Just as soon as Natalia's world had gone on a upswing, it took a downward turn, although only momentarily.
McMillan sent her father out on a promotional tour with one of her favorite authors, Silvia Anders, who was known for being somewhat eccentric. "Get me an autograph Daddy!" she said to her father, who said with a wink, "Sure thing kitten!"
Natalia had gone sexless for nearly 4 days and her father was going to be away for another 10. She knew she'd remain faithful to her daddy-lover, but the frustration was driving her crazy. Not only that, but she was bored, bored, BORED!
Most of her co-workers at the story were married, TV was all re-runs. She couldn't find a new book to read and there were no movies at the local Cineplex she wanted to see. She was thumbing through the latest issue of PEOPLE magazine when the phone rang.
"Hello?" she said in a dulcet tone.
"Tally? Hi, it's Carly!"
Natalia's mood immediately brightened, Carly was her soon-to-be-ex sister-in-law, the only member of Jim's family she still had any affection for. Carly had welcomed her into the family immediately.
"Carleeeeeee!" she squealed. "Oh baby, it's so nice to hear your voice again. How are you?"
Carly's voice over the phone said "Lonely hon. George is on the road again and I'm not overly thrilled with my brother right now and ..."
Natalia felt the warm glow she always got when talking to Carly. "I'm bored too Carly, Daddy's on a book tour. With Silvia Anders, can you believe it? So I have no one to talk to. Why don't you come for a visit?"
Carly responded "I'd love too! George is hauling a load of freight and won't be home for 4 more days, so if I left tomorrow morning, I could be there in time for lunch!"
"That'd be great and you could stay for a few days. Oh Carly, we'll have a ball!"
Natalia remembered how much Carly liked to dress up, so she did herself up. She put on a sheer, blue summery dress, her favorite pair of dangly silver earings, washed and brushed her hair until it gleamed. She opted for a sexy G-string and put on heels, she loved being a girl and she knew Carly did too. She realized now how much she'd missed Carly, having her around was going to be great.
The doorbell rang and Natalia practically raced to answer it. She saw her friend standing there and squealed "Carleeeeee", throwing her arms around her.
"Talleeeeee!!" Carly returned her greeting, hugging her tight.
"Let me get a good look at you!" Natalia said, pulling away from her sister-in-law. "Damn girl, you look good!" It was true. Natalia couldn't get over how great Carly looked.
Carly was wearing a tight-fitting red dress, with an oval in the middle which revealed a generous expanse of cleavage. The dress was short, coming to just above the knee, but also slid up the side to the hips. Natalia could see Carly's nipples, she wasn't wearing a bra and her tummy was flat and smooth. She'd been working out, Natalia surmised, because she'd lost a fair bit of weight, although she always appreciated Carly's curves. Carly had also let her short-cropped blonde hair grow out and it fell in waves past her shoulders. Her eyes, sometime almost grey and sad, were now a dancing shade of blue.
She'd been out in the sun too, her sun was bronzed and sexy. She wore no stockings, her legs were bare, but she wore a sexy pair of black heels – heels that Natalia remembered giving her for her 30th birthday, 2 years back.
"Wow, you look great. Really, really great."
Carly's cheeks reddened. "Thanks. I've been working hard at it."
"You can tell hon."
"I'm glad you noticed, George hasn't."
"Men."
Carly giggled. "Yeah, men. Hey, I'm famished. Do you have anything to eat around here?"
"Well, I'm glad to see you're not starving yourself!" Natalia said happily. "Yep, I fixed us a nice Caesar salad and some grilled swordfish. My Daddy likes to eat and I've been doing a lot of cooking."
The women lunched and gabbed a goodly part of the afternoon. Natalia found out that her sister-in-law was almost as unhappy in her marriage as Natalia had been in her own, but for vastly different reasons.
"It isn't that George is having an affair with another woman ... " Carly told her " ... I don't think sex even enters into his mind. He comes home from being on the road, calls up his buddies, goes to the bar, or bowling, or fishing. Sometimes he forgets he has a wife."
"Looking at you, I can't believe he's that much of an ass." Carly looked down ans said quietly "Thank you Tally. I always feel better when I'm around you. What was my stupid brother thinking, cheating on someone as lovely and kind as you?"
Natalia shrugged. "Okay, so we're both married to idiots, although in my case, I'm going to do something about that."
A sad look crossed Carly's face. "I'm so sorry about that. I'm going to miss having you as a member of my family."
Natalia flashed Carly her warmest smile. "You'll ALWAYS be family to me Carly," She leaned forward and kissed the pretty blonde.
Carly's eyes glazed over. "I still remember that special night we had, Tally."
Natalia nodded. She'd been married to Jim only a few months, he was working late grading papers and told her that he would be home in the morning, he'd sleep at a colleagues. In retrospect, Natalia wondered who the "colleague" might have been, but too late for that now. Carly's husband was on the road, almost exactly like tonight.
Carly had invited herself over to dinner that evening and brought a couple of bottles of good wine. She wanted to let her hair down and have a good time with Natalia, to let loose.
It had been the middle of summer and she was dressed in a pair of satin shorts and a loose halter. Carly was wearing a light yellow sundress that flattered her tan and she was barefoot. The sun was streaming in through the window, it backlit Carly and Natalia could see her beautiful figure. The continued drinking and having fun until the sun went down and it turned into a very lovely summer's evening. The two women got blitzed. Natalia, in particular, was getting very silly.
Suddenly, on an impulse, Natalia let out a large "Whoop" and began stripping off her clothes, piece by piece, like the trashiest Exotic Dancer. Carly's eyes went wide as saucers as she watched her much-younger sister-in-law parading naked before her. She couldn't believe her idiot brother had managed to capture someone so lovely and full of life, and how much of an idiot he was being by taking her for granted.
Natalia's body was so beautiful, legs long and supple, her breasts were ... Carly knew she was smashed, she shouldn't be thinking this way about another woman. But Natalia pulled her to her feet and said, in a husky voice, "Come on Carly, dance with me." She was mesmerized and felt herself being led around the room by her sexy, seductive sister-in-law. She just went with the feelings and gave into the giddiness of the moment.
It was if time had stopped still, nothing else mattered and Natalia and Carly were both on the same wavelength. They leaned in together and kissed, lips seeking lips, wanting to share warmth and affection. Natalia's tongue sought out Carly's and they met, the kiss full of love, affection, lust. It promised a night of magic, a night both women needed desperately.