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 INDIAN WINTER (Part 12)

   By KATZMAREK (C)

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   Author's note,

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   Jake really didn't want to get up and face Sharmila.  He felt foolish
after last night, and the silliness.  Things were moving into kinky
directions and he was not sure what to make of it all.  He, Mary and
Sharmila had all but made out together with her listening to them teasing
her through the wall.

   Mary was way ahead of him in sexual experience, but she'd been patient
and understanding.  He'd learned a few things from porno videos, but, he
discovered, gave him a distorted view.  In those movies, sex was always
perfect, compressed, with little time wasted on foreplay.  The average
viewer wanted the actors to get down to it promptly, rather than spend a
half hour just cuddling and chatting.

   It had grown steadily better with Mary, now that they'd learned each
other's responses.  The pornos never showed the clumsiness, the failed
experiments, and the laughter.  The emphasis was on performance, not
intimacy, penetration, not fun.

   Mary was more broadminded and took the unusual in her stride.  No doubt
she'd seen some things in her university days and little took her by
surprise anymore.

   "C'mon, get up, lazybones," Mary said, breezily, as she came in with his
coffee.  She was topless, wearing just her silk panties, and Jake was a
little concerned Sharmila would catch her in that state.

   But Mary sponged bathed Sharmila every day and helped her change. 
Nudity wasn't an issue between the two women.  It was just, well, he felt
uneasy about Sharmila watching her.

   "Honey?" he said, "shouldn't you cover up a little?"

   Mary looked at him curiously.  "Why?" she asked, "it's never bothered
you before?"

   "Yeah, but, our guest..."

   "Oh, that's funny, Jake.  Y'think I've got something she hasn't seen
before?  Cath and I used to sunbathe topless...  took spas together. 
What's the difference?"

   "But you and Cath go way back.  You're kinda like sisters?"

   "Jake, I think you're panicking a little.  Sharmila couldn't care and
anyway she's still asleep.  In any case, you going to put a shirt on when
you take in her breakfast, now?"

   "Ok, but I don't have boobs..."

   "Oh really, Jake," she laughed, "you think she might get a little thrill
out of seeing you bare chested, huh?  Y'think we women don't get aroused by
a sexy male flexing his abs and flashing his pecs?  You've got a nice body,
Jake, and I'm sure you're aware of it.  That's why you tease her in the
morning."

   "I don't!" he protested.

   "Oh, sure you do," she chuckled, "you're a great big beautiful male that
likes to turn on the ladies.  Especially, I might add, when the lady in
question is a babe wearing a sexy nightie."

   "I didn't realise..." he stumbled, "do you think I really do that?  Why
aren't you jealous?"

   "What makes you think I'm not, honey?  I see how she puts out to you,
I've been watching.  Maybe it gives me a thrill, you thought of that? 
Maybe I'm getting my rocks off with the competition?  You think, perhaps,
it adds a little spice?  You notice me being a little more aggressive
lately, babe?"

   "Maybe?" he grinned, "you were certainly a tigress last night.  I
thought you were going to suck my dick off.  You knew she was listening all
the time, didn't you?"

   "And fiddling?  I had a pretty good idea, babe."

   "And you call me the pervert?"

   "Get your buns out of there and greet the day," she laughed, "and don't
expect me to tell you any more secrets."

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   Sharmila woke gradually to the sounds of Mary and Jake cleaning up after
last night.  The day was overcast and a little rain seemed on the way.  She
missed the sun streaming in her window, which was probably the reason she'd
overslept.

   She wondered how Jake was feeling after last night.  Could he look her
in the face?  Or would he just pretend that nothing happened?  She thought
the latter.

   There was a soft knocking at the door and Mary called, asking her if she
was awake.  She told her to come in.  She was wearing track pants, a light
top, and a bra underneath.  She asked her if she was ready for breakfast
and she smiled a thank you.  Sharmila asked if Jake could help her to the
bathroom, and Mary smiled kind of enigmatically.

   Jake came and he wore this great false grin on his face.  He was just a
little too upbeat and she was sure he was trying to be cool.  His arm
around her felt good and she thought he hugged her a little closer than was
strictly necessary.  His hand seemed to want to cup her bottom, but he
withdrew it when he heard Mary coming.

   "Call me when you want to change, Sharmila?" Mary said, "unless you'd
prefer Jake?"

