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 March 1, 2003

   Kelly A (not so) short story by Night Hawk (NH@nighthawk.sytes.net)
Archived at </files/Authors/MikeC/James>

   Inspired by Mike C, based on characters in his novel: "James" Characters
and situations copyright by Mike C, 2002

   Dear readers,

   Yes, I know it has been a month since the last installment of Kelly was
released. I apologize for that.  I was doing well right up to the Columbia
Shuttle disaster, and since then have been a bit pre-occupied by the
situation in Iraq.

   As most of you have probably seen, I am not the only writer to have had
a lousy February.  Many of the better writers including my friend Mike
(James series), have all been affected by world events.

   I wish I could promise you another chapter in two weeks, but the James
and Kelly series hook up again for the upcoming weekend in the story line,
and now, I will wait for Mike to move up in his story line so we can all be
at the Grand Opening of the Wheel together.

   For those of you who wrote expressing your support and encouragement,
Thank You!  Your letters meant a great deal to me.

   I hope I have managed to get the flow of the story back and that you
enjoy this chapter.

   Peace NH





   Chapter 15

   Kelly watched Laura drive out of sight before she turned and entered her
house.  It felt a bit strange being alone for the first time after all
these weeks.  She let out a sigh and put on the kettle to make a cup of
tea. She lit up a cigarette and leaned against the counter waiting for the
kettle to boil.  She smiled as she heard the door open.

   Gloria gave her a smile as she grabbed her mug out of the cupboard and
started to make herself a cup of coffee.

   "You look happy," G said.

   "Oh G, you don't know how happy I am."

   "Good."

   Neither woman said much more as they sat to drink.  Kelly didn't
question how after over a weeks absence, Gloria wouldn't ask where she had
been or how she would know that today she really needed her help.  Years of
experience had taught her that Gloria just somehow knew, and the older
woman would never pry or ask where Kelly had been.

   "I'm glad you're here G.  I've got to get the guest room ready for a
couple of young models who will be staying with me for about a month."

   "You no fret 'bout it girl, we get it done soon enough."

   Kelly lit up another and relaxed.  Gloria had a calming effect on her.

   Gloria looked at the cigarette Kelly had lit up.  "Chil' don't you think
maybe it be time to give dat up?"

   Kelly looked at Gloria in surprise.  She had never suggested to Kelly
that she should stop smoking.

   "After all these years you're going to tell me that my smoking bothers
you?"

   "No baby, it no bother me.  Me thinks maybe you should slow down a bit
now."

   Kelly wanted to pursue the subject further, but G wasn't going to talk
about it anymore, and changed the subject.

   Kelly shrugged.  It was something else she had learned about Gloria over
the years.  When she was ready to say something she would and nothing could
make her talk about it before.  She spent the next half hour telling Gloria
about the weekend, the trip to Chuck's and then to Brookhaven, Laura with
the dolphins and the horseback riding.

   Gloria nodded as Kelly told her story.  She could see that Kelly was the
happiest she had ever seen her.  The "Obi-man" had been right.  All that
had been missing from Kelly's life had been something to tie her to Mr. 
Todd.  If that something was Laura, well, that was okay too.  Gloria wasn't
going to judge.  She remembered when she had first met Kelly at the
Guesthouse in 1995.  She had grown a lot smarter in the years that
followed, but that black cloud had never really left her soul and in the
last month Gloria had seen it finally start to evaporate.



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   Todd opened the door to look right into the chest of one of the biggest
men he had ever seen.  Todd worked out very regularly with free weights as
well as his other exercises, but this man, he was built like an oak tree.

   "Mr.  Ayres?" the tree asked.

   Todd looked up to find the face from which the voice had come.  "Yes?"
he finally got out.

   "We've got a delivery of gym equipment for you."

   "Yes, I was expecting you.  I have a shipping dock at the back of the
studio if that will make things easier."

   "It sure will.  This stuff is big and heavy.  We're to set it up for
you. I hope you've got room for it."

   "I cleared it all out last week," said Todd.  "There should be plenty of
room.  I'll go and open up the bay door."

   As the tree walked away Todd noticed another big man standing, then
stretching beside a large truck.



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   Laura had parked her car and rushed into the campus just in time to make
a lecture about relationships.  As the professor went on about healthy
relationships, Laura smiled to herself.  She wondered how he would feel
about the relationship she was involved in.

   The professor seemed to think jealousy was the cause of most
relationships failing.  Jealousy of possessions and of relationships the
other had with friends.  The second worst sin in a relationship was
communications, or rather a lack there of.  Laura felt that while the
professor made some legitimate arguments, she couldn't see how they were
applicable to her situation and skimmed through the textbook looking for
things she could relate to.  Laura finally found it in the section marked
users and enablers.

   Using a highlighter she marked sections of the chapter that described
her life before Todd and Kelly.  She saw how foolish she had been allowing
the jock to use her and how she had let it happen.  Her mind was brought
back to the present when the professor mentioned that no relationship could
ever truly be society's ideal of each partner giving 100 percent.  "I
consider any relationship good if both partners give 51 percent," he said.
"That's over 100 percent between the two of them, and something obtainable.
A bit of give and take and you can find that happy middle ground that will
lead to a lasting relationship."

   Laura gave his statement a lot of thought.  She knew that she gave
everything to her relationship with Todd and Kelly and knew they did as
well.  She beamed.  "Wow, that's 300 percent!" she thought to herself.

   After the lecture, study units were handed out, and then she headed off
to the library to access the computers and do a bit of studying.  She
quickly found she could relate much of what the text discussed based on her
parent's relationship.  She realized she had been lucky to have had such a
supportive family.

   She felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see Vanetta standing there
with a tall, thin man with a beard and a scholarly look.  Laura beamed at
Vanetta, "Hi Vanetta!  Are you in for classes today too?"

   "Just a couple today," Vanetta said, "and to pick up more study units. I
find I can get a lot more done on my own at the studio than I can here at
school."

   "I'm looking forward to that day," said Laura.  "But since this is my
first semester of the first year, I think I better put in an appearance
don't you think?"

   "Hell girl, they don't even notice you.  I agree there are some lectures
you should try to catch, but you can get them on the computer at the studio
or at Kelly's just as easy.  Everything's electronic now."

   Robert cleared his throat.

   "Yes," said Vanetta rolling her eyes in mock exasperation.  "Laura, this
is Robert, my boyfriend.  Robert, this is Laura."

   Robert formally shook Laura's hand and asked, "So you're Todd's new
girlfriend?"

   Laura smiled as Vanetta turned her head.  "Yes, I guess I am."

   "Netta's right about attending classes," he said.  "I was a TA last
year. The professors don't even take attendance and until you get into your
last year, they can't even be bothered to learn your name.  They get paid
whether you're there or not.  On-Line is the way to go these days if you're
serious about getting your education."

   "Thanks Robert," said Laura.  "I'll have to upgrade my computer though.
I know Vanetta is often busy doing schoolwork when I see her, I just didn't
think I could be doing it now.  It would make my life so much easier."

   "So," said Robert, "do you and Todd go out much?  Maybe we could catch a
movie some time.  I've never met him.  Netta keeps promising to introduce
me to him, but it seems he's always working.  I've seen his work though...
he must be in big demand."

   "Oh that he is.  We just got back from four day weekend and Todd had
three separate projects he was working on."

   "You went with him?" Robert asked.  "I thought it was Kelly that had
gone with him."

   "She did," said Laura.  "All three of us went, and when Todd wasn't
working we had a great time."

   Robert's eyebrows knitted together in thought and he looked at Vanetta.

   "Don't look at me," said Vanetta laughing.  "I know nothing!  I see
nothing!"

   Robert laughed.  "Okay, I won't ask anything else."

   "But you'll meet everybody at the company picnic," said Vanetta. 
"That's just a few weeks away and then you can let everybody know how much
you adore me!"

   Laura smiled at them as they headed off.  It was great to be in love.



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   Todd watched quietly as the two men unloaded the equipment and set it up
in the bay that Todd usually reserved for shooting boats and cars.

   The tree took out an electronic measuring device and took notes of the
dimensions of the large bay.  Finally satisfied with the 18-foot ceiling
height they began to set up the Uneven Parallel Bars, attaching guy wires
to stacks of donut shaped weights.

   "Is all that weight really necessary?" asked Todd.  "They aren't really
going to be performing any workout routines."

   The tree, who had introduced himself as Jim, looked at Todd.  "It
doesn't matter.  We do it right or we don't do it at all."

   "Sorry," said Todd.  "I wasn't trying to tell you how to do your job."

   "It's okay," said Jim with a smile.  "People forget their physics when
they watch gymnasts.  They pull a lot of torque when they come out of a
full body spin."

