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Thanks again to Bernard Lyons for his editorial insight.
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Author's Note: Kelley, my soulmate, has helped me with this second installment. Love you baby!
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My eyes opened reluctantly to the loud, wretched electronic beeping noise my alarm clock was making only inches from my head. God, I believe who ever invented that sound for an alarm clock should be shot.
Normally I'm one of those people who jump out of bed when the alarm sounds. I tend to wake up with a great attitude and I can't wait to start the day, but this morning I felt totally exhausted from our nocturnal activities, although I still had a smile on my face, along with Sara's scent. As my bare feet hit the floor I knew I'd probably have to work extra hard to get my seven miles in this morning.
Despite the fatigue I was able to keep that smile on my face. I was experiencing the common phenomena we all suffer through every now and then, the joy of post coital bliss, coupled with extreme fatigue sustained in getting there. Now I was enjoying the bliss part, but later today I suspected the fatigue part would eventually set in and I thought I might become an early evening casualty.
I took a moment to stretch out briefly and then I got dressed in my running attire, which consisted of black nylon jogging shorts and a gray Texas Longhorns tee shirt that was altered like every other tee shirt I own.
I left my room and moved quietly through the house to the front door. I knew that my mother hadn't come home yet, but I didn't want to wake our sexy houseguest, who I suspected would probably be a light sleeper in a new environment.
I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I really wanted to sneak into her room and continue where we left off last night, but I believe that the most important part of a successful seduction is to know when to be aggressive and when not to be aggressive. I'm just guessing here, but six o'clock on a Sunday morning is definitely not prime time to be playful.
I sat on the front lawn and continued my stretching exercises for another twenty minutes and then I started the most dreaded part of my exercise regimen, the sit-ups. It took me a while to build up to two hundred sit-ups a day, but now I can nail those bad boys in about fifteen minutes. It's not that they're difficult for me, but that fifteen minute period is probably the most boring thing I do in a day and I just can't wait to get past them.
There was at least another forty minutes to go before sunrise and I really loved the early mornings in Houston. For the most part it was a bit cooler, which is to say it was not yet in the nineties, and on the weekends it was pretty quiet, with only the occasional vehicle engine barely audible somewhere in the background. So as I lay in the grass knocking out the last of my sit-ups, I was certainly not expecting to hear any voices.
"Hey sleepy head, it's about time you got that tight, sexy ass outta bed."
I know it's only been one day, but I can now say that I'd recognize that adorable Katie Scarlet O'Hara accent anywhere. It took me a moment to gather my wits about me and as I finished my sit-ups I looked around to locate the source of that comment. That's when I saw Sara jogging past my house at a rather impressive pace.
Well, that explained the incredible body, I thought, as I quickly stood and started after her at a pace that was not too different from the one I'd normally maintain. I don't know whether she slowed down to allow me to catch her or whether I was just a tad faster, but after about sixty or seventy meters I finally pulled up next to her and I adjusted my pace, as she turned her head and greeted me with an incredibly sexy smile.
I've never had a running buddy and I often wondered whether I'd even want one. It's definitely easier to run without trying to carry on a conversation, but I felt as if I had so much to say to Sara after last night, although for once I actually didn't know where to begin. Before I could come up with anything that seemed appropriate, she spoke first.
"Last night was very special and I want to thank you," she began in a slightly labored breath.
I glanced over at her after she said that and I could detect a faint smile on her lips, which also caused me to smile back at her. Then I thought about an appropriate response for several minutes, but nothing too witty seemed to come to me. I started to wonder whether I was more tired than I first thought.
"I hope you could tell that it was very special to me also," I finally said.
Okay, it wasn't an immortal passage that will long be remembered in classic literature, but I didn't have a lot of sleep and my brain was having trouble engaging.
She looked over at me and smiled and we continued running without saying anything. Oh, there was plenty I wanted to say to her, but there were too many things that held me back. I didn't know whether the sex was just casual for her or whether she would ever want to be intimate again and more importantly, I had no idea about how her husband would ultimately fit into the picture.
Before I realized it we reached and then passed the three and half mile marker where I usually would turn around and head back to complete my seven mile run, but today Sara just kept going strong.
"Sara, how far do you usually run?" I asked a half mile later, trying not to appear too intimidated. I mean after all, I usually did seven miles a day and I never considered myself to be a light weight.
Sara looked over at me and seemed to consider my question for a moment before deciding not to answer me. She just maintained her steady gait without breathing hard and I just hung with her to see how far she'd run.
Somewhere after we passed the three and a half mile mark I decided I would stay with her even if it killed me, but in truth my curiosity was getting the better of me. We were now running in a totally different neighborhood from our own and I really had no clue how far we'd gone. After glancing at Sara for a moment I looked up and took a double-take, as I recognized the woman that was running directly towards us wearing a worn Chi Omega tee shirt.