Lost and Found

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Lost and Found

 

Part 1

 

This is a story about lesbians. There are some sexual scenes, but I'm more about the story than the sex. This is mostly the tale of one woman after 26 years with the same partner, or at least my version of it.

 

 

Feelings of Hopelessness:

 

Ani reluctantly crawled out of bed to face another monotonous day.   Cat had already chastised her for hitting snooze too many times; heaven forbid, the woman should get up and shut the damned alarm off herself.  

 

'No sense in putting off the inevitable', Ani thought, running her fingers through her hair.

 

Out of bed, she made her way downstairs to the kitchen.   Lately, it had been getting so hard to drag her ass out of bed and she could feel t! he depression beginning to engulf her, dragging her down into a deep, dark abyss.

 

Despite Cat's treatment of Ani in recent years, it hadn't stopped her from wishing they could work things out.   Where to start though?   For all Ani knew, it was already too late.  

 

Her negative thoughts didn't stop her heart from skipping a beat, as she caught a glimpse of Cat dressing in the bathroom.

 

 

"Why don't you come here and let me do that for you," Ani suggested, watching Cat cup her left breast to adjust it in her bra.

"I think we know where that would lead," Cat replied laughing.

"Not hardly," Ani muttered under her breath.

"Did you say something?"   Cat asked, poking her head out of the bathroom.

"I said you had better hurry," Ani blushed, glancing at the clock.

"Uh huh," Cat grunted doubtfully.

 

Ani turned around, w! alking to the cash container to get Cat's lunch money, befor! e laying it on the table.

 

"Why don't you ever come home for lunch anymore?"  

"Ani, we've already discussed this.   My days are just too busy to get away."  

"I know, but for those of us here at slack-fest city…"  

"Sweetie, I know you work hard here," Cat stated, poking her head out from the bathroom doorway.

"I do," Ani stated defensively.

"I know you do, I just said it."  

"Maybe I could just get a part-time job."  

"Do we have to get into that again?   I like you here when I get home and I like to know you're here when I'm not.   Why don't you start that new garden you've been talking about?"  

"I suppose," she answered, opening the fridge door for no reason in particular before shutting it again.

 

Cat walked out of the bathroom looking gorgeous.   Twenty-six years later and she still made! Ani's heart skip a beat.

 

"Shit, I'm really gonna be late now," Cat spouted as Ani rolled her eyes.  

"You're the boss, does it really matter?"   Ani asked, but Cat wasn't listening.

"Did you get me…?"   Cat began as Ani pointed at the money on the table.   "You're a gem.   Gotta run; I love you," Cat kissed the air as she left, Ani staring after her.

"Being beautiful is only gonna work for so long for you!"   Ani shouted as soon as she heard the car leave.

 

Ani stared at the magnetic vacation picture on the fridge.   It had been taken 15 years earlier when she and Cat still seemed to fit their relationship.   Cat looked pretty much the same; long, wavy brunette hair, beautiful, rusty-brown eyes, a figure to die for with the firmest, fullest breasts.

 

She walked into the bathroom, looking at her reflection in the mirror.   Her own looks weren! 't all that different.   Her blonde hair was still shoulde! r length , light blue eyes, a pretty face, even if she did say so herself.   She had a few lines around her eyes, but nothing too severe.   Her figure was still damn good for 45; she would even go so far to say that her tits were firmer than Cat's.  

 

After close examination, Ani decided that if she was just some stranger on the street, she would want to have sex with herself and the thought made her laugh, as her mind drifted.

 

College:

 

Catherine Decker and Ani Mankrie had met at a small town college, in Northern Minnesota .  

 

Ani could have driven the hour to and from class on a daily basis, but her mother, Grace convinced her it would be time better spent studying if she lived in the dorms, so she listened to her mother, only going home on weekends.

 

Cat had moved into the dorms from the Twin Cities.   Originally she had been enrolled in the forestry program, but af! ter her first semester, she had switched her major to accounting.  

 

Ani became her tutor, working to catch her up to the rest of the class and before long they were spending all of their time together, getting closer with each passing day.  

 

One night, while studying, Cat leaned in slowly, kissing Ani.   It was wildly exciting, awakening feelings in Ani she had never experienced before, along with fear and confusion.  

 

"I don't know if I can do this Cat."  

"I know you can, let me show you how good it feels, please?"

 

Cat moved back in, kissing Ani as she began unbuttoning her blouse and unhooking her bra, keeping Ani's mouth covered with her own, stopping any further protests.   She had worked so rapidly that Ani's top half was completely naked before she even knew it and Cat was touching her nipples, making her feel desires she had never before f! elt.  

 

When Cat rapidly positioned h! er mouth over one of Ani's nipples, all thoughts of stopping were instantly gone.   Ani wanted to be lost in her touch, never wanting her to stop.   Noises were exiting Ani's lips, but they were none she had ever made before and they seemed be encouraging Cat as she moved a hand down to undo her jeans.  

 

Keeping her mouth over one nipple, Cat used both hands to pull the jeans off as Ani hoisted her hips in the air, making their removal easier.  

 

Cat smiled up at Ani, making her blush crimson as Cat gently laid her down on the sofa, devouring Ani's nipples again.   Sucking, licking, nibbling and flicking at the hardened nubs, as Ani began writhing under her touch.  

 

She kissed and licked her way down Ani's stomach, moving her hands up to Ani's nipples, taking over where her mouth had left off.  

 

Ani had never imagined anything could feel as wonderful as Cat's touch.!   She could feel Cat's lips, as though they were on fire everywhere she was being kissed and when they neared her overly moist pussy, Ani sighed, a moan escaping simultaneously.

 

As Cat's tongue began devouring Ani's juices, her breath on her pussy was almost driving Ani over the edge.   Ani couldn't believe she had a tongue dipping in and out of her vagina, almost forcing her to cry out in pleasure.  

 

The tongue barely slid over Ani's clit, before her entire body began to buck from the powerful orgasm she was experiencing.   She tried closing her legs, but Cat held them open, making her orgasm continue until her clitty was too sensitive to be touched any longer.   Ani was forced into begging her to stop.  

 

Cat crawled back up her body, kissing her all the way until she landed on Ani's lips, where she lingered, savoring the warmth.

 

"Are you still a virgin Ani?"!   Cat asked as Ani blushed.

"Was it that obvious?�! ��   A ni asked feeling completely embarrassed.

"Just because it was so quick; it was like you weren't use to anyone touching you down there," Cat explained.

"I'm not, I mean, nobody's ever been, down there."  

"So was it something you think you'd enjoy doing with me more often?"  

"It was wonderful, but you might wanna wait until you see if I'm any good at being able to make you happy."

"You've already made me happy Ani, and just the thought of you touching me, at all, is almost driving me out of my mind.   D'you think you might wanna try?"

"Actually, I think I would," Ani admitted.

 

The entire conversation had seemed so clinical that Ani almost laughed, but thought better of it after seeing the look of anticipation on Cat's face.

 

Cat had her own clothes off so quickly, causing Ani to blush as she giggled, making a comment about her looking as th! ough she were racing against the clock.   Cat laughed as she hopped back onto the sofa, splaying herself out for easier access, bringing another blush to Ani's face as she laughed prior to crawling slowly up Cat's body until they were kissing again.  

 

Ani did her best to make all of the same moves Cat had made with her, until she got to her pussy.     Cat suddenly began doing a narrative, directing Ani to put three of her fingers into her vagina and wiggle them around inside her while she was circling her clit with her tongue, then she wanted her to rub around her anus and push her little finger into the hole, all while she still concentrated on pleasing both of Cat's nipples.  

 

Although Ani felt slightly overwhelmed, she knew she must have done something correct when Cat began thrusting her hips into her hand and face as she began to say Ani's name, when she came.

 

That was the first round! , after which, Cat held Ani close, telling her how wonderful s! he was a nd that her touch was so amazingly perfect.  

 

It was also the first time she referred to Ani as her 'virgin wallflower', causing Ani to blush almost scarlet every time she said it.   Cat did love making Ani blush.  

 

The rest of that night was filled with making love and not a single bit of studying.   It was from that day on, that Ani could never say no to Cat, or have an opinion that differed.  

 

Months later, Cat confessed to Ani that she had fallen in love with her the very first time she had seen her and that was why she had changed her major.  

 

Love hadn't come that easily for Ani, but it didn't take her very long to see how special Cat was.   Cat treated her as though she were china.   The way Cat looked at her she couldn't help but fall in love.   So protective and jealous, was Cat, that Ani thought it was adorable, at the time.

 

! Before long, Cat was going with Ani on her weekends home to see her mother.   Ani's father had passed away three years earlier, losing his fight against cancer.   The situation made Ani almost obsessive about her relationship with her mother.  

 

That protective feeling was the basis for Cat and Ani's first argument.   Ani could remember it so clearly.

 

"We should tell your mother about us when we go there today,"

"I don't wanna do that," Ani stated adamantly.   "She wouldn't understand."  

"She'd be okay with it in time."  

"I don't want her to be, okay with it in time.   She went through a lot when my dad died and I don't wanna see any looks of pain on her face because of me.   I don't care if she suspects and we don't talk about it, or if she asks me straight out about us, I won't lie to her, but I don't want either one of us to come right o! ut and tell her."  

"Are you ashamed of us A! ni?" � �

"I'm not ashamed of us and you know I'm not.   I love my mother, a lot and she's done without a lot of things just so she had the money to help me through college.   I don't think I've ever disappointed her to this point and this definitely wouldn't be the topic I'd wanna start with.   I'm sorry if you're not happy about that, but that's just how I feel."  

"I guess if you feel this strongly about it, there isn't too much I can say to change your mind then," Cat said softening.

"I love you, you know I do, but I really do feel positive about my decision with this."  

"As long as you love me, I guess I can give in to this one thing," Cat said, finally smiling as she hugged Ani, giving her an extremely passionate kiss, as it took Ani's breath away.

 

Grace seemed enormously fond of Cat, even though she had her suspicions regarding Ani's relationship with her friend! ; she never deemed it necessary to ask questions, continuing to ask Ani if there were any special boys in her life.   Cat would interject, informing Grace that none of the boys going to college at Vermilion were good enough for Ani.  

 

For the most part, Grace was genuinely happy someone was watching out for her little girl.   Cat would give Ani a slap on the ass before saying, she was watching out for her alright.   Ani would always blush as Grace would laugh and rub Ani's arm.   Cat would get a Cheshire smile, always loving when she could bring a blush to Ani's cheeks.   

 

For the longest time, Cat and Ani appeared to be nothing more than best friends and as long as Grace never brought it up, Ani was okay.  

 

That very first summer Cat found a job in town and rented an apartment.   She had explained to her parents that it would cost them less money in the long run and she could m! ake some extra cash to tuck away.  

 

! Ani disc ussed the lack of jobs in her hometown with Grace, prior to applying for a cashier job at a tourist shop; promptly moving in with Cat.  

 

From the beginning, Cat put limits on Ani's time.   She couldn't work on Cat's days off and since she made less money, Ani's paychecks would go directly into a savings account that Cat would keep track of.   Cat had said it would be the start of their nest egg for their future together.  

 

Their summer together was one of the best summers either of the girls ever had.   It was then Ani knew for sure, Cat was the one she wanted to spend her life with.

 

When they weren't working, or with Grace, they were having long picnics, or off somewhere swimming.   They would occasionally go on day-long hikes or camping.   Some days they would spend the entire time in bed watching movies and cuddling.   It was wonderful as Ani allowed herself to be engulfed in a b! lanket of security.   She knew Cat would always watch out for her and she could feel how much Cat loved her.  

 

This was where Ani began to lose herself entirely in the relationship. Whenever asked what she thought about anything, Ani would always defer to Cat.  

 

It was the same once they returned to classes.   Ani had pretty much ceased having an opinion about anything, totally giving up her autonomy.   She was never concerned about it back then, just wanting Cat to be happy and Cat was happiest when she was in charge.  

 

Once they were out of school and Ani did have an opinion about anything, Cat would always correct her, letting her know that she knew what was best for the both of them.   It was just easier to let her believe that than it was to make her angry.  

 

Ani loved her so much by then; she couldn't bear to see Cat get upset about anything.   It didn't! matter if she, herself was upset, since Ani felt she could al! ways get over it once she saw how happy Cat was.

 

After College:

 

After finishing school, Ani had gone with Cat to the Cities, meeting her family and to pick up some personal belongings to take back home.   Ani was aware it wasn't going to be a pleasant trip for her as soon as she got out of the car.    

 

Cat's family were sweet as could be to Cat, but even after introductions, they barely acknowledged Ani and appeared shocked, to say the least, that she hadn't made reservations to stay at a hotel for the night.

 

"Where're you going?!"   Cat yelled as Ani began walking down the street.

"I just need to go for a walk," Ani replied in a shaky voice.

"You don't even know where you're going and you shouldn't go anywhere without me," Cat instructed.

"Your family hates me," Ani stated, tears coming to her eyes.

"They don't know you yet, give ! 'em a chance."  

"Those people don't wanna know me honey, they've already decided that."  

"Please?   Just come back to the house.   It'll be fine, you'll see."  

 

Ani followed her back to the house, letting Cat make things as easy as possible for her.   She wouldn't let them ask Ani any questions that Cat, herself, couldn't answer.   Cat was getting upset with her family and their treatment of Ani, finally letting them know it in a very loud argument before slamming out of the house.   The girls had originally intended on spending the night in Cat's old room, but after the fight they checked into a hotel.

 

She apologized to Cat for anything she might have done to make them dislike her, but Cat assured her it was their problem and not Ani's.   Cat eventually calmed Ani down enough to begin putting the moves on her.  

 

Cat had a hard time not ! touching Ani in one way or another.   Even watching her clea! n the ap artment generally led to making love.   She just couldn't seem to get enough.

 

After that trip Cat never took Ani home with her again and Ani hated those trips; she hated when Cat was away from her for any length of time, since she never knew what to do, or if she might decide at some point, not to return.   If Ani left the house, she would have to keep track of every detail and the amount of time it took her.   The only thing she was allowed to do was visit her mother, which she mostly did after Cat's first trip.   It only took one argument to realize life was easier if she made sure everything was taken care of before Cat left; Ani drifted into that argument.

 

She remembered Cat getting home on a Sunday afternoon, while she was still sleeping.  

 

It had all been innocent enough; she had actually gone out with two friends of Cats.   They had originally called for Cat, but when Ani explained that she! had gone home for the weekend, they talked her into going out for a few drinks and to maybe play some pool.   She didn't get drunk, but after the bar, they had gone to play some cards, so she hadn't arrived home until almost eight that Sunday morning.   She hadn't even heard Cat enter the apartment.

 

"Hey baby, don't you feel well?"   Cat asked, feeling Ani's head.

"You're home!   God I've missed you!"   Ani shouted, hugging and kissing Cat.

"Why're you in bed?   You sick?"  

"No, I was just tired, I went out with Missy and Louise last night and we wound up playing cards all night."  

"Why would you go anywhere without me?"   Cat asked with a look of shock on her face.

"I didn't think you'd mind, since they're your friends."  

"You didn't think I'd mind if you went out with two of my lesbian friends without me?"  

! "No, they were just trying to keep me from missing you s! o much.   They were being nice.   I didn't do anything wrong Cat."  

"Just what is it you think I'm worried about you doing?"  

"I don't know, but I'm sure that whatever it is, I didn't do it."  

"Did you go to a bar without me?"  

"Yes, but…"  

"Then I guess you did exactly what I was worried about you doing," Cat spouted, storming out of the bedroom.

"Honey, please don't be angry!"   Ani called after her.

 

For two days Cat wouldn't talk to, or go near Ani.   She slept on the sofa, totally ignoring anything Ani would say, until it became too much for Ani to take.  

 

She apologized for going anywhere without Cat and admitted she shouldn't have done it; that wasn't good enough.   Ani had to call Missy and Louise, humiliating herself by asking them to never again invite her out when Cat wasn't around.   They! were saved the trouble in the future, considering Missy and Louise never even said hello to either of them after that call.  

 

Cat was happy though and Ani just dealt with her own feelings privately.   She had missed Cat horribly and after a make-up session, all seemed right with the world again.  

 

Both women worked for five years after college.   Ani found a job as a cashier at the Holiday Station Store and Cat was working at a furniture store.  

 

Cat was a cashier for a short time before being promoted to assistant manager.   Ani was never allowed those opportunities, since her hours were strictly regulated by Cat.  

 

Whenever anything positive happened with their lives, Cat always made sure they celebrated with Grace and that always made Ani wonder how she could help but be in love with her.  

 

They both knew how lonely Grace was, including h! er in their lives as much as possible.   Grace never spoke o! f the re lationship between the two girls, but she did give up asking Ani about the men in her life once Cat and Ani had been together for three years.

 

Life After Death:

 

When Ani's mother passed away after a stroke, it was a particularly tough time for her, but Cat was by her side through it all.   She held Ani, crying with her, never telling her to move on or get over it and it seemed to bring the two of them even closer.

 

A short time later, when the furniture store Cat had been working at came up for sale, it only seemed logical to take the money from Grace's life insurance to buy the business.   It had been fairly successful already, so they weren't really taking any risks and it made more sense to put their money into something that would make money for them instead of working for somebody else.   Since Cat had managed the place for several years by then, they felt secure enough to know that even if sales did d! ip, as they usually did in the first year, they wouldn't dip too severely.

 

The women had enough extra money to put a down-payment on a house, finding a small one they liked in a little town, three miles out of the city.   It had a large yard for Ani to keep busy in and Cat liked the town because it was so small and there wasn't much in the way of thru traffic.   The house wasn't in the best condition, but Cat assured Ani that they could fix it up as they went along.  

 

This was the time Cat thought it would be a good idea for Ani to quit her job and just take care of the house and her.   This was the perfect recipe for another argument that Ani had no chance of winning.

 

"Wouldn't it be better to keep the extra income until we're sure the business is gonna stay stable?"  

"What stable?   It's been successful for a lot of years.   I don't want you working."   "I'm only thinking about the fact that we could get! what we need sooner to fix things up in the house."  

"You don't have any faith in me, do you?"  

 

Ani stared at Cat for a few minutes, wondering how she could always win an argument by saying stupid shit.   If Ani were to say anything at that point, Cat would let her know she was being an idiot and Ani would need to get over it and move on.   Yet she knew that pushing it would piss Cat off and it would be days before she would talk again, and even then, only if Ani gave in.  

 

She didn't feel like arguing, since she knew she would lose eventually anyway, so she gave in immediately, telling Cat she had all the faith in the world that she would do wonderful and she would put her notice in the next day.   That, of course, wasn't good enough for Cat either.   Ani couldn't give notice, she had to call her job and tell them she was finished.   She was upset, but she did it.   Cat always made it up ! to her the only way she knew how.  

 

The inside of the house was the first to undergo renovations.   Cat wanted someplace comfortable to relax after work.   The yard could be done slowly and in Ani's spare time, but only after the inside was mostly finished.  

 

They had managed to put in a few trees, along with a shed and a car port, but other than that there was only one small flower bed by the fire pit.

 

From that point on, Ani was the one who took care of the remodeling, once Cat would let her know, in detail what she wanted done.   They had recently paid off the house, so that was one less bill to think about anyway.

 

  Ani had always wanted to move into Ely somewhere, but Cat would shut her down every time it she brought it up.

 

So that was the way it had been for the last 20-years; Cat going to work every morning, while Ani took care of the house and ! Cat.   She didn't actually mind taking care of Cat, since ! Cat gene rally took very good care of her.   It did get quite lonely at times, but Ani always muddled through.  

