Glancing at the alarm clock by the bed, Diedra shook her head. She couldn\u2019t believe only a couple of hours had passed since she woke up. It was barely afternoon. Alone now- Tamara had slipped out to freshen up- Diedra rolled onto her back and smiled up at the ceiling. She still couldn\u2019t believe this was happening.<\/p>\n
Breathing in, Deidra thought she could still smell the woman\u2019s perfume, then she realized it was her. She smelled like Tamara.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe smells good,\u201d Deidra said, out loud.<\/p>\n
Holding her hand above her, she looked at her new golden key. Tamara had given it to her with a kiss, before going to clean up. Deidra\u2019s smile brightened as she remembered the tangle of their bodies as they tribbed.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrib\u2026 What a weird word,\u201d Deidra said, turning the key this way and that, \u201ctribbing sounds like a sailing term- Trib the main, sailor. Aye, aye cap\u2019ain. Tribbing the mainsail.\u201d<\/p>\n
Laughing at her own joke, Deidra stretched like a cat in a sunny spot, nearly purring like one, too. Weird word or not, it had felt amazing, the delicious grind of Tamara\u2019s body against her own. Closing her eyes, she could still feel the woman\u2019s legs wrapped around her waist, the sensual roll of her hips. Sighing, Deidra wished Tamara was still here. She was getting horny, again.<\/p>\n
\u201cDamn hormones,\u201d Deidra said, grinning.<\/p>\n
The grin became sheepish as she thought her new fascination with the fairer sex. It hasn\u2019t even been twenty-four hours, yet, and her whole outlook had been turned on its ear. She couldn\u2019t explain this new attraction toward the female form, nor could she deny it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a lesbian,\u201d Deidra said, trying it on for size. The idea was like a new shoe- it fit a little weird because it was still new, but Deidra thought if she wore it awhile and broke it in, it was a shoe she could wear and be comfortable in. She had definitely liked being with Tamara and the twins. Thinking about the trio of lovely ladies, Deidra realized the shoe was already starting to fit better.<\/p>\n
Her thoughts were interrupted as the doorknob turned and the door started to open. Deidra hadn\u2019t bothered to lock it back when Tamara left. Smiling, Deidra thought it was Tamara coming back. It wasn\u2019t Tamara, though. Two women fumbled their way through the doorway, slapping at the door to close it behind them. They were kissing passionately, their hands roaming over each other and tugging at what little clothing they wore.<\/p>\n
Amused, Deidra watched wide-eyed from her spot on the bed, thought, These two are well on their way. They are oblivious of the fact they aren\u2019t alone in the room<\/em>.<\/p>\n One of them finally noticed Deidra, laughing as she called her partner\u2019s attention to Deidra. They separated some, straightened the lingerie they wore. The one who had first seen Deidra offered her a sheepish smile, said, \u201cSorry. We didn\u2019t realize this room was taken.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUm,\u201d Deidra said, sitting up, \u201cI think we are done with it, anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAre you sure?\u201d The other woman said, putting her arm around the first woman\u2019s waist, \u201cWe can try another room if you still need it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s okay,\u201d Deidra said, standing up.<\/p>\n \u201cWe appreciate it, Diedra,\u201d the first woman said, smiling at Deidra, \u201cit is Deidra, right?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYeah,\u201d Deidra said, thinking, I must be famous. Everyone knows who I am.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cOf course you are,\u201d the woman said, her smile widening, \u201cyou look so much like your Aunt Debbie. A younger version, maybe, but just as beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUm, thanks,\u201d Deidra said, blushing.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m Becky,\u201d the woman who had first noticed her said, smiling at her partner, \u201cand this lovely lady is Chelsea.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s nice to meet you,\u201d Deidra said.<\/p>\n \u201cLikewise,\u201d Becky said.<\/p>\n Deidra looked at the two women, remembering at some point it would be her turn to have their arms around her. They were both attractive, but that was where the similarities ended. Not quite as polar opposites as the twins and Tamara had been, but very different from each other.