   She thought Jake was going to drop dead on the spot, he looked so
scared. Mary laughed, and she too.  Both women teasing was too much and he
stumped off.  Again, it was all right, because she could see them cuddling
in the kitchen.  She was saying 'poor baby.' He looked resentful for a
little while, but then he broke into a grin and accepted a hug.

   "I will change myself," she told the couple, "I think I can manage,
now."

   They both just grinned at her and Mary nodded.

   Later, they all sat down to brunch.  Jake said he thought rain was
coming and Mary replied that it was about time.  Jake then added that he
was tired of watering the garden and he thought the begonia needed a good
soaking.

   "Have you ever had a spa in the rain?" Mary asked Jake, her eyes
gleaming.  "It's really nice.  Try it, huh?"

   "Ok," Jake grinned at her.

   There was a spirit of mischief about the pair.  They reminded Sharmila
of a pair of kids putting each other up to things.  Joy was such a primal
gift, she thought, like being children again without a care in the world.

   "I wish I could join you," Sharmila said, "but I can't, with these
stitches."

   "It'll rain again," Mary said, "if you stick around, maybe you'll have
another chance?"

   "Yes," she said, "I'd like that."

   Jake looked a little confused and stared at Mary with a funny
expression. "There's no reason why she has to leave straight after her
stitches come out, is there?" Mary said.  Jake shrugged, as if he didn't
care either way.

   "I don't want to impose..." Sharmila started to say.

   "No, girl, we love having you here.  Jake has to learn to wear clothes
in the morning, don't you, love?  It's a good exercise for him."

   Sharmila thought that Mary was teasing him a little too much and Jake
was growing uncomfortable.  "He can wear what he likes," Sharmila said, "I
don't mind!"

   They both looked at her bemused, then Mary burst out laughing.  She told
her that now she'd have to watch her.  Sharmila was embarrassed when she
realised the connotation of what she'd said.  She tried to retrieve herself
by saying that Jake didn't need to wear a shirt if he didn't want to.  She
realised she'd dug herself in deeper and blushed furiously.

   Mary put an arm around her and told her,' never mind.  They knew what
she was trying to say.'

   But Sharmila had let it out that she liked watching Jake bare chested.
She could've kicked herself for that confession, even if Mary seemed to
understand.

   Later on, after Jake had gone outside to water the garden in case it
failed to rain, Sharmila talked to Mary, alone.

   "Mary, I hope you don't think I want to come between you and Jake?"

   "Why would I think that, girl?" she asked.

   "Over brunch, I..."

   "Oh, that was just a bit of kidding around," Mary laughed, "I'm sorry I
dropped you in it.  Jake can be a bit of a stuffshirt sometimes.  I was
winding him up...  so were you.  It's funny to see him squirm, don't you
think?"

   "But he is going to be your husband," she told her, "it would be wrong
for me to..."

   "To, what, Sharmila?  Do you think he's going to sleep with you or
something?"

   "No, of course not!" she looked horrified, "I'd never do such a thing!"

   "I know you wouldn't," Mary smiled, "I'm sorry, I'm in a funny mood
today for some reason.  Must be a late spring or something.  Perhaps the
hormones are kicking in late?"

   "You're in love."

   "That your diagnosis?  Well, you're probably right.  I've never felt
this way over a guy before.  Even my husband?  It was never this good."

   "That's nice."

   "Yeah, isn't it?" she smiled, "he's such a perfect man for me.  Look at
him, isn't he gorgeous?  Watering my garden and fussing over the roses? 
Loving me like I've never been loved?  I'm sorry, I'm weeping a bit...  not
like me at all."

   "I'm so happy you've found each other," Sharmila said, putting an arm
around her, "I can see you are a perfect match.  You must thank me for
getting you two together."

   "Come again?" Mary said, looking at her.

   "I knew you and Jake would be good.  That's why I told Jake to take you
out."

   "You did?  He never told me.  You mean you put him up to asking me out?
I thought it was all his idea."

   "I told him about you," she continued, "what you said, that time at your
office.  We were talking about Jake and me and what I wouldn't let him do
and you said you'd do all those things, that they weren't bad and you'd
enjoy them."

   "You said that to him?" Mary looked shocked, "you told him things I like
to do sexually?  No wonder he was interested," she laughed, "Jeez,
Sharmila, you really primed him up...  oh, gawd, did you ever?  Haha!"

   "You're not mad I said all those things?" Sharmila asked.