   Next they brought in a Balance Beam and a Vault.  Jim said, "Your models
won't be able to do much with the vault other than a few simple moves.  We
brought along a small tramp to help them launch with, but don't expect them
to be able to do anything fancy on it.  If you want more on the Vault,
you'll have to sacrifice the tumbling track."

   "No, that's fine," said Todd.  "As long as they can mount it, that's all
I really need if they can hold a pose for a second."

   They pulled out large rolls of double sided tape and laid down a 30-foot
length of tumbling mat that was six feet wide.

   During a break from the lifting and locking equipment into place, Todd
offered them a drink.  They both chose mineral water.  It was during this
time that Todd learned they were former Olympic athletes.  In their field,
there was no money after they retired, but during their training years they
had finished college and CrossTrain Sports had hired them as safety
advisors and fitness promoters.  They went around to schools all over the
country talking to budding athletes and doing free inspections on the
school's gym equipment.

   "You look pretty fit," said the one who introduced himself as Matt. 
"Work out much?"

   "I go to the gym three times a week for a few hours," said Todd, "and
when I can, I like a full day workout that includes Tae-Bo and running."

   "Get some swimming in if you can," said Jim.  "It'll help keep your
joints limber."

   Matt laughed.  "Jimbo's right.  He was a fullback in college but his
knees let him down.  Tried hammer and discus for a few years, but now he's
pretty well just a weight man."

   Todd looked at 'Jimbo' figuring him to be a good 300 pounds of muscle.
"How much do you press?"

   "Ah, on a good day I can do 400, but those days are getting fewer and
fewer.  Mostly I just keep on lifting to keep the muscle tone."

   As they went back to work, they locked everything securely and then
covered the entire floor with mats.  It had taken them nearly five hours to
get everything into place, tested and approved.  The last item out of the
truck was a rather large wardrobe box filled with both school type uniforms
and custom exotic ones.  With handshakes that could have crushed coconuts,
they said goodbye and promised they would be back to pick up the equipment
when Todd was ready.

   "The Boss said for you to take your time.  He's hoping the new outfits
will be an added bonus to the equipment sales.  That loose stuff the kids
are wearing in school on the equipment is often a hazard." Matt added.

   As they drove away, Todd realized that he had not had a proper workout
in nearly a week.  Locking the studio up, he headed downtown to his gym. 
He was going to need all his stamina to keep up to the two loves in his
life!



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   Kelly and Gloria had cleaned up the guest room and replaced the linen,
laid out towels and other items the girls might need.  Satisfied the room
would do, the two women relaxed in front of the TV to watch G's favorite
soap opera.  Kelly wasn't into the soaps, but she loved to watch Gloria
telling the characters who was cheating on them and who was doing the wrong
thing.

   Kelly started to doze off half way through the program and finally
Gloria convinced her to take a nap.

   Yawning, Kelly thanked G for all her help, peeled off her clothes and
climbed into bed.  Within minutes she was out like a light.

   Gloria left after her soap opera was finished, locking the door behind
her.  Had she waited another ten minutes she would have met Laura.  After
finishing school for the day she had found the studio to be empty, and
headed to Kelly's.



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   Kelly was fast asleep, spread eagled, on her stomach on her bed.  She
was having the most erotic dream.  Someone was lightly stroking her ass
cheeks with one hand while another hand lightly brushed over her vagina. 
To give her dream lover better access, Kelly rolled over, her one hand
grasping for her breast while the other started to slide down across her
tight belly to her clit.  But something was wrong!

   Kelly always kept her pubic bush closely trimmed and the sides had been
waxed off years ago.  Her hand though felt a full crop of hair between her
legs.  Before her brain could process the information, she felt a tongue
slide between her lower lips and burrow in to her clit.  Her eyes opened
immediately.

   Laura had arrived at Kelly's, and using the spare key Kelly had given
her that morning, had let herself in.  She found Kelly in the most pleasant
condition.  Nude.  While she didn't really want to wake Kelly up, and had
sat quietly for nearly half an hour just looking at her lover, temptation
finally won over and she had stripped off her own clothes and joined Kelly
on the bed.

   At first she had been content to just stroke Kelly's ass.  It was so
firm, so tight and so delicious looking, she soon slid her other hand
underneath Kelly to cup her vulva.  Then Kelly had turned in her sleep, and
that flawless skin was too much for Laura to resist.  She slid down the bed
and placed her head between Kelly's legs and slowly started to extend her
tongue towards the secret treasure.  As Laura's tongue made its first
exploratory strokes Kelly had buried her hand in Laura's hair and woke up.
Seeing it was not a dream but Laura, Kelly murmured, "Hi Sweetheart,"
before falling back to enjoy the pleasurable sensations her lover
administered with her tongue and hands.  It didn't take long before Kelly
had her first orgasm, but Laura continued on and pushed Kelly into a
second.

   Kelly collapsed on the bed pulling Laura up to her level so the two
could kiss.  Kelly could taste her own love juices on Laura's lips and
moaned into her mouth, letting her hand slide down to gently brush Laura's
pubic mound.

   Kelly was surprised to find Laura without panties, and gently pushing
the string of the tampon aside, began to manipulate Laura's clit.  Laura
was soon panting into Kelly's mouth as she approached her first climax.

   As Laura crested, Kelly began to kiss her way down Laura's body, taking
extra time to feast on those two delectable globes with their puckered
brown nipples.  As Kelly moved further down, Laura stopped her.  "I'm sorry
Honey," she said sadly.  "I'm not ready to go that far yet."

   "Well then maybe you're ready to try something a bit different?" Kelly
asked.

   Laura was a bit skeptical but she trusted Kelly so she nodded her head.

   Kelly pulled her own Magic Wand out of the bedside drawer and slipped a
lubricated condom over top of the tennis ball sized head.  Laura looked at
her quizzically.

   "It's easier to just take the rubber off afterwards and not have to
worry about cleaning the unit itself," Kelly explained.  With the Magic
Wand ready to go, Kelly closed her legs and physically maneuvered Laura
into a position where she was straddling Kelly, their pelvic bones just
touching.

   "Scoot down just a little bit Honey," Kelly said.  "We need a bit of
room for our friend here."

   Intrigued, Laura moved down far enough to see the two pubic patches just
slightly apart.  Kelly turned the vibrator on and slid it between them
resting it on her own clit and instructing Laura to position herself so
that her clit would be in direct contact with the vibe as well.  She gasped
as the powerful motor, which was running on low, made contact.

   "Now it's up to you to use your imagination," Kelly told her.  "You can
lean back, lean forward or sit up straight.  What ever feels best to you."

   Her eyes closed with pleasure, Laura tried a variety of positions.  She
could tell by Kelly's ragged breathing the vibrations were bringing her
close to climax.  Laura was not far behind and dug her fingers into her
calves as she leaned back to direct her clit right on the buzzing head. 
Then Kelly turned up the power and both girls crossed their peaks.

   Slowing the motor down again, Kelly encouraged Laura to try different
positions and to keep riding her.  Kelly's hips were gyrating underneath.

   Three strong climaxes later, Laura collapsed on Kelly.  "God, where did
you ever learn that?" she asked.

   "I told you I attended a lot of lectures," Kelly laughed.  She turned
off the vibrator and pulled it out from between the two of them.  She
peeled the condom off and wrapped it in tissue, but not before Laura
noticed a few spots of blood on it.  She blushed furiously.

   "God, I'm sorry Kell," she said.  "I've probably got some on you as
well."

   "Honey...  It's only blood.  Remember?  I'm a woman too!"

   Laura rolled off Kelly and the two just cuddled till they both fell
asleep.



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   Todd had an excellent workout in the gym, building up his heart rate and
a good sweat during three intense sessions.  He remembered the two men who
had come to set up the equipment.  He had no desire to build that kind of
muscle mass, but looking in the mirror was pleased to see he was well toned
and his muscles well defined.

   Todd showered at the gym, dressed and drove his Tracker to the
dealership for an oil change and a wash.  He was flipping through some old
sports magazines as he waited in the reception area when the owner came out
to see him.

   "Hey Todd, I see you made the national papers again."

   "Hi Erik," Todd said.  "Which paper am I in?"

   "I've seen you in three so far," Erik said, "the ones I subscribe to for
the customers who are waiting for service.  Some kind of fancy boat."

   Todd laughed.  "I had already forgotten about that Erik.  It was a busy
weekend."

   Erik opened up two papers and showed two different pictures of the
Cuddy. "Hell, there's even a small one in the Wall Street Journal."

   "The Journal?" Todd asked.

