Adventures with Tia

Part One

The Camping Trip

It was our last summer before college and we all wanted to do something we could remember fondly. We were 18 and free, so my four best friends and I were going on a two-week camping trip into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

We all looked like idiots as we were removing the two canoes from the top of the car, but we were having fun and that was all that really mattered at the time.

I should introduce us all before I continue: Jan Fossum was the cutesy one of our group. She thought she was a dwarf at 5�2�, but everyone else regarded her as petite and adorable with cute, perky little breasts, blonde hair that bordered on being brown, with dark brown eyes. She was the kind of girl that everyone wanted to cuddle.

Christy Shaver was our mouthpiece. Whenever the rest of us were too afraid to stand up for ourselves, Christy would take charge and had the uncanny knack of saying exactly what we were all wishing we could say. She could have been a model, especially when she adopted her over-exaggerated, strut. The girl was 5�9�, willow-slim with shoulder length, auburn hair that swayed from side to side across sexy, high cheekbones. She looked as if she had stepped out of the pages of Vogue.

Dawn Veriday was very laidback about everything we did. At 5�11�, she stayed in the background, not an easy feat. She would always study a situation from every angle before giving us her opinion. She was big-boned, but she wasn�t fat and she was the keeper of the most gorgeous tits I had ever seen. I think she was probably wearing a 36D cup by the time we all turned 16. I always swore she was a direct descendant of the Amazons with her blonde hair, blue eyes and height. I was just pleased that she never kicked the shit out of me for saying it.

Charming as the others were, Nikki Dawson was the most captivating of the bunch as far as I was concerned. Her raven black hair fell like silk to the middle of her back. Oh, and those beautiful green eyes, so sweet and gentle, with just a hint of mystery behind them. She was the one we all went to when we were bothered by anything and she never looked bored or disgusted, no matter how lame we were. At 5�5�, she had, I suppose, a normal figure for a typical 18 year-old, but, to my eyes, every curve of her body was exquisite. Since third-grade I had been enamored with everything about Nikki.

Finally, there was me, Tia Devs. At the time you might describe my looks as somewhere between average and pretty. I was 5�4� with long, wavy, dishwater-blonde hair with natural streaks of lighter blonde running through. The feature that most people commented on was my eyes. They changed color as the light would change, going from a light hazel, to a dark brown, depending on what time of the day it was. My eyes would get pretty dry when the girls wanted to see why I looked different at certain times and they would literally make me sit without blinking just so they could see the phenomenon.

My figure was quite nice, even if I do say so myself. I never grew very tall, but by the time I was 16, I was buying a 36C bra and was quite proud of my tits, buying tops as tight as my parents would allow.

So, there we all were, going on our two-week camping trip and looking stupid. If you were watching us from a distance, you would have seen five teenage girls, all dressed in cutoffs and halter tops, all trying to lift the canoes off the roof of the car. Try as we might, no matter which of us was carrying the damned things, we couldn�t stop them from nose-diving into the asphalt or the dirt. I guess it might�ve gone better if we could�ve controlled our laughter, but that wasn�t happening, so we just went with it. I knew if the canoes wound up dented, my dad was gonna be pissed, but I also knew he�d get over it� eventually.

We were so over-packed for that trip that it was ridiculous. We had gotten all of the gear and coolers from my parents, but my mom continued shaking her head when she saw me cleaning all three of them out. I asked her what her problem was, but she just kept shaking her head, with that knowing half-smile she always wears when she thinks we kids or dad are doing something really stupid. I hate that fucking half-smile.

All of the camping gear had been organized at my house because my parents had everything we would need. We had gone camping every summer for as long as I could remember and dad took pride in how much gear he had collected over the years. I grabbed all of the packs, throwing them into the car. My plan was that we�d leave the stuff we didn�t use in the packs. Mom shook her head at me again and smiled. Seriously, I wanted to smack her.

By the time we began loading the canoes with all of the gear; Nikki had started messing with my head. I had always felt especially close to Nikki and the older we got, the more intense those feelings were becoming. All she would have to do was brush past me and my nipples would instantly harden while a thousand tiny electrical charges would shoot through me until they landed at my pubic bone. It was exciting, frightening and excruciating all at the same time. It never happened with Dawn, Christy or Jan, only with Nikki. I loved it and hated it.

After we finally managed to deliver the canoes to the shoreline, we were still giggling as we headed back to the car for the gear. Nikki slapped me on the ass as she walked past me, turning to look at me as she continued on backwards, her eyes moving directly to my hardening nipples, causing me to blush as she gave me a radiant smile before turning around again.

Immediately I began to panic, suspecting she knew I had a thing for her. I looked at the other girls, just to see if they knew too, but they were all just carrying coolers to the canoes. I tried my damnedest to stop looking so guilty.

While I was dragging the tent down to the shoreline, the only things they had were the coolers, which they were loading all into one canoe.

�We should put one in the other canoe,� I suggested.

�Don�t wanna,� Nikki insisted. �I�m gonna lie on them while you and Christy paddle us out to the island.�

�Did we vote on who gets the free ride and I missed it?� I asked.

�Nope, I called it and I�ve been thinking about it all week, so deal,� Nikki informed us as she headed to the car.

�Bitch!� Jan shouted, making Nikki almost trip as she laughed.

Once the canoes were packed and the car parked, Nikki started organizing us into the proper canoes. Jan and Dawn in one; me, Nikki and Christy in the other. She even had to put us in the proper positions. Dawn in the back to steer since she was much stronger than Jan, and me steering ours since I had done it for years, then she took three of our lifejackets for cushions on her little makeshift cot. The rest of us just shook our heads as we paddled out.

I have to say that as we began, I was seriously worried about water slapping over the edge into the canoe, so I expressed my fears to Christy, instructing her to slow down her paddling in order to keep some distance from Dawn and Jan�s waves. Soon we were a little way behind them as Nikki looked at me and smiled.

It wasn�t long before I wasn�t looking at the waves at all as Nikki repositioned herself on the coolers, sliding her feet onto my seat on either side of my hips.

Blushing didn�t stop me from leering up the leg of her shorts and noticing the clean-shaven edges of her pussy. I had been shaving my own for a long time and never thought too much of it, but hers was so sexy, I just wanted to dive into it.

I turned almost crimson when I noticed she was watching me with a huge grin on her face. I looked out across the lake, trying not to catch her eye, but when I knew she wasn�t looking at me, I snuck peeks at her, noticing her nipples were as hard as mine.

Squeezing my legs together, I could feel an incredible shiver go through me. It took all the control I had not to jump on top of her and begin kissing her, but somehow I managed to hold myself back.

Nikki loved every minute of what she was doing to me and I was sure she knew what I was by then. Horrible thoughts began going through my head. I was sure this whole trip was going to be a disaster and at some point she was going to �out� me to our friends, but I still couldn�t stop looking. She was just too fucking hot!

Then I noticed something and it was my turn to smile. Nikki was getting the tiniest little wet spot near the crack of her ass. I guessed she had been getting just as turned on as I was. It did make me have to feel my own crotch, finding my own little wet spot. Unfortunately at that moment my leg bumped hers, causing Nikki to open her eyes as she lifted her head. She looked up, catching me with my hand in my crotch.

A small giggle escaped her mouth until she saw where I was looking and automatically reached her hand down to her shorts. She smiled victoriously when she felt nothing, until I pointed further down. As she slid her hand through her crotch, she touched it and gave me an entirely different smile and there went the electricity again as my body visibly quivered. She loved the effect she was having on me, and truth be known, so did I.

As we neared shore, Dawn and Jan were already unloading the other canoe. Just before we reached them, I began to panic at the prospect of anyone else seeing my wet crotch, so I put down my paddle and jumped into the water. As I surfaced, the coldness of it hit me like a boulder.

�Holy shit!� I screamed.

All four of the girls were staring at me with their mouths hanging open. It was still fairly early in the morning and even though the air was warm and humid, the water was like ice.

It didn�t take very long for Nikki to realize it was her only escape from notice as well and soon I was watching her take the leap.

�Jesus Christ!� She screamed after bobbing above the surface of the water.

The rest of us girls stopped what we were doing and stared at her. Nikki came from a very Catholic background, never having uttered a single swear word in all the years we had known her. She always said she was too afraid she might slip at home if she got into the habit, so she would never even do it with only us around.

A smile began to appear on my face as I realized this was her hurrah trip. This was going to be the trip where she let it all hang out and I was going to be the one she let it all hang out on� at least I hoped that was what was going on. With any luck, before we went away to our separate colleges, I would mean as much to Nikki as she already meant to me.

I began laughing as Dawn, Christy and Jan ran into the lake, screaming their own dirty words as they surfaced.

Nikki smiled softly at me again as I blushed.

After splashing at each other for a short time, we emerged from the water, toweled off and, pulling on fresh clothes, we at last, began to organize ourselves.

For some stupid reason, they put me in charge of setting up the tent. It was one of those heavy canvas types. An old army tent, meant to house my family of seven when we were camping, but I had never really paid attention to setting it up since my dad and older brothers always took care of it.

Nikki had accompanied me and my family on several of those trips, so I enlisted her help, leaning in to whisper as she got closer to me.

�Did you ever pay any attention when dad and Eric put this thing together?� I asked her.

�No. You either?�

�Nope, can�t say that I did.�

�Well, I know we need a boulder or a hammer to pound in the stakes, but that�s about all I remember,� she admitted.

�I know, you were always too busy watching Eric and his rippling muscles,� I teased.

�You don�t know what I was watching,� she insisted as her face reddened.

She was upset with me and even though I wasn�t positive about her reasoning, it still seemed best to drop it.

It didn�t take very long for the other girls to realize that we had absolutely no clue what in the hell we were doing and soon we were all working on it. Even with their help, it still took us over two hours to get it looking solid enough for us to lay out our sleeping bags.

Nikki was the last one to put her bag in the tent. I watched her from a distance as she rearranged my bag before putting hers down. I was extremely curious to know what was going through her head.

My history with Nikki was completely intertwined even though my family wasn�t Catholic. To begin with, we were both born on the same day, so we always had our parties together and then when we were 13, my 17 year-old brother, Trent, died in a car accident while trying to make it home before curfew. Nikki stayed with my family for two weeks straight, making meals and being there for anything we needed. While the other girls stopped by to check on me, Nikki never left until two weeks later when my mother gave her a big hug, telling her how wonderful she was and how much she had helped us all. I too thought it was pretty special and knew that, come what may, she would always be closer to me than our other friends.

Two years later, I did the same thing for her family when her father died of a massive coronary.

Nikki was the youngest of nine kids and her mother was 49-years-old before she even got pregnant with her.

Her next brother was at least five years older than Nikki, so she was never all that close to any of her siblings, but she was very close to her parents.

Staying with them for a little over two weeks, I needed to make sure she and her mother would be okay since they were the only ones in the house once the rest of the kids had gone back to their own homes.

I think her mother was especially grateful and tried including me in all of their Sunday and family rituals after that. I accepted at least every other Sunday and I think Nikki appreciated the fact that she didn�t have to be alone. Mostly my motives were selfish since I just couldn�t stay away from her.

Once the campsite was looking closer to organized, I offered to go looking for starter twigs and birch bark. There was enough wood piled next to the fire pit, so all we needed to worry about was getting it started.

I had been clawing my way through the underbrush when suddenly there was a noise behind me. Turning quickly, I could see Nikki following me, so I stopped and waited for her to catch up.

�I was afraid I wouldn�t catch up to you,� Nikki huffed.

�Did you catch up to me so you could explain what you were doing in the canoe?� I asked.

�Didn�t you enjoy it?� She asked, looking disappointed.

�I don�t understand what�s going on,� I whispered. �I thought we were pretty close so just tell me what you�re trying to do.�

Nikki never said a word. She walked up to me and pushed the twigs out of my hands before stroking my cheek lightly with her palm. My heart was in my mouth and my skin was on fire from her touch. The look on her face was different from any expression I had ever seen before. It was as though she had made an important decision and now knew what she needed do.

She leaned into me and her lips barely brushed against my own. I had to force myself to breathe as the tingles moved all the way into my toes, and she hadn�t even kissed me yet. Suddenly our lips connected and the sparks coursed through me. I put my arms around her waist, while she wrapped hers around my neck. Soon our tongues were searching each other out and my nipples felt so hard they hurt. My pussy had a life of its own, twitching like a Mexican jumping bean. I had to break off the kiss. I didn�t want her doing anything she didn�t feel she could.

�Why�re you doing this?� I asked breathlessly.

�Didn�t you want me to?�

�Since third grade.�

�Then what�s� really?� Nikki asked, grinning.

�Really, but I don�t wanna just be some fling. I think I�ve always loved you and that would just kill me,� I admitted.

�Me too� I mean, I think I�ve always loved you too and I don�t want you to be a fling either.�

�C�mon,� I said, realizing that we were entirely too close to camp. �Let�s go into the woods further.�

I didn�t give her a chance to say no. I grabbed her hand, dragging her deeper towards the other end of the island. When I felt we were a safe distance from the camp, we stopped to kiss again.

Questions were swirling around in my head, but I wasn�t ready for rational thought yet, not when I wanted to kiss her so badly. Our lips locked onto one another�s as breathing became more difficult and my head was pounding so hard I thought it would explode, but I needed to pull away from her.

�Why didn�t you tell me?� I asked.

�Why didn�t you?�

�I never thought it�d happen, you know, with your religion and all. I just thought that with your mom and your family, we�d never be able to be together, so I never dared to tell you. Plus I didn�t think you�d go for it and I thought you might be disgusted by the way I felt,� I explained.

�I was scared too, but I love you Tia and I wanna be with you. Maybe once we�re out of college we could share an apartment and nobody would need to know,� Nikki said.

�You�ve just made every dream I�ve ever had come true. I love you so much.�

Suddenly we were kissing again. I pushed her up against a birch tree and untied her halter. The strings fell along her stomach, revealing her lovely breasts. I began kissing down her neck and then lower until my mouth rested upon her right nipple. It felt deliciously hard against my tongue and soon I was suckling, nipping, flicking and tugging it, spurred on by Nikki�s whimpering moans. My fingers replaced my tongue as they tweaked and squeezed the pink, perfect teat as my lips sucked in her left nipple hungrily.

While my mouth greedily devoured, first one nipple and then the other, I unbuttoned her shorts, prying them off with my hands while my mouth kept her too busy to notice, or care. Once I had dragged them over her hips, I slid my hand easily between her pussy lips. Nikki moaned contentedly before she gracefully stepped out of her shorts, to spread her legs and give me easier access. Now I was slowly kissing my way down her stomach, licking her groin and nibbling the tops of her thighs until my lips were inches from her pussy.

It was smooth and freshly shaven. �Beautiful,� was all I could say.

�I did that just for you,� Nikki confessed, combing my hair with her fingers.

�Thank you, I love it,� I said, leaning forward and tasting her beautiful, bald pussy.

�Oh my fucking God!� She rasped, clutching a handful of my hair.

Hearing such dirty words coming from those gorgeous lips and knowing how turned on she must be to say them made me feel exceptionally horny.

As I began putting one, two and finally three fingers into her vagina, I slid my tongue in between her pussy lips, gliding up and down, circling her clit, but not touching it. Nikki reached behind her, holding onto the tree while her other hand began rubbing my arm as I reached up to fondle her nipples. She was going crazy and I loved it as she began grazing my arm with her fingernails.

I wanted to tease her so much, make her beg me to finger-fuck her harder and hear those dirty words spilling from her mouth, but I began to worry that the others might come looking for us, so instead I let my tongue roam back up to her clit. The two had barely connected before she was arching her back and pressing her crotch against me. She slapped her hand over her mouth, screaming, unintelligible words of pleasure as her beautiful, bald pussy bucked against my face and hand.

My attentions were relentless, as fingers glossed with her juices, worked in and out of her, my tongue swept over her clit until at last I felt her limbs relax and her hand reached down to pull me back up to her. I held her close to me as she began kissing my cheeks and neck.

�That was just as wonderful as I always dreamt it would be,� Nikki whispered, her tongue flicking against my ear.

�For me too,� I admitted. Pleasing her had turned me on so much that I could feel wetness moistening my own pussy.

�I wanna do that for you.� Her voice was soft and sexy, and full of desire.

�Oh God, yes,� I murmured. �Just don�t take too long. They might come looking for us.�

Her tongue was licking the nape of my neck and my stomach was in knots.

�They�re probably wasted already. They won�t even know we�re gone. Best tie my top for me though, just in case.�

Reluctantly, I tied the strings of her halter, covering her darling breasts and even more regretfully I watched as she pulled up her shorts. Then she turned me around and pushed me gently against the tree she had been leaning against.

Now it was my turn to be stripped. She revealed my breasts as if she were unveiling an invaluable painting.

�Mmm. I�ve always loved your tits,� she said.

Rather than stopping to admire my tits, she instead slipped her hands inside the waistband of my shorts, easing them over my ass and hauling them down my legs.

She gazed at my shaven pussy.

�Bald really is beautiful,� Nikki declared, her finger tips gliding over the smoothness.

It felt so fucking good to feel her touching me, kissing my skin and playing with my nipples. I knew right then that no one else would ever be able to do for me what she did, because Nikki Dawson was the love of my life and my soul mate.

I was already so close to coming, I didn�t need much to tip me over the edge, but Nikki wasn�t going to let me have that relief too soon. She was definitely teasing me as her tongue slid all around my clit, never quite touching it.

�Oh, please, please,� I begged as she continued to torture me with lips, tongue and fingers.

That was when she whispered, �I love you� into my pussy before her tongue hit my clit and I was suddenly slapping my own hand against my mouth to keep my screams from being heard.

As Nikki moved back up to kiss me, we tasted ourselves on each other�s mouths and it was fantastic. We promised each other that for the next four weeks, we would enjoy being alone together as often as possible.

Flushed and giggling, we walked back to the campsite, picking up twigs, hand-in-hand, only letting go when we came into sight of the tent. Nikki was right about them drinking and by the time we got back, they were already slurring their words, so Nikki and I, not being big drinkers began making some dinner.

We always wound up taking care of the three of them whenever they got too wasted; sometimes I think that�s why they liked us around. They never needed to worry about where they�d wind up, because we always made sure they were okay.

