In the fall, Janet Jaymes ended her 10-year relationship with Perry. She had come to realize that she didn't love him. She didn't even really like him, when push came to shove. It wasn't Perry's fault either. He was a nice guy, honest, hard-working, reliable and steadfast. He just had no
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and there was no spontaneity to their relationship. Janet just wanted so much more out of life.
"Are you out of your mind?" Her older sister asked her as the dined at Cafe 13. "Perry's an absolute doll; they don't make men like him any more. He holds the car door open, he pulls chairs out for you, he stands up when a woman enters the room. I'd love to date a man like that," Nikki told her sister with complete honesty.
Janet smiled at the very attractive waitress who asked if she'd like another coffee. Nodding yes, she leaned close to her sister. "Be my guest, I happen to know he's single. I know you're his type, he likes gorgeous blondes," she smiled at her slightly-taller, slightly-blonder sister.
"Married, remember?" Nikki smiled, holding up her hand to reveal the rather ostentatious ring she wore on her finger. "Seriously, I wish Don was more like your Perry. Just because he has money, he takes me for granted. I'm not just a showpiece, I have a brain." Janet nodded because she often encountered men who didn't believe a pretty blonde could have a brain. She'd had several hundred pieces published in the last several years since she had started writing again. She was even mulling over an offer to write an erotic novel. As yet, she hadn't yet made that decision.
"I know, it just happens to be hidden in the body of a porn star," Janet teased her sister.
Nikki sighed. "Is it MY fault that mom gave us these sex goddess bodies?" She complained. Nikki was right about that, their statuesque mother could still turn heads as she neared 50.
"I wish Perry nothing but the best but I wasn't going to waste another year of my life trying to save a relationship that wasn't ever going to work," Janet told her sister. The two of them had attracted a crowd of admirers and several offers to buy them drinks had been sent their way, all declined. "Do you know that I've never had an orgasm with him, not even once?"
"Really?" Nikki said to her sister, her tone revealing her shock. "You two have been together a long time. Seriously, not ever?"
Janet shook her head. "No, not ever and I'm at a loss to explain why. I've tried all sorts of tricks and he watches videos, he isn't unskilled in the bedroom and he does do all the foreplay. He just doesn't make me cum. I usually fake it," she admitted. "The only times I've had orgasms are when I was by myself using my hands or one of my little friends," she told Nikki.
Nikki looked at her watch. "Well, I've got to go home, perish forbid Don ever got off his ass and started dinner," she said to her sister. "Or, God forbid, he could take his wife out to dinner in the middle of a week for no reason. Talk to you later," Nikki waved goodbye, leaving her sister to her own devices.
Their waitress came by and offered another coffee. Janet had nowhere to be so she accepted. The pretty brunette smiled at her. "I couldn't help overhearing what you were talking about and good for you," she told Janet. "I ended a relationship recently for almost the same reasons. My partner was selfish and I was so much better off on my own."
Janet looked at the young woman, a tall and slender, slightly-exotic looking brunette. She wondered why anyone would take the risk of alienating someone so beautiful. "Your partner is an idiot," Janet told the young woman. "You're absolutely exquisite, just the kind of woman a man should acknowledge as often as he can." She frowned as the waitress poured the coffee. "Men -- they can be such idiots!"
The woman smiled and said "Well, I will agree with you on that point, but my former partner happened to be a female."
Janet looked at the stunning beauty and found it hard to believe she was a lesbian and then shook off that thought. She was being close-minded, these were modern times and perhaps the young lady was bi-sexual? She invited the girl, whose name was Avery, to sit with her. As the café wasn't busy, Avery told one of the other servers that she was on a break and accepted the invitation. Within a few minutes, she and Avery were talking like they had been friends forever. She liked Avery, who had a take-no-prisoners attitude and a bold, frank manner. Her voice was soft and delicate, but clearly this woman was not someone anyone should take for granted.
Avery was so gorgeous and Janet wished that she was half as pretty. When she voiced those thoughts to her companion, Avery looked at her with an amused smile. "You're fishing for compliments, right? You can't be serious, Janet, you're one of the sexiest women I've ever seen. My ex was a lovely woman and she wasn't half as sexy as you are. If hadn't told me that you were straight, I'd do everything that I could to get you into my bed."
Janet had never entertained the notion of sex with a woman but was tremendously flattered by Avery's attentions. They agreed to meet for coffee in two days and continue their newfound friendship. Janet found herself quite looking forward to it. It had been a while since she'd made a new friend and since breaking up with Perry, it would be a nice distraction from her loneliness.
When Avery arrived for their coffee date, Janet thought to herself that her new friend would certainly be a distraction. She was wearing a tight, short blue dress and high heels that made her almost 5'10" in height, she towered over Janet. The café hired beautiful women and knew they attracted customers but Avery outshone them all. Janet didn't think she'd ever laughed so hard, Avery was very witty. She learned that her friend was strictly lesbian and had never been with a man. "I knew when I was 11 that I liked girls," she confessed to Janet. "I even had a couple of girlfriends that far back. You know, we'd kiss and make out, kid stuff but I was into it. I wonder what happened to them, they were as into it as I was."
"I've never kissed a girl," Janet commented. "I've been approached by women, yes, but I've never dared to go through with it. Then there was Perry, we were together a while so that would have been cheating," she said. "Technically, it still is, we haven't split our assets or finalized things yet, I think it was a bit of a shock to him and I don't want to hurt him anymore."
"You're really a good person," Avery smiled. "Kissing another woman is different; it's sensual and full of passion, erotic as anything you will ever experience. If you're ever curious about trying it, let me know. I'd be glad to kiss that beautiful face of yours," Avery flirted.