Several months have gone by and Kim and Libby see each other on a regular basis. They enjoy going out together and spent the weekend together at various places. A few weeks after they started together, Kim changed the setting in her profiles on disabled dating sites to straight instead of bi-curious. She wanted to see what it would be like to have a man in her life. She and Libby had talked about it and Libby changed hers also.
One day as Kim was looking through her mail there was a reply from a male to her profile. She opened it and looked at his profile. He was a year younger than her, lived in the same area and was a right arm amputee. She answered his mail but nothing came back for several days. When an answer did come Kim felt he seemed to be on the shy side. They exchanged mail a couple of times and finally Kim asked if he would like to talk on the phone. He said yes and sent his phone number. He said his name was Al.
Kim tried the number and Al answered. She introduced herself and he seemed both surprised and glad she had called. They talked for a while and then Kim asked him why he had put his profile on line. He was quiet for a while and then said he was shy and did not think any girl would be interested in a one armed man. He had run across the site and thought he would try it. Kim asked him if he dated much and he said no, he was from a small town with a small high school and the girls were outnumbered by the boys. After graduation he went to a junior college and had to work all the time to be able to afford it. He had been hurt in a construction accident and that was why he was in town.
Al asked Kim several questions about what put her in the wheelchair and Kim explained all about her issues. He seemed really interested in learning about her and seemed to come out of his shell. They had talked for some time and it was late so they said good night and they would talk again. He called the next night and they talked for 3 hours. At the start he was reluctant to talk about his injury but he finally told her about it. His right arm was totally gone including the shoulder joint. It had literally been torn from his body and had happened less than a year ago. He was afraid for anyone to see it as a lot of damage was done to the area and he had just finished the final skin graft a couple of months ago. He had been right handed so that added to the problems.
He asked several personal questions about Kim and her abilities and she said to him that they should meet in person and he could see her. He finally agreed and they picked a place, time and date. It happened to be the same place Libby and she had met. Kim picked the same short skirt to show her legs off and snug blouse and vest. Again she was braless and would see how things went to decide if she would take it off or not. Kim arrived first and waited outside for Al. He arrived and had wash slacks and a nice short sleeve shirt on. The empty sleeve just hung down the side. He got a bright smile on his face when he saw Kim waiting in her wheelchair. They went inside and were shown to a table.
Kim remembered he had been right handed and was probably having trouble doing things with his left hand all the time. She was sitting on his left side and the first thing she did was cover his left hand with hers and told him that all he had to do was look at her and it was obvious she needed help doing some things. She looked him in the eye and said never be embarrassed asking for help. It is a lot better than looking foolish doing something you cannot do. If you ever need help with your meal or anything else, ask me, nothing is too personal. I will be doing the same of you. He looked relieved at her words, took her hand and squeezed it and said thank you. The server came and took their order and he seemed to relax.
Kim said alright, we are together in person you can ask me anything you want to know about me, nothing will be too personal. And I am going to do the same with you. You can go first. Al seemed to have questions ready and without hesitation he asked where her level of feeling stopped. She explained that polio was not like a spinal injury, she had full feeling throughout her body. But like a spinal injury her legs were totally paralyzed from her waist down. She had no movement in them. He obviously had been looking things up on the computer which she thought was very good. He said then you can go to the bathroom normally. She said yes she could and decided to save for later that she also catherized herself at times.
She then asked him how he felt about his arm. He looked down at it and said it was ok and not the end of the world. He was learning to adjust and it would just take time. Kim asked when he was going to get a prosthetic. He said he did not think he would get one, he did not want a bionic one and using a hook prosthesis would be very hard with all that was missing he had been told. Al then asked her if she could or ever did walk. She said no she never had and was ok just having to use her wheelchair. She had grown up with it and it was natural to her to be that way.
She asked how he felt about being with her since she was in a wheelchair and obviously very crippled. He said it was no problem and blushing said that he thought she was very beautiful. He said he would be proud to be seen with her. Kim thanked him for the complement. He said how about me and my missing arm. She frowned and looked over at the empty sleeve and said oh, I hadn't noticed. They both laughed and she said it was no problem at all. Their lunch came and Al followed her advice and asked her to help him get his sandwich in more manageable sizes. She did so and then gave him a kiss on the cheek. They ate with just chit chat going on and after they were done Kim asked Al if he would like to go for a drive with her so they could talk some more. He enthusiastically agreed to.