   "Do I look it?" she laughed, "I'm just surprised.  I never put two and
two together before.  Well, Christ, Sharmila, it seems I have a lot to
thank you for.  You pushed the greatest man in the world at me.  How the
Hell could I be mad?"

   "I'm so happy for you," Sharmila gushed and hugged her tighter.

   "Ho, wait a minute?" Mary suddenly said, breaking her grip.  "You only
meant to share, didn't you?  You never thought Jake and me would go off and
fall in love.  You were just looking for one of your proxy sessions where
you'd watch us screwing?  Shit, Sharmila, you played one card too many
didn't you?"

   "I, I know what you mean and...  yes, I did only want Jake to..."

   "You blew it?  I'm so sorry, Sharmila, it must be hard for you to watch
us canoodling around like a couple of lovestruck 16 years olds."

   "No, not in the least.  It makes me happy, honestly."

   "Really?" Mary asked her, doubtfully, "well, you're a complex person,
that's for sure." She gave her one last embrace before helping her to a
chair.

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   "Hoy!" Mary said, striding towards Jake, "you've been holding out on me,
big boy."

   "What?"

   Mary explained what Sharmila said about them first getting together. 
Jake was adamant that wasn't exactly how it happened but she was right,
Sharmila had told him things.

   "So you had a boner before we met?"

   "No!  I saw you outside the flat, remember, when you brought
Sharmila..."

   "And I was an absolute bitch to you?  I really thought you were a
half-arsed drip, Jake, but a good looking one.  You telling me you were
attracted to me then?"

   "Not exactly.  I was too busy trying to protect my nuts.  I thought you
were going to cut them off."

   "Haha, I'm glad I didn't.  It'd be far less fun." She put her arm around
him and he kissed her, while directing the hose away.  "You shoulda said
something.  Here's me thinking you swept me off my feet."

   "Well I sorta did.  I still had to put the work in."

   "Oh, I'm sure it was hard for you," she laughed, "fucking the daylights
out of me.  It must've been tough?"

   "You've no idea," he smiled, and kissed her again, "catering for.... 
mmmf...  such a horny bitch...  mmmf...  as you."

   Sharmila could see them out the window, kissing long and passionately.
She suspected that, had she not been here, they would head to their room.
She saw Jake run his hand over her breast and she pull away, giggling.  She
patted him on the bum and came back inside.

   Mary was a little dishevelled when she came through the door.  She
looked a little embarrassed at Sharmila and apologised.  She said she and
Jake do that shit all the time and not to mind them.

   "But it's beautiful!" she told her.

   "Sharmila?" Mary said.  Her tone was serious and she suspected there was
something important she wanted to discuss.

   "Mmm?"

   "You still like him?"

   "Mmm, he's nice," she said, quietly.

   "I know.  You can't have him, y'understand?"

   "Yes, I know that,"

   "But you want to be around him?  This is all about sharing what we have
here?  You want to see us making love so you can frig yourself to your
heart's content?" She didn't answer but she nodded, barely perceptibly. 
"Sharmila, uh, that's unhealthy, y'know.  It's compensation...  avoidance.
You need to find yourself someone like Jake and love him like I know you
can.  You can't poach...  feed off other people's love."

   She was quiet, guilty, like she'd just had one of her most intimate
secrets revealed for all to see.  "I don't want to cause trouble," she
said, her voice choked with emotion.

   "I know you don't, girl.  This is not about causing trouble.  Jake and I
are strong.  I never always thought that and I resented your...  interest.
I feared the fact you were more beautiful, younger, sexier.  I was scared
you were going to ruin my life...  the most beautiful...  the most precious
thing that has ever, ever happened to me.  I was terrified, shit scared to
death of you.  But that was before I really knew Jake, honey.  I love him
so much I spend every waking hour thinking of him.  I wish that for you,
but with someone else, girl, a loving man, like Jake, but not Jake."

   Sharmila stared back.  She was crying.  She looked up and saw Jake
standing by the door.  His face was transfixed by the scene.  He moved
slowly and put his arm around Mary.  She smiled at him and put her hand
over his.

   "I'm sorry," Sharmila said, looking down and weeping softly.

