Wanders

Author’s note –

This is the second chapter in an ongoing series of character studies. Here the two leading characters discover each and their world. Maybe age is just a number. This is not a stroke story; of course, this being Lit, there are some sexy scenes.

All characters are over eighteen years of age and are fictional. While some places may be geographically correct, what takes place is fictional.

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“Good Morning, Sally. Two things, first did you get an overnight package addressed to me? Second, is everything set up for the conference this morning?”

“Yes, I got the package. What am I suppose to do with it?”

“Call Raul and have him come to the office. Put him in my private office. He’ll know what needs doing. He will give you the package back and which I want to be sent back to me for 8 AM delivery to me here in Watkins Glen tomorrow morning. Make a guaranteed reservation at the Riverside Inn in Overlook, NY for me beginning the day after tomorrow and running for the next eight days. I am not sure when I will be arriving, likely sometime during that time frame. I will need a suite when I get there. Give Raul the address of the inn. He will know what I need.”

“Yes, sir.”

“All right, connect me to the conference room, and let’s get this ball rolling.”

Two hours later, I finally got off the phone with the team, and we all had a clear idea of how to go forward. Walking back onto the bus, “Kat? What’s wrong? You look upset. What’s going on?”

“You know the little ring I always wear? Aunt Flo gave me that ring when I graduated from high school. That ring belonged to her mother. It’s lost. I’ve looked everywhere, and I can’t find it.”

“It’s got to be here. I know you have taken everything apart, looking for it while I was outside on the phone. But, for sure, the ring is here where I can’t say. When I misplaced something and could not find it, I walked away for a day instead of running around looking for it. Almost always, I found it the next day or the following day. Baby? It is here, and it will turn up. Ok?”

“Neil, I, I just can’t understand what happened. I’m upset, and well, I’m worried that it is lost. And what do I say to Aunt Flo? Give me a few to calm down. Losing something this important is so unlike me.”

“Kat! Do not beat yourself up. The ring is here, and it will turn up. Making a guess, it will turn tomorrow morning.” All right, genius, how are you going to get the ring back without stirring up all kinds of stuff on her part?

“Hun, let’s go in town, get a bite to eat, and then go to the Corning Museum. Have you ever seen crystal done as a statue?”

“No? I’ve seen pictures but not in person.”

“As you know, I love to do landscape photography. Taking either crystal or glass and shaping it into something else is another art form that I find endlessly fascinating. In Chicago, you’ll see I have a few small pieces of glass in the condo along with some photos as well.”

After lunch, we got to the museum and began wandering about the galleries. Seeing the exhibits was the first time Kat had seen works like this and how they came to be. As we strolled about, she struck up conversations with one or another staff member, talking about techniques and what all else I didn’t know. What became very clear to me was that Kat was a genuine artist in her own right.

“Kat, at some point, I am going buy or build a house, a house for the both of us. As you saw, they have some great design concepts I’d like to incorporate into our new home. What do you think?”

“Neil, my darling man. You have no idea what this place has done to me. It is incredible, breathtaking, and it has changed my notions of what and where to go next.”

I was taken aback by Kat’s reactions. Her eyes bounced from one exhibit, one piece to the next, and back and forth as she drank everything in. She absorbed galleries in ways I did not understand. But she was incorporating everything she saw.

I stepped outside and called my office. “Sally, I need you to get a hold of Raul and find out from him when the earliest he can have it in Albany. Then send me a text with what he said. And no, I will not give you any details, just let me know what it says. Thank you, Sally.” Thirty minutes later, my phone chimed in, telling me I had a text. The text said, “tomorrow afternoon, not later than three. The other thing will be there by eight in the morning.” Well, well, tomorrow is going to be a busy day.

“Sweetheart? Roll over and go back to sleep. I’m going to take Ru out for a walk and run. We’ll be back in a little while. Ok? When I get back, we will need to start moving towards Albany. I’d like to get there around four or so.”

I was waiting at the office when FedUP arrived. Yes! They did have it. Thank all the gods in all the heavens for that. Very carefully and securely, I slipped the ring into my pocket. Together Ru and I roamed around the campgrounds. About an hour later, we headed back home and heard the shower running when we came inside.

I carefully put the ring just inside the back fold of the sofa in the front of the bus. Where I hoped that Kat would find it there as it was next to where she usually sat. Then, walking into the bathroom, I held a towel out for my wonderful woman. “Does anyone here need their back dried?”

“Get over here, sailor man! I need lots and lots of your hugs.” Wrapping my woman in the towel and holding her deep in my arms.

“Honey? If you are interested, there’s a cup of coffee in the kitchen with your name on it.” Going to the kitchen and pouring the both of us a cup of coffee. I put Kat’s coffee down in front of the sofa where she usually sat and where the ring was half-hidden from view. Looking up, I saw her moving very slowly, wrapped in the towel toward the sofa. As she started to sit down, she saw it, the half-hidden ring.

The discovery led to a scream, then tears, then a huge sigh of relief. Never in my life had I seen anyone as happy as she was. At first, Kat stood there wrapped in the towel, simply looking out into space. Then the smile came back and came back, and my woman, well, my woman, has back. The smile that lit my day was back. Her eyes were glowing like the precious emeralds they are. The warmth was there. All was good in the world.

“Neil, you have heard me say that since meeting you, my world is entirely different than what I might have dreamed. The world I dreamed of was teaching school kids how to draw and some handsome man riding a white horse sweeping me off my feet. Instead, yesterday I saw a world in glass that, to be honest, I don’t know existed. But, for sure, it changed my views on what art is. Add to that not being able to find Aunt Flo’s ring, and well, I was lost.”

“I don’t have any kind of horse. The best I can do is a fuzzy dog with pointy ears that barks a lot and will, on occasion, nip your fingers lovingly. Would that work?”

Kat answered my question with peels of laughter. “Asshole! Get over here!” I happily scampered out of the dog house with my morning worries fixed. However, this evening promised a lot more.

“Is it ok if I move his lordship off the sofa? Maybe he can go back to his throne upfront?” Ru! Move it, or I will sit on you, go on, dog. Move it.

With that, Ru slinked off with his tail between his legs and went up front and jumped on Kat’s seat there.

“You only think your world is different. You have changed everything I thought would be. I had it set that Ru and I would wander back roads looking for the next great photograph. What I got instead was an icy cold beer and you. You reversed the course of my life, dear Lady.”

“Hey, do you think we can shake our collective asses and get to Albany by four this afternoon? There’s a package at the hotel I will need to sign for and review quickly. Are you good with this change in plans?”

“Neil, tell me one thing. Will we be together? If, yes then I am good with whatever.”

At three-thirty, we rolled up to the inn where we were to stay. Kat stayed with the bus while Ru ran around and chased whatever there was to pursue, much to her amusement. I went into the hotel, got us registered and the keys for our suite, then met the messenger waiting for me. I dashed off my signature for the package, and he was on his way. Then I walked back out and found the dynamic duo, “hey, good looking? You and your buddy gunna stay out here all day? Or might you give me a hand getting stuff up to our room?”

“Old man? You have been so good all day. But you have to revert to form and start your shit again. You know Cathy told me she has to kick Carl’s ass almost every day, or he just doesn’t act right. I can see now that you are the same as he is in every respect. So what do you need a hand with?”

At that instant, two bellmen appeared with their carts. “Show them what you want upstairs? They will take care of the rest, and I park the beast. That work?”

Ten minutes later, I walked into our suite to find Kat on the floor playing with Ru. “Honey? I’m sorry I was so upset earlier. But, the last day or so has been so stressful, what with losing Aunt Flo’s ring. Then the Glass Museum just knock me off my feet. I think I could spend a week at the Glass Museum going back and forth, seeing everything they have. Lord, if I lived near there, I would be in heaven.”

“Have you a question or two, Miss Kathleen. When you and I started on this trip, the original idea was that you’d ride along with me beside the canal. Well, we haven’t seen a lot of the canal, have we? But that’s no big deal. The canal will always be there, I hope, and there will be the next time. I planned to head south from here and go down the Hudson towards Hyde Park, then on ultimately to Key West. Along the way, I wanted to stop in and look at a piece of property I have in a small town on the Gulf of Mexico. The property is outside of Bird’s Nest, which, likely as not, about the only thing I know the town for is the spectacular sunsets they have. In Hyde Park, there’s one of the best chef’s schools in the world there. And, I wanted to have dinner there in a couple of the restaurants on campus. Kat? Tell me what you want. Do you want to keep riding along on this voyage as my navigator or, do you want or need to go back to Buffalo?”