 

Snapping out of the Daze:

 

It looked as though it was going to be a warm day, so Ani decided on a tank top and jean shorts.   She debated putting on a bra; Cat hated when she went outside without one.   Feeling slightly rebellious, Ani threw it back into the cabinet.

 

As Ani walked onto the porch she sat on the top step with her coffee.   After surveying the yard for the perfect spot to dig a small flowerbed, her eyes landed on a little corner area close to the street.   They had the space, but she wanted everything to look as though it belonged where she decided to place it, plus she was keeping a spot open for the day Cat gave her the okay to put in a pond.   Ani loved ponds and wanted a nice one, so she was saving that part of the yard for when and if it ever happened.  

 

Sh! e went about collecting her tools in the wheelbarrow, pushing it to the corner.   Her weapons of choice consisted of work gloves, a spade, shovel, rake and a pick, for any stubborn rocks.

 

Ani had been digging and moving dirt for almost two hours, when she turned around to see a young girl around 20 or so, sitting on the grass by the road.   Her knees were up and her hands clenched around them.   Ani let out a small, high-pitched squeal, as she jumped backwards.

 

"Christ!"   Ani shouted as the girl laughed.

 

She was actually very pretty in a slightly masculine way, with baggy clothes, long brown hair and was wearing a baseball cap turned backwards.

 

"The entertainment portion of our show is over now, time for all children to move along," Ani announced, shooing her away.

 

Her laugh was very nice and she had an even nicer smile.

 

"I could move along…! " she began, taking off her work shirt to reveal her muscle ! shirt, a long with some very nice muscles, "or I could help you get that boulder out of there," she finished, standing up.

 

Ani glanced at the boulder for a moment, before looking at the girl.   She definitely looked strong enough.

 

"Okay, if you really wanna help."  

"I'm Sam," the girl said, reaching her hand out to Ani.

"Ani," she replied, wiping her hand on her shorts before shaking Sam's hand.  

 

Ani had to mentally slap herself to stop from thinking about the nice smile the girl had, remembering that she was just a child.  

 

The two women began talking as they worked.   Sam explained that she was from the area, but she had spent a lot of time with her grandparents in the Cities.   Her father owned a construction company in the area, so any time Ani needed work done, she should give him a call.   Ani spoke a little about how long she had lived! in town, but the conversation stopped when they both needed their energy for the boulder.  

 

They sat down once the monstrous stone had been removed from the dirt.   Ani asked her if she was interested in a bottle of water; Sam accepted eagerly, as Ani stood up to excuse herself.  

 

Walking inside the house for the water Ani turned from the fridge, to find Sam directly behind her, causing her to jump again.

 

"Jesus Christ!   Stop doing that!   How d'you walk so quietly in those boots?!"   Ani asked, as her heart pounded.

"Practice," she said laughing.   "Nice house inside."  

"Thanks.   Cat wanted to fix the inside first.   We're putting in a new upstairs this summer."  

"You should show me; I can probably get you a deal."  

"That'd be awesome."  

 

Ani led Sam to the upstairs, explaining how ! they wanted to move the steps and make the upstairs one big be! droom wi th a four season porch.

 

"Here," she said as she saw a pen and a note pad on the dresser, writing her name and phone number on it.   "Give him a call when you're ready.   I'm sure he'll give you a deal."  

"What makes you so sure?"  

"Because you're beautiful."  

 

That day was the first time in years anyone had made Ani blush.   Cat use to make her blush whenever she thought she could, she use to love how it made Ani's face look.   Cat hadn't done it in so long though, that Ani wasn't sure she still would, at least not until she did.

 

Sam left after telling her how beautiful she looked when she blushed.

 

Ani took a shower, seriously thinking about touching her body sexually, but decided against it, hoping Cat wouldn't be so tired when she got home from work that night.   She wasn't entirely sure who she was trying to fool; Ca! t was always too tired.

 

Cat Arrives:

 

Cat was late arriving home that night.   Normally she was home around 5:30 p.m. and at one time she would call if she wouldn't be home on time, but that had stopped almost 10 years earlier.   Ani was keeping dinner warm, until eventually, she did make it home, but not until after six.

 

"You're late; did you have a tough day?"  

"Well I do have a business to run."  

"It wasn't an accusation, it was just an observation followed by a question."  

"I'm sorry, yeah; tough day and I have to read this brochure tonight to check for any mistakes."  

"Not tonight, please?"  

"Ani, I have to know what's going on at work, you know that; somebody has to make sure things are running smoothly and in this case, it's me."  

"But that's work, why can't you read things fo! r work, at work?"  

"I wish I had time to re! ad it th ere."  

 

Ani tried taking a new approach by massaging Cat's shoulders.   She was hoping it would loosen her up, at least a little, possibly even make her the slightest bit horny.

 

"Mmm, that feels good."  

"I thought, maybe we could have some fun tonight."  

"Too much to do, can't."  

           

She was seriously beginning to piss Ani off, but she hadn't expressed an opinion to Cat in so long, or maybe it was that Cat hadn't listened to an opinion Ani had expressed in such a long time, that she wasn't sure if she would even know how to make herself be heard.   She felt like a non-person.   She was there for Cat and Cat alone, but she wasn't there for herself and she wasn't sure if she ever had been.

 

Ani stopped giving Cat a massage to put dinner on the table, mostly pushing hers around on the plate, but Cat hadn't e! ven noticed.  

 

As soon as Cat finished eating, she took a shower before putting on her nightgown.   Cat had always loved wearing nightgowns and Ani had to admit she had always looked damn good in them.   Ani hated wearing them, always feeling as though she were tied up in the morning, apparently moving around quite a bit in her sleep.

 

"I'm going to go upstairs and read this."  

"Okay," Ani answered numbly, as Cat left the room.

"Ani!"   Cat called for her from upstairs after a few minutes.

 

She rolled her eyes, trudging upstairs, leaning in around the door jam.   Cat was in bed with her reading glasses on and the brochure on her lap.

 

"Who's Sam?"  

 

Ani was slightly taken aback.   How did she know?   Ani could've stood there looking guilty all night and Cat still wouldn't have put down that damned brochure.   She! almost considered telling her she was having an affair, but d! ecided i t might not be one of her better ideas.

 

"Just a kid who helped me with a boulder in the yard today."  

"Okay then, why is his phone number and name in our bedroom?"   Cat asked, looking at Ani.

"Her name and phone number is here because her father is in construction and I was showing her what we want to do upstairs."  

"Her?   Sam?"  

"Yes, short for Samantha I'm guessing."  

"Oh, okay."  

"Was that it, or did you need your feet rubbed too?"   Ani turned around, going back to her dishes without waiting for an answer.  

 

It wasn't long before Ani felt arms around her waist.   Cat hadn't touched her in so long, she felt herself melting into the embrace.   She could never stay mad at Cat when she touched her.   It was definitely one of her fatal flaws.

 

"I've been neglecting you lately, haven! 't I?"   Cat asked, kissing Ani's neck.

"Maybe a bit," Ani answered, as opposed to, a lot.

"Don't be like that baby, I'm trying."  

"Well why did you ask, if you didn't wanna know?"   Ani asked, feeling a little pissy.

 

Ani was trying to give her the benefit of a doubt, because it felt as though she was trying.   She turned around, putting her arms around Cat's neck, giving her a small kiss.

 

"I'm sorry honey, I didn't mean anything," Ani apologized.

"Why don't you put your nightgown on and come up to bed?"  

"Nightgown, huh?"  

"You know how I love you in nightgowns; you look beautiful in 'em."  

"Not as beautiful as you."  

"You gonna come up?"  

"I'll just finish up here."  

 

It seemed as though things were looking up as she sent Cat back ! upstairs and tried to pretty herself up a little before going ! upstairs .   Ani crawled into bed, sliding under Cat's arm, kissing her neck.

 

"Honey, I'm trying to read."  

"You're shitting me, right?!"   Ani exclaimed, sitting up and knocking the brochure closed.

"What?!"   She asked, totally dumbfounded.

"I thought you wanted to make love!"  

"I told you, I have to read this."  

"Can't you read faster?!"  

"Not when you're constantly yammering at me!"  

"You know what, you stay up here with your book, I'll be on the sofa," Ani spouted, getting out of bed.   "And f.y.i., I hate wearing nightgowns!"   She screamed on her way out the door.

"Ani, come back!"   Cat yelled after her.

"Yeah, right!   Tonight I'm not fucking talking to you!"   Ani blurted, going downstairs.

 

Ani turned on the television as she sat on the sofa.   She waited for! Cat to follow her downstairs, coming to the conclusion that Cat didn't even feel as though she was worth an argument.   Ani was trying to dig back through their past together, to see if she could remember when everything began falling apart.  

 

The Trip:

 

She could remember their vacation 15 years earlier.   They had gone to the Grand Canyon on that trip.   It was a beautiful trip and they had both enjoyed the tours through the villages, just being together had been wonderful.  

 

On the way back was when it seemed to get worse, she wanted to stop at the Geronimo sculpture.   She even whined about it after reading the tourist brochure.

 

"Please honey, can't we stop and see it, it looks incredible."  

"Baby, it just doesn't fit into our schedule, I'm sorry."  

"We're on vacation, why do we have to go by a schedule?"  

�! ��You're so cute, since you quit working; you just have no c! oncept o f time."

"I didn't choose to quit working, I had to quit working," Ani reminded her, crossing her arms.

"We've been having such a nice vacation; can't you just behave for the rest of the trip?"  

           

Ani turned her head, looking out the window as tears began filling her eyes.   She bit it again, waiting until she was positive she wouldn't cry.

 

"I'm sorry, you're right; we have been having a great time and I don't wanna be a nag."  

"That's my girl."  

 

It would have just passed by as another moment, if Cat hadn't driven on that side trip as a surprise for Ani, to see the president's heads.   That pissed her off all over again, but she didn't dare say anything, because Cat was so pleased with herself.  

 

Cat always seemed to know when Ani was upset and those were usually the nights they made l! ove.   They were still having a lot of sex then, well, at least a few times a week.   That was a lot compared to recently.   The last time Cat had even suggested having sex was three months earlier and that was mostly to satisfy her, since Ani felt more frustrated after they had finished.  

 

She just didn't seem to need sex anymore and that was truly bothering Ani.   She wasn't sure if it actually meant she was actually too busy, or maybe she was tired of her or worse yet, she was having an affair.   Ani didn't want to know if it was the last one.

 

On the Sofa:

 

It was a while later when Ani heard Cat descending stairs, quickly turning off the television before lying down.

 

"Come up to bed Ani."  

"No, I don't think so."  

"C'mon, you know I can't sleep without holding you."  

 

Ani gave her a dirty look as she go! t off the sofa and walked toward the steps.

 

! "I really don't like you right now."  

 

As Ani started up the stairs, Cat patted her on the ass as she laughed.   'Oh my god!   Was she really this stupid, or was I?   It most definitely had to be me.   Who was the idiot that was crawling into this bed just so Cat wouldn't toss and turn before going to sleep?'   Was all Ani could think as she got into bed.  

 

She rose up in the bed, allowing Cat to slide her arm underneath, before putting her other arm around her as well.   Once they were snuggled close, Cat nuzzled Ani's neck, told her she loved her and promptly fell asleep.  

 

Ani didn't know this person, nor did she like her very much.   How does one even go about breaking a pattern such as this?   She didn't even know who she was anymore.   At that point she wasn't sure she ever did.  

 

'Well, at least it hadn't taken her long to fall a! sleep', Ani thought as she moved slowly out of bed, going back down to the sofa.  

 

Lying on the sofa with her eyes closed, she thought back to when Cat couldn't get enough of her, back to when they only needed to see each other before clothes would be flying.   As these visions went through Ani's head, she slid her nightgown above her breasts.  

 

Slowly she rubbed the palms of her hands over her breasts, cupping the nipples with her palms, letting out a small gasp, as she began tweaking and rolling them in-between her fingers.   She pinched and tweaked with her left hand, while running her right hand down her stomach until she was cupping her pussy.

 

Ani touched the insides of her thighs, before running her middle finger as far into her vagina as it would go, then pulling it out and up towards her clit, circling but not touching as she gasped again.   Realizing this would be easier in a differ! ent position, she propped her back up slightly before spreadin! g her le gs as far as she could.   This was actually pretty far once she slung a leg over the back of the sofa.  

 

She smiled as she pictured Cat, before rubbing both breasts with her one hand while moving in and out of her vagina and around her clit with the other.   She wasn't positive how long she had actually teased herself but all it took was one sweep across her clitty and she was thrusting towards the heavens.  

 

As Ani began to relax, the guilt set in.   Cat had always made her feel that masturbating would be as bad as cheating, but she hadn't felt there was any other choice at that point.  

 

Ani pulled down and straightened out her nightgown before crying herself to sleep.

 

Same Old Shit, New Day:

           

Ani woke up after feeling the sofa give way beside her.

 

"Don't you feel well sweetie?"   Cat asked, stroking the s! ide of her head.

 

'Who was this person and what in the hell is she doing to me?'   Ani wondered.   If she hadn't known any better, she would have sworn Cat was trying to drive her crazy.   At that very moment, she wasn't sure about anything in her life.  

 

Cat seemed sincere enough; Ani really thought Cat was that blind to her at that point.   She didn't know which way to turn or how to even go about getting there.

 

"Can I get you anything?"   Cat asked, with a genuine look of concern on her face.

 

Ani couldn't go through with it.   Cat looked so worried, that she couldn't let her continue to believe that she wasn't feeling well.

 

"No, I just couldn't sleep," Ani said with a sigh.

"Baby, you are so beautiful," she said looking down at Ani.   "I have to shower, just toast this morning."  

"What if I join you! in that shower?"  

"No time sweetie, I've! gotta g et going."  

 

Ani was beginning to feel as though her head were a ping pong ball and Cat was the paddle.   She rose from the sofa, doing the same things she did every day and suddenly Cat was gone again.

 

She was tired of thinking, mindlessly putting on a tank top and jean shorts before heading out the door with her cup of coffee.   After pulling the lounge chair over to the broken ground in the corner, Ani lay down, not feeling up to working that day.  

 

Falling asleep she began having a wonderful dream; it was Cat, she was standing over Ani's chair and then she was on her knees next to her, apologizing to her for taking her for granted for so long.   She promised never to do it again, begging Ani to please forgive her.  

 

A voice was suddenly breaking into her wonderful dream.

 

"You shouldn't be sleeping in the sun."  

 

Open! ing her eyes, she saw Sam standing there, trying to keep the sun off her.   She sure did make Ani wish she were about 20 years younger than she actually was.   The things she would like to do to her…   Ani had to stop herself; this couldn't be healthy, but why not, it was only thoughts and she could justify thoughts, she just couldn't act on them.   Ani convinced herself she wasn't doing anything wrong, if they were only thoughts.

 

"I didn't sleep very well last night."  

"Too much fun with the little woman?"  

"That must be it," Ani said, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

"C'mon, go for a ride with me."  

"I don't know…   Cat doesn't like me to leave the house without her."  

"C'mon, before you fry in the sun, besides, what Cat doesn't know won't piss her off."  

"… True," Ani agreed after a moment.

 

! Ani climbed into the pickup and Sam drove them out of town! to the main highway.   Right would take them into the city, left would take them down the Fernburg Trail; Sam turned left.  

 

Cat and Ani had driven down that road shortly after moving into their house, picnicking by the lake at the end of the road.   There were no motors allowed on that lake, so it was extremely quiet.   Tourists carried canoes past them all day, while they lounged and watched.   That had been such a wonderfully, relaxing day.  

 

Sam didn't drive to the end of the road though, she turned down a lookout road, driving to the left side and parking.  

 

Ani got out of the truck, walking to the edge of the dirt.   The panoramic view was one of the most beautiful she had ever seen.   She couldn't believe how many miles of trees she could see; they seemed to go on forever, making her feel as though she were on top of the world.  

 

Sam walked over to stand besi! de Ani, smiling at the look on her face.   Ani could feel herself blushing, which only made Sam's smile widen.

 

"Sometimes I drive up here when I feel like I can't get a grasp on my life.   I sit on that rock and look out over the trees, until things seem not so bad."  

 

Ani didn't say anything, she just walked through the tall grass, sitting on Sam's rock, making sure there was room enough for Sam, if she chose to sit; she did and they sat there for a while until Ani looked at her.

 

"God, I'm sorry, I'm probably keeping you from things."  

"Nah, I'm good."  

 

They sat in silence for a little longer; taking in the view until Ani finally looked at Sam again.

 

"I don't think Cat wants me anymore."  

"Well that can't be, maybe you're mixing signals.   I'm a bit younger than you and I want you bad."!  

"You shouldn't tease me in my vulnerable st! ate," Ani laughed.

"I'm not teasing you," Sam insisted.   "I would love to kiss you right now."  

 

Ani bounced off Sam's shoulder with her own, smiling at her.

 

"Thank you," Ani smiled.

"Well, you're welcome, but I'm not shitting you," she insisted.

"I think I'm ready to go home now."  

"You have the most beautiful smile."  

"You need to behave yourself."  

"I can't help it; I think you're gorgeous, especially when you blush."  

"I blush entirely too easy," Ani claimed, blushing again.

"I don't know… I like it."  

 

Sam drove them back to the house, stopping in the driveway, but leaving her pickup running as they sat there.  

 

"Thank you for such a nice time today."  

"Did you have a nice time?"   Sam asked, looking into Ani�! ��s eyes.

"Today was the best day I've had in such a long time, your spot is gorgeous."  

"Well, I'm glad it was a good day for you then, I enjoyed it too.   You're nice to be around," Sam said, giving Ani a wink.

 

Reaching over, Ani gave Sam a hug, before getting out of the truck and listening to her say one more time how much she wanted Ani.   After promising to return soon, she was gone again.  

 

End of a Day:

 

Ani was still smiling as Cat walked into the house that night.

 

"Who was here today?"  

"What d'you mean?"  

"I can see tire tracks in the driveway, I was just wondering who was here?"   Cat asked looking suspicious.

"Oh, Sam came by to visit."  

"How old is this Sam?"  

"I don't know early 20's I think."  

"So what does a 20-some year-old! kid have in common with a 45 year-old woman?"   Cat asked! smiling .

"What's that suppose to mean?"  

"I just mean you and I have a lot in common."  

"I don't know if you've noticed lately, but you and I have nothing in common anymore."  

"What in the hell does that mean?"   Cat asked, looking hurt.

"Cat, when was the last time we talked about anything together?"  

"We talk all the time!"  

"You just live in your own little world, don't you?"   Ani asked, wondering who this stupid person was.

"Oh Christ!   Here we go again!"   She shouted, walking over to the kitchen table to sit down.

 

She stopped to stare at Cat for a moment, realizing that the effort just didn't feel worth it at that moment.   She knew Cat would wind up turning the conversation around anyway, making her feel like an idiot.   There use to be a time when she could at least get her point across, even if it did her! no good, but lately that didn't seem to be working in her favor.   She just felt too emotionally exhausted.

 

"No, you're right, I'm done."  

"What d'you mean, you're done?"  

"I'm not gonna argue with you.   You're right and I'm wrong, just like I always am."  

"So now you're feeling sorry for yourself?"  

"No."  

"And the argument's over, just like that?"  

"You'll win anyway, so why even go there?"  

"Is something going on with you and this kid?"  

"What could possibly be going on between me and a kid?"   Ani asked, turning towards the sink.

"So there is something going on?"  

"Nothing's going on Cat, I love you; I just wanna be with you," Ani said, turning around.

           

Cat walked over to Ani, kissing her on the for! ehead.