   "No.  I'm sorry, love.  I really, really, liked to have accomodated you.
Jake likes you...  yes you do, you oaf!" she elbowed him, "but I'm selfish
and I don't like sharing.  Men don't care," she elbowed him again and he
smiled weakly.  "They're randy studs, honey, and'll jump over the fence at
the next skirt they see.  They think it's all about good sex...  and it is,
but not quite.  Jake shows me in everything he does.  He brings me
breakfast with a red rose.  He fetches a box of tissues when I have hay
fever.  He puts up with me being unreliable and keeping him waiting after
work.  He sits in the car listening to the radio or goes for a walk. 
Sometimes I see him fetched up in some pavement café slurping lattes and
puffing on coronas.  He's an arsehole sometimes...  most times.  He's
grumpy when I'm late and moans all the way home.  I wouldn't have it any
other way, Sharmila, because he's Jake."

   "I know, he's a good man," she sniffed.

   "He's a man and I love him.  There are thousands like him out there,
look around?  Give some guy a chance to show you he cares?  I wasted twenty
years, honey, when I could be having the time of my life.  I was betrayed
by a man the way you were and he raped me as well, right here!" she
clutched her heart.  "Ok, I wasn't hurt physically in the same way as you,
sure, and I couldn't imagine how that must have been for you.  But my
husband fucked me over and destroyed my trust in men.  I let him do that to
me...  it was my doing in the end to live on the hurt and do nothing about
it.  Perhaps I was as much a part of destroying that marriage as you were
in your's?  But you need to snap out of it or live your life in
seclusion... and miss out on this." She tapped the back of her hand on
Jake's chest.

   "Perhaps," Sharmila sobbed, "I should go home?"

   "No!  Don't!" Mary said, emphatically.  "You're going to stay here until
you recover.  Jake and I will pamper the shit out of you, rub you with
oils...  or bloody bacon fat if you want.  Jake will flash you his chest
and we'll giggle together like silly schoolgirls.  We'll sit together and
perv at his arse when he bends over in the garden.  You will work
reasonable hours or you'll find your computer will go missing.  We'll have
that spa, Sharmila, on a warm night with a bottle of wine.  We'll then
flash our boobs at him and drive him nuts..."

   "No," she protested in horror, "I couldn't..."

   "Oh, you'll enjoy it, believe me.  He'll then want to bang me senseless
and you can listen all you want.  If you want a peek, well, that might be
by negotiation..."

   "Mary..." Jake began to protest.

   "There's nothing wrong with voyeurism, Sharmila, nor group sex,
masturbation or dressing up as schoolgirls.  They're just grown up games
and that's fine, if you all agree on the rules.  It's the sneaking around,
the deception, the lack of honesty that breaks relationships and hurts
people.  Jake and I could possibly agree to having you come in and sleep
with us..."

   "We will?" Jake said in surprise.

   "But I won't share him nor give him to you on a silver platter.  He's
far too important to me than to treat as a commodity.  We both think you're
sensational, your boobs are perfect and as for your arse?  Well, ask Jake,
he's been staring at it for four days?"

   Jake looked uncomfortable and Mary gave him a little peck on the cheek.

   "But it's all obsessional with you at the moment, because you think it's
naughty and unnatural.  Allow us to help you get well, girl.  Maybe you'd
like to come and give birth with us?  You're welcome to stay with us as
long as you like?"

   "I...  I, need to think about it."

   "Sure!  You make the decision in your own time."

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   Sharmila lay stretched out on the bed on her back.  She was naked except
for a brief pair of blue panties.  Her bronze skin glistened with fragrant
oils and she wore a contented grin, looking down at the swell of her big
tummy.

   Mary sat beside her.  She too was naked except for a pair of panties, a
silk number in gleaming white.  Mary rubbed some more oil between her hands
and continued massaging Sharmila's 'bump.'

   Jake walked in casually, bare chested and wearing his denim shorts.  The
two women looked up at him and smiled.

   "Want something, honey?" Mary asked him, "except a quick perv?"

   "Actually, have you any idea how sexy that looks?" he grinned, "two
gorgeous babes, lathered up with oils, boobs..."

   "Haha, what?  One old bag and another fixing to drop a bundle on us? 
This wants to make you jump right on in here and rut?"

   "Hell yeah!"

   "Save it for later, big boy!  You'll have nothing left for the
honeymoon."

   "Oh, I'll manage, babe," he laughed, "anyhow, you girls want a bit of
lunch?  Sharmila, you hungry?" They both nodded and Jake went away to fetch
it.

   "By the way, girl," Mary said, "Jake turned that gun of yours into the
police this morning.  There was no trouble.  He told them it was your
husband's and you didn't know what to do with it.  Jake wants it back for
his collection.  He said it's a kinda rare weapon in these parts.  The cops
have to check with the authorities but they don't seem to think there'll be
a problem providing Jake keeps it secure.  He might not have to have it
disabled, either.  He's registered as an official arms collector."

