Finally, Marc decided that he could wait no longer, he had to talk with Kate to make sure that she was okay, and that she knew he would be there for her if she needed him for anything at all. Thus, he called information for Kate and Brian’s phone number in the mountains. He figured they had to have a phone up there, and it was probably listed. He would call under the guise of telling Kate where their work location would be the next day. This was not unusual for team members to do just before a new site visit was to take place, so it would not arouse any suspicions in Brian.
Marc made his call in the late afternoon, and Brian and the boys had just returned from the lake when the phone rang.
“Hello.” Came Brian’s voice.
“Hi, Brian? This is Marc. Just calling to give Julie our work location for tomorrow. Is she around?”
“Hi Marc. Actually, she left early this afternoon for home; and she should probably be there right about now. The boys and I are going to stay for the week, and Julie’s going to rejoin us Thursday night after work. But, if you call her at home, she should be there, or just about there. How was your vacation? Did you do anything?” Brian asked. He had only met Marc a couple of times, and he had talked to him on the phone a number of times. He found Marc to be a pretty pleasant guy all around. Usually when they talked on the phone, they did a little bit of small talk with one another.
“Vacation was perfect. I just did stuff around the yard and house. And, I’m surprised at how much I got done. Was your vacation good? The weather up there was supposed to be great the whole time for the past two weeks.” Marc responded, as he thought about Julie arriving home alone, and being alone for the next four nights…..perfect, he thought, hoped.
“Yeah, weather was great; we spent a lot of time on the lake with the kids. They loved it. And we were exhausted most nights, but they have this endless well of energy…..anyway, we all had a great time. Too bad it went so quickly for Julie; I know she would have loved to stay up here. But, why don’t you give her a call at home, it will ease her back into the world of work.” Brian said, thinking how wonderful it would have been if she had had three straight weeks off.
“Sure, Brian. I’ll do that; enjoy the rest of the week.” Marc said; as he wondered if Julie would really rather spend the next four nights with Brian or with him.
“Thanks Marc. Take care.” And they both hung up.
Julie had arrived home about forty-five minutes before Jason’s call came. She had made fairly good time getting home since she left before the crush of weekend traffic out of the mountains. She took a few minutes to put away some clothes which she had brought back with her. Then she changed into her bathing suit and made a strong drink for herself and went into the yard to lie by the pool and contemplate her predicament. The only good thing, possible good thing, which had happened, was the arrival of some serious cramps which she thought might very well mean the beginning of her period, indicating that she had escaped pregnancy. There was no bleeding yet, but the cramps were a welcome sign for Julie.
Little by little, as the cramps continued, she felt the huge weight that had been weighing on her for the past two weeks begin to lift. She was nearly positive that the tell tale signs of her cycle were upon her. As she sat back in her lounge chair by the pool, she took a long drink of her scotch and breathed a sigh of relief, and for the first time in fourteen days enjoyed the strong heat of the early summer’s sun.
Kate was thrilled that ultimately she had not become pregnant with Marc’s child. Moreover, she was amazed that she had not. As her mind replayed yet again the events of their night together, she just thought that such intense love making, and such large amounts of Marc’s seed had to combine to impregnate here at her most fertile time. She was indeed lucky, and she knew it. But now that the crisis was past, she knew that she still had to tell Marc that she couldn’t continue with what had started two weeks earlier. But, every time she let her mind visualize his finely crafted, mocha colored, muscular body with his remarkably handsome face, she felt her heart flutter and her vagina dampen.
Kate finished her drink quickly, and as she was headed into the house to get another, the phone rang. Thinking it might be Brain and the boys, she was quietly glad they had called now rather than her calling later. She felt as though she needed to get a little bit of a buzz going to celebrate her period. “Hello.” She said, not even bothering to check the caller ID.
“Hey Kate.” Marc said into his cell. “I just got off the phone with Brian, so I know they’re all still in the mountains. Can you put up with a little company for a few minutes? I’ve been dying to see you, or even to talk with you for the past two weeks.”
Immediately, at the sound of his voice, Kate’s stomach felt a wave of anxiety, and her abdomen was simultaneously awash with desire. She just had not expected it to be Marc. Moreover, it took her a moment to process what he had said. She recovered from the surprise and said, “Sure Marc. I’ve thought about you this whole time as well. I could use some company. I don’t expect anyone to stop by. What did you say to Brian when you called up there?”