   Erik shuffled sections of paper around until he found it.  It was on an
inside page along with a short write up about IC unveiling its new boat.

   "Thanks Erik, I guess I should pay more attention to the news."

   "No problem my friend.  Your truck should be ready in about ten
minutes."

   Todd looked at the article in the Journal.  According to the writer,
this was the reason InterCoastal stock had risen so dramatically in the
last week.  Testing of the speed and stability of the new Cuddy exceeded
all industry standards for a boat of this size and type, and had broken a
speed record for its class.  The article went on about the new stabilizing
wing the boat incorporated and how this was going to set new industry
standards for safety, speed and fuel economy.

   Smiling, Todd unclipped his phone and called Kelly.



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   Kelly and Laura had stripped the sheets off the bed and tossed them in
the wash.  As the machine was running, the girls had decided to take a
soothing bath.  They were just drying off when the phone rang.

   Kelly answered.

   "Hi Babe," said Todd.  "Have you bothered to check with Peter on how the
publicity pictures worked out for him?"

   "I never even thought about it," said Kelly.  "Actually I think I forgot
about the whole thing."

   "Well, I was just having the Tracker serviced and Erik pointed out to me
that the pictures were in three different papers in his shop alone.  One of
them was the Wall Street Journal."

   "The Journal?"

   Todd laughed.  "Yeah, that was my reaction too, but he showed it to me.
Some article with it too explaining the rapid climb in the stock price."

   "Well Laura and I were getting ready to head to the studio.  How about
instead of us going there, you come here?  The weather is nice and we can
light up the barbecue."

   "That sounds good," Todd said, "want me to bring anything?"

   "No, just bring your body over.  That's all we need!"

   Todd laughed and said he would be there in about an hour.  He had one
more errand to run.

   After Kelly hung up she explained to Laura the change in plans and
pulled three steaks out of the freezer.

   "Kelly," Laura said, "I was talking to Vanetta at school today and she
said there's not a lot of reason to attend classes, that they broadcast
lectures on the Internet to registered students and I can do all my studies
at home."

   "Yep, that's why they call it distant learning," Kelly said.

   "Well I was thinking that I should get a new computer.  The one I had my
sister uses a lot and I'd hate to take that from her.  I've still got money
left from the settlement and thought if you didn't mind I could set it up
here."

   "Oh Sweetheart," Kelly said, "you just tell your sister to keep your old
computer.  You don't need to buy one.  There's three at the studio and I
have one here."

   "But I don't want to inconvenience you," Laura said.

   Kelly laughed.  "Don't you fret about that my pretty, Vanetta uses one
at the studio all the time.  And I rarely use mine.  Why waste the money?"

   "Well, if you're sure it's okay..."

   Kelly gave Laura a swat on her butt.  "How can you even ask such a
question when we share everything else?"

   Laura laughed and agreed.  Together they put the sheets back on the bed
and headed to the kitchen to prepare the rest of what would be supper for
them.



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   Todd stopped off at the studio and picked up his containers of used
chemicals.  About once a year he took them to a small shop that specialized
in recycling chemicals.  While there were no chemicals in Todd's soup that
could be reused, for a fee, they would extract the silver particles from
the processing solution.  The silver was melted down and turned into one
ounce silver coins with the TKO logo on one side.  The weight, content
purity and the symbol for recycled was on the other.  It cost Todd nearly
as much as the coin was worth to have this process done, but he felt better
knowing he was not contributing to the pollution of the planet.  Currently
he had over 100 of the coins sitting in the safe with his proof sheets and
negatives.

   After dropping off the chemicals, and with clean storage jars in his
truck, he headed to Kelly's.

   Todd liked the outdoor barbecue at Kelly's.  It had been part of the
remodeling of her back yard.  Todd could almost taste the meat that he knew
Kelly was preparing her special way.

   Todd parked his Tracker and as he stepped out he could hear the girls
laughing in the backyard.  He had stopped at a newsstand on the drive over
and picked up a copy of the Journal.



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   Todd was finally relaxed.  He was laying in the hammock in Kelly's
backyard with a cold beer after a super meal prepared by the girls.  Kelly
and Laura were sitting in reclining loungers sipping on mineral water.

   "That weekend must have really worn me out," Todd said.  "As well as I
slept last night with my sleeping beauties, I was still tired today and you
know, I had totally forgotten about Peter sending those pictures out to the
papers."

   "I know what you mean," said Kelly.  "I ended up being told by G to go
to bed this afternoon.  I was bushed, and until you mentioned the papers, I
had forgotten all about them as well."

   "You think maybe we did too much on the weekend?" Laura asked.

   "No Sweetheart," said Todd.  "It isn't that we did too much but there
was a lot of pressure to get from one point to the other on business, and
there was so much business to attend to.  The time we spent doing what we
wanted was great.  That's why I want a real vacation now.  No business,
just doing what we want."

   "It's going to take another night through the sheets before we recover I
think," said Kelly.

   "Why don't we just call it an early night then and get back into your
normal patterns?" suggested Laura.

   "Ah, Honey, I feel bad now asking you to fly to Laurel Canyon to pick up
Cara and Ami," Kelly said.

   "Hey, that's a job I don't mind at all," Laura said.  "I've never done
so much traveling in my life, and I get to fly again!"

   Kelly laughed.  "I'm glad you enjoy it Laura.  Soon enough it will be as
common for you as driving and the thrill might disappear from it."

   "I hope not," said Laura, "I never got as big a rush out of driving as I
do flying.  Being above the world, watching the cars putter along..."

   Kelly smiled remembering the girl who last week was terrified to get on
a plane.

   "So," said Kelly, "what's the Journal saying about IC?"

   Todd had brought the paper out with him but they hadn't opened it yet.
He tossed it to Kelly.  "I'm too tired to even read it," he said.

   Kelly flipped through the pages until she saw the picture of the Cuddy
with its exposed wing.  There was a short piece to go with the picture
describing this new technology and the impact on the InterCoastal's stock
value.  Kelly flipped through some more pages until she found the latest
posted share price.  "Hmm," she thought to herself, "not bad for a weekend
of relaxation."

   Todd's eyes were beginning to close, and Laura was sprawled back in her
chair quietly looking at the sky.  It was still early, but obviously the
three were tuckered out.  With an effort, Kelly got up and gave Todd a
gentle shake.  "Come on sleepy head, it's time for bed."

   "Yeah, I suppose I should head home," Todd said.

   "Don't be silly," Kelly said.  "Let's just go to bed here.  We all have
to go to the studio in the morning."

   "I give up," Todd said.  "You talked me into it." With that he headed
off to the bathroom to brush his teeth and relieve himself before crawling
into bed.

   Laura insisted on helping Kelly clean up the yard and put the chairs
away but Kelly shooed her off to bed as well.  "You've got to travel
tomorrow Sweetheart.  I get to put my feet up."

   Grumbling, Laura did as she was told.

   Kelly put away the chairs and picked up the last of the dishes and went
inside the house.  She washed the dishes and put the leftovers into the
fridge.  By the time she was done and had taken care of her own personal
needs, she finally made her way to the bedroom.  Laura and Todd were
already fast asleep.  They had pulled the blankets back and were lying on
the sheets nude.  Laura was on her back, her dark brown nipples standing up
as if anticipating something.  Todd was on his stomach with one arm draped
over Laura's belly.  Kelly smiled, removed the last of her clothes and
crawled in behind Todd draping an arm over him.  Within minutes she was
asleep as well.



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   Todd woke up Wednesday morning to the smell of bacon and eggs, and alone
in bed.  Looking at the alarm clock he saw it was 8:30.  He had slept
nearly 12 hours.  Pulling on his scrubs he headed to the kitchen.

   "Well look what the cat dragged in," laughed Laura.

   "Breakfast is nearly ready, so we would have gotten you up in a few
minutes anyway," said Kelly.

   Todd rubbed his eyes.  "I guess that gives me time to empty myself
then," he said.

   "Want me to help you again?" asked Laura.

   Todd blushed and Kelly raised her eyebrows.

   "No thanks Sweetheart.  I think I can do it myself today," said Todd.

   As Todd left the kitchen, Kelly said to Laura, "you realize you are
going to have to explain that to me!"

   Laura laughed and promised to fill Kelly in on all the details later.

   As they were sitting down to breakfast Todd said, "Isn't there some kind
of law against you being up this early Kell?"

   "I probably could have slept longer," she replied, "but the phone woke
me up."

   "Anything important?"

   "It was Rachel.  She's got a buyer for that row of duplexes we bought
two years ago, actually its sort of a semi trade.  She's got a seller of an
80-unit apartment complex who ended up over his head and needs to bail. 
He's about a half million into the bank after rebuilding the place.  It's
totally empty now, and the bank won't wait until he starts filling it.  She
convinced him that she might have a buyer to take over the note and for the
balance set him up with occupied duplexes."