“Neil, you have heard me say it before. Where you go, I go. As long you will have me, my sole desire is to be with you. Whatever else there’s to do, we will make happen.”

“All right, Miss Kathleen Floyd, then I have another question for you.” As I reached in my pocket and palmed the ring box there, I slipped to a knee. “Miss Kathleen Floyd, will you marry me?” As I asked the question, I presented her with the ring that I had made.

“Neil, no, no. You can’t be serious. OH my god.” Suddenly I found us both on the floor with Kat’s arms warped around my neck as she cried on my shoulder. “Neil? Why me?”

“Kat, you asked why and here’s your answer. Sure, you are a beautiful woman, as are many. But, what sets you apart is that you make my heart feel full. When we are together, I am whole and complete. Said in the simplest terms, I know. Miss Floyd, I love you. What’s why you.”

She sat on the floor with Ru’s head on her knee as she stared at the ring. “I’ve seen anything like this ring before.”

“Honey, it is an original. Like you, you are an original. There is a bit of a story behind the ring which, I’ll tell you. But first, you have to promise me that you will not kick my ass, punch or hit me, jab those pointy elbows of yours in my chest, or in any other way cause me any pain. Deal?”

“Neil!! How can you say all that?”

“Just wait, and you’ll see why. I had the ring designed several years ago, with no one in mind. But I wanted it for when the right woman and the right time happened. The ring has, as you see, three diamonds. The middle one is about twice as large as the two on either side. To answer a question that, more than likely, you will be asked, the center diamond is about six karts. You are the central diamond. The ones on either side represent your Aunt Flo and my Mom. Together you three are the most important women in my life. I designed this ring to be a celebration of all three of you. OH, Kat, you did not lose your Aunt Flo’s ring. I sent the ring to my office in Chicago so the jeweler could use it to size the ring to fit you and return the ring here for you to find. Oh, another thing, your Aunt is doing a surprise birthday party for your Uncle Herman next Sunday. She has invited all your girlfriends from school to attend. So? You might want to call her and let her know if you’ll be attending or not.”

“Neil, I will live up to my promise and cause you no pain. That does not, however, eliminate killing you. I suppose Aunt Flo and Uncle Herman knew about this as well as Cathy and Carl? I am going to kill all of them too. No one spilled the beans. I had no idea you had this planned. Neil, you are wonderful, and HELL YES, I will marry you. So that I can poke you in the ribs again.” With that, she slipped Aunt Flo’s ring onto her right ring finger as our engagement ring went on her left ring finger. Then she laid there on the floor looking at the ring. “Never in my wildest dreams did I see this coming.”

“Honey? Didn’t I tell you a while ago that I was a bit old-fashioned? So that you know, I asked both Aunt Flo and Uncle Herman for their permission to marry you. They agreed but wanted to be sure that we would come back toward Buffalo frequently. I agreed to that happily. I asked your Aunt to set us up with a real estate agent who can assist us in finding a place here. We are meeting with her on Monday.”

“Miss Floyd? You need to call your Aunt and Uncle and let them know if we will be attending your uncle’s surprise birthday party. Oh? You might mention to her that we are engaged too.”

“You and she had this all planned, didn’t you two? So that you know, I will put together a list of all the assholes I know. As it stands right now, you are number three on the list. With my Aunt and Uncle on the top of the list, Cathy and Carl at numbers four and five. Each and every one of you clowns is an asshole in your own rights and your own unique ways. Only Ru is not on the asshole list; he’s my sweetie.”

“Well, I suppose I am in good company.”

“Sailor, shut up! Get over here and kiss me. You have some work to do.” With that statement once more, the arms of my crazy redheaded vixen wrapped the world I had known and showed me something new. “Neil, you are a crazy old man. But you are my man, and I do so love you. And I do look forward to seeing where this journey takes us. But, before you divert me with some other nefarious thing you might pull out of your hat, I will call my Aunt and Uncle. AKA, assholes one and two and curse them both out.”

“Aunt Flo? The quick answers are yes and yes. Asshole here tells me you have plans to surprise Uncle Herman; what next Sunday? I want to be there, and I will bring asshole and his sidekick with me too, if that’s all right? And yes, the asshole did ask me, and I said yes. You will not believe the ring he just gave me; saying it is like nothing I’ve seen before is an understatement. But then again, he is like nothing I’ve run into before. God!! I can’t believe this! Aunt Flo, thank you and Uncle Herman for helping make this happen and thank you both for being the best parents any girl ever had.” The two of them chatted for a while. When she hung up, Kat looked at me. “I still don’t believe this. That this is all real.”

“Baby, this as real as it gets.” Reaching over and sweeping her long lovely red hair aside so I could see those stunning emeralds dancing about, the eyes of my sweet woman. “Hi, baby. We will make the two of us have a wonderful life together.”

“It’s so funny now. I used to lay in my bed when I was a little girl, dreaming of this day and the man who came riding along with his white horse and take me away. Then you and your shaggy brown dog happened by. And I happily followed the two of you out into uncharted seas. You are the sailor of my little boat. And I do love you so much. Thank you, Neil.” With that, she got up off the floor and went towards the door leading into our bedroom. While I lay on their watching her float across the room. With each step Kat took, she tugged on her towel. Flashing me in or another way as she headed into the bedroom. “Are you going to join me, or do you want an engraved invitation?”

Rolling off the floor, I slowly got to my feet and joined by the wonderful Lady. Where once more, our arms wrapped around each other, and we stood together. Where I became lost in her eyes again, “Lady, you are an imp, a vixen. But three things to always remember, you are my Lady, my imp, and my vixen. And Kat, I will always be your man, your sailor. I will always be the one who loves you.”

Together somehow, we found ourselves laid across the bed here, wrapped deep in each other’s arms. We were lost in the warmth of our embrace and the promise of our new lives together. We found each other’s lips and softly began kissing each other. The kiss we shared wasn’t a hungry or demanding kiss; instead, it was a greeting of lovers joining together again as they went along a now familiar path. Holding each other as we rolled about the bed happily, lost inside each other’s souls. In time, somehow Kat slipped over my hips, then sitting up slightly, she reached down and held her cock to guide it into her. Into my woman as once again, we became one. I never knew what it was to make love to a woman until this Lady came along and changed my entire world.

She wrapped herself around her cock as she slowly slipped down it. Then, she sat there holding her cock impaled deep inside of her; as she squeezed and gave me a massage unlike none other before. In time, another climax captured us in its rhapsody.

“Baby, that was amazing, the best ever.”

“Honey, yes, you lovely Lady. We need to roll our collective asses out of bed and find us something to eat besides each other. That and let Mister Rufus have a run.”

“I know you are right but, that does not mean I want to move. But, for only you, I will.” Slowly we got disentangled and dressed. “Ru? Do you want to go with Mommy and Daddy? Or stay here.” On hearing his name, he bolted to the door. “Ru, you are as bad as your Daddy.”

“Well, at least I am in good company.”

“Shut up, asshole, or you two will sleep together.”

Ru, let’s get your vest on, and OH! My old friend, welcome to our new world.

With that, Kat and I left our room hand in hand as Ru lead the way. “Baby, when we pulled up here, I saw a small restaurant across the street from here. Next to it, there’s a park that Ru can explore. That work for you, my Lady?”

“Neil, what works for me is being with you. So yes, it does.”

After we were seated in the restaurant and Ru found a place under our feet. The waitress gave us our menus. I asked her; if they also had a wine list. She nodded, then went off, came back in a moment, and handed me the list, which I quickly scanned. “Ma’am, since this is somewhat of a celebration for us, might we get a bottle of the Montaudom Classe M? And if you will start us with the onion soup au gratin and a small salad.”

“Certainly, if I may. Could I ask what the celebration is?”

With that Kat, slowly held up her left hand and said, “this.”

“Oh my god, congratulations, you two.” It seemed that Ru had to add his comment at that moment with a huge yawn.

Sitting there after dinned and chuckling lightly, “baby, you liked doing that, didn’t you?”

“Neil, you have made me the happiest woman in the world. I suppose this ring is our way of saying to everyone that we are one. And yes, I will love showing off this ring you gave me as I want the world to know I am your woman.”