<\/p>\n Becky was a brunette, with chestnut hair and pretty blue eyes. She was petite, no more than five-three or -four, athletic. The lingerie couldn\u2019t hide the fact that she was in great shape, had a lean figure that Deidra liked. A runner, maybe, given her shapely legs and toned thighs. A deep tan suggested a lot of time in the sun.<\/p>\n Unlike Becky, Chelsea was a strawberry blonde, pale. Not as pale as the twins, just not as tan as her partner. She was about five inches taller than Becky, about five-nine-ish and curvier, busty. Deidra liked her fuller hips and large breasts for a completely different reason. Two different body types but both appealing in their own way.<\/p>\n Deidra blushed when she realized she wasn\u2019t the only one checking someone out. Becky was looking at her with a mix of curiosity and interest in her eyes. The attention made Deidra\u2019s heart beat a little faster only to have it skip a few beats when the woman smiled at her.<\/p>\n \u201cIs that a key?\u201d Chelsea asked, distracting Deidra.<\/p>\n \u201cUm, yeah,\u201d Deidra said, looking down at the key in her hand.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are making you go through the initiation?\u201d The woman asked, her eyes narrowing, \u201ceven though you being here is an accident?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRules are rules,\u201d Becky said, drawing a sour look from Chelsea.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s horseshit,\u201d Chelsea said, still giving her that look, \u201cwe knew what the initiation was when we agreed to come to our first party. Deidra didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHey, I didn\u2019t mean…\u201d Becky said, sighing.<\/p>\n Deidra remembered the desire between Chelsea and Becky when they burst into the room, and she saw it waning now. She didn\u2019t want to kill the mood for them, so she said, \u201cMy being here was an accident, true\u2026 but that doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m not having fun.\u201d<\/p>\n Chelsea looked at her for a long second, then asked, \u201cDo you really mean that?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYeah,\u201d Deidra said, which was the truth.<\/p>\n \u201cHuh,\u201d Chelsea said, considering that, \u201cand you are okay with going through the initiation? You know what it is, right?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAunt Debbie explained it to me,\u201d Deidra said, with a nervous laugh, \u201cshe also said, it wasn\u2019t meant to be an obligation-\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not,\u201d Becky said, smiling at Deidra, \u201cit\u2019s a very kinky meet and greet.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBecky!\u201d Chelsea said, laughing in surprise, \u201cI can\u2019t believe you said that!\u201d<\/p>\n Grinning, Deidra said, \u201cSo it isn\u2019t a kinky meet and greet?\u201d<\/p>\n Shaking her head and laughing, Chelsea said, \u201cNo, it is. Shame on you, Becky. Now you\u2019ve got her saying it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think she\u2019s going to be okay here,\u201d Becky said, smiling at Deidra.<\/p>\n Chelsea gave Deidra a weighing look, asked, \u201cAre you going to be okay?\u201d<\/p>\n Smiling at her, Deidra said, \u201cWhat I was going to say, was the initiation isn\u2019t an obligation but an opportunity. At least, that\u2019s what Aunt Debbie says.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDo you<\/em> believe that?\u201d Becky asked.<\/p>\n \u201cYou two looked like you were in the middle of something,\u201d Deidra said, smiling as she walked to the door, \u201cthe bed is yours.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou didn\u2019t answer the question,\u201d Chelsea said.<\/p>\n With her hand on the doorknob, Deidra turned back to them and said, \u201cWe can talk about it later when I come around for my key. Have fun, ladies.\u201d<\/p>\n In the hallway, she put her hand over her mouth to hold in her giggles. She wished Tamara had been there to see that, thought the woman would have given her a high five for that line of bullshit. Looking up and down the hallway, she couldn\u2019t stop smiling. Even when she didn\u2019t know where to go, she didn\u2019t stop smiling.