   "I should've taken it in sooner, I didn't realise," Sharmila said.

   "Of course you didn't," Mary agreed.  "How were you supposed to know it
wasn't legal to own one?  Want your back done?"

   "Please?"

   "Roll on your side...  there.  Hey?" she whispered, "you noticed Jake
had a boner?"

   Sharmila giggled and said, yes, she had.  "Do you need to take care of
him?" she laughed.

   "Later, honey, let him think about it for a while, he'll keep.

   "Have I any messages on my phone, Mary?  I'm expecting some calls?"

   "Now, it's Sunday.  You can't have it until 7 am Monday."

   "Jake was right," she said, "you are a bitch!"

   "I know.  What's Jake doing with our lunch?  Is he having a wank in
there?  Honey?" she called, "what's taking you so long?"

   "Coming!"

   "I hope not, babe, not on the salad."

   "Mary," Sharmila laughed, "you're a scream!"

   Jake walked in with a tray.  "Is that our cum salad?" Mary laughed. 
"Sharmila thinks you need a blowjob."

   "I didn't..." Sharmila protested, her body shaking with laughter.

   "Shit, Mary, your hormones racing today?" Jake said.

   "Yours are!" she replied, "you can't walk straight."

   "Is it any wonder, with you two sliding all over each other like a wet
dream?"

   Sharmila had grown used to the bantering between the couple.  Mary
explained that it was a kind of foreplay, and that Jake had learned to give
as much as he got.  She'd grown in understanding, over the three or so
months she lived with them, and had learned to participate, too.

   Jake came and sat on the bed with them.  He was on the other side of
Mary, and their heads were soon together.  Sharmila propped herself up on
cushions to share lunch.  She was finding it difficult to get comfortable,
these days, because of the growing bump of her belly.

   Jake had been worked up by the sight of his future wife and their friend
topless and glistening with oils.  Sharmila was certain that, following
lunch, they'd prefer a half hour or so alone.  Tactfully, she told them she
needed a nap in her room and waddled out.

   Sharmila listened for a while to the squeaking and creaking from through
the wall.  When the bedhead began tapping, she got up and went outside. 
Still clad only in panties, she eased herself into the spa pool.  The water
lifted the weight of her distended belly off her back and she felt truly
relaxed.

   Some time later, Jake and Mary joined them.  Like her, they had nothing
on but underwear and settled themselves into the water beside her.

   Mary asked how she was feeling and put her arm around her.  She said she
was fine and nestled into the crook of her arm.

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   Sharmila had returned to the cottage when she had but 7 weeks before the
baby was due.  She'd lived in her apartment for a time until, once again,
things began to overwhelm her.

   Firstly the company, on which she had worked herself to exhaustion and
pinned so much faith, ran into serious problems.  The land Jake had sold
had been purchased by an agent working for the shrewd and well connected
Lionel Sampson.  Sampson used his city connections to have the re-zoning
plan shelved.  His plan?

   He'd acquired a number of rundown properties adjoining Jake's mart and
in a stunning move, announced a mall and bargain barn development that
would all but kill the rest of the central commercial area.  Sharmila's
properties on the commercial fringe plummetted in value.  She'd paid
premium money for them as residences and stood to lose heavily.  Sampson
got his revenge.

   However, the recent hikes in gas prices made inner city houses more
attractive.  A developer offered to renovate the houses into a boutique
village and suggested they go halves on the cost, while she retained
ownership of the properties.  Highly geared already, Sharmila had asked
Jake for more funding and he agreed, eventually.  The project seemed likely
to go ahead with them all making a tidy, if not an outrageous, profit.

   The stress had all but overcome her and Mary and Jake uplifted her and
took her back to the cottage to get her strength back.  Others were doing
the hard work, now, and she was able to relax.

   Mary insisted Sharmila restrict her work hours and rationed her
cellphone use as conditions for staying with them.  After protesting, she
agreed.

   Sharmila was heavily pregnant and tired easily.  She found the spa
relaxing and would often need naps during the day.  But her discomfort
didn't affect her libido much, in fact, her boiling hormones actually
enhanced it.