“My woman of mine, you done wore out your man, again. So, let’s do this take, Mister Rufus, to the park next door so he can do his exploration, then we can tumble into bed. Tomorrow is another day.”

As I lay in bed watching the sunrise and lost in the sweet sounds of my woman’s purrs, I knew, at last, I was home. Here, with the two of us curdled up together. Slowly she moved about on our bed until she was lying on her pillow, holding up her hand as she stared at the ring. “Neil? I can’t believe you did this. That you went to so much effort to make this happen. It is almost like a fairy tale I might have read when I was little tike.”

“Miss Kathleen, I will stop at nothing to make you happy.”

“Hey, you? Do you want to know what makes me happy? I’ll tell you, waking up in the morning and having you next to me makes me happy. Anything else is, is well minor in comparison. I want to be with you, period. It is that simple.”

“Now, Mister Man, you need to get us some breakfast. And I don’t want room service; I want to go downstairs. I want everyone to see us together. But first, we need to get in and out of the shower so we don’t stink.”

Well, much to our regret. The shower wasn’t big enough to hold the both of us at the same time. So we had to content ourselves on drying each other off after our showers. I got dressed quickly. While was Kat was taking her time this morning. While Mom is finishing getting ready to go, Mister Rufus, let’s get you dressed and ready to go too. In short order, we headed out with Ru leading the way while the two of us followed behind, holding each other’s hand.

Since Ru was with us, we were seated in a back corner of the dining room. After breakfast, we went back across the street and let the overgrown mutt go and run awhile as we watched. Every so often, he’d come running back to us and bark, then go running off again. Almost every time he came to us, he would go to Kat and lightly nuzzle her as if to say, hi, I’m so glad you are here. That greeting earned him yet another ear scratch or a pat on his head. Then off he would go again, telling the world with his barks that we were here.

“Honey? Would you like to go for a walk and see what’s here in town?”

“Sure! Ru, come here, good boy.” In a quick second, Ru was sitting at Kat’s feet as if to say, hi Mom, what we gunna do now, Mom?

The three of us started aimlessly walking around the park, stopping at an overlook that gave a view of the Hudson River and the far bank. We were lost in our world, oblivious to anything around us. Into this almost pastoral scene came one of the angriest voices I have ever heard. Immediately Ru went from a lap dog to a vigilant, protective dog. The voice called out, “I found you at, last, Neil Terrell.” Before he could say another word, Ru launched and had the man disarmed. In a matter of seconds, the police arrived. They quickly determined what had happened.

“Officer, I am an attorney. Can we go back across the street to the hotel where we are staying? Here’s my business card, we are staying in room 309. We will both be happy to give you statements. Is that ok?”

“Sure thing, the detectives will see you shortly.”

When we got to our room and after, Kat caught her breath. She asked, “what the hell was all that about?”

“Honey, that is the ugly side of my world; that is my nightmare, and that is why Ru is here. You’ve heard me say that he is a trained service dog. He is my minder, my bodyguard. He watches out for me and for you too. You just saw the underbelly of my world. Are you sure this is where you to be?”

As she held my hand in her’s, our eyes locked together, “Neil, I have said this before, and I will say it again and again. There is only one place I want to be, and that is with you. No matter where you are, that is where I want to be. So I have no questions about this, and there is no hesitation on my part.” At this moment, a sharp knock on the door announced what I guessed would be a detective. The knock got Ru back on full alert. Before opening the door, I asked who was there, and I was correct; it was a detective.

Kat and I sat together on the sofa with Ru at our feet. The detective sat across the room in a chair there. Answering all his questions and giving our statements took a couple of exhausting hours. But, in the end, he was satisfied with what had happened. It seemed that our assailant lived in town, and I had some previous dealings with him that left him unhappy. I had ended up effectively shutting down his representation of some athletes, which cost him dearly. After we had given our statements, the detective wanted to know more about Ru. He had been watching Ru somewhat apprehensively for the entire time we had talked. Ru would nuzzle Kat’s foot or sniff her fingers every so often, then put his head back on top of her foot.

“Watch this, if you will sit back and relax, please, sir.” Ru go, and shake hands, pointing to the detective. With that, Ru got up, walked over to the detective, and sniffed at him a few times. Then he sat down at his feet and offered his front paw to shake.

“Sir, you just made a new friend. Ru will remember you from now on. If or when he sees you again, he will greet you like a long-lost old buddy.”

“Nice puppy, and he is a hell of a minder, anyway; thanks for all your help. If we need to, we’ll be in touch.”

“WOW! That was an experience; I hope we don’t have to repeat that little exercise.”

“Let’s talk about the rest of this week, ok?” The apprehension was visible in my Lady’s eyes. “Wednesday and Thursday we are going to be in Hyde Park at the chef’s school there. Wednesday night will be dinner with Cathy and Carl, I hadn’t shared with you yet. That Thursday night is a banquet where Carl and the Player’s Association will get an award. So the schedule is, we will be starting this exercise off Wednesday night. So you, Cathy, and us Bozos will likely be having what wouldn’t be a quiet, intimate dinner.”

“Do not take my comment to be critical, honey, but the wardrobe you have here will not support these activities. On both Wednesday and Thursday night, you’ll need a very nice dress or skirt and top. We’ll get into this later, but the surprise party for your uncle will likely be another dog and pony show. We can go to whatever store there is here in town and look and see what they have you would like. Of course, there is another option.”

“The other option is to use a dresser. Do you know what that is? Cathy, Carl, myself, and several others you will be meeting shortly all use the professional services of Maddie Cohn; she is a professional dresser. She selects all of our clothes, so we present a polished image. Do you recall when you met Cathy? She always looked very polished and well turned out, right? Will you let Maddie select clothes for you for this upcoming week?”

“How would she know what I like or anything about me?”

“Good questions. If I know Cathy and Maddie, they have often been on the phone this past week or so. Likely as not Maddie, has seen some of the photos I took of you at your graduation party. Talk with her and tell her what you like, and she will make it happen. Baby, you will be the woman every eye in the room follows. You can remember seeing someone who dressed in a way that you admired. That woman will be you, and lord help humanity when you and Cathy are together. The both of you draw every eye in the room, and there will be multiple accidents.”

“All right, I’ll try it. How do I find Maddie?”

“Here, use my phone.”

“Maddie Cohn, please, this Kathleen Floyd. Yes, I’ll hold.”

Ru, come on. Let’s go for a walk. We don’t need to be part of this conversation. So Ru and I head out, leaving Kat on the phone as she entered yet another new world. The funny thing was when we got outside; people gave us a lot of space. All except for one delightful tike who wanted to pet Ru; I asked both the little one and his parents if he would like to shake with Ru. After pointing out the tike, I told Ru to shake. He went to the little one and did his usual sniffing, then he sat down and presented his paw. This series of actions amazed the child and the parents too. Soon enough, Ru had made himself another new best friend.

After a while, Ru and I went back to our room to find Kat still on the phone. It seems that Cathy called while I was out, and Kat answered when she saw who was calling. Well, it appears that the sisterhood added a new member. The upshot was the two of them made plans to spend both Monday and Tuesday afternoon together. Cathy got us reservations in Poughkeepsie in their hotel for the balance of the week. Seriously, thank you, Cathy. And thanks for whatever Maddie was sending would be arriving Monday afternoon.

“Honey, I suspect you might be asking why Carl doesn’t have a minder like Ru? If you will, notice, Cathy always has a small purse on her left side, and her right hand is free. She is a former special agent, and she has permits to carry anywhere she and Carl might go. That purse contains a pistol of some type along with a couple of spare clips. Ok?”

“I had wondered about that?”

“Honey, I have no secrets from you; what you see is what you get. When you wonder why something, ask me, and I will answer to the best of my ability. I want us to have a strong relationship. I agree with what your Aunt Flo told you about never going to bed mad. That will kill a marriage. Another killer is keeping secrets from one another. Kathleen, I will do my dammest to keep you informed, so you know what I know. Does that work for you?”

Slowly, very deliberately, Kat walked over to me. Then she wrapped her arms around my neck. “Neil? I have a little secret to share with you. I have this creeping feeling that a bit of a devil is inside me trying to take over somehow or another. So? What are you going to do about that?”

“There is only one sure-fire solution for problems like that, and that is to fuck the devil out of you.” Then, sharply swatting her ass, “woman, get that ass in bed.”