<\/p>\n She headed downstairs, looking for her aunt. Deidra found her in the living room, sitting in one of the armchairs with some woman in her lap. They were kissing languidly, in no rush. Deidra blushed and looked away when she noticed her aunt had her hand in the woman\u2019s panties, her fingers moving under the thin material. Making a one-eighty, Deidra headed the other way before her aunt could see her.<\/p>\n \u201cJesus,\u201d Deidra said, shaking her head as she walked into the kitchen.<\/p>\n Through the side door, she saw Karen out on the pool deck. She had the grill going, smoke pouring from the open lid. With Tamara in the shower, the twins nowhere to be found, and Aunt Debbie- Deidra really didn\u2019t want to think about Aunt Debbie, right now- Deidra was left with Karen as the only other person she even vaguely knew. She watched the woman work the grill for a moment, then shrugged. Deidra opened the door, intending to go to talk to her. She hesitated, looking down at herself.<\/p>\n Her face hot, she said, \u201cI hope Aunt Debbie\u2019s neighbors aren\u2019t nosy.\u201d<\/p>\n She walked self-consciously towards Karen. Seeing her, the woman smiled, said, \u201cThere you are. How are you feeling?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBetter,\u201d Deidra said, stepping up to the grill. Her eyes got wide when she saw the grill was loaded down with hamburgers and hot dogs, corn on the cob, and barbeque chicken. The smells wafting from the sizzling food made Deidra\u2019s mouth water. To Karen, she said, \u201cFeeding a small army?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou can work up an appetite at a party like this,\u201d Karen said, amused.<\/p>\n \u201cI guess so,\u201d Deidra said.<\/p>\n \u201cI was looking for you,\u201d Karen said, setting aside her tongs and turning to Deidra.<\/p>\n \u201cMe?\u201d Deidra asked.<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted to talk to you yesterday, but your aunt sent you upstairs to sleep it off before I got the chance,\u201d Karen said, smiling at her, \u201cand I\u2019ve kept missing you this morning. First when you were in the shower, then when you disappeared upstairs with Tamara.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou know about that?\u201d Deidra asked, embarrassed.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ll find there aren\u2019t many secrets around here,\u201d Karen said, then added, \u201cor privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGuess not,\u201d Deidra said, laughing, \u201cwhy did you want to see me?\u201d<\/p>\n Karen didn\u2019t answer right away. Instead, she picked the tongs back up, fiddled with the meat. Deidra waited as the woman searched for the words. Finally, Karen said, \u201cKara and Kayla have an uncanny ability to read people. It is almost a sixth sense with them. Over the years, I\u2019ve come to have a lot of faith in their opinions of people.\u201d<\/p>\n Deidra looked at her expectantly, wondering what this had to do with her.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the pool house, I took a chance on you. I didn\u2019t even know if being in the Society was something that would interest you. The twins seemed to think so, so I went ahead and upheld the rules\u2026 Like I said, I put a lot of stock in the twin\u2019s opinion,\u201d Karen said, glancing at Deidra.<\/p>\n \u201cOkay,\u201d Deidra said. Something that had happened in the pool house popped into her head, the unspoken question on Karen\u2019s face and the nod from the twins. It dawned on her that that nod had set this whole thing in motion.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever known them to be wrong about someone,\u201d Karen said, meeting Deidra\u2019s eyes, \u201cbut I guess there is a first time for everything. What I\u2019m saying is, we\u2019d never make you do something you didn\u2019t want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n Surprised, Deidra laughed, \u201cNow you tell me.\u201d<\/p>\n Sheepishly, Karen said, \u201cTalking to Debbie this morning, I realized she had forgotten about our other rules.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOther rules?\u201d Deidra asked.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll get to them in a minute,\u201d Karen said, giving Deidra a weighing look, \u201cI probably should have done this in the first place instead of just trusting the twins\u2026 Do you want to join the Society?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI thought I had to,\u201d Deidra said.<\/p>\n Sighing, Karen said, \u201cThe rules are more like\u2026 guidelines. There is no one enforcing them. We just stick to them because they make life in the Society better.