It actually worked out very well for us that they were getting so wasted. During the day we would all stick together while Nikki and I would resist the urge to jump on each other, but at night, just before going into the tent, we would all go skinny dipping. While they were busy throwing up or whatever, Nikki and I would swim a short distance from them, caressing and kissing underwater, or doing whatever we thought we could get away with at the moment.

The best part was that we were all sleeping in the nude after our nightly bath. So once we had the others tucked in and asleep, either I�d crawl into Nikki�s bag or she�d crawl into mine. We quickly learned to be inventive within the restrictions of the sleeping bag, and there was plenty of nibbling, kissing and finger-fucking each other to orgasm after stifled orgasm because we simply couldn�t keep our hands off one another.

We had been on the island for almost a week and the sun was starting to go down as Nikki and I were hunting for firewood. At least that�s what the other girls thought. In fact, I had my love bent forwards over a large boulder whilst I knelt behind, massaged her luscious ass and stroked her pussy lips with the full width of my tongue.

�Oh, yes!� She was moaning, but then it was, �oh, no!�

�What is it?� I queried, pausing disappointedly.

�Look.�

I hauled myself to my feet, wrapping my arms around her waist as I watched over her shoulder.

A small motorboat was slowly moving past us 20 feet, or so, from the shoreline. There were no signs they were planning to stop until Christy began hollering and waving a towel to catch their attention. The boat changed course, heading straight for shore.

We readjusted our clothing and hurried back to camp where the four boys were busily pulling their motorboat onto shore. They were nice looking, no getting around that, but I was annoyed because Nikki and I had to stop our activities and, despite promises to resume later, I was feeling frustrated.

Gage, Quentin, Dan and Bobby were all in their early twenties. They were in college and that was about all the attention I paid to any of them.

Nikki and I watched in awe as the flirting started. Gage made a beeline for Nikki and me. He was handsome and pretty sure of himself as he began talking to us, but she set him straight immediately, that he could try all he wanted, but if he expected sex, he should probably move on. He glanced at me hopefully, but I just laughed.

As the night progressed, and the drinking got heavier, Nikki and I watched as the seven of them began stripping to go skinny-dipping. They asked if we were coming, but we both passed. We did watch though and I think my mouth was hanging open almost the entire time, as we observed them beginning to pair up.

It all began innocently enough, splashing, chasing and dunking each other. Then the girls egged on the boys while they had a peeing contest to see who could shoot the farthest with a hard-on. Nikki and I giggled as we witnessed the entire thing.

Quentin won that contest and Christy flung her body against his, as though she was the prize, as she began kissing him fierily. He seemed happy enough, picking her up and carrying her off from the group with her legs wrapped around his waist. He laid her down at the edge of the beach on the sandy grass near a clump of birch trees. We could see them necking, his hand moving up Christy�s thigh and her legs parting to welcome it.

�Jesus!� Swore Nikki quietly as her hand began stroking my thigh.

Bobby decided to go for the Amazon, or she went for him, I wasn�t positive, but he was the only one taller than her, so that may have been the deciding factor. He soon had her pressed up hard against a tree, her arms wreathed around his neck and one leg perched against his hip.

Closing my eyes contentedly, Nikki�s hand slid under the leg of my shorts as her fingers were inching nearer my pussy lips.

When I looked up again, Dan and Jan were sprawled by the fire pit, not more than 15 feet away from us, lost in their drunken kisses. Soon his hands were all over her tiny body, while Nikki removed her hands from my shorts, worried Jan might notice.

I was beginning to feel sorry for poor, handsome Gage who seemed to have been left out in the cold. But man, was I wrong as the party that had moved out of the water, had suddenly returned to its depths.

The noise was definitely getting louder. Occasional squeals along with a lot of moaning were being heard. The site bordered on ridiculous, as we were suddenly aware of the fucking going on when Christy and Dawn began bobbing in and out of the water. We couldn�t help but laugh as we continued watching them.

It wasn�t long until Jan was reattached to Dan, but then Gage moved in close behind her. Dan whispered something to her, holding her close as Gage made his move. She let out an incredibly loud screech as he entered her from behind. Both Dan and Gage stopped for a moment, letting Jan adjust, before they were moving slowly, trying to get her to relax. Some time had passed before she began urging both of them on. Soon the water seemed to be littered with writhing couples intent on fucking each other to exhaustion.

Nikki�s face had begun twisting with an expression of pain, and I could feel my own face gaining the same expression.

I knew what was going to wind up happening and snapped out of my daze, running to grab our two sleeping bags out of the tent. I didn�t really care if they all wound up in there, but I sure didn�t want them continuing their orgy on our bags.

Nikki and I sat with similar expressions on our faces as the seven of them left the water to continue their activities in the tent.

Christy tossed us an invitation to join them, but we just smiled and stayed where we were.

�D�you even believe what you just saw?� I asked.

�Nope, can�t say that I do, especially Jan. That just looked painful.�

�Until it didn�t.�

�You think you�d like that?� Nikki asked.

�Nope, I like what you do.�

�Thank god! I was worried for a minute.�

�Don�t. In all my dreams about you over the years that was never in any of them,� I assured her.

�Wanna go swimming now?�

�Love to.�

We undressed, watching one another closely the entire time. The air out of the water was humid and sticky hot, so we knew the water would feel chilly at first.

Keeping the noise to a minimum, we moved around until Nikki finally found a warm spot. I went to her as soon as she let me know and we held onto each other until our bodies adjusted to the waxing and waning warmth.

As we began kissing, those tingles were back, just as intense as ever. We began fondling each other�s nipples as noises continued exiting the tent. I had to admit that the sounds added to my excitement as we kissed and touched.

I moved my hand down to Nikki�s pussy at the same time she slid her hand down to mine. As fingers entered vaginas, thumbs were moving simultaneously between pussy lips and around clits. We were both on the edge as she whispered �ready?�, and I nodded just before I began wiggling my pinky over her anus and connecting my thumb onto her clit. Nikki had apparently been thinking the same thing as she made identical moves on me, causing us to kiss even deeper while trying to keep our screams to a minimum.

That had been the most intense orgasm to date and that new move was definitely added to our lovemaking after that night.

As we dried off, we carried our clothes back up to our sleeping bags, holding hands all the way. I put more wood on the fire before turning to Nikki.

�There�s something special I�d like to do with you since they�re all busy,� I hinted.

�I think I�m reading your mind. Does it have to do with a certain number?� Nikki inquired.

�We are good together, aren�t we?� I asked.

�I think so,�

�Yeah, I think so too.�

After following her down onto the sleeping bag, we began kissing, waking all of those wonderful tingles as tongues and lips began their wonderful dance with each other. I began kissing every inch of her as I crawled down over her body. Nikki was lavishing my body, equally, with kisses as I slowly moved down over her head, breasts and stomach until we were face to pussy. Nikki pulled my crotch onto her face as her tongue began darting in and out of it and I returned the favor. I began kissing her inner thighs as my fingers entered her vagina and my thumb slid gently over her clit. My love slipped her fingers into me as her lips encircled my own clit as she sucked gently on it and I was in heaven.

�Oh Jesus!� We exclaimed in unison as our fingers began picking up the pace.

Our own moaning began to mingle with the sounds exiting the tent. Nikki wriggled beneath me, while I wriggled on top, both of us close to the edge. I suddenly felt Nikki�s free hand as it moved between my thighs and up around my ass, until, all of a sudden, I felt a finger gently beginning to circle my anus.

�Oh God!� I groaned.

The finger was unexpectedly penetrating my ass and I was faced with new sensations to calculate and deal with.

�Does it hurt?� Nikki asked, concerned.

�Yes� no � I don�t know, but don�t stop, please.�

�Is that good, baby?� She asked as both hands continued moving.

�Oh yeah,� I whispered.

�Nobody can hear you Tia,� she said as her finger began moving in my anus.

�Oh Jesus, oh fuck!�

I began to regain enough composure to return the favor, massaging her anus before inserting my finger up to the knuckle as Nikki began panting.

�Oh my fucking God!� Nikki screamed.

�Oooh!� We cried together as we began to cum.

Continuing on with our movements, we brought one another to two more orgasms, barely ebbing out of one before flowing into another. We were in heaven and we were there together. It was as it should have been, as it should be until the end of time.

Weakly we found our way back to being face to face, lightly covering each other with tiny rapid kisses as we clung to one another. We eventually managed to find the energy to put our clothes back on before crawling into our respective sleeping bags, holding her to me.

�I love you Nikki.�

�I love you too Tia, that was perfect.�

�It was. I don�t think I�d ever like anything bigger than a finger in my ass though.�

�I�ll keep that in mind,� Nikki smiled as she kissed me again.

Even though we were both exhausted, Nikki was too afraid to close her eyes as we lay there, so I promised her I would stay awake in order for her to get some sleep. I really didn�t mind since I loved watching her sleep anyway, so as I Held her hand, she eventually dozed off and I was left to sit with my thoughts of our future together. I never thought I could be so happy at the thought of waking up with the same person every day, but I was. She was everything I wanted out of life and the rest was just fodder.

The sun had finally begun to rise over the trees when I heard the zipper on the tent. Reluctantly I let go of Nikki�s hand as Gage, Quentin, Dan and Bobby walked outside. I sat up, smiling at them as they entered the fresh, morning air.

We never said a word to each other; they just smiled and waved at me as they got back into their boat and left. I took that opportunity to go pee and put more wood on the fire before returning to my sleeping bag.

Sitting there, I stared out over the lake as the sun reflected the most beautiful rays of orange and crimson over the ripples. I noticed a small, dark bobbing figure in the water and it was headed straight towards our campsite.

At first I thought it was just a duck or a loon, but as it got closer it began looking more like a head. Not a human head, but a bear head. I left my bag to get a closer look and felt panic racing through my entire body.

I threw several rocks towards it, trying to make it turn around, but it just made a grunting noise as it continued straight towards me. Immediately my mind began racing as to where the firecrackers were that I had packed, but then I calmed myself down, remembering I had shoved them into a corner of the tent. I walked slowly, but deliberately back up to my sleeping angel and nudged her with my foot until she finally opened her eyes.

�That�s just rude,� Nikki announced.

�No, really it�s not. Just get up slowly and don�t scream or panic and get into the tent,� I instructed.

�What�s��

�Just do what I say Nikki,� I growled.

She got up immediately, looking around to see what was going on and when her eyes saw what I had seen, they almost bulged out of her head. I pushed her ahead of me as we moved towards the tent.

As I unzipped the flap, the smell of sex was pungent as it mingled with my fear. Pushing the odors out of my mind, I went to the firecrackers and suddenly realized that I really hadn�t thought the entire thing through. The matches were still out by the fir pit. After swearing and waking everyone up, I stepped back out of the tent after breaking loose from Nikki�s grip.

�Don�t go out there,� Nikki rasped.

�I have to or it�ll rip our shit apart and eat all of our food. I should�ve pulled it all back up, but I forgot.�

I could see him smelling my and Nikki�s sleeping bags before picking one of them up and shaking it in his mouth. I inched around until I was still far enough away, but hopeful that I still had a decent throwing arm as I threw a firecracker towards the fire. Naturally I missed and grabbed another one just as he began walking towards the coolers. That one landed in the fire, but the bear just growled and gave me a dirty look, letting me know I was pissing him off as he continued moving. He had just busted the lid off the cooler as I ran with a handful of firecrackers, throwing them into the fire as I slipped in the loose dirt and fell on my ass. As they began exploding, he finally got scared enough to run back to the lake and swam away as I collapsed backwards onto the ground; thankful he was frightened and not pissed.

Nikki and the girls ran to me immediately, Nikki putting her hand on my shoulder as I lay there shaking.

�You okay?� Nikki asked.

�No. I think I�m gonna cry,� I answered.

�That was incredibly brave,� Jan stated, putting her hand to her head.

�Or incredibly stupid,� Christy added.

�I thought it was very brave and you didn�t even panic, you were awesome,� Nikki assured me.

�Thanks,� I smiled, �but the only thing I know for sure is that my dad�s gonna kill me or cry, neither of which I wanna see.�

�Why? You were awesome, remember?� Nikki asked.

�That was his favorite cooler�

�That�s the one?� Nikki asked knowingly.

�Why? What?� Christy asked.

�Tia and Callie were created on that cooler cover. Possibly Trent too, but Mr. Devs was never positive,� Nikki explained.

�Gross!� Jan exclaimed.

�Yeah, you�re one to talk about gross stuff,� I commented as I finally stood up.

�What�s that mean?!� She shouted as I walked down to the lake.

�All I can say is that I sure hope you guys are all on birth control!� I shouted as I dove into the water.

�I�d wait to go up there if I were you,� Nikki suggested as I walked out of the water.

�Why? What?�

�Very good questions. None of the idiots even remembered what happened last night,�

�You�re shitting me!�

�Nope, not a one.

�I hope I never get that drunk. I�d hate to forget everything.�

�I hear ya. They should be okay in a little while though. We should just stay here until they come for us though,� Nikki suggested as I sat beside her.

The rest of our camping trip was a little subdued after that day. They never did come to get us from the lake, so when we went back Nikki and I tried telling them we weren�t judging them, we were just worried about them. They pretty much stuck to themselves after our discussion though.

Nikki and I didn�t have any trouble finding time alone after that anyway. They seemed almost relieved when we would go on our daily sexpeditions.

I apologized to Nikki for putting that distance between us, but she assured me it was them and not me distancing us from them.

As we loaded the gear back into the canoes and headed into shore, Nikki and I were in a canoe by ourselves. I couldn�t keep myself from smiling though, since I got to stare at her cute little ass all the way back to the boat landing. She would blush every time she turned around to look at me.

Once we had dropped Dawn, Christy and Jan off at their homes, Nikki insisted on going home with me to explain the cooler and the tooth marks in the sleeping bag. I have to admit, she explained the entire situation better than I would have. I never would have told them exactly why we were sleeping outside and in the end; I think they were just grateful that Nikki and I weren�t drunken sluts.

Free and clear to give her a ride home afterwards, I stopped in between my house and hers for some major kissing before I left her with the promise that I would be over to see her as soon as my family turned me loose.

After two weeks of spending almost every night at Nikki�s house, I was watching her get onto the plane that was taking her away from me. We were crying harder than we ever had, knowing that two years could do a lot to people, but promising to talk as often as possible.

Nikki would be at a Catholic College in New York and I would be taking business courses in Minneapolis. All I could do on the remainder of my drive was cry.

We tried getting together with the rest of our friends before all of us would be going in different directions, but they always had excuses as to why they wouldn�t go to the movies or have a popcorn and malt night.

Both Nikki and I saw our last camping trip as a beginning and an end.

Life Goes On

After two months away from Nikki, my life was pure hell and I wasn�t sure if it was better or worse when Dawn, Christy and Jan still wouldn�t return my messages.

On top of that, I was sharing a dorm room with the biggest bitch I had ever known. My roommate, Nancy, was a complete pain in the ass; bitching at me about anything and everything. Apparently I wasn�t cleaning my side of the room to her satisfaction and my shoes always seemed to be in the wrong spot. If one of my drawers was slightly ajar, you would have thought that I was a murderer who deserved to be executed.

At one point I was almost kicked out of the dorms after putting a chair against the doorknob so I could get 24-straight-hours of peace and quiet. She went beyond nerve-wracking to total nutcase, forcing me to consider asking Eric if I could move in with him. I�d wait until Thanksgiving break, knowing the worst he could do was say no and I could probably overrule that decision with some help from our parents.

The fact that my business courses bored me to tears wasn�t helping my disposition in the least. My mind was, literally, a steel trap, making school entirely too easy for me, but this was the direction my mother chose for me, so that�s the path I was following.

Nikki and I spent most of our evenings, instant messaging each other, but on very rare occasions we were able to talk over the phone. She always needed to be careful, so the times were never the same, but it wasn�t as though I had a life without her. The occasional dinner with Eric was the only time I ever went out and she always called my cell phone so I wouldn�t miss her. She had explained that there were Catholic watchdogs trying to catch her doing something wrong continuously. The brown-nosing freaks were looking for extra points to get into heaven, at least that�s what I assumed.

We both wound up with a headache whenever we spoke, because our conversations always ended in tears. It felt as though we were the only two people in the world to ever be that miserable, but I always tried ending things on a more positive note by looking forward to Thanksgiving. I continued saying it, but I don�t think it made life any easier for either of us.

The original plan had been to ride home with Eric for Thanksgiving, at least until Mrs. Dawson called and asked me to pick Nikki up at the airport. She would be taking a flight directly into Minneapolis and I found myself waiting anxiously for her to get off the plane.

My entire body began to quiver as our eyes connected through the window and she stepped onto the ramp before she was hurrying towards me, crying. My own tears fell the moment she appeared in the doorway and I wanted to hold her tight, never letting go of her again. The moment she walked through the gate, we were in one another�s arms, kissing me as we wept. God how I had missed those tingles.

�Still there,� Nikki said, smiling through her tears.

�Tingles too?� I asked.

�God yes, you�ve always given me tingles, even if you just brushed past me,� Nikki confided.

�Me too. God I�ve missed you.�

�I�ve missed you too. Let�s get out of here and maybe we can make an unscheduled stop before we go home.�

�I was hoping you�d suggest that,� I laughed.

Once her luggage was tucked into the car, I didn�t even think about anything other than a hotel. I had actually been hoping she would suggest exactly that and saved some of the money my mother had sent me so we could a room. Thank goodness rooms in the nicer hotels of Minneapolis were reasonably priced. I really didn�t want to have to worry about a cockroach running across my ass or anything like that.

The moment we were alone in the room, we were both too excited to be nervous. Unable to keep our eyes off one another, we removed jackets and scarves before taking off our clothes to drop them wherever. My smile grew as I noticed she was still shaving her pussy just as bald as our very first day together.

I moved towards her, but stopped when she held her hand out to keep me from moving closer.

�What�s wrong?� I asked. �What�d I do?�

�Nothing at all, I just wanted to look at what I�ve been missing.�

�And I just wanna touch what I�ve been missing.�

�You little minx,� she laughed.

