The early days of my relationship with Sara are described in the stories centered around our time at the gym as we became close friends. While those are not necessary to this story, it provides a bit of background to our relationship and the context for this brief, intense encounter...
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After our months together and keeping all of our meetings secret and scheduled around our days with our husbands, Sara and I wanted to have a few days when there would be no competition for our time and affection. We both continued to be happy, satisfied women at home. But, our lives together also brought us both happiness and intense pleasure.
John and I had discussed going to our condo in Florida to check up on it after a winter of rental visitors. Our rental agent made sure that the tenants were high quality and there was no concern about damage they may cause, but the process generally led to some needs for minor repairs and replacement. Every year, some small appliance would get worn out and a few forks or spoons seemed to disappear. So, a check-up was necessary and also, a good vacation time away from our home in Connecticut. Besides that, the Gulf coast of Florida is beautiful in April and quite relaxing as the weather turns hot there. It also gave us an opportunity to get some summer color before outdoor season began at home. This year, John had a number of obligations and projects at work that were making scheduling a time away difficult. So, I proposed to him an alternative, I told him that as I had discussed our vacation condo with Sara, she had told me how she would enjoy a few days at the beach before summer started. Perhaps, if he didn't mind, we could schedule a girls weekend away. There would be a few days when he could work late without worrying about being home for dinner and then get his golf game tuned up over the weekend. It would also spare him the annual shopping for dish towels and all the other trips to the store that he enjoyed so much. After a few polite objections that he couldn't believe I thought he didn't enjoy those activities, he agreed that it would be OK if I scheduled a girl's weekend.
After John left for work, I called Sara. She answered the phone with "Hey, are you up for a cup of coffee? If you have the coffee, I have the cream."