As she sashayed toward the bedroom with her hips swinging wildly back and forth, Kat looked over her shoulder and smiled. “Hey, mister, so that you know. I kinda liked what you just did. That gave me an electric thrill.”

I rushed toward the bedroom and found my girl nude stretched face down across our bed. “Yeah, that cute ass is about to get it a well-earned spanking.”

With that, Kat popped up on her elbows and looked back toward me, “promise?”

Sliding onto the bed, “get yourself over here, devilish woman. I am about to spank the Devil out of you.” With that, she moved across my lap, offering her ass to be spanked.

“Be gentle, please; this is the first time. I’ve never done this, and I so want you to spank me.”

Slowly raking my fingernails across the globes of my woman’s ass as she softly groaned, lost in the moment. Then swatting her cute ass, she let go as she fell into a series of soft moans and cries. “More, please, my man.” My hand danced back and forth very deliberately across her offered ass as Kat continued to cry out. Ultimately that amazing ass softly glowed as my hand had begun to sting from this.

As I stopped, Kat rolled over and pulled me to her. “Thank you, my man. I have always dreamed of my man spanking me. So that I know he has taken and made me his. Neil, I am yours completely and totally with no hesitation or reservation. I am your woman, the woman who loves you. You can have me as you wish and desire, my love. But, Neil, in the future, you know you will need to do this again. So that again and again, you mark your property as yours. And so your ass glows as it does now. The warmth of that spanking does fill my soul in so many ways and feels incredible. Now, my love, I need something else from you. I need you fuck me hard, so I am filled with you and your love as you drive the Devil away from me.” With that passionate declaration. She rolled over again and kneeled on the bed with her head resting on the pillows. Displaying that glowing ass and her dripping pussy as she pulled the globes of her ass apart.

“Woman, what is this my hand is sliding over?”

“My man, my love, it is my cunt that I need to you to fill with your hard cock as once more you take us to the paradise that only you can. For you are the only one who can guide me along those paths. Pleaseeee, fill me now. I need that hard cock of yours in me, taking meee.”

Lining up my cockhead between the open wet lips of my woman’s cunt. Then crashing into her, taking her again and again as I ran my cock deep into her. Taking my Kat as mine. Then reaching up and holding her lovely long hair in my hand, then pulling her hair, so she moved back onto my cock. We became lost together in a new world of our making. A world that we filled with primal cries and groans while we ran down paths that were unknown to either of us until this moment. Ultimately we discovered that special place where lovers become one, as we crashed into another unforgettable climax together. In time we fell together on the bed in a mass of tangled arms and legs as we savored the warmth that we gave each other. Time stopped as we lay fused into one in this new world of our making. Nothing mattered so long as we were next to each other, wrapped into a single messy package. I loved how her head rested on my shoulder while her hand lay on my chest. For sure, this woman is special, and I thanked all for bringing her into my world. From now on, from this time forward, I am complete.

Into this special place, the voice of my angel called out, “honey? I think everything is closed here, as there doesn’t seem to be any lights on outside the windows. But, know what? I don’t care cause I have you here with me, my love. My man.” With that once more, I had another round of soft sighs call into my soul as Kat cuddled up closer yet next to me, and again we slipped back to sleep.

Just as the sun was beginning to light a new day, Mother Nature called me to say that we had urgent business together. When I finished up with my early morning call, I came back towards our bed. Where I was welcomed with the most amazing smile I have ever seen, as Kat called out, “good morning, my man.” Greeting me with a fantastic kiss that simply rocked my world in ways I had never know before. Her eyes danced about like twin emeralds. Her smile warmed everything in the world. Her arms held me in ways I had never dreamed of being caressed. She was amazing.

Into this downy dreamlike place, her voice entered as she nibbled on my ear. “Mister Man, I am hungry, and I want you to feed me now.” With that request, I felt her hand take hold of my cock. “Baby, I need this cock of mine to give me my breakfast.” No sooner had those words come to my ears than she was running the tip of her tongue over my cock head while she held my cock in her soft hands. Her lovely long hair fell over my waist. I felt my cock taken into her warm mouth as her tongue began playing with me. It did not take long before I exploded. Filling that demanding mouth with my cum.

“Honey? Thank you for the best breakfast any girl has ever gotten. Thank my dear man, for the loving gift of your seed to fill me and start this day. For I know that I am certainly your woman as you are my man.” With that, Kat snuggled back atop me, molding us into one while she looked at her ring. “Neil, you know I do, so look forward to our wedding and being your wife. But this ring, this is so totally over the top.”

“Baby, I want the world to know you are off the market. That you are taken and not available, Kat, I will make you a promise. I am your man and only yours, and no one else will share a bed where I sleep. Our bed is our place, a special place for us and only us. Dear, so you know, I happily embrace all of you with all of your mysteries and faults. Yeah, like I said before. I am old-fashioned. I will gladly share my wine with many, but never will I share my Lady. And that you are, my Lady. Simply said, you are mine.”

“Neil, I feel the same way. You have made me old-fashioned too. I like it. I am yours. I know you will accept me with all my flaws and faults as I accept your flaws and faults. We are one, and together we will fill our world with our happiness.”

“Honey, I am on the birth control pills and have been for a while. Ages ago, I promised myself I would not be a pregnant bride. But know this. On our wedding night, I will give you those pills, as I want you to give me your seeds so we will have children. God, I do hope you want kids, lots and lots of kids.”

“Baby, my dream is for us, for you and me, to have a big rambling house filled with kids and dogs. But most important of all, a house filled with love.”

Monday afternoon found us rolling down the Hudson River valley after a late brunch across the street from the hotel and Ru exercising in the park. We stood together holding hands, enjoying watching Ru explore and run about. Kat leaned over to me, saying, “looks like both my guys are well exercised today.” With that, she unleashed another of those smiles of hers as she giggled.

I standing next to her, I had to shake my head. “Woman, you are, well you are.”

“Neil, I am the navigator for your soul, and you are the Captain of my ship. Together we will journey across the heavens on this voyage of ours.”

After thanking the folks at our hotel, we piled on the bus and headed down the road. Kat loaded our next destination into the mapping system so we didn’t get too lost along the way. As we went along one then another back road, I looked over at my navigator and smiled for the directions she had set for us to go along. “Honey, thank you for setting up the route this way. But I have to wonder, why did you route us through Rip van Winkle county?”

“Well, you and Rip are alike in one way. You both are both old men. But your saving grace is that you are not always sleepy. I can attest to that because you made me so sore the last couple of days. It’s like I have been out horseback riding without a saddle to hold on to.”

“I certainly don’t want you to suffer.”

“Neil, you behave and watch where you are going in this oversized land yacht. Or you will suffer.”

That led both of us into a loud series of laughs. Into this my damm phone had to raise its head, the ringtone told me that Sally was calling. “Hi Sally, I hope it’s snowing there in Chicagoland.”

“Shut up, Neil! I’m glad to see you are finally awake and moving today; I was worried about you.”

“Sally? Have we heard back from anyone on the memo?”

“Yes, the client agrees with you and is on board with taking the matter to closure.”

“Good, I was hoping that would be the reaction. Has this been passed on to the team?”

“I will be sending out a copy of the client’s instructions to the team this afternoon, and of course, you’ll get a copy as well, which I hope you read. That is if you are not otherwise occupied.”

“Sally, I need you to do something for me. I will be in Poughkeepsie until Thursday night. Staying at the same hotel as Cathy and Carl, so you have the address of the hotel. I need you to send me another secure phone.”

“Mister Dunderhead! Cathy and I have talked, so I know all about the lovely Miss Floyd. Hi Kat! I saw the ring, and it’s so like Neil. Simple and yet very classy. Your new phone is at the hotel, and I took the liberty of loading a few numbers you’ll want or need on it. Your Aunt Flo is number two on the speed dial, Cathy is three, I’m four, and Maddie is five. Mister Dunderhead is number one, not that he is. Oh, Kathleen, you have some packages waiting for you at the hotel from Maddie.”

“OH! Mister Dunderhead, you didn’t think you’d keep this a secret, did you?”

“Kat, welcome aboard. From what everyone who has met you says, you are a special lady. Anyway, someone has to get to work here, so let me let you kids go. And Neil, you better take good care of her, or you will answer to me.”

“Kat, so? How do you like your new world?”

“Neil, I can’t wait to meet Sally. She sounds like a hoot and precisely what you need.”