   Todd leaned back and thought about this.  Rachel was their real estate
broker and loved the commissions she earned off of TKO's realty
investments. It was a safer hedge against inflation than the meager
interest rates offered by the banks.  She had been the one that found the
studio for Todd and Kelly when they first moved to Charlotte and then had
gotten Kelly's house at a bargain price.  In the years that followed, she
found Todd and Kelly smart investors, and with ready money in a cash
strapped market.  Without having the hassles of bank mortgage rates, Rachel
had made TKO her number one client when she found a bargain.  And there
were bargains, but not for people who needed bank approval.  The duplexes
were good cash generating units, but it took a lot of work keeping tenants
and collecting the rent.  An apartment complex would save a lot of
headaches since they could then hire a manager to live in and take care of
any problems.  The more Todd thought about it the more the idea appealed to
him.

   "What do you think Kell?  Want to take a look later?"

   Kelly laughed.  "I knew you would want to see it, so I told her that we
would meet her at eleven o'clock right after Laura leaves to pick up the
girls."

   They finished breakfast, and after cleaning up the dishes and dressing,
the three of them took their own cars to the studio.  Todd had convinced
Laura to take his Tracker to the airport.  "You don't know how much stuff
Cara and Ami will be bringing with them so the extra room will make sure
you don't need to make two trips."

   It was just after ten when the trio arrived at the studio.  Vanetta was
at her usual post.  Todd showed them the equipment that Jim and Matt had
set up.  "I'm going to need a couple of days to adjust the floods on the
ceiling, but I think this is going to work out pretty good."

   Kelly, Laura and Vanetta looked at the outfits.

   "Some of these are pretty skimpy," Kelly said.  "We might need to do a
bit of hair removal.  I hope the girls don't mind."

   "I'm sure you can arrange that without a problem," said Todd.

   Looking at the time, Laura said she better be heading off, so Todd
handed her the keys to the Tracker and after goodbye kisses she was out the
door and on her way to Laurel Canyon.

   Checking to make sure there was nothing important that had to be taken
care of, Kelly told Vanetta that they would be back just after lunch, and
she and Todd took off in her Elantra.



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   The apartment complex was in an older but well maintained subdivision of
Charlotte.  Rachel was waiting for them.

   "Hi guys," she said with a smile.  "Glad that you made it."

   "Hi Rachel," Kelly said to the tall thin brunette.  "You want to tell us
what the rest of the story is?"

   Rachel blushed.  "I'm sorry Kelly, I should have told you the whole
story right from the get-go.  The building was built 20 years ago, and
closed by the city last year for not meeting the revised building codes. 
Fred, the owner, bought it hoping to bring it up to standards, but the
banks were skittish of lending him the funds, so I helped him obtain the
money based on the assets of his construction company and his own house. 
It took him and his crew nearly a year bringing it up to code, but to
finish the job he fell behind in his payments.  Of course the bank is a
heartless corporation and after three months of missing payments, they
called the note.  He received notice yesterday that if he didn't pay off
the note by the end of the week they were going to foreclose on him and he
would lose everything.  I suppose if you really wanted to get it cheap, you
could wait until next week and buy it direct from the bank, but then Fred
would lose everything.  I knew you wanted to unload the duplexes and
thought that maybe you would be interested in some sort of deal."

   Todd nodded.  He could understand where Rachel was coming from.  She had
arranged financing for the man and now he stood to lose everything.  She
was trying to alleviate the guilt she felt for helping him out in the first
place.

   Kelly looked at the two-story building.  The brickwork had been
sandblasted and the roof was obviously new as were the handicapped ramps at
the doors.  She did want to drop the duplexes, but Rachel was right.  She
could just wait a week and make a cash offer to the bank.  "How close are
you to Fred?" she asked.

   "He was one of my first clients and every time I found a rundown house I
called him.  He's restored a lot of houses in town but this was his biggest
project ever.  He would have done okay but between waiting for inspectors
and extra work he hadn't anticipated, he just kept sliding further behind.
He's in his late fifties, and this would destroy him."

   "Let's take a look inside then," Kelly said.

   After an hour of inspecting the apartments, it was clear that Fred was a
craftsman.  The walls were smooth with fresh paint, the cupboards in the
units had all been replaced, and 20 of the apartments on the first floor
were all handicap accessible.

   "Give us an hour to do some thinking on this Rachel," Kelly said.  "I'll
call you at your office."

   Rachel thanked them for taking the time and after locking the doors she
drove off.  Todd and Kelly remained behind sitting on the hood of the
Elantra looking at the building.

   "Buying it from the bank at the cost of someone's livelihood goes
against my nature," said Todd.

   "Yeah, me too," said Kelly, "but this puts us in a bit of a bind. 
Obviously other people aren't going to be interested in what happens to the
man, and this will ruin him." She lit up a cigarette as she thought about
the consequences.

   "I know what would make me feel better about the whole thing," Todd
said. "If we could turn this into a restricted building for seniors."

   Kelly thought about Muriel and slowly nodded her head.  "Maybe it's time
we did something for people again, those who need it.  Let me check with
Steve and see if we can get permission for zoning."

   Todd nodded with a smile.

   Kelly called Steve from her cell phone and explained the situation and
the need for a quick answer.

   "Give me ten minutes Kelly," he said, "I've got a few contacts down at
city hall that can give me a definite answer.  I'll call you back."

   Todd and Kelly drove to a nearby store and picked up a couple of bottles
of Soby's that they drank in the car.

   True to his word, Steve called back within ten minutes.  "You're in
luck," he said, "there's a shortage of housing for the elderly, and the
area you're in is wide open for any kind of enterprise, but to prevent
other people claiming age discrimination, you'll need to clearly identify
it as a senior's complex."

   "Thanks Steve.  I think we'll have Rachel get in touch with you later.
We're going to trade that row of duplexes for this building."

   "Anything I can do to help," said Steve.

   Kelly said goodbye and closed the phone.  "Well Mr.  Ayres, I guess the
decision is up to us now."

   Todd rubbed his face, the way he usually did when thinking about
something serious.  "Real Estate is a good investment, but those duplexes,
we have people moving in and out all the time and even though we hire a
management company to take care of things for us, we're paying a lot for
maintenance of the buildings.  This would be a smarter choice, and it would
make me feel better knowing we were providing a service as well."

   "And," said Kelly, "Rachel's always been good to us.  She's steered us
into some prime properties long before they hit the open market and gotten
us the best price possible..."

   Todd looked at Kelly and smiled.  "Go ahead and give her a call."

   Kelly dialed Rachel's number.  It only rang once suggesting that Rachel
was sitting waiting for the call.

   "Rachel, has Fred seen the duplexes?  Does he know what he's getting in
exchange?"

   "Yes, and he thinks he will just about break even, which to him is a
whole lot better than going under."

   "Okay Rachel, you know the drill.  Present Steve with the paperwork and
the documentation proving the building is up to code, and we'll do the
deal."

   "Thanks Kelly!  I owe you guys big time."



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   It was just after one o'clock when Kelly pulled her car back into the
studio parking lot.

   Vanetta told them that Laura had called from the airport in Summerville
and that they were on their way.  Kelly made lunch for the three of them
while Todd started arranging the floods.

   By the time lunch was finished, Vanetta was ready to head home and Kelly
caught up on her correspondence and her data entry on her customers.  She
was just finishing up when Jorge called.

   "Hi Kelly," he said in a jovial voice.  "Do you think I can have Laura
for the last two weeks in August?"

   "Of course Jorge.  Her schedule is clear because she's under exclusive
contract to you."

   "Well, I was worried she might be busy with school work."

   "No problem Jorge, she's on a flexible timetable so when you need her,
you've got her.  We'll bring her up in person, Todd wants to get together
with Mike anyway and I've got to make my semi annual visit to the office.
So let's plan on arriving on the 15th and you can have her till September
1st."

   "Thanks Kelly.  My people have been working off the pictures that Todd
took and created a few special outfits for her to debut in."

   "That's great Jorge!  So, we'll see you in a few weeks then.  Take
care."

   Kelly went and told Todd the news.  "Think she needs any more lessons in
posing?" Kelly laughed.

   "Not after that weekend at Brookhaven!" he said laughing.  "I still
remember that bathtub scene."

   "Just as long as nobody else sees those pictures!" Kelly said.

   They both heard the sound of Todd's Tracker pulling into the parking
lot.



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   Cara and Ami were giggling as they entered the studio.  Laura was just
shaking her head.  "It's like having my younger sisters over," she said. 
"Just a constant giggle-fest."