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey sounded pretty set in stone yesterday,\u201d Deidra said.<\/p>\n Nodding, Karen said, \u201cYeah, Debbie said the same thing this morning. I was just following the twins lead and\u2026 I\u2019m sorry that I gave you the wrong idea.\u201d<\/p>\n Deidra looked at the woman a long moment, then decided she was indeed sorry. She could see it in her eyes. Deidra shook her head and laughed, thinking she probably wouldn\u2019t want to be in the Society if Karen had asked yesterday. A crazy chain of events had led her to this moment: her mother\u2019s business trip, her aunt\u2019s misunderstanding about the date, the ecstasy in the tea, the twins in the pool house, Karen\u2019s decision to uphold the rules, Deidra thinking she had to go through the initiation, being with Tamara\u2026 All dominoes that had to fall just right to keep the chain moving, leading her to this moment.<\/p>\n Do I want to be in the Society, now that it is a choice and not being forced on me<\/em>, Deidra thought, chewing on her lip. She could walk away from this right now and never look back. She could get her clothes back and go on with her old life. All she had to do was say no and be done with this.<\/p>\n Instead, she found herself asking, \u201cWhat if\u2026 What if I say yes and I change my mind tomorrow or a week from now\u2026 A year?\u201d<\/p>\n Laughing, Karen said, \u201cWe aren\u2019t a cult like Scientology, Deidra. We don\u2019t hold our members hostage. You can quit anytime you like.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHuh,\u201d Deidra said, relaxing some, \u201cwhat about the initiation? Do I have to go through that?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYeah. If you want to be in the Society, you have to go through the initiation. That\u2019s one tradition I have to keep,\u201d Karen said.<\/p>\n \u201cOh,\u201d Deidra said.<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe I should tell you about our other rules,\u201d Karen said, smiling at her, \u201cI think they\u2019ll help put your mind at ease.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUm, okay,\u201d Deidra said, interested.<\/p>\n \u201cThe first rule is we don\u2019t talk about the Society with anyone who isn\u2019t a member or with that person first being approved by the matriarchy,\u201d Karen said.<\/p>\n Laughing, Deidra said, \u201cSounds like Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club, you don\u2019t talk about Fight Club.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSame idea, just with less fist fighting,\u201d Karen said.<\/p>\n Picking up on the emphasis on the word \u2018less\u2019, Deidra said, \u201cLess?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere is the occasional squabble- usually over a woman. Sometimes these fights come to blows,\u201d Karen said, smiling at Deidra, \u201cwomen who join the Society tend to be passionate people. Sometimes that passion can get away from them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNothing like a lingerie fistfight,\u201d Deidra said, laughing.<\/p>\n \u201cOh, it is a sight to see,\u201d Karen agreed, shaking her head, \u201canyway, the reasoning behind this rule is two-fold… One, it helps keep the riffraff out of the Society, lets us be selective on who joins. Two, it allows us to have our fun without jeopardizing anyone\u2019s personal life or career. Have you ever heard the saying, \u2018Loose lips sink ships\u2019?\u201d<\/p>\n Deidra nodded, said, \u201cI saw this special on TV where a woman got fired over a Facebook post.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cExactly,\u201d Karen said.<\/p>\n \u201cSeems like a reasonable rule,\u201d Deidra said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe other big rule is consent,\u201d Karen said, glancing at Deidra, \u201care you familiar with the word?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUm, no,\u201d Deidra said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt means you agree to something, without coercion,\u201d Karen said, going back to rotating the food on the grill, \u201cbasically, everyone has to be on board, or no one is. Do you understand?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think so,\u201d Deidra said.<\/p>\n \u201cMost First Timers know about the initiation going into it and agree to do it. They all want<\/em> to do it,\u201d Karen said, glancing at Deidra, \u201cyou are a little different.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSo I keep hearing,\u201d Deidra said, laughing.