CHAPTER 1
Judith Kennedy smiled at she looked out the small kitchen windows of the holiday home at the lake. The dads and boys of the two families were playing soccer on the rough, just-mown lawn against the girls and the boyfriends of the older girls. The females were shrieking 'foul', 'that's not fair' and 'give us a chance to play the ball'.
Roll back twenty years and she would have been one of those teenagers shouting 'foul' as the boys dominated, exhibiting their skills, only in those days they had played football. She watched her eldest daughter's new guy, an Australia from her college, a really beautiful guy, curl a kick that landed right at Michelle's feet.
Micki as she was called now, shrieked in excitement and kicked the ball forward only to immediately fall on to her back. The red-headed Australian the young people called Blue or Bluey instead of Rex for some reason, loped over and pulled Micki to her feet and the unruly game practically stopped as most of the participants stood to grin as Blue got his reward, a kiss that appeared to be almost a seduction.
Judith's younger sister Maxine came in beside her and breathed, "Are they only kissing?"
"I-I think so," Judith squirmed. She disproved of the public display of affection, or was it lust, of the twenty-one year olds or of anyone for that matter.
"Relax Jude, you're on vacation. Have you accepted this Aussie has gotten everyone calling your pride and joy Micki simply by calling her that name?"
"He seems to be influential."
"God you haven't relaxed yet. Do you think he has a big dick?"
Judith swallowed. "Should we find out?"
Maxine grabbed her and waltzed her round the kitchen singing, "Jude's beginning to relax; Jude's beginning to relax."
They slowed to a stop but continued to hug. Judith pushed back her sister's ill-disciplined fringe. "Do you remember me teaching you to dance? You are a lovely dancer now but I taught you the basics."
"You taught me to find my rhythm... that was the big breakthrough. And you also taught me about sex when we that that threesome with Dwight Wells."
"God Maxine," Judith said, looking round fearfully but their parents were out on the lawn being well-behaved spectators. "Are you back having sex with Harry now you've forgiven him for having that affair with Martha?"
"We are back having something that passes for sex but I've not forgiven him."
"You must darling," Maxine said, kissing her sister on the lips sweetly.
Maxine pulled away and said gravely, "Unless you do your life will forever be blighted."
Judith sniffed and blew her nose. "I guess you're right. But tell me, how does one find forgiveness?"
"Try having an affair yourself."
The sisters giggled, eyeing one another affectionately and then moved to prepare mid morning coffee.
During the gaiety over coffee and sugared buns fifteen minutes later Judith took a call and went off to hear the caller and returned looking a little upset.
Harry caught the exchange of expression and asked, "Bad news?"
"I've been called back to the hospital. A chopper is coming for me. Two of the surgeons were in a car accident last night and both have been admitted with fractured limbs. We are left with only one orthopedic surgeon so they want me back for three days when Muriel Bacarella is due back from her vacation in Italy."
"Damn," Harry said. "We have been here only four hours. Somebody will have to drive you back in your car. You are not too good driving on these remote windy roads."
"Michelle will you accompany me? You are the best driver in the family."
"Mom I have Sue-Ellen's 21st birthday party on Saturday night and her mom wants me to lead the singing round the campfire."
"Oh yes of course."
"I'm taking the boys on an overnight fishing trip tomorrow," Harry said. "I guess..."
"No way," yelled two of the boys.
Maxine said with Judith gone she'd need to remain to take charge of catering. "Blue you go with her. You'll get a wonderful view of this lakes district from the helicopter. You're here to see as much of America as you can, aren't you?"
"Well if Mrs Lucas is happy about that and what about you Micki?"
"Yes you go. I can then stay a couple of days with Sue-Ellen and her family.
Judith said she couldn't ruin Blue's first vacation in America.
"It's only for four nights counting tonight mom and we're here for twelve days and he'd redundant on Saturday because the party is only for females. Take him."
"Yes take him," Harry said. "Blue's shown he's a good driver, driving on the wrong side of the road for him and if you are tired after setting limbs and sewing up people you'd not handle that 220-mile drive yourself."
"Well that's it by popular support Mrs Lucas. We best pack our bags," Blue grinned.
The journey from the heliport was uneventful apart from one sad disclosure. Judith learned Blue's mother had died two years earlier after suffering a brain embolism.
"It was so sudden and it was a great shock to everyone but we are all well over it now, even dad."
"What does your father do?"
"He used to practice law but is now fulltime into property investment and has clients in Asia, India and North America, Mexico, Chile and Argentina buying into well-performing Australian property."
"How can that be fulltime?"
"He leads a team of seven and drives them to find clients to fit investment opportunities they have found as they are major properties, usually sold to syndicates. Dad heads negotiations and supervises the news letters to clients and reports to clients quarterly about the state of their investment with graphs showing local and regional property and financial trends. It's quite complex."
"Very complex by the sound of it," Judith said.
Judith was called to the hospital just after 9:00.
"There's been a bus accident. It rolled after leaving the highway with three confirmed fatalities."
"Duty calls, off you go," Blue said, taking her into her arms and kissing her gently. She felt something hard against her belly and then realized it would be his belt buckle.
Judith thought about the impossible, having sex with him, but turning her car into the hospital and seeing the line-up of ambulances outside ER her mind jumped to another level.
She arrived home just before 3:00 and Blue appeared dressed in only his briefs. She noted the bulge but she was so tired it meant nothing.
"Into a hot bath young lady, it's already running. I'll fetch you hot chocolate."
Judith heard him arriving and pulled a flannel over her breasts. She'd used a bubble bath mix so her lower privacy was assured.
"I'll slide it across the floor as far as I can without coming in."
"What would you have done if bringing hot chocolate to your mother in her bath?"
"I'd take it in"
"Well fetch it in please."
Judith was sure he appeared disappointed finding her breasts were covered. At forty-four she was in good shape and rather proud of her figure. She felt tempted to remove the cloth and say 'What do you think of these?' but knew she was only teasing herself.
'Thanks," she said, taking the drink and smiling.
"You have a great body. It noticed up at the lake when you were in that little top and tight shorts."
"I'm tired Blue."
"Yeah I guess it would have been a rough night. Sleep well and dream peacefully."
When she flopped into bed Judith thought she'd like to dream about him thrusting into her. The next think she knew it was an hour away from noon. She showered and spent quite some time playing with her breasts and running a finger over her trimmed vulva, putting on quite a show and imagine he was looking through the bathroom door at her and tugging at his erection.
She was appalled and got out and dried herself. God she hadn't have such rampant carnal thoughts for years. What was wrong with her?