This one will be a bit longer, but wanted to close this out.
I had been in the Marine Corps for a little over three years and had found plenty of new lovers along my travels, but obviously always remembered my first. I had to go on leave and head home to take care of some family business for a couple of weeks. While there, I wanted to spend some time with all my friends from high school that were still in the area. Some had joined the military as well and weren't in the area, but I ended up finding Alan and of course Kim. I found them through his parents when I visited them. His mom told me where they lived, so I drove over to see them.
I got there late in the afternoon and when I knocked on the door Kim answered. She was looking a little rough, but smiled when she saw me. I saw that she looked as though she may have been pregnant. She invited me in and offered me a drink. She sat next to me on the couch and got me caught up on her and Alan's life to this point. They now had three kids, two boys and a girl and yes, she was pregnant again.
I asked about Alan and she said he was working the B shift at one of the local factories. We talked a bit more and she seemed somewhat upset and then apologized for looking like a mom of three and got up to fix her hair. I laughed and told her don't worry and asked her to let Alan know that I was in town and to give me a call at my parents house before he went to work and I'd swing by to say Hi. I gave Kim a hug and told her she still looked great and left.
The next morning, Alan called and we chatted for a bit and he invited me over for an early lunch before he went to work. I headed over and was greeted by Kim, she had fixed her hair and looked markedly better than the day before. Alan on the other hand looked like he was a middle-aged man at 22. He had been working his ass off to take care of his family. As he was explaining what his current job was, he was telling me that he was getting tired of it all. It was the same thing day in and day out, but there wasn't any way out of it.
I consoled him and told him that it would get better, just to keep plugging away at it! He seemed to appreciate the vote of confidence. He excused himself to get dressed for work. Kim came and sat down next to me at the table and asked how lunch was? I told her it was great and it was! Kim was an excellent cook. She thanked me and placed her hand on mine. It caught me off guard, but I didn't move because I enjoyed her touch.
Alan came out of the bathroom and Kim quickly moved her hand, which made me feel pretty weird! I immediately understood the nature of the contact and on some level what her intent had been. This caused a stirring in my pants.