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Silvia
Sunday morning, I lay in bed thinking of Michelle. I knew I'd see her Monday at the gym, but I was smitten and couldn't wait to talk to her. I hadn't dated in eons and didn't want to seem too anxious, but I wanted to let her know I shared the same feelings. I'd wait and see how she reacted at the gym because I didn't know if anyone knew she liked women. I'd hate to out her if she wanted it kept hidden.
As usual, I was up before Megan, sipping coffee and waiting for the sun to rise. I was playing games on my phone when I got a text from Michelle. I knew she got up early because we're usually at the gym around this time of the morning.
Michelle texted, Hello, Silvia. I hope you slept well, pretty lady. I enjoyed our date and look forward to dinner with you this week. I'm free all week after five. Let me know what works for you. I'll see you tomorrow and get ready to sweat, sweetie. I'm going to work that cute ass. Hugs and kisses, M.
I read it three times and smiled each time I read it. I texted back, Hi Michelle. I also enjoyed our date and am looking forward to dinner. Any food allergies? I'd hate to make you ill. Hugs and kisses, S.
We started texting back and forth. I curled my legs under me as I sat on the sofa. With each response from Michelle, I smiled. I found out she didn't have any food allergies, and she didn't care for really spicy food.
I texted back, Megan wanted me to thank you again for the soccer game. She really likes Mika, and they have a workout session on Saturday.
In return, I received several smiley emojis, Tell sweet Megan she's welcome. I'm glad she enjoyed it. Mika likes her too and wants to know what she's got.
I texted back a few emojis, hearts, and smileys with a suggestion of Wednesday evening for dinner, then added our address. I also texted that I wouldn't start cooking until she got here. I didn't tell Michelle I had no clue what I was going to make. I'd leave that as a surprise.
Her return text was more smileys, and, I like surprises, and to expect her around six. We sent each other lip emojis and said we'd see each other at the gym.
When I set my phone down, I could feel my heart pounding in my chest, and I felt like going to my room and masturbating, but I heard Megan closing her bathroom door. I guessed I'd edge all day and wait until tonight to pleasure myself with thoughts of Michelle.
The remainder of Sunday was spent being domestic: cleaning, doing laundry, and trying to decide what to fix for our dinner with Michelle. I wasn't a great cook; most of our meals were pretty simple to make, and we had the same things more often than we should.
I wanted something healthy, easy to make, and tasty. So, I searched the internet and was overwhelmed with ideas. I bookmarked at least a dozen sites to browse through later. Naturally, all the photos of food looked better than anything I would make, but I cared about my criteria rather than the presentation.
After several searches, I found a dinner I really liked. It was lemon garlic grilled chicken breasts with grilled asparagus for a side dish. When Megan joined me in the living room, I showed it to her. She thought it was a good idea, and it only took thirty-five minutes to make. I figured I'd better give myself more time than that since I usually took much longer than recipes told me I should. Like I said, I'm not a great cook.
Michelle was constantly on my mind, especially that night lying in bed. My fingers wandered as I pictured us together, discovering what we both liked.
It was a mixed blessing seeing Michelle at the gym on Monday. We talked quietly about whether we should show any type of affection and agreed to take it slowly. I refrained from following Michelle into the locker room to use the toilet just as an excuse to see her nude again. I hoped seeing her exquisite naked body would happen sooner rather than later.
Wednesday evening, I was prepping dinner when the doorbell rang. I heard Megan get up to answer it as I washed and dried my hands. When I walked into our entry, Michelle and Megan had just broken from their hug. Michelle looked over at me and beamed. I smiled back and felt that delicious feeling between my legs and hugged her hello.
I could see Megan smiling as she left us as Michelle and I kissed and asked each other about our days. When we'd caught up, we joined Megan in the living room, and she offered to get drinks.
Michelle glanced at me when Megan brought three glasses of Chardonnay. I reassured her without speaking that it was okay. We sat and talked for a while, and then Megan excused herself to text or do something in her room. Michelle joined me in the kitchen when it was time to get dinner going.
I'd prepped most everything before Michelle arrived, so I just put the final touches on a few things while we continued talking and sipping our wine. When I actually started cooking, I asked Michelle to let Megan know. She found her way to Megan's room, and I could hear them briefly talking as I set the oven to grill the chicken.
The chicken didn't take too long to cook, and with help from Megan getting the other dishes together, we sat and had a lovely dinner.
Michelle complimented us on how well Megan and I worked together. She mentioned it was like we could read each other's minds and were more like friends than mother and daughter. We both smiled and thanked her as we ate.
Our conversation bounced around many topics as we learned more about each other. Michelle and I knew more about each other than Megan did, so it was mostly Megan and Michelle asking and answering questions.
Just before we finished eating, Michelle mentioned she was hosting a Halloween party the Friday night before Halloween. She invited us, telling us it was a costume thing, and suggested wearing our cosplay outfits from the convention. She was going to wear hers because it was already made, and she liked to keep things simple. Megan and I thanked her for the invitation, and Megan told her wearing the cosplay outfit was a good idea. Michelle grinned at Megan and said that Mika was going to be there too. Megan smiled and blushed as Michelle continued talking about the party.
It was to be an 'adult' party of about ten friends, and she figured Megan would fit right in. That made my sweet stepdaughter blush again as she thanked Michelle once more.