“Well, for sure, she runs the office and my the professional side of life. And you, dear Lady, seem to do a damm good job running the other side of my life.”

Kat grabbed my phone and called Cathy, telling her we were about five minutes or so from the hotel. When we pulled up at the hotel, there was a welcoming committee outside for the three of us. Of course, Ru had to be first off the bus to run around and let the world he was here. Then he rushed over to Cathy and Carl and said hello to them before we could get the bus. Carl and I met, and we were shaking hands and saying hello. At the same time, Kat and Cathy greeted each other with hugs. Suddenly Cathy barked out an order, “Carl, get over here. NOW!”

Carl looked at me, then said. “I have no idea what I did now. But sure, I did it.” The both of us went over to our respective ladies. “Carl! Look at this!” Cathy held Kat’s hand up so he could see the ring that she was wearing.

“Holy shit, I talked with Sally, who told me about what Raul had made for you, Mister Dunderhead. But this, this is beyond anything I imagined. Kat, welcome. You are an amazing woman. No one ever dreamed that the Old Goat would fall. And you came in and smiled at him and led him away. Kat? Please do us all a favor, will you please?

“Umm? Sure Cathy, what is it?”

“Be sure the Old Goat takes a bath now and then.”

With that, Cathy’s elbow landed in Carl’s chest. “Carl, Kat does the same thing to me too.”

“Yeah, buddy, ya gotta watch out for them, women. They are dangerous.”

Cathy took her husband’s hand in hers’s then softly said, “Carl, if all of us are not upstairs and settling in the next five minutes, I will show you what dangerous is.”

When we got to our suite and the bellmen had brought our clothes from the bus, Kat faced a pile of boxes from Maddie. “Carl? Something tells me that we are not needed here. Hell, the truth be told, those two women of ours want us gone. So before we get kicked out on our asses, let’s beat a retreat in safety. Besides I bet, Ru would love to go for a walk.”

Ru, vest. With that, Ru, Carl, and I left the ladies to whatever they might cook up. Once again, Ru took the lead and led us outside, where he quickly found a park that he could run around.

Ru loved his new park and the frisbee that Carl had brought along. It was a joy to see him running down the frisbee as it sailed overhead. What was great was seeing him try to catch it in mid-flight. Carl and I were brothers. We are the brothers that neither of us ever had. Talking with him helped me clarify how deep my feelings were for Kat and our future. “Since Kat’s arrival, my life has changed. Now I have one goal in life, to see that woman smile.”

To that, Carl laughed at me. “Well, Neil, it took you long enough to find the right woman. Hell Cathy and I often wondered if you ever would. Then Kat came along and scratched Ru’s ears and smiled at you. With that, the both of you quite happily followed along behind her. In some ways, I see Kat as the Pied Pipper leading you along. Then again, those two women of ours are like sisters, and Cathy is my Pied Pipper.” Into this tranquil scene, Carl’s phone rang. The three of us were being summoned back upstairs and would be allowed into the company of our ladies, the sisters, it appeared.

Ru bounded into the room, holding the shreds of his frisbee in his mouth as he rushed over to say hello to his girlfriend, formerly known as Kat. Then he went around and greeted Cathy too. Kat exclaimed, “Ru? What is that thing you have in your mouth?”

Ru went back over to his bed and laid down, holding the remains of his frisbee, as Carl explained. “Kat, that’s remains of a supposed dog proof frisbee. But it seems that it is not a Ru proof frisbee. Neil told me about the incident earlier this week where Ru changed from a sweet loving mutt into a guard dog. Maybe if that used-to-be agent had seen that before, he might not have tempted to try what he did. Anyway, that is going up in the reception area of my office. What ya bet, it will be a hell of a conversation starter?”

“Carl! No! Kat? Do you see what I mean, Kat? What these two little boys of ours have to have are guidelines. Otherwise, they get into all kinds of trouble. But I want you two boys to know that Kat and I are very proud of you two.”

“Carl, I knew it was a huge mistake to have my lovely woman meet that evil witchy woman of yours. Now she has been corrupted, my sweet, loving, and innocent Kat.”

“Neil, I keep telling you she neither evil nor a witch. Just a little demanding on occasion when I head outside the lines.”

“Kat, you should know. I am very proud of those two and how they acted this afternoon. It seems that they did not find a bottle or two or more of wine all afternoon. I can recall when the Bozo twins over there tried in vain to empty a wine cellar between themselves in one afternoon. That little escapade didn’t end well.”

“Carl, do you think there is a chance in hell that she will ever forget that?”

“Neil! No way! You and your twin brother showed you two could not be trusted when left alone for more than five minutes together. One or other or both of you will get in trouble, and the other will gladly follow along. Hell! The two of you were together in Buffalo, and you tried to seduce this lovely innocent young Lady. Thankfully she had the moral fiber to stand up to your evil incitements.”

“Kat, in all seriousness, I can say this about the Bozo twins when they have a bottle of wine on a table between the two of them. The contents of that bottle will disappear as if by magic, and they will claim innocence. But, unlike many of Carl’s cohorts. They don’t go around trying to lift every skirt that passes in front of them. There was one story, with photos a few years ago showing Carl playing with a sweet beach bunny. There were two problems with the picture. First, Carl and I were at my folk’s home with our kids when this picture was allegedly taken. Second, Carl never has liked laying out at a beach resort with bottled blondes. Kat, the shitty reality of our lives is that there are many liars out there. ” Know your heart, trust your man, and don’t believe the crap that floats around.” With that, Cathy walked over and sat on Carl’s lap, and wrapped her arms around his neck.

“Ok guys, Cathy and I sat here talking while you two with Ru tore up his new toy. But we didn’t get anything to eat, so I will disappear for a few and get changed. Then all of us are going downstairs for dinner. You two Bozos need to make yourself presentable.” Yes, ma’ams was our response.

With that, Cathy and Carl went back to their room as I changed, then called downstairs and reserved a table for us.

As I was sitting in the living room of our suite contentedly petting Ru’s head, Kat emerged from the bedroom. I looked up to see and was, well was stunned by how she changed. Out walked one of the most beautiful women I had ever seen. Her hair framed her face and cascade across her shoulders. Never had I seen a more stunning woman. To think that she was my woman scrambled my head. How could this be? “Neil? Are you going to sit there all night and gawk, or are we going to get a bite to eat? Well, Rip van Winkle, what do you want to do?” At that instant, of course, Cathy and Carl had to pop in.

“Kat? See, I told you that Maddie would nail it. Then again, she always does. You look, great sister. Now should you and I go downstairs to the bar and see if we find some interesting company? Or should we let the Bozo twins take us to dinner? What do you think?”

“Carl, see, I told you she’s evil! She is trying to lead my girl astray.”

“Cathy? Do you think we can trust them to behave themselves, or will they slobber all the place?”

“Well, we can always get them a bib if they start to drool. Doesn’t the restaurant have lobster on the menu?”

The answer to Cathy’s question was a round of laughter. Ru, go to Daddy and get your vest on so we can go. I suppose one way of saying it is that we made a statement as we walked to the hotel’s restaurant. We were all quickly seated where everyone could see us. Really, not Carl and myself, but our ladies did attract a lot of attention for sure.

When the waiter came over, I asked for a bottle of San Pellegrino water which he got for us quickly. Cathy leaned over to her sister and said, “I’ve known those two forever, and I can not say which one is a bigger food snob. Please don’t let those two begin talking about wine, or there will be no peace. While we have a nice wine cellar at home, wait until you see Neil’s.”

When the waiter came to the table with the menu’s Cathy looked at him with sweet innocent eyes and asked if they had lobsters on the menu? Which, of course, they did. “Great! Would get me two bibbs for the Bozo twins with us?” All of us laughed at the question.

“Carl! She did it again!”

Kat reached over and took my hand in hers as she looked into my eyes, then said. “Be quiet, old man, or you will be sleeping with Ru tonight.” At that instant, I knew how Carl had felt all these years. And yes, yes, it did feel so good.

Dinner passed exceptionally pleasantly. The table shared two different labels and four bottles of wine. “Boys, Cathy and I have decided that you two will give us a tour of the area tomorrow but no wineries. Then Wednesday, we will leave you two on your own during the day as we have an appointment to get our hair done and all. Before joining you for dinner that evening. The salon will be sending a car for us so you can go out to the school and talk to the people there. Don’t you two have meetings Thursday, so us girls will find something to keep us occupied.”