�I�ve missed you!� I admitted. �I can�t stand being so far away from you.�

�I know,� Nikki agreed as she moved into my arms. �I hate it too. This whole thing sucks and I hate the control our parents have over us.�

�Not over me. I could come to New York if you wanted,� I offered.

�But my mom��

�I know, I know, I�m sorry. I�ll try to be more patient, I promise.�

�I do love you.�

�I love you too.�

That had been more than enough conversation and we started kissing. I loved kissing her soft lips and when our tongues began tangling and touching� oh my god, it was heaven. It was as though we had been kissing for years and she could sense my every move, I loved it and I had missed it immensely.

We were the only two people in the world as our tongues began searching for the other�s while the lightening coursed through our bodies. Her lips always amazed me, they were so soft and eager to be touching me, trying to satiate my every need, but we both knew that could never be complete as long as we had to be away from each other. I needed to stop thinking about that, she was with me right there and I wasn�t going to go anywhere negative if I didn�t have to.

Pulling down the blankets, I gently turned her back towards the bed, kissing her as I lowered her onto it, ever so gently. I opened my eyes so I could see into hers as we kissed. Hers were already open, staring at me and I could see how much she loved me as I melted into her.

Sliding down, I continued looking up at her as she smiled down at me. When I began running my tongue over her nipples, she ran her fingers through my hair.

I wasn�t planning on stopping anytime soon and positioned myself between her legs so I could use both hands as well as my mouth on those beautiful breasts, fondling, kissing and sucking on them, feeling every ridge as they grew even harder, feeling the goose bumps on the rest of her body as they pushed against the ones on mine. I touched and fondled those stiff, beautiful nipples until her legs were flexing and un-flexing continuously. I loved making her legs move that way. As I was kissing and licking her, a string of guttural moans continuously began exiting her mouth.

�Tia, please� you�re driving me insane,� Nikki begged.

�Good, I want you to crave me.�

�I already do baby,� she whimpered.

As she said this, I looked up to see tears falling from her eyes. Making my way back up, I held her close. She cried harder as I held her and all I could do was wait until she stopped 20 minutes later.

�What happened?� I asked.

�Nothing, I just miss you so much and I hate all of this, but I love my mother too and she�s so old and I don�t know how long she�s gonna be here and I really need you to be patient with me, but don�t ever give up on me,� Nikki rambled.

�I could never give up on you, you�re all I�ve ever wanted, for as long as I can remember,� I confessed.

�Promise me,� she insisted.

�I promise. Why?� I asked, suddenly curious. �What�s gonna happen?�

�Nothing� I don�t know. I think one of my dorm leaders may have seen an email and I just wanted to wait until we got home. I wanted to see how my mother treats you when we get there. If she�s cold, then she knows and you�re gonna have to wait until I can call you.�

�But �she� called �me� to pick you up,� I reminded her. �You really think that�ll happen? Why should this girl care so much? Fuckin� bitch!�

�I hope not, but I don�t know for sure. The one that was watching me so close� well she got pissed when she tried kissing me one night and I pushed her away.�

�I�m gonna kick somebody�s ass!� I shouted, beginning to shake.

�Calm down baby, you can�t lose your head over this or we�ll never get through any of it.�

�Can�t you just tell them she made up the story because you pushed her away?�

�I don�t know, maybe. I�m just hoping I can figure it out when we get there. If I handle it wrong they�ll force me to get married or something, maybe put me in a convent, who knows. I just need you to stay patient,� she insisted.

�Isn�t marriage kinda final in your religion?!� I asked, sitting up in a panic.

�Not really. There are ways out of it.�

�So this could be our last time together for a while?�

�I hope not, but maybe,� she answered, crying again.

�Don�t cry� I�d wait for you until the day I die, if I had to. I don�t want anyone else,� I confessed, moving back to hold her.

Nikki began kissing me with a necessity as never before, descending to go after my nipples with the same intensity. She was teasing me, going from nipple to nipple as she nibbled, sucked and flicked, but I wasn�t going to beg her, because I never wanted it to end. When she realized I wouldn�t be doing any begging, she moved down my body, kissing my stomach until I rolled her over, going after her nipples again, vigorously.

We must have rolled back and forth on that bed, kissing, caressing, sucking and nibbling for almost half an hour before she maneuvered herself into a 69 position. We were both so wet we were dripping and all I could smell was sex. Neither of us wanted the time to come to an end, we wanted each other so much, craving the other�s touch as we connected tongues to vaginas.

Our tongues traveled in, out and through each other�s hairless pussies, but never touched what they needed to drive us over the edge, until it occurred to me that the longer I kept her away from home, the more suspicious her mother might become, so I whispered, �I love you�, into her pussy before gliding my fingers inside her vagina and nibbling her clit, as she did the same to me and we held our positions until neither of us could stand the intensity any longer.

Three orgasms later, we were quietly washing up prior to dressing. We returned to the car silently, trying not to think about what lie ahead.

Neither of us said very much on the five-hour ride home, but Nikki leaned against me until we were right outside of town. I slowed down before reaching the city limits, leaning towards her as she met me in a kiss; holding my eyes open all the while to see her and the oncoming traffic.

At Nikki�s house, I grabbed one of her bags out of the car, helping her carry it inside where I was most definitely greeted with an icy reception as I said hello to the Dawson family. They continued staring at me as I sat her suitcase down, wished them a Happy Thanksgiving and cried my way back out the door.

I was in hell, I could tell, because it felt as though my heart had been pulled out of my chest, directly through the skin. I was trying to stop crying before reaching my parent�s house, but it wasn�t working.

My family was smiling until I entered the house, walking directly into my mother�s arms and sobbing as she led me into my old bedroom. Sitting on the side of the bed, mom continued holding onto me until I managed to calm down slightly.

�What�s wrong honey?� Mom asked so sweetly.

�I can�t tell you,� I cried.

�You can tell me anything,� she insisted, but vigorously I shook my head.

�Can I talk to Eric?� I asked.

�I guess,� she replied. �I�ll send him in.�

Mom didn�t act upset or rejected as she left me alone and my older brother was at my side before I could even wonder what was happening.

�Is this about Nikki?� Eric asked.

�How�d you know?�

�Process of elimination dweeb.�

�I really could do without the names right now.�

�Sorry. So did she dump you?�

�No, her mother did,� I lightly sobbed.

�Huh?�

�She found out about us� wait a minute, you knew about me, us?�

�We all knew about you. I just guessed about Nikki a few days ago. Mom and dad both know about you, but I think they�ve just been waiting for you to tell �em.�

�Why didn�t you tell me you jerk?!� I asked, slapping his chest.

�No hitting! And what about the name calling rule?�

�This is different, you should�ve told me!�

�Should I have told you that I�m gay too?�

�What?!� I couldn�t believe what I was hearing. �Are you sure this is my family?�

�Good question. Guess you were a little too focused on Nikki to ever know what was going on with the rest of us,� Eric pointed out.

�I�m sorry Eric. You could�ve just come right out and told me.�

�And you could�ve told me about you and Nikki.�

�You�re right, I could�ve. I�m sorry.�

�You didn�t fall for her because of Trent, did you?�

�No, I felt this way about her way before Trent died.�

�Are you sure about her mother knowing?�

�Yeah. She warned me before we got into town and said that no matter what happens, I just need to be patient and she�ll find her way back to me.�

�Sounds like she loves you anyway.�

�She does,� I confirmed.

�Maybe you should just do that then Tia,� Eric suggested.

�I guess. Can I stay with you for a while Eric?�

�No,� he said abruptly. �I�ll send mom and dad in.�

The butthead was gone before I could say anything else. I was playing with a loose button when mom and dad walked into the room, sitting on either side of me.

My sister, Callie and my brother, Sam were peeking around the corner at us, so I leaned forward, pushing the door closed before sitting back down on the edge of the bed.

�Why didn�t you tell me that you knew I was gay?�

�We thought that was something you were supposed to tell us honey,� mom said, putting her arm around me. �Is that what this is about?�

�Yes and no I guess. Nikki and I were kinda seeing each other, but she thinks her mom found out. She wasn�t very friendly to me today that�s for sure,� I explained, crying again.

�I can�t imagine she would be,� mom admitted. �So what now?�

�I don�t know,� I cried. �Nikki said that no matter what happens, she�d get back to me somehow, but they could make it almost impossible.�

�I guess you need to decide if she�s worth waiting for then,� dad suggested.

�She�s definitely worth waiting for.�

�Then just be patient and hopefully everything will work out fine in time,� he suggested.

�Aren�t you guys even upset with me about this?� I asked, almost wishing for something else to occupy my thoughts.

�You know we�ve pretty much accepted anything you kids do since�� Mom couldn�t even bring herself to mention Trent�s name, but I knew what she meant. �You know we love you all, no matter what and as long as you�re all happy and safe, that�s all we really care about. You and Eric being gay, doesn�t change the fact that you�re both wonderful people. Besides, there�s still hope as long as we have Callie and Sam,� mom said, making me laugh a little as she and dad smiled.

�You gonna be okay now?� Dad asked, rubbing my back.

�No. I wanna quit business school and go for hairstyling and I want you to make Eric let me move in with him for a while,� I stated. Definitely a power-play.

�Hairstyling? Where�d that come from?� Mom asked, leaning away from me.

�I�ve wanted to do that for a long time now. Business is too easy and hairstyling is more hand�s-on,� I explained.

�And since your life sucks, you want something you can look forward to,� she acknowledged.

�That and it might occupy my mind more. Give me less time to dwell on things.�

�I�ll talk to your brother and we�ll take care of the rest of it after Thanksgiving,� dad promised.

�Thank you, both of you.�

�You�re welcome sweetheart,� mom comforted, hugging me again. �Sure is a shame about school though; you�re a very smart girl,� she sighed. �You gonna join the rest of the family now?�

�I think I�d just like to take a nap first, if you don�t mind.�

My parents gave me a kiss on the cheek before leaving me alone to cry myself to sleep.

When I woke up, my life still sucked, but at least I was able to talk to my family about the feelings Nikki and I had kept hidden from each other for so long. I explained everything that had happened on our camping trip, from start to finish.

By the time Thanksgiving vacation was over, I would be going to Hairstyling School, while living with my brother.

I held my hand down on the horn as I drove by the Dawson�s house twice. When I didn�t catch a glimpse of Nikki anywhere, I thought it best to leave before her mother called the cops on me. It was such a depressing, long drive to pack up my dorm room.

My first day in beauty school was a complete disaster and I was almost positive I had made the wrong decision. Starting so late had been pretty stupid to begin with and I had absolutely no clue what was even going on through the day. I was feeling so sorry for myself by this point, that it seemed as though the more I tried, the further I was sinking into the pit of hell.

Walking outside after class, I sat on the hood of my car, glancing at the day old book and as I leafed through it, I noticed a pair of very red, spiked shoes over the edge of the book. Looking up I noticed a very pretty blonde staring at me. Actually, she was gorgeous and had, what appeared to be, some of the nicest tits I had ever seen. The green Capri slacks and pink blouse under a purple jacket left a lot to be desired when you threw in the red shoes and the green scarf around her neck. I stared at her for a moment before widening my eyes. I just wanted to know what in the hell she wanted without having to say anything.

�Jasmine,� she announced, holding out her hand.

�Tia,� I answered, grasping her hand as I sighed.

�Nice handshake, you have scruples.�

�What in the hell does that mean?� I asked, feeling annoyed.

�And forward too!�

�Did I do something to you?� I asked.

�No, why?� She asked, looking confused.

�I was just wondering if you were bugging me for a reason.�

�I�m not going to take that personally since class obviously made you pretty pissy today.�

�Were you in that class?�

�Why yes I was, thank you for noticing!� She laughed.

�I�m sorry,� I offered, softening a little. �My life�s been pretty messed up lately.�

�Is that why you�re starting so late?�

�I guess. I didn�t know they�d throw me in during the middle of it. Not that it�d matter by the looks of it. I guess I was kidding myself that this was for me,� I admitted.

�You, my dear, need an attitude adjustment and you�re coming to have a drink with me.�

�I don�t drink.�

�Well, you can have a soda and I�ll have two drinks then.�

�I�m not, oh I guess I am. They just lowered that thing to 18 again, didn�t they?�

�They sure did darlin� and you�re coming with me, no arguments,� she insisted, dragging me off my car.

�My brother�s gonna worry about me if I don�t check in with him.�

�You live with your brother?�

�Yeah, while I�m going to school,� I stated defensively.

�Well, you know what?� She asked as I shook my head. �I�m gonna get you all set up, school, home and a job.�

I had no idea what in the hell I was doing taking off with some stranger, but it was almost as though I had absolutely no control over my life and it suddenly seemed that maybe somebody else would have a better idea of what to do with it, because I sure as shit didn�t and so I sat back to see where it would take me.

The first place Jasmine took me was to a beauty salon. She walked in as though she owned the place, leading me through the crowd of people to a room in the back. Once we were alone in the private area, Jasmine sat me down in the chair and snapped a picture of me before putting the hair bib around my neck.

�If you wanna be a hairstylist, the first thing you need to do is change your style. You can�t look like a schoolgirl forever,� Jasmine explained.

�But Nikki likes my hair this way,� I panicked, grabbing my head.

�Who�s Nikki?�

�Long story.�

�Tell Jazzy all about it.�

That was all she said, but it was enough to encourage me to spill my guts. So caught up in my tale of woe, I hadn�t even noticed that she cut off most of my hair until I saw it in the mirror. Leaning forward, I studied the cut and the way she had combed it out. I liked it, but it felt foreign to my head. Originally it had been to the middle of my back and now I was looking at hair that was no lower than my neckline and I had bangs for the first time since I was about two.

�My brother�s gonna hurt me,� I announced.

�I have got to meet this brother of yours. He sounds like a prize,� Jasmine said sarcastically.

�We got pretty close when our older brother died in a car accident,� I explained, almost glaring at her in the mirror.

�I�m sorry sweetie. So now you know one of my secrets. More often than not, I tend to put my foot in my mouth� but what d�you about the hair?�

�Actually, I kinda like it,� I confessed. �It makes me look nothing like myself.�

�And after that story, the last person you wanna feel like is yourself, right?�

�I guess, yeah,� I admitted. �So is this your place or something?�

�Yep, all bought and paid for,� she stated.

�But you can�t be much older than me. Are you independently wealthy?�

�I guess I am now. My ex had to set me up with something before he could go through with the divorce, so this was it,� she announced proudly.

�How old are you?!� I asked, turning to look at her.

�Twenty-five and if I thought I could make a career out of getting married and divorced, I�d do it.�

�Well, at least you�re honest about it. How much do I owe you for the new style?�

�I like that you didn�t call it a haircut. You don�t owe me anything. Haven�t you noticed yet that I�ve decided to take you under my wing?� Jasmine asked.

�I just thought you pitied me.�

�No, I wouldn�t go out of my way for pity. I can spot natural talent a hundred miles away. For a while I thought they weren�t gonna get anyone in that class who knew what in the hell they were doing.�

�If you own this place, what were you doing in class?� I asked.

�I like to take a refresher course every so often, plus that�s where I find all of my stylists. So you wanna see your new home first, or you wanna get that drink?�

�Are you sure you got the right person?� I asked, highly doubtful.

�I don�t think you know me well enough to question my talent spotting abilities.�

�Maybe not, but there�s no way I can�t afford to pay you back for anything, especially not rent on an apartment. That�s why I�m staying with my brother,� I explained.

�Well I don�t recall mentioning money, d�you?�

�I can�t live there for nothing,� I insisted. �My dad always said that nobody ever gives you anything for nothing, so what d�you want from me then?�

�Smart girl. So you�re not just another pretty face,� she said, making me blush. �You don�t even know you�re beautiful, do you?�

�I�m not,� I stated, blushing again. �Nikki�s beautiful.�

�Got a picture?�

�Always,� I smiled, pulling it out of my jacket pocket.

�Gorgeous eyes. You have good taste in women. Let�s go someplace and look at some.�

�But you were married.�

�So? I can swing either way sweetie. Maybe once you loosen up a little, we could even have some fun.�

�Hopefully Nikki will come back to me before too long.�

�For your sake sweetie, I certainly hope so, c�mon, let�s go.�

Jasmine didn�t take me to an apartment as I expected, she drove to the edge of the city, pulling into the driveway of a huge house. She let me know that my place was out back before I could embarrass myself, thankfully. We walked through the main house to get to it, even though we could have walked around the side through a gate. The inside of her home was amazingly huge and so white. I was afraid to touch anything as we made our way through it and onto the patio. I was in such awe as we walked through, stopping to look around until she grabbed my arm and pulled me through to the sliding glass door.

Down a small path was a cottage and though it looked small from the outside, once we walked through the door, it was totally awesome. Inside it was amazingly wide open with spiral stairs leading to two bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs. The entire first floor was a natural wood wainscoting under gray brick paneling. In the living room there was a small, gas fireplace over heated hardwood flooring. The walls upstairs were all cedar and the smell wafted throughout the cottage as we moved around the second floor. It was an awesome place and I definitely wanted to live there.

�So what�s the catch?� I asked.

�Dear, sweet, suspicious Tia, what makes you think there�s a catch?�

�There�s always a catch.�

�� Okay, actually there�re three catches,� she confided. �One is that after you graduate, you agree to work for me��

�For free?�

�No, you�ll get paid, silly girl. The second catch is that you agree to be my poster girl.�

�What�s that mean?� I asked.

�That means I wanna put your face all around town for my advertising and third catch is � okay, this part might freak you out a bit, but it�s really not that bad.�

�What is it?� I asked, giving her a sideways glance.

�See the view from up here?�

�Yeah,� I replied, suddenly feeling worried.

�I want you to dress and undress in front of it.�

�Huh?� I asked, stepping away from her as she laughed.

�That�s all. You don�t have to touch yourself, if you don�t want to, or do any sexy dances or anything like that, I just wanna be able to watch you dress and undress.�

�That�s the oddest thing anyone�s ever said to me,� I admitted.

�I would imagine it is, my sweet, innocent Tia,� Jasmine smiled.

�That all sounds too easy.�

�Really? I thought for sure you�d be totally against that last part.�

�Well, I can�t say that I understand why anyone would wanna see me naked, but to each her own I guess.�

�That�s a great attitude.�

�You wouldn�t expect me to do anything else, would you?� I really wanted to live there.