<\/p>\n \u201cConsent still applies with the initiation,\u201d Karen said, taking a sip of her glass of wine, \u201cnone of the members are going to ask you to do something you aren\u2019t comfortable with.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh,\u201d Deidra said, remembering her own thoughts about what sort of things she\u2019d have to do to earn her keys. She felt herself relaxing even more as the woman\u2019s words sank in. Then she frowned as she thought of something, asked, \u201cIs this a\u2026 problem? In the Society, I mean?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo,\u201d Karen said, smiling reassuringly at Deidra, \u201cI only bring it up to explain the code to you. Generally speaking, everyone is here to have a good time and wants everyone else to have one, too. If someone is making you uncomfortable, just hold up your hand and say \u2018stop\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n Dubiously, Deidra asked, \u201cThat works?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRemember when I said there aren\u2019t any secrets in the Society?\u201d Karen asked, then went on when Deidra nodded, \u201cwell, if someone raises their hand against you, the members hear about it. If it happens more than once, you stop getting invited to parties.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAh, got it,\u201d Deidra said, nodding.<\/p>\n \u201cSince everyone wants to have a good time, no one wants to get blacklisted.”<\/p>\n “Got it,” Deidra said, then frowned, “does this happen a lot?”<\/p>\n “It rarely happens. I\u2019ve only ever heard of it happening once since I joined way back. The woman got the message, started some heavy apologizing. It took some doing, but she\u2019s repaired her reputation is now an upstanding member,\u201d Karen said.<\/p>\n \u201cSo she was grounded?\u201d Deidra teased.<\/p>\n \u201cSomething like that,\u201d Karen said, laughing. She sobered up some, said, \u201cThere are few things I feel we need to discuss. Some concerns I have about you joining.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMe?\u201d Deidra said, raising her eyebrows.<\/p>\n \u201cYour age, to be exact,\u201d Karen said, meeting her eyes, \u201cwhile the Society might be open-minded, the law isn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh,\u201d Deidra said, then quickly added, \u201cI\u2019m not going to tell, anyone. Rule number one, remember.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGlad to hear it,\u201d Karen said, amused, \u201cunderaged girls aren\u2019t unheard of in the Society, but they are rare. The situation is more delicate and needs to be handled with kid gloves.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPun intended?\u201d Deidra asked, grinning.<\/p>\n Karen laughed, \u201cUm, no. Just a happy accident.\u201d<\/p>\n Deidra thought about what the woman was saying for a moment, then asked, \u201cWhat do I need to do to put your mind at ease?\u201d<\/p>\n Karen smiled warmly at her, said, \u201cYou just did, by asking that question. It shows a certain desire to\u2026 fit in, I guess. I\u2019m not worried about the Society, though. I\u2019m worried about you.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMe?\u201d Deidra asked, surprised.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not sure we are the best crowd for a girl of your impressionable age to be hanging around with,\u201d Karen said.<\/p>\n \u201cThink I\u2019ll pick up some bad habits?\u201d Deidra asked, amused.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d say you already have,\u201d Karen said, laughing.<\/p>\n \u201cIn my defense, I didn\u2019t know the ecstasy was in the tea,\u201d Deidra said.<\/p>\n \u201cI wasn\u2019t talking about the tea,\u201d Karen said.<\/p>\n \u201cOh,\u201d Deidra said.<\/p>\n \u201cAll I\u2019m saying is take it slow, okay,\u201d Karen said, the concern in her eyes real.<\/p>\n Touched and a little embarrassed, Deidra said, \u201cI will.\u201d<\/p>\n Smiling at Deidra, Karen said, \u201cI really am sorry about how I handled the incident in the pool house. I mucked it up.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cA little,\u201d Deidra said, smiling back at her.<\/p>\n Karen said, \u201cA lot. Still, I don\u2019t think the twins were wrong about you belonging in the Society. Do you?\u201d<\/p>\n Deidra thought about it, said, \u201cI think if you had asked me yesterday, I\u2019d have said yes. I wouldn\u2019t have been ready.\u201d<\/p>\n Meeting her eyes, Karen asked, \u201cDo you think you are ready now?