Author's Note:
This chapter will predominantly expand on Jill's past, particularly her early experiences and meeting Danny.
Why?
Because I've been writing it in my head all along, and I think some of you will enjoy reading it.
This one is probably best left to the real fans of the series.
If you're looking for a continuous sex fest, you probably should skip this one.
There's sex here but not at the level you're used to with this series.
There's also domestic violence in this story associated with Jill's Mom.
I found it was important to help explain Jill more fully.
As always, read, enjoy if you can, vote and comment.
July 6
th
, 1992 5:00 P.M.
Jill's Narration:
After I left Angie's house, I needed to pick up my prescription and do some grocery shopping. I didn't think I should go home too early as I knew what was probably going on at my house at that moment. I smiled hoping those two girls were using up all of Bradley's energy. As pleasurable as it had all been, I was physically exhausted. I told myself that I would to go to sleep early as I had to start back to work the next day.
As I drove, it gave me time to think. I still couldn't believe how much my life had changed in the last month. And now I was going to have dinner alone with Angie and Richard. Would I be comfortable? Would it all feel awkward? I'd respected Richard from the moment I met him. Despite being married to the most caring man I could have ever met, I was still wary of men in general. Richard had been an exception.
He was the most skilled surgeon I'd ever worked with, but despite all that skill he was an even better man. He treated all of nurses with respect and went out of his way to remind us how important we actually were. Most surgeons I worked with thought they were the only thing that mattered and were rude and disrespectful, or even worse thought that we were there to be propositioned.
But Richard was my sister's husband. My long-lost sister. Were things moving too fast? It seemed so casual to all of them including my Bradley to just make love with one another. Until a few weeks before, I'd had two lovers in my life. I felt so comfortable with Angie and Jackie. And Bradley. I was actually making love with my own son. I wasn't sure I was ready for more, but they had all been so welcoming to me. Why was it that the thought of making love with Richard different?
Part of me knew that it was because Richard was not Danny. Danny had been the only man I'd ever felt comfortable with in an intimate way, until I saw Bradley in the same way. In my mind there was a link between Danny and Bradley. There always would be. That made it different in my mind. Yet, Richard had been Angie and Jackie's lover for many years. He, too, was a kind, gentle man.
As I pulled into the grocery store, I thought back to earlier in the summer to the things I'd finally told Bradley, and about the things that I hadn't told him. Given the turn in our relationship, I knew that I should tell him the rest soon. It had taken me five years to tell Danny, and he'd been the kindest, most understanding person I'd ever known. Bradley deserved to know the truth...
May, 1967
Gloria Johnson was the only friend I'd had through high school. My mom and I were always destitute, and I never had the nicest clothes, so most of the other kids at school teased me. Gloria had gone out of her way to be my friend our freshman year. It became common for me to spend the whole weekend at her house with her parents and brothers. At first because I sought refuge from home, but eventually because of our strong friendship.
Gloria's family was wonderful, and everything mine had never been. Her dad, Lewis, did road construction and was a wonderful provider for his family. I was nervous being around older men, but Gloria's dad was kind and gentle, unlike my own father or the men that my mother seemed to attract. He'd been a paratrooper in World War II and he had several medals he'd earned during the war displayed on the wall behind his chair in the living room. I later learned he only put them there due to his family's insistence. I remembered many times Lewis loading us all up in the back of his company pickup truck and taking us to the Dairy Queen for ice cream on a Friday or Saturday night.
Gloria's mom, Agnes, was a nurse. They'd met during the war and fell in love after he'd wandered into the aid station she was at with an infected leg wound. Agnes worked at Parkland Hospital in Dallas and was working the trauma unit the day that President Kennedy was assassinated. Gloria had two older brothers, Jimmy and Gary, and they quickly took up for me at school just like they did for Gloria. They were both football players and by my sophomore year, the constant teasing I'd endured had stopped. Until I met Danny, Lewis, Jimmy and Gary were the only men I'd ever respected or cared for.
The week after we graduated high school, Gloria and I took off in her older brother Jimmy's Plymouth Roadrunner and headed south. Her brother had been home from Vietnam for about a month and I'd been shocked when he'd just handed us the keys to his brand-new car. We had no idea where we were headed, we just wanted to go somewhere. We made it to Austin and rented a room for a few days and started to explore around town. It was a new experience and I think we were swept away by it all.
The first night we laid in the queen-sized bed talking about what we'd seen that day. We were wearing our nightgowns and it was almost like a slumber party. As we talked about plans for the next day, Gloria reached over and hugged me. It felt really good because it wasn't something I'd ever got a lot of at home since my Mom had always been too busy trying to support us and fighting off the latest abusive man she'd met to provide me with that.
I hugged her back and Gloria kissed me lightly on the cheek. I was surprised but I still managed to smile because I hadn't ever felt tenderness like that. She looked at me closely and then she kissed me on the lips. I was suddenly very uneasy, but she smiled and stroked my hair, which helped me to relax. I was nervous because I hadn't kissed many boys and there I was with my best, and only, friend kissing me tenderly.
She kissed me again and I felt her tongue move against my lips. I didn't know what to do, but despite my shock, my curiosity got the best of me and I opened my mouth. Our tongues met and gently twirled against each other. It was a different experience than the times I'd kissed boys, when I felt like I was being mauled and the kisses were accompanied by impatient grasps at my breasts. Gloria kissed me slowly and softly, the way I thought it should be.
As we continued to kiss and embrace, I felt her hand on my thigh, just above my knee. She lightly stroked it and I smiled inwardly as I thought of how nice it felt, never mind if it was my best friend doing it. Her hand moved up the back of my thigh and I felt my skin get goosebumps as it moved upward. All the while, we continued to kiss and hold one another. Finally, we parted.
"Are you comfortable with this?" she asked.
"I don't really know. I mean it feels wonderful, but you're my best friend," I replied. "And a girl."
"I know that," she smiled. "I've just wanted to kiss you for so long."