Copyright (c) 2019 James Miehoff, All Rights Reserved.
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This is one of a series of stories set in what I call Universe-J. Universe-J is very much like this universe with a few exceptions.
First the people tend to be a little more sexual and less hung up on sex that they are in our universe. This does not mean that monogamy is the exception. James and Heather were monogamous for a significant amount of time before they "accidentally" swapped partners.
Second the repercussions of unprotected sex are less severe than our universe. Not to say that STDs and unexpected pregnancies don't occur, just that they occur less frequently and in the case of STDs, a good shot of antibiotic will put you right again. HIV has yet to be introduced so STDs aren't a death sentence there.
Lastly, pedophilia and incest (which I will not be writing about) are virtually unknown. Children are to be protected and loved not abused. When they reach the age of consent, they can join in the adult games if they so desire, but there is no pressure on them to do so.
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As I was getting ready for work, I glanced at the calendar and a smile came unbidden to my lips. Today, it has been 15 years since that day that changed my life forever.
It was early evening and I was heading for my night class when Roger accosted me, "Yo! Egghead hold up for a second!"
I stopped and turned back. Roger and I go way back. I helped him pass his state mandated tests so he could graduate sixth grade. And again in eighth. And again in 12th grade. By pure chance, we ended up at the same college. He, on a full football scholarship. Me, on my summer wages and any other cash I could scrape together. He was probably going to get drafted by a pro football team in month and make a zillion dollars. I was going to get a lab job after graduation for probably $35K a year.
"Egghead, you gotta help me. I have to pass this physics course and they are talking quantum voodoo and I just don't get it. You are the only one that has ever been able to make any of this shit make sense," he said pleading.
Taking a deep breath, I shot back, "If I do, what do I get out of it?"
"Anything I have for an hour," he said glancing at his yellow Lamborghini.
"All right," I said. "I have a class in 2 minutes that will be done at 9. I'll meet you at the library."
I heard an amazing sexy female voice behind me say, "The library? He'll be struck by lightning if he goes in there. Kinda like an atheist going to church."
I turned and as saw her bouncing, er, I mean walking up to us, my heart stopped.
"Ha, ha. Very funny Melissa," Roger growled.
"I'll meet you at 9," I said recovering as best I could, "I need to go."
As I hurried off, I heard Melissa's voice saying, "This I have to see."
At nine, I met them on the stairs leading into the library. As we went in, Melissa moved away from Roger saying, "Just in case you are hit by lightning," and then broke up laughing. He just glared at her.
We found a table in a corner and I started to ask Roger what he was having trouble with. It started with quantum entanglement.
Not quite an hour later, Roger pushed his chair back and said, "I knew you could do it Egghead. I think I can at least pass that test tomorrow."
He reached into his pocket to fish his car keys out and I was tempted, but pulled my courage together and said, "I don't want your car. I want Melissa for that hour."
She inhaled and her eyes got as big as any anime girl's eyes I've ever seen. Roger froze, and then slowly sat down. He glanced at Melissa briefly before looking straight at me and saying, "All right. I am a man of my word. One hour and not a second more."
Deer in the headlights is a phrase coined just for this type of occasion, but she straightened up and squared her shoulders and walked over to me and said, "Let's go. We are wasting time here."
Just before we turned the corner we heard Roger call out, "One hour. I'll be at my car. Don't be fucking late."
As we made the two-minute walk to my apartment, Melissa grabbed my hand and interlaced our fingers and squeezed.
I unlocked the door and waved her in. It was not much. A one room studio apartment with a desk, a bed and a small stovetop, a microwave and a fridge. Not at all like Roger's three bedroom house. But it was all I had.
I turned to close the door and lock it and when I turned back, Melissa was just dropping her t-shirt on the floor and she started to hook her thumbs into her stretch pants.
I took the step to close the space between us and grabbed her hands. "No," I said as I pulled her hands to me and kissed them. "That is not why you are here."
I bent down and picked up her t-shirt and handed it to her. I looked at the floor as I handed it to her. Her face was awash with emotions and questions. I glanced up in time to see the most beautiful breasts in the world get covered up. I had known they would be beautiful and they hadn't disappointed.
She stood there, totally vulnerable and completely confused. I patted the edge of the bed and half asked and half commanded her to sit. She looked up at me with her eyes pleading for an explanation.
I grabbed the chair from my desk and sat so we were the same height. I reached out and took her hands again, gently.
"I didn't bring you back her to have sex," I said. "I am not entirely sure why." I paused for a second to try and still the whirlwind of thoughts battering my brain. One thought jumped out and before I could stop it, I heard my voice say, "I did it to punish Roger."
Her eyes got big but she held her tongue.
"Roger and I go way back. You probably know that. He was always the big man and I was always the geek. I didn't exist unless he needed something and then I would go back on the shelf.
"Like tonight. He needed help to pass a test. So where did he go? To the tutoring service? No, he went to his friendly neighborhood geek. In the past, he has done things like taking me along for a weekend to the lake with his parents when we were in grade school or letting me ride his 15 speed bike or inviting me to one of his parties so I could watch his friends get drunk and get laid.
"So tonight, I snapped.
"I know he expected me to borrow his car. I mean, who doesn't dream of driving a Lambo. But tonight, I wanted to hurt him and I am sorry you had to be part of my childish dream.