I was chatting to my friend Mark at the theatre group the following Monday when Chloe and her mum arrived. Chloe and I exchanged meaningful glances, but we didn't speak until the rehearsal was almost over; I was sitting outside on a bench, smoking on my own, when she suddenly appeared next to me.
"I just wanted to say I was sorry," Chloe said.
"For what?" I asked, surprised.
"You know. What I said the other night. I didn't mean it at all how it came out."
I smiled at her reassuringly.
"Oh, Chloe, that's fine."
"Well I wanted to explain, that's all. All I meant was that I wouldn't tell anyone. That you can count on my, you know, discretion or whatever."
"Yeah, I thought that's what you probably meant. It's fine."
"I mean it, though. I won't say a word about anything to anyone, not even my mum!"
She looked around quickly to make sure nobody was eavesdropping, then leaned in to me and spoke in a low sultry voice.
"Harry, whatever happens in my bedroom ... stays in my bedroom," she said.
I smiled and blushed at the same time.
"Well it's really sweet of you to say so, Chloe. But still, it was really wrong of me to ... you know."
I took a deep breath, trying to stop myself thinking about how I'd accidentally fingered her the week before.
"I don't think what you did was wrong. I thought it was really ... nice," Chloe said, smiling.
I gulped, the memory of her shocked but pleasured moans bouncing around in my head. I felt an erection start to stir in my jeans.
"Didn't you?" she asked sweetly.
The way her tight wet pussy had felt, almost sucking on my finger, was unforgettable.
"Yeah, well ... maybe I did. But, you know, I'm not really at liberty to ... you know, do stuff like that with you."
Chloe looked a little disappointed for a second.
"Well no, I get that. It was just an accident. But you know, accidents can happen!" she smirked.
I smirked back. "I guess they can," I agreed.
"You just have to be more careful where you stick things next time, Harry," Chloe grinned at me.
"Next time. Yeah. Er ..."
"There's going to be a next time, right?" she asked anxiously.
"Well that's what I wanted to discuss with you, Chloe."
"Oh. What's wrong?"
"Well I've been thinking about the way we kissed last time."
"Yeah, so have I Harry. I've thought about that a lot. But ... I guess you're going to say we can't do that any more either, right?"
"No, that's what I'm trying to say. We can."
"We can?!" she exclaimed happily.
"Well, I don't think kissing ... I don't think it really counts as 'cheating', as it were. Especially if it's stage kissing, for a play. You know, like you said, you get married actors, and they have to kiss other actors. It's like part of their job."
"Exactly, Harry. That's exactly what I was thinking."
"So I made a decision. That it's OK to kiss you, as long as it's for this part. You need to be able to draw from that when you're acting with Brian. I mean, you don't have to, you probably don't really want to kiss a guy my age anyway, but if you want then I don't mind, you know, kissing you some more, just for your acting, to help you at college."
"So we can rehearse it again?"
"Yes, Chloe, we can."
Chloe suddenly got very excited. She stood up in front of me, bouncing happily, with her little black skirt swishing enticingly around her legs.
"Oh, God, thanks Harry! You had me so worried then. I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since the other night. Because, you know, Brian's so bad, and I felt like we were making real progress. You're such a great teacher, Harry."
"Oh, I don't think I really,er, ..."
"Well, I want you to know that I really appreciate what you're doing, and I really owe you one for this."
"Oh there's no need for that."
Chloe looked at the floor and started fiddling nervously with the hem of her skirt. Then she looked me dead in the eye.
"I'm serious, Harry. I owe you a favour ... and it can be anything you want," she said, and I'm sure she lifted her skirt slightly as she emphasized the word 'anything'. I felt my erection harden in my jeans, and my mouth went dry. Then she fluttered her eyelashes at me, and I started to feel a little flustered.
"OK, well thanks, and, er, yeah, we can rehearse it again. But I want to see you in your panties next time."
"Harry!" she said in mock surprise.
"What? No! I mean, I want you to wear panties. No going commando. It's too ... er, too much."
"OK, I'll make sure to wear some nice panties next time you come over. Anything else?"
"Well, you know, let's just tell my wife that it's reading. I really don't think she'd appreciate me, you know, 'tutoring' you on kissing and ... well, just kissing."
"But I thought you said it wasn't cheating?"
"Well it's not. But that doesn't mean my wife would necessarily approve of it."
"Well you know we ain't doing anything wrong, Harry."
"Just to avoid a misunderstanding."
"OK, then, just to avoid a misunderstanding," she said, smirking.
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The third time Chloe opened her front door to me, I think my jaw dropped a little. The weather had warmed up significantly that week - it was approaching summer. Chloe was dressed appropriately, I thought. She had another little vest top on, white this time, with a green bra underneath which was pretty much on show. Underneath that she was wearing a little floaty skirt, from which her smooth, bare legs emerged. I had to admit to myself, she looked ravishing.
"My knickers came!" she said as soon as she saw me.
"That's ... nice," I said, a little taken aback that my erection had ignited before I'd even got into the house.
"We can practice with them tonight!" she said excitedly, looking over her shoulder at her mum.
"She told me a bit about the scene, Harry. I must say, you're very brave," her mum called to me as I walked into the house.
"Well, Chloe said it's all about exploring your boundaries as an actor," I explained carefully.
"Yeah, well, her knickers are a boundary I don't want exploring!" her mum blurted out.
"Mum!" Chloe yelled.
"I can assure you, Mrs Cox, I have no intention of exploring inside your daughter's knickers," I said, praying to God that my face didn't show what I was thinking: I'd only ended up with my finger inside her daughter last week because she hadn't been wearing any.
Chloe looked disappointed for a second, but it soon turned to anger.
"Oh my God, mum, you're so embarrassing! Harry's being really nice helping me and you're being so rude to him! God!" Chloe yelled, and she stormed upstairs.
The bedroom door banged, and there was an awkward silence for a minute.
"Your daughter's no slut, Pam," I finally said. "But she is eighteen. Someone's going to get inside her knickers sooner or later," I said, trying to keep a serious face on.
"I know, but she's still my little girl," her mum said. "Maybe you could use this opportunity to give her a bit of a prod yourself?"
"A ... prod?" I asked quizzically.
"You know, in the right direction. Give her the benefit of your years of experience."
"But I don't have much experience with girls that age."