“Do I need to put you down?” Cassidy asked.
Jim’s eyes got big. He had heard the stories. He wasn’t stupid. He shook his head ‘no.’
“Do you really want a girlfriend, or is David just teasing you?”
“He is doing that, but I think I would like to go out with someone.”
She got a big smile on her face.
“I know who you should go out with: me!”
I snorted and then tried to keep a straight face as Jim’s jaw dropped to the floor. What a pair. He was at least six-five and she was all of maybe five-five. They just stared at each other. I decided to help things along.
“He’ll pick you up at six o’clock on Friday. Between now and then, figure out where he’s taking you to dinner. You’ll need to tell him what to wear since he’s a guy. Talk to his sister. She can tell you what clothes he owns.”
They both glared at me but nodded. I left them alone to figure it out. When I left after my shower, they were sitting in the bleachers talking. They both had smiles on their faces, so it seemed I’d done my good deed for the day.
AT SIX O’CLOCK SHARP, I knocked on the Clutes’ front door. Stacy’s mom beat her to it. She looked like an older version of her daughter. Stacy was going to age well.
“You must be David.”
“Yes, ma’am. Thank you for having me. I’ve been freeloading dinners off all the neighbors since my mom went for her treatment. Stacy was kind enough to offer your home for tonight.”
She grabbed my arm and led me to the living room. Mr. Clute gave me the once-over and grunted. I shook his hand, and then Stacy grabbed me and dragged me to the family room. She was really on edge. I pulled her to me and kissed her. She stiffened at first and then melted into my arms.
I let her go and she was just blinking at me.
“Better?” I asked.
“Huh?”
“I’m asking you if you’re feeling better. I know you were worried what it’d be like to kiss me, so I figured we’d get that out of the way.”
“What?”
“Come on, you know you were thinking it,” I teased her.
“I never ... where do you get off ... Ahh,” she sputtered and then started laughing.
“I have that effect on women,” I said sagely.
She just shook her head. We got out my art project and I showed her what I was having problems with. We were using charcoal and I was being heavy-handed. Everything was coming out too dark, so she showed me how to fix it. Her mom found us working and told us dinner was ready.
I was glad to see that her mom hadn’t gone overboard. We had sloppy joes, coleslaw and baked beans. I enjoyed getting to know the Clute family. Stacy had fessed up to her mom that we were just friends. I could see the twinkle in her eye, though. I think she was just happy that her daughter was hanging out with a guy.
I CAME HOME TO FIND Kyle fussing. Greg shoved him into my hands.
“We have no idea what his problem is. Hold him for a while. We need some mommy/daddy time to get sane.”
They were gone and upstairs before I could even say hello. I put his coat on and we went to my apartment. We got comfortable and I put a blanket on the floor in front of the couch. I sat down and put Kyle between my legs so I could keep track of him. He was starting to roll, so I couldn’t leave him on the bed or couch. Momma Angie would kill me if he fell off.
I think he was just worn out because he was soon asleep, sound asleep. I called Suzanne to get the scoop on Jim and Cassidy.
“What’s up with your brother?”
“What are you talking about?”
“His new girlfriend; he got one today.”
“Start talking.”
“Hey, I was calling you for scoop. I thought all girls had a kind of radar for this sort of stuff.”
“He did act weird, but I figured it was gas, so I wasn’t going near him.”
“Nice.”
“Seriously, Jim has a girlfriend?”
“Yep.”
“Spill it, or I’m coming over to torture it out of you.”
“Now we’re talking. I’ll see you in a few.”
I hung up on her. The phone rang.
“Just tell me.”
“Nope, go ask your brother.”
“I did and he just gave me a dirty look. Oh, and he said something about Cassidy hunting you down tomorrow.”
“Nah, she likes me too much. Plus, she’s over her quota of beatdowns this week.”
“What are talking about?”
“I’m talking about you coming over. I think I can make it worth your while.”
“In that case, I’ll see you in a few.”
I gave her the code to get in. This was all part of the security system that we put into the house after the Tommy Cox fiasco. I was still smarting after seeing the bill. Mom and Dad offered to pay me back for some of it, but I turned them down. A few minutes later Angie came up to the living room to find Kyle sound asleep.
“Thank God. What did you do?”
“He just needed his uncle.”
“So he just fell asleep.”
“Yep, I think he was just tired. Now take him. I have company coming over.”
“No way, your nephew is staying with you tonight.”
Suzanne came up the stairs and saw me playing uncle. I don’t know what it is, but seeing a guy with a baby turns girls on. That’s doubly true if they know the baby isn’t yours. For some reason, they aren’t interested in raising the child, but they love the father figure you project.
“Oh, that’s so cute,” Suzanne cooed.
“I was just trying to convince him to keep Kyle for the night.”
“Angie, thanks, but some other time,” I said, and regretted it as soon as I said it.
“How about tomorrow night?”
I groaned.
“Fine. I can tell you and Greg are going a little stir-crazy. I’ll watch him.”
She kissed my cheek and scooped up Kyle. Babies amaze me. She sat him up and put his coat on. He slept right through it.
Once Angie was gone, I gave Suzanne a kiss hello. That turned into an intense make-out session that left a trail of clothes to the bedroom. We went a couple of rounds before we focused on Suzanne’s real reason for coming over.
She was cuddled up to my side, running her fingers over my stomach. Mr. Happy was getting interested in round three.
“So, who’s my brother going out with?”
“Cassidy Hope.”
“They’ll make a cute couple.”
“He’s taking her out to dinner Friday. You may have to help pick out clothes.”
She snorted.
“No, Jim isn’t as helpless as you are. He can actually dress himself,” she said, and then giggled. “I should tell Mom that Jim needs ‘the talk.’ I can just see him and Dad having that conversation.”
“My dad was relieved when he found out my brother had explained the facts of life to me. What was worse was when my mom took me shopping for condoms.”
“Oh dear, I would’ve died of embarrassment.”
“Oh, it was bad. I even had a salesgirl helping—it was Kim Sun! She told my mom they come in different sizes, and then asked me which size I needed.” Suzanne was laughing aloud as she imagined my embarrassment. “I was clueless. So she got out one of those cloth tape measures. I was sure they were going to measure me in the aisle. I about died.”
“Poor baby.”
She had now teased Mr. Happy into full erection. She grabbed a condom and put it on. She moaned in pleasure when we got busy. There was no mistaking that sound. I held still as she began to push back at me. She worked her love button as she got into a rhythm. I soon found myself helping. She was incredibly hot. Dang, she felt nice.
Suzanne gave a huge scream and came hard. It felt like she’d put a tourniquet around the base of Mr. Happy, and damn near ripped him out at the root. I could feel her clench and unclench as her orgasm took her. She was able to milk my member and cause my own orgasm to explode.
When she finally released her grip on me, I slid out. I went to the bathroom to get rid of the condom and grab a washcloth. I had a huge grin on my face that matched hers when I handed it to her. She dropped the washcloth and gave me a kiss.