�Not unless you wanted to. I know you�re waiting for Nikki and all, but if you were exceptionally horny, I wouldn�t turn you away. I must warn you that I enjoy bondage though.�

�What�s that mean? Like tying people up and stuff?�

�Something like that.�

�Do you hurt them?�

�Only for fun.�

�Fun for who?!�

�Both of us.�

�Could I maybe watch you with someone first? If I ever wanted to, I mean,� I was blushing so badly by this point.

�I think that could be arranged; might even be fun,� she acknowledged.

�I�m actually still� you know.�

�A virgin?! I didn�t know those existed anymore,� she laughed.

�Nikki and I are both still virgins,� I informed her.

�Amazing. So, does the arrangement sound like anything you�d be interested in?�

�I�d be a fool not to be interested,� I admitted, �but I�d still need to talk to my family.�

�You�re a diehard, aren�t you?�

�I guess. Things just really changed after Trent died and I don�t like my parents to worry.�

�Well, I guess I better take extra special care of you then,� Jasmine smiled.

�You don�t even know me, why�re you doing this?�

�I told you, I can spot talent and you have it. I may be a lot of things, but an idiot isn�t one of them. Can�t you just picture it, �Hairstyles by Tia�?�

�Actually, I use to all the time, until today,� I admitted.

�First days always suck. You�re too young to worry so much,� she insisted. �Okay, before I take you out, let�s go meet this brother of yours.�

�I have no idea why I trust you, but something keeps telling me I should, so I�m just gonna go with it and hopefully I�m not wrong, but I do need to read that book at some point.�

�Nonsense, I�ll tell you everything I know while we�re out. The rest is all hand�s on.�

Jasmine put her arm around my shoulders as we walked back to the car. I really had no idea why I trusted her, maybe because she had been so open about watching me and the bondage information, but whatever it was, she made me feel like things could possibly be okay if I just relaxed and went with the flow, so I would until I couldn�t.

When I gave her Eric�s address, Jasmine insisted that she knew that address for some reason. I had no clue why until we walked into the apartment and Eric was on the phone, telling someone he�d call them back, before hanging it up.

�Where in the hell have you been?!�

�I�ve been��

�Lighten up Eric,� Jasmine insisted as I stared at her.

�Jazzy! How�d you hook up with Jazzy?� Eric asked as he walked over to give her a hug.

�Bitch at me and hug her, what�s up with that?� I asked.

�Jazzy�s been doing my hair since I�ve been down here and I�ve been to a couple of her parties� you�re not allowed to go, just in case you were wondering,� Eric informed me.

�I wasn�t wondering. I�m 18, I don�t need your permission,� I stated defiantly.

�She�s a pistol Eric.�

�She is something, but what�re you intending with her?� Eric asked, folding his arms.

�Do you see me here?�

�No, keep quiet,� Eric ordered as I slumped into the chair. �And what the hell happened to your hair?� I didn�t answer him.

�I guess she takes orders well,� Jasmine laughed. �She�s my new girl Eric, but I�ll treat her with the utmost respect, just for you.�

�Her?� Eric asked, looking genuinely shocked.

�You�re such a jerk sometimes,� I snapped.

�Is this the closeness you were telling me about?� Jasmine asked as I shrugged.

Eric wouldn�t let me go out alone with Jasmine that first night, but all we did was talk. Jasmine told me everything she knew about hair and the beauty shop business. My mind, being what it is retained every single word� mostly. I tried paying complete attention to Jasmine, but she had taken us to a topless bar and I have to admit, I did stare on occasion, forcing me to ask her to repeat herself every so often. Eric would laugh whenever my eyes began to roam.

The instant Jasmine and I walked into class together the following day, the teacher walked up to us, looking Jasmine directly in the eyes.

�Really?� The teacher asked.

I felt indignant, even though I could understand her doubts after my ignorance the previous day.

�I think you�ll be impressed with our little Tia today,� Jasmine laughed, noticing my obvious ire.

The teacher was clearly impressed as she threw questions at me and I gave her the answers without hesitation. I�m pretty sure Jasmine was impressed as well.

That night I called my parents, telling them almost everything that was going on, but I left out the sexual parts, obviously. They weren�t satisfied with just hearing it from me though, so Eric had to explain it to them all over again before they eventually agreed.

I didn�t have that much to take with me, but Eric followed me to Jasmine�s house so he could see the cottage. He had been to Jasmine�s, but never inside the cottage.

Jasmine had a strange way about her, appearing almost envious of Eric�s protective behavior over me. Once we had carried my few things out back, Eric began looking around as Jasmine showed him what was where, while I went to check out the kitchen.

There was definitely no need to go shopping for any food since the place was stocked with almost anything a person could want. I was slightly apprehensive, but I still wanted to live there and if it only took my dressing and undressing, who was it hurting. If I became comfortable with it, I might even give her a show every so often. I smiled to myself at the thought.

�I wanna live here too,� Eric whined as he and Jasmine walked down the steps.

�I don�t think so. I don�t wanna see you walking around naked,� I replied dully.

�You two have a very interesting relationship,� Jasmine pointed out.

I�m sure he was concerned about the nudity arrangement, but he promised not to tell mom and dad as long as I stayed in touch constantly with him. That included calling him as soon as I got home and dinner with him every Friday. Jasmine stepped in to insist that we have our dinner with her, even though Eric argued with her about it. She wound up wearing him down, obviously not the type of girl to take �no� for an answer from anyone.

After Eric had gone, Jasmine insisted that I follow her upstairs, where she led me to the bathroom. Upon closer inspection, she showed me the whirlpool tub and shower with a curtain against the back wall. It was explained to me that once I became more comfortable with my exhibitionism, she expected me to open the curtain when I showered or bathed. Once she pushed the button, opening up the glass wall, my eyes grew wide as I stared out the window. The tub appeared to have been especially made for that purpose, with its cutaway back, giving a clear view of anyone in the tub.

�You�ve really thought this through, haven�t you?� I asked.

�For a very long time.�

�Were you into this stuff while you were married?�

�I probably was, but we divorced because he was cheating on me,� Jasmine explained before leaving the room.

Following Jasmine downstairs, I stopped her before she grabbed hold the doorknob and apologized for what I had asked, explaining that I could put my foot in my mouth at times too, but she just smiled, stroking my cheek with the back of her hand before leaving.

I watched her walking on the path, but I couldn�t just let her leave that way.

�Jasmine!� I shouted as she stopped, turning to look at me. �Your ex-husband was a dumb ass!�

Jasmine smiled sadly before turning to finish her journey to the house.

I�m not positive what it was about that first day, but I felt bad thinking I may have upset Jasmine after how kind she had been, so the first thing I did was go upstairs in front of the window, undressing very slowly as my blouse, pants, socks, bra and panties were removed. I stood in front of the window for a short time before going downstairs to get my luggage, hoping I would be comfortable with being nude soon, just so I could stop blushing. It almost felt as though I was being watched no matter where I was in the cottage, but as long as she wasn�t touching me without my permission, I could deal with the rest.

Once I finished unpacking in the nude, I entered the bathroom, opening the curtain against the window. I have to admit that the thought occurred to me that quite possibly I wasn�t the good girl I thought I was, but the only one I was hurting was me and for some reason, it felt as though I should.

I crawled into the hot shower with my razor, shaving and washing everything very slowly, paying extra special care and attention to face the window as I spread my pussy lips, shaving that extra fuzz that likes to grow inside the lips. I debated touching myself, but it seemed entirely too soon for that when I couldn�t even walk around naked without blushing. Besides, I would need to be looking at a picture of Nikki or talking to her before I could even consider doing that. After finishing my shower and drying off, I made my way down to the sofa to get in touch with Nikki. I discovered that her email address had been shut down and she had no more cell phone. That started my assault with letters through the postal service.

At 18, life was suppose to be my oyster, at least that was what my mother had always said and even though my professional life seemed to be heading in the proper direction, the only thing I knew for sure that I wanted, had been suddenly taken completely away from me and I couldn�t see beyond that one issue.

Suddenly I remembered back to when Nikki asked me to be patient, after sending a letter a day to her home address for two weeks straight and forced myself to stop the barrage. I hated doing it, but I needed to stop pushing the issue before she wound up married or locked away in some convent.

School was going well and I had become Jasmine�s constant companion, but she refused to show me her torture chamber no matter how much I begged. I�m pretty sure it was because of Eric, but she never offered a reason, so eventually I stopped asking.

During Christmas break, I spent the majority of my time parked down the street from Nikki�s house. I wanted to catch a glimpse of her coming or going� something, anything! I was going crazy.

On Christmas Eve I was at last able to see Nikki walking out of the house holding her mother�s arm. I hit the horn, one quick blow, as she looked up, searching for the source. When she spotted me, I blew her a kiss as I watched her eyes fill and a sad, lost smile crossed her face. We held eye contact until she was out of sight.

Remaining in my parking spot, I waited until they returned from church services. The church was up a block and across the street from Nikki�s house. It was the perfect place for the devoted Catholic family to live.

I was hoping Nikki might be able to sneak out once her mother had gone to sleep, but suddenly cars were pulling into the driveway as her brothers and sisters began arriving for the Holiday.

As I continued watching, Nikki walked outside, helping them carry in luggage and gifts. She smiled at me every chance she got, being careful not to give her family a clue that I was watching her. On her very last trip out of the house, while smiling directly at me, Nikki whipped her jacket open, as if to flash me and made me smile, before I drove back to my parent�s house.

At last, I was holding Nikki, we were wrapped so tightly in each other�s arms and I could barely breathe, but I couldn�t let her go because we had both been waiting so long for this moment. No phone calls, no letters, she was just suddenly with me.

We kissed, gently, tenderly, our tongues searching desperately, hungrily tangling around one another as she practically tears my clothes off me. She wants to ravage me, but I make her stop, slowly removing her blouse and her bra before letting my hands glide down to those beautiful breasts, feeling her nipples as they harden at my touch. I loved how our nipples responded to each other�s touch.

Opening my own eyes, I could see those beautiful green ones staring back at me, deep and green, hungering for me to touch her all over, never wanting me to stop as I kneel in front of her, my queen, love of my life and truly my only reason for being.

Unsnapping and unzipping her jeans, I gently tug them off, pulling her panties along with them as I�m kissing that beautiful, bald mound that she keeps hairless, just for me. I listen to her gasp, smiling as I look up at her beautiful face, lost in ecstasy, lost in my touch.

Fondling her nipples, I began brushing over them with my open palms and forced my tongue between her pussy lips. She spreads her legs to accommodate me as I�m sliding my tongue into her vagina, digging, stretching as far as I can inside of her where it�s warm and inviting me in. It�s been so long, too long and I replace my tongue with fingers, all three at once as her walls work to pull them in further, my tongue is traveling through her labia and around her clit, slowly teasing her. As I flick my tongue across her clit, I listen to her pleasure, causing my own orgasm as she holds my face to her pussy, pushing into it harder and harder. I close my eyes again and suddenly I see� her mother and it makes me shout.

I sat up as my eyes flew open in a panic, looking around at the dark bedroom and I began crying as I curled up in the bed, realizing it had only been a dream.

If it hadn�t been for Jasmine, Eric and school over the following months, I�m not sure what I might�ve done. I can�t even deny that I actually considered suicide, but there was no way I could do that to myself or the people I loved. I thought about my brother�s death and how my parents reacted when the police couldn�t see any skid marks, so they assumed he had committed suicide at first. My dad chewed their asses pretty seriously when they corrected themselves after finding the soda bottle wedged under the brake. There would be no way I would ever put my parents through that again.

Mostly, during that time, I focused on school and putting more and more pictures of Nikki into frames around the cottage. I had gotten pretty comfortable with my nudity by then and actually began releasing a little sexual tension.

When I wasn�t �using� it, I had a special picture of Nikki from the camping trip enlarged and stored in a drawer. I would take it down to the coffee table, pulling it close to the sofa so I could look into her eyes. It was a photograph I had taken previous to one of our hikes. She had such a look of desire on her face at the time, that I knew it was the picture I needed for the purpose intended.

Once everything was in place, I would hang one leg over the top of the couch as I began running my hands over my nipples; tweaking, pulling and rolling them between my thumbs and fingers, keeping my eyes on Nikki the entire time. I would focus on my breasts, imagining it was Nikki with her hands all over me, rubbing and fondling until eventually I would move one hand over my stomach before reaching to the inside of one thigh, back up, over my pussy and down the other thigh. I�d pull my hand up to my pussy, finger through my vulva and around my clit before continuing the descent into my vagina, never taking my other hand away from my nipples.

I would stare into Nikki�s eyes long enough, my fingers would turn into her fingers gliding into and out of my vagina. My thumb on my clit was her tongue, so gentle and loving, always taking her time because she loved to tease me. I would will her there with me and she would slowly bring me to a fantastic orgasm, usually several.

Generally it was a trancelike experience that completely drained me, so I wouldn�t do it all that often, but I think Jasmine enjoyed herself when she watched me. I know she would always take me on a shopping spree the day after, rubbing my arm and hugging me a lot while we were out. It took me a couple of times to realize that I wasn�t alone when imaginary Nikki made love to me, but I just let it slide since she was so emotional about it all.

By May, Jasmine had basically become the older sister I never had, as long as you didn�t include the voyeur/exhibitionist aspect of our relationship. She had even gone so far as to plan on opening a hair salon in my hometown, informing me that when I was ready, she wanted to change the name of it to, �Hair by Tia�, but I just laughed, insisting she was crazy.

Several days before classes were over, billboards were going up all over the Cities with my before and after pictures on them, along with a corny little slogan that read: �HERE TODAY, TIA TOMORROW�. I thought it was ridiculous, but people seemed to be flocking into the shop making hair appointments with �me�!

Jasmine had put an ad in my hometown paper, stating she and I would be available for the grand opening to cut and style hair.

My life should have been perfect, but I felt hollow inside, even after my mother called about the ad and how excited she and dad were for me.

The Grand Opening had been a helluva day, keeping us totally swamped with customers. My mother even made an appointment and I had to laugh after listening to her insistence on getting, a hairdo exactly like her famous daughter.

Mom and Jasmine spoke back and forth, as I cut and styled her hair. They actually seemed to hit it off quite nicely, making me wonder if mom would have been so receptive had she known the woman built a torture chamber in her basement and enjoyed watching her daughter walk around nude. Thinking about it actually brought a smile to my face as I hugged her before wishing her luck with dad.

Dad liked long hair on �his girls� and it had taken him almost two months to even accept the idea of my hair being short. God only knows how long it would take him with mom. She assured me they had discussed it prior to her making the appointment, but I had my doubts.

By the time we were locking the doors, I was beat. Jasmine and I were cleaning and bagging up hair when there was a knock at the door. I looked at her before walking over to see Nikki�s brother, Ted standing outside holding an envelope. I was hoping beyond hope that maybe he was on our side, but all he did was shove it into my hand before walking away rapidly. You would�ve thought his ass was on fire for as fast as he was moving.

When Ted was out of sight, I locked the door, walking inside as I stared at the envelope. Suddenly I was afraid to open it, delicately setting it on the coffee table as I sat down. All I could do was stare at the damned thing.

It wasn�t long until Jasmine walked out of the back room and over to where I was sitting. She reached for the envelope once she saw what I was looking at.

�I was thinking that if I don�t open it, it won�t be true,� I informed her.

�You want me not to?�

�Might as well, hearts already gone, may as well take my soul too.�

�I thought that was already mine,� she stated, making me laugh.

�Right, I forgot for a minute,� I answered, leaning back.

Jasmine never took her eyes off me the entire time she opened the envelope, causing the photograph inside to fall onto the table. There was my Nikki, more beautiful than ever, standing next to the ugliest man I had ever seen in my life. I needed to lean forward for a closer look, but I couldn�t touch it.

I guess he wasn�t that ugly, but he was to me. He was extremely tall with short black hair. His face was almost square and the bastard was smiling at the love of my life.

Nikki had a smile on her face, but she wasn�t looking at him and her eyes had an empty, hollowness to them. Jasmine noticed immediately, mentioning it as she twisted her body to see the photograph better.

�When?� Was all I could ask.

�Tomorrow, sorry.�

There were no tears, or laughter or even talking, all I could do was stare at the picture and remember all the special times with Nikki. The time she spent with my family after Trent died, holding me and Callie until we cried ourselves to sleep. I remembered staying with her and Mrs. Dawson after Mr. Dawson died, making sure they wanted for nothing. My mind raced through every picnic, the holidays, the summer camping trips Nikki joined with me and my family and I realized this was it, this was the end. There would be nothing more to wait for after this. It left me feeling so empty, I couldn�t even cry�

Wedding and Beyond

I was numb, no getting around that, but there was nothing more I could do, so it seemed best to try ignoring the wedding announcement and the slime that was going to be taking my Nikki�s virginity, something I was suppose to do. I tried to function again so we could finish with the cleaning and get the hell out of town.

�Well, should we finish up so we can start driving home?� I asked.

�No, we�ve got a wedding to go to in the morning,� Jasmine announced.

�I don�t wanna go,� I spouted.

�I don�t care, I�m your boss and I say we�re going, so let�s finish this up and see if there�s a room at the Inn.�

�You�re killing me here, you know that right?�

�You�ve been dead for a long time, so just keep quiet and do what I tell you.�

�Fine,� I pouted.

We checked into the hotel after leaving the shop and wound up sharing a room with two queen beds, one of which I fell onto face-first as soon as we entered. Jasmine took a quick look around before leaving me alone. She wouldn�t tell me where she was going and when she returned, I was being pulled off the bed.

�What�s going on?� I asked, whining.

�We�re going shopping.�

�The stores are all closed,� I explained.

�Maybe for the normal human, but not for us,� she announced, dragging me out of the room.

There were exactly two clothing stores in my hometown. One was okay, but the other one carried nothing but designer clothes. I was never positive who could afford to shop there, but I had a feeling that the proprietress was going to make a lot of money that evening.