   Jake had bought them a king size bed.  Mary's old double couldn't handle
the pace nor the pounding the couple gave it.  Sharmila was invited to
share it with them a couple of times a week.  On other days, Sharmila
accepted their need to spend time in it alone.  It was quieter than their
old bed, but she could still hear them making love through the wall.  Mary
no-longer felt the need to restrain herself.  Jake called her 'a screamer'
and Mary told him she'd holler all she wanted.  Inevitably such
conversations ended with them smooching and cuddling.  Sharmila got used to
that activity pretty quickly.

   She also got used to their racy banter and their touching.  Sometimes,
Sharmila would go into the kitchen and find them by the bench talking, in
their underwear, with their hands stroking each other's arses inside their
pants.  To them, time spent out of bed was one long foreplay.

   Mary explained to her one day that she'd once thought they were fucking
their relationship to death.  They'd tried rationing, she giggled, but it
hadn't worked.  They just got shitty with each other.

   "Perhaps one day we'll slow down?" Mary said, "but in the meantime, we
just like fucking each other so why stop?"

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   One evening, Sharmila tapped on the bedroom door.  They'd retired about
a half hour before but Sharmila had some urgent calls to deal with.  Mary
told her that all her calls were urgent and she'd need to decide what were
less urgent and could be left to tomorrow morning.

   When she waddled in the couple were spooning, with Jake behind, but by
the angle of the bodies Sharmila was in little doubt that other activity
was taking place beneath the covers.



   Sure enough, Mary's left leg was thrown back over Jake's and in all
probability, his cock was firmly wedged inside his lover from behind.  The
look on Mary's face confirmed it.  She had that dreamy look.

   Sharmila pulled back the covers.  Jake's hand was covering Mary's tit
and she had a brief glimpse of his balls, and Mary's ginger thatch.  His
cock was buried deep and he was moving slowly, gyrating rather than urgent
thrusting.

   The summer night was hot and humid and the women often wore little
around the house.  Tonight Sharmila was just in her panties.  She'd learned
to dispense with any modesty.

   "This is how he keeps me on edge," Mary sighed, "he misses my sweet spot
this way.  When he wants to finish he'll give me a rub to set me off."

   "I see," Sharmila said, slightly embarrassed.

   Despite their openess, they'd never actually made love in front of her
before.

   "Jake wanted some action," she continued.  "Randy sod couldn't wait,"
she smiled over her shoulder, "you right with this, love?"

   "Sure.  What do you mean I wanted some action?  Who parked their arse on
my dick?"

   "Didn't see you backing away?"

   "Well, of course not!  Y'think I'm going to pass up an offer like that,
hot tits?"

   "It's either that or have that thing poking me in the back all night."

   Mary put her arm around Sharmila.  They were a 'touch feely' household
where hugs and kisses were de rigeur.  However, she'd never had Mary hug
her while locked together with Jake before.  The situation made her feel
slightly uneasy and she asked Mary whether they preferred to be alone.

   "Up to you, love," she told her, "I'm easy."

   Sharmila considered leaving them to it but the sheer effort of hauling
her swollen belly back out of the bed was too much.  In the end she elected
to stay.

   Her breasts seemed to have grown a little as they prepared for their
primary biological purpose.  Mary had made comments before about how
beautiful she looked.

   "My God, Sharmila, I think they're even bigger."

   "Are you sure?" she asked.

   "Yeah!  What do you think, Babe?" she asked Jake.

   Jake popped his head up and cast a connoiseur's eye over her chest.

   "Mmm, mm, mmm!"

   "I think he likes them," laughed Mary.  "Jake, you're such a pervert!"

   "Sheesh, you asked," he grumbled.

   "Just pulling your chain.  Uh, easy, oh!" Jake suddenly thrust forward a
couple of times.  "Ok," she said, breathlessly, "I'll behave!"

   A wave of curiosity overcame Sharmila.  She asked Mary what it felt like
to have Jake inside her and she answered, 'the best, the very best.' She
realised she was growing horny and her hand drifted down to her pussy
beneath her panties.  'Go for it,' Mary winked.

   After a brief period of indecision, Sharmile began to struggle with her
knickers.  Smiling knowingly, Mary helped and maneuvred them up her thighs.
"Better?" she whispered.  "Uh, Jake, you feel a little harder, babe." In
response, Jake thrust, causing Mary to gasp.  "Oh...  shit, uh!"

   The bed began to heave as Mary and Jake writhed together.  It was one of
their long, slow, fucks, but now there appeared to be a degree of urgency.
Mary watched Sharmila begin to work on herself.  Quickly, she came to a
decision and called for Jake to stop.  He looked confused when she asked
him to pull out.

