Overview: This is a fictional piece of a retired university financial aid / registrar who in her retirement learned she was a lesbian; and a former co-employee who moved away but also found joy and fulfillment as a lesbian. All people are fictitious.
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Greetings again friends. I retired from being a financial aid expert in the registrar's office at a well-known university three years ago. My husband died five years ago now and with both his retirement savings and mine, I'm fairly well set financially. I did downsize to a three-bedroom condo for my senior years.
But, I also found a whole new, exciting and happy side to my life when a female graduate student from the university, who rented a room from me, showed me a new and exciting and deeper love experience and changed my life for the better. At age 69, two years ago, I found deep love as a lesbian. (Can I shout that? I AM A LESBIAN - and very happy and very proud!!)
I am on Facebook and many old friends, people I worked with over the years and others are my friends. I got a note from Nancy Everson who had been a close friend in my office on Facebook. Nancy had moved with her husband to a prestigious private college in New York State about 12 years ago. We were friends on Facebook since then.
Nancy was going to be in town for a university registrar and financial aid conference at the conference center and sent me a Facebook message that she wanted to stay with me. When I saw her note, I immediately said "YES". It would be great to have this special friend with me.
We exchanged emails and I picked her up at the airport.
I dressed up, got a pretty light blue skirt and a coral colored ruffled top. I even did some eye shadow, mascara on my lashes, and plucked and shaped my eyebrows. I also picked out a matching bra / pantie set. I went to my closet and picked an appropriate handbag to go with my outfit. And, as I was about to leave, I decided to wear some one-inch heels, and touched up my face with a little blush and make-up and a delicate lipstick. I WAS going to be a woman today. (Of course, I'm always a woman, but I was going to be a fully dressed and professional woman).
I waited in the airport cell phone lot until Nancy texted me that she was out of the curb.
Nancy looked great. I wasn't sure after 12 years of not seeing each other that I would even recognize her. She could have added fifty pounds and turned dumpy. If anything, she had lost 10 pounds and must have worked out like crazy. And ... her breasts were so nice above her petite waist. Her dress shimmered on her and accented those breasts and her hips and butt so firm and sensuous. And, yes, I'd admit, I gave a quick thought to snaking my hand up under her dress, but that wouldn't be ladylike in the arrivals area at the airport. Her hair had golden highlights, her eyes were shining as I saw her waiting for me. She had gone with three-inch heels, which made her even more statuesque. Her long, curly black hair hung to her shoulder. She had a purple tinged lipstick that accented her lips without being too overt.
I gave a quick honk and jumped out to help her with her bag. We hugged for a long minute in a very deep hug that sent some shivers up my spine until the cop at the airport said "Move along please".
Nancy looked at me and said "Karen, you look wonderful. Retirement must agree with you."
I grinned back at her and said "Yes, retirement has been great". But, I knew that it wasn't just retirement that agreed with me, but a renewed and exciting intimate sex life as a lesbian invigorated me.
As we drove to lunch, Nancy talked about her work. This conference was going to have some speakers from the United States Department of Education about FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) about new federal mandates. There were panel discussions on variety of topics. Nancy was on one of those panels on minorities and diversity. There would be vendors showing their latest updates to Blackboard or Banner or Canvas learning management systems.
Nancy also mentioned that there were employment tables where campuses recruiting new assistant or even head registrars or new financial aid experts could interview. Nancy indicated they were interviewing for a new assistant registrar that could replace her in a few years when she retired.
She laughed and said "Are you ready to come out of retirement and work with me? We'd make a great team".
I thought it would be great to work with Nancy again. I also was thinking about her dress and what was under it. Had that hug at the airport been something more than a greeting? After all, while I hadn't put "Lesbian" on my profile on Facebook, the pictures of my partner Kathy and myself were common on my Facebook page.
We had agreed to stop for lunch at Chuy's a well know Tex-Mex spot and one that didn't have any franchises in New York yet.
We sat next to each other at a table set for four. Sometimes Chuy's can be loud and this way we wouldn't have to yell across the table. We ordered margaritas and talked after the server took our order.
I asked "How is Mike?"
Nancy slowly answered "Well, Mike and I divorced six years ago. Mike discovered that he was gay and moved in with another gay faculty member". She paused "It might have been the best thing for me. I discovered that I was gay too, that is I found out that I am a lesbian".
Nancy said just loud enough for a few of the tables near us could hear her statement.
My heart jumped and I couldn't answer quick enough "I am too", and I blurted out and blushed.
Nancy continued "I thought maybe you were. On Facebook I've seen some pictures of you and Kathy Collins and you both seemed so happy in the pictures".
I shared my story with Nancy about finding new life and new love. We were sitting next to each other at the table and Nancy's hand settled on my right knee. I turned to Nancy who was looking at me and if like two magnets, we pulled together into a deep kiss. I blushed again, mostly in such a public display of affection in the restaurant.