 

"That's my girl," was said, as! though Ani had just been rewarded for going potty outside.

 

During dinner, Cat was going on about her day at the store, but Ani wasn't even listening, she was thinking about sitting on the rock with Sam.   As she closed her eyes, she could see the view from atop the hill.   She saw Sam smiling and flirting with her.   It had been such a nice day all around, at least until Cat got home.   Ani opened her eyes in time to see Cat grabbing her latest reading materials.

 

"Are you coming up when you finish dishes baby?"  

"Yes," She said after a heavy sigh.

 

Ani finished the dishes, putting on her nightgown, before going upstairs.  

 

As she assumed the position, Ani seriously began to think about ending it all.   She even thought about all the ways she could do it, but she also had an incredibly strong urge to live.   If she were less of a coward, she might even consider ha! ving an affair or leaving Cat, but if she did any of those things, it would only be to get Cat's attention to begin with.   No matter how blind Cat was to Ani's existence, she knew Cat cared.   She just had odd ways of showing it.    

 

Somewhere in the midst of all the thoughts, she wound up at the lookout hill again, sharing a smile with Sam before drifting off to sleep.

 

All in a Day:

           

Ani was picking weeds alongside the house when Sam walked up the driveway.   Ani smiled, waving her over.  

 

Sam did have a great smile and Ani found herself having dirty little thoughts again.   She seriously had to push them away.

 

"Good morning."  

"Mornin'."  

"No good?"   Ani asked.

"I never say good.   When it's morning, it's always morning, but it's not always good."  

�! �Aren't you a little too young to be a cynic?"  

! "I� ��m not a cynic.   Some days I just see life as the piece of shit it is," she said staring at Ani.

"Bad day?"  

"No more than usual," Sam said, sitting down.   "You?"  

"No more than usual."  

"Tell me."  

"You tell me instead."  

"Nothing really to tell, just some shit with the folks, I'd rather hear yours," she insisted, pushing her shoulder against Ani's.

"Mine's just the same old shit too, I'd rather hear yours," Ani replied, pushing back.

"My parents just suck sometimes, that's all, just like any other parents I would imagine."  

"I couldn't say, my mom was great, I still miss her a lot."  

"I'm sure she misses you too."  

"I don't know, I guess it's probably good that she's gone, she'd probably be so disappointed in me."  

"Why?"  

! "Because I've done nothing with my life."  

"Why d'you feel that way?"  

"Look at my life.   I'm basically nobody, a nothing, she'd hate that."  

"So change it.   Doesn't the business belong to both of you?"  

"Did I tell you about the business?"   Ani asked, trying to remember.

"You must've, how else would I know?"

"I don't wanna talk about me anymore; let's talk about you and your parents.   Maybe I could make you feel better for a change."  

"Well, my dad thinks I did something that I didn't."  

"He won't believe you or what?"  

"He just won't listen; I've tried telling him I didn't do it, but he acts like I'm not even there."  

"What does he think you did, if you don't mind my asking?"  

"He thinks I wrecked the car; the gas pedal stuck and I tried! pulling the emergency brake, but the tire hit a boulder and f! lipped t he car."  

"Holy shit!   When'd that happen?"  

"A while ago."  

"Did you want me to talk to 'em for you?"  

"You'd do that?   You'd help me?"  

"You've made me feel good, I'd feel even better if you'd let me help you for a change."  

"You know the other day, when you thought I was joking about you and how I felt?   I think its getting stronger," Sam admitted as she blushed.

"Now who's blushing?"  

"I really wanna kiss you."  

"I really want you to kiss me, which means we can't.   I'm not sure I could stop once we started."  

"I wouldn't want you to stop."  

"If there was ever a time I wanted to be bad, this would be it, but it wouldn't be fair to you since I'm still in love with Cat," Ani explained.   "I just wish she was still in love with me.  ! I actually thought about just ending it all last night."  

"Don't let it push you that far.   Whatever you do, don't do that."  

"I think I'll be okay, I talked myself out of it.   Actually, thinking about my day with you talked me out of it."  

"I'm glad, so why don't you tell me what happened now."  

 

After some more prodding, Ani began talking about the two nights before.   When she had finished, Sam was shaking her head.

 

"What a dumb ass," Sam said, chuckling as she pulled a pack of cigarettes out of her pocket.

"May I have one of those please?"  

 

Sam handed her a cigarette, lighting it for her.   Ani inhaled as though she had never quit.   'Oh god that was good', she thought.

 

"How long ago did you quit?"  

"Right after college.   Cat thought it would be best."  !

"You're always saying; Cat thought; Cat said; ! Cat want s.   What about the things that you want out of life?"   Sam asked giving her the strangest look.

 

Ani sat for a moment, staring at Sam, honestly having no answer for her.   Before she met Cat, she thought she knew exactly what she wanted out of life; an education, to fall in love, have children and have a business of her own.   Other than the children, she basically had every thing else.  

 

Cat never wanted children, she had always said they would be in the way of 'them' and up until 15 years ago, that may have been true, now it would be nice to have someone else around to focus on, but it was a little too late for that now.   Ani didn't feel as though she had the energy or the patience for children.   She wasn't really sure what she wanted anymore.

 

"I don't know anymore."  

"Maybe it's time for you to rediscover yourself."  

"Well, if Cat keeps up! the way she is, I won't have anything else to do, but rediscover myself a few times a week."  

 

They both began laughing and it felt so good to just sit around talking to someone, having a laugh.   Ani actually began feeling better.

 

"Bottle of water?"  

"Sure."  

"Why don't you just come in with me so you don't scare the shit outta me again," she suggested, smiling.

 

Sam followed her into the house where Ani handed her the bottle.   She sat it on the table before walking up to Ani, pinning her hands above her head, against the fridge, pushing her body up against Ani's.   They were so close, Sam's hard nipples pushed against her own.   She could hear both of their hearts pounding as Sam moved in closer and Ani could feel her breath.   She closed her eyes, her own breathing becoming rapid and shallow.   Ani felt Sam's lips brush lightly against hers, ! giving the hint of a kiss, but not quite.   She couldn't r! emember the last time she felt so excited, or so scared.

 

"I love Cat," Ani whispered hoarsely as Sam pushed against her.

"Then 'make' her hear you," Sam whispered, moving her head around to the side of Ani's.   "If she's not here with you tomorrow, I'm taking you outta here."

 

As the front door shut, she opened her eyes to see Sam and the water bottle, gone.  

 

Ani lowered her arms, but she stayed in that spot for what seemed an eternity.   She couldn't believe what she had wanted to do.   Sam was right, she had to get through to Cat, or pretty soon she would be letting strangers in the street fondle her, just for some touch.

 

Part 2

 

The Confrontation:

 

Ani was nervous and unable to do anything but pace for the remainder of the day.   She had begun mulling things over in her head; what she wanted to say, trying to make it soun! d less idiotic, coming out of her mouth.  

 

She had never stood up to Cat without backing down at some point, but that was exactly what she'd have to do, or things would never change.   How Cat would feel about her once she had finished, she wasn't sure.   Would she still want her?   She didn't even know that; it might be too much for her to deal with.   In 26 years, Ani had never had a voice that wasn't Cat's and the fear she felt was indescribable.  

 

Ani was prepared to complete her first confrontation with Cat when she got home, or at least she hoped she was.   There wasn't any dinner cooking, as she sat on the sofa with her legs crossed.   She heard Cat mumbling about dinner, as she made her way through the house towards Ani.

 

"There's no food cooking."  

"I didn't make anything."  

"Ani, I'm really tired."  

"I know ! I'm tired too, but we need to talk."  

"What! now?!� �   Cat asked, dropping onto the sofa.

"Okay, first off, you need to lose the attitude."  

"What do you want from me?"    Cat whined.   "Couldn't we just do this later?"  

"We need to do it now, or there won't be anything 'to' do later."  

"What in the hell does that mean?"   Cat asked, startled.

"You don't need me anymore," Ani simply stated.

"What in the hell're you talking about?!"  

"Well, you obviously don't need sex anymore."  

"We have sex!"  

"Cat, the last time you even looked at me with any kind of desire in your eyes was when you came home from that furniture convention.   Some cheap furniture you were excited about and that was three months ago!"  

 

The look on Cat's face implied she was trying to remember, gradually smiling as she looked at Ani.

 

�! �That was a good day all around."  

"Maybe for you, not for me so much."  

"Don't even go there Ani."  

 

Ani had to force herself to stay calm at that moment.   She needed to realize that Cat was at least attempting to be involved in the conversation.

 

"Do you remember the first time we made love?"   Ani asked.  

"That was a good day too."  

"That was a great day," Ani agreed.   "I need some of that sometimes."  

"That was 26 years ago!   We've come a long way since then."  

"No we haven't," Ani stated calmly.   "I don't know for sure when it happened, but somewhere along our lives, you put all of your passion into work while you gave me a quick wave and a slap on the ass as you kept going; now I'm your cook, your maid and your teddy bear."  

"You're being overdramatic Ani,"! Cat condescended.

"Are you cheating on me?   Is th! at why t his seems so trivial to you?"   Ani asked, studying Cat's face, feeling the color drain from her own, as Cat's eyes jerked slightly.   "Oh, my, god," Ani rasped, leaning back into the sofa.

"I didn't go all the way!   It wasn't anything, I swear!"   Cat said, crying.

"You don't have any right to be crying!"   Ani exclaimed.   "Who?!"  

"It was just someone at the convention; I don't even remember her name."  

"The weekend you got the furniture and the last time we had sex."  

"I wanted you to know how much I loved you."  

"Hell, you haven't done that in 15 years!   Since then I've been the only one taking my time with you, you haven't focused on me in, I don't know how long," Ani admitted, staring at the ceiling, unable to cry.   "At this point, I don't think copping a feel's gonna make or break us anyway,"

"Why d'y! ou say it that like that?   What have you been doing?"   Looking self-righteous again.  

"I haven't done anything, but to tell you the truth, I really wanted Sam to kiss me today, when she had me pinned against the fridge," Ani said, drifting slightly.

"What?!"   Cat shouted, jumping off the sofa.

"What?"   She asked, snapping back from her daze.   

"What in the hell's been going on here?!"  

"I found myself a little friend, remember?   She wants me; she thinks I'm sexy, even if you don't anymore."  

"You have to know I adore you!" Cat exclaimed, her eyes watering again.

"How would I know that Cat?   From all the showers you won't let me join or the kiss in the air when you leave the house?   Would it be from the kiss on the head before you go upstairs, or from the pat on the ass you give me when I'm angry?   Maybe it's the way I come to bed! before its even dark so you can sleep?   You use to crave m! e; I fel t that today with someone 20-some years younger than me… and all I could do was wish it was you," Ani finished, fighting her tears.

"So, you did kiss her then?"  

"No, I told her I still loved you," Ani replied, shaking.   "She said I had to make you hear me; I'm trying."  

"And she really wants you?"  

"Why is that so hard for you to picture Cat?!"  

"She's over 20 years younger than you are!"  

"Believe me, I'm aware of how young she is… she wants me to go away with her."  

"What?!   You belong to me!"   Cat shouted as Ani jumped up.

"I'm not your fucking property!   I'm supposed to be your partner!   You don't own me and in case you've forgotten, that stupid fucking business you're so proud of was bought with the money my dead mother left me, not you!"  

"So it's come to this, you hate me ! so much you need to knock me down?"  

"Is that why you try so hard to keep me in my place?   You hate me that much?   I'm not good enough to do anything but be your doormat?   Tell me!   Have I wasted all these fucking years?!"  

"…   I never meant to do that to you, I thought you enjoyed taking care of me," Cat said quietly.

"I enjoyed us taking care of each other, but I don't think I ever told you that, so it's not entirely on you.   It's my own fault for always backing down so I wouldn't upset you.   I should've stood up to you the first time you came back from the Cities and made me call your friends.   I felt like a child being punished; you've always made me feel like a child and I've always done what you wanted so that you wouldn't be upset.   I've kept things I know to myself, just so you're not angry; that was so stupid on my part and that's not who I wanna be, not anymore.�! �  

"Are you saying this because you wanna lea! ve me?� �  

"Why can't you ever fucking listen to me?!" Ani shouted, surprised at her own boldness.   "I'm saying this because I don't wanna leave you!   Jesus Christ!   You make me feel like I'm banging my head against a wall sometimes!"

"You don't wanna leave me, but you've hated our lives together for all these years?"   Cat asked, tears in her eyes.

"Not all these years, we've had some wonderful years, but somewhere along the line I gave up being a person at all and I stopped taking care of me and my needs and only ever worried about you and yours.   I need you so much, but I've been afraid to tell you."  

 

At that moment Cat looked as beautiful as she had all those many years ago; Ani couldn't even imagine her life with someone else.   No matter what, she still adored Cat.  

 

Ani shrugged, sitting down.   "Because even after all these years, the only pe! rson I want to crave me is you."

 

Eyes Opened:

 

Ani felt the tears roll down her cheeks as Cat slid closer, wiping them away.   She pulled Ani's hair out of its small ponytail, giving her a little smile as she ran her fingers through, tousling it.

 

"I've always loved when your hair looked a little wild," Cat smiled.

 

Cat leaned in, hesitating at first, as though Ani might push her away, continuing on after a moment to complete the kiss.   It was like their first kiss; all the feelings came rushing back, the heat, the desire and the knots in the stomach.  

 

It began so gently, but suddenly the passion was back; she was craving Ani the same way Ani craved her.   They rapidly began removing each other's clothing; blouses, t-shirts, dress slacks, shorts, bras and panties, all being stripped off, before Cat gently pushed Ani down onto the sofa, crawling up her st! omach, kissing her deeply.   Their tongues began desperately! searchi ng for each other, swirling and touching, as their hearts began pounding.  

 

Cat leaned her head back, looking Ani in the eyes.

 

"The first time we made love, I kept kissing you so you wouldn't tell me to stop," Cat divulged.

"The first time we made love, I didn't want you to stop," Ani admitted.

"You're still just as beautiful as you were then."

"If possible, I think you're more beautiful now, than you were back then."

"I wish I would've said that."

"Show me instead," Ani urged.

 

Cat smiled up at Ani as she began kissing and licking her way down to the firm breasts she loved.   She couldn't believe how firm they still were and was slightly surprised by the toned muscles Ani had acquired over the years.

 

"When'd you get so muscular?"

"Twenty years of yard and housework I guess."

"Amazing, and so fuck! ing sexy," Cat growled.

 

Ani couldn't believe how slowly Cat was moving down her body.   Her skin was on fire from the trail of kisses traveling towards her aching, hard nipples.   The anticipation alone, was driving her crazy as Cat lingered, just around the outside of her areolas, licking and kissing along the edges until Ani stretched her arms above her head, arching her back to thrust her breasts forward.   Cat moved her lips over one nipple as Ani whimpered, it felt so wonderful.

 

Cat focused on one nipple, gliding a hand over Ani's firm stomach.   Cat was visibly impressed with Ani's tone, commenting off and on throughout her kissing and touching of the muscular body under her.

 

As she began kissing a trail down Ani's stomach, she couldn't help but smile at the sounds escaping Ani's mouth.   Cat hadn't kissed any further than the top of Ani's bush, before her hips were thrusting upwards! .   Smiling, she moved back up to Ani's nipples, listening! to her groan.

 

She spent so much time on Ani's nipples, that when Cat, at last, made her way back down to her pussy, Ani's wetness had dripped onto the spread covering the sofa.   Cat began swirling her tongue through Ani's vagina, realizing how much she had missed her little 'virgin wallflower'.  

 

Ani began to moan, as Cat continued moving her tongue in and out of Ani's vagina until she felt Ani had waited long enough; sliding two fingers into Ani's hole, before ever so lightly, Cat touched her tongue to Ani's clit, causing an explosion of the most powerful orgasm she had experienced in years.   It didn't look as though it was slowing down anytime soon as she held Cat's head in place with her hands and legs.  

 

Cat happily stayed put, until Ani began squeezing her with those powerful legs.   Cat attempted to push them apart, realizing this wasn't the same body she could manipulate so ! easily in college.   Luckily Ani went limp before she could break any of Cat's bones.

 

Cat crawled up Ani's body, making sure she was alright.   "You okay?"

"I'm wonderful," Ani smiled.

"God, I thought I might've killed you, you were so limp," Cat explained.

"No, I'm fine, how about you?"

"Those legs should definitely be registered as lethal weapons.   I thought you were gonna crack me like a walnut for a minute," Cat laughed.

"I'm sorry baby," Ani apologized, kissing Cat's whole face.

"Don't be, I like the effect I have on you."

"You've always had that effect on me."

 

Ani smiled as she kissed Cat, holding her close before returning the same degrees of pleasure, the only difference being, she wouldn't listen to one single directive given.   For the first time in 26-years, the moves were all Ani's and Cat loved it as she was force! d to beg for relief, after a certain amount of teasing.

!   "I guess I can stop leading you," Cat admitted as Ani moved up for a kiss.

"I think I pretty much know what you like by now," Ani informed her.

"I think you do too… I'm not going to work tomorrow," Cat stated, out of the blue.

"You're not?"  

"Nope, I wanna spend the whole day with you.   I wanna make love with you, a lot; I've missed that."  

"I've missed it too.   It kinda felt like the first time in college."  

"Better than even.   Did I ever tell you I flunked that test we were supposed to be studying for that night?"  

"No!   Why didn't you tell me?"  

"I didn't want you to be disappointed in me, then I turn around and disappoint you anyway; I don't ever wanna do that again," Cat admitted.   "I love you and I'm so sorry baby, I don't know how I ever let work become more important than you.   Nothing is more! important than you; I've been such an idiot."

"I got an A plus on that test and I love you too," Ani smiled, pushing a piece of hair away from Cat's face.

"Of course you did.   You're brilliant, my little virgin wallflower."  

"I may still be your little virgin, but I don't wanna be a wallflower anymore and you're not an idiot baby.   How could you ever know what I was thinking?   I haven't expressed an opinion since about a week after we first got together.   I let you decide everything for me so much, that you just got into the habit of doing it, that's my fault, not yours."  

"I wanna know what you're thinking hon, I love you.   I've loved you since the first day I saw you running down the hallway.   Your hair was all over the place and you were late for class; god, you haven't changed much at all since then.   You're still the most beautiful woman I know."  

! "Second most beautiful, maybe."  

 

!   Ani was remembering the point at which Cat's blouse was coming off and she was pulling her hair out of the bun; she wanted Cat again; Cat wanted Ani again, that worked.  

 

The two women spent an amazing night getting reacquainted, eventually feeding fruit to one another when they couldn't ignore the growling in their stomachs any longer.

 

Ani was positive their love had become stronger than ever that night.

 

Living After Life:       

 

The following morning Ani was propped on her pillow watching Cat sleep.   She couldn't believe how beautiful she still was.   Ani was wishing she hadn't wasted so many years being such a wallflower.   Cat still wanted her as much as ever; she just needed a nudge in the proper direction.  

 

With this new awakening, she had to agree with Cat, they had come a long way since college.   Ani wanted to make love t! o her again; she leaned in, kissing Cat gently on the lips.   Cat opened her eyes, smiling at Ani.   Ani loved her so much more, in that moment, than she ever thought possible.  

 

Not waiting for Cat to take the upper hand, she moved closer, kissing Cat fervently, not even backing off after being warned about morning breath.   Ani's hands acted as though they had minds of their own, moving directly to Cat's already hardened nipples.   Cat gasped into Ani's mouth as her nipples were being tweaked and rolled.   Ani was like an animal, suddenly freed from its cage, going after Cat's nips and lips with a vengeance.  

