This is the "other side" of my story, "The Gift". It's written by my husband, Tucker, who (after a GREAT DEAL of 'wifely encouragement') decided to comply with my request. As I promised him, I make no claim to this story -- it's in Tucker's own words, but tells of the event through HIS eyes . I was surprised to see that he remembered the events of that night pretty much as I did and I discovered several things about him through reading the story. If you have not read "The Gift", I urge you to do so before you read Tucker's version. To all those who have read my other stories, and are curious about Tucker, this story may shed some insights on the wonderful guy I married, and just why I decided to marry him in the first place! Please feel free to comment on this, either publicly or through direct contact. Your feedback is what keeps me at the terminal!
KattieLynn and Tucker -- Tucker's Story Of "The Gift"
I met KattieLynn when she was 20, in her junior year at college. I was 24 and had been out of the Army for about 3 months and back in school as a senior. I originally dropped out when I was 20, in my junior year, in order to join up. I took several on-line courses in my final year in service and got full credit for them, so I came back in as a senior. It was April when we met, at an off campus party. Phil, my roommate at the time, dragged me out that night. There were about 30 other people there and I remember it was noisy as hell. I was sitting on a beat up couch, nursing a beer.
I saw her when she first entered the room. She was with a girl I dimly remembered from one of my classes, but I couldn't think of her name. KattieLynn looked the room over, saw me sitting on the couch, and turned to the girl she was with. I saw them talking and glancing back in my direction -- very subtle, but that's how girls are.
Phil, the lecher, managed to get himself between them and started talking to the other girl. KattieLynn walked over and sat down next to me. We started talking. "Jesus, what a knock out!" I said to myself. She introduced herself, and made a few disparaging comments about the guy her roommate (Samantha) was talking to. "That would be my roommate, Phil," I answered, "and, for what it's worth, I agree with you."
Right off the bat, I embarrassed her. "Christ, Tucker, why not just shoot yourself in the foot! Lot less blood that way!" I thought. It turned out alright. She told me that Samantha had dragged her to the party, much as Phil had done to me. Our conversation was getting interesting but, about that time, some clowns turned the volume up several notches on the music and I couldn't hear her any longer. I motioned her towards the door and she readily agreed. We walked outside and continued our conversation.
I couldn't take my eyes off her. She was really pretty, in a nice clean sort of way. Big violet eyes, long dark brown hair, great smile, very nice figure. Kind of small on top, but, like we used to say, anything more than a handful is a waste anyway! Very well spoken and a wonderful voice. Nothing like the girls I had come across at school in my 3 months back here. I had come with Phil in his car while she had come with Samantha in her own car. When we went looking for them, both had disappeared.
"Looks like Phil got lucky," she said. I was wondering if I would get lucky but, in some strange way, I was sort of hoping I wouldn't. Now, don't get me wrong. If there was a chance of getting into a girl's pants, especially this girl's, I sure was up for it. It's just that she seemed different from the others I'd met before. Since I was back, I had a few one-night stands. Nothing special. The girls were great in bed, or in the back seat of my car, but there was always something lacking. It was like they were out to prove something, something I couldn't really comprehend. This one was different.
I hopped a ride back to campus with her. When she went to drop me off at my dorm, we found that we lived right across the quad from each other. When she parked, we got out and she stumbled on a piece of broken pavement, twisting her ankle. I helped her up to her room and got some ice from the fridge. We sat on the couch in the common area of her dorm suite which turned out to be the same as mine, with individual bedroom/studies for the residents, with a common area containing kitchen, living room, and bathroom between them. I put the ice on her ankle and we continued to talk.
It was about one o'clock in the morning and I kept checked her ankle. No swelling, which was a good sign. She was wearing a short skirt and every time she moved, it slipped higher and higher. I was sitting with her feet in my lap, her knees flexed slightly upward so I could check her ankle. I got a clear shot up her skirt. "White panties" I thought. Sure enough, that's what she was wearing. I figured it was about time to put a move on her, so I started massaging her ankle and moved up to her calf, then her knee. When I got to her thigh, she looked up at me, a look of what I could only assume was disappointment in her eyes, and told me she would have to know me a lot better for that hand to go any higher.