My Last Cougar
It was a balmy March in 1970 when I first met her. There was a war on in Vietnam and I had recently received my letter to report for my induction physical. I still lived with my parents who belonged to a Christian pacifistic religion who wanted nothing to do with war, the military or any dealings, direct or indirect, with the government. They wouldn't even vote. As for me, I was a bone-headed kid who did what he was told because that is all I had even done. There was no threat the government or Selective Service could throw against me that could match the terrors my parents and the church's elders.
On the day in question, one of the women from the congregation came to visit my family. She was obviously distressed. There was a new member of the church who had just moved into town and while the men-folk had done some good for her by moving her things to her house, they left her sitting in a mess of unassembled furniture and unpacked boxes of clothes, dishes, linens, and other such things with no help to organize them. I felt badly for my Christian sister and ashamed of my brethren who left her so high and dry. I wanted to help.
It's important you keep in mind that my desire to be of assistance to her had nothing to do with the fact that the new member of the congregation was single or female or good looking. Nothing. Really. I only felt a Christian need to be of service.
Later that day I appeared at her house and volunteered my help. She was glad to see me and glad of the help. She put me right to work assembling dining room tables, beds, and whatever other furniture needing a screwdriver and a crescent wrench. I helped unpack boxes and stowed their contents where she specified. I did not have to work very long before even my thick-headed self finally began to notice what a fine looking lady she was and had the most dazzling smile I had ever seen. She was short, four-feet eleven, and weighed every ounce of 97 pounds. Her name was Alma, was 34 years old and was a grass widow, recently divorced who had been moved into my little town by her former husband to be watched over by her ex-in-laws.
While I worked Alma kept the lemonade coming and prepared a supper of lasagna that couldn't be beat. She was uncommonly friendly to me. Because I worked on a ranch, I was well-muscled and tanned. I was pleased to be helpful and, judging from her smile and the way she hovered over me, she was pleased as well. I was in the process of putting her sewing machine together when she announced I had done more than enough work for the day and that we should take a drive while the day was still warm. It sounded like a wonderful idea to me.
She drove a white Oldsmobile that was three or four years old. It had a Wonderbar radio. I had never seen a Wonderbar before. While I played with the radio, she drove and made small talk about where she grew up (Michigan: we had that in common, we both were from Michigan) and the different places she lived, most recently Kansas. The warm spring air flowed in through the open windows and dried away hours of sweat. The day was ending at last as she drove the Olds to a nearby state park and found a place to park. We continued our conversation as the night deepened. Time had no meaning as our conversation melted the hours into minutes and twilight deepened into full darkness. It came as a surprise to neither of us when we leaned into each other and shared our first kiss but it did surprised me as she began to respond to our kisses with passion and she held me with a sense of urgency that I found almost frightening. Our heated moment of passion was interrupted by a park ranger with a flash light who told us the park was closing and that we should take our "business" elsewhere.
I was 19 years old then and not a virgin. My first affair was with a 24-year-old English teacher, six years my senior. She and I stayed cloistered for nearly a month during which time she gave my primary lessons on sex and how to do it. For those were my salad days when my engorged cock could discharge 400 million eager and happy sperm fighting for head of the line privileges while my cock stayed ready for a second go. Then a day came I wanted to leave her and I did. So much for her.
Alma was something else, more hungry, more intense, more take-control. As we drove back to her house through the dark I said something incredibly clever like, "You know, the church says we shouldn't date unless marriage is our goal." She responded as though I had answered the $64, 000 question' She squeezed my hand tightly, smiled, and said, "I know."