   Cara and Ami dropped their bags on the floor as soon as they saw the
equipment.  Rushing over they felt the wood and examined the mats.  "Wow!"
said Cara.  "This stuff is so new, I'll bet nobody's ever touched it."

   Todd had followed the girls over and asked if it met with their
approval. After a convincing round of affirmative sounds, Todd chuckled. 
"Now I'll show you what you'll be selling," and led them to the box of
outfits.

   Ami lifted up one that was nearly a second skin.  "Bet I would have
gotten an extra half point if I had worn this at the Florida Visa
Invitational!"

   As the gymnasts looked over the outfits, Kelly took Laura aside and
asked how the trip had been and if there had been any difficulties with the
parents.

   "Surprisingly not," said Laura.  "I asked the girls about it on the way
to the airport, and they said that they've been on the road for so many
years that their parents are used to it."

   Cara and Ami came back from their inspection of the equipment.  "It
looks like the only thing that's missing is chalk," said Ami.

   "We'll need a case of it at least," said Cara.

   "I'll call and take care of it," said Todd.

   "Did you get a chance to eat?" Kelly asked.

   Laura laughed.  "I'll say.  These girls were on about food before the
cab was halfway to the airstrip.  I had to make a stop so they could pick
up some snacks and drinks and after we landed I headed right for a
restaurant.  If I ate half of what they do, I'd look like the Goodyear
Blimp!"

   "Yeah, I can see their metabolism rate is high," said Kelly.  "They're
used to burning it off, but with them leaving competition, they're going to
have to cut back.  Thanks for picking them up Laura."

   "No problem Kell.  It's not like I'm doing much else these days."

   "Speaking of which," said Kelly, "Jorge called today and you make your
public debut in front of Mike's camera the last 16 days of August."

   "Todd said Mike is a good photographer, so I'm not nervous anymore,"
said Laura.  "I'm actually looking forward to it.  I'll get as much
studying done as I can between now and then so that I look like I'm making
headway."

   Todd had shown the girls the change room as well as the rest of the
studio.  They were brimming with excitement and grabbing a couple of the
more expensive outfits in their respective sizes rushed off to try them on.

   Minutes later they made a dramatic entrance.  Kelly looked at Laura who
looked at Kelly.  "Todd, can you give us a few minutes?" Kelly asked.

   Todd already knew what was coming and said he would be upstairs watching
TV.

   "Ladies," Kelly began.  "There are a few things Laura and I will help
you with in the next week before Todd can actually start shooting."

   "Like what?" Ami asked.  "We're all set to hit the bars now.  These
outfits are great!"

   Coughing discreetly, Laura got their attention and she looked down at
their pubic areas where tufts of hair were clearly exposed.

   Cara looked at Ami's groin as Ami looked at Cara's.  "Oh my God!" said
Ami blushing furiously.

   "It's okay," Kelly said.  "We're all models here, you two are just
inexperienced.  That's why we're going to show you the ropes, and the
tricks."

   Cara had her hands over her crotch.

   "That's another thing we'll have to take care of as well," said Kelly.
"Those hands look a little bit rough, and those nails!  But don't you
worry, that's why we asked for the extra time.  We knew that there would be
certain areas that would require some tender loving care." She didn't
notice Cara's nipples harden when she said that.

   "How about changing back into your regular clothes and we'll head to my
place, which will be your home while you are here and get you settled in
and then we can talk about what we need to do."

   As the girls ran off to change, Laura went upstairs to get Todd.

   The girls were changed, and had their bags back in the Tracker but Laura
and Todd were still upstairs.  "Just give them a minute," Kelly said.  "I'm
sure there's something important they had to discuss."



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   Laura was breathing through her nose as she continued to swallow Todd's
cock deep into her throat.  His breathing and guiding hands were both out
of sync as he approached his climax.

   Laura found that with practice, taking Todd deep in her throat became
easier every time and she so enjoyed the pleasure it brought him.  Feeling
him stiffen, she slid her mouth back so that her tongue could swirl around
his glans while her hand stemmed the flow of semen so as to prolong his
pleasure.  When she finally released the grip on his shaft, she bobbed down
again taking him all the way in while massaging his balls with her hand. 
Shots of hot cum fired deep into her stomach, and she continued to suck on
his cock until it was completely deflated.

   Licking her lips, she gave him a kiss and suggested they should head
back downstairs.

   "So, Laura is Todd's girlfriend?" Cara asked.

   "Actually, she's also mine, and I'm Todd's girlfriend as well.  I figure
I might as well tell you right now since there won't be a chance to hide it
from you for more than a day or two at the most."

   "Cool!" said Cara.  "There're a lot of girls in gymnastics who fool
around with each other..."

   "And a lot of girls who play both sides of the court," said Ami.  "Then
we found out that Erin's brother has all these girlfriends who fool around
with each other too."

   "Ami...  That's supposed to be a secret!" Cara said.

   "It's okay girls.  We know about the James Gang."

   Ami blushed.  "We were curious you know, and after James had this talk
with us about doing what feels right when it feels right, Cara and I took a
shower together.  Not like the ones at school where all your classmates are
watching but a private one.  I've never been with anybody, but Cara had a
boyfriend last summer."

   Cara just threw her hands up.  "Is there anyone left who you haven't
told?" she asked.

   "Sorry Cara, I was just trying explain that he kind of used you and that
you didn't find the sex satisfactory at all."

   Cara looked dejected.  "Yeah, for all he did for me, I might as well
have just frigged myself and kept my dignity and at least had a climax."

   "James is right you know," said Kelly.  "You know when the time is
right, and you do what feels right.  There's no age limit or expiration
date, so don't rush in to something you aren't ready for.  I never thought
I could have a relationship with another woman and it took quite some time
before the innocent flirting led to something more serious."

   Cara looked like she was about to ask something else but was interrupted
when Todd and Laura came back down the stairs.  They decided to head to
Kelly's, let the girls get settled in and then make supper.



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   Cara and Ami unpacked and put their personal stuff away while Kelly and
Laura went about making supper.  Todd sprawled out on the couch in the
living room.

   As suppertime approached, Laura got the vitamins and "go-juice" out. 
"Shall we start the girls on the same regimen?" she asked.

   "Let's first find out what they're taking now," said Kelly.

   "Okay.  How long do you think it will be before Todd is ready to shoot
them?"

   "Well," said Kelly.  "First off, we're going to have to fix up some of
the wear and tear that their exercises caused, then Todd will want to go
through the various poses they can perform, either holding a position or
'in motion.' I figure we have about two weeks before he starts."

   Cara and Ami entered the kitchen and asked if there was anything they
could do to help.

   Kelly smiled at them.  "Thanks girls, but we've got it under control for
tonight.  Why not pull up a chair, there's a few questions I've got, and
I'm sure you have a few yourselves, but is the bedroom okay?  Do you have
enough space?"

   "Oh," said Ami, "the room is great.  We don't mind sharing a bed, and we
didn't bring that much stuff.  We brought our bathing suits and mostly T's,
tank tops and shorts."

   "Yeah, I didn't think of it till we got back, but I should have asked if
you minded sharing a bed.  I know it's a big one, but I could have arranged
to get two singles," Kelly said.

   "Nah, we don't mind do we Cara?" said Ami.

   Cara blushed slightly and asked, "When will we get trimmed down there?
Can we do it ourselves or will you help?  I'm not really that shy, but I
wouldn't want complete strangers doing it."

   Laura smiled as she remembered Kelly taking her to see Mistress Helga.
"I'm sure we can work something out right Kelly?"

   "Sure, it's really not such a big deal.  By the way, what vitamins are
you girls taking?"

   Cara looked at Ami before answering.  "We don't really take vitamins, we
used to drink this stuff to help keep us healthy without putting on any
weight.  Kind of like the Ultra Slim shakes but not as tasty.  It was
supposed to contain all kinds of vitamins, but all the iron in it made us
constipated."

   Laura nearly laughed remembering her first encounter with the
"go-juice."

   "Well," said Kelly, "we're going to put you on an all natural vitamin
routine.  Ask Laura, it does wonders for the skin, eliminates bloating and
cleans all the toxins out of your system."

   Laura was already placing two extra helpings of the vitamins and
'go-juice' on the table.  "Kelly showed me the easiest way to take these,"
she said, and demonstrated popping all the pills and capsules in her mouth
and washing them down with the 'go-juice.' "And I can personally guarantee
that you won't be constipated!"

   "By the time a week has gone by," said Kelly, "you'll already notice the
difference.  Now, do either of you have allergies to any food or anything
you don't like?"

   "No," said Cara.  "We'll eat just about anything!"