The owner of the store was waiting for us with a smile on her face as she unlocked the doors. I watched as Jasmine slipped a wad of money into the lady�s hand and suddenly the lights were flipped on as Jasmine began picking out my wardrobe, which consisted of black stockings, black bra, black shoes and the slinkiest black dress she could find. It actually looked similar to a nightie, but the store owner assured me it was a dress.

Jasmine�s own choice of attire was more conservative, which led me to wonder exactly what was going through her mind. Nothing about Jasmine was conservative and I knew she was planning something, even though she insisted I was being paranoid.

Before leaving she grabbed us a couple of nightgowns for sleeping even though I told her not to worry about one for me, but yet again, she ignored me.

Back at the hotel, we grabbed a bite to eat before heading up to our room, where I promptly took off my clothes before showering. I walked out of the bathroom after drying off and Jasmine blushed as she rapidly looked away.

�I bought you a nightgown.�

�I told you not to. I haven�t slept in one for so long, I don�t know if I even could anymore. Besides, you�ve already seen it all,� I explained, crawling into bed.

�It seems different somehow, being right in front of me and all.�

�Well, feel free to masturbate or whatever, I�m just too tired to care,� I explained, rolling over.

We drove to the church, waiting for everyone to get inside. The wedding would start at 10 a.m., so naturally, we arrived half an hour early.

When everyone had gone inside, Jasmine took my hand, leading me towards the church. As we walked through the opened doors, I saw Nikki standing at the second doorway with her oldest brother Bill and I froze as Jasmine clomped on ahead a few steps before turning.

�Are you coming sweetness?� Jasmine asked as Nikki turned to stare at us.

�Why would you do that? Don�t do that!� I rasped loudly at her as Nikki noticed me.

Thankfully, Bill hadn�t turned around at all. My guess was that if he didn�t acknowledge me, then it must mean I wasn�t really there. That or he was so old that his hearing was going. I wasn�t positive which.

Nikki looked so happy and sad, all at the same time; then she caught a glimpse of my wardrobe and smiled a soft, genuine smile. She actually enjoyed seeing me in black at her wedding. All too quickly she was moving away as Bill tugged her by the arm, but she continued staring at me until he whispered something in her ear that forced her to look down. I liked him less than ever at that moment.

I turned to leave, but Jasmine pulled me through the entryway, where I plastered myself against the back wall, fighting my tears. She made me watch the entire ceremony and as the priest was asking for objections, Jasmine pulled some tissue out of her handbag before running up the aisle.

�John, honey, don�t marry her! How can you just forget about our love child?! What kind of a man are you? You told me you loved me!� Jasmine cried hysterically, as everyone stared.

John was by Nikki, stammering a major denial that made him look guilty as sin.

Nikki stared directly at me right then with a huge smile on her face as I twirled my finger alongside my head. She continued glancing between Jasmine and me before she smiled at me again with tears in her eyes while I mouthed, �still waiting� to her, before walking out of the church.

On my way out the door, I could hear Jasmine going on and cursing John for denying their child and his previous confessions of love for her.

I waited in the car, still too stunned to cry. It was only a few minutes before Jasmine was running out of the church and across the street towards me. As she jumped into the driver�s seat, she smiled.

�I really like her.�

�I wish it would�ve worked though,� I said.

�I think it did sweetie. Nikki ran out of the church. They still might make her go through with it, but I really think we should leave before anyone sees us sitting here,� Jasmine suggested as she started the car, aiming us towards the Cities.

We were almost 10 minutes out of town when my phone was ringing. I said hello before hearing Nikki on the other end.

�Thank your friend for doing that.�

�Nikki! How�re you calling me?! What�s going on baby? Did you marry him?� I rambled on.

�I�m hiding in the bathroom right now. I don�t think I�ll have to marry him now, but that means it�s gonna be harder for me to talk to you,� Nikki warned.

�You still love me?�

�Always. You still love me?�

�Only ever you.�

�You still a virgin?�

�Yes. You?�

�Yes.�

�Then don�t marry him. You know my number and you can call me whenever you get a chance. It�ll automatically go to my bill so your mom won�t find out. I�ll take what I can get at this point Nikki, as long as you still love me,� I informed her.

�In that case, I�ll be staying at home and taking care of my mother. She�s not doing very well.�

�I�m sorry baby. If she just wasn�t so stubborn, I could be helping you both through this,� I added.

�Just dealing with it as it comes, right?�

�Right.�

�By the way, who was your friend?�

�That was my boss. She�s helped me a lot.�

�I see that. I saw your ad in the paper and I heard that yesterday was a success. I�m glad you got to do what you always wanted Tia. I�m so proud of you.�

�I only need one more thing and my life will be perfect.�

�Me too� shit! I love you, gotta go.�

�I love��

�That was so fucking sweet,� Jasmine cried, wiping her eyes.

�She loves me,� I smiled.

�Obviously.�

�I think you can take that mesh off your face now,� I suggested.

�I don�t think so, I kinda like it. It makes me feel sexy.�

�You are sexy,� I assured her. �Jasmine?�

�Yeah sweetie?�

�Thanks. I�m really glad you did that and thank you.�

�You�re welcome love. You really owe me now you know.�

�I�ve really owed you for a long time, but you never tell me what you want.�

�What if I told you that I just wanted a friend?�

�I�d say I thought we already were friends.�

�Then we�re okay.�

I really thought Jasmine was going to cry after our little conversation, but she managed to fight off the tears as she began singing to some punk rock song on the disc player. I laughed since I couldn�t understand a word she sang and it only made her sing louder as she drove along.

Over the following months, Jasmine was having some construction done in her basement, but she refused to tell me what she was doing. She was actually irritating me slightly with how secretive she was being.

Nikki was averaging a call every other week, although it was never very long. She always called me at night so her mother and brother wouldn�t find out. Her family was still trying to push her to marry the dweeb, but she insisted on taking care of her mother, so at least she had some say about what she did, limited as it was.

During our talks, I had explained the things I was doing for Jasmine, not forgetting to mention all she had done for me. Nikki stopped talking for a while, but once I made it understood that no sex was involved, she eventually approved of the arrangement, as long as I was still hers, but there was also the understanding that it would stop as soon as we were together again. I assured her that I would give up everything just to be with her.

Nikki always seemed to be running to hang up the phone before we could ever finish a conversation. She always called back a short time later to assure me she hadn�t been caught, so I wouldn�t worry. It was no wonder I loved her. It seemed her brother would wander downstairs every single time we spoke. Why he was still there, she wasn�t positive, unless it was just to watch her.

Bill was a family man who had been married for 30 years and had grandchildren, so why he would leave his family, for months by then was curious.

I hated that they were keeping such a close watch over everything Nikki did. She was already 19 by then, but they were watching pretty much every move she made. They had canceled her phone, internet and she wasn�t allowed to leave the house unless one of her brothers or sisters was with her. It was totally ridiculous, but she was doing it all at the request of her mother.

Whether or not they all believed she should be treated the way she was, they were definitely coming close to being a perfect example of anti-gay America. Nikki would never be the ideal Catholic daughter they wanted her to be. I was positive it would all end once her mother passed away, but until it happened we would both need to deal with it as best we could.

The remainder of that year was typical, yet odd, all at the same time.

Nikki�s mother was holding her own, so we were no closer to being together, but I still hoped she�d recover.

Jasmine and I were still going to my hometown, working in the beauty shop at least twice a month to cut hair and keep an eye on her investment.

The first day we had gone back to town, after the wedding, my parents met us as we were leaving the salon, insisting we go out to dinner with them, my brother and my sister. Jasmine was so impressed with my parents that night, she insisted on taking them out to dinner every time we were in town after. She was beginning to feel more and more like family, so when the holidays came around, I invited her home with me and Eric. She accepted and showered my family with gifts after forcing me to go on a shopping spree with her.

I had no clue that prior to going home with me, Jasmine had spent all of her holidays alone until she explained that her entire family had shunned her until she had money, so she wasn�t forgiving them or their treatment of her. I apologized and hugged her before we went to the topless bar she enjoyed so much. I still hadn�t touched alcohol by then and wasn�t really sure I ever would, especially after practically carrying Jasmine out after she had a few too many.

It was the middle of February when I received a phone call from my past. Christy Shaver was in town, only her name wasn�t Christy Shaver any longer. She had changed it after moving to California and getting that modeling career she always talked about when we were younger. Now she was Mauve Crystal� typical. She hadn�t tried to talk to me since our camping trip, but now because of some 36 hour layover on her trip to New York, she was suddenly interested in, reconnecting with me.

When she first introduced herself as Mauve Crystal, I almost hung up on her, but after informing her I didn�t know anyone by that name, she whispered her real name to me and I was shocked, to say the least. It rapidly turned to panic once she announced that she would be at my front door in 20 minutes. I agreed to be waiting out front for her before hanging up and racing around like a mad person, collecting Nikki�s pictures off the walls. As I ran up the spirals, I stubbed my toe at the top, almost tossing all of the pictures against the wall. Fortunately, I managed to catch them and myself at the last second. Once I finished collecting the photos upstairs I stashed them inside one of my drawers.

I was still slinging out swearwords as I ran to put my clothes on, explaining to Jasmine just exactly what was happening. I didn�t know for sure if she had microphones around the place, but I assumed she might since I could sense the cameras.

As I was pulling on my last sock, I almost lost my balance again, smashing into the clothing rack before pushing it into my bedroom.

On my way out to the driveway, I ran through Jasmine�s house. She was almost hysterical with laughter, watching me panic. She insisted I bring this �Mauve� in to meet her before going back to the cottage and all I could do was agree as I raced out the front door, expecting to freeze my ass off while waiting for her cab.

The headlights were moving towards me before I barely shut the door. Good thing I had recently finished talking with Nikki or I might have been asleep, then there would have been a whole lot of explaining to do about Nikki�s pictures plastered all over my walls.

I was a nervous wreck as I walked up to the taxi. It had been almost two years since I had spoken to this woman and I wasn�t sure what we would even talk about, but I was willing to try.

Christy stepped out of the cab in all her glory when I opened the door and I must admit, she looked as good as she ever had, maybe even a little better or more elegant anyway in her long fur coat and high-heeled boots. The crazy woman was going to break her neck if she wasn�t careful on the ice. I reached out to hug her, getting a one-handed back pat and an almost kiss to the cheek. Immediately I was curious as to why in the hell she was coming to see me, since she obviously hadn�t gotten over the camping trip incident. Oh well, no sense worrying about it all right then.

I went to help the taxi driver with her luggage since Christy had two huge cases and one small one. I wondered if she was moving to New York or if she actually needed that many clothes for the short trip, as she had indicated.

She obviously had no intention of assisting, so I helped the cabbie move her bags to the house. I couldn�t keep from noticing, when she tipped the guy, she was very careful not to touch him as she dropped the cash into his hand. I stayed by the door with him, slipping an extra $20 into his hand, after noticing the skimpy tip Christy had given the guy. He gave me a smile and a wink before quietly wishing me luck. I shut the door, still feeling apprehensive about spending time alone with my old school friend.

At least she and Jasmine seemed to be doing well as they were discussing fashion and the new styles. I never paid attention to fashion, mostly buying the clothes Jasmine picked out so I would look good at work. I would�ve been happier in shorts and a t-shirt, which I did manage to get away with on occasion.

Before taking her out to my little cottage, I introduced the two women, using both of Christy�s names, not sure which way to go with it. I hadn�t forgotten my manners at any rate.

As we were ready to move on, it became obvious that Christy had absolutely no intention of carrying her own bags, so I wound up with the two big bags, while she carried the small one after giving me a sigh. Thank goodness they had wheels.

I looked back at Jasmine, who was working very hard at hiding her laughter. I was determined not to carry Christy�s luggage any further than the living room. If she needed anything, she could carry them upstairs under her own power.

Inside the cottage, Christy took her coat off before handing it to me, like she couldn�t hang it up herself. She began walking into the place until I asked her if she would please take off her boots first. She didn�t appear to appreciate the way I was treating her.

�So what�s up Christy?�

�Mauve.�

�Huh?�

�My name is Mauve,� she stated, sitting on the couch.

�Maybe out there you�re Mauve, but in here you�re Christy, one of my four best friends in high school. Don�t forget, I know all of your little secrets,� I reminded her. �So anytime you�re ready to lose the attitude, let me know.�

I walked into the kitchen, grabbing a soda before sitting at the table to look through a supply catalog Jasmine wanted me to check out. I looked up as Christy walked out to the kitchen table, sitting in the chair next to me.

�Mind if I have one of those?�

�They�re in the fridge,� I pointed.

�You�ve changed a lot Tia,� she stated, getting herself a soda.

�So have you.�

�I guess. Whatever happened with us anyway?�

�The camping trip,� I reminded her as she sat down.

�I guess we were pretty unfair, expecting you two to take care of us.�

�I�ve always thought so. You were all 18 and neither Nikki nor I had a clue you wouldn�t remember anything. You didn�t seem that wasted when you called those guys to shore.�

�I remembered that part. I just didn�t remember much after that. I didn�t even remember it later, when I had the abortion,� she informed me as I stared at her.

�Wow� I�m sorry Christy, I didn�t know.�

�How would you? The three of us agreed never to talk about it and since you and Nikki were sober, we especially didn�t want you both reminding us of it all the time,� she explained.

�I thought you guys knew us better than that. We never would�ve done that.�

�Just by seeing you would�ve reminded us. I haven�t even talked to Jan or Dawn since then. We just decided to not see each other either after that. Dawn went to North Dakota and Jan stayed home and we were just all done after that trip.�

�I thought that trip would make us all closer, I guess we were all pretty stupid then,� I admitted.

�You still see Nikki, don�t you?�

�No. I haven�t seen her in almost a year now.�

�Really?�

�We still talk on the phone, but her family doesn�t want her associating with the likes of me anymore,� I confessed.

�I thought her family loved you?!� She asked, genuinely shocked.

�They did, until they found out I was gay,� I announced, looking for her reaction.

�Well how slow were they? We all knew you were gay.�

�You did?!� I asked, shocked. �Why didn�t anyone ever tell me?! My mom, dad and Eric all told me the same thing when I finally told them. I was fighting with all of these feelings and I had no idea why.�

�We just always thought you knew and just didn�t wanna talk about it.�

�You talked about it?�

�Just once, in ninth grade.�

�All four of you?�

�Yeah.�

�Crazy. I didn�t even know about lesbians until we were in 11th grade and if people had been more open about shit, I wouldn�t have felt so confused most of my life. Oh well, what�ch�ya gonna do? I guess nobody ever said life was easy, but it sure would be nice if it wasn�t so damned bumpy all the time.�

�Definitely� I�ve missed you Tia,� Christy admitted, looking almost sincere.

�I�ve missed you too Christy. So you�re a big shot model now, hey?�

�Not yet, but I�m working on it. I was so shocked when I got to the airport and saw your picture plastered all over. I almost didn�t recognize you at first, but then I looked at your eyes and it was almost like high school, remember when we use to make you sit with your eyes open so we could watch them change color?� She asked as we laughed.

�They use to get so dried out when you guys made me to do that.�

�Scary when you remember what used to entertain us, isn�t it?�

�Not really. I kinda miss those days� you must be tired. Want me to show you the guest room?�

�I just thought we�d sleep in the same room and talk until we fell asleep, like we used to,� she suggested, sounding disappointed.

�But I don�t sleep with anything on Chrys.�

�That�s okay, neither do I. We always use to do it.�

�I guess if you don�t mind, I don�t either. You don�t need your bags then, right?�

�Fuck no! They�re too heavy to have to lug up those steps.�

�Thank goodness.�

I was so exhausted that night, I barely remembered getting into bed and then suddenly the alarm began blaring. Sitting on the edge of the bed, I could feel how wet I was. It was slightly embarrassing to think that I may have been dreaming about Nikki while in bed with another woman. I remembered that I needed to call and cancel my appointments, so after stopping in the bathroom, I went down to call Jasmine before starting coffee.

Jasmine had been awake all night watching us sleep. I laughed as I told her she was a sick, sick woman. She already knew it though. I asked her if she wanted me to call and cancel her appointments for the day, but she informed me that she had called the night before, leaving a message to cancel both of our day�s appointments. I invited her to spend the day with us and she happily accepted.

As I hung up, Christy came walking down the spirals, still in the nude. She definitely had an elegant style about her, even with her tiny breasts. I had never noticed it before that morning. I smiled as she walked into the kitchen, looking for coffee.

�So, did they teach you to walk that way in school?�

�You�d be surprised what they taught me in school,� Christy laughed.

�They teach you to shave around your coochie?�

�Actually, you taught me that. I always thought it looked cool on you, so as soon as we all stopped hanging out, I started cleaning mine up,� she confessed.

�Guess I�m a trendsetter.�

�Guess you are. You work today?�

�Actually I�m taking the day off.�

�Ah, too bad, I wanted to see you in action.�

�Well maybe I�ll see what I can do later, but until then, anything special you wanna do while you�re in town?� I asked.

�The only thing I really wanna do while I�m here is visit your brother,� she admitted, blushing.

�Christy� Eric�s gay.�

�No! That bastard! He never said anything in his letters.�

�Excuse me? You and Eric write letters?�

�We kinda met up one night that last summer, right after the camping trip. He sure didn�t seem gay then.�

�You and Eric?!� I still couldn�t believe it. �Holy shit! So does he know you�re here?�

�He knows. I think I knew he could go either way. To be honest, I�ve actually seen him looking at guys.�

�So why� he wouldn�t see you unless you talked to me, would he?�

�He suggested that, but that�s not why I�m here Tia, really, I wanted to see you, honest I did, it just got to be so long and the more time that went by, the harder it was to talk about things, you know?�

�I guess. I don�t know, but I feel very confused about the whole Eric thing. He�s never said a word and I thought we talked about almost everything nowadays.�

�All I know is that in all the time I�ve been in California, I�ve never been able to stop thinking about him.�

I had to sit down before I fell down. I had no clue where to go with that information, but then that was mild compared to the information she was about to reveal.

�I�ve been with women too and I�ve liked it.�

Laughing was the only way to deal with what she said, I couldn�t help myself. The entire situation was too crazy for me and I laughed until she punched me on the arm. I was finally able to calm down enough to tell her I was going to shower and maybe she should call him to see if he could get the day off work, or we could all go out to dinner, if he couldn�t. I was still sniggering as I made my way upstairs.