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d Deidra said, laughing, \u201cbut I\u2019m going to continue with the initiation until I make up my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFair enough,\u201d Karen said, nodding. Pointing at a large serving platter on one of the deck tables, she said, \u201cWant to grab that? This stuff should be ready to come off the grill.\u201d<\/p>\n Deidra held the platter as Karen emptied the grill. As the food started to heap up, Deidra had to laugh at how much food Karen had made. When the woman looked at her questioningly, Deidra smiled at her and said, \u201cThis is a lot of food.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis should hold everyone over until tomorrow,\u201d Karen said, winking at her, \u201cnothing ruins a party like having to stop and cook. This way, the ladies can just grab something when they get hungry.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat makes sense,\u201d Deidra said.<\/p>\n \u201cCome on,\u201d Karen said, offering to take the tray from Deidra. Glad to relinquish it because it was getting heavy, Deidra gave it over to her.<\/p>\n Deidra followed the woman into the house and found herself admiring the tick of her backside as she walked. Karen had a couple of extra pounds on her, but they had settled in all the right places and gave her a curvy femininity that Deidra liked. The gauzy baby doll the woman wore didn\u2019t cover much, leaving little to the imagination.<\/p>\n Her heart started beating faster as she wondered if she should try to flirt with Karen. Tamara had said this weekend was the perfect opportunity to practice her pitch. Chewing on her lip, Deidra considered it. Karen was older than Tamara, which made trying to woo her seem more daunting, but Deidra kind of liked how the woman looked in her lingerie.<\/p>\n One way or another, I need to talk to her about the key<\/em>, Deidra thought, as moved past Karen to get the door for her. With that thought in mind, she decided to go for it.<\/p>\n As Karen sat the platter of food on the center island in the kitchen, Deidra took the opportunity to take a deep breath to bolster her courage. Karen turned around and caught Deidra still trying to think of something to say. When Deidra froze, the woman gave her a curious look.<\/p>\n Feeling like she had to say something, Deidra asked, \u201cIs that one of Tamara\u2019s designs?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes, it is,\u201d Karen said, looking down at herself, \u201cit\u2019s lovely, isn\u2019t it? Tamara brought gifts for everyone\u2026 Well, everyone she knew was going to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRSVP next time,\u201d Deidra said, laughing, \u201cgot it.\u201d<\/p>\n Karen gave Deidra a weighing look, then asked, \u201cWas that the question you wanted to ask?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNot exactly,\u201d Deidra said, rubbing the back of her neck.<\/p>\n \u201cAh,\u201d Karen said, nodding, \u201cyou want to talk about the key.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNot really,\u201d Deidra said.<\/p>\n \u201cNo?\u201d Karen said, raising her eyebrows.<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe we could talk about it\u2026 afterward?\u201d Deidra said, her face on fire. It didn\u2019t help any when Karen gave her a look of amused surprise.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m flattered that a pretty young girl like you would be interested in a go,\u201d Karen said, favoring Deidra with a warm smile, \u201cbut I don\u2019t think I could. You remind me of my granddaughter too much. You two are about the same age.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWait,\u201d Deidra said, frowning, \u201chow can that be right?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHow can a lesbian have a granddaughter?\u201d Karen asked.<\/p>\n \u201cNo,\u201d Deidra said, shaking her head, \u201chow can you\u2026 You can\u2019t be old enough to have a granddaughter my age.\u201d<\/p>\n Amused, Karen asked, \u201cHow old do you think I am?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI- Well, I would have guessed maybe\u2026 Forty?\u201d Deidra said.<\/p>\n \u201cForty!\u201d Karen said, her face lighting up, \u201cForty! Oh, I could kiss you for saying that.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t be against a kiss,\u201d Deidra said, playfully.<\/p>\n Karen looked at her for a long second, then said, \u201cI\u2019m fifty-four.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSeriously?\u201d Deidra said, her eyes wide, \u201cyou\u2019re\u2026 Really?\u201d<\/p>\n Laughing, Karen said, \u201cI\u2019d show you my driver\u2019s license, but I don\u2019t have it on me. This thing doesn\u2019t have any pockets.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWow,\u201d Deidra said, still trying to wrap her head around Karen\u2019s age, \u201cyou look amazing for fifty-four. You could get away with telling people you were thirty-eight, easy.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThank you, Deidra. You\u2019ve just made an old lady\u2019s day,\u201d Karen said. Giving Deidra a curious smile, Karen asked, \u201cDo you really want a kiss?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShould I have changed my mind because you are older than I thought?\u201d Deidra asked, meeting the woman\u2019s eyes, \u201cafter all\u2026 What is a number but a number?\u201d<\/p>\n Laughing, Karen said, \u201cWhat is a number but a number, huh? Sounds like a load of bullshit.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTamara says we all have our own brand of bullshit and the trick is to find someone willing to buy the bullshit you are selling,\u201d Deidra said, grinning.<\/p>\n \u201cThat sounds like something Tamara would say,\u201d Karen said, favoring Deidra with a warm smile, \u201cshe\u2019s right, of course.\u201d<\/p>\n With a playful smile, Deidra asked, \u201cCan I interest you in some bullshit?\u201d<\/p>\n Karen looked at her for a long second, then started laughing and shaking her head. Deidra thought her attempt at flirting had failed until the woman pushed away from the island and came to Deidra, kissed her. Pulling back, Karen gave Deidra a sheepish smile, said, \u201cI can\u2019t believe that worked.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt did?\u201d Deidra asked.<\/p>\n Taking her hand, Karen said, \u201cCome on.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhere are we going?\u201d Deidra asked.<\/p>\n \u201cSomewhere private,\u201d Karen said, laughing and shaking her head, again, \u201cto discuss this bullshit I just bought.\u201d<\/p>\n Holy shit<\/em>, Deidra thought, resisting the urge to do her happy dance, my pitch worked<\/em>!<\/p>\n As Deidra let Karen lead her through the house, she wondered where the woman was taking her. All the bedrooms were upstairs, but they walked right by the stairs. Instead, Karen headed down the hall and knocked on the door to Aunt Debbie\u2019s office. They ducked inside when no one answered, closing the door behind them. Looking around the office, Deidra wondered why they were here. Noticing the couch along one wall, she thought she knew.<\/p>\n Karen saw her looking at it, said, \u201cBeds are a hot commodity. Fifteen people and six beds, including the pool house. Last night was a mad scramble, since you had your own bed.\u201d<\/p>\n Sheepishly, Deidra said, \u201cSorry.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh, don\u2019t apologize to me,\u201d Karen said, smiling, \u201cI spent the night with your aunt. I slept like a baby\u2026 Eventually.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh,\u201d Deidra said, making a face. Again she thought she was learning way too much about her aunt’s sex life.<\/p>\n Laughing, Karen said, \u201cJust so you know\u2026 You won\u2019t have your own bed tonight. You\u2019ll have to participate in the drawing.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe drawing?\u201d Deidra asked, curious.<\/p>\n \u201cNine white marbles and six numbered black ones- one for each bed in the house,\u201d Karen said, grinning at Deidra, \u201cIf you draw a white ball, you better make friends with someone with a black one pretty quick.\u201d<\/p>\n Thinking about it, Deidra asked, \u201cAunt Debbie doesn\u2019t get her own bed?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s a good sport, will draw with the rest of us,\u201d Karen said, crossing the room and sitting on the couch.<\/p>\n Sitting next to her, Deidra\u2019s thoughts were on the drawing. She didn\u2019t know if she\u2019d rather draw a white marble or a black. Both presented her with a challenge. A white one and she\u2019d have to convince one of these women to take her into her bed. Deidra had managed to bullshit Karen, but she\u2019d have to do it, again, if she didn\u2019t want to end up on a couch or the floor.<\/p>\n On the other hand, if she drew a black marble, there would be nine unlucky women looking for a place to sleep. Deidra knew her aunt, Karen, the twins and Tamara- and to some extent Becky and Chelsea. That left eight women whose names she didn\u2019t even know.