   "Sharmila, Jake, hold on a second, will you?" They both looked at her,
confused.  "I've got an idea," she told them.  She rolled onto her back and
pushed down the covers so all three of them were fully exposed.  "We
haven't any secrets between us have we?  I mean, here we are, naked as the
day we were born, lying in the same bed..."

   "Mary, uh, what are you going on about?" Jake asked.

   "Do you trust me Jake?" he nodded, warily.  "And you, Sharmila, you know
I'd never do anything to hurt you?"

   "Of course!" she answered, confused.

   "What's this..."

   "Quiet, Jake...  babe.  Just for a minute, huh?" Again, Jake nodded. 
"Sharmila," she continued, playing with Jake's now semi-flaccid, dick,
"you've seen this before, haven't you...  quiet, Jake!" Sharmila nodded,
wondering where this was heading.  "But you've never touched it, have you?"

   "No, but, Mary..." Sharmila said, suddenly growing aware of what was
happening.

   "So, now, with Jake's permission, I'm offering you the chance.  Here,
give me your hand.  You don't mind, babe, do you?" Jake slowly shook his
head.

   She drew Sharmila's hand across her body until it was inches from Jake's
cock.  She tried to pull away, but Mary smiled reassuringly and held onto
it tighter.

   "It's ok," she whispered, "it won't bite!"

   Gradually Mary moved Sharmila's hand until her fingertips brushed Jake's
cock.  Slowly, she drew her fingers up and down.  "See how smooth and soft
it is?" she whispered, "it's nice, isn't it?" Sharmila agreed, still wary.
"Put your fingers around it?  Give him a jack," she instructed, "nice and
slow...  see?  You like?"

   "I...  I thought it would be different," Sharmila told her.

   "Y'mean you've never touch anyone's penis before, ever?" Mary asked,
surprised.  "Jake," Mary said, "roll over me, hon.  Get in the middle... 
that's right.  You wet, Sharmila?"

   "Kinda!" she confessed.

   "Warm her up, Jake.  Kiss her.  You've done it before so it shouldn't be
too hard for you."

   "Mary, what the fuck are you up to?" Jake asked.

   "Just kiss her and stop asking questions!"

   Jake did as he was ordered and soon was in a hot clincher with Sharmila.
Mary rubbed his back and told him he was doing fine.  Sharmila, herself,
had her eyes closed, clearly enjoying herself.

   "Mary," Sharmila exclaimed, "he is to be your husband.  You said you'd
not share!"

   "Consider it a loan," she replied, "providing the interest is not too
high!" she playfully batted Jake.

   "That's not even funny!" Jake protested.

   "Stop wasting time.  It's rude to keep a lady waiting.!  You like those
boobs of her's?  Sure, you do, you can't keep your eyes off them.  I'm sure
Sharmila likes to have them sucked...  go ahead...  oh, ferchrissake, girl,
lie back and think of India."

   Jake's well-practiced technique soon had Sharmila gasping.  She tried to
push her hand between her legs but Mary batted it away.  "Wait," she
whispered, "let Jake do that."

   "Mary, no!" she cried.

   "Live in the moment," Mary whispered, "don't think of what's coming,
enjoy what he's doing.  Jake will never hurt you...  or force you to do
something you didn't want.  Just let it happen.  In your own time, you're
going to get on your knees and Jake is going to put his head between your
legs.  When you want to, squat on his tongue.  If you don't like it, move
your butt out of the way.  But, give him a chance.  He's got the most
talented tongue I've ever had."

   "I have?" Jake asked in surprise.

   "Then what?" asked Sharmila.

   "It's up to you.  Get up, walk out, if you want...  or take a trip to
paradise."

   Sighing, Sharmila struggled up, sat for a while on her haunches, then
bent forward onto all fours.  Mary nodded to Jake who slid in underneath
her on his back.  Gingerly, Sharmila lowered herself towards his mouth. 
"Now, take it easy on her, Jake," Mary cautioned.

   Jake's tongue met its target.  Sharmila winced and lifted off straight
away.  Slowly, however, she squatted back down.  Mary put an arm around her
and stroked her long hair.  "Good?" she asked.  Sharmila nodded.

   Soon she was slowly grinding on him and Jake nudged her gently up so he
could breathe.  "You wet, babe?" Mary asked her.  Again, Sharmila nodded.
"You want cock, honey?"