The next day we went out and got lost on the many back roads. I was spellbound hearing the conversation from the back seat as the two ladies and Ru settled into a routine. We would stop here and there, and Ru would jump out, go around the car and do his thing. Then, come back and sit beside the door as if to say, well? What’s wrong with you guys? Come on; we got things to do. And off we would all go together. That day was one of the days I will always happily recall.

After dark, we finally got back to the hotel and began to settle in. Ru plopped down on his bed and was quickly asleep while Kat and I sat together. I don’t think we said a word. Instead, we sat together enjoying each other’s company, simply being with the one we loved.

Slowly Kat slipped off the sofa, “hun, I’m going to go and get ready for bed. Lock the doors and join me, please.”

“Yes, dear.” That was an invitation I did not need to have repeated.

As I walked into our bedroom, I was greeted with, “Hi, baby.” I quickly got undressed and slipped in beside the wonderful woman who graces my life as she moved over next to me and wrapped her arms around me. As she rested her head on my shoulder, we both fell asleep.

Into this warm and peaceful setting came a sharp knocking on the door. Kat slowly sat up. “Oh, I ordered breakfast before all went out. Get the door, please, honey.” With that, she bounced out of bed and into the shower. I found a robe the hotel supplied and answered the door.

Ahh, thank the heavens for coffee. In a few moments, Kat popped into the living room fresh from the shower. “Hi baby, thank you for a wonderful evening last night. I will always remember how special you made me feel. I never felt so appreciated as I did last night. Dear God, I do love you so much, my man. Now, Neil, you have something I want.” With that, she slipped between my legs as she opened the robe. Then leaning forward, she sucked my cock into her greedy mouth. Drawing me in as her cock rapidly swelled into a raging hardon. She worked her magic and quickly extracted my cum into her hungry mouth. After she stopped, Kat looked up to find my eyes as she opened her mouth to show me my cum sitting inside her mouth. Then she closed her lips and swallowed. “Baby, that is the best. Thank you for your gift.” We both cuddled together on the sofa, and once again, time stood still again.

Into this dreamlike state Kat’s phone buzzed with a text asking if she was ready to go and meet her downstairs in the lobby, “darling, we should be back around three or so. When I get back, you’ll have a surprise.” With that, she skipped gayly out the door.

After I got in and out of the shower, I sent Carl a text to see when he wanted to head out. He responded that he had just gotten downstairs and was nursing a cup of coffee.

Five minutes later, I got downstairs and found my old friend. We both grabbed a cup of coffee. Then headed up the road to the school and our meetings there.

The facilities the school had were terrific. It was easy to see why this school enjoys the reputation as one of the leading schools for the training of chefs and foodservice professionals. As we walked around the school, the current scholarship recipient Neil’s association sponsored happened to run into us. Neil invited him and either his roommate or partner to join us for dinner that evening.

As we headed back to the hotel, Carl got a text from Cathy telling him they were on the back to the hotel and that we should not be late or we would both pay the price. To that, we both chuckled as we once again, we both said yes, ma’am.

When I got back upstairs and in our suite, Kat called out to me that she was in the bedroom and for me to sit down and wait for her. Once again, the words yes ma’am flashed in front of my eyes. A few moments later, Kat sauntered into the living and stood in front of me. “Like what you see?” She asked in a hoarse tone of voice; as she stood in front of me very proudly, showing off her fantastic body to me. She looked at me smiling as she put her hands on her hips, wearing only a pair of stockings and a garter belt and heels. “I had the salon do a little styling down below. How do you like the landing strip? And oh, let me show you the total package.” With that, her legs opened to displayed that her lips of that sweet pussy had been perfectly shaved. MMM, no more hair pies ran across my head. “Oh? Honey? A couple of more things.” Slowly she turned around. “How do you like the new hairstyle, with the braid in the back. The braid is there for you to pull whenever you want. Also, there is more thing for you to see.” With she reached back and spread apart the globes of her ass. “They bleached my asshole a little, so it doesn’t blush as it used to do. So? Do you like the new looks?”

I had a hard time taking her in. Once again, Kat had blown me away. “Oh, Neil? Try not to drink a lot tonight at dinner. I have plans for you when we get back after dinner. Now, my dear, you need to get in and out of the shower. Dressed as we need to leave in a few minutes.”

As I came back into the living room, I found Kat sitting on the sofa with a strappy stiletto heel hanging off her big toe. She was wearing a new dress that Maddie had sent. She stood up after slipping on her shoe and slowly twirled around, so the dress spun out away from her. Doing so gave a slight peek at her legs that hid under the long sundress. “My God, my woman, you are a temptress.”

She looked at me as sweetly as I could recall her ever having looked before, “baby? If you think that was tempting, what about this?” With that, she reached down and slowly pulled her dress up to her waist, revealing she was not wearing any type of underwear under her dress. “Oh, honey. Guess what. Would it appear I forgot to wear a bra too? Am I a naughty girl who will need a spanking?”

“Woman, you know what’s coming, don’t you?”

“Could it be you? I do hope so. Cumming deep in me.”

One of the directors from the school, as well as his wife, joined us for dinner. The scholarship recipient who Neil had invited to join us and his girlfriend were there as well. Listening to the students talk about their dreams and future got me to see the benefits of sponsoring kids like them. They made the point that they are our future.

What amazed me and made me so very proud was how Kat got everyone at our table and the restaurant staff, which was all students, at ease. In a few moments, she had everyone relaxed as though we had been the best of friends forever. That is a priceless skill. But then again, Kat is a priceless woman.

At last, we got back to the hotel. As we walked down the hall to our suite, Kat leaned over and softly whisper in my ear. “Since you were such a good man tonight, I have something special in store for you.”

We got ready for bed in almost record time. I found Kat leaning up against the headboard of the bed as she toyed with her freshly shaved pussy lips with one hand. “Neil? How do you imagine they will feel when your tongue runs over these lips?” Her other hand was plucking her nipples. “Or do would you rather bite these? It is all here for you, my man.”

I slipped in between those legs and slowly swiped my tongue up the puffy damp lips to the tune of a long slow moan. Then, moving my head in one direction, I pulled a smooth lip in my mouth and took a small bite. “Baby, that is wonderful, but I have to wonder how the other lip will taste and feel?” With that, I reached over and took hold of the other lip and pulled it in as well while my fingers slide in and out of her sopping wet pussy. Then parting the lips so her clit was front and center, I looked up with a devilish grin.

“Baby, I am going to make you cry and scream in delight again. I am going to swallow this clit.” Slowly I ran my tongue across her clit, which triggered another volley of screams. Then I pulled the clit into my mouth and began to chew it. Doing this led my sweet woman huge to an explosion. “Honey? Did you just cum? It sure tastes as you did.”

As she lay up against the headboard, all she could do was whimper and moan. Slowly I sat up and took in the beauty of my woman as she sat propped up in our bed. As my hands reached and claimed both of her breasts, her eyes lit up as another series of moans rolled out. “Neil. Oh dear god, my man, take me, fuck me hard. Roll me over and fuck me doggy style. For I am your bitch in heat.” With that, she rolled over and presented herself to me. Her legs parted so that sweet dripping pussy was displayed, showing that it was ready to be fucked.

As she displayed her ass, that’s so spankable. With her head held high and the braid laying down the middle of her back, almost saying, pull me. “Neil, my love now! Take me NOW!” The head of my cock entered her again, leading to Kat letting loose with a passionate cry. While I slipped into her, my other hand landed on her ass. That was greeted with a long slow, “YYEEESSS” as she shook her head. As l slowly entered, I pulled on my new toy, her braided hair, and she moved back to meet my thrusts into her, my woman. With my cock buried deep in my woman, she stopped and looked over her shoulder. “My love, my man. I want you to do something for me, please. I beg you to take my virgin ass and make it yours, so all of me is yours.” With that, Kat hands me a tube of Ezzz-Glider lube. “Please, baby, make all of me yours.”

Looking down, I saw where my cock was buried in my woman. Above that, her little asshole was, winking at me. At first, I slowly ran my finger along the highway that led to where we were joined, which drove Kat’s cries up a notch or two. Then my thumb pressed against the puckered rosebud, “woman,” I growled. “What is this?”

