AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is a work of fiction. All characters are over the age of 18.
This is a slower burn than I've written before. Multiple chapters per part, more parts to come.
As always comments and questions are encouraged. I hope you like it and I hope that I'll have time for more stories in the future.
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Chapter 4
After that night, the night Cassie had her accident on the track and I tried to relieve her pain through hypnosis, but gave her a screaming orgasm instead, we somehow got back to normal with a mountain of effort. Cassie agreed to take the painkillers instead of relying on hypnosis for her ankle and broken ribs, I think mostly to avoid the complicated feelings she was having after the incident. After a couple weeks of recovery, she was walking normally again and by the end of the month she was back in the gym.
Naturally with Cassie back at the gym, we resumed the hypnosis sessions before and after her training to help with her performance. I was worried that pushing her harder would lead to more injuries, but Cassie reasoned with me that the issue was that we tried to boost her during her event, and this was just helping with recovery during her training. I still worried that putting her under hypnosis would bring up guilt or strange feelings around the intimate moment we shared on the couch, but it never seemed to bother my daughter, so I did my best to push those thoughts aside.
One afternoon, just after Cassie had left for the gym and I was trying to decide what to do with my free time, I got an answer in the form of a phone call from an unexpected source: my late wife Cait's little sister Anne. Stunned at the name on my phone I hesitated for a second before picking up. "Hey Anne, been a long time. What's up?"
"Yeah... sorry, I need to do a better job of keeping in touch. But that's why I'm calling. I'm actually in town right now on business and figured I should reach out."
"OH! Well it's a shame, you just missed Cassie, I'm sure she would have loved to hear from you."
Anne groaned a little. "I hate to say it but I'm honestly kinda glad she's not there. I don't think I'm ready to see her just yet."
"It's been 3 years Anne. You can't avoid her forever."
"...I know. I know. And I'm gonna try to see her while I'm here, I just need to work up to it. But I *do* want to see you. I'm free tonight. Do you want to catch up?"
I took a deep breath as my memories of Anne played through my head. Her showing up randomly with a case of wine and some elaborate gift to spoil her niece rotten and get her sister and I drunk. The night Anne and I shared in our bed at Cait's insistence. Her becoming more distant as Cait's cancer progressed and then leaving town after the funeral. She had never been a consistent part of our lives, but her visits were always something we looked forward to. "Yeah. That sounds good. Cassie is out at the gym so if you want to stop over-"
"Ugh- Sorry. No. I still can't come back to the house. Do you want to come meet me? The hotel I'm staying at has a really nice bar downstairs."
I recognized the hotel she named; it was an absurdly expensive place downtown. I chuckled at the name. "Company expense accounts huh?" Anne laughed. "Yeah. I'll meet you there. I guess I should wear something nice?"
"...Probably yeah. I know you're more of a jeans and t-shirt kind of guy, but I also know you keep at least a couple suits around."
"Sounds good. When are you free?"
"I'm actually not meeting my client until tomorrow so I'm free for the rest of the night."
"Alright, I'll hop in the shower real quick and I can be there in about an hour. Just gotta text Cass."
"OH! Hey, could you... not mention me? I seriously don't know if I'll be able to work up the nerve to see her and I really don't want her to think that I came all this way and didn't want to talk to her."
I sighed. I hated lying to Cassie, but Anne had a good reason. "OK deal. I'll just tell her I'm visiting a friend who happens to be in town but I expect you to make the effort. AND! If you can't bring yourself to see her now, then I want you back in town for Christmas."
"Ugh... Dammit... Alright. Go get ready, I'll meet you at the hotel lobby in an hour."
"Sounds like a plan. See you soon Anne."
I took a long breath as I tried to figure out exactly what to say to Cassie. I eventually decided that a simple answer would be best. "Hey Cass. A work friend is in town tonight. Going to meet up for dinner and drinks. Might be out late. You might want to stay at Ash's tonight. Love you."
I found her reply waiting for me after I got out of the shower. "NP LUV U TTYL" I smiled, thankful that she didn't ask more questions and dug one of my old suits out of the closet. Black? No, that was the suit from Cait's funeral, can't wear that. Grey? It was so old that I'm not sure I could even fit it anymore. Blue? It's an old standard, but it still fits and it looks nice... enough. Blue it was. I pulled a button-down shirt off the hangar and got dressed, admiring myself in the mirror. It still fit even at 53. The gym was paying off. I saw an old pair of dress shoes but hesitated. They were so uncomfortable, and I didn't want to spend the whole night distracted by pinched feet. I decided that my walking boots looked close enough that no one would notice from a distance.
Checking the time, I had less than 20 minutes to get downtown and cursed, knowing that I'd never find parking on short notice and would have to pay for the valey. "Fuck it." I mumbled and hopped in the car and tearing off down the highway. Even with the overpriced valet I still managed to be about 10 minutes late. There in the lobby I saw Anne, arms crossed and staring at the clock on the wall. It had been years since I'd last seen her, but Anne looked amazing, her jet-black hair cascading over her shoulders, the deep v of her red dress showing off an impressive amount of cleavage, her full lips painted the same dark red as her dress. I wouldn't have put it past Anne to have had some work done, but if she had then her surgeon was incredible because she looked like an all-natural beauty.
I managed to get up next to Anne without her noticing. I leaned in as closely as I dared. "Hey."
Anne practically jumped out of her skin. "Ohmygod! Hi! Jesus. You really can't be on time for anything can you?"
"Not my fault. It's been a long time since I worked downtown, I forgot just how back the traffic can be this time of day."
Anne rolled her eyes and smiled. "Well thank you for making the effort regardless. Even with *those* shoes."
"Damn. I really thought you wouldn't notice."
Anne sighed. "Men. I swear. Whatever. Let's get some drinks." I gestured for her to lead the way and couldn't help but notice the way her ass swayed as she walked. We grabbed a secluded booth and ordered a round of drinks. Anne grinned as she pulled out her company card. "You're a 'potential client' tonight. OK?" I raised an eyebrow and turned the menu to more expensive liquors. As we caught up over one round drinks, then a second, then a plate of appetizers along with a third, I found the tension between us melting away. Anne and I had never been particularly close, but it was starting to feel like those drunken nights sitting around our dining room table as we worked our way through too much wine.
Anne looked at her third empty glass thoughtfully. "Did I ever tell you that I knew about Cait hiding in the closet that night?" I smiled but didn't answer, letting her talk. "I didn't know at the time, but Cait came to me the next day and told me everything. She showed me the video." Anne chewed her bottom lip, lost in thought. "I was mad at first, mad that she manipulated me like that, mad that she recorded me, I should have been a lot madder honestly. But Cait, I know you know, she had a way of making even the worst things seem not so bad."
I reached out and held Anne's hand. "You never told me, but I knew. Cait and I never kept secrets. She told me the whole thing afterwards."
Anne looked at me, grinning. "The *whole* thing. So you know how my big sister watched the video with me, told me how hot it all was, that in very short order her head was between my thighs giving me one of the best orgasms of my life?" I nodded, smiling. She chuckled. "I should have known. Don't get me wrong, you were great too. Easily one of the best fucks I've ever had, but her tongue... I couldn't get enough." Anne shivered. "We kept meeting up almost every week for almost a year. Did she tell you that?"
"Yeah. She told me that too. I just wish I had been there."