 

Cat was shocked, but pleased by the new Ani, that couldn't keep her hands off her.   As Cat slid her hands up the side of Ani's body, she suddenly found them being pushed above her head; Ani began nibbling a nipple at a time, back and forth, as Cat attempted to push them further into Ani's! mouth.  

 

After several 'oh gods�! �, Ani b egan kissing and nibbling down Cat's body, until she found herself in between Cat's already open legs.   Ani glanced up, giving Cat a sly grin before pushing Cat's legs up to her chest, ordering her to hold them in that position.   Cat grabbed hold, as Ani began giving her tongue a vigorous workout on Cat's pussy, moving in, out and through her lips.  

 

As Ani's tongue dipped into Cat's vagina, she smiled at the sounds flowing through the air.   While three of her fingers made their way inside Cat's hole, one was slipped into her ass as she clamped onto Cat's clit, sucking and blowing as legs were suddenly slamming on either side of her.   Cat pushed her heels forcefully into the bed, thrusting herself against Ani's fingers and face.  

 

Cat's orgasm was so wild, that she actually screamed for the first time in 26 years.   Ani felt extremely proud as she worked her way back up, kissing Cat on the li! ps.

 

"How about my helping you in that garden today?"   Cat asked, once she caught her breath.

"I'd love it."  

"Good, I haven't gotten my hands dirty in the yard in years, might be fun."  

"Might be," Ani agreed, snuggling into Cat.  

 

Ani began to laugh as Cat was making all the right moves, while keeping her own body out from between Ani's legs.   Cat could only shrug as she brought Ani to another mind-blowing orgasm.

 

After getting out of bed and showering, they attempted to make breakfast together.   Being an entirely new experience for the both of them, Cat was designated the single task of making scrambled eggs after not having been in the kitchen for anything other than eating, in years.  

 

They had been fumbling in the dirt, both filthy, as Cat turned towards Ani with dirt all over her hands.   A grin began spreadin! g over her face, along with a playful look in her eyes.   An! i tilted her head, while giving Cat a look of discouragement.

 

"Don't you dare!"   Ani laughed.

"Gonna get ya," Cat growled at her.

           

Ani only backed away one step, before Cat grabbed hold of her, giving Ani the deepest, sweetest kiss ever.   She backed away slightly, looking at Ani so seriously, before touching her finger to Ani's nose.  

 

Cat was wiping the smudge off Ani's nose as Sam drove by.   She was smiling, with her thumb in the air as Ani motioned for her to drive down, but she continued going past.   By the time Cat turned to look, the truck had vanished around the corner.

 

"We should start getting some estimates on that soon," Cat remembered.   "C'mon, let's go shower and make some phone calls."

 

They had begun walking toward the house when Cat did her low voice again.

 

  "Gonna get ya."!  

 

Ani squealed and laughed as Cat chased her all the way into the bathroom.  

 

The women raced to get their clothes off, Ani being the first to get into the shower, adjusting the water temperature as she waited for a smiling Cat to follow.

 

The women enjoyed a wonderful shower, kissing and soaping one another.   Cat continued complementing Ani on her muscular body, as she slowly ran her soapy hands over it.   Ani would blush whenever Cat brought it up, only encouraging her to mention it more.   Ani knew the only way to shut her up was to begin kissing her, so she did.  

 

She kissed Cat, backing her into the far corner of the shower, pulling and twisting her nipples as Cat gasped, either from touching the shower wall, or having her nipples fondled, or both.   Ani loved the sound, no matter what the reason.  

 

Lowering her mouth as she simultaneously l! owered a hand to Cat's pussy just as Cat reached for Ani's! nipples .   Cat fondled her nipples, moving one hand down, beginning to work her fingers in between Ani's pussy lips.   Ani raised her face to Cat's, kissing her deeply as both women began to orgasm.   As they were recovering against each other, the water began changing temperature, encouraging Ani to shut it off quickly before it turned ice cold.

 

"I think we need to see about getting a bigger water heater," Cat suggested.

"Ooh, wouldn't that be wonderful and maybe even a removable showerhead?"   Ani asked.

"What'd you have in mind?"

"I'll show you after we get it," Ani stated, smiling slyly at Cat.

 

Remembering Love:

 

Cat generally worked on Saturdays, but on that particular one she only got out of bed long enough to inform them she was taking some time off and not to call her unless it was an emergency.  

 

Ani wasn't positive what to do with C! at around the house so much, but she thoroughly enjoyed snuggling on the sofa all morning, before driving to the end of the Fernburg Trail Road for a picnic by the lake.  

 

They reminisced about the last time they had been to that lake, playing in the water as they splashed and chased crawdads with their toes.   Until that very moment, Ani had forgotten how much fun Cat could be.   She truly was the most wonderful person Ani knew.  

 

They were lying on the blanket watching the clouds when Cat glanced over at Ani.

 

"So, were you getting very close to this Sam person?"  

"She just mostly listened to me talk is all."  

"That's not what I asked you Ani."  

"She wanted to, but I told her I was still in love with you."  

"I'm gonna kick her ass."  

"I don't think it'd turn out that way, but I'm glad you�! �re jealous," Ani smiled, before looking serious.   "Bes! ides, if it wasn't for her, I never would've had the courage to talk to you, so you should actually thank her, at least I would hope that you would."  

 

Cat turned her head, looking deeply into Ani's eyes.   She smiled, taking Ani's hand into hers, giving it a small squeeze.

 

"You're right, I should thank her.   I don't know how I went for so long forgetting about you and the fact that you still needed me.   I totally got into work way too much; I won't be doing that again, I've missed you."  

"I've missed you too."  

"You wanna go home?"  

"I wanna show you something before we go home."  

 

Grabbing their things, they walked hand-in-hand to the car.   Ani crawled into the driver's side after years of being a passenger and it felt good.  

 

She drove Cat up to Lookout Point, parking in the same spot Sam had. !   The ladies walked to the front of the car, where Ani studied Cat's face closely, as she looked over the landscape.

 

"This is beautiful."  

"Sam brought me up here the other day.   We sat on that rock."  

"Just talking, right?"   Cat asked, examining Ani's face as she waited for an answer.

"Just talking," Ani confirmed.  

"Were you thinking of leaving me?"  

"Truth?"

"Truth."  

"I thought about killing myself."  

 

Cat moved quickly, grabbing hold of Ani.   She held her so tightly, Ani was beginning to feel as though Cat were crushing her.

 

"Not anymore honey, too tight."  

"Sorry," she said, loosening her grip.   "I am so sorry.   That'll never happen again, right?"   She asked, stroking Ani's hair.

"Never."  

 

They! drove back home after the discussion, Cat holding her as thou! gh she w ere afraid to let go.   At the house, Ani couldn't even pee without Cat asking where she was going.   Ani sat back down, looking Cat in the eyes.

 

"Should I not have told you?"  

"I guess it just scared me.   I don't know if I could go on at all without you.   I just wish I could've seen what you were going through before it had ever gotten to that point," Cat said, tears coming to her eyes.

"But we're past that now and I didn't even take it beyond the thinking stage.   I don't wanna leave you that way or any way; I just want us to work.   I know you were in love with me the first time you saw me, but it wasn't that quick for me.   I thought it through for quite a while before I decided you were who I wanted to spend my life with.   I haven't changed my mind since then and I love you more now than I ever have, I've just been waiting for you to come back to me."  

"I'm here ! now," Cat said, hugging Ani.

"I know and you can't even imagine how happy I am," Ani said, kissing Cat before putting her head on her shoulder.

"So you weren't in love with me right away?"  

"Sorry honey, being a lesbian had never entered my mind."  

"But you are you know?"  

"I know I am, I probably knew it then, I just didn't know for sure until you touched my heart."  

"I like that, no wonder I adore you."  

 

There was no question that this had to lead to some great lovemaking and it did.   Ani was really beginning to love the sofa.

 

Sunday morning, after the flowerbed had been finished, Ani and Cat were so full of dirt, that they were surprised the shower drain hadn't clogged.  

 

Ani had hoped Sam would've stopped by at some point, so she could thank her for all she had done.   She also wanted C! at to see how very special the young lady was, unfortunately, ! the only day she had gone past, was Friday.

 

Confusion:

 

The following Monday Cat still hadn't gone to work and contractors were showing up to give estimates on the upstairs remodeling.   Sam's father was the last to show up that morning.   Once Ani knew it was him, she began to make conversation.

 

"How's Sam doing?"

"You know my daughter?"

"Yeah, she was helping me with a few things last week," Ani explained.

"Well, I guess you know more than I do then.   She was a little ticked off last weekend and just took off.   This is the first time she hasn't called me and at least let me know she was okay," he. stated.

 

Ani was confused, she knew Sam had been there, but what had she meant about the car?   Was she actually okay?

 

Cat had come out of the house, looking worried when she saw the look on Ani's face.

 

"Are you ok! ay?"    Cat asked, walking up to Ani.   "What happened?"  

"I'm okay, I think… I don't know," Ani admitted, looking at her.

 

Cat was looking at her with a great deal of concern in her eyes as Ani gently rubbed her arm, smiling.   Hopefully Cat wouldn't have her locked up by the time she was finished.

 

Ani walked to where Mr. Smitts was standing.

 

"Mr. Smitts," Ani said.

 

He turned to face Ani; she could see the pain in his eyes, but she had to know the answers to her questions.   She knew she had seen her, ridden with her, talked to her.   Suddenly, something felt wrong.

 

"I know she was here for three days in a row and she was driving a black pickup truck."  

"That's impossible, her pickup has been sitting in the driveway since it broke down two weeks ago, she took her mother's car when she ran off," he said, a c! hill going up Ani's spine.

"Does she smoke?"   ! She aske d, still confused.

"Sometimes, when she's upset."

 

Ani walked over to the spot where they had smoked, pointing at the cigarette butts on the ground.

 

"Marb reds?"   Ani asked.

 

Mr. Smitts walked over, looking at the crushed cigarette butt on the ground.   He looked at her, confusion on his face.

 

"That's how she puts 'em out."  

"Would it mean anything if I said that she told me she didn't do what you think she did.   She said she had been trying to tell you that the gas pedal stuck and she pulled the emergency brake, but the car flipped.   I told her I'd tell you because she said you wouldn't listen to her."  

 

He paused for a moment, looking into Ani's eyes.   He seemed to be looking for a sign that she was lying, but it must have occurred to him that she was just as confused as he was.

 

"Where?�! ��   Mr. Smitts asked with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

"She never said…."   Ani's mind raced.   "Lookout Point!   Is she still at Lookout Point?!"  

"I'm going now!"   

"Cat!"   Ani shouted.   "Call an ambulance and send it to Lookout Point!   I'm riding with Mr. Smitts!"  

"What in the hell is going on?!"   Cat shouted.

 

Ani didn't have time to answer as she jumped into the pickup with Mr. Smitts.    As they began the long journey, Ani had to slow him down several times so he would make the sharp corners.  

 

At the end of the road, Ani and Mr. Smitts both jumped out of the vehicle, frantically searching for signs of a skidding car.   At the very end of the large parking area, down the hill, Ani saw a reflection from the sun flickering through the tall grass.   No wonder she hadn't noticed it the two times she had been ! there.  

 

Yelling for Mr. Smitts, Ani! began r unning towards the sun sparkles.   There was a thick pile of brush, almost covering the car and Ani noticed it was a fallen tree.   She ran to the other side of it, blood dripping down her legs from the picker bushes she scraped against on her way down to Sam.  

 

As Ani reached the side of the car, she could see Sam in the driver's seat.   Her legs weren't looking very healthy and her seatbelt was still fastened.   Her face was cut up a bit as she sat slumped forward.

 

Ani crawled in through the broken window to feel Sam's neck.   She shouted that she had found a pulse as she heard sirens coming up the road.   Ani reached for Sam's hand, noticing the water bottle at her side.   She felt a shudder travel through her as she recognized all three of the bottles she had given Sam on the days she'd visited.   Sam held onto her hand as the hint of a smile appeared on her face.

 

"You really shoul! d make things a little more clear if you're looking for help," Ani scolded.

 

Sam Squeezed Ani's hand tightly as the paramedics moved steadily down the hill to reach the car.

 

Ani held Sam's hand the entire time, not even letting go as she was being put on the stretcher.   At the ambulance, they tried prying Sam's hand loose, but she wasn't planning on letting go of Ani anytime soon.  

 

Cat had arrived by then, telling Ani she would find her at the hospital.  

 

Ani went through the entire hospital examination with Sam, because she wouldn't loosen her grip.  

 

Cat was beginning to look slightly upset at the hospital, but it couldn't be helped.   Sam was hurting and obviously needed Ani, not even letting go as they were loading her onto the helicopter.  

 

Sam loosened her grip, only after she had been given drugs before ! surgery.   Ani found the waiting room, finally able to break! down. � � She cried to think that Sam had been hitting on her and listening to her problems when she should have been asking for help.   Ani sat, for what seemed like an eternity, before Cat eventually found her in the waiting room.  

 

She ran to Cat the instant she saw her, holding on tightly as she sobbed.   Cat had been angry at first, but she was so confused by the entire situation, that all she could do was hold onto Ani until she calmed down.   She was aware that Ani was reaching out to her and didn't want to ruin it.

 

Once Ani had calmed down, Cat found someone to tend to the cuts on Ani's legs.  

 

"Ani, what in the hell just happened?"   Cat asked after they returned to the waiting room  

"I have no idea.   I don't think she was ever really there, but she had to have been since she took me to that spot and she had all the bottles of water I gave her.   I don't get it ! at all Cat, but I never would've been able to guess where she was if she hadn't driven me up that road and told me it was her favorite spot for clearing her head.   I'm just as confused as you are."  

"Are you still confused about us?"  

"God no honey!   You're the only thing I'm sure of," Ani admitted, grabbing hold of Cat.

 

Cat held onto Ani as tight as she dared.   She had ignored her for so long, expecting she would always be there for her, now there was a small amount of fear, that the girl in the hospital bed actually stood a chance of taking away the only person Cat had ever truly loved.   She knew that she couldn't let that happen, so she needed to be supportive of whatever Ani needed.

 

Ani took Cat to sit, explaining everything about Sam from the very first day to the third, even discussing the exact moment she had thoughts of killing herself.   Cat had different looks t! hroughout the story, after which she sat in silence for a few ! moments before looking at Ani.  

 

"In a way, I'm glad she came, but in a way it makes me wonder where she was planning on taking you since she wasn't really there to begin with."  

"Me too," Ani agreed.   "I couldn't leave you anyway, I love you too much."  

"I'm glad, because I sure do love you."  

 

They both sat in that waiting room for what seemed like an eternity, until Mr. Smitts walked through the door, straight over to Ani.

 

"I don't really understand what all happened, but I'm glad we were able to talk before it was too late.   Her legs are both broken, but she's gonna be okay.   She had some internal injuries, but she came through surgery fine.   She asked if she could see you, would you mind?"   Mr. Smitts asked.

 

Ani was standing and ready to follow him, when he grabbed hold of her, offering up the biggest hug he felt ! Ani could handle.

 

As she began following him out the door, Ani turned around, reaching her hand out to Cat, who smiled as she stood to take it in hers, before walking out of the waiting room together.

 

When the little group entered Sam's room, she opened her eyes.   The poor girl looked so banged up, Ani thought, as she moved to the bed.

 

"Thank you."  

"I don't understand any of this at all, d'you?"   Ani asked, taking hold of Sam's hand.

"No, you were right though, I should've asked for help, but I thought it was a test to get me into heaven, so I treated it that way," Sam explained.

"Well, I'm glad you were wrong."  

"Me too.   I'm even happier to see you're not alone."  

"When you get better, will you stop by the house, or could we maybe stop by and visit you when you're ready?"  

"I'd like t! hat."  

 

Ani bent down to kiss Sam on! the che ek, whispering a thank you into Sam's ear, before telling her to get well.

 

"Cat," Sam said.

"Yes?"  

"I'm glad you woke up too."  

"Me too, thanks to you," Cat smiled.   "You stay in touch and let us know how you're doing," Cat instructed.

"I will, thanks," Sam said, closing her eyes.

 

Cat began driving as Ani leaned against her shoulder.   She slid her hand to the inside of Cat's thigh, just resting it there.   They didn't talk on the way home, but they were definitely happy to be going home together.

 

Awakenings:

 

By the following week, Cat had the store set up so that she would only be going in once a week and only when Ani could go along.   It was time to become partners, in every way.  

 

Ani was happier than she had ever been.   For the first time in all the years they had been together, s! he finally felt as though they were equal in their relationship.

 

During that first week, Mr. Smitts had been calling Ani almost every day to let her know how Sam was doing.   Her recovery was going to take some time since she had broken both of her legs, but her spirits seemed to be exceptionally high, knowing she had been able to help someone without actually being there.   Mr. Smitts didn't understand it all, but nobody else did either, so at least he wasn't alone in his confusion.  

 

One month later, when there was a knock at the door, Cat and Ani had been snuggling on the sofa after a particularly active morning at the store.   Ani's head was still reeling as Cat answered the door, leading Mr. Smitts into the living room.  

 

Ani sat up as he walked in to sit down, while Cat returned to Ani's side.

 

"So I was thinking about the construction on your upstairs and I'd ! just like to do it for you, if that would be okay?"   � �How about if you pick up the labor and we'll pay for materials?"   Cat asked.

"I just wanted to say thank you and that would be the best way for me to do it."  

"But I'd like to thank Sam too, so if we paid for the materials, then that would be a good way for me to say thank you."  

"…   Deal," Mr. Smitts agreed as he stood to shake Cat's hand.

"How's Sam doing Mr. Smitts?"   Ani asked.

"Call me Sam; she's doing okay.   She's at home now, if you wanna stop by sometime."  

"Is she named after you?"   Ani asked.

"Sorta, I'm Samuel, she's Samantha; her mother thought it would be fun, two of us in the house.   Very confusing at times," He said smiling.

"I can imagine," Cat laughed.

"I'd definitely like to stop by and see her soon," Ani explained.

"Weekends are best, she doesn't have any therapies then," he said, h! anding her a card with his address on it.

"We'll be there," Ani promised.

 

After Samuel had gone, Cat crawled on top of Ani, pushing her back down onto the sofa.

 

"So what are your true intentions with that child, if you don't mind my asking?"  

"We never got to have one; maybe we can become like our own big sister program.   Why, you having nasty little thoughts in your head?"  

"You're the one that kissed her."  

"I didn't kiss her and at least I didn't cop a feel."  

"So that did bother you?"  

"Well of course it bothered me Cat!   What would make you think it wouldn't?   I'm sitting home, waiting for you to notice me again, not even daring to get the mail for fear that someone would talk to me and you'd find out about it.   I always tried to never do anything to ever piss you off after our first week togethe! r and here you are at some stupid furniture convention, that y! ou would n't even take me to and you're out feeling up some stranger, when that's all I was waiting for from you.   Your touches have always driven me crazy, even before I fell in love with you."  

"I was such an ass."  

"Yes, you were, but you're never gonna be like that again, right?"  

"Never, I can't remember a time when I didn't adore you, even when I was at work; all I could think about was what you were doing at home without me.   Sometimes I would shut my eyes and I could picture you vacuuming or washing windows and it would turn me on so much."  

"What'd you do when you got turned on?"  

"I didn't really have a lot of time to do anything about it, usually just thought about it."  

"Usually?"  

"Okay, yes, sometimes I just took care of it because it was just quicker."  

"Well that better never happen again."   !

"You didn't ever?"  

"I always felt like I just shouldn't, I think you trained me well.   I did once a month or so ago," Ani said a little sarcastically.

