoping that she would delay her arrival a bit longer, so that Trish could return the favour. But that's life, I guess.