“My love, it is the virgin asshole of your woman. That you are about to take and fuck. So you woman knows that all of her is yours. ALL of me is for you, my man, my Neil.” With that, she shuttered while I drizzled some lube over the rosebud that was winking at me. Then pressed the lube inside with my thumb. “YYEEESSSS, this is what I have wanted. For my man to unconditionally claim all of meeeeee. Baby, fuck that virgin asshole and take all of me as your woman.” As I pulled back from my woman’s cunt, a slight moan escaped from her, then placing my cockhead over the glistening star, she tensed.

“Baby, relax. Let yourself go as you savor what you have wanted.” Slowly opening the last virginal passage, and as I claimed my woman as mine, a deep primal growl fell out. I stopped a moment or two and let Kat adjust to the rush of new sensations that filled her as she willingly surrendered her ass to me, slowly pressing onward, filling the back passage as her mews sounded approval. At the same time, a host of new sensations flooded her as I fucked her ass. Ultimately I was buried deep inside her. Then began to move back, which brought out another volley of moans. Once more, I began to thrust back in. This time I took hold of her braided hair and pulled sharply, so she almost violently met my thrust deep into her. The both of us crashing into each other as I took her gift to me. We both were united and yet lost in our own separate worlds as the waves of a climax crashed over us. In the end, we fell on the bed, still joined together as when we fell into sleep.

As the new day opened, Kat’s head rested on its usual place, my shoulder. At the same time, my fingers once again explored her back. I was smiling to myself as the warmth of what we built filled me. This woman of mine was the yin to my yang. Together we made a perfect circle.

Slowly I stretched as my Lady stirred about in the bed. Then she did it. My crazy woman popped up out of bed, clutching the sheets to her as she almost sang out, “Good morning, my man.” She had just gone from a sleepy head to cheerful miss perky; while I lay there struggling with the concept of moving. How in the name of all that is holy did she do this? “Neil, we need to go and get us a shower.” With that, my witchy woman popped out of bed and dragged me behind her. As we got in the bathroom, she got the shower going then pushed into the shower as she wrapped those arms around me once more. Taking a shower with her was, well was the most delightful and unique experience I had ever known. As we both explored each other, we both became even closer.

Kat decided that in time we were sufficiently washed off, and she did it again. She slipped to her knees and, in one gulp, swallowed my swelling cock. Drawing me into her once again where she quickly forced me to cum in her hungry mouth. “Baby, that is the best breakfast drink ever.” Slowly, she stood back up and took my hand in hers as she took me into the bathroom, where she dried me off. Then she wrapped one towel around her and another towel around her hair. “Honey, thank you for last night, my wonderful man. Having my man take my ass was something I had always wanted. It is another way of saying that all of me is yours, my darling, my Neil. As I know that we both truly belong to each other.”

Standing here together, I knew that the course of my life had changed. I had in my arms the woman who would show me the way to tomorrow. She is my guide. As we explored the world together, she would be my own Sacagawea. “Kathleen Floyd, I love you.”

Once more into this soft hazy universe that we had created came Ru’s plaintive howl. It was as if he was saying, ok, you two love birds, that’s all fine and dandy. But, I must go out and let the world know I am here.

Ru! You are a mood killer, and I will exact my revenge on you, Kat called out.

Ru old boy, welcome to the new world, and let me introduce you to our Empress. Slowly I found and put on a pair of shorts and a t-shirt as my feet slipped into my sandals. “Honey, wait a sec, and I will go with you boys. You guys need supervision so you don’t get into too much trouble.”

Ru? Old buddy, do you see what I mean? How did the song from My Fair Lady go about letting a woman in your life? Ru, I feel that our wanderings along the back roads will be, what, modified totally.

My comments encountered a series of understanding howls.

Together, the three of us went across the lobby. Along the way, Kat got both of us a cup of coffee, for which I thanked her profusely. Then we head out to enjoy the new day and the three of us being together. Ru led us about as if he was leading a parade like a drum major marching down the street, chuckling under my breath.

“Ok? What’s so funny?”

“Kat, I was looking at Ru as he led us on this promenade and thought that damm dog of, yes, both of us, ours now. He is like a drum major marching down the street. Proudly marching along, as if to say to one and all. Look at my Mommy and Daddy. They are my people, and they are good people.”

As we went along the embankment together, lost in our world as we held each other’s hand. “My dear woman, I know that my life can not get better than it is at this moment with you here.”

Kat stopped and took my other hand in hers as she looked deep into my eyes, “Neil? I believe you are wrong, and here is why. I live for today, but I know in my heart and in my soul, tomorrow will be a better day. Yesterday and last night, you claimed all of me, which has filled me in many ways I can not begin to explain. I know that I am entirely yours, my man. As great as that was, I know that we will share other days that are even greater soon. For instance, it will be a great day, when we tell our friends of our plans. Another great day will be when we get married. But Neil, the day I look forward to the most is the day we find out that we will be parents. I want to be a mother for our children and our home to be a place that nurtures them. I want us to have a home-like what Aunt Flo and Uncle Herman gave me. A home that is welcoming, loving, and nurturing.”

“Kat, I stand corrected. You and I will make that our reality. Baby, I say that you are my guide. You are that my woman, in so many ways.”

Kat wrapped her arms around my waist as I got the most magnificent hug anyone has ever gotten. “Neil Terrell, thank you for asking me to join you on this voyage.” We stood holding each other as Ru lay down at our feet and nuzzled our toes.

In good time the three of us walked back into the hotel to find Cathy and Carl standing in line outside the restaurant, waiting to get a table for the breakfast buffet. When Carl saw us, he called out, “well, well, if it isn’t the two love birds.” Sudden, Cathy slammed her elbow into his chest. “Damm, woman, that hurt!”

“Good, it was supposed to; if it didn’t, I’d have to poke you again.”

“Yes, ma’am”

“Good, and did you learn your lesson, Carl?”

Kat looked at Cathy and smiled, “I do like your style.”

“Well, Kat, Carl needs to be reminded almost daily that he is required to behave and that he is not in a locker room. A light, friendly nudge helps him to behave. You’ll find a nudge is a great teaching device.”

“Carl? What did I tell you? Cathy is an evil witchy woman. Now, do you believe me?”

That question caused my sweet girl to slam her elbow into my chest. “Old man, you behave!”

“Carl, did you just see what she did?”

The three of them looked at me and laughed as my used-to-be old friends said, “Neil! You deserved and needed it!”

Thankfully at that moment, we were led to our table and seated. As usual, Ru sat between Kat and me. I reached down and scratched his head almost absentmindedly. Ru, you understand, don’t you, boy? With that, Ru lets out another of his patented yawns, then he curled up between us and put his head on top of Kat’s foot in a most proprietary way. The damm dog was ignoring me.

Cathy and Kat, the evil sisters as I had begun to think of them, headed out together after breakfast. That left Carl, Ru, and me free to go up to the school for a meeting there. Mostly it was a rehearsal for tonight’s banquet. The director we had dinner with the previous evening pull me aside and asked if I didn’t do something with tax law. Quickly and briefly, I explained my practice and my relationship with Carl and the Player’s Association. I know someone who needs to talk with you, he said. May I have your card? Even though I was hesitant to expand my practice, I cheerfully gave him my card.

Then Carl came over to me. “I just got a text from the Boss Lady, telling us we are NOT to tour the wine cellars here and that we ARE to have our asses back not later than 3:30.”

I chuckled as I muttered under my breath, yes, ma’am. At the same time, I rubbed the side of my chest.

At five o’clock, Carl and I had the pleasure of escorting two devastatingly beautiful women out of the hotel. I could feel every eye in the lobby watching us as we headed out for the evening. When we got back to the school, Cathy and Carl were seated at the head table. Kat and I were seated at one of the Player’s Association tables. The people we were seated with knew of me by reputation, but once more, Kat did it. She got everyone at the table engaged and relaxed. Our tablemates were now all good friends. At the end of the dinner, the wives promised each other that they would stay in contact. I could almost hear the chorus of, yes ma’ams.

At last, we got back to the hotel and were welcomed home by Ru. “Honey?” Kat called out. “I know we have Uncle Herman’s supposedly surprise birthday party Sunday afternoon. Cathy and Aunt Flo have got all the details worked out. What started as a small gathering for a few close friends has turned into a major production number. I gather that there will be more than two hundred people there. Aunt Flo has spoken with a couple of the players from across the street. So all the vets and many of the rookies know about the party. Carl will be attending to thank Uncle Herman cause they like each other. That and Carl appreciates what Uncle Herman has done for the players. Many of my old classmates will also be there as they know Uncle Herman too, so this will be like an old home week for me. I certainly don’t want to horn on Uncle Herman’s day, but we will know many people there. Sooo, my idea is we could use this to make the formal announcement of our engagement. What do you think?