By the time I walked out of the bathroom, Christy was on her way in, telling me that Eric was on his way over. When he arrived, Jasmine followed him over to the cottage. Eric pulled me out the front door as Christy and Jasmine were talking about some sort of stilettos, totally ignoring us for the moment.

�Why didn�t you tell me about you and Christy?� I whispered.

�Because I didn�t want you making a big deal about it.�

�I thought you were gay?!�

�I am! I just like her is all,� he said, blushing.

�Christy?!� I was shocked.

�Wasn�t she one of your best friends?�

�Use to be, but she�s not anymore.�

�I just wanna know if you two talked?� Eric asked.

�She told you what she did on the camping trip?�

�Christy told me they got drunk and behaved badly with some boys. Is that what happened?�

�Yeah, basically, I guess.�

�But you two are okay now?�

�I guess so, but don�t let that be your deciding factor.�

�Cool, that�s all I wanted to know.�

After our short and strange discussion, Eric whisked Christy away while Jasmine and I were left staring after them.

�What in the hell just happened?� I asked.

�Well, if you had the chance to spend the night with a beautiful, up and coming model, what would you do?�

�Nothing, like I did last night,� I explained.

�You may not have done anything, but that doesn�t mean she didn�t.�

�What�s that mean? What�d she do?�

�Wanna see?�

�I don�t know, do I?�

�C�mon.�

At Jasmine�s house, I was able to see her video setup for the first time and I couldn�t believe the monitors hidden behind a sliding wall in her bedroom. There were nine of them, all for the cottage and the controls for each one were on her bedside table. I couldn�t make my mouth close, until Jasmine closed it for me.

�You�re twisted, sister,� I stated calmly.

�You love me and you know it,� she insisted, patting the bed.

�I must or I�d be running away by now,� I agreed, sitting where she indicated.

Jasmine smiled as she gave my back a quick rub before rewinding the tape she had in the machine. After finding the spot she wanted, she hit the play button and I couldn�t believe what I saw.

I was sleeping hard, but Christy wasn�t sleeping at all and ever-so-slowly she slid the blankets down my body. She didn�t do anything immediately, mostly looking at my tits, but then her hand moved to roll my right nipple between her fingers and thumb as a small moan escaped my lips. She repeated the move on my left nipple and another sound came out of me as my legs automatically opened slightly.

She actually freaked me out when she began whispering, as she called me a �slut,� while going on about how she always wanted to fuck me. The entire scene unfolding in front of me was unbelievable as she moved her mouth and hand down to begin sucking and fondling my nipples. I was moaning and squirming as she continued sucking and fondling me. Christy stopped when I called out Nikki�s name, giggling before moving back down to my nipples. A hand moved down my stomach, cupping my pussy and squeezing it before slipping three fingers into my vagina as she began swirling her thumb around my clit.

I never woke up, but I continued saying Nikki�s name as an evil smile was appearing on her face. I watched myself orgasm, but never wake up.

The entire episode was unbelievable and Jasmine needed to close my mouth for me again, but then I watched the film go on to show Christy playing with herself while she was whispering to me as though I was the one talking to her. I smiled, pulling my phone out of my pocket.

Jasmine listened as Christy and I spoke. After explaining everything I had just seen, I warned her that if she did anything with the information she had, to possibly make it harder for Nikki to stay in touch with me, I would make her life a living hell and could guarantee that not only would Eric never speak to her again, but any thoughts of a modeling career would be out the window. I also made sure to let her know that she had never and would never have a chance with me when I was awake.

Christy became extremely quiet before whispering an apology to me. I told her I didn�t really care that she had violated me, even though it was about as low as she could sink, but if she ever hurt Nikki, that would be the one thing to push me beyond reason. I think she understood the threat, telling me she loved me before I hung up on her.

Jasmine loved it and decided she wanted to bake a cake from scratch.

�Where in the hell did that come from?� I asked.

�I have no idea, so d�you know how?�

�I only know how to make one out of the box, but they probably have recipes online someplace,� I suggested.

�Cool! Let�s go look.�

She was horribly excited about the whole idea, although I wasn�t exactly sure why, but I gave it my best shot anyway. My best shot failed horribly and the cake came out high on the outsides with a sunken middle. We must have stared at the damned thing for almost 15 minutes before Jasmine threw the pan, upside down into the sink. I attempted to clean it up, but she insisted the girl who cleaned for her was being paid enough money to tidy up after her occasional ventures. We wound up going out for cake that day.

After that we did some shopping and upon seeing a certain ring set in the jewelry shop window, I walked out with a matching set of engagement and wedding rings. Jasmine laughed at my one-track-mind, but I didn�t care. I had always known Nikki was the only one for me and I had no intention of letting go of that notion anytime soon.

In the afternoon we went to see a movie and after that, Jasmine dropped me at home so she could go to her favorite pickup bar, explaining that all the action she had seen the night before had made her extremely horny and she needed some release. I laughed while carrying my bag back to my place.

Over the following few months, I had an idea to surprise Nikki. I wouldn�t tell a soul what I was up to, only that it was a surprise for her. Jasmine continued trying to get it out of me, but I didn�t think she would fully appreciate what I was doing.

I went through the classes and counseling and even though I told a lie here and there, I honestly believed my motives were filled with love and integrity. I was sure my belief wasn�t as intense as Nikki�s, but by the end of April, I had changed my religion and was a Catholic. I never even told Eric or my parents.

Four days before our 20th birthday in May, Nikki called me at work. Her voice was very shaky and she was on the verge of tears, but she wouldn�t tell me what was going on, only that she wanted me to wait seven days before picking her up at her house. I was excited and worried all at the same time since she wouldn�t answer any of my questions.

Mom called me two days later, informing me that Mrs. Dawson had passed away quietly in her sleep at the age of 72 and all I could do was cry.

Mrs. Ellen Dawson had actually been a sweet woman, before she wasn�t. She had always treated me as one of the family, including me in family birthdays and holidays, always giving me a Christmas gift. They even took me on a family vacation with them one summer when they traveled out West to visit relatives and never had she made me feel as though I was �just her daughter�s friend�. I had always been included in family photos and family life. Over the past two years, I had truly wished we could have made things right, but that time was over and now it was time to take care of Nikki. Hopefully her brothers and sisters wouldn�t cause too much trouble.

Jasmine had decided that I wouldn�t be able to do it alone, especially if Nikki�s eight brothers and sisters had any control over the situation, so rather than argue with her, I called my parents, letting them know what was going on and that we would be spending the night with them before picking Nikki up the next morning.

My good friend Jasmine, deciding it would be a special day all around, hired us a stretch-limo for the trip. The limo driver spent the night at the hotel in town and was back to pick the two of us up at my parent�s by 6:30 the next morning. I was so ready before that, unable to sleep at all the night before and by 7 a.m. we were sitting in front of the Dawson�s home. My parents followed us in case there was any trouble.

I waited until the limo driver opened the door before getting out with Jasmine directly behind me. She was keeping one hand in her purse so I asked her what she was up to, but she instructed me to mind my own business and go get my girl. Mom and dad were beside me within seconds, all of us walking to the door together.

Bill started getting physical with me as soon as we walked inside. Grabbing me by the arm, he started squeezing rather tightly, while two of Nikki�s sisters were holding her against her will in the kitchen. She struggled to get to me as her family became extremely verbal. Nikki was looking as though she were about to panic at any moment when I managed to pull my arm away from Bill and tried moving towards Nikki. Suddenly I was being pulled backward by my hair and that was when I saw dad raise his fist and my eyes immediately closed.

No More Static

Dad was beyond angry when Bill grabbed me by the arm, becoming furious when he saw me being jerked back by the hair. He moved towards Bill, raising his fist and I closed my eyes, only opening them after hearing a buzz and a thud. Jasmine had used her taser and Bill was lying on the floor. Immediately his brothers and sisters ran to him, all but Nikki, who ran to me.

I grabbed Nikki, pushing her towards mom, asking them both to please go out to the limo, promising we wouldn�t leave until we knew for sure Bill was okay. Nikki shook her head violently while begging me to go with her, but mom took hold of her and led her quickly out the door.

Bill lay on the floor convulsing as drool bubbled out of his mouth. I noticed a couple of the brothers looking as though they wanted to kick Jasmine�s ass and as more family began filtering into the living room to see what was going on, she held up her taser.

�Bring it on boys, I just put fresh batteries in,� she smiled.

Needless to say, they stayed exactly where they were.

As soon as Bill was able to move again, he started calling me some of the worse names I had ever heard in my life. His family was stunned, to say the least, as they stared at him, not quite sure what to say or do as the profanities escaped his mouth.

�Nikki�s 20 years-old and she can make up her own mind!� I shouted. �She�s never stopped thinking about me, no matter how insistent you�ve all been and I�m sorry if you don�t understand how or why we love each other, but that�s not our problem anymore. If you wanna stay in touch with your sister at all, you know where she�ll be,� I stated before walking out.

Dad and Jasmine weren�t very far behind me and I could see inside the limo where mom was holding Nikki, stroking her hair as she sobbed.

Upon changing places with my mother, I thanked her and dad, promising to call them later. Nikki regained her composure long enough to thank my parents before they returned home and we headed for Minneapolis.

Jasmine decided we needed some �alone� time, riding up front with the driver, not that Nikki spoke on the ride, mostly she cried and slept. When she wasn�t doing either of those things, she would touch my face or hug me. She felt so good in my arms again, but she was so upset that I had a hard time controlling my own tears.

At the house, I had every intention of taking Nikki to the cottage, but Jasmine insisted we use her guestroom. I argued with her, which forced her to roll her eyes before insisting again. After remembering the cameras throughout the cottage, the arguing stopped as Jasmine led us up to the room. Once we were alone, Nikki sat on the edge of the bed with tears in her eyes as I sat to take her into my arms.

�I�m so sorry about your mom. I know that had to be rough on you,� I sympathized.

�Not as hard as realizing Bill had other things on his mind,� Nikki announced, shakily.

�What d�you mean?� I could feel my anger rising. �What other things?�

�I think he wanted me. After mom died, he was always trying to touch me and be alone with me. I was really getting scared Tia,� she cried.

�That son-of-a-bitch,� I rasped. �No wonder he wasn�t going home. He never did anything though, right?�

�No, but I don�t think it was for lack of trying. I�m just glad my niece, Louise was sharing my room with me.�

�Me too, but are you gonna be okay?�

�I am now. I was afraid I might not see you again, or be able to touch you. You�re more beautiful than I remember.�

�You too,� I said, holding her tighter. �What a bastard! I wish I had known this when we were still there, Jasmine could�ve given him a couple more taser-taps.�

�Can we just lie down for a while? Then I wanna go thank Jasmine. I�m glad you found a good friend to keep you from being alone.�

�She�s been a good friend, but you�ll always be my best friend, no matter what,� I stated.

�You�ll always be mine too,� Nikki admitted, kissing me.

Nikki slept while I dozed, but mostly I watched her, hardly believing she was finally with me. I had erratic emotions as I kept my vigil over her. I was ecstatic and furious all at the same time. How anyone, especially her brother, could even think about forcing themselves on someone as sweet and seraphic as Nikki was unfathomable to me. What a son-of-a-bitch. She looked angelic as she slept, that it made me smile. My mind ricocheted the entire time we were in that room.

Nikki must have been sleeping with one eye open while she was at home, because it was a full 24 hours later before she finally woke up. When she did begin to stir, all I could do was smile at her. She returned the smile when she saw me, leaning up to deliver one of those fantastic, stomach-tingling kissed.

�I still can�t believe you�re finally here with me,� I confessed.

�I can�t either. I�ve missed you so much. How long have we been sleeping?�

�I slept for a little while, but you�ve been out for a full day.�

�Really? I guess I didn�t really get much sleep after mom was gone. I always felt too nervous.�

�Understandable. I wish I could�ve been there with you.�

�Me too. It wasn�t so bad once my other brothers and sisters showed up, but the first couple of days were pretty creepy. I took a chair into my room to put against the door. I think he might�ve broken it in if he had known his time was so limited. It really pisses me off that he spent so much time harping at me about how depraved I am, but I don�t think it would�ve bothered him one bit to have raped me.�

�Bastard! Fucking bastard,� I muttered, feeling the anger rising again.

�I just wanna try and forget it now. We�re here and things are gonna be wonderful.�

�Things are definitely gonna be wonderful now.�

�So, have you been with anyone since we�ve been apart?� She asked, leaning against me. �I mean, I�d understand if you had.�

�Have you?�

�No, just kissing and that was just John. I had to picture you to get through that even.�

�I don�t know for sure how to even answer you.�

�Was it a lot of people?� She asked. �I really do understand.�

�I don�t think you do though. I wasn�t really a willing participant, well I was but not with her, I was with you.�

�You don�t have to explain, really, I understand.�

�No, I do need to explain. You need to understand how it all happened. It was Christy.�

�What?!� Nikki shouted, jumping away. �You slept with Christy?�

�No, I was with you, while she was with me,� I said, slow and deliberate.

�That doesn�t even make sense Tia!�

�Come with me and I�ll show you,� I insisted, pulling her off the bed. �I�ve been faithful to you the entire time and I don�t want you thinking that I haven�t been.�

At the top of the steps, after a quick trip to the bathroom, I began shouting for Jasmine, but if she was around, she wasn�t answering me for some reason. On the kitchen table, there was a note, she was in the basement with company, but she had left written instructions for the video equipment upstairs. It simply amazed me how she always seemed to be a step ahead of me. I pulled Nikki back up the stairs to Jasmine�s bedroom, looking at the instructions while Nikki visibly took in the room.

�So, have you been up here before?�

�Just to watch this tape. Baby, I�m telling you, there�s no reason to be jealous. Jasmine and I have never been together and she�s never tried pushing me to do anything. I didn�t mind the walking around naked part, because the house was awesome and she promised she�d never touch me, plus, I guess there�s a little exhibitionist in me. It might be a little off on my part, but wait until you see the cottage. Now help me figure out these damned instructions, would you?�

I was beginning to feel agitated, until she pulled the sheet out of my hand, making me move over while she followed the directions. Suddenly Nikki�s eyes were glued to the many monitors showing Christy and I together in bed. I could see her getting angry as she watched Christy with her hands all over my tits and pussy, calling me a slut as she fondled me. Suddenly a string of swear words began spewing forth from her lips. Any sailor would�ve been proud, but I felt slightly worried.

�Wow,� was all I could say.

�Wow what?� Nikki asked, sounding annoyed.

�So are you pissed at me?�

�Well, why in the hell were you sleeping with her, and naked?!�

�I don�t know! She said we always did it when we were younger and I just never thought anything about it.�

�You�re entirely too gullible. I never did like her,� Nikki spouted as she continued watching the monitors.

Nikki had no choice but to soften as she heard me moaning her name through my orgasm.

�You really do seem comfortable without your clothes.�

�I�ve been doing it for two years now and I can�t really sleep with clothes on anymore. I mean, I will if you want me to, but I really hate wearing clothes at home,� I explained.

�I could learn to enjoy that quite a bit I think.�

�Really?�

�You�re changing the subject.�

�I don�t think that was me.�

�Maybe we could stay there for a little longer. Bill�s probably afraid of Jasmine now.�

�It�s entirely up to you. I don�t have a problem with staying there.�

�What�re you doing there?� Nikki asked as a new screen popped to life.

�Putting your pictures back up.�

�Aahh,� she cooed sweetly.

Nikki was kissing me, realizing she had no reason not to trust me. It took her a few minutes to shut down the equipment, but we were on our way downstairs when Jasmine walked past the bottom of the steps with a dark haired girl who seemed to be leaning against her for support. She was asking the girl if she was sure she was okay to drive, but she insisted she was and it was just her legs that were weak. Nikki and I both froze on the steps, waiting until we heard the door shut after listening to a lengthy kissing session.

�You can come down now,� Jasmine instructed.

We walked over to the table, sitting down, while Jasmine was getting a glass of juice and soon she had joined us.

�How you feeling, sweetie?� Jasmine asked Nikki.

�Better, thank you. I don�t know how I can ever thank you for everything you�ve done.�

�I would say don�t worry about it, but there are actually three things you could do for me and I would consider all debts paid in full,� Jasmine admitted.

�Oh God,� I groaned, dropping my head onto the table.

�She�s such a prude, but you dear, look like a panther who has just been let out of her cage. A sexy, sultry panther,� Jasmine purred.

�Hey!� I exclaimed.

�Calm down honey, let the lady speak,� Nikki insisted as I stared at them both.

�I told you I liked her. Are you ready to listen now?� Jasmine asked me.

�Whatever. She�s not gonna do it though.�

�First thing, I don�t want you to leave. I want you both to stay in the cottage.�

�On one condition,� Nikki began. Jerking my head up, I stared at her.

�What�s that?� Jasmine asked.

�I don�t care if you watch us, but I don�t want you listening,� Nikki explained.

�Deal, I�ll have the microphones taken out tomorrow,� she agreed. �Next, at some point I want you both to come downstairs and view a play session.�

�You�d never even let me look at the place!� I exclaimed. �Why now?!�

�Because I was waiting for your better half to show up. She looks more willing to experiment than you do,� Jasmine explained.

�Deal.�

�What?! Who are you?�

�I need a change.�

�So I changed my religion for absolutely no reason?�

�What?!� They both shouted in unison.

�You heard me! I wanted to ask you to marry me, so I went to all the classes and everything.�

�I think I need a break from the church. I�d love to marry you though,� Nikki agreed, rubbing my cheek as I smiled.

�Ready for the third one?�

�Might as well get it over with,� I pouted.

�Just a moment Jasmine,� Nikki said before turning her attention to me. �Why�re you being rude? Jasmine�s done a lot for both of us and you�re sounding pretty ungrateful.�

�And you�re starting to sound like someone I don�t even know.�

�Maybe I wanna be more like the girl on that camping trip. Maybe I wanna do a few things without worrying about what everyone else thinks for a change. Do I need to start worrying about what you�re gonna think of me now too?�

�No,� I answered immediately. �You�re right, I�m sorry. I�m sorry Jasmine, she�s right. I�ll go along with whatever she decides. I�ve always loved the other girl, but the girl on that camping trip was definitely the one I fell head over heels in love with and she�s the one I wanna spend my life with, so whatever you say is fine, I promise,� I smiled as Nikki kissed me.

