The winds outside blew strongly. The tree branches lashed out against the siding on the back side of the house. Marte put coffee grinds into the coffee pot and turned it on as she waited for her two best friends to arrive. The storm outside brought cooler weather into the area. The autumn winds blew out of the east.
Marte heard car doors shutting outside and walked to the front of her cabin. She opened the door and greeted Terra who was walking up the wood steps. Terra smiled warmly, her long black hair blowing in the wind. Terra gave Marte a hug, stepping inside to get out of the wind.
"Cindy is not here yet, huh? I thought she would beat me here." Terra asked.
Marte replied, "Nope. Not yet. She said she wanted to stop by the store on her way. Hopefully she will make it before the rains come. Coffee should be ready soon."
The two women sat on the family room sofa and chatted as they waited for Cindy to arrive. The coffee pot timer sounded and they moved into the kitchen. Marte caught Terra staring at her and laughed to herself. She was used to Terra checking her out after all these years; nothing unusual. The chatted about the incoming storm while sipping on a cup of coffee.
The sound of a rumbling engine grew louder as Cindy pulled up the dirt driveway. Terra set her empty cup on the kitchen table and dashed through the kitchen into the family room. Marte had stepped to the side to avoid being trampled by Terra. Marte walked into the family room, trailing Terra who had already opened the front door and stepped outside, leaving the front door open a few inches. The wind caught the front door and blew it wide open. Marte walked into the gust of wind and held onto the door to keep it from slamming against the wall.
Terra hugged Cindy and helped her carry the two bags of groceries into the cabin. Marte gave Cindy a warming hug and shut the door behind them. The three girls spent the next 30 minutes preparing lentil soup on the stove before retreating into the family room. As was usual with the three females, the conversation became perverted.
Cindy said, "If this storm is as bad as the weather forecast says it is supposed to be, we may have to stay up here for the night."
Terra quickly quipped, "That means we will be able to share a bed just like the good ole' times."
Marte giggled, "I am sure you would like that Terra. You girls are always welcome to stay, but I am sleeping next to Cindy if that is the case."
Pouting her lips as if to play like she was hurt by the comment, Terra said, "What is wrong with sleeping next to me?"
Marte placed her left hand on Terra's right thigh, "I know all about those wandering hands of yours. I would never get to sleep if you were next to me."
Terra laughed, "I can be good."
Marte and Cindy spoke in unison, "Uh huh!"
All three women laughed out loud. Terra put her hand on the back of Marte's hand and started rubbing her fingers softly over Marte's skin. Marte pulled her hand away. Feeling a little chilly, Marte pulled a blanket from the back of the sofa and placed it over her legs.
"Do you want me to start a fire?" Cindy asked.
"If you would like to." Marte answered. "There are a few logs on the back porch.
Terra jumped to her feet and said, "I will get a few" as she scurried across the room.
It had been a few months since the three of them had gotten together for dinner. The busy summer months gave way to a few weeks of slower traffic in their crafts store, which allowed them to stock up for the late Autumn traffic that would begin arriving in the next couple of weeks. Cindy had suggested they all get together a few days earlier and Marte volunteered to host.
The fire warmed the cabin. The three friends sat at the kitchen table enjoying their soup when the rains moved into the area. They could hear the the rain pelting against the roof and the side of the house. Terra stood up and looked out the kitchen window. She saw the dark clouds cover the sky as the rain poured down, bouncing off the back deck.
"Looks like this is going to be a long storm. I guess we should decide what to do for the evening. I say we all climb in bed and cuddle." Marte said as she turned around to face her friends.
"When have you ever been able to just cuddle without things going further?" Cindy asked, knowing her friend very well.
Terra walked across the room and stood behind Marte, rubbing her hands over Marte's shoulders. "I never said just cuddle. I was just suggesting a starting place."
Marte rolled her eyes at Cindy before saying, "You always have that mind of yours in the gutter. You would think you haven't had any in months."
"I haven't." Terra said defensively with a loud tone of voice. "Well, not the touch of a woman anyways. You know I love a man's penis, but men don't know how to please us females. Not like you two anyways."
Marte and Cindy could not argue with her logic. Cindy began to entertain the thought of the three girls having some fun once again. Her boyfriend didn't need to know. Terra continued to rub Marte's shoulders, enjoying the intimate contact.
"Well, what should we do?" Marte asked, looking at Cindy.
Cindy surprised the conservative Marte with her response. "You know. I actually like Terra's idea. Now we all know it will not stop at cuddling so we should discuss what we want to do further."
"Really?" Marte said. "Terra is becoming a bad influence on your thinking."
Terra and Cindy laughed out loud as Terra replied, "I take offense to that."
"I have an idea." Cindy said. "We can each write down a place and a person and an action. We will put all the places together, the names and the actions together, then each of us can draw one paper from each pile."
Marte knew there was no sense arguing now. It was two against one. As much as she didn't want to admit it, she could use a little intimate touching since her boyfriend had been gone for three months now. She took a deep breath and exhaled. "Fine. I will play along."
Marte gathered a sheet of paper and three pens. Terra tore the paper into nine pieces and distributed three pieces to each person. After a few minutes, the girls finished filling out each category and placed them into three separate piles.