   "I'm glad to hear that," said Kelly.  "I didn't think of it before we
started on supper.  We're having chicken Al Fredo, with a fresh salad.  We
have mineral water, soda water and 7-Up in the house.  Take what you like
for supper, and anytime you get hungry or thirsty, just help yourselves."

   The girls picked up their vitamins tentatively, dropped them into their
mouths like Laura had done and then swallowed down the "go-juice."

   "Ugh," said Ami.  "That sort of tasted like prune juice but it had some
kind of granules in it."

   Laura handed them both bottles of mineral water.  "You'll get used to it
real fast.  It is prune juice and the stuff you noticed in it is milled
flax seed and ground soy lecithin."

   "Flax seed...  Isn't that supposed to be good for sore joints?" Ami
asked.

   "It sure is," said Kelly, "along with a lot of other things it's good
for.  We take it twice a day and supplement it with fresh fruit and
vegetables.  The good news is that if you take it regularly, you can even
indulge in a chocolate bar every now and then."

   "I don't want to sound rude," said Ami, "but Cara and I are kind of big
protein eaters.  What we can do to a steak would shame most dogs!"

   Kelly laughed with them.  "The fridge is always stocked with all kinds
of snack food.  Turkey Jerky, cold chicken, smoked fish, and we like our
steak as well."

   A visible sign of relief was visible on Ami's face.

   "Laura, do you want to get Todd?  I think we're ready to eat."

   "Oh!" said Ami.  "Let us get him.  Last time Laura got him it took her
nearly half an hour!"

   As the two girls bounded out of the room, Kelly was shaking with
laughter.



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   Todd poured three glasses of wine before he sat down to eat.  Cara and
Ami were looking at them longingly.

   Kelly noticed the look and nodded to Todd.  "Just as long as you don't
head home with any bad habits," she said.

   Todd poured two more glasses.

   "We won't," promised Cara.

   "My dad had a heart attack a few years ago," said Ami.  "Now he drinks a
glass every night before he goes to bed.  His doctor said it's full of
anti-oxidants, so we'll just consider this part of a good healthy diet!"

   Everybody laughed at that.

   "It actually is quite good for that," said Kelly, "but you could get the
same from eating lots of blueberries."

   "But blueberries don't taste this good," said Cara smacking her lips.

   After supper, Cara and Ami insisted on doing the dishes.  It was just
after seven and the five of them were sitting outside.  As usual, Todd was
sprawled in the hammock.  All of them had bottles of mineral water.

   "What do you girls do for entertainment?" asked Kelly.

   "When we were in competition, we didn't have much time for leisure
activities," said Ami.  "I like to read."

   "Between practice and travel, there wasn't much we could do," said Cara.
"Mostly games like Foosball or ping pong when we weren't doing homework. 
No serious sports though in case we got hurt.  When we could, I could
settle down for a good movie, but otherwise, I just read whatever Ami
finished."

   "An athlete's life isn't all that glamorous," said Ami.  "You were
always working out to keep in shape.  Even now, we'll have to do our warm
up exercises every day just to keep our muscles toned."

   "Just the warm ups take nearly an hour a day," said Cara.  "I thought I
could ease out of it gradually after I changed my diet and my metabolism
slowed a bit, but I don't want to turn to flubber."

   Ami laughed.  "Cara's so worried about her shape."

   "Do you like biking?" asked Kelly, "Or roller-blading?  After work
hours, the studio streets are nearly empty and there's good pavement."

   Both Cara and Ami nodded enthusiastically.

   "Okay, tomorrow we'll see about getting some bikes and blades for you
girls.  I have to get them for Laura as well."

   "That's a pretty impressive TV you've got in the living room," said
Cara.

   "Yeah, I'll say!" echoed Ami.  "Must be over 40 inches and with surround
sound speakers!"

   Kelly smiled.  "And over 100 channels to choose from, though there's
little I watch.  Feel free to watch what you like, but I'll warn you now,
Wednesday nights at 8, don't even think about touching the remote if Todd's
around!"

   The girls looked at her quizzically.

   "Enterprise comes on," explained Laura.

   "Oh, I should have guessed.  Sunday at Brookhaven you were all wearing
something from Star Trek," said Ami.

   "Speaking of which," said Todd, "It's getting pretty close to that time
now.  If you ladies will excuse me."

   "Do you have movie channels on your cable?" asked Ami.

   "Only about nine of them," laughed Kelly.  Then her tone turned serious.
"Look girls, I want to get something perfectly clear with you okay?"

   Cara and Ami nodded silently, wondering what was coming.

   "I'm glad to open my home to you, happy to in fact, but I'm not your
parents or your guardian." Kelly stopped to light up a cigarette.  After a
deep drag she continued.  "Considering your backgrounds and the
responsibilities you've handled, I'm not going to restrict you from
anything.  That's not my job.  My job is to make sure that you look good
and stay in good health.  A glass of wine or a beer isn't going to destroy
you or your looks.  I'm not the morality police.  The same goes for the TV.
If you want to watch a movie that society says you aren't old enough to
watch, then it's your choice and decision.  You're the ones that have to
live with your actions and decisions.  If there's something that you want
from a store where your age is a factor, Laura and I will be happy to pick
it up for you, just as long as you realize you are going to be treated like
adults and equals.  End of lecture." She said laughing.

   Cara let out a deep sigh.  "Wow.  I thought you were about to lay a
whole bunch of rules on us!"

   "Yeah, me too," said Ami.  "But don't worry Kelly.  We'll respect your
stuff and treat it with respect."

   "We've also learned not to talk to other people about where we've been
or what we did there," said Cara.  "When we were in Europe, most of the
countries we went to had no drinking age.  That's not something we really
wanted to tell people in Laurel Canyon!"

   "And we certainly didn't tell anybody about the beaches either!" added
Ami.

   Kelly laughed.  "I know all about those beaches girls.  Did you just go
to look or did you go native?"

   Cara and Ami both laughed.  "Most of us went native when the coaches
weren't around.  It was so cool going topless, and nobody even paid any
attention," said Cara.  "I thought it was just because my boobs were so
small at the time, but even the bustier girls didn't get much of a second
glance."

   "It's because the lifestyle isn't as uptight there as it is here," said
Kelly.  "It really is a different world outside of the US."

   Laura pouted.  "I got out of the Carolinas finally, but I'm still
waiting for my first trip out of the country."

   "Most of the countries we've been to have been really cool to visit, and
we had a great time, but France...  they think they're so perfect and look
down at us all the time.  You'd think they forgot who saved their ass in
WWII!" said Ami.

   "It's convenient for some people to forget who their friends are," said
Kelly.  "That's why we keep a data base of all our customers as well as
models.  We have no need or use for people that don't appreciate or
remember their friends."

   "I know I'll never forget," said Laura leaning over and giving Kelly a
kiss.



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   Todd came out after "Enterprise" was over.  He was carrying a beer in
his hand.  "Well, I guess I better get my butt back to the studio."

   "Whatever for?" Kelly asked.  "There's nothing you can do there tonight,
why not just spend another night?"

   Todd glanced at Cara and Ami who just smiled.

   "I take it they know then?"

   "Well, they would have figured it out pretty quick even if Laura hadn't
blown the secret back at the studio!" Kelly said and then she started to
laugh, as did Laura.

   "What's so funny?" Todd asked as both Cara and Ami started to laugh too.


   "Todd," said Laura, "I 'blew' the secret!"

   Todd blushed and leaned into the hammock taking care not to spill his
beer.  "It's going to be damn hard being the only male among four women,"
he said.

   Laura laughed again.  "I should hope it's hard!"

   Everybody including Todd groaned at the pun.



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   They stayed outside for another hour enjoying the cooling breeze and
then Cara and Ami said they were going to head off to bed and read.  They
would shower first.

   Kelly told them to go ahead and they would see them in the morning.

   Todd raised his eyebrows after the girls headed in.

   "I don't think so," said Kelly.  "Maybe curious, but nothing has
happened yet."

   "Well we know that Cara has had a boyfriend," said Laura, "but I'm not
sure about Ami."

   "What do you mean Honey?" Kelly asked.

   "Ah, you know those feelings I get.  I don't think that a boyfriend is
what Ami is looking for."

   "Are you serious?" Todd asked.

   "If you're born to swing just one way Sweetheart," Laura said, "you only
look one way."

   "But what about you and Kell?" Todd continued.  "As far as I know, you
had never entertained the idea of making love with another woman before you
met Kelly, and even for Kelly it's been a recent change."

