Friday, July 31
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, 1992, 8:00 A.M.
I walked out of the house to load the last of my stuff to my truck. It consisted of some hang-up clothes and a pair of shoes. I turned to see that Mom followed me out of the house. She smiled broadly before she took me in her arms.
"I'm so proud of you," she said.
"Thanks, Mom," I replied as I rubbed my hands up and down her back. She was dressed for work and arranged for another nurse to stay late so she could see me off. They were still very shorthanded and despite her desire to help move me in at school, she couldn't. I pulled away slightly so we could look at one another.
"Your Dad would have been so proud of you, as well. He was the first of his family to attend college and it would have meant a lot to him," she smiled. I could see the tears beginning to form in her eyes. She reached up to wipe them away. "You know, this would have been hard enough without everything else that's happened this summer."
"I know Mom, I feel the same way. I'm just glad that you're not going to be alone now. You have a family now," I said.
"Yes, I do and I'm going to need them more than I care to admit," she added. "You should probably get going. Brenda has to work again tonight, and I can't keep her waiting on me."
"I understand, Mom," I said. "I'll call you tonight. I love you."
"I love you, too, Bradley," she replied. She hugged me tightly. Without thinking that one of neighbors might see, I kissed her. Initially, she tensed but soon she relaxed and kissed me back with equal passion. We finally parted and she glanced around.
"You're going to have to work on your discretion, Bradley," she smiled.
"I'll try," I said.
"You're going to find that easier said than done," she said.
"That's true," I smiled.
"Get going," she said, as she caressed my cheek.
"I'm going," I said. "I love you."
"I love you, too," she replied. She turned and I watched her get in her Honda. After a brief wave, she backed out and headed to the hospital. I got in my truck and headed in the other direction, towards school and the start of a new phase of my life.
I merged on to the northbound lanes of the interstate. Kami and Carly were already living in our house just off campus. I'd stayed another week to help Lloyd out at the meat market since he was shorthanded as well. I owed him, as he'd arranged a job for me with an old friend of his that owned a market close to campus. It was perfect, as it paid a little better, and I could walk to work.
As I drove, I thought about the night before. Mom and I went out to dinner and then returned home for the most passionate love making we'd shared together. It was amazing. There was absolutely no talk of me leaving, as I would be only 75 minutes away. I knew that we'd be home on weekends fairly often, as Kami's soccer schedule allowed.
I also knew I was not the only one in her life anymore. Mom went to "see" Angie and Richard a few nights a week, and I was certain Jackie was involved as well. After her talk with me about respecting her privacy, I took it to heart. I realized she was right about everything and I was just being a jealous, little shit. I certainly was not in any position to be policing anyone's activities. I'd just enjoy the moments I could with her.
My mind soon wandered to what was waiting for me when I made it to school. A quick phone call with Kami and Carly the previous afternoon indicated that they were missing me and that I should plan on a quiet weekend with the two of them. I smiled at that thought. A quiet weekend, yeah right. I continued to smile as I drove thinking about the fact I was madly in love with two beautiful girls and they wanted it that way.
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The previous three weeks had been a whirlwind as I'd been working as many hours as I could in addition to my other "activities". I'd accompanied Kami for her tryout at State on July 17
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. Carly took a two-week trip to Europe with her Dad and Jenn, so it was just the two of us. I could tell Kami was anxious and I tried to reassure her. As we drove, she told me that she'd never really tried out for a team before as she was always so much better than the other girls. Additionally, she hated that Carly was gone as she'd always been her biggest cheerleader.
"You have two now," I reminded her with a smile.
"I know that," she said, playfully slapping my arm. "It's just that she was always there in the past for the big moments and she's not now. I know you're here, but I need both of you now. It can't just be one or the other. Can you understand that?"
"Yeah, of course I do," I said. "The things that have gone on this summer, I could never have imagined, but now that they've happened, I can't think of not having you both with me forever."
She smiled brightly. "That makes me happier than you can imagine. We just need to get her home with us."
"We will baby, just a few more days," I said.
The tryout turned out to be nothing more that the coach apologizing that she hadn't recruited Kami harder in high school. As she explained, she didn't think Kami wanted to play for a university with a practically brand-new program. Coach Andrews stated flatly that Kami needed to be there the 27
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for the first practice. As I was growing accustomed to with her, Kami played it cool and said she'd be there. On the drive home, she let her emotions show.
"This is great," she exclaimed. "We're going to play in a new stadium this year. I'm going to get to play against the best girls in the country. I can't believe she just wanted me to show up for practice!"
"Whatever, she's been following you. She knows how good you are. You're good enough to play wherever you want," I replied. My arm was wrapped around her as we drove, and I leaned over to kiss her forehead.
"Whatever, yourself. You don't even understand the game," she laughed.
"I'm trying to learn," I smiled. "It's just like hockey except you play on grass instead of ice."
"Uh huh," she rolled her eyes.
"I said I'm trying," I laughed. "You knew you were good enough."
"You're so under my spell you wouldn't tell me the truth either way," she smiled devilishly.
"Well, that might be true," I said.
"That's what I thought," she said. She reached down in her lap and pulled her Umbro shorts to the side with her right hand. As usual, she wasn't wearing anything underneath. I glanced hurriedly between the road and the quick glimpses I got of her wonderful looking pussy.
"At least I know I should never buy you underwear as a gift," I said with a smile.