I look forward to these next ten days every year. Every year, my wife, China, and seven of her girl friends go away together somewhere for ten days. However China views leaving me alone for ten days, I'm not concerned. Being home alone for ten days means I can eat what I want, dress as I want and watch whatever television I want. I can also watch all the pornography I want on my laptop with the volume turned on. For me, it's a good trade off.
China and I have been married for twenty-three years. The twins, Gem and Lance, are away in school, sophomores in two universities in upstate New York only twenty miles apart. They share an apartment between the schools and rarely come home unexpectedly. We keep their bedrooms ready in our five-bedroom house just for those occasions when they do come home.
Every year China and her friends go somewhere different although they've had to repeat a destination on occasion when they can't agree or they particularly liked somewhere they had already been. This year they went to Mallorca, an island off the east coast of Spain in the Mediterranean. They left yesterday afternoon and China messaged me early this morning that they had arrived safely.
I have no vote on where they go or what they do after they get there and I don't ask questions when they get back. My only participation is to give China a hall pass when she asks for it and she always does. She also always gives me a hall pass while I'm at home. It doesn't have the same meaning since I'm home and she's not. I think she believes I have few opportunities to exercise the freedom that comes with the hall pass while at home and she's usually right. Usually.
China texted me when they arrived. I got the message about seven am and rolled over in bed to read it. Since I was awake, I got up, straightened the bed, took a shower and shaved even though I didn't have to. I dressed casually in cargo shorts and a tee shirt. No socks, no shoes.
I made coffee and drank it with toast while I watched the morning news on TV. I played some solitaire on my PC, watched a few MILFs take off their clothes on video and was heating up a frozen potpie in the microwave for a late lunch when the doorbell rang.
That usually meant some UPS delivery from Amazon so I ignored it until it rang a second time. I paused the video, put the laptop on the sofa next to me and went to the door. It's hard to describe my surprise when I opened the door and Jewel, China's sister, was standing there. It was a rare event. I hadn't seen her since the holidays. She looked tired and somewhat overwrought.
I invited her in and she sat on the sofa. I quickly closed and moved my laptop, hopefully quickly enough. I offered her something to drink. She asked for water and I got a large glass for her.
I sat in a chair next to the sofa and asked her what brought her here today.
"Norm," she opened. "Owen and I had a huge fight last night. I slept in the guest room and he left this morning still mad. He didn't talk to me and slammed the door on the way out. I didn't know what to do so I packed a bag and drove here to talk to China. She's always able to calm me and help me through these crises."
"Jewel, China isn't here. She's on her annual soiree," I informed her.
"Oh," she replied. "Maybe I can wait. When will she be back?"
"She just left. I don't expect her back for at least ten days."
"Oh. Norm, I have no place to go. I can't go home again, at least not soon. Can I stay here with you?"
"Jewel, I'm not sure that's a good idea. Maybe I can get a hold of China and you can talk to her?"
China had an international phone for this trip just for emergencies like this. I found the number and placed the call.
China answered on the second ring. "Norm? This is a surprise. What's the problem?"
"No bigger than the surprise I just had. Jewel's here," I told her.
"Jewel? My sister Jewel?"
"Yup. Your sister."
"She's at the house?"
"Yup again."
"How'd she get there?"
"She drove."
"That's over three hundred miles."
"It is. She left early this morning."
"What does she want?"
"She's left Owen again. She wants to stay here."
"Let me talk to her."
I gave the phone to Jewel. "It's China. She wants to talk to you."
Jewel took the phone and walked into the kitchen to talk to her sister. Ten minutes later, she came back and handed me the phone. "She wants to talk to you."
I took the phone and replaced Jewel in the kitchen.
"Norm," I heard China's voice.
"I'm here."
"I told her she could stay in the guest room," she shared with me.
"Is that a good idea?"
"It's the best I could think of. Why? Does it bother you?"
"I'm a little uncomfortable being alone with her until you come home. I was planning to be alone to just do as I please while you were gone."
"I sorry she showed up. I'm sure you can handle it until she leaves or I come home. I'll make it up to you somehow when I get home. Think of something dirty. We can also work on a more reasonable solution about her."
"Okay but I'm still uncomfortable."
"You'll be fine. Jewel's usually good company. I'm sure you guys will work it out together and you have a pass. Now let me get back to my dinner."
"Sure. Have fun."
"Have fun yourself," she giggled as she hung up.
I went back into the living room wondering why she mentioned my having a pass. Jewel was looking through a magazine she picked up off the table next to the sofa.
"Looks like you're going to spend some time in our guest room. Do you have any luggage?" I asked.
"I threw some essentials in a suitcase. It's in the car."
"Okay. You get your stuff and I'll make sure the guest room is presentable."
I was upstairs inspecting the guest bedroom and insuring there were enough clean towels in the attached bathroom when Jewel rolled a medium sized suitcase into the room.
"I'll let you get settled while I go downstairs and see it I can put together something for lunch."
"Why don't you let me take you to lunch as a thank you? It's the least I can do since I've inconvenienced you so much," she countered.
"That's not necessary but if you insist."
"I insist."
"I'll meet you downstairs."
I went to my bedroom and put on clothes more suitable for a public appearance in a restaurant. I was sitting on the sofa in the living room when Jewel came downstairs. She looked much better. It was obvious she had showered and put on a little makeup but that wasn't what got my attention. It was how she was dressed. Her loose, deep red blouse, hung dangerously low over her breasts. Low enough that it was apparent she wasn't wearing a bra. If she had been, the chest strap would certainly have shown. Her skirt was short and tight and her three-inch heels completed the appealing picture.
"I borrowed the shoes from China's closet. I hope you don't mind," she said.
I didn't mind. How could I? Why would I? Little Norm agreed.
Lunch was excellent, in more ways than one. We went to a nearby sports bar and shared wings with a couple of drinks each. When she licked her fingers, her prehensile tongue had more effect on me than the alcohol. We talked but I don't remember about what. I was unable to look up from her breasts that swung gently as she breathed and talked. Those infrequent times I did look up, she was looking back and smiling. I knew she knew what had my attention and I didn't care.
Back at the house, Jewel sat on the sofa again and I sat opposite her on a chair. She crossed her legs and swung her shoe on her toes. We talked for a short while and she dropped the shoe and uncrossed her legs, slowly. Very slowly and separated them more widely than I thought necessary. I wasn't sure whether I was seeing a shadow, dark panties or pubic hair.
She asked if I had anything to drink. I instinctively knew she meant something adult and not water this time. I told her I had multiple options and asked her what she wanted. She chose margaritas adding that "tequila has an interesting effect on me."
I left her in the living room and went into the kitchen to mix drinks. On the way, I stopped in the dining room to get the two-liter bottle of Lunazul Blanco Tequila. I mixed up a pitcher of margaritas and started back to the living room. Jewel was standing barefoot in the doorway watching me.
"Oh goodie," she said. A whole pitcher." She turned and went back to the living room. I stopped again to get two glasses and followed her. She sat back on the sofa with both legs tucked under her and her already short skirt looking more like a wide belt rather than a skirt. I put the glasses on the table in front of the sofa, poured two drinks and put the pitcher on table on the magazine she had looked at earlier.
I picked up my drink and started for the chair.
"Sit here," Jewel ordered, patting the sofa cushion next to her.
I sat next to her and we clinked glasses in a toast of sorts.
"Cheers," I said.