Writers Note
This is the second chapter about a very special person that I met and fell in love with a long time ago. The time is still back in November of 1980. There is a little and very mild bathroom fun but mostly it is just some great sex.
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The next day was pretty much a usual day at the store. My part time helper worked on Tuesday and Thursday evenings as well as on Sunday from 12:00 noon until 5:00 PM. What ever bug he had on Tuesday was gone and he was there that day at 5:00 PM. He was a pretty decent guy, recently out of the military, and was going to school to become an electronics technician. He knew his stuff and unlike a lot of those tech guys, he was a good salesman as well. Plus he could handle just about all of the minor crises that always seemed to be pop up at the store when I wasn't there. I did stay at the store catching up on paper work until around 8:00 PM. I was hoping that she would call, of course, but it didn't happen. Friday was a pretty steady day with customers in the morning. Then around 12:30 PM the phone rang.
I answered and heard a female voice on the other end say, "Help!"
I thought for a second and said, "Hello Katie."
"Awh," she said, "You figured out it was me already?"
"You are kind of hard to forget," I replied.
She laughed and said, "Now why would you think that?"
We chatted for a bit. She suggested that since the club at the end of the shopping center was busy on Friday nights that we go to a bar in a small town that was fairly close to where I lived. I told her that I was working until 9:00 PM and it would be probably around 9:30 PM until I got there. She said that was fine and said we could get some supper there as well. I got directions from her on how to get to the place and then a customer walked in.
I said, "I'll see you later."
She said, "I'm looking forward to it," and then a sweet little, "Bye," as she hung up.
The rest of the day passed quickly and I actually made it to the bar at 9:20 PM. Katie was sitting in a booth near the rear of the place. She waved as I walked in and I headed back there. Before I sat down, I leaned over the end of the bench she was sitting on, and gave her a light kiss on the lips. Then I slid onto the other seat of the booth.
She smiled and said, "That was very nice."
I shrugged my shoulders and said, "You were very nice to me on Wednesday."
Katie laughed and replied, "So were you. I would have ordered you a beer but I wasn't sure when you were going to get here." This was one of those places where they keep the menus at the tables. She pulled one out and handed it to me. "I already know what I want," she said.
"Do you come here a lot?" I asked.
She said, "Some of girls that work at the one doctor's office I take care of, come here once a month for lunch and they invite me if I'm around. The food is pretty good."
I scanned the menu which was the usual assortment of bar foods, burgers, subs, plus a few dinners as well. The waitress came over and Katie ordered a burger. I ordered a meatball sub and a beer.
Katie looked at me and said, "I'm sure you have a lot of questions," and flashed a quick smile.
I smiled back and replied, "Katie, I get the feeling that we could sit here until this time next month talking and I would never get to know all of you."
She laughed and said, "Mom always said I was complicated."
I said, "There are worse things to be called. Tell me about your family."
She replied, "There is not much to tell. It's just mom and me. My dad passed away almost 5 years ago."
"I'm sorry to hear that," I said.
She said, "Thank you. He had a heart attack at work and died on the spot. The doctor said that even if he had been in a hospital when it happened, that his chances would have been very slim." She got quiet for a little and added, "I knew something bad was going to happen to him a few days before. I get these feelings, I guess they are called premonitions. It's happened a few times before with other people I knew, and every time, that person died."
"That must be really scary. I get a little deja vu' every now and then but nothing like that," I replied.
She said, "I haven't had one since he passed away and I really hope I never have another one."
I could tell that this was starting to bring her down a little, so I asked, "So, you are an only child?"
She nodded her head yes, then said, "Mom was never able to have any more kids."
I smiled and replied, "I bet you were spoiled rotten."
Katie got a twinkle in her eye and laughed as she said, "I took the job of being the little princess very seriously!"
"I'm sure you were quite a handful," I replied.
She laughed again and said, "Oh yes!"
"I bet you got spanked a lot?" I asked.
She rolled her eyes and answered, "Mom had this wooden ruler and dad had his," then she paused for a few seconds and added softly, "Hairbrush."
From the look in her eyes, I could tell that she was again uncomfortable with where this was heading. "But now you are a good girl, right?" I asked with smile.
She smiled and answered, "You tell me how good I was!"
We both laughed and then our food arrived. As we ate, I told her about my family. I grew up in a small town about 30 miles to the northwest of where we were. We talked a little about our high school and college days as well. She mentioned the name Jean a few times as we talked.
I asked, "Who is this Jean?"
She laughed and said, "My best friend in the whole wide world. We have been friends for a very long time and we got into so much trouble together over the years."
I laughed as well and replied, "I can just imagine."
She shook head no and said, "Oh no. You have no idea." I didn't say anything back. I was hoping she was going to go into a little detail there, but she didn't. We had finished eating by that point and she said, "It's getting late. Do you want to get going or just sit here and talk all night?"
I smiled, "That's a real hard decision to make," and I waved to the waitress to come over to the table. I placed my hands on top of hers and said seriously, "But I really do want to get to know you."
Katie smiled and said, "You will. One day, you will. But, you might not like everything you learn about me."
I replied, "I'll take my chances." The waitress arrived and left our check. I went to reach for it, but she was faster.
"I ask you out," she said, "And I pay the bill."
"Okay," I replied. I got a quick glimpse at the total which was around fifteen dollars.
She pulled a twenty-dollar bill out of her purse and said to the waitress, "Keep the change."
The waitress smiled and said, "Thanks! Come back again."
As we got up to leave, I said, "That was a pretty good tip."
Katie said, "I worked as a waitress for my senior year in high school and all through college." She didn't need to say any more on that subject. We headed out of the bar and over to where our cars were parked. She called out, "Follow me. I'll show you the shortcut."
I did, but with all the turns she made down this little street and over that little street, I never could remember which way she went. But we were at my apartment in a very short amount of time. It was around 10:30 PM when we got there. She got out of her car and I got out of mine and as I did, I grabbed a bag that was sitting on the passenger seat. We headed up the stairs and I opened the door and hit the light switch. I went over to the kitchen table and dumped the contents of the bag out. There was a small department store in same shopping center that my store was and I had purchased on Thursday, a hand towel, washcloth, and another bath towel. I pulled the price tags off.
I turned to her and said, "These are for you."
She got a surprised look on her face and said, "You didn't have to do that."
I shrugged my shoulders and said, "It's not like I can't use them as well."
She said, "Thank you."
"I'll be right back," I said as I picked them up and then walked into the bathroom.
I put them on the towel rack that was in there and while I was there, took a quick piss and washed my hands. I lowered the toilet seat. When I came back out she wasn't in the kitchen area, but I saw that the lamp was on in the bedroom. I turned off the kitchen light and walked into the bedroom. She was standing with her back to me and already had stripped down to her bra and panties.