Aunt Sandi - PART 14
Tuesday morning was the second day in a row that I drove Sandi to work. When I pulled into the circle driveway at Sandi's building, she looked over at me and said, "I really had fun last night. We should do that again sometime."
I nodded and said, "I've heard that hotel sex is awesome, and now I know it is firsthand. Although my butt's still a little sore from the pounding you gave it." She giggled and said, "You loved it." I grinned and nodded.
Before getting out, she looked at me and said, "I didn't know how things were going to go with Amy last night, so I packed something just in the off chance that things might get interesting. That didn't work out, but maybe there's still a chance today."
She reached into the back seat and unzipped a bag and rummaged around and pulled out a strip of six condoms.
She said, "Here we are. I know you just planned on going out to lunch, but I was thinking maybe today would be an ideal opportunity for you to use a sick day. You'll just sit at your desk being all nervous and fidgeting until it's time to go anyway. Heck, I'm nervous and it's not even my date. Not that I, as a people leader, would ever condone such a thing, but if it were me, I probably would. You'll be able to spend all day with her instead of just an hour. Her roommates won't be home, will they?"
"No, they work in the daytime. But if I show up with condoms, don't you think she'll think I'm being really presumptuous?"
"Don't worry, she won't know you have them, but if something happens she'll be glad you were prepared and thinking responsibly, so you're definitely taking them. Do you need some cash?" Without even waiting for me to respond, she dug into her purse and said, "Here. This should be enough for a really nice lunch." She handed me about $80.
"Wow, yeah, that's way more than enough, thanks! You are being so awesome. I love you."
She smiled and leaned over to kiss me. As she got out, she said, "Have fun, sweetie. And please don't forget that I still need to be picked up later. Love you." She smiled as she saw me nod, and then closed the car door and walked away. I looked after her in pure awe, shaking my head. Why couldn't I have thought of all that myself?
As I watched Sandi disappear inside the building, I was on the phone calling work to let them know that I couldn't make it in today. The always bright and sunny Kayla, my Director's administrative assistant, answered and said, "Oh, I hope it's nothing too serious. Get a lot of rest and feel better, OK?"
"Thanks, I will," I lied. I felt guilty for calling in sick and lying.
I sent a text to Amy telling her of the new plan and after about a minute my phone began ringing. I answered and Amy chided, "You bad boy. You're blowing off work?"
"Yeah, Sandi thought that would be better than just a rushed lunch hour."
She immediately said, "Ah ah ah, no talk of 'the others' today. Today has just been officially declared my day. All mine. Understand?"
"Sure, today is Amy Day. You hungry? We could have breakfast."
"Actually, no, we just ate breakfast, but I can feed you. The girls are about to head out in the next ten minutes or so. Just wait until I text you and then come to the door. I haven't had any time to get ready though, so I hope you won't be disappointed in how I look right now."
"I'm sure I won't be. I just want to see you. See you in a few."
We said our goodbyes and I texted Sandi to let her know I was heading over to Amy's now and she replied simply with "Ok xoxoxo"
* * *
As I pulled into the apartment complex's parking lot, another car was leaving. It was Jill and Amy's other roommate Sammi. Jill saw me and stopped short before going into the street, put her window down and waved frantically to get my attention.
I put my window down too and she leaned out and said, "Well, well, well, what do we have here? I thought the big date was later."
At that same moment, my phone's text message sound went off in my pocket and I knew that it must have been Amy's all-clear signal. Little did she know that I was already busted.
I must have blushed a bit but I said, "Hey Jill. Good morning. I, uh..." I couldn't think of anything witty to say and the truth seemed too embarrassing so I faltered.
Jill immediately noticed my discomfort so she graciously saved me and said, "Danny, this is Sammi, by the way."
Sammi leaned over toward Jill's open window and half-shouted, "Hi there Danny. Nice to finally meet you. I've heard good things."
I waved and said, "Hi Sammi." Looking back at Jill, I decided on something at least near to the truth and said, "I decided to call in sick and called Amy to see if she wanted to get some breakfast."
Jill snickered and said, "Oh, breakfast, huh? You're a little late for that since I made us breakfast this morning. But if you're hungry, I'm sure Amy can whip you up something to eat."
In the passenger seat, Sammi burst into giggles at Jill's not-so-subtle innuendo and hid her face in her hands. Still looking directly at me, Jill reached over and smacked Sammi on the arm. Sammi immediately silenced herself and turned to look out of her window to hide her face.
Nearly dying of embarrassment now, I said, "Uh, OK, sounds good. I guess I'll see you ladies later."
Jill locked eyes with me and said seriously, "Hey, I know I barely know you, but treat her right, OK? She's been through a lot. I don't want to see her hurt again, so just know that if you do, I swear to God I will kick your ass." It was clear that she wasn't joking around.
I considered my response for a moment and finally said, "Jill, I promise I won't hurt her. You have my word."
Jill visibly relaxed her posture and smiled. She reached out of the window to offer her hand. "Good answer."
I reached out as well but couldn't quite make the distance. I opened the door and grasped Jill's hand and squeezed it. She laughed and said, "You seem like a good guy. Much better than the last one. See ya."
She began pulling away and Sammi yelled, "Bye!" I waved and closed my door.
* * *
I walked to the door and knocked lightly. She opened it a moment later smiling widely and said, "Hi!" Amy was wearing a pair of ratty-looking jean shorts and a black t-shirt. Her hair was tied up in a ponytail and she had no makeup on. It was obvious that she hadn't showered yet.
"I hope you don't mind au naturel. You sort of messed up the plans and I didn't have time to get ready," she said with a hurt look.
"Sorry, yeah, I'm pretty good at ruining plans. But don't worry, you look... perfect. The real you. There's nothing you can do to hide how gorgeous you are."
She grinned and leaned her head to the side and said, "Aw, you're sweet." She put her arms out and we hugged for a moment.
"I ran into Jill and Sammi on the way in. I hope that's not a problem for you. I guess I got here a little too quick."
She seemed chagrined. "Oh, well... crap. I was kind of wanting to avoid some drama if they found out we were spending the whole day together. But that's fine I guess. I'll deal with it later." She smiled and added, "Hungry? There's leftover bacon, and I can offer you some Cheerios. I'm not much of a cook. We have Jill for that. She's the culinary arts major and aspiring chef after all. Don't get her started talking about food or you'll get sucked into the Jill foodie vortex."
I laughed and said, "I'll try to remember that." I actually was feeling hungry, so I said, "I can never turn down bacon. And who doesn't like Cheerios?" Amy smiled and I followed her into the kitchen.
We sat down at the table and talked while I ate. One bite into the bacon and my eyes flew wide. Amy laughed and asked, "Uh huh. Is that bacon to die for or what?"
"This is the best bacon I have ever tasted. How did she make it turn out like this?"