"I'm sorry baby, really I'm so sorry.   I never meant to do that to you.   I guess my trying to keep you safe pretty much meant putting you in prison, under mind control.   Forgive me?"  

"Always, I love you.   Wanna touch me now?"  

"More than you can imagine."  

"I don't think so," Ani smiled, pulling Cat into a deeply, passionate kiss.

 

Gaining Perspective:

 

Cat and Ani had never been closer by the following Saturday when they stopped to visit Sam.  

 

Greta Smitts had taken them to the room, unlocking it before letting them in.   The women stared at her as she rushed away from them.   Greta didn't seem at all happy to see them there, whi! ch was confusing to Ani.  

 

Sam was s! o happy to see Ani, almost jumping out of her wheelchair.  

 

"How're you feeling?"   Ani asked.

"Better now," Sam smiled.

"Were we missing something?"   Cat asked.   "Your mother didn't seem to be too happy we were here."

"No, you didn't miss anything, she's not my real mother and all the stories you've ever heard about evil stepmothers, were all about her.   I don't think she was too happy when I lived."  

"That's awful!   Why would she be that way?"   Ani asked.

"She's always had a bug up her butt about me and my dad being so close."  

"Are you okay here?"   Ani asked.

"I just have to make sure I sleep with one eye open, no biggie, been doing it for years."  

"What if you stayed with us?"   Cat asked, as Ani smiled proudly.

"Even though I hit on your wife, you'd do that?"  

"I trust! her," Cat smiled.

"That's just so cool... I wouldn't have to sleep with one eye on you, would I?"   Sam asked Cat.

"No, I'm pretty sure Ani and I are stronger than ever."  

"Very strong, besides, you shouldn't have to be with someone that hates you; you should be someplace you can relax and get well.   Would you want to?"  

"Could my dad come see me whenever he wanted?"  

"Naturally," Cat answered.

"So, give us an hour to get the room ready and we'll be back for you," Ani suggested.

"Wanna come with me into the other room so I can call my dad?   The bitch won't usually let me get to the phone."  

"I'll slap the piss out of her myself," Cat promised.

"I have a better idea; Cat, you stay here, I'll get the room ready and come back for the both of you.   You could maybe mention that we need a ramp," Ani said with a wink.

! "Gotch'ya," Sam said, smiling.

"You sure hon! ?   Yo u sure you don't want me to do it?"   Cat asked.

"I'm sure," Ani assured her.   "I'd like you and Sam to get acquainted.   No hitting though," Ani said with a scowl, kissing Cat before she left.

 

Ani hurried to make the spare bed in the room downstairs as she moved some of the clutter out into the living room where it could be taken upstairs later.   Cleaning out several drawers, she put clothes from the closet onto the sofa, leaving the hangers empty before driving back to the house.   Cat walked out with a suitcase, giving Ani a kiss as she passed by.

 

"Samuel was going to build the ramp right away.   He said thank you.   He thought Sam might get better sooner if she didn't have to stay here.   Know how old Sam is?"   Cat asked with a grin.

"Oh my god, you're gonna tell me I'm a child molester, aren't you?"  

"Let's just say your new name is Mrs. Robinson,�! �� Cat giggled.

"How old?"  

"Eighteen."  

"Oh my god, I feel dirty."  

"Don't, I thought she was older too.   She looks like she's in her early-20's," Cat consoled Ani.

"I still feel dirty," Ani admitted.   "Poor kid gets some desperate old woman hitting on her."  

"You didn't hit on her, she hit on you."  

"How d'you know that?"  

"You told me and I know you; you wouldn't have said hoo unless someone said boo first."  

 

It only took Cat and Ani about 10 minutes to get Sam situated in the car.   Greta was nowhere to be seen throughout the process.   Sam seemed extremely happy to be leaving the house.

 

"Was she really mean to you?"   Ani asked.

"She wasn't too nice unless dad was around.   She wouldn't even feed me during the day and she wouldn't unlock th! e door until she heard dad in the driveway."  

�! ��What� �d your dad say?"   Ani asked.

"He was never sure.   She always told him I was lying.   I just got to the point where I didn't say anything; it was just easier that way."  

"Well, now you can eat whenever you're hungry and I'll be making three meals a day," Ani informed her.

"Awesome!"  

 

And Baby Makes Three:

 

By the time the three women pulled into the driveway, Samuel and his crew had the ramp almost finished as he walked over to the car, helping lift Sam into her chair.

 

"Did she say goodbye?"   Samuel asked.

"No, I don't know where she was hiding," Sam answered.

"You may not need to worry about her too much longer if she doesn't straighten up."  

"You've been saying that for five years dad," Sam smiled.

"Yeah, well, you know how it is."  

"No, I guess I don't," she said, kiss! ing him on the cheek.

"I love you though, you know that, right?"  

"I love you too dad."  

"You'll be okay here?"  

"I think I'll be fine," she said, smiling.

"We'll treat her as if she were our own," Cat assured him.   "If that's okay?"  

"I think that'd probably be real nice," Samuel replied.

"Got any smokes before you go dad?"  

"Maybe now would be a good time to quit."  

 

Sam looked at Ani and Cat before smiling at both of them.   They smiled at her and shrugged their shoulders.

 

"That's entirely up to you," Cat claimed.

"I'll give it a try.   I never did it that much anyway," She said, wheeling herself over to the ramp.

 

Samuel took Cat off to the side, trying to give her money for taking Sam, but she wouldn't accept it, explaining how she unders! tood where he was coming from, but he needed to understand tha! t if it weren't for Sam, she wouldn't have Ani anymore and she owed her so much for saving the one good thing in her life.  

 

He had the same feeling about Ani saving the best thing in his life, telling Cat, that if there was anything she needed to just let him know and he'd be over in a flash.   Soon the ramp was finished and he was gone.  

 

Cat pushed Sam into the house, asking her if there were any special foods she liked before making a list of sodas, chips and chocolate once they were inside.

 

During the week, when Cat drove Sam to her therapies, Ani would change bed sheets and vacuum the house before they returned.   By the time Sam had been there for two months, Ani pretty much had the routine down.  

 

Cat had hired some people to begin moving things into storage until Samuel was finished with construction on the second floor.   That would mean sleeping on the sofa, but Ca! t and Ani had grown quite fond of it by that time.  

 

They had become so attached to Sam in that short time, that as Samuel made the final touches on the upstairs, Cat began talking to him about building a two-stall garage, with an efficiency apartment on the second floor, so Sam could live there after graduation, if she decided to.  

 

Samuel was pleased they were all getting along so well.  

 

Cat told him how wonderful she was and he found the stories so completely different from any he had ever heard from his wife.   Cat explained that she had no clue how Sam was at home, but when she and Ani had gone to see her, she had been locked in her bedroom.   He seemed extremely pissed right then, leaving the house without even talking to Sam.   She became very nervous after that.

 

It was almost three hours later when Samuel returned to the house, asking to talk to Sam.

  By the time he left, Sam was in tears and completely brok! e down w hen Ani poked her head into the bedroom to see if she was okay.   Ani ran in, holding Sam as she began sobbing.

 

Cat walked in to let Ani know that their furniture was being put back into the bedroom, but decided to let them have a moment, pulling the door shut as she backed out of the room.  

 

It took Sam quite a while to calm down enough to talk to Ani, who sat on the bed listening.

 

"He thinks it's better if maybe he distance himself from me for a while since you guys like me so much.   That's what he said," Sam explained, her voice quivering.

"What in the hell does that mean, exactly?"  

"That means that other than the work he does for you and Cat, he won't be coming around anymore."  

"Because of Greta?"  

"Yeah.   He chose her over me," Sam said, tears flowing from her eyes again.

"I'm so sorry Sam.   I know we'! re no replacement for your dad, but we're here and willing to do whatever we can.   You can tell us anything, you know.   You want me to talk to him?"  

"No.   Thanks, but he's made up his mind.   I don't think it'd even bother me so much if she was at least pretty or had great tits, but she's just as ugly outside as she is in."  

 

Ani couldn't help herself as she began to laugh.

 

"She is pretty homely," Ani agreed, still giggling.

 

Sam began to laugh with her and they both started pointing out her flaws, from her straight, scraggly hair to the gigantic mole on the side of her cheek.

 

"Thanks Ani, that felt good," Sam said, getting the twinkle back in her eyes.

"Wanna watch some TV, or watch me kick your ass at Scrabble?"  

"No way would you kick my ass at Scrabble."  

"Sounds like a challenge and I would! so kick your ass."  

"Okay, now you've aske! d for it .   Think Cat could take us both?"   Sam asked.

"She does read a lot," Ani pointed out.

"Maybe we shouldn't let her play at all."  

"I think she might feel left out if we did that."  

"Fine, but if she wins, I want a rematch."  

"Me too."  

 

The Scrabble competition lasted into the evening, until Ani decided it was time for food and drove into town to pick up a couple of pizzas.   Cat had pretty much walked away with the championship, forcing Ani and Sam to ban her from any future games.   She reminded them both that there were books all over the house and all they had to do was pick them up.  

 

"Screw that," Ani said, grabbing the television remote.

"Now you're talking," Sam agreed.

"You're both hopeless," Cat laughed.  

 

The trio wound up watching television until bedtime.    

As Cat was helping Sam get into bed, Ani pushed the wheelchair down to the foot of the bed, the way she did every night.

 

Sam sat on the edge of the bed for a few moments before showing the ladies that she could actually stand on her own, even if it wasn't for very long.   Cat and Ani were pretty excited for Sam as they watched her break out into a wide grin.  

 

Sam wanted to celebrate, asking if they could maybe all go swimming the next day, if it wasn't too much trouble.   Cat and Ani thought it sounded great, so that was their plan.  

 

Ani was putting her nightgown on to get into bed, after raving about how wonderful the upstairs looked, making sure she turned the monitor on, in case Sam needed anything and as she turned around she noticed Cat already in bed, only she didn't have anything on.

 

"What're you thinking?"  

"If I have to tel! l you, maybe I should put my nightgown on," Cat remarked, pu! shing of f the blankets.

"Stop!"   Ani shouted.  

 

It took Ani all of two seconds to get out of her nightgown before crawling into bed with Cat.   She had the biggest smile as Ani crawled on top of her.

 

"Why're you smiling like that?"   Ani asked.

"I was just thinking that you would've been a great mother.   I wish we could go back and do it over again."  

"I know for a while I thought about it, especially when I spent so much time alone, but it's just been nice taking care of Sam.   I've enjoyed having her around.   She's nothing like the girl that was so forward and sure of herself.   She's sweet and she seems extremely shy and innocent; very polite."  

"Yeah, she's nothing like the girl you said kept visiting you," Cat informed her.   "I still don't understand all of that.   I do know one thing though, I have enjoyed every minute I've b! een spending with you and once Sam came, I've been enjoying that too.   I don't think I would've sucked as a mother either."  

"I think you would've been a great mother.   Wanna see how potent I am?   Maybe we should try on a regular basis to get one of us pregnant," Ani suggested with a sly grin.

"Guess it can't hurt to try.   Could be quite enjoyable."  

 

As Ani and Cat began kissing, the old familiar warmth and tingles began to join them in their rediscovered passion for each other, and in the middle of everything Ani stopped to sit up beside Cat, staring until Cat sat up to face her.

 

"What happened baby?"   Cat asked.

"I'm tired of being a virgin," Ani blushed.

"And what were you thinking?"   Cat asked, looking slightly worried.

"I was thinking maybe you could find something to use on me."

"Like a dildo or something?   Really?�! ��

"Yeah."

"It's not gonna change you, y! ou know that right?"

"No, maybe not, but I don't wanna be a virgin wallflower anymore.   Will you do that for me?"

"Next store visit, we'll look online, okay?"

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

 

Ani grabbed onto Cat, kissing her deeply after all of her thanks and then she had an idea she wanted to try.  

 

Cat's nipples were still hard, and she still seemed pretty horny, so she explained to Cat that she wanted to try an experiment as she moved around behind her.   Once Ani had moved pillows and repositioned the both of them, she was lying on her back with Cat directly in front of her.

 

She spread her legs, pulling Cat back until her ass was resting against Ani's pussy.   Ani was sure her idea would work.  

 

Cat pussy lips were so deep, Ani's middle finger could go in between the first and second knuckle before making contact with her clit, while! Ani, herself was wide open for the world to see, so she pulled Cat backwards, stretching her own pussy until Cat's tailbone was resting just above her clit.   She began fondling Cat's nipples again, causing movement and a whole new level of excitement.   As she continued nipple attentions with her left hand, her right hand was moving down Cat's body as she opened her legs with her own.  

 

As Ani began sliding her fingers up and down her vulva, Cat began wiggling her hips, causing movement on Ani's clit.   As soon as Ani was close to orgasm, she began flicking Cat's clit until both women were thrusting together.  

 

Cat couldn't move for the longest time so Ani wrapped her arms around Cat, holding her tightly in place.

 

"Oh my god!   What made you think of doing that?"  

"I don't know.   I love the way we make love, I just wanted to try something different."

! "I wish I could do that to you.   I wish I wasn't so! damned deep."  

"I know baby, but short of getting a lipectomy, I don't know how else we could do it."

"Guess I'll just have to leave the experimentation up to you, but I'm open to suggestions."  

"That's nice to know.   Guess I better start letting my imagination go wild," Ani said, almost drooling.

 

Cat began to laugh as she heard the slurping sound from behind her, knowing Ani had to stop the drool from flowing.   Soon they were both laughing as Ani rolled Cat off of her, hugging and kissing her in between chuckles.

 

Fun in the Sun:

 

The following day, as they pulled into the beach parking lot, the three of them sat in the car for a while, seeing as how Sam didn't want to get out immediately.   She had seen some kids from school and wasn't sure she could face them.   Ani and Cat were both waiting for whatever decision she made, as they all sat roasting in the ! car.

 

"So are these kids your friends in school?"   Cat asked.

"No, I really don't have any friends in school."  

"So what're you afraid of then?"   Ani asked.

"I don't know for sure, maybe I don't want 'em to laugh at me."  

"Don't you think that anyone that laughs at someone who almost died in a car accident maybe isn't really worth worrying about?   If they weren't your friends before, maybe they'll wonder if you might be worth knowing now… I never had any friends in school either," Ani confessed.

"You're shittin' me, aren't you?"   Sam asked doubtfully.

"No, I never really had any friends other than Cat and you."  

"And you're gorgeous."  

"Thank you, I'm really not, but thank you… you are though," Ani commented.

"I'm not gorgeous."  

"I think you are," Ani state! d as she blushed.   "Maybe if you weren't quite so shy, ! like I w as, maybe the other kids would think you were gorgeous too."  

"You were shy?"  

"Yeah, it was awful, I was actually afraid that someone would talk to me, because then I'd have to answer them.   I never would've talked to Cat if I hadn't been tutoring her."  

"So you think I should just go for it?"  

"I think you should.   I just went for it and look what I wound up with," Cat said, winking.

"So in order to get myself someone that looks like either one of you, I probably need to put myself out there a little?"  

"Makes the odds a lot better," Cat agreed.

"And I have a question for you.   I know this is probably the wrong time and all and you're probably gonna say no, but I just thought or we just thought, but you probably wouldn't want to anyway…"   Ani was saying as her face turned redder by the second.

"Jesus honey!   Just say it al! ready!"   Cat exclaimed.

"Don't yell at me!   You make me nervous!"   Ani shouted.

"You were nervous before I even said anything," Cat said calmly.

"Don't fight, just say it," Sam ordered.

"If you wanted to, but you don't have to, we were thinking you might wanna consider us like surrogate mothers.   I mean, you should think about it, but if you…"  

"Yes," Sam answered quickly.   "If you're sure?"  

"We're very sure," Ani confessed.

"Can I call you both mom?"  

"You can and we'll both answer," Cat agreed, as they all laughed.

 

Sam finally had the courage to get out of the car, so Cat helped her into the wheelchair.   As they walked down to the beach, some of the kids were staring at them, but Ani rested her hand on Sam's shoulder, as Cat pushed Sam to the edge of the water.  

 

Ani waited unt! il Sam gave her the word before helping her out of the chair a! nd into the water.

 

Once Cat had parked the chair, she joined them with Sam's inner tube.   Sam slid into it before sending them both away.  

 

Ani and Cat walked out of the water to sit on a bench and watch Sam for a short time.   They were keeping an eye on her as some of her classmates walked over to where she was floating.   It took her a little while, but eventually they all began talking and Sam looked as though she was actually having a good time.  

 

"How did you know I'd wanna be her mother?"    Cat asked, looking at Ani.

"I think I know a little bit about you after all these years."  

"How come I never knew you didn't have any friends?"  

"I didn't want you to think you fell in love with a freak.   I always wanted you to think you fell in love with someone special," Ani said, blushing.

"I'll always know I fell in love with so! meone special.   You know, I think that if we would've had a kid, I would've liked her to be like Sam," Cat confessed.   "Were you gonna go swimming?"  

"I don't know, I guess I'd like to."  

"Did you put your suit on?"  

"Yeah, but I know you don't like me to wear it when there're this many people around."  

"I really don't think I'm worried about that anymore," Cat said, smiling.

"I don't have to show it, I can swim in this tee-shirt and shorts.   They're a bit wet anyway."  

"I'd like to see you in the suit."  

"I think I'm too shy honey," Ani leaned in to whisper.

"I think you should go for it anyway babe," Cat whispered back.

 

Ani blushed the entire time she was taking clothes off, down to her blue bikini.   Cat smiled the entire time.   Ani asked Cat if she was going to join her, but! Cat just smiled at her.   Ani scolded Cat for making her ne! rvous. � �

 

Sam seemed to be quite popular right about then.  

 

Ani couldn't wait for Cat any longer, making her way into the lake.   She wasn't sure she would even remember how to swim, it had been so long, but it all seemed to come back to her after a moment, encouraging her to swim out to the buoy and back.   Cat was waiting in the water for Ani when she returned.  

 

Cat had decided to wear her one piece suit that day and she had such a smile on her face.

 

"You remembered how to swim."  

"I know!   I was surprised too," Ani said with a smile as Cat laughed.

"I sure am glad you opened my eyes."  

"Me too.   Sam's alone again, wanna go over?"  

"Yeah," Cat answered as they waded over to Sam.

"You okay?"   Ani asked Sam.

"I think I'm okay, but I did something without thinking," Sam admitt! ed, before looking out over the lake.

"What's that?"   Cat asked.

"I invited them over for a barbeque tomorrow.   You mad?"   Sam asked, looking at both women.

"No," Ani smiled.   "Did you say what they'd be eating?"  

"Burgers and dogs."

"I can do that," Ani laughed.   "Just have to buy some.   It's not a big deal Sam."  

"You guys're pretty cool."  

"We have our moments.   Wanna go out to the buoy?"   Ani asked.

"Don't think I have the strength yet."  

"I'll pull you, or push you, depending on which one's easier."  

"That'd be nice."  

"So any of them you like?"   Cat asked.

"Yeah, Ellen, the one with the shorter, blondish hair," Sam said.

"She's gorgeous Sam," Ani whispered.

"Yeah, I think she kinda likes me, but I don't know for su! re."  

"Well, considering she keeps looking th! is way, I'd have to say she's definitely interested," Ani stated, as she began pulling Sam out.

 

As Ani began pulling the tube, Cat began pushing.   It seemed to be more of a workout than either of them had anticipated and once they made it to the buoy; they needed to catch their breaths.   As they rested, Ellen swam up to them, introducing herself as she blushed.

 

"If you wanted to go back in, I could bring Sam back into shore, I mean if you're tired," Ellen suggested.

