This is a work of fiction; any resemblance to real people, living or dead, or to actual events is purely coincidental. All characters involved in any sexual activity are over the age of 18. This is an ongoing story, please read the segments in sequence.
Constructive criticism is always welcome.
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During Spring Break we went to see Carlos and Maria. We stayed in my room; while it was more of a drive, we could sleep together so it was worth it.
Manuel had actually been doing all of his physical therapy and was much better. His mobility was still somewhat limited but he was up and getting around. He had started working with Carlos to learn the operation and management of the restaurant. The new construction was underway and it was hoped that it would be ready to open in the spring, maybe in time for Cinque de Mayo.
Roberto had been so delighted to work with Manuel's physical therapy that he was planning to enroll in a Physical Therapy Assistant program. He would have to take some remedial classes over the summer and was planning to start the program in the fall.
We spent time with the younger children and had a delightful time. And we talked with Carlos and Maria about the summer and our upcoming wedding. We would work 10 hours a day, five days a week and would be off on Sunday and Monday. They were planning to drive to Texas with the younger kids for our wedding; Manuel and Roberto would stay in town to help with the restaurant and keep an eye on the house.
During Spring Quarter the relationship between Dave and Shawna continued to become deeper and stronger. We could hear them and their enthusiastic sexual activities nearly every night, as I'm sure that they could hear ours. We found a two-bedroom apartment near a bus line to campus and we put down a deposit for the next school year.
Soon the school year was coming to a close. Lucinda and I were both on the Dean's List, and Dave and Shawna both had better than a 3.0 grade point average. We were all doing very well.
Lucinda and I moved to my room with help from Uncle Carlos and his van; we would never have fit everything into my car. We settled in my room while the extra stuff was stored with Carlos and Maria. We settled into a routine of working at the newly reopened restaurant and seeing the kids. We alternated between my/our church and attending with Carlos and the family.
Throughout the summer Lucinda was embroiled in wedding planning with her mother. Isabella shipped the wedding dress to Maria to be altered to fit Lucinda. She was substantially taller than her mother and narrower in the waist. Maria could easily take in the waist, but the extra height could not be adjusted. The sweetheart bodice that would have been quite demure on Isabella barely extended high enough to cover Lucinda's areolae. Maria did what she could but Lucinda said that it was perfect, "Michael will love this dress!" and Aunt Maria smiled broadly with a knowing smile.
The beginning of August we drove to south Texas and got a room in the little motel. We worked with her parents to help get all of the arrangements made. Pastor Brenner arrived a couple days before the wedding to consult with Father Morales. They decided that the best way to conduct the marriage service was for Pastor Brenner to conduct the entire service in English, and Father Morales would echo it phrase by phrase in Spanish. It was a perfect solution.
The day before the wedding we walked through the mechanics of the service. Two of her teenage nephews would be ushers and a four year old niece and a five year old nephew would be the flower girl and ring bearer. This had become quite an event.
Dave and Shawna had arrived and she was nearly in tears as she watched us walk through the ceremony. Then everyone returned to her parents' house for dinner and conversation. Her mother insisted that she stay the night with them. "You two have bent many of the rules, but tonight she sleeps in her parents' house one last time." I didn't object; it seemed right.
Lucinda's parents went to bed fairly early leaving her and Celina to talk. Her sister was extremely excited about the wedding, and she was bubbling over with enthusiasm. "Is there anything that you want to do on your last night before getting married?"
Now many brides and grooms have a blow-out party and do things that they won't be doing after marriage. But that was not Lucinda's style. However, she did have one request for her sister. "Would you shave my pussy lips?" she asked.
Celina's eyes went wide. "You want to be shaved 'down there'?" she asked.
"Not bare, just the hair along the sides of my lips, my vulva."
"Really?"
"Yes. I was a virgin when I met Michael, although I no longer am. Aunt Maria gave me some great advice, 'Keep the passion burning, do things that will inflame his passion for you.' You have heard the advice, 'Be a lady in the parlor, and a whore in the bedroom,' haven't you? I intend to do exactly that, I will do anything that either he or I can think of to keep our passion burning hot."
"Wow, you must really love him!"
"Oh, I do. But I get every bit as much joy and satisfaction from our time together in the bedroom as he does, maybe even more."
"Really? I've been told to submit to my husband when I get married. But you're saying that you get as much enjoyment as he does?"
"Michael is a wonderful lover. So, yes I do. In fact I initiate the majority of our sexual activities, and he loves that. When you find a man that you are thinking about marrying, you need to be compatible in many ways: how you handle money, what kind of family you want to have, religious beliefs, what kinds of things you like to do and how much alone time you want. But how your sexual styles and levels of passion match is a really big one; if you would be happy doing it once a week and he wants it three times a day, or vice versa, it would be a problem."
"Three times a day???" Celina exclaimed.
"Yes, we often make love three times a day, occasionally more, and sometimes less. But every time we are
making love
, we are happily sharing our bodies with each other and giving our love to one another."
"You make it sound so beautiful."
"It is beautiful when you are with the man you love and who loves you. Don't settle for anything less. You deserve a good man who loves you completely and who will do anything in his power to please you; just as I will do anything to please Michael."