Kelsey had a busy Saturday. After helping with the clean-up at home, she drove over to Raymond's and spent some time with him. He'd already begun loading up his car, and was going through clothes in his room when she got there. He was nervous about moving to Brooklyn. He grew up in New York State, only five hours away from the big city, but he'd never been there.
"You're not gonna have a car?" Kelsey said, sounding surprised.
"No. It's crazy expensive to keep one down there, and I'll hardly ever use it. I'm gonna drive down with my stuff tomorrow, and then I'll bring it home next weekend and take the train back."
"Oh, cool!" Kelsey said. "It's like an adventure!"
Raymond wished he had some of Kelsey's childlike enthusiasm for life. Instead, his heart pounded and his pulse raced when he thought about trains and subways and trying to find his way around New York City.
"Me and Brie and Charity are comin' to visit," Kelsey said. "You got two roommates, right? How old are they?"
"I don't know," Raymond said. "They're not old I don't think. A lot of software companies are mostly young people."
Raymond knew the look in Kelsey's eyes. He shook his head a little at his wild friend, but he knew one thing — if she and the girls did come visit, it'd get him in solid with his new roommates. He'd be the hero of the geek world.
Kelsey asked Raymond what he thought about her dad and Charity at the party, talking quietly so Raymond's mother and father wouldn't hear. Raymond hadn't really though about Charity going off the deep end, although he had noticed her drinking pretty heavily lately. He thought about his own struggles with emotional attachment. Back around sixth or seventh grade when Kelsey first blossomed into a woman, he desperately wanted to be her boyfriend. They'd already been friends for about ten years, but she was beautiful and popular and he was a geeky nerd. He went through it again right after high school graduation, when Kelsey brought him into the world of naked girls and sex. She took his virginity next to Brie's pool, after telling him in no uncertain terms it was strictly a friends with benefits kind of thing. Ray was swept away in the magic of it all, but it took him months to eradicate the head-over-heels love he was feeling that night. He was glad he did. As much as they loved each other as friends, he knew Kelsey needed a different kind of man. Someone more like her father.
"I think I'm gonna go over to Brie's and see what I can find out," Kelsey said. "Wanna come?"
"No, I've gotta stay with Mom and Dad. Mom's pretty sad that I'm leaving."
"We all are, Honey," Kelsey said. She gave Raymond a soft kiss and hugged him. "It's gonna suck having you gone. Will I see you tomorrow?"
"Can I stop by on my way out of town?"
"Me and Mom will be mad if you don't," Kelsey said. She was smiling, but her eyes gave away her sadness.
—
Kelsey drove over to Brie's and entered through the unlocked front door. Brie and Charity were out by the pool, sunning in the nude the way they often did.
"Hi you guys!" she said brightly, trying to shake off the gloom she felt after watching Raymond pack.
"You're cheerful," Brie said, sounding a little hung over. "What did you do, sleep all morning?"
"Hardly," Kelsey said. "We've been washing all of your wet spots out of the bed sheets."
"Oh, sorry," Brie said. "I didn't think about that. We should have come over and helped."
"No biggie. So, I love that you guys don't wear clothes, but what are you gonna do when your dad gets back?"
"We were just talking about that," Brie said. "We started out thinking apartment, but now we think we should rent a house. Something with some privacy. Wanna come in on it with us? It won't be 'till we all start our jobs."
"Cool!" Kelsey said. "Yeah, I'll totally do that with you guys!"
"But in the mean time, yeah, Daddy'll be back in a week," Brie said. "It's gonna kinda suck."
"What's he like?" Charity asked Kelsey.
"He's... kinda hot," she said, thinking back to the affair she had with him years ago. "You better watch out, you'll be getting a daddy complex."
"I think she's got one already," Brie said. "Did you see her with your dad all night?"
"Hey!" Charity said, blushing and turning shy.
"You know he's happily married, right?" Kelsey said. "The kind of sex we have is all casual. No strings. It's the same with Mom and Dad and their friends."
"I know," Charity said, sounding disappointed.
"It's cool that you guys turn each other on. Mom thinks so too. But it's best...not to think about relationships. Especially with older guys. That's the way I do it anyway."
"Your mom...was watching us?" Charity asked, starting to sound a little concerned.