 

Cat was about to be offended, until she saw the look on Sam's face, so instead she and Ani thanked Ellen before swimming back to shore.   When they were out of hearing range Cat had the biggest grin on her face.

 

"What're you smiling about?   We were just told we were old."  

"Did you take a close look at that girl?"  

"I guess.   Why?"  

"Didn't you see it?"!  

"I saw that she's fond of Sam."  

"That girl looks just like you, hair and all."  

"She does not, that girl is gorgeous."  

"I know you don't like to admit it baby, but you are gorgeous."  

"You're just saying that because you love me."  

"Honey, you're beautiful and I'm not the only one that thinks so.   That's mostly why I didn't like you coming to see me at work all those years ago.   Those guys were such pigs and I couldn't stand the way they looked at you.   I didn't want you hanging around so they could ogle you.   You always let me get away with it, so as the years went on I tucked you further and further away and now you're still afraid of your own shadow.   I was proud of you showing your bikini today," Cat confessed.

 

Ani stopped swimming, staring after Cat until she noticed and swam back.  

  !

"What?   I'm sorry."  

"You ! have jus t pissed me off so much that all I wanna do is slap you."  

"I know, but I needed to keep you safe from everyone."  

"No, you needed to keep me away from everyone so you were sure I wouldn't wanna leave you, but what're you doing while you have me sitting in the house waiting for you to come home?   You're out fucking around on me," Ani whispered loudly.

"The kids are catching up to us."  

"You make me sick!"  

 

Ani stared at Cat for a few seconds before splashing water in her face and swimming back to shore.  

 

She was violently putting her shorts on as Cat reached her.   Cat touched her arm as Ani spun around and if looks could kill, Cat would have been lying dead on the ground at that very moment.  

 

Ani saw the tears in Cat's eyes, but she was far too angry to care.

 

"Please baby, I'm so sorry I ever! did that, I mean it.   You know I love you and you alone," She whispered as the tears fell.

 

Ani closed her eyes, taking a deep breath before opening them again and looking at Cat.   She was still in love with her even though it would have felt good to beat the shit out of her right then.   She wanted to blurt out everything she knew about the first affair right then, but it wasn't the time and she knew it.

 

"Don't even talk to me for the rest of the day, I'll work through this, but I don't wanna hear your fucking voice at all, understand?"   Ani asked as Cat nodded.   "And get rid of the tears, you have no right to try and make me feel guilty," Ani whispered as she sat to watch Sam and Ellen.

 

Ellen got out of the water, walking towards Ani and Cat as they sat at opposite ends of the bench.   Ellen stopped in between the both of them.

 

"I know I can't do all of the ph! ysical stuff to put Sam into my car, but I was wondering if yo! u'd mi nd if I gave her a ride back home, so I can see where you live?"   Ellen asked, blushing.

"That'd be f... sorry," Cat said, pointing at Ani.

"That's fine, you guys ready to go now, or you staying for a while?"   Ani asked.  

"Well, she said she was fine, but her lips are turning blue," Ellen pointed out.   "I don't know how much she can stand after the accident… I really like Sam and I know you guys are a couple and all and I just didn't know how much I liked her until I found out she almost died.   She's always been really nice," Ellen rambled, blushing again.

"I'll go see if she's okay, or if she's ready to go," Ani smiled, walking out to Sam.

"She saying bad stuff about me?"   Sam asked, looking down as she shivered.

"Actually she said she likes you and wanted to know if she could give you a ride home."  

"Really?"   Sam asked, quivering.

! "Really, so you ready to get out?"   Ani asked.   "She's worried about you since your lips are turning blue."  

"She's worried about me?"   Sam asked, trying to smile through chattering teeth.

"Yes and you're going to get pneumonia, so are you ready to get out?"   Ani asked again.

"Yeah, I've had enough," Sam said, shivering.

 

Ani motioned for Cat to bring the chair, causing her to move quicker than usual.

 

Sam didn't think she would be able to stand at all after being in the water for so long, so Ani carried her to the chair, thinking that all the yard work must definitely be doing something beneficial.  

 

Once Sam was in her chair, Cat wrapped a towel around her while Ani laid another across her lap.   Cat then pushed Sam up to Ellen's car where Ani helped her get inside.  

 

Before the girls drove away, Cat promised ! to be right behind them.  

 

Ani walked ! around t o the passenger seat, got in and stared out the side window, but Cat couldn't take it.

 

"Please don't do this to me?"  

 

Ani laughed before turning to Cat with a look that definitely stated she had best drop it for the time being, so Cat drove as she continued wiping the occasional tear.  

 

At the house, it appeared that Sam and Ellen were getting even closer, before Ani and Cat had arrived.  

 

Ani apologized for arriving so soon, before helping Sam out of the car.   She invited Ellen to dinner that night, but she explained that her mother wouldn't appreciate being called so late.   Ani tried for desert and a movie, until Ellen asked if the offer would still be open after the barbecue.   Ani assured her it would and Ellen smiled as she and Sam said goodbye.

 

"She doesn't mean to be so pushy, she just doesn't get out much," Sam explained.

! "True, I don't, but that could all be changing soon," Ani threatened, watching the color drain from Cat's face.

 

Part 3

 

 

Taking Control:

 

Once Ellen had gone, the remaining women made their way into the house.   Cat had gone in to shower, while Ani helped Sam into some warm pajamas while listening to her talk about Ellen and what a nice time they had on that short ride to the house.   Ani rolled Sam into the living room, setting her up with the remote and a blanket, going into the bathroom with Sam's wet clothes.

 

As Ani entered the bathroom, Cat was exiting the shower.   Ani tried not to look at her, but she couldn't help it.   She knew she had to get past this, so she walked up to Cat, pushing her hair away from her face.   Cat began crying again as she looked into Ani's eyes.  

 

Ani began taking her clothes off, finally taking Cat's ! towel away from her before stepping into the shower with her. !   Once the water was running, they quietly made up before Cat began crying and clinging to Ani telling her how very much she loved her.  

 

It was almost as though they were beginning to switch roles.   Ani was curious what it would feel like to be in charge, but not entirely sure she would even want to be.   She smiled at the thought of it.

 

Ani was making dinner, while Cat sat in the living room with Sam.   Ani could hear them talking and Sam sounded pretty upset at one point.   The tone carried over into dinner, until Ani couldn't stand it any longer

 

"Okay, what's going on with you two?"  

"I told her what an ass I've been to you all these years."  

"Why would you do that?"  

"I didn't want there to be any secrets in the house."  

"So you what, thought you'd upset the entire household right after I forgave you?   Why didn't y! ou just let it go?"   Ani asked.

"I don't know!   It just seemed like I should," Cat muttered.   "Please Sam, don't hate me, I was a total idiot and I know it now.   I'm gonna try and make it up to Ani and I'll try and make it up to you too any way I can.   Just don't hate me, either of you, please?"  

 

Sam moved closer to Ani, whispering as she asked Ani what it was that she had always wanted that Cat would never let her have.   Ani knew immediately without hesitation what that was as she divulged to Sam the one thing she had wanted for years.

 

"We want a nice pond in the yard," Sam informed Cat.

"Huh?"   Cat asked.

"A pond, done professionally, no shortcuts," Sam demanded.

"You her daughter or her lawyer?"  

"Both and you were bad, a pond will remind you every day that you need to be better and treat her like a queen."  

! "… Deal," Cat agreed, shaking Sam's hand.    

The next morning while Ani went shopping for the barbecue foods, Cat was making phone calls to the local landscaping business.   Sam sat by, witnessing the entire conversation, at Cat's insistence.  

 

As Cat helped Ani carry in groceries, Sam smiled at her new parents.   She had no idea how she managed to leave her body on that ridge and actually find Ani, but she was glad she had and she was even happier that she hadn't died up there.   The doctor had mentioned how surprised he was that she didn't seem dehydrated at all.   She could remember small bits of it all and she knew the water had all come from Ani, but she couldn't remember how she managed to keep the water bottles, or exactly what had stopped her from asking for help.   It was almost as though there were rules attached to her finding someone to help and she only had so many days to do it before her life would take a turn for the better.   So far things were wor! king out fairly well.   The only thing missing at this point was her father, but she would be able to work on that once she was better, if he let her.

 

Teen Relief:

 

Sam was getting extremely nervous about anyone even showing up.   She was trying to appear calm, but she wasn't doing a very good job.   Cat and Ani assured her that even if nobody else showed up, they were positive, Ellen would.  

 

Ani started the barbecue about 20 minutes before everyone was to arrive, having set out paper plates, napkins and plastic cutlery, earlier.  

 

Cat walked out to her by the fire.

 

"You're so good at that."  

"I had to be, you never wanted to smell like charcoal."  

"Have I ever made you happy?"  

"You've always made me happy; you just always had conditions attached to it.   Even when I wasn't that happy, I st! ill only wanted to be in love with you."  

"I�! ��ve nev er been out of love with you, even when I was being stupid.   When I was at work, it use to make me smile when I thought about you waiting for me," Cat admitted.

 

Suddenly Three cars filled with kids pulled into the driveway.   Ani and Cat looked at one another smiling.

 

"That's more than there were at the beach, isn't it?"   Ani asked.

"Way more."  

"Better get Sam."  

"Got enough food?"  

"Yeah, I hoped this would happen."  

"You're so good, no wonder I love you," Cat admitted, rubbing Ani's arm, before heading into the house.

 

Cat pushed Sam outside to greet everyone, before Ellen introduced them all to Cat and Ani.   Ani couldn't stop from smiling as she listened to the youthful conversations going on.   As the kids were getting to know Sam better, Cat had one of the boys help her set up the old volleyball ne! t.   Sam even managed to get in some good shots from her wheelchair that day.  

 

Cat and Ani tried to give the kids as much privacy as possible, but several of the boys continued entering the house and dragging them back outside.   They even played some volleyball with the kids, having a wonderful time.

 

Ellen and Sam smiled at each other most of the afternoon, as everyone filled up on chips, soda, burgers, hot dogs and watermelon.  

 

Family:

 

By the time the picnic was over, the only one still there was Ellen, so the four of them watched some television together after Sam was put onto the sofa.  

 

When Ellen excused herself to go to the bathroom, Sam asked her parents if they would, please go upstairs for a while, so she and Ellen could be alone.  

 

Ani and Cat excused themselves after letting the girls know, they were right upstairs if ! they needed anything.

 

Role Reversal:

!   "If I would've known we were gonna have a child, I would've insisted on a television in the bedroom," Ani confessed.

"I hear ya; guess we better get one of those too."  

"Really?"  

"I don't see why not."  

"You have changed so much in the last month."  

"So have you, in case you haven't noticed."  

"How's that?"  

"You're not letting me make all the decisions anymore."  

"Well, look where it got us when I was.   You're out feeling up some stranger and I'm letting some teenager's spirit put the moves on me.   The whole thing was just wrong.   I do think Sam was sent to me for a reason though and I just want us to do whatever we can for her."  

"And we will baby.   Samuel's coming back to start on the new shed and apartment tomorrow and whenever she decides she's ready, she can move in! to it.   I thought that once she started school we could get her a new car or a pickup, whatever she wants.   No motorcycles though."  

"I do love you."  

"I love you too."  

 

Ani had no idea what had suddenly come over her, but the minute Cat was completely naked, she shoved her roughly, against the wall, kissing her deeply as she began twisting and turning her nipples almost ferociously.  

 

As Cat began to moan, Ani pushed her into the wall again, with force, causing the wind to be knocked out of Cat's lungs.   Lowering her mouth, she began nibbling her nipple, one hand traveled down her stomach as she forced Cat's legs open with her foot, sliding three fingers, harshly into her vagina.   Cat began to make whimpering sounds, as Ani pulled her fingers through Cat's slit, up to circle her clit before moving down and back into her vagina.  

 

This conti! nued until Cat began begging to be taken; suddenly Ani stopped! , giving Cat an evil grin.

 

"What're you doing?"   Cat rasped.

"I'm punishing you."  

"Huh?!"  

"You may please me first and if I'm satisfied, I might not make you wait until tomorrow."  

 

Cat was trying to catch her breath, but she agreed to Ani's terms as she stood smiling slyly at her.   The two stood staring at one another for a few moments until Ani crossed her arms, frowning at Cat.

 

"What?!"   Cat asked frantically.

"I guess since you're not even attempting to undress me, you may not even get your release by tomorrow."  

"Oh god, I'm sorry baby.   Just give me a minute, please?   This is all new to me," Cat reminded her.

"Me too, but I know my part."

"I'm sorry.   Can I undress you now?"   Cat asked; a small glint in her eyes.

"I don't know, can you?"   Ani asked, still! standing with her arms crossed.

"May I?"   Cat asked, trying not to smile.

"You may undress me now," Ani stated, putting her arms to her sides.

 

Cat stepped forward, taking Ani's t-shirt off before letting her hair out of the small ponytail.   As she took Ani's bra off, she began kissing the strap marks left indented on her skin.   Ani smiled as Cat continued undressing and kissing every spot on her body where a mark had been left by her clothing.   Her nipples began to hurt, they had gotten so hard.  

 

Once Ani's panties had been removed, the wetness in the crotch betrayed her excitement as Cat stood in front of her, taking in a deep whiff before running her tongue over them.   Ani felt herself almost quiver with anticipation as Cat began moving toward her after tossing the panties aside.  

 

She gently kissed Ani on the cheeks, the nose, around her eyes and finally on! the lips.   As she began kissing down towards Ani's nippl! es, she was suddenly stopped.

 

"What?"   Cat asked, looking confused.

"Don't you think you should make me more comfortable?"  

"Was there anyplace special you wanted to be?"   Cat asked, her eyes darting around the bedroom.

"I think the bed will do," Ani instructed.

 

Cat moved rapidly, pulling down the blankets and fluffing Ani's pillow before helping her onto the bed.   Once Ani looked comfortable, Cat crawled up the bed between her legs, smiling all the way as she kissed Ani in a completely new, lusty way before kissing her way down to her nipples, taunting and teasing them with her tongue and her fingers until Ani was arched on the bed, while her own hands held tightly to the top of her pillow.  

 

She continued on this way, occasionally testing how excited Ani was by running a finger through her hot, wet pussy lips.   When Cat would make that move, Ani's hips w! ould thrust into her hand, but Cat wanted her to beg for it.  

 

Ani was determined not to beg, so she began a few moves of her own as Cat was teasing her nipples, Ani began teasing Cat's pussy, dipping in and out of her vagina and up between her lips, but never as far as her clit.  

 

In the end it was Cat who gave in first, finally moving away from Ani's finger assault to passionately and wantonly clean her pussy, inside and out with her tongue, eventually bringing one hand down to help her as she slid one, two, three fingers into Ani's vagina and just before covering her entire clit with her mouth, Cat poked her pinky into Ani's sphincter, forcing her to explode with pleasure, as her hand moved to Cat's head, gripping at her hair to keep her where she was.   She wasn't taking any chances that Cat would leave prematurely.  

 

Ani continued to thrust into Cat's fingers and face until ev! erything became entirely too sensitive to be touched any longe! r, event ually forcing her to loosen her grip on Cat's head.  

 

Cat fell over backwards as she gasped for air and whined about how Ani had tortured her so much that her pussy ached.  

 

When Ani could finally move, she leaned up on her elbows to stare down at Cat.   She winced as she opened her eyes to see Ani looking so sternly at her.

 

"What?"   Cat asked.

"You've been complaining a lot tonight."

"You've been making me!"   Cat whined.   "You've totally turned the tables on me and I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do!"  

"I really don't either, but aren't you having fun?   Isn't it making you hotter than you've ever been?"   Ani asked.

"It is pretty fucking hot."

"I'm thinking that, since you've complained…"   Ani began.

"Oh no, please don't?"

"I'm sorry baby, but I think I have to.   ! I really think you should assume the sleeping position and wait until tomorrow," Ani suggested.

"You're loving this, aren't you?"   Cat asked.

"I am!   I feel so powerful," Ani admitted excitedly.

"Okay, have your power-play, I deserve this.   I've been bad for a very long time… just try to remember that you adore me," Cat reminded her.

"Believe me, that's all I've ever remembered."

 

After Cat wiped the sweat away from her brow, she moved up to get into her regular sleeping position, but Ani only shook her head, motioning for Cat to lie down so she would be wrapped in her arms.

 

"I don't know if I can sleep this way honey," Cat admitted.

"To be honest sweetie, d'you really think you're gonna be able to sleep at all, with as horny as you are?"

"Probably not."

"Okay then, this way if you move, I'll know it and if you try touching your! self, I can punish you," Ani informed Cat.

"I never! knew yo u had such an evil streak."

"I know!   Wild isn't it?!" Ani asked with a grand smile.

 

Cat shook her head, smiling at Ani, before moving into position.   Ani wrapped around her, holding her close as she pushed her nipples into Cat's back, certainly not helping her condition one bit.  

 

As soon as Cat heard Ani's breathing change, she slowly moved her own hand down to see if she could tend to herself, Ani took hold of it, dragging it back up the bed until Cat eventually drifted into a fitful sleep.

 

Ani noticed that it was 3:30 in the morning when Cat started to moan in her sleep.   She lay still for a few moments, as she felt her own heart beginning to beat rapidly.  

 

Slowly she let go of Cat's wrist to begin fondling her right nipple.   Cat was still sleeping as she began repositioning herself onto her back.   Ani was quite pleased, quickly pulling her arm! out from under Cat, so she could fondle her nipples in earnest.   Cat began to moan, but she still wasn't waking up, which was completely unreal to Ani.  

 

Cat's body was squirming under Ani's touch, as noises continued escaping her mouth, but she still hadn't woken up.   Ani moved, pulling the blankets down with her so that Cat was completely exposed.  

 

Moaning and writhing, but still not awake, Ani spread Cat's legs as she lowered her face, thrusting her tongue into her dripping pussy.   She couldn't remember ever feeling Cat so wet; there was even a small wet spot on the bed where she had shed drops of moisture.  

 

She was sure Cat was waking up when she felt her beginning to thrust her hips, but other than that, she still didn't seem to be stirring so Ani began twisting her nipples with a little more intensity.  

 

She truly did want Cat to enjoy what w! as happening and not just wake up feeling satisfied without kn! owing wh y.   She smiled after a few moments when she knew Cat was awake.

 

"Oh my fucking god!   Oh baby, yeeessss," Cat hissed.

 

Ani never faltered, as she swished her tongue in, out and all around that excellent pussy until Cat was almost screaming, having to pull Ani's pillow over her face, while her body rose and fell onto the bed.   She went on for so long, that Ani began to get a cramp in her tongue, but she held up until Cat went limp.   Ani moved up the bed quickly to make sure Cat was okay.   As she began kissing her face, Cat began to laugh.

 

"What's so funny?"   Ani asked.

"That has got to be the most amazing way to be woken up," Cat laughed.

"I was almost afraid you were gonna sleep through it, so I had to put more pressure on your nipples," Ani explained.

"It probably would've pissed me off a little if I felt better in the morning and didn't know why," Cat a! dmitted.

"That's what I was thinking, so I pinched you."  

"Thank you so very much baby.   'May' I hold you now?"  

"Ooh, permission granted."

 

Cat laughed as Ani snuggled into her arms before they both fell into a deep, restful sleep.

 

Discoveries:

 

Ani woke up the next morning, as light entered the window.   Cat was still sleeping and she had a little trickle of drool flowing out of the corner of her mouth.   Ani giggled loud enough to wake Cat, making her wipe her mouth while looking slightly embarrassed.