“Kat, I suspect that between your Aunt Flo and Cathy, the whole world knows about you and me. So it will not be a surprise announcement at this point. I guess this is good any time to make the formal announcement of our engagement. But, I want some ‘us’ time before this next big show. How do we make that happen?”

“I agree with you, baby, absolutely. This next weekend will be insane with lots of people who want to see us. On top of that, the past week or so has been nuts. So let’s see where we can take the magic bus and simply put our feet up and do nothing. Deal?”

We both looked on the map of western New York. “Kat? Do you know a park named Letchworth?”

“YES!! It is seriously amazing! I went there once ages ago and loved the place.”

“Well, my love, let’s get reservations for there for tonite, then let’s get moving.” I was amazed at how quickly everything got packed up, downstairs, and stowed on the bus. We tracked down Cathy and Carl. Promising to see them both Saturday night at the Inn in Buffalo, and we headed out.

And with that, we were off. In no big rush, we to get anyway as we searched out, back roads to wander along. Damm, I do so enjoy being her. We can sit there quietly and not say or do anything at all, and it’s all good. Looking over at my Lady as I was enjoying what I saw, I asked innocently. “Hey Kat? Did you forget your bra this morning? Or is it my horny mind that keeps seeing your perky nipples pressed up against your t-shirt?”

“No, baby, I didn’t forget my bra. I simply didn’t wear one.” With that, she let loose another one of her mischievous smiles. “Do you like how it looks? Or should I peel off my t-shirt so you can enjoy seeing more of these tits of yours?”

“Woman! The last damm thing I want to do is put this bus in the ditch. So please keep your shirt on. Who knows, maybe someday soon I’ll take you to a clothing-optional resort so you can run around bare butt naked all day long. How does that sound to you?”

“Ok, you got me. I asked for that. I will keep my shirt on, at least for the time being. You know I love being nude we you in our bed. But in public, I’m not sure I will ever be ready for that.”

After lunch, we pulled into the park and got directions where to park the beast. Then we stopped. Came to a complete halt, and just sat there looking out the windows. Eventually, the three of us got out. We meandered along going, here and there, not going anywhere particular, simply enjoying all the park offered and being with one another. It was a joy watching Ru as he explored this new place. Somewhere Ru found a stick which he brought back and gave to Kat. Oh? So you want to play Ru? After a loud series of barks, that led to a very serious game of fetch for Ru.

In the background was the sound of one or another waterfall. “Kat!! LOOK!! There’s a hot air balloon. Taking a ride on one of those things is on my bucket list. That’s something we have to do. I have to talk with Cathy and Carl about making a weekend out here riding hot air ballons and doing this. Do you think we could get Aunt Flo and Uncle Herman to join us?”

“Neil! Are you crazy? There is no way in hell my two feet are getting in one of those things. Hell, I hate to fly as it is. What makes you think I would do that? And you know that Cathy isn’t crazy about flying too. So it is down, you two Bozo twins. I’m betting my Aunt and uncle have more sense than doing something like too.”

“Now, you need to spill the beans. Tell me how you and Cathy and Carl fell into each other?”

I chuckled lightly as a host; memories floated up. “All right, Kat, this is a story you need to hear. Like you, neither Carl nor I knew our fathers. My Mom was a janitor in the local school, and Carl’s Mom was a cook in a local restaurant. Cathy was the only one of that knew both her parents. Her Mom was a nurse’s aide, and her dad was a cop in a small town in southern Ohio. In high school, somehow, I fell into a class on bookkeeping and a statistics class. Those classes lit my fires. Carl played ball in high school and did pretty well as a ballplayer. I think some of the records he set in high school are still standing. During the season on Sundays, he worked as a busboy or dishwasher at the restaurant where his Mom worked.

When I got to the university, I took a series of advanced placement exams. With my background from high school, I able to skip almost all my freshmen classes and few sophomore classes. What this setup was a situation that allowed me to accelerate my courses, so I graduated in two years, as I went to summer school along the way. A local CPA firm took me on, and as soon as was possible, I took the CPA exam, which is at best grueling. Amazingly I passed the entire exam the first time up. The firm was impressed with me, so they made an offer. They would cover all my costs to grad school and take a master’s in tax if I would work for them for two years after I graduated. That was a deal I could not turn down.

While in grad school, I had a professor who taught a couple of the tax courses I took. He and I became friendly; he introduced me to the professor at the law school who taught tax law there. The implication was that the law school wanted to see my application. Two and half years later, I was back at the university in law school and working as a teaching assistant, teaching intro and intermediate accounting and baby cost accounting. Intro accounting is like a cattle call. There are at least a hundred or more students in the class. Both of our friends took the intro class in the spring, but I doubt they met each other then.

When Carl went to the university, he knew he wanted to take a degree in Hotel, Restaurant Management. He did not play ball in his freshman year. I think he was red-shirted that year. In his sophomore season was spectacularly unimpressive. He played a little when the outcome of the was the game was not in doubt. I guess the coaches wanted him to have some playing time. I was in my second year of law school when I next ran into Carl. Somehow we began sharing a cup of coffee and conversations in the student union. Once in a while, Cathy would drift through the student union, and when she did, Carl followed her every step. I don’t recall how it came to be, but somehow Cathy fell into the conversations that Carl and I enjoyed. Oh, Cathy decided when she got to school, she wanted to follow her dad. She took a degree in law enforcement and public administration. Almost immediately, a blind man could see that something was going on between Cathy and Carl. After that, the two of them were always together. The funny thing is, today is no different from what it was all those many years ago.

Carl’s junior year was solid. He helped the school to the conference title, but the team lost in post-season play. However, the following year, Carl’s senior year was a different story. Carl rewrote the record books. He began setting school and conference records, many of which stand today.

The following year we were all swamped with our own lives. I was a clerk at a major law firm that handled many large corporation’s issues. Along the way, I had passed the bar exam. Then, after the holidays, Carl called me with two significant pieces of news. First and foremost, he and Cathy were getting in June and wanted me to stand as his best man. And yes, Kat, when we get married Carl, will be my best man. Next, he has invited to attend the Heisman Trophy ceremony. That meant Carl was in the running for the most prestigious award given in college sports. Well, he got it. He won the Heisman.

Me? I was ecstatic for my friend. That is until three days later when he called me. Carl did not sound like himself. He was, at best, confused and lost. Carl had all kinds of folks wanting to talk to him, to be his new best friend and agent. He told me that I had to be his attorney, agent and get all these folks off of him. I approached the firm I was with about this opportunity. I was quickly but politely told no by one of the senior partners. He went to say to me that if I wanted to pursue the firm would accept my immediate resignation. Well, now, thank you very much, and don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

I reached out to some people I had known in school. Someone suggested a new firm in Chicago that had started up doing sports and entertainment law and representing their clients as agents. A week later, I was working there with my one, and the only client signed on. A year later, I was a full-fledged attorney admitted to the bar, and all, I had picked up a couple of handfuls of new clients. Mostly my client were rookies that were confused by professional sports. Five years later, I had over four hundred fifty clients signed. We not only were the client’s acted sole agent and as such negotiated their contracts. But we were their business managers as well. There were many advantages to the client with this arrangement.

Cathy got on with one of the federal law enforcement agencies. Where her natural talents as a leader came out, and she moved ahead quickly into supervisory positions. At the same time, Carl continued with his record-setting ways. He also became very active with the Player’s Association. Carl moved into one or another leadership position. Ultimately he was one of the leaders that forced the league and owners not to allow shady agents to represent players.

Then it happened. I guess Carl had been playing ten years? When Cathy led her team very early one morning to capture someone, she got shot and very seriously wounded. In a quick instant, Carl decided he would be a full-time househusband and nurse for Cathy. Carl knew he had lost the edge, and he wanted out while he was still on top. As a result, the team was happy to negotiate a release with him, as doing so gave the team room with salary caps they didn’t have otherwise. So they returned to Cathy’s hometown, which was now his hometown as well. Very quickly, Cathy got pregnant not once but four times in less than five years. I think she spent all those years either in bed with her randy husband or pregnant.