"Sure. All those women keep tabs on their guys. Think about if you were married, doing what they do."
Charity thought about Kay, and how much she liked her. She felt like a fool for being so clingy with her man. The fatigue and the hangover conspired — she swallowed hard and fought hard to keep tears from her eyes.
"Hey, it's no biggie. We're all learning as we go," Kelsey said, thinking about Brie's father again. "You're not the only one. If we wanna be cool like Mom and her friends, we gotta figure it out as we go, right?"
"Yeah," Charity nodded.
"We haven't talked about your big moment yet," Brie said, sensing it was time to turn the conversation to the pleasant side of things. "That was so fucking hot when you were up against the kitchen window."
Charity's eyes got wide when she remembered. It was the best orgasm of her life. "I've...never felt anything like that. You guys were watching?"
"Everyone was," Brie said. "It was the hottest thing of the night."
"Oh," Charity said, suddenly remembering all the eyes on her. "I came so hard. It was...different."
"Daddy can do that," Kelsey said. "I mean, not with me... like that...but...I've watched him with lots of women."
Brie squinted a little, wondering why Kelsey was blushing. She didn't notice her with Bobby last night, but...was something going on she didn't know about?
Charity furrowed her brow when Kelsey mentioned all the orgasms Bobby had given to other women. It stung, but she knew she shouldn't let it. She had some serious work to do on her frame of mind.
"You liked being watched, didn't you," Brie said to Charity. It was more of a statement than a question.
"No!" Charity said, but a hint of a smile gave away her deeper feelings. "Maybe...a little."
"Yeah, it was fucking hot, girl," Brie said. "I mean, rippin'!"
"So who else did you get with?" Kelsey asked Charity.
"Those other three guys. Your dad's friends."
"Nice! You really let your older guy thing fly, didn't you?" Kelsey teased. "That's cool, though. You should play with Koop and Happy next time. They're lot's of fun."
"Is there gonna be a next time?" Charity asked. "I mean...is your mom mad at me?"
"No silly! I told you, she thinks it's cool that you think Daddy's hot, as long as you don't get all nutty about it. Yeah, there'll be plenty of next times."
Charity was relieved. She felt like she was on an emotional roller coaster, and wanted to get off.
—
Kelsey's next stop was Koop's Crawlers. It was her first time visiting the shop without a bikini or a specially chosen outfit on. Her halter top and shorts were a lot more girl-next-door than Koop or Happy had seen.
"Hi you guys!" she said as she walked in, her sunny smile lighting the way.
Koop and Happy both said hello, but there was an awkward tension in the shop.
"What, are you guys all shy about last night?" she said, getting right to the point the way she always did. "Never seen each others cocks before?"
She giggled. Koop and Happy couldn't help but laugh. The girl was just too much — all they could do was go with her flow.
"How fun was
that
party, huh?" she said. "I'm so glad you guys were there."
"I don't think "fun" goes quite far enough to describe it," Koop said.
"Cool. I was hopin' you guys liked it," Kelsey said. "So Happy, I shouldn't be tellin' you this, but Sharron really likes you. She's worried though. She thinks since you met her at that kind of party you might not like her."
"Tell her not to worry," he said, fighting back a schoolboy grin.
"Is it okay if I give you her number? Just text her hi. She'd love it."
"Thanks, Kelsey. Yeah, I will," he said. He wondered again if she really
was
some kind of angel.
"So, I saw Jessica leadin' you off by the hand," Kelsey said. "That must have been fun since you guys know each other from the restaurant and everything."
"Yeah, that was...memorable," Happy said. "The whole night is somethin' I'll never forget."
"Cool," Kelsey said. She knew the feeling well.
—
Kelsey finished her rounds at Austin's house. She texted him from Koop's parking lot. He was sitting on the front steps when she arrived.
"Hey," he said, leaning back on his arms in the sun, bare chested and barefoot.
"Hey," Kelsey said. She sat down next to him and kissed him softly. It was a more girlfriendy kiss than her usual. "Your mom home?"
"No, she's at the gym."
"Oh, she does that? That makes sense." Kelsey thought about Austin's mom's toned legs, and the rest of her nice body.
"She's been going since Dad left. I think she hooks up with guys there."