 

"You still get embarrassed about that after all these years?   No reason honey, I think it's cute," Ani said, leaning in to kiss her.   "So, d'you think Ellen helped Sam to bed and left, or d'you think I need to set an extra place for breakfast?"  

 

Cat got out of bed, walked across the room and lo! oked out the window, before heading for some clothes.

!  

"Guess it's an extra place at the table; I don't think I like that.   I mean they are only 18."  

"Yeah, because you were so innocent at 18.   You're just jealous because none of your girlfriend's parents were that cool," Ani said as she began to get dressed.

"What makes you think I wasn't innocent?"  

"Well, I could just give you a name," Ani remarked, feeling Cat's fear.

"What name?"   Cat asked.

 

Ani turned to look at Cat and she could feel tears coming to her eyes as she tried not to think about Cat's girlfriend during their first year together, but she couldn't forget the phone call and how she had to work through that in order not to lose Cat.

 

"Ann Markum," Ani said, turning away from Cat.

"Have you known all this time?"  

"Well, I was suspicious the second time you went home and your mother called looking for you,! but I knew for sure a few weeks later, when Ann called and told me about it.   I kept expecting you to dump me or to just not come back after a trip, but after a year, you stopped leaving.   I waited for you to tell me, but I just thought it was your dirty little secret and I really didn't wanna know the details anyway.   I was just happy that after a year, you chose me.   I was in love with you."  

"I was in love with you too, but I was pretty confused for a while.   I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you the very first time I saw you.   You know, you need to give me a while so I can think back on any other stupid secrets so I can see just exactly how much I need to make up for," Cat confessed, rubbing her temples.

"I think supporting Sam in whatever decisions she makes is a good start."  

"Just as soon as I get off my self-righteous high-horse, I'll be fine," Cat explained.   "How could y! ou not say something?"  

"How could I?   Wha! t would I have even been able to say?   You were in love with me, but you had been with her longer.   You would've felt pressured to make a choice and I didn't feel secure enough to think you'd choose me," Ani shrugged.

"I'm sorry I never told you."  

"I know you are baby.   I just wanted to love you and all I ever wanted was for you to love me; I loved you enough to wait for it."  

 

Ani walked over to give Cat a kiss before going downstairs to start coffee and breakfast.   Cat followed Ani into the kitchen and began looking around.

 

"Can I help you with anything?"  

"I don't know, you haven't really been it the kitchen since the first year we were together, other than to scramble eggs, so what'd you have in mind?"  

"I can pour orange juice," Cat smiled.

"Only if it's squeezed first."  

"You don't have any already s! queezed?"  

"You don't like it when it sits.   You like fresh squeezed and you need to strain out the pulp for yours, but I usually put the pulp from yours into mine."  

"How d'you squeeze it?"  

"It's in that cabinet," Ani pointed across the kitchen.

 

Ani watched as Cat got the oranges together, knowing there weren't nearly enough and then she had to walk over and get the pitcher, since Cat didn't know where they were.

 

Cat made it through one whole orange and looked at Ani proudly, as she showed her the inside of the orange.   Ani walked over, getting more juice out as she pushed and twisted.

 

"This is a pain in the ass."  

"I know, but I love you," Ani said, giving her a kiss.   "I wanted an electric squeezer once, but you didn't think you'd like the juice that came out of it."  

"I don't know why y! ou wanted me; I'm a fucking pain in the ass!"   Cat excl! aimed as Ani laughed and took over orange duty.   "How about toast, I could probably make the toast."  

"You'd have to wait until I can show you the settings first.   I usually have mine in the middle, but yours is in between the first and the second notch because you like yours to be more like warm bread and Sam likes hers darker, so she needs hers just at the beginning of the second to the last notch."  

"So, I can probably pour coffee," Cat resorted to saying.

"I have that coffee finished and you could pour it into the air pot, but yours is weaker and you like it double brewed and fresh, but sometimes I cheat, since it's suppose to be cold to go through, so I usually make yours the night before and put it in the fridge, but I never got a chance last night, so I still have to make your pot and then it needs to go through again.   Yours only takes two scoops though."  

"Oh my god!   How have you lived wi! th me this long?!   I'll drink the same coffee everyone else is drinking," Cat stated firmly.   

"Okay then, if you pour that coffee into the air pot, I'll make another pot when I'm done with the orange juice."  

"How many scoops are usually in a regular pot of coffee?"  

"I like eight and so does Sam."  

"I can add water."  

"Okay then, the tea pot is inside the oven, so you just need to add water and put it on the stove."  

"Why in the oven?"  

"You don't like clutter."  

"Okay.   I'm not asking anymore questions and you're a saint because I wanna kill me and I am me."  

 

As Ani was laughing, the bedroom door off the kitchen opened and Sam rolled out with Ellen directly behind her.

 

"Good morning!"   Sam smiled.

"Well, good morning to you two too.   Tha! t was entirely too many to's," Ani confessed.   "And w! ow to th e girl who never says good before morning."  

"You did meet my dad's wife, right?"   Sam asked.

"Right there with ya kiddo," Ani laughed.

"Fresh squeezed orange juice?   What's the occasion?"   Ellen asked.

"I think I'll go outside for a few," Cat announced.

"Oh calm down, you're working on it, right?"   Ani asked.

"Right," Cat agreed, putting her chin on her fist after sitting at the table.   "Okay, instead I'll take a cup of coffee up to the deck so I can re-think an entire personality change," Cat informed them as she got up to pour some coffee.

"You're not gonna thin it out?"   Ani asked as she squeezed the last orange.

"Nope, I'm sure it's fine," She said, moving towards the living room.   "Holy Christ!"   She shouted.   "Nothing, it's all good!"   Cat insisted, moving up the stairs.  

"Is she flaking out a litt! le?"   Sam asked.

"Rude awakening I guess," Ani replied.

 

Ani began explaining the entire kitchen discussion as she went about making Cat's coffee.   When it was finished, she had a perfect cup of double-brewed, weak coffee that she carried up to Cat.

 

"Here, I'll trade you," Ani offered, setting the cup of coffee in front of Cat.

"Why'd you do that?   I told you I'd get used to it your way."  

"I don't want you to stop having everything the way you like it.   I really don't mind doing things for you, I love you; besides, I'm pretty much already used to doing things the way I do them for you.   Now I know that if something really bugs me, I can show you how I do it and you can do some things yourself," Ani explained.

"Now that I'm gonna be home more, you can show me how to do a lot of things."  

"You really don't have to stay home all th! e time, not that I mind, but I know you like to be there when ! shipment s come in and everything."  

"No.   Unless you don't want me around?"  

"I love having you around.   It's been nice getting to know you again.   You've always been my best friend and favorite person; you've just been gone for a while."  

"You've always been my best friend and favorite person too.   I guess I just lost sight of the fact that you needed me just as much as I need you."  

"I guess.   We're good now though, right?"   Ani asked.

"I hope so.   What exactly did Ann say to you when she called?"  

"Cat, honey that was like 25 years ago, I don't remember exactly what she said."  

"Gee, why don't I believe you?"   Cat asked.   "Please?"  

"I knew I shouldn't have told you; okay, basically she told me I should just let you go since you obviously couldn't let her go completely and to her that mea! nt you were still in love with her.   Then she said some stuff about using every trick in the book to make sure that on one of your trips, you wouldn't be coming back to me.   She also said some stuff about your parents and how they adored her and they'd have the biggest influence on which of us you chose.   She made sure I knew that they couldn't stand me."  

"Why didn't you ever say anything?"   Cat asked with tears in her eyes.

"I was afraid that if we started to fight about it, that maybe on one of your trips, you really wouldn't come back.   I always took you at your word that you couldn't live without me.   I knew that was why you didn't want me going out when you weren't home too.   You were afraid that I'd cheat on you, because you were cheating on me.   Then the last weekend you went away, she called me again and called me every name she could think of and I was just so happy when you came home and stayed! .   It took me a while to fall in love with you, but once I ! had, I d idn't wanna let you go, but I wouldn't have forced you to stay with me either," Ani explained.

"I felt like such an ass the entire time and it seemed like the more I was mad at myself, the more I seemed to punish you, but you stayed with me anyway.   I wanted to tell you so many times, but I was always afraid you were just gonna tell me to go away, so I never did and now I wish I would've.   I think that when I stopped communicating and touching you, I thought I was only punishing myself.   I was so arrogant, that it never occurred to me I was punishing you too.   Can you ever completely forgive me?"   Cat asked as she let the tears fall.

"I forgave you every time you came home to me.   The only reason things went so far in my imagination was because I was lonely and I missed you.   You were my only friend, ever and I never had a boyfriend because I blushed too much and I hated it; I hated when people made me blush, especially when t! hey weren't even trying, but I was drawn to you for some reason and even though I felt something for you, I hated tutoring you because I was afraid you'd know.   I tried being as cool as I could about it, but it was so hard.   You had me the night we made love, I just wasn't sure I could live this kind of a life, since I blushed so much whenever anyone talked to me, then you kept me away from everyone and I was almost thankful for 10 years.   I didn't know I'd wind up hating it though, not until just before Sam came along.   She made me realize I needed to stop hiding from you and from other people.   I don't think I've ever felt this good about our relationship," Ani explained.

"In all that, did you say you forgave me?"  

"I did, I do, as long as you never do it again, now I think I'd kill you."  

"You don't need to worry about me now, I know where I wanna be; I think I always did, you just made i! t too easy for me to be bad sometimes.   Not that I'm blam! ing you, I was in control of my actions and I was a stupid bitch for letting things get to where they did with that other woman.   I love making love with you and that's all I wanna do, until the day I can't move anymore."  

"Good, now that we've settled that, maybe we should get some breakfast before the girls starve to death."  

 

Changes:

 

By the time the four women were finished with their breakfast, Ellen was determined to tell her parents about her and Sam.   Ani and Cat begged her to just wait until school was over and if they kicked her out of the house, she was more than welcome to stay with them.   Sam thought she should wait as well.  

 

As they began to hear noise outside, Cat looked out the window to see Samuel and his work crew.   They tried convincing Sam to go say hello, but she refused to even go outside while he was there.

When there was a knock at the door, Sa! m moved to the living room, but it wasn't her dad, it was the man from the landscaping company.

 

"What were you coming to landscape?"   Ani asked.

"I was told to come and find out what kind of a pond you wanted and where you wanted it," he explained.

"Oh my god!"   Ani exclaimed.   "You're really letting me get my pond?!"   Ani asked as she turned to Cat.   "I can't believe this!   You're the best!"  

"I guess your daughter really is a good lawyer, she laid down the law, you heard her.   I just get to get it for you; sorry, again."  

"Stop it, you're doing great and I love you.   Come with me?"  

 

Cat smiled at Ani as she got away from the table, following them both outside.  

 

Ani explained exactly what she wanted, nothing outrageous, just a simple little pond and she showed them the spot she had been saving fo! r it.   She wanted a little waterfall going into it and no f! ish, jus t the pond with some nice stone around it.

 

He informed the ladies that he would need to bring in digging equipment, but he would fix everything around it, when he and his crew were finished.   Ani couldn't have been happier once she was told it wouldn't take longer than a week.

 

Samuel never asked to see Sam, but he did ask Ani and Cat how she was doing.   Ellen tried making Sam feel better, but the three of them could see the hurt in her eyes.   It didn't help matters any, when he left her birthday present on the porch.   The fact that it was late, only contributed to her mood, telling her new family that as soon as he remembered to act like a father, she might actually accept his gift.   Cat returned it that day.

 

By the time Samuel had finished work on the apartment; Sam had finished her therapy and was ready to return to school.  

 

And Then There Were Four:

 

! Ellen had decided to put off telling her parents, until one day when she just couldn't hold it in any longer.   It was almost 11:00 on a Monday night when there was a knock at the door.   Ani had gone to see who it was, since Sam and Cat were engrossed in a pickup discussion.  

 

When she saw a teary-eyed Ellen through the glass, Ani unlocked the door quickly.   Ellen flung herself into Ani's arms as she began crying uncontrollably.   Ani pulled her in, shutting the door as Sam immediately ran in, taking Ani's place, leading Ellen into the living room.  

 

Ellen explained that she couldn't hide her feelings any longer and when her parents couldn't dissuade her, they threw her out.   They wouldn't let her take anything they had ever given her over the years, so her brother dropped her off.   The three of them had calmed Ellen down considerably, before she and Sam left the room.

 

She l! ived with them from that day on, the four of them going into t! own the following day to buy Ellen new clothes.

 

Ani discovered a few new clothes she wanted for her work days with Cat and a few things for some of her and Cat's play-dates.   Cat was almost drooling as Ani whispered her intent with the sheer clothing.  

 

Sam explained to them all, that she wasn't disciplined enough to get herself up in the mornings and she knew it would be easy to convince Ellen to stay in bed with her, so she needed her mothers around a little while longer, if they didn't mind.   Ani and Cat loved it.

 

As soon as Sam was walking without assistance, Cat and Ani took her along to pick out a car she wanted.  

 

Ellen was excited for her, but Sam was so overwhelmed that she cried when she was taken to the exact pickup she had explained to Cat and it already had all of the extras in it, including the sunroof.   Cat explained that she was glad Sam hadn't changed her mi! nd since their discussion, because she had special ordered it the day after Ellen had moved in with them.  

 

Virginity:

 

Only after graduation, did Sam and Ellen moved into the efficiency apartment.   Suddenly Cat and Ani found themselves alone in the house again.   Sam and Ellen were informed that until the older women readjusted to being alone, they expected all four of them to eat dinners together, nightly.   The girls didn't mind since neither of them could cook.

 

The four women had just walked out of Sam and Ellen's apartment, on the way to the house for some lunch, when the UPS driver ran the box up to them.  

 

As Cat took possession of the box, Sam got a look at the company it was sent from.

 

"What's in the box mom?"   Sam asked, grinning.

"Just something for your mother.   It's a surprise," Cat said as Ani began blushing.   "I don't think she's surprised, looks to me like sh! e knows exactly what it is… so what is it?"   Sam asked again.

"Leave them alone, can't you see they're embarrassed," Ellen insisted.

"I'm not embarrassed about that, I'm just embarrassed why I wanted it," Ani insisted.

"C'mon, now I really wanna know!"   Sam exclaimed as they walked into the house.

"How about if I leave the room and Cat tells you," Ani suggested.

"No way!   This is about you, so if you want them to know, you need to tell them," Cat explained.

"It's okay, you can tell us anything," Sam insisted.

"What if I call in a favor?"   Ani asked Cat.

"Not about this, please?"   Cat asked.

"Crap!   Fine, I'm just gonna try and say it… I'm still a… you know."

 

Sam and Ellen continued giving Ani a blank stare before looking at one another and shrugging.   Ani was almost crimson by that point.

 

"A virgin! �! � I'm still a virgin and I want Cat to make it go away!"   Ani shouted as she sat down.

 

Ani was just happy it was over and the girls weren't laughing anyway, but they did step away as they began whispering, causing Cat and Ani to look at one another as Cat shrugged her shoulders.   Soon they moved back to sit at the table.

 

"You've never been with a guy?"   Sam asked.

"No, have you?"   Ani asked.

"Yeah, once."

"You have?!   Who?!"   Ellen insisted, turning crimson.

"You don't know him, anyway back to my…"   Sam began again.

"Is he from here?"   Ellen went on.

"Can't we discuss this later?"   Sam asked Ellen.

"I guess, but I wanna know everything then," Ellen insisted.

"Fine.   Now, how old are you mom?"

"Forty-six, why?"   Ani asked.

"You are not!"   Ellen insisted.

"How old did! you think she was?"   Cat asked.

"I don't know! , middle 30's maybe," Ellen stated, looking at the two women.

"And me?"   Cat asked.

"The same."

"Thanks, I like that, now back to what you were saying," Cat looked at Sam.

"I just thought that since you got by without using one all these years, if we could have it when you're finished with it because…" Sam stopped when Ellen punched her in the arm.   "Ouch!"

"Because you're one too?"   Ani asked as Ellen turned crimson again.

"Yeah."

"So you hit me for no reason!"

"They could've thought it was just for you if you hadn't spilled your guts about being a slut!"

"I am not a slut!   I had sex with one guy a couple of times.   What's the big deal?"   Sam asked as she looked at the shocked faces.

"A couple of times?"   Cat asked.

"Well, yeah, you know how the first time usually sucks anyway, so we did it twice, but I still didn't care f! or it," Sam explained.

"I can't believe we're sitting here talking about this," Ani admitted.

"The first time hurt for me too," Cat admitted.   "I think it's supposed to, breaking the cherry and all."

"Now I'm scared," Ani admitted.

"It doesn't hurt that long, just for a little while and as for the toy, we'll see how much we like it, but if you really want one and we wanna keep this one, you can come into work with me and order your own, okay?"   Cat asked.

"Cool, want us to leave you alone now?"   Sam asked.

"I thought we were having lunch?"   Ani asked.

"I just thought you might wanna get started."

"We're not two teenagers looking to do it quick behind the bleachers, I wanna be wined and dined so I can relax first," Ani announced.

"Remember that, that's what I want too," Ellen informed Sam, poking her in the arm.

"Just remember, neither! of us are working yet so you might just get wi and di," Sam! stated as they all laughed.

"Maybe you should start thinking about working at the store," Cat suggested.

"Really?"   Sam asked.

"Yeah, well I just assumed that you'd take over all my responsibilities someday; was I wrong to assume that?"   Cat asked.

"Just like your real kid?"   Sam asked.

"Feels like you are," Ani admitted.

"Wow," Sam said, looking as though she might cry.

"Help me with lunch Ellen?"   Ani asked.

"Sure," Ellen agreed, rubbing Sam's arm.

 

For an entire week before the night of deflowering, Cat, Sam and Ellen were full of secrets.   Ani swore they were full of something, but she wasn't sure what it was.   Cat was pretty excited by the time they were headed to their dinner out.

 

Cat, almost slipped into old habits by starting to order Ani's food, but stopped almost immediately.   Ani smiled at her, before ordering lobster! .   Ani hadn't had it in years, but she remembered loving it when she had it with her parents.   Cat would never have thought to order lobster.  

 

As the women enjoyed their meals, there was a special delivery of flowers to Ani, with a little note from Cat tucked into them.   Almost 20 minutes later, another flower delivery showed up with a card from Sam and Ellen, wishing her luck.   Ani turned crimson as she handed Cat the card.  

 

It truly was a wonderful dinner and evening as they both gazed into one another's eyes, talking about their past and the girls and the possibility of grandchildren.  

 

Cat explained that, with all the time she had been spending alone with them, they were beginning to talk about Ellen getting inseminated.   Ani became very excited about the possibility of being a grandmother.   Cat was elated to see Ani glowing the way she was.

 

As they w! alked into the house, Ani put her hands up to her mouth upon s! eeing al l of the lit candles around.   She couldn't believe the wonderful smells wafting through the air.   Ani loved the smell of apple, cinnamon and the house was alive with it.  

 

Cat escorted her into the bathroom where she helped Ani undress before undressing herself, sliding the shower doors open to reveal a bubble bath, all ready and waiting for them both.  

Ani grabbed hold of Cat, giving her the biggest kiss as she began to cry.   Cat smiled at how emotional she was becoming, but Ani didn't care, she loved the special treatment.  

 

In the tub, the two women just relaxed as they held onto one another.

 

"Let me know when you're feeling relaxed and we can move this party upstairs," Cat informed her.

"I'm just feeling so happy right now, I love being here with you like this, it's just so nice.   I have to remember to thank the girls tomorrow."

"What about m! e?"   Cat asked.

"I plan on thanking you tonight," Ani admitted, twisting her head to kiss Cat.

"I can't believe that after tonight I won't get to call you my virgin wallflower anymore."