�What�s the last thing?� Nikki asked.

�I wanna watch when you lose your virginity to each other. I�ll even supply the tool.�

�No way,� I whispered.

�Why d�you wanna watch? I know you must have a good reason,� Nikki stated as I stared at her.

�Mostly because I�ve seen how much Tia loves you and I think I can see how much you love her and I just think that when two people actually choose to give that gift of themselves, it�s probably pretty special. I never had that choice, it was just taken and I just feel so close to you both, I wanna feel even closer.�

�D�you mind if I ask who took yours?� Nikki asked.

�A cousin of mine, but it was a long, long time ago.�

�Why didn�t you ever tell �me� that?� I asked Jasmine. �I�ve known the woman for two years and anytime I�ve ever asked her anything personal, she�s always told me, the time wasn�t right and suddenly she�s spilling her guts to you!�

�She wanted a reason, so the time was right. It�s not like I just told her my life story Tia.�

I raised my hands in the air after having it occur to me that control of my life had just switched hands and I still had no say, not that it really mattered as long as it was Nikki taking control. After two years, she was with me and had no intentions of ever leaving me again, so when Nikki agreed to go along with the third part of the deal, I just smiled.

Jasmine explained that the one place in the cottage that there were no cameras was the bathroom, so until Nikki was comfortable, that would be the best place to do anything without an audience, unless the curtain was open that is.

Nikki thought that waiting until we both lost our virginity would be the best time to remove the microphones. She thought dialogue was needed for the full effect. Jasmine hugged and kissed her before I took her home.

Once we left Jasmine�s house, I showed Nikki around the cottage and she loved it. She cried when she saw the umpteen pictures of herself that I kept around the place. She thought it was sweet that I kept her with me, even though we couldn�t be together. She explained that the only picture she had of me was the yearbook picture, which she looked at several times a day.

That was when I took the opportunity to grab the ring boxes, going to her on my knees.

�I know that things have been pretty messed up the last couple of years and we haven�t really been together, other than on the phone, but since third grade, you�re all I�ve ever been able to think about. You�ve been my best friend for as long as I can remember and I�d like you to be my best friend, soul mate and partner for the rest of our lives. I want us to have children together and I promise that I�ll try cooperating more with anything you wanna do, just so long as you always wanna do whatever it is with me.�

�I don�t think there was a question in there love.�

�Damn! I knew I was gonna mess it up. I should�ve written it down. Will you marry me?� I managed.

�Yes, yes to everything,� she laughed.

I was suddenly shaking as I slid the engagement part of the ring set onto her finger. She was also shaky when she put mine on. We knew we couldn�t be married legally, but any ceremony would do. This was what we had both been waiting for and it was actually right around the corner.

We had barely started kissing when Jasmine burst through the front door. She couldn�t believe what she had been able to witness and immediately asked if she could take care of all the arrangements. Nikki laughed as she, Jasmine and I had a family hug.

It took Nikki less than 10 minutes to be comfortable with the whole nudity issue. I told her to pull the curtain across the bathroom window if she wanted some privacy, but she decided that since Jasmine was such a big part of us getting back together to begin with, she should definitely be a big part of whatever she wanted to be. This was definitely a new and interesting girl in front of me. Not that she hadn�t always been interesting, but this girl was going to keep me guessing for a while, I was sure of that.

Suddenly I had an overwhelming fear gnawing at the pit of my stomach. We were getting undressed in the spot I had shown her and I was afraid to look at her. I was afraid to touch her because of what she had gone through with her brother. Of course I wasn�t relaying any of my fears as I undressed with my back slightly turned towards her.

�Don�t you want me anymore Tia?�

�God, yes I want you!� I spun around. �I was just afraid because of the stuff you went through at home��

�Don�t,� she whispered. �This is so different. I �want� you to touch me. I don�t ever want you to make me feel the way I feel right now.�

�I�m so sorry.�

I was holding her in about two seconds flat as I began kissing her and the tingles were intense jumping from my lips as I felt the inviting softness of hers. The sparks began traveling into my tongue, down through both nipples as they began hardening. They moved on to my abdomen where they swirled momentarily before shooting directly through my pussy and towards my toes. I could tell by the smile on Nikki�s face, she still felt them as well.

�Still there,� Nikki smiled.

�Me too,� I agreed before we kissed again.

We finished helping each other undress and she was making a fuss about the bruises on my arm. I told her they were fine and I would�ve walked over razorblades to get to her if I had to, and then I cringed as I could almost feel the blades cutting into my feet.

�Let�s get you into the shower before you kill yourself with your thoughts,� Nikki said, pulling me into the bathroom. �You�d think you would�ve outgrown that by now.�

�You�d think and I wish, but it�s still strong as ever.�

�I think you need to be desensitized.�

�Hah!�

She, of course, was referring to this horrible little part of me that could actually see things happening and feel the pain, or if somebody tripped and fell, I would feel pain everyplace they had. It did get pretty awful at times.

I was only four when my mother was pregnant with my little brother, but I clearly remember when she began her back labor. I thought I was going to die for sure and the pain was so intense that I was screaming. So here�s my poor mother, waiting for my dad to get my siblings ready to stay with our grandparents and she�s in horrible pain, but she�s trying to calm me down at the same time. To this day, when my mother really feels like getting to me, she calls me �her handful�. I really can�t control it and it�s never been like my own pain causes me that much trouble, but anyone else getting hurt and I�m completely gone. It truly gets embarrassing at times.

�I�m serious,� Nikki stated. �You really need to get over that.�

�Get over this,� I suggested as I kissed her again.

�Mmm, don�t wanna,� she argued, moving in for more.

Forcing myself to break loose, I turned on the shower, adjusting the temperature before helping her into the tub.

Nikki suggested a whirlpool later, making me blush as she asked if I had taken advantage of the jets in the past two years. I had to tell her the truth, causing me to blush worse. She laughed as I pushed her head under the shower stream so I could wash and condition her hair. Nikki was turning me on so much with all of the moaning she was doing, just from the hair care. I had to squeeze my legs together quite a bit� and I was still at her head!

Keeping her conditioned head out of the water, I soaped up my hands, washing her back, down, down, soaping her perfectly shaped butt cheeks before moving to the crack, where she moaned again. God was she ever turning me on!

Turning her around, I soaped up my hands again before shakily moving them to her chest where I paid extra attention to the immensely hardened nubs. She was just as horny as I was, obvious now as she continued shifting her weight.

I soaped down to her pubic bone and she whimpered when my hand returned to her stomach.

More soap before I washed her legs and feet, starting just below her throbbing pussy. I could feel the heat, hitting me in the face, her scent causing me to inhale, deeply. She whimpered again as she put a hand against the glass wall to steady herself. Standing back up, I smiled.

�My turn,� I announced as she stared at me.

�You�re trouble.�

�You know it baby. C�mon, I wanna have that same look on my face.�

Nikki inhaled deeply as she leaned forward, kissing me, before she was taking her time to wash and condition me� literally. She was getting me so hot, slowly moving her soapy hands over my body, especially when she began massaging my sphincter. I informed her that she was the last one to have entered there. She seemed shocked that I never did it myself, but I reminded her about the camping trip and my telling her that nothing bigger than �her� finger would ever go in there. She kissed my butt cheek, laughing as she continued washing me.

My turn, soaping my hands, they easily slid over her pussy, circling around the lips for a short time as she held the wall again. Deliberately, I took one trip through her vulva, skimming over her clit before announcing she needed to be shaved. She actually whined at me, making me smile as I grabbed the mentholated shaving cream. I loved the cool, tingly feeling it left on me, so hopefully she�d love it too.

Spreading her legs allowed me to do a thorough job. I loved the noises she made as the razor was gliding over her extremely wet pussy. After being shaved and rinsed, I thought it best to stop teasing her as I got to my knees.

Nikki readjusted so the shower spray was beating on her nipples, as I began working my fingers into her vagina. I had all four fingers in her, twisting and sliding as my tongue moved in to work circles around her clit, sliding up and down inside her lips in between the clitty circles. She was making some wonderful sounds as she pushed into my tongue and fingers.

As she got closer to her orgasm, the sounds she made were music to my ears and her scent was intoxicating, making me almost lightheaded. I moved my other hand around to her anus, where I began massaging over and around that lovely rosebud. As my teeth began to nibble her engorged clitty, I popped one finger into her anus and the noise she made was quite possibly heard three states away.

Nikki claimed it was being away from me for almost two years that threw her over the edge, but I still think it was the finger up her ass.

I know that her touching me again after so long was incredibly intense, but when she popped her finger into my tight little asshole, there were just too many senses working at once and all I could manage for sound, was something akin to a baby moose. It was slightly embarrassing, but we managed to giggle as she held me.

It was wonderful having her touch me again and being able to touch her after all that time away from each other. Euphoric couldn�t even describe it, because it was so much more.

During the following week, Nikki went to work with me and Jasmine every day. At times I would catch her standing and staring at me as I worked and it always made me blush, generally bringing a smile to her lips.

My last customer on the last day of the week had barely walked out the door and I was cleaning up as Nikki sat in the chair. I kissed her while I continued collecting the used combs and suddenly she was making throaty noises until I eventually stopped what I was doing to pay attention to her.

�What�s up baby?� I asked, glancing at Jasmine who had a big-ass smile on her face.

�I want you to cut my hair,� Nikki announced as I laughed.

�Really?�

�Really.�

�So you want a trim or something?�

�Or something,� she began. �I want you to cut it almost like yours.�

�What?! But I love your hair.�

�Can�t you love it shorter?�

�� Sure I can,� I smiled.

Twenty minutes later, I was looking into an entirely different face. She had always been beautiful with her long hair, but suddenly her green eyes shone at me like beautiful, bright emeralds. She was more beautiful than ever and my voice quivered as I told her how beautiful she looked.

Jasmine was amazed at how different the cut and style made her look as she continued walking circles around the chair.

Nikki smiled, satisfied that she was slowly making progress with all of the things she wanted to change in her life. Thank goodness, I wasn�t one of those changes.

Saturday morning, Jasmine had taped a note to our front door with specific instructions of what she wanted us to do. The main thing was to get out of the house, spending the entire day in the fresh air. She thought it might do Nikki some good to be able to walk around outside. We were being directed to go to Lake Calhoun where we could walk or roller skate. She didn�t care what we did, as long as we did it there. All either of us wanted to do was walk and hold hands, so that was exactly what we did.

The sun was going down over the trees by the time we found a quiet spot in the grass to sit. Nikki sat down first, me sliding behind, with my legs on either side of her as we watched the last of the sailboats and windsurfers moving towards the beach. Leaning my head in beside hers, I wrapped my arms around her waist.

�I always knew this would feel this good,� I whispered.

�I did too,� she returned.

�I was beginning to doubt that you�d ever really be with me.�

�I always knew I would, I just wasn�t sure when.�

�It doesn�t get much better than this, does it?�

�This is wonderful, but it would be better with some little babies running around.�

�I�ve seen that too,� I admitted. �About four miniatures of you.�

�No you in there? I want at least one or two miniatures of you in there too.�

�I guess I could see that. You�d stay home with �em though, right?�

�Naturally.�

�Cool,� I smiled, kissing her on the cheek.

We sat there until it was almost too dark to see before making our way back home. After pulling the car into the garage, we realized Jasmine wasn�t home, so we couldn�t even stop in to thank her. Hand-in-hand, we walked back to the cottage. Inside, Nikki began taking off her clothes, immediately inside the door.

�What�re you doing?� I asked.

�Getting undressed.�

�You know the rules.�

�Jasmine isn�t even home!�

�I don�t remember there being any specifics to the rule.�

�You�re really serious, aren�t you?�

�Well, yeah,� I said, taking her hand and pulling her upstairs.

�I do adore you, you�re so fucking cute,� Nikki laughed.

�Stop that!�

�What?�

�Swearing like that! Can�t you break me in slowly?�

�I�ll try,� she laughed.

�Thank you,� I said as we reached the second floor.

Nikki was humoring me and nothing more, smiling the entire time we disrobed. We began kissing, moving the party into the bedroom. It had been such a wonderful day, it only seemed appropriate to end the night on an equally positive note, so we made our way to the bed, kissing all the way.

Landing on top of her on the bed, we both started laughing and about the time Nikki was going to say something I kissed her, almost devouring her with so much passion that I felt dizzy.

Raising my face away from hers, we looked into each other�s eyes and I could feel the intensity of her love, burning into my soul. I was hers and she was mine, there was no getting around that. We had both known it from the start and soon everyone would know it. We smiled at the same time, as though we had a duplicate thought, then we returned to the fantastic kisses as though the world would be ending soon and this was our final chance to be together.

It was almost too hot to handle. We were both sweating horribly and we hadn�t done anything more than kiss. The intensity of our relationship never seemed to wane, no matter what we went through. As we continued kissing, Nikki�s legs and feet began to flex. Smiling, I made my way down to those beautiful breasts, kissing all around the nipples that were already stiff and desperately begging to be touched, I wouldn�t, at least not immediately.

Kissing and running a finger around her nipples, she arched her back, lifting her tits, hoping to hit something, anything as I moved away each time she wiggled. Fed up, Nikki reached for them herself, only to have me hold back her hands. When she growled, I moved in, taking one nipple between my teeth before sawing at it. A high pitched squeal escaped from her mouth, forcing me to repeat the movement on the other nipple, only to hear the same sound. This continued until her legs were moving again and forcing me further down.

Apparently, she was feeling a little impatient that night, as I suddenly found myself being flipped onto my back on the bed and she was shoving that wonderful, hairless pussy into my face. Well, it didn�t take a genius to figure out what she wanted, so I grabbed hold of both ass cheeks, pulling her as close to my face as I could while she was returning the favor.

The moment I caught my breath, I maneuvered my tongue along the inside of her thighs, cleaning up the juices that had previously slipped down them, slowly moving it up and into that gorgeous, pink pussy. Swirling, dipping and flicking, I was doing it all. I continued playing until she growled again, which made me think I should maybe stop teasing her.

What in the hell this new growling was, I wasn�t positive, but it actually frightened me enough to take care of business and my tongue entered her vagina as far as it could, while my thumb and forefinger gave her clitty a mini-hand job. One tug on each nipple and her orgasm was so intense, that she bit me, causing me to join her with my own orgasm, both of us sucking and nibbling until Nikki eventually forced herself to roll off of me.

Looking at each other all sweaty, with our hair matted, we burst out laughing as we went to take a shower. Crawling back into bed we fell asleep in each other�s arms, both of us letting small giggles escape.

The following morning, we discovered that our day alone hadn�t been alone at all. As we walked over to thank Jasmine for the idea, we saw her and a strange man at the table with photographs spread out on it. Jasmine waved us in, showing the pictures the photographer had taken from the previous day.

We were looking through all of the snapshots until Jasmine asked Nikki and me which one we liked best. We both pointed at the exact same photograph at exactly the same time.

�That is a nice one. What were you doing?� Jasmine asked.

�Talking about our kids,� I confessed.

�Kids� interesting. That�s the one we want Jack, but don�t do just the heads. I want the whole picture, just a little bit bigger,� Jasmine instructed.

�Got it Jazzy,� Jack agreed.

�Wait, can�t we look at and maybe buy some copies of the rest of those?� I asked.

�You�re getting them all loves,� Jasmine explained.

�You don�t have to do that, we can pay for them,� I argued.

�Knows me for two years and still doesn�t have enough sense to know that I always win.�

Jack and Nikki both laughed while I was left staring at the three of them. She was right of course, but it didn�t annoy me any less. I went home alone and an hour later Nikki walked through the door to snuggle against me on the sofa.

�She adores you. You know that, don�t you?�

�I adore her too, but why does she always have to win? I�d like to win on occasion too.�

�You did win, right from the start, you just didn�t know it,� Nikki explained.

�Won what?�

�The second best friend you could ever wanna have.�

�I know you�re right, but just once it�d be nice if she�d let me buy lunch, or drinks, or something.�

�Who knows, maybe someday she will.�

Nikki was getting undressed in front of me, but I made her stop and led her to the designated undressing spot again. I unbuttoned her blouse, slowly sliding it off her shoulders as I kissed her lips, her cheeks, and her neck. I unsnapped her pants, slowly unzipping them before sliding them off over her hips.

As each piece of clothing was removed, I would hang it on the rack before turning back to remove another. Reaching behind her, I unhooked Nikki�s bra and kneeled down to take off her stockings before finally hooking her thong with my fingers to slide them off.

I stayed on my knees as I hugged her buttocks, holding my cheek against that lovely, bald pussy while she ran her fingers through my hair. Turning my face, I kissed her lovely puss before standing and picking her up so I could carry her into the bedroom where we both fell onto the bed as I laughed.

�You�ve never tried carrying me before!�

�Don�t think I�ll try it again any time soon either,� I laughed.

�I�m not heavy!� She exclaimed.

�No, you�re not, but I�m about the same size as you and I�d like to see you lift me,� I stated, defensively.

�Stand up,� Nikki ordered.

�I don�t want you to hurt yourself.�

�Let�s go back to the start,� she insisted, leaving me on the bed.

I followed her out and she picked me up to deliver me into the bedroom where she set me on the bed very gently. She was pretty proud of herself as she stood there all puffed up.

�Guess we know who�s carrying who over the threshold after the wedding,�

�You�re supposed to carry me,� Nikki insisted, lying on top of me.

�I�m the 90-pound weakling. You�ll have to carry me.�

Suddenly she was tickling me until tears were falling down my face. She definitely had the upper hand. Insisting she had completely spoiled the mood, we took a nap instead of our original thought.

The next few weeks were rather hectic as Jasmine and Nikki were basically taking over the wedding plans. I didn�t even have to pick out a dress, Nikki picked matching dresses.

Mom, dad, Callie and Sam came down to stay with us and they loved the cottage. Naked rules were off during family visits.

