Ronnie got out of her rideshare and thanked the driver. She had already given him the tip from the back seat after he had helped her with her luggage. She grabbed all of her bags and walked up the steps to the duplex. She got a good sight of the fancy car in the driveway. "My girl has got it all," Ronnie sighed with pure admiration.
She got to the top of the steps and rang the bell. Several excited footsteps were heard from beyond the wooden door. The door burst open, and there she stood in all her gorgeous glory. Jolene had on a sleeveless top and bicycle shorts. Her eyes got huge and she squealed with delight as she grabbed Ronnie and pulled her in. Ronnie groaned as she felt like she was being crushed to death.
Jolene pulled away, still holding Ronnie by the shoulders and doing excited hops. "I'm so glad you came out here!"
Ronnie smiled wide. "Oh, babe! I wouldn't be anywhere else!" She leaned in and gave Jolene a huge kiss.
Jolene pulled back and lowered her eyes. "Darling! The neighbours might see."
"Okay!" exclaimed Ronnie. She grabbed Jolene by the front of her shirt and dragged her inside, carelessly leaving her luggage on the step. Ronnie shut the door, then wrapped her arms around Jolene and gave her the deepest kiss she ever had. She put her leg up and clutched onto the back of Jolene's thighs as they forced their tongues into each others' mouths.
Ronnie pulled away and stared into Jolene's eyes. "Wanna help me get my luggage in, sexy?"
Jolene gave a salute. "Your hostess is ready to serve!"
They both got the bags in and placed them in Jolene's room. Ronnie rubbed Jolene's arms as they began to kiss again. Jolene tried to let out yelps into Ronnie's mouth. She pulled back. "Honey! Wait. I have a lasagna in the oven."
Ronnie gave her a small peck on the lips again. "You go get dinner, babe."
Jolene took Ronnie by the hand and got her to sit down at the table. Ronnie loved being waited on by such a beautiful woman, but there was also something so comforting about the way Jolene behaved. Jolene set out the lasagna in the pan and dished up for the both of them.
Ronnie poked at it, curious about the contents. "Okay, so, I'm used to meat and cheese and noodles in my lasagna."
Jolene tutted and waved her hand. "Sweetie, nothing crazy in there. A lot more spinach than what you might be used to, and I used Swiss cheese since it's so low in lactose. The meat is ground rabbit."
"Rabbit in a lasagna!" exclaimed Ronnie.
"It's high in protein, dear," Jolene assured her.
Ronnie slowly allowed herself a bite, and was surprised just how good it tasted. "I think being in the southwest makes you eat anything!"
The two of them shared many laughs as they ate. Ronnie was anxious to finish up, and cleaned her plate in ten minutes. She tried to clean up the dishes, but Jolene protested. "We'll have time for that, dear!" she told Ronnie. Jolene finished up, then they made their way back to the bedroom. Ronnie sat down on the bed and pushed the hair out of her eyes.
Jolene put a few things away before she sat down as well. She leaned in and tried to kiss Ronnie, but she hesitated.
"What's wrong, honey?" asked Jolene.
Ronnie sighed. "I know you went to Austin, and you saw what's-his-face."
Jolene's eyes snapped wide open. "Oh! Brent. Yes, you met him, right?"
"Yeah, that's just the thing," Ronnie said, twisting her lips. She put her eyes in her hands. "I feel so stupid asking this. Did you ever sleep with Brent?"
Jolene's mouth felt open. "Oh, no!" She got down on her knees and held onto Ronnie's hands. Jolene wanted to look Ronnie straight in the eye, but Ronnie was avoiding eye contact. "Darling, I swear to you I would never do anything to betray your trust."
Ronnie pushed her lips together, instantly feeling stupid. "It's just...I remember seeing you two in Atlanta together. I got so mad and scared because you two look like you'd be the perfect couple.
Fuck!
" She pounded her fist into her own knee. "I knew I should have kept my mouth shut."
"No, this is what's best," assured Jolene. "If you have something ever bothering you, you can always talk to me."
Ronnie fiddled with her fingertips, still avoiding eye contact. "I just get scared that one day I'll be the one getting dumped. Let's face it..." Ronnie did a gulp. "You're like this fabulous career woman, and you have an amazing body, and I bet you could have anyone you wanted without even trying."
Jolene placed her hand under Ronnie's chin and got her to get some eye contact. "Maybe I'm fortunate that I can get whoever I want. That's why I chose you."
Ronnie felt a burning in her eyes. Jolene got up off her knees and kissed Ronnie on the forehead.
Ronnie started to relax and gave a weak smile. "I'm stupid, right?"
Jolene giggled. "Well, Brent is an amazing man, no question. He and I met when I lived in Texas. He still owned that single gym at the time. Now he has twelve locations."
"Wow!" exclaimed Ronnie. "Guy must be rich."
"They have a beautiful home out in Austin, him and Honey," agreed Jolene. "I knew him before he even met her. I didn't always look like this, you know." She held her muscular arms up. "He really encouraged me personally. There was one time I tried to...you know. I felt horrible because I was still married at the time."
"Is that why your husband left?" asked Ronnie.
"Oh no," said Jolene. "He never knew. Brent told me that I had to stay strong for my marriage, even if things were pretty bad. He even came to visit me when I had my skull fractured. I did grow to love him, but it was so much more than simply wanting to be with him physically."
Ronnie nodded. "I think I understand that."
Jolene placed her hand on Ronnie's knee. "I don't fault you for being suspicious, though. It is a long time that we were apart, and I do spend a lot of time with a man to whom I was once very attracted."
Ronnie smiled at the corner of her mouth. "I was kind of worried that the three of you..."
Jolene's mouth was wide open as she started to turn red. "Oh my!"
"Hey, she is pretty hot!" Ronnie insisted.