"Does that bother you?"

"No, I don't think so, as long as I can still call you mine, I don't care about the rest of it."

"And as long as you're still mine, that's all that matters; I think I'm feeling pretty relaxed now."

 

Cat dried herself off, putting on her robe before drying Ani and helping her on with her robe.   As she led her up the stairs, there were candles lighting their entire journey.   Ani couldn't stop herself from being thankful they were all inside glass containers.   She was amazed by the effort the girls must have put into lighting them all.

 

As they entered the bedroom, Cat led Ani to the bed, sitting her down before pouring them each a glass of champagn! e.   Ani gave a small hiccup after her first drink.   She ! had neve r had champagne before, but she liked it.   Cat sat next to her as they drank the one glass, then she took their glasses before standing Ani back up to help her remove her robe.   Ani helped Cat off with hers before she crawled onto the bed.  

 

Cat felt it necessary to explain things right then.

 

"Okay now, this is probably gonna make you laugh at first; I thought that the best way to do this was to get one that was realistic looking, but I wanted the experience to be a good one, so it vibrates too,"   Cat explained.

"Why would that make me laugh?"  

"Not that, but it's a strap on, I thought it might be better if I could actually give it the thrust I'm gonna need to get through.   I figure that breaking through yours might be harder since it's been there so long."

"Are you trying to be funny?"   Ani asked through squinted eyes.

"No!   Seriously I have no idea if t! hey get stronger with age, or maybe just fade away altogether.   It's all just guesswork for the both of us I think," Cat answered seriously.

"So are you gonna put it on now?"

"I think I should, that way you can get use to the feel of it touching you, just try not to laugh too hard or we'll never get through this," Cat warned.

"I'll do my best."  

 

Cat walked to the far end of the bedroom, keeping her back to Ani until she had everything adjusted.   As she walked over to the bed, Ani smiled but she didn't laugh.   She began to study the entire picture as Cat blushed.

 

"I always thought that the penis looked as though it had been slapped on as an afterthought and now I believe it.   Isn't it funny, men would need us around for the tits and the extra hole, but women could get along just fine without men.   If women took over the world, we could put men in little cages and just ! milk their sperm," Ani pointed out with a little giggle. "W hat about hairy chests and beards?"   Cat asked, also chuckling.

"I've seen some pretty hairy women lately.   Can I feel it?"

"I guess since it's specifically for you," Cat agreed, joining Ani on the bed.

"Is this what they feel like?"   Ani asked, putting her hand around it.

"Maybe, from what I remember, I got the most realistic one they had, but it has been a long time.   It's got veins even, see," she pointed.

"Gross," Ani laughed.

"Wanna give me a blowjob?"   Cat asked, thrusting it towards Ani.

"Maybe when it's got something on it worth licking off," Ani answered, blushing.

"Perv," Cat remarked as they both laughed.

 

Cat began moving towards Ani who leaned forward, kissing Cat before pulling her along as she lay down.   Cat began kissing Ani's face and lips as the penis pushed into Ani's stomach, making her gasp.

 

"What�! ��s wrong?!"   Cat shouted as she jumped back and began looking around.

"Oh god honey, I'm so sorry!   I forgot about the damned thing already and it scared me when I felt it touch me, I'm so sorry," Ani stated as she patted between her breasts.

"Jesus, don't forget again okay.   I'm getting older and you could give me heart failure doing that."  

"You?   I thought I was gonna bite the big one right there!"   Ani exclaimed as Cat moved forward to hold her.

"Don't do that, I don't think I could go on," Cat said, fighting her tears.

"I don't think you're allowed to cry if you have a penis," Ani commented, trying to lighten the mood again as they both laughed.

 

Cat began again and Ani remembered the penis attached to the most beautiful woman in the world as she began working her way down to Ani's nipples where she did her magic until Ani was clawing at the pillow abo! ve her head.  

 

Cat began sliding dow! n Ani' s body towards that beautiful, golden pussy.   Ani was so wet; it was dripping down the crack of her ass.  

 

Cat, not wanting to waste the lubrication, decided to insert three of her fingers, stretching Ani out slightly before turning on her little vibrating friend and sliding it between Ani's pussy lips.   She coated it with her juices, before aiming the head where it needed to be.  

 

As the vibrating tip touched Ani's opening she involuntarily pushed herself into it, causing her eyes to open widely as she stared at Cat who was moving towards her.

 

"I'm suddenly scared shitless," Ani panted.

"I know baby, just relax, I'm gonna move slow, but you have to relax," Cat warned.

"Oh god, that vibration is so nice."  

"Okay, I'm moving a little further now," Cat informed her.

 

She pushed it in further, making some small gliding motions, ge! tting Ani use to the feel of it all.  

 

Ani began getting comfortable with the feel, fondling Cat's nipples, helping her to not concentrate so much on the dildo inside of her.  

 

When Cat continued forward, she felt the resistance and stayed in that spot for a short time, suddenly aware of the vibrations being pushed into her own little juice box.  

 

With Ani's fondling and the vibrations below, she wasn't positive how long she could hold out, plus the concept of what she was about to do, was getting her enormously turned on.  

 

As Cat turned up the vibrations, she drove the penis in the rest of the way, causing a small squeal to escape from Ani's mouth as her eyes opened wide again, but it was at that point the vibrations hit both women as they began to orgasm together, their thrusts took a moment to match up, but Cat didn't take very long to get the timing down.   ! When their orgasms began winding down, Cat reduced the speed ! of the v ibrator before pulling it out of Ani to fall on her back.

 

"I think you scratched my back," Cat informed Ani.

"I know, oh my god!   That really hurt at first and then there was that pressure.   I kind felt like a balloon at first, but then it was just fan-fucking-tastic," Ani explained.   "I'm sorry I hurt you, but at least I remembered not to tighten my legs too much."

"I know and don't think I didn't appreciate it.   The scratches are okay now.   Was it really that good?"   Cat asked.

"I think the one way to attract lesbians to be straight, would be to have all men get vibrators surgically implanted," Ani suggested.

"If they did, men would be so busy using them when they were alone, that they wouldn't need any women at all," Cat explained as both women began laughing.

 

Ani leaned up to look at the fake penis still waving in the air and then she lay back down again. !

 

"I'm not touching that thing, it looks gross," Ani commented as Cat looked.

"It's your stuff," Cat reminded her.

"I know that, but there's some blood on it."

 

Cat removed the harness and Ani watched in awe as Cat gave the dildo an incredible blowjob, running her tongue up and down both sides before popping the head into her mouth like a lollipop.   The most amazing part to Ani was when Cat put the entire thing into her mouth and began pushing and pulling it out of her mouth.   When she had finished cleaning it off, she handed it over to Ani.

 

"So just how many guys were you actually with before we got together?"   Ani asked.

"Enough to know I didn't wanna be," Cat admitted.

"Slut," Ani said with a grin.

"I don't know what to call you anymore, I think I'm kinda depressed," Cat stated.

"Don't feel depressed honey, it's what I wan! ted.   I don't feel any different though, wonder why I tho! ught I w ould… you still gonna give me the personal treatment down there?"   Ani asked.

"Not until you use this bad boy on me," Cat informed Ani.

"Guess I best get to that then, cuz I like you better than that."

"Good, but let's do me first."

"You really are a slut, aren't you?"   Ani laughed.

"I know!   Crazy isn't it?   I wanna see if I get so excited that I scratch your back too."

 

Ani laughed again as she made Cat help her strap on her new buddy, then she stood on the bed, doing a small dance to see if she could make it twirl, but other than a small shake, nothing else happened.    Ani wasn't impressed, although Cat was getting hysterical.

 

Suddenly Ani was on her knees, licking her way up Cat's body, stopping to play briefly with Cat's nipples before moving up to kiss her as passionately as she could, before moving back down to her favorite nipples again.   ! She was devouring Cat's nipples as she began rubbing the head of the penis through Cat's, already abundant juices.  

 

As she pushed the head of it inside Cat, she was surprised at how easy it had slipped in and then she hit the button, changing speeds as she pushed in and pulled out.   She could feel the effects of the vibration against her clit and as she moved in and out of Cat's vagina.  

 

As Cat began to orgasm, Ani had started having hers too, throwing the entire dynamics of the situation out of whack.   Cat flipped Ani onto her back, creating her own rhythm.   Ani watched the love of her life gliding up and down on that fake penis and she was staring in awe.   It occurred to her that maybe, 'having sex really 'was' like riding a bicycle.'   Cat rode that dildo for quite a few minutes, before falling off to the side.

 

"Slut," Ani said, turning to look at a shrugging Cat, with ! a smile.

 

She attempted to give as good of! a blowj ob as Cat, but she gagged and pulled it out of her mouth with a look of horror on her face.  

 

"That tastes horrible!"   Ani exclaimed, smacking her lips.

"Well, it's not gonna taste like the real thing."

"Maybe not, but that's gross!   How'd you manage?"

"I don't know, I guess I just did it and didn't think about it.   I washed it.   I even thought of using odor neutralizer on it, but I thought it might melt," Cat explained.

"Tastes like I've been sucking on a new 'Barbie doll.'"

"So you don't wanna blow it then?"

"No thanks, I'll leave that up to you."

"It has my stuff on it."

"I'll stick to the source, unless the taste and smell gets better.   If it does, then you can show me how to give a blowjob."

"Deal," Cat agreed, shaking hands with Ani.

 

After so much attention, the ladies decided to name th! eir new friend Bob and the girls would have to order their own Bob.  

 

Once they had examined the marks they left on one another's backs, both women decided they were too tired to continue their playtime and snuggled into each other's arms.

 

"Thank you for tonight love.   Everyone should be able to lose their virginity so lovingly," Ani stated.

"I'm glad that if anyone had to take it from you, that I was that someone.   I love you baby," Cat said just before she began to lightly snore.

 

Ani smiled as she fell into a very relaxed sleep.

 

Opening her eyes after hearing a light tapping in the distance, Ani thought she had been dreaming, until she saw the shadow in the hallway.  

 

As she looked at Cat, she couldn't help but smile as she noticed the small trickle of dried drool on the corner of her mouth and then she noticed they were both still lyin! g there naked.  

 

Ani sat up rapidly, k! nocking Cat's head around as she pulled her arm out from under it to pull the blankets over them.

 

"What the…" Cat began.

"We're awake," Ani said loudly as Cat looked towards the doorway.

 

Both women stared at the hesitant shadow and couldn't help but see the nervousness of the figure as it continued moving its hands to its cap.

 

"Sam?"   Ani asked.

"Uhm, yeah," Sam acknowledged as she walked in, her face was so red.

"You've already been in here once, haven't you?"   Cat asked.

"Well, it's almost noon and I was worried!"

"It's okay, we're all women here, we'll be right down," Ani informed her as Sam exited the room.

"Poor kid; walks in on her two naked old mothers," Cat sympathized.

"I don't think that's why she was embarrassed."  

"Why then?"   Cat asked, getting dressed.

"I think she was ! impressed by what she saw.   You still have a great body and your tits are almost as perfect as they were when we were 20," Ani pointed out.

"Yours are still almost perfect too," Cat assured Ani.

"Maybe, but I wasn't the one spread-eagle on the bed with no blankets, I was on my side with one arm under your head and the other over your waist.   You were showing bush and mountains," Ani laughed.

"You're just turning nasty… I like it," Cat smiled as she disappeared into the bathroom.

"I've always been nasty; I just kept it to myself, now I wanna share everything I'm thinking," Ani admitted, following Cat.

 

Ani loved the new upstairs bathroom with the duel toilets and the whirlpool.   It wasn't hooked up yet, but she was looking forward to the night it was.   Ani sat beside Cat, touching her leg as they peed together.

 

"This is kinda turning me on," Ani confessed.

�! �What?"

"Peeing next to you… I think I'm becomi! ng a sex -maniac."

"Well as long as it's only with me, that's fine," Cat allowed.

"When're they hooking up the tub?"

"Kinky… Sometime next week, maybe I should check out that website and order us some waterproof friends.   We could name 'em all and give them little privacy dividers in a drawer," Cat suggested.

"You're funny… you think you'll order some today?"   Ani asked, raising an eyebrow.

 

Cat laughed as she washed her hands before going downstairs, Ani wasn't far behind her.

 

When Cat and Ani walked into the kitchen, Ellen turned just as red as Sam had been.   Ani was heading for the coffee pot, when Cat stopped her.

 

"So what're you both getting so embarrassed about?   You're both gonna be our age someday and you'll start sagging too," Cat informed them.

"That wasn't why she blushed upstairs and that's not why I'm blushing now,�! � Ellen informed them.

"Why then?"   Ani asked.

"I don't know if we should tell you," Sam confessed.

"You know you can tell us anything," Ani assured the girls.

"She thought you were hot," Ellen betrayed.

"Big mouth," Sam whispered.

"You should thank your daughter, oh and thank you girls for helping make last night so special."

"You're welcome.   How'd that go anyway?"   Ellen asked, blushing again.

"It was wonderful, we even named it," Ani shared.

"We should take off Sam," Cat stated, obviously trying to change the subject.

"Maybe you two could bring home pizza for dinner," Ani suggested.

"Yeah, uhm, yeah?"   Sam asked, looking a little flustered.

"Yeah, I don't feel like cooking tonight," Ani stated boldly.

"Whatever you want baby," Cat said, smiling as she walked over to kiss Ani.

"Brush your teeth before ! you leave, you smell like sex," Ani whispered, making Cat bl! ush as s he hurried into the bathroom.

 

Girls:

 

Once Sam and Cat were out of the way, Ani began going over a few things about cooking with Ellen.   She listened carefully as Ani pointed out a few meals that Sam had actually enjoyed during her time with them, explaining that Sam was more of a meat and potatoes kinda girl, whereas, Cat liked fancier dishes.   Ellen listened very carefully to everything Ani explained until almost dinner time.   Finally talked out, the two began putting out plates for the pizza and glasses for the soda.

 

"D'you really think Sam loves me?"  

"You kidding?   She talked about you the minute she saw you at the beach that day.   Why're you asking?"

"I don't know, sometimes I just see her looking at other girls and I get a little scared," Ellen explained.

"If I tell you something, will you keep it a secret?"  

"I promise."

! "You have to keep your promise, because I really don't want Sam to know and I don't want Cat to know that you know," Ani insisted.

"I really promise."

"I had doubts like that when Cat and I were first getting together, but they were more than just looks…"   Ani was explaining.

"No way!   Cat adores you," Ellen insisted.

"Now, but it took us a long time to get here.   I mean, I think she always adored me, but for the first year we were together, she was still sleeping with her old girlfriend back home.   She'd see her every weekend and I was always afraid she wouldn't come home.   I think if you have fears, you should tell Sam.   Tell her how it makes you feel and never take a backseat to her feelings or you'll wind up just like I did for 26 years.   I was like a non-person and it was like the only one that mattered in the relationship was Cat.   We're doing great now, but it was to the point for a w! hile that I didn't even argue with her because she always ha! d a way of twisting the argument to make it look like I was wrong and she knew what was best.   I mean, you need to do what you need to do, but that's just how it was for me, so I just wanted you to know that."

"I can't believe Cat would do that," Ellen admitted.

"That and one other time she came close to being bad, but she stopped herself that time.   We're better than ever now and I think the only thing missing now is grandchildren," Ani smiled.

"We've been talking about kids, but not if she doesn't stop looking at other girls," Ellen remarked.

"Just remember, she's not the only one who can look.   Give her a taste of her own medicine, but also remember that just because you're together, looking doesn't lessen that level of commitment," Ani explained as she heard Sam's pickup in the driveway.   "Pizza!"

 

What It Is:

 

Things were flowing along nicely through the followi! ng week, Sam was learning the family business and Ellen was learning to cook.   Sam was working solo, while Ellen was having another lesson, helping with dinner for that night.  

 

Cat had just walked into the living room, checking on what their viewing choices were for the evening when the phone rang.  

 

As Ani said hello, she recognized the voice immediately as Ann Markum's.   She called Cat to the phone and watched as she left the room to talk.   Ani began feeling all of the old insecurities flooding through her veins as she asked Ellen if she and Cat could have some time.

 

She could hear Cat laughing on occasion and then Ani's fear turned to anger.   She couldn't understand how Cat could be nice to someone who had been so mean to her, even if it was so many years ago.   Her stomach was in knots by the time Cat hung up the phone 45 minutes later.

 

"What was so interesti! ng?"  

"Nothing much."  

"! Long con versation for not being that interesting."  

"She was just filling me in on what she's been up to over the years.   She's gonna be in town this weekend."  

"What could she possibly be coming here for?"   Ani asked doubtfully.

"I think she said it was a get back to nature retreat or something," Cat explained with a grin.

"And?"  

"She wanted to know if I wanted to have dinner with her."  

"And?"  

"And what?"  

"And what did you say?"   Ani asked as she turned towards the sink, so Cat wouldn't see her tears.

"And what d'you think I said?"   Cat asked, putting her arms around Ani's waist.

"I have no idea, that's why I asked."  

"I said that all my dinners were penciled in for the rest of my life."  

"So you're not going?"  

"That's what I said.   I ! didn't make that clear enough, did I?"  

"Maybe, but you're not going?"  

"I don't have a single urge to see her again.   We caught up on the phone and that was enough.   The only one I wanna have dinner with besides you is Sam and Ellen."  

 

Ani turned around looking Cat in the eyes.   She gradually smiled and kissed Cat very passionately before hugging her.

 

"I was just thinking that maybe you might be interested in a late dinner," Ani suggested.

"Oh you were, were you?"  

"I was also thinking that, maybe you were in need of something extra special."  

"Oh really?"   Cat asked with a smile.

"That's what I was thinking."  

"I think that I'd like that very much," Cat said.   "Do we need to tell the girls?"  

"Ellen was here when you got the phone call, so I think they can surv! ive one night and if they can't, they have a key; they can r! aid the fridge."  

 

They both had such big smiles as they realized that the love they had for one another all those years ago, may have been lost for a while, but with a little effort and a lot of attention, they had eventually found it again.   Ani and Cat began walking towards the upstairs.

 

"Oh, I ordered some more things for us to try," Cat informed Ani.   "Should be here in a day or two."

"You better hope they're fantastic, or I'm gonna have to revoke your credit card privileges," Ani warned.

"Ooh, take charge of me woman."

"You'd like that?"

"After 26 years, I'm tired of making all the decisions, the next 26 are all yours," Cat informed her.

"What about when I'm done with my 26?"

"I'm almost positive that by then, we'll just know what the other is thinking and all we'll have to do is look at each other to know what's going on," Cat explaine! d.

"I hope not, because I still love the sound of your voice."

"And I love yours," Cat agreed as the ladies entered the bedroom.

 

Ani walked slyly over to the bedside table where Bob was still resting from the activities of the previous night.   Casually, she slipped him into the underwear drawer.

 

"What'd you do that for?"   Cat asked as she began to undress.

"I didn't want him to get jealous.   Tonight 'I' want you and it just doesn't feel like there's room for him too," Ani stated as she began undressing.

"I don't know what you had in mind, but just so you know, I've loved every single move you've been making on me and if the last months are any indication of what we have to look forward to, then I'm your clay and I'm anxious to be molded," Cat explained as Ani felt her own nipples harden.

"If that's true 'Gumby,' you should come to me right now,! " Ani ordered as Cat began to laugh.

 

Ani�! ��s eyes sparkled as she watched Cat laugh all the way across the bed, before pulling her onto it with her.   She didn't know for sure what their future together held, but she did know that she was looking forward to every last minute and the best part of it all, was that now she knew Cat was too.

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