   "Well..." said Laura.  "I can understand Kelly and Brenda, or for that
matter any of the James Gang girls.  They're very sexual and open, very
loving and sharing.  While I had never sexual feelings for another woman,
the thought didn't repulse me.  As you know, I'm very sexual myself.  I'm
not sure what it was about Kelly that drew me to her so physically and
emotionally, but from the first time we met, I was hot for her.  I don't
want to make it sound too mystical, but I believe we have a bond.  The same
bond I have with you Todd.  I feel like this was meant to be."

   Kelly was nodding.  "That's what I think too.  It's something that was
meant to be.  We just had to wait for the time to be right."



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   Cara was soaping Ami's back.  Unlike the shower they had shared at
Brookhaven, this time there was actual physical contact, though it had not
gone beyond the washing of Ami's back.

   "What do you think Ami?"

   Ami was enjoying the touch of Cara's hands on her back, her eyes closed
with pleasure.  "I'm sorry Cara, I was kind of out of it for a minute. 
What do I think of what?"

   "This place, the setup, the being treated like adults, about Todd and
Kelly and Laura."

   "Mmm...  right now I'm loving it," giggled Ami.

   Cara gave Ami's butt a slap.  "Seriously!"

   "Okay!" said Ami rubbing her lower cheek.  Then she smiled.  "I think
I'm going to love it here.  I like the three of them.  I like the way they
talk to us like we actually have brains.  The house is nice and we can do
pretty well whatever we want to."

   "Yeah," sighed Cara applying more soap to Ami's back.  "I like it too."

   "I think you better give that soap to me now Cara or I'll fall asleep
from the way you're doing my back."

   "Am I that boring?"

   "Hell no.  It feels too good!"

   "Okay then," said Cara as she handed the soap to Ami.

   "Well, turn around.  I'm going to do your back."

   Cara turned and the minute that Ami's hands first made contact with her
back her nipples stiffened right up.

   "What was it really like Cara?  To be kissed by Josh."

   Cara sighed.  "Honestly?  You promise not to tell anybody?"

   "I swear Cara.  I've only been joking about your fling with him cause
you never told me what really happened."

   "Well, kissing him was the pits.  He didn't know how and kept trying to
force his tongue all the way down my throat.  My lips hurt for days after
every time he was necking with me.  That's why I let him go farther in the
first place.  My mouth couldn't take it anymore.  I figured that if I let
him play with my boobs he'd be more gentle."

   "And was he?"

   "NO!  It was like being mauled by monkey.  He handled them like they
were fruit he was checking out for ripeness and when he wasn't squeezing
them he was twisting my nipples like they had built in volume controls."

   "So why didn't you stop him?" Ami asked.  "You've always let on you went
all the way."

   Cara started to sob softly.  Ami wrapped her arms around her friend. 
"It's okay Cara, if you don't want to talk about it."

   "Later maybe.  When we're in bed."

   The girls rinsed off and dried themselves with the big fluffy towels
that Kelly had laid out for them.  They brushed their teeth and slipping on
baggy T's headed to the kitchen.

   "See if there's any of that chicken left," said Ami looking over Cara's
shoulder.

   "Nope, but there's smoked fish in here if you want some of that."

   "Great, I'll see if there are any crackers, and grab a couple of bottles
of that mineral water at the same time."

   "Are you sure you wouldn't rather have a beer?" Cara asked.

   "Nah, not tonight."

   Stacking a plate with crackers and fish, the girls headed off to their
bedroom.  They sat on opposite ends of the bed with their feet up, the
plate between them reading Ami's latest obsession, the "Prey" series by
John Sandford.

   They heard the shower turn on and heard lots of giggling and moaning and
looked at each other blushing.



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   As Kelly cleared away the empty bottles she noticed that the girls had
made themselves at home.  She smiled.  She liked the two gymnasts.  Leaving
a small light on in the kitchen she went and joined Todd and Laura in the
shower.

   Kelly and Laura took turns soaping and stroking Todd's cock in the
shower and as much as he tried to hold off, he shot his first load within
five minutes.

   "It's such a waste to see it go down the drain isn't it?" said Laura.

   "Yes it is.  Todd, you should be more considerate."

   Todd laughed.  Three could play this game.  Grabbing Kelly around the
waist he turned her in the shower so that she faced Laura.  With his free
hand he reached down and started to stroke Kelly's clit.  It was engorged,
filled with lust, and her juices were dripping out as Todd made short
circular strokes around her most sensitive area.  Laura decided to help out
and slipped two fingers in to Kelly's hot cunt, pulling forward slightly
till she felt the spongy "G spot." Soon Kelly was squirming, just on the
edge of orgasm.  With a thrust of her hips she buried Laura's fingers deep
inside and let loose with a small scream as she came.  But Todd was far
from done.  He knew Kelly could cum again within seconds if he just brushed
her clit hood so that the now super sensitive clit wouldn't feel like it
was being bruised.  Gently he used two fingers to slide back and forth over
her labia lips gently tugging them upward to push the sensation to her
clit. He could feel her start to shake again and Laura had crouched down so
as to piston her fingers like a cock inside Kelly's vagina.

   This time it was a sobbing moan as Kelly crossed her peak again.  She
went limp and Todd had to hold her up to stop her from slipping.  It was a
good two minutes before Kelly could stand by herself again.  With a
devilish look in her eyes she stared at Laura.

   "So, you thought you'd help Todd did you my pretty?  I'll fix you for
that and your little kitty too!"

   Laura had no place to move to and soon Kelly's fingers were all over
her, tickling!

   Laura begged for mercy between howls of laughter, but Kelly wouldn't let
up.

   "Don't Kelly, if I laugh too hard I pee myself!"

   Todd encouraged Kelly to keep on going and slid down between the two
girls as Kelly continued her attack on Laura's ribs.

   "Argh!" screamed Laura and Kelly laughed as she watched Laura's bladder
give way to the tickling.  What surprised her was how quickly Laura grasped
her vulva and aimed her spray right on Todd's chest and groin.

   "My goodness.  We are a little kinky aren't we?" said Kelly.  But
curiosity quickly overcame her and she placed her own hand in the stream
still gushing from Laura.

   "Mmm...  Feels nice." Kelly said, putting both her hands into the stream
and cupping them letting them fill up before releasing her catch onto
Todd's raging erection.

   Finally Laura trickled out and as Todd rinsed himself, Kelly played with
Laura's wet box.  She wanted to warm Laura up so that Todd could slide
right in.  When they had washed the sheets from Kelly's bed, Laura had told
her that until her period was done, Todd would have to be satisfied with
oral sex from her.  But she had shown back at Brookhaven that she was not
averse to copulating in the shower with Todd.

   Todd turned and saw Kelly working magic with her fingers on Laura's
clit. Stepping up and bending slightly he slipped his cock in.  The heat
and the tightness was fantastic and he slowly built up a steady rhythm
holding Laura up under her ass while her back leaned against the wall and
her arms were around his neck.

   Kelly saw Laura's eyes grow distant and knew that her climax was coming
soon.  Todd could feel it as well and started to increase his tempo, until
Laura moaned out her climax into his mouth.

   The water was starting to lose its heat so the three of them finished
off their shower quickly and after drying off headed for the bedroom. 
Kelly and Todd left first as Laura had to insert a new tampon.



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   Ami and Cara had listened closely to all the moaning, laughter and
screaming, exchanging thoughts about what was going on in the shower.  When
the shower finally turned off and they heard footsteps leading away, Ami
got up to return the now empty plate to the kitchen, wash it up and put it
away.  She and Cara had decided they were not going to act like spoiled
kids, but would live up to their promise of respecting Kelly's house.

   Ami had just stepped out of the bedroom when she ran right into Laura.

   "I'm sorry," said Ami.  "I thought you guys had gone to bed."

   Laura was standing in the hallway with only her panties on.  Ami tried
to look away, but her eyes were drawn like magnets to Laura's beautiful
boobs.

   Ami was still wearing her t-shirt, but her nipples had visibly hardened.
Something that Laura noticed.  "That's okay Ami." Laura smiled at her.  "I
hope we didn't make so much noise that we woke you two up."

   "No, we were still reading.  I was just going to wash this plate up and
put it back."

   "You can just put it in the sink," said Laura.  "No need to go washing
single plates.  We'll catch it in the morning with the breakfast dishes."
Then Laura leaned forward and whispered, "If you call what we'll be having
as breakfast."

   Ami giggled, said goodnight and walked away while Laura went to the
bedroom.

   As Laura got into bed, Kelly asked her what had kept her.

   "I ran into Ami in the hallway.  She was going to wash a single plate. I
told her to just leave it in the sink."

   "And that's all you were wearing?" asked Todd.

   "I hadn't brought anything else in with me."