The ceremony would be in the backyard between the two houses. That was Nikki�s idea, claiming I was too weak to carry her much further. Everyone was getting a good laugh at my expense until I explained that with the dresses she had picked out, nobody would be carrying anyone since they were too long. She hadn�t taken that into consideration.

Afterwards, in Jasmine�s house, would be the party. Up and downstairs were off limits of course. She even went so far as to post guards at both entries and the thought of someone slipping past them made me giggle.

Dad would be walking both Nikki and I down the walkway as Jasmine and Callie would follow to stand with us.

Before the ceremony started, I went in front of everyone for a small speech, warning them all that if there was anyone who objected to the ceremony, they should keep it to themselves since I had hired a sniper to pick off anyone looking as though they were going to open their mouths. It was good for a tension breaker at least. It was the first time I had ever seen Jasmine blush.

It was actually quite nice and slightly emotional as Nikki and I both spoke about the first time we met each other in the third grade and always had feelings for each other, we just weren�t aware of the reasons back then. Nikki spoke about my saving her from the bear and saving her from other bad things, (mainly her brother, I think). I thanked her for saving my life by loving me. It was nice, looking out at the faces of our family and friends, mostly people I worked with and a few customers.

Once the ceremony was over and everyone was mingling, Jasmine brought one of the wedding invitations over to us. We looked at it then at her, feeling lost until she asked us to look at our eyes. We had noticed the dreamy look when we picked it out so we were still slightly confused until she explained.

�About 20 minutes ago, I had one of these invitations delivered to all of your brothers and sisters and on Monday morning, we have appointments with lawyers to discuss which one of you will be changing their last name. All property will be in both of your names, legally,� Jasmine explained.

�But neither of us have anything,� I reminded her.

�Oh ye of little faith,� she laughed, walking away from the both of us.

We were clueless, but that was Jasmine, always a mystery and always the winner. Nikki stared for only a few minutes before looking at me and smiling.

�Nikki Devs. I used to write it on my notebooks,� she confessed.

�Yeah?�

�Yeah.�

�Cool,� I said, puffing out my chest as she laughed.

Our honeymoon was in a fancy hotel, courtesy of Jasmine, naturally.

Monday meetings, new owners of NikTea�s Styles in our hometown along with 20-acres of land five miles out of our hometown, to raise our future children. Our own house next door to Jasmine was to come after two years of staying where we currently were with the business and land after five years. How Nikki wound up with top billing on the salon was beyond me, but there it was.

With Nikki�s last name changed and all of the papers signed, out the door we walked, arm-in-arm-in-arm.

�Would it really hurt your feelings if I said that was all too much?� I asked.

�Very much,� Jasmine answered.

�� Okay then, thank you,� I replied, hugging her.

Jasmine went to lunch with us, but as a gesture she let us buy. I was puffing up again as she and Nikki laughed.

Back at the house, Jasmine was asking if we were ready. Nikki looked like a kid ready to be turned loose in a candy shop and yet again, I was confused.

�What in the hell�re you both talking about?�

�We get to go downstairs and pick out our tool today,� Nikki announced.

�Why don�t you tell me these things?�

�Some things you just shouldn�t know until it�s time,� Nikki stated.

I shrugged as I followed them to the basement stairs. As we neared the last step, all I could smell was fresh lilacs. It smelled like springtime and I felt so good and relaxed.

Jasmine showed us the sauna and showers. Nothing scary there, the place looked inviting and cozy with its whites and soft blues on the walls. It all seemed so comforting.

Next was the viewing room she had built especially for us to watch her in action. That was the construction that had been going on for all of those months. The room we would be viewing was dark though, so I couldn�t see a thing.

She pointed out her changing closet, but wouldn�t let us go in. Nikki pouted, but I only shrugged my shoulders at them.

Pushing a button slid a section of the wall inside itself as she led the way into it. Jasmine hit a switch on the wall and my body shuddered. Good feeling gone! I suddenly had mixed emotions as the lilac smell flooded my nostrils while the sensation of pain hit the rest of my senses like a brick.

My arms folded in front of me automatically and I had the worse time breathing, almost forcing it in and out of my lungs. It wasn�t an elaborate torture chamber or anything, but she did have some things that looked more than a bit painful. I�m no expert on these things, so I couldn�t give you the technical names, but she had pulley systems on several contraptions, one of them being a bed, while another looked as though it was a stretching rack.

In the middle of the floor was a drain and there were steel loops in the floor as well as chains from the ceiling.

I looked around at some leather masks, some electrical equipment, (ouch), gags, things Jasmine called nipple clamps and others she called butt plugs, causing me to double over for a second while clamping one hand over my boobs and another across my ass. Nikki rubbed my back until I could catch my breath.

Jasmine explained how some of the butt plugs vibrated before she pointed out harnesses, whips and vibrating dildos along with straps for some.

Nikki was almost drooling while I had to work hard to keep from curling up into a ball on the floor.

It would be several days before anybody lost their cherry if I couldn�t get �that� sight out of my head. I left the both of them in the room as I ran outside to try and catch my breath.

They called for me to rejoin them, but I told Nikki to just pick something out. I dropped onto the floor fanning myself as I listened to them laughing.

Two days later and on about three hours of sleep, Jasmine was trimming my hair as Nikki sat watching from another chair.

�So, you gonna be okay one of these days soon?� Jasmine asked.

�What d�you mean?�

�You�ve been on the verge of a breakdown since I took you downstairs.�

�I thought I was doing fine,� I protested.

Nikki got the biggest grin on her face as Jasmine laughed so hard, she cut off more hair than she was suppose to, making me shout as I grabbed my head.

�Hey! Knock it off before I�m bald! I�m fine and you can stop smiling anytime over there,� I ordered Nikki.

�Honey?� Nikki asked.

�Yeah baby?� I asked, smiling.

�We�ve been married for a little while now. Why am I still a virgin?�

�Well if you�re that anxious to lose it, I�ll ram it into ya tonight,� I insisted.

�I don�t want you to �ram� anything into me, just like I wouldn�t ram it into you.�

�Oh my God, you�re afraid of losing your virginity, aren�t you?� Jasmine asked.

�No, you�re way off base,� I insisted, shaking my head.

�She�s afraid of hurting me.�

�That�s what it is?�

�So what if it is?!� I shouted defensively. �Is it so wrong to feel that I don�t wanna hurt my wife?�

�It only hurts for a minute, and then it feels pretty good.�

�Don�t worry Jasmine it�ll be done tonight now that I know what I�m dealing with.�

Suddenly I felt nervous and a little frightened. The look she was giving me was very loving, yet firm as well and I resigned myself to my fate.

At least they were being gentle with me after leaving the salon, taking me out for dinner. I even had two glasses of wine after urgings from Nikki. I would only drink them if she would too, so we were actually a little tipsy by the time we got home.

I did actually feel calm about the entire thing by then, so we went directly upstairs to undress and immediately afterwards, I ran, jumping onto the bed so I could watch Nikki as she came to me. Even with her little stagger, she was still the sexiest creature I had ever seen.

As I watched her crawl up to me from the foot of the bed, I remembered what Jasmine had said that first day about Nikki being a caged panther set free and I had to agree, that�s exactly how she seemed, crawling towards me. I loved this panther so much and she wanted to lose her virginity to me. There had to be something special about that and I wanted to give her what she wanted.

We started kissing before I asked if she would help me put on �the tool�, as we called it. Nikki smiled as she started helping me with it. As I looked down, I felt ridiculous looking at it and I let her keep the controller so she could change the speed as she needed.

Nikki chose that moment to let me know that if boys looked like me, she would�ve lost her virginity years ago. I smiled before following her back onto the bed.

I was suddenly at a loss of what to do, but Nikki solved it by kissing me and pulling me on top of her.

Kissing was always so wonderful with Nikki and did amazing things to me. Those tingles just traveled through me like lightening, even at times when she would do nothing more than look at me. They were always very intense, always as wonderful and even with that goofy thing strapped onto me, I still had those feelings.

I slid, slowly down her body, savoring her flavor as I kissed my way down to her nipples; licking, nibbling, flicking one nipple as I fondled the other. I was kissing my way down her stomach, stopping to focus on that beautiful, bald pussy, kissing it all over before moving down her thighs slightly.

She was moaning sweetly as I pushed her legs apart, pushing my tongue into her vagina as far as it would go before moving out and up, over and between her labia, around her little clitty and back down.

I guided my fingers into her vagina, hoping to make �the tool�s� introduction a little easier and while those fingers were busy, my other hand was working on keeping those gorgeous nipples happy. When I was satisfied that she was wet enough and open enough, I began sliding my way back up her body.

When �the tool� was at her vagina, I slid it around, lubricating it with her own juices before sliding it ever so slowly inside her. After the initial introduction, I could feel the vibrations beginning.

The odd thing was that I thought this was suppose to be about her, but suddenly I was feeling quite stimulated as the base of it began vibrating on my own little clitty. I tried not to pay attention to that and focus on her as I slowly guided it in as far as I could go with it. I could tell it was beginning to hurt by the look on her face and that was when she put her hand over my eyes, wrapped her legs around my ass and pulled me into her before I could back out.

She told me I was supposed to move, but I was totally frozen. Suddenly I was rolled onto my back, opening my eyes to see Nikki gliding herself up and down onto �the tool� as the vibrations changed continuously. I could see that look on her face and I knew she was close, as she leaned against me, whispered that she loved me and suddenly we were both orgasming. Immediately I knew how to work my hips again as we were meeting each other in thrusts.

As things became entirely too sensitive, the vibrating suddenly stopped as Nikki collapsed on top of me. I held her close as she kissed my cheek, telling me how happy she was. I had to admit it had been an interesting experience and she was about as happy as could be.

Naturally after seeing that she was fine, I was more than willing to let her do the same thing to me. It did hurt a little, but not long enough to actually worry about and after, wow! I thought I might actually be into guys if their penises really could vibrate. The thought made me smile.

I suggested picking up our own �tool�, making Nikki smile as we were locked in a passionate kiss, prior to repeating our first penis experience. I was able to get the thrusts down the second time around.

The following weekend our virginity, ancient history and Nikki decided it was time to take things to another new level as I found myself sitting in the viewing room. Nikki held my sweaty hand while I continued taking in deep breaths of lilac, trying to remain calm.

Soon the door slid open to the other room and Jasmine walked in dressed to the hilt in black leather. Not all of her, mind you, but parts of her. I couldn�t help but say �wow�, very quietly. It was the first time I had seen her naked and it literally made me blush.

It didn�t take long for another woman, completely naked, to follow Jasmine into the room walking directly up to our window. My jaw dropped when I noticed it was Janie, the receptionist from work, knowing I�d never be able to look her in the face again. She knew they would have an audience that night, saying hello to the both of us. We returned her hello, realizing she could hear us as easily as we could hear her.

Nikki slid closer to me, calming me down so I could focus. I was still so busy staring at Jasmine that I almost couldn�t say hello to Janie at first.

This had been the first time Jasmine ever wore anything that matched, other than what she wore at Nikki�s botched wedding. Normally she wore things comparable to how my mother dressed me as a child. Stripes with plaids, polka dots, the things most kids would be embarrassed to wear in public, but not our little Jasmine, she loved the attention. She actually looked pretty hot in her outfit of leather though and I was completely mesmerized by her, so much, in fact that Nikki leaned in to whisper in my ear.

�If you don�t stop staring at Jasmine like that, I�m gonna smack you right upside the head,� Nikki threatened.

�So what then, you�d rather have me staring at the naked girl?� I whispered back.

�At this point, I�m thinking yes.�

�Fine, have it your own way.�

Apparently the microphones were super-sensitive since both women were laughing as Jasmine was stretching Janie out on the pulleys in the middle of the room.

Here is where I must apologize, because most of the time I spent groaning, or curled up holding my own tits while Nikki continued telling me to keep it down.

I watched as Jasmine began the session or whatever, walking around Janie and lightly brushing a small leather whip against her body. She seemed to be getting pretty turned on about the entire thing as the whip was moving over her nipples and between her legs. Right about at this point, Janie must�ve said something that Jasmine didn�t like because the whip came down hard on the cheek of her ass, making me jump up as we both yelped. Nikki stared at me like I was crazy for a split second before patting my chair so I would sit back down.

As I stared out at them again, Janie had some sort of a hood going over her head with a gag resembling a penis being forced into her mouth as Jasmine appeared to be scolding her for being so forward. Like I said, I wasn�t completely positive since I think my hearing had vanished about then.

My arms never left my tits once I watched her putting some clips on Janie�s before she was being whipped some more as Jasmine slid a finger through Janie�s vulva, causing her body to fling forward.

Next she was putting some lube onto a butt plug before twisting and inserting it into Janie�s ass.

I was groaning in pain for a while by then, not looking up until Nikki made me watch as Jasmine was fucking Janie with a strap-on, but she stopped before she could cum. I looked down again, trying to wipe some of the sweat off my body and face, only looking up when Nikki told me to.

Janie was hanging, almost on her back in midair with her legs in almost a full splits position. I hadn�t even seen her being moved, but soon my own hips were hurting as I watched Jasmine remove the gag before making Janie tongue through her pussy until she came.

Jasmine walked around, giving Janie some of the same treatment, stopping just before she was about to cum again.

At first I couldn�t figure out why Janie was still moaning until Nikki reminded me about the vibrating butt plug.

Taking closer notice, I watched Jasmine walking around her with the whip again, calling Janie a slut as well as a dyke whore while the hanging receptionist agreed that she was all those things before begging Jasmine to fuck her and fuck her hard. That part I could handle watching as the dildo was slapping and slamming into Janie, creating some very loud sloshing and thwacking sounds, both women obviously loving every single moment of their time together.

I think Jasmine actually toned the whole thing down a little for me, especially after hearing me hit the floor several times and Nikki asking me if I was okay before helping me get up.

They were clearly fighting their laughter when Jasmine decided she better hurry up and fuck her before the mood was completely shot to hell. Personally, I was a shaky, sweaty mess by the time the two of them were making their way out of the room.

Nikki needed to help me walk once we sat long enough for the two playmates to clean up. Both women were laughing their asses off as Nikki was almost carrying me out of the room, my hands still grasping tightly to my tits.

�Guess we better let you rest before the next session,� Janie laughed as she hugged me.

�Next session?!� I asked, my head snapping up.

�C�mon, let�s get you home before you pass out,� Nikki urged, pulling me along as I stared at Jasmine and Janie.

�Did you like that?� I asked Nikki.

�Kinda looked like fun,� she replied, my head snapping around to stare at her.

The two strikes I had working against me to watch or try the things Jasmine and Janie did, were my sensitivity to the pain of others as well as a slight problem with claustrophobia. Nikki thought I might be desensitized after so many viewings, but it had been a problem for me all my life and I didn�t see it going away anytime soon.

It never deterred Janie in the least, claiming she loved being watched as well as pointing out that I was very entertaining, as long as I wasn�t getting hurt whenever I hit the floor. She begged Jasmine to let her be the guest at every viewing since it made her extra hot whenever they were being observed.

The day they did talk me into going into that room with the three of them, there was a special treat waiting for me. They thought a blindfold would work the best since it wouldn�t block anything else on my head. Along with that they handed me some earplugs so I wouldn�t be able to hear what they were doing to Nikki, only taking them out of my ears when they wanted me to listen.

I would have to say it was actually pretty exciting to be at the mercy of those two women, knowing they had the ability to stop me even in the middle of an orgasm, only needing to tease me, or add a little pressure to certain spots in order for me to be bucking with pleasure once more. It would never be my own pain to stop me from enjoying bondage fun and even an electrical charge here or there would turn me on. I was only ever sensitive to the pain of others, so I was slightly disgusted with them all for being so proud of me for not stopping my own bondage fun and I explained that to all three of them.

The following months were a little too hectic for any fun in the playroom with my sister, Callie starting college. Jasmine offered her the guestroom to stay in so Callie was pretty excited she would be able to see so much of me and Nikki, plus she looked up to Jasmine, almost idolized her I guess. I knew trust would never be an issue with Jasmine, so we never had to set any sort of conditions. I think she felt even closer to me because it never became a topic of discussion. Our Friday dinners were definitely growing into a family event.

Eric started dating Stephen around then and before any of us even knew they were an item, they were buying a house together. My brother wouldn�t allow Christy�s name to be mentioned after that, so I was never really positive what had happened.

Jasmine, Nikki and I were doing quite a few things together around that time, especially talking to lawyers again. It was beginning to be expected that at some level we would always be talking to lawyers, but at least I wasn�t as nervous as I was the first couple of times.

It was over four months later before Jasmine, Nikki and I were in that room together again. It was more of a training session for my girl and our little Jazzy was her guide. I was already hanging on my back in midair waiting with a smile on my face as Nikki walked into the room and those lovely tingles hit me harder than ever. She was even more beautiful in the leather outfit Jasmine had custom made especially for her. She was walking her circles around me, brushing me with that little whip, but all I could do was smile at her before she stopped by my head.

�You�re not gonna cooperate, are you?� Nikki asked.

�I can�t help it, you�re more beautiful than ever,� I announced as Jasmine laughed.

�Okay, one kiss before I put on the blindfold,� Nikki stated, stepping closer.

I stretched my head, kissing that beautiful, pregnant belly of hers while Jasmine handed over the blindfold. My eyes widened as I watched Nikki walk over to the table, returning with a gag and a lubed butt plug. My apprehension faded the moment I saw the love in her eyes as she smiled down at me. I smiled when Jasmine was handed the gag as well as the butt plug so Nikki could place the blindfold over my eyes.

Hanging blind in midair, it occurred to me that the woman circling me had gone through so many changes over the years, from shy schoolgirl, to Catholic prisoner, to a leather-clad Dominatrix and I loved her in every single role, hardly able to wait until �mother� was added to the list. Through it all, our love had only grown stronger and I felt the tingle run through me as the whip snapped across my ass, forcing a squeal from my lips.

�Remember the camping trip and the shower, when you said nothing bigger than my finger would ever enter your ass?� Nikki asked.

�Yeah.�

�Today we�re gonna test that theory. Are you scared?� She asked, whipping me again.

�You know I trust you,� I answered blindly.

�I love you baby,� Nikki said, kissing the spot she had previously whacked.

�I love you too, always have and always will,� I smiled before feeling the familiar sting again.