As she continued the fashion show, I found myself looking more forward to seeing her body in that sexy underwear than the next dress and either my mind was playing tricks on me, or katie was purposely drawing out the time it took to fold one dress and retrieve the next from the shopping bag. By the time the last dress came off, I was hard as a rock and praying that neither of them had noticed. To this day I can't tell you what any of the dresses looked like, but I can clearly describe every stitch of fabric on that bra and thong!
As she pulled out the final shopping bag, my heart skipped a beat. Printed in big letters across the side was the iconic Victoria's Secret logo. The look on my face must have given me away again as I saw that same grin on Katie's face that I had seen earlier and I felt the same slap on the arm from Natalie.
The first item out of the bag was a cute two piece bikini, nothing racy, but not a kids bikini by any means either. She pulled out 2 more bikinis that were a little more risque, but still nothing that you wouldn't see on any beach everyday. It wasn't until she began to unclasp her bra that I started to panic internally. Luckily her mom intervened and suggested maybe she change into those in another room. I was both relieved and devastated at the same time. Each time she returned with a different bikini I was not disappointed by the view. It was becoming extremely apparent that she had developed a great body and also that I now saw her in a very different way.
As she finished the fashion show, her mom and I applauded and weighed in on what we thought of her new attire. Katie was all smiles as we of course confirmed how beautiful she looked in everything. She took a final bow as she returned her purchases to their original bags to take back to her bedroom. Once the last dress was bagged, she looked in my direction with her adorable puppy dog eyes and asked if now that she was 18 and an adult was snuggling on the couch watching a movie out of the question. Of course I replied that even at 99 she'd never be too old to snuggle with me and I took that as my que to put on some PJ's and pop some popcorn for a movie night.
In typical fashion, her mom headed off to the book nook as I grabbed the popcorn and took up residence on the couch. After a few minutes of scanning for a movie, Katie came bouncing in wearing her typical movie outfit only this time, I couldn't help but wonder if that sexy blue thong was hiding under there. We watched a couple of short movies with her snuggled up next to me the same way we always did and as the 2nd movie ended, I had almost forgotten about the events that had unfolded earlier in the evening. As we headed off to bed, I got a big hug from Katie as a show of appreciation for the birthday gifts and as she walked away, she casually lifted the back of her shirt revealing that she had indeed kept it on.
As the remainder of her senior year progressed, I began noticing her body more and more. Her Volleyball and Track uniforms were now hugging her curves instead of hanging off her body and what had once been easily contained by a training bra had now been replaced by a perfectly placed set of B-Cups. I started noticing her physical contact with me increasing as well. Her hugs became more frequent and lasted longer and our movie cuddles became more and more intimate. Where she used to snuggle in beside me, she now wanted my arm around her as she laid her hand and head against my chest. It would be a lie if I said I didn't enjoy this increased attention and I brushed it off as her way of getting closer to me before she graduated and headed off to college. But, deep down, I also had a feeling, or maybe an unconscious hope, that it was more than that.
The summer after her senior year flew by in a flash and her departure for college had arrived sooner than her mom and I were ready to admit. However, unlike her brother, she was staying in our home state for school and had decided to continue her athletic endeavors there as well. She was giving up basketball, but had been recruited to play by both the volleyball and track coaches who were willing to let her compete in both sports. Being so active kept her at school more than she was able to come home, but we looked forward to the approaching summer when she would be back home.
Nothing could have prepared me for that first summer she was home. There was something different about our sweet innocent Katie...