   "Maybe I should talk to them for a second," Kelly said.  "I know they
said they would respect our stuff, but washing a plate?"

   Kelly climbed out of bed.  "Be back in a minute."

   Kelly slipped a t-shirt on and headed down the hall.



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   "And all she was wearing were panties?" Cara asked her eyes wide.

   "Yep, and she just stood there as friendly and calm as if nothing was
wrong."

   "What did she look like?"

   "You know what she looks like Cara."

   "Yeah, I know she looks good dressed, but you know...  what did she look
like?"

   "She's got gorgeous boobs, big nipples too!  A small waist and hips that
just flare out.  God, I got hot just looking at her."

   "Lucky you," Cara said.  She was about to say more when somebody knocked
on the door.

   "Hi guys," said Kelly.  "Look, I appreciate the fact that you are
willing to wash up after yourselves, but honestly.  You don't have to go to
extremes.  Laura said you were going to wash a single plate.  If it's
sticky, sure, rinse it off, but just put it in the sink."

   "Okay," said Ami.

   Cara gulped.  "Uh Kelly, is it normal to see people walking around here
with only panties on?"

   Kelly smiled and sat on the edge of the bed.  "Actually, that's a bit
overdressed in this house when it's just our family.  If it bothers you,
Laura and I can manage to wear something all the time you are here."

   "Oh no..." said Ami.  "It doesn't bother us does it Cara?"

   "Nope, it doesn't bother me.  Ami was just a bit surprised is all," said
Cara.

   "But you don't have to worry about running into Todd in the nude,"
laughed Kelly.  "He's a perfect gentleman and always has his pants on... 
except of course when he's in bed with Laura and me."

   Kelly got up and headed for the door.  "Good night ladies.  Pleasant
dreams."



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   Kelly got back to her bedroom in time to see Laura's head snuggled in
Todd's groin.  Seeing Kelly she said, "I'm just warming him up for you
Sweetheart."

   "Oh goodie!" said Kelly.  "I feel a need to have something long and hard
inside me right now."

   Kelly gave both her lovers a kiss and then straddled Todd easily sliding
his cock into her hot cunt.  Her eyes closed with bliss as she pressed
herself all the way down till their pubic hair meshed.

   Kelly rode Todd slowly.  She placed her hands on either side of him and
kneeling, used her pelvis to slide as far off his cock as she dared before
she bore back down in a mighty thrust.  Todd was good and hard and having
come twice earlier in the evening could hold out longer though Kelly was
every bit as tight as Laura.  Kelly rippled her internal muscles, massaging
his cock while at the same time hitting every nerve in her vaginal canal.
It felt so good!

   Todd thought he could hold out longer, but what Kelly was doing to him
was magic and he started thrusting back at her meeting her stroke for
stroke.  He felt the end of his cock bouncing on her cervix and from the
look in Kelly's eyes and the color of her breasts, he knew that she was
close to coming.  He grabbed her hips and on each down stroke she made he
ground his pelvic bone against her clit until finally with yelp, she was
over the top riding a long climax.  Two strokes later, and his hot seed was
filling her up to overflowing.

   Panting, Kelly collapsed on Todd and they kissed gently before Kelly
rolled off.  She was about to reach for the tissues when Laura stopped her.

   "Let me do it," Laura said, a lustful look in her eyes.

   Holding one hand on Kelly's filled cunt and her thumb gently stroking
Kelly's clit, Laura first licked Todd clean, sucking his deflating cock all
the way into her mouth and using the broadside of her tongue to get all
traces of Kelly and his cum off.  Satisfied that Todd was now clean, she
scooted down the bed and put her head between Kelly's legs.  First she
licked the combined cum and juices off her hand and then stuck her tongue
into Kelly scooping out everything she could get.  The taste of Todd was
everywhere and she started to slurp Kelly like she couldn't get enough. 
With her one hand she kept Kelly spread open and used her thumb to keep
beating out a primal rhythm on Kelly's clit while her other hand was up
toying with Kelly's breasts.

   Soon Kelly was on the verge of another orgasm and Laura shifted herself
so she could raise Kelly's legs and tilt her vulva before diving in to
finish her lover off properly.

   The groan of satisfaction escaped from Kelly's mouth as her hands
reached down pulling Laura harder against her cunt.

   "My God," Kelly finally managed to get out as she pulled Laura into her
arms, kissing her all over her face and adding some deep soulful kisses as
well.  "Now I know you've been heaven sent."

   All three of them cuddled together and after a few minutes of goodnight
kisses they were fast asleep.



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   After Kelly had left, Cara had turned to Ami.  "Did you notice that
Kelly wasn't wearing panties?"

   "Yeah," said Ami with a smile.  "I'm really going to like living here."

   They put away their books and turned off the lights after they crawled
in under the sheets.

   "So?" said Ami.  "Are you going to tell me the rest of your experiences
with Josh?"

   "Yeah, I suppose.  After I let him at my boobs, such as they were, he
started to try to get farther.  I was pretty curious myself, but it seems
that nothing went right.  The first night he got his hands into my pants he
tried to drive a finger right into me.  I wasn't even turned on or wet
enough.  He talked me out of my pants saying he was going to give me a real
treat, so I let him."

   "And?" Ami encouraged.  "Was it a treat?"

   "Hah.  He was going to eat me out he said.  Of course I had heard about
this from the other girls and I figured this was one thing he couldn't
screw up, but he managed to anyway.  In all his attempts at licking me, he
never once got near my clit, and I doubt if he even knew I had one.  All he
did was lick at my pubic hair way above my vagina.  I tried telling him
that he was off the mark, but all he did was complain about hair in his
mouth and he kept trying to spit it out."

   "So why did you continue?"

   "I guess because a lot of the girls in our group had boyfriends and they
had gone all the way, and I didn't want to deal with the thoughts I was
having about the other girls who seemed so happy with each other."

   "Did you have those thoughts too?" Ami asked.  "I thought I was the only
one."

   "Did you ever notice that when we went to a meet there were some girls
who always shared the same room?  I envied those girls, but I didn't want
to become one.  I was taught that it was wrong, so I settled for Josh.  I
was going to become a woman with him.  The last time we were together, he
brought a condom along.  He was telling me that the first time for a girl
is never good so not to expect too much since he was going to pop my
cherry. I didn't bother telling him there are few gymnasts who have an
intact hymen, but when he shoved it in me, god did it hurt.  Even the lube
on the condom didn't help and after a couple of strokes I finally pushed
him off of me.  He got all pissed and started telling me how much he had
done for me and I hadn't even given him head.  He tried to push my head
down to his dick, but he forgot that I worked out every day.  I finally
relented and gave him a hand job.  After that he started to brag to all his
friends about how he was the one who popped my cherry and that only he
could make it with the ice queen.  I was never so happy to see summer
vacation come to an end."

   Ami reached over and hugged Cara.  "You poor baby.  How can guys be so
cruel?  They screw everything they can and they're called studs, but if we
indulge in some sex play, we're called sluts and tramps.  I'm never going
to let a guy get his hands on me."

   Cara sat up.  "Are you one of those girls?"

   Ami was slow in answering.  "I don't know.  I mean I'm not sure.  But
when I saw Laura in just her panties in the hall, I just got so hot.  But I
do know that no man is ever going to touch me, even if I have to remain a
virgin all my life.  They just don't turn me on.  Like Todd, he's a real
nice guy, but he doesn't do anything for me.  It was the same with Erin's
brother.  He's nice but he doesn't give me the same feelings that I get
when I look at girls.  But don't worry, I'm not going to molest you!"

   "What a pity," said Cara.  "You don't know what you're missing.  I might
not be as beautiful as Kelly or Laura, but I'm available."

   "Don't joke about this Cara.  It might be as disappointing to you as
Josh was."

   "No girl could ever be that bad."

   "How do you know?"

   "Because girls understand girls."

   "Hmm...  You've got a point, but be careful of what you wish for.  You
might just end up getting it.  Maybe you should think about it for a
while."

   "Yeah, maybe you're right.  Good night Ami."

   "Good night Cara."

   The two girls turned so their backs were to each other.  After a while,
Ami was still awake and hearing a steady breathing coming from Cara, slowly
slipped her hand down to her vagina and gave herself a satisfying orgasm.

   Cara had been waiting for Ami to fall asleep so she could do the same
thing, and was surprised that Ami had just done what she was planning to
do. Finally Ami started to softly snore and with thoughts of Laura and
Kelly and their special relationship, and Ami's admission to having
thoughts about girls, Cara very quietly moved her hand down to her own
vagina.



   ~~~~~ // ~~~~~

   To be continued.

   Night Hawk (NH@nighthawk.sytes.net) Archived at
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