PART ONE
The honk of a car horn interrupted a kiss with my girlfriend that had barely started.
Blatant and immediate proof of what I was trying to tell Jessica a few days ago, and you bet your ass that I gave her a knowing look as we separated from what could very well could have led to passionate kitchen sex. She just huffed and gave me a look of her own, "Hey, it's better than if she walked in on us."
Jessica and I had been dating for almost eight months; pretty much since we met at the beginning of university. And, while there are plenty of private places to sneak away to when you can't convince your roommate to give you the place for the night, there's always a risk and an inconvenience that go hand in hand with the thrill. So when Jess told me that we could have her family's lake house all to ourselves for the weekend, I was ecstatic.
It was spring break. Now that we were getting more serious, or as serious as two college first-years could be, she floated the idea of introducing me to her family. Cleverly too, might I add. Tempting me with almost ten days at the lake was a great way to soften the blow of spending a few non-stop days with parents who would no doubt be interrogating me and deciding whether or not I'd receive their approval the entire time. And, on top of that, Jessica and I would have the place to ourselves for the weekend before her family arrived on Monday. Every room was fair game for nudity, which was a refreshing change of pace from sharing a single dorm room with someone else and needing to schedule alone time. We would have a whole house, with no one else around.
At least, that *was* the plan.
Until Jessica's younger sister, Natalie, asked if she could drive up on Friday too. Apparently all of Natalie's friends ended up busy, and she really wanted to reconnect with her older sister since they didn't get to see each other as much now that Jessica was off at college. Since Natalie's spring break didn't line up with ours, she would be stuck at school while their parents visited during the week. It made a lot more sense for her to visit over the weekend instead of skipping school, and Jessica seemed to agree.
Naturally, I was torn. Being a good boyfriend meant putting my needs aside sometimes, and it was obvious that Jessica missed her sister enough to consider giving up what was supposed to be a pretty hot weekend for the two of us. But my more selfish side was annoyed. Anything outside the bedroom wasn't going to happen now, and her third wheel of a sister was going to be sleeping right down the hall. Having a private bedroom wouldn't mean as much if we had to keep things as quiet as possible at night. I tried to split the difference and suggested that Natalie come up on Saturday, but the decision was pretty much out of my hands once Jessica approved the girl's request.