   "I'm...  I'm not sure.  Maybe I try?"

   "Jake?  Don't be a stud ram, love.  Just tease her a little...  take it
slow."

   Jake obeyed.  Sliding out from under, he got on his knees behind her and
gently nudged.  Gradually, he worked himself in, stopping frequently while
Sharmila got used to it.

   Mary encouraged her, stroked her back and head.  Jake began to grind
slowly and, after checking with Sharmila she was ok, laid back and put her
own hand between her legs.

   "God, you two," she said, "you've no idea how hot that looks."

   "Mary?" Sharmila gasped, "can I...  uh...  I'd like to...  uh...  get on
top...  oh...  sit on it...  uh...  is that ok?"

   "Jake?"

   "Sure."

   Jake lay down on his back and Sharmila squatted over him.  Carefully,
she took his dick and guided it back inside her.  Mary cradled Jake's head
and asked him if he saw what she was doing.

   "Friggin'?  You?  In company?"

   "Day of firsts," she chuckled.  "Tell me, Sharmila, how does it feel?"

   "Good...  so full...  so deep...  uh...  oh."

   "He's got a nice one, hasn't he?  Put your hand down there, sweetheart,"
she talked to Jake, "let her grind on your knuckle...  that's it!  Better,
Sharmila?"

   "Oh, yes...  oh!"

   "Come when you like.  Uh...  that'll set Jake off."

   Sharmila bent forward a little and ground faster.  Jake caught her
swaying boobs in his hands and massaged them.  Her mouth fell open and she
breathed heavily, increasing in power and intensity.

   "Oh, Jake...  babe...  you're so hot!" Mary cried.

   He looked and saw her furiously rubbing herself.

   And then Sharmila wailed out a strong come and he couldn't contain
himself any longer.

   "Shit, I'm there!" yelled Mary, "ohhhhnh!"

   Later, they all walked out to have a naked spa together, under the
stars.

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   Earlier in her stay, Jake and Mary finally tackled Sharmila on the
source of her sudden wealth.  They were concerned she'd got herself into
dubious business practices or, even worse, was blackmailing Lionel Sampson.

   She blanched when she heard that name, then switched to anger.  She was
adamant she wanted nothing to do with that man.  Sampson wanted to treat
her like a common whore, she told them, and they were convinced she would
have slipped the knife in him if he'd persisted with his advances.

   But she finally admitted she had 'shaken someone down,' using Jake's
vernacular.  It was all above board and was an Indian solution to a matter
of honour.

   Sharmila's husband's family were well-connected and wealthy.  Their good
name was of vital importance to them.  She took copies of her police
reports and medical records to the local lawyer acting for ther family's
interests and asked him what he planned to do about it.  Several weeks
later she received a proposal for a settlement of the 'problem.'

   In return for her not pursuing civil or criminal proceedings, they
suggested providing for her baby's upkeep and the wellbeing of the mother.
The money was to be deducted from her husband's expected inheritance.  They
wanted no communication and they let it be known that any publicity and the
deal's off.

   Sharmila pressed for a show of remorse from her husband, but only
received and upping of the cash offer instead.  He was never going to admit
he'd done anything wrong but men in his family were expected to provide for
their children.

   The family's lawyer administered the fund and purchased a fully
furnished apartment for her.  An expecting mother needs a car to make
neo-natal appointments, etc, and one duly arrived.  Naturally, everything
had to be of sufficient quality that it could never been said that the
family was mean.

   Her husband, she'd learned, had been slapped by his father and made to
confess his sins in front of the women of the family.  Rape inside marriage
may not have been something completely recognised by his family, but men do
not abandon pregnant wives in foreign countries.

   Nor do men of the family do jail time and Sharmila knew he'd never
return.  She, of course, was upper caste as well and there would certainly
be animosity between the two families unless honour was satisfied.  It was
and the exclusive New Delhi clubs were spared a scandal.

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   Jake and Mary postponed their marriage until after the bay was born. 
They wanted Sharmila to be there and didn't want to have to have a midwife
in attendance at the wedding.

   Jake fussed over Sharmila.  Mary thought this was the only chance he'd
have of being a father, so left him to it.  She watched him press his ear
to Sharmila's tummy and coo over her ultrasound scans.  He seemed to be
more excited than her.

   Emotionally, Mary was not entirely happy with Jake's attention towards
Sharmila but, in the end, she had to trust him, as he trusted her.

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   KATZMAREK (C)