<\/p>\n Deidra was pulled back from her thoughts when Karen\u2019s hand fell on her thigh, well above her knee. Why they were in the office came back to Deidra, and she smiled at the woman. When Karen smiled back at her, it was hesitant, uncertain. Deidra thought she was still unsure about this, about sleeping with Deidra. Her heart beating faster, Deidra leaned in and kissed Karen. As Karen kissed her back, that hesitation evaporated, burned off by the heat of desire building between them.<\/p>\n \u201cLie back,\u201d Karen said, her voice a little husky with excitement.<\/p>\n Deidra did what she was told, turning so her head was on one of the armrests, on knee up on the back of the couch and other hanging off the front. Deidra watched as the woman got her knees under her. On her hands and knees, Karen leaned in and gave Deidra a heated kiss. Deidra put her hand on the back of the woman\u2019s head, her fingers tightening in Karen\u2019s hair. The move seemed to surprise and excite her<\/p>\n Karen responded to Deidra\u2019s boldness with her own, the hand on Deidra\u2019s thigh slipping higher. Deidra moaned into their kiss as Karen\u2019s skilled fingers teased her bud. That lovely pressure and friction made it hard for Deidra to focus, so she released Karen from the kiss.<\/p>\n The negligee Karen wore didn\u2019t hide much, yet too much. Deidra wanted to see what the gauzy material was hiding. Sitting up, she lifted the lingerie up, and Karen helped her finish what she had started. Only the tiny thong remained. Biting her lip, she nodded at it. Karen hooked her thumbs in the waistband, gave Deidra a playful look. Deidra nodded, again. Getting to her feet, Karen slipped out of the panties.<\/p>\n Her eyes roaming over Karen, Deidra hoped she looked as good when she was in her fifties. Karen was leggy and curvy. Deidra thought she would fill out a pair of jeans or a sweater nicely, probably still got looks from men and women half her age. Still admiring her lovely naked body, Deidra thought, even from a girl a quarter of her age<\/em>.<\/p>\n Favoring Deidra with a warm smile, Karen leaned in and gave her a toe-curling kiss. It had some heat behind it, left Deidra a little dazed.<\/p>\n \u201cWow! What was that for?\u201d Deidra husked.<\/p>\n \u201cFor looking at me like that,\u201d Karen said, crawling back onto the couch. She smiled and gave Deidra another kiss, said, \u201cMakes me think I haven\u2019t completely lost it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sure you get plenty of looks,\u201d Deidra said, meaning it. Karen was an attractive woman and having been alive for half a century didn\u2019t detract from that. A little shyly, Deidra said, \u201cI think you are easy to look at.\u201d<\/p>\n Laughing, Karen said, \u201cYou can quit with the bullshit. You already sold me.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo bullshit,\u201d Deidra said, grinning.<\/p>\n \u201cNow look what you\u2019ve done,\u201d Karen said, her smile widening, \u201cyou\u2019ve made an old woman blush.\u201d<\/p>\n Deidra sat up and gave her a kiss, said, \u201cI\u2019m not sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n Karen gave her an amused smile, said, \u201cLook at you all sassy and flirty\u2026 Confident. I think you are starting to find your stride.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMy stride?\u201d Deidra asked.<\/p>\n \u201cI think you are beginning to settle down\u2026 settle in, even. I think the nervousness is starting to wear off and the real you is peeking through,\u201d Karen said, meeting Deidra\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n \u201cA little,\u201d Deidra said, then, \u201cI\u2019m still feeling my way, trying to figure things out. It\u2019s like\u2026 like I came in halfway through a movie, and I\u2019m still playing catch up on the plot line. Does that make sense?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPerfect sense,\u201d Karen said, smiling at her sympathetically, \u201calthough, in this case, it’s like you are starting on the second movie in a trilogy and haven\u2019t seen the first one. You are getting the crash course, for sure.”<\/p>\n A little self-consciously, Deidra said, “Yeah.”<\/p>\n “Don\u2019t worry about it too much, Love. In fact, you are doing just fine. Better than you have any right to be, actually,\u201d Karen said, her hand back on Deidra’s knee.<\/p>\n \u201cReally?\u201d Deidra asked.<\/p>\n \u201cReally,\u201d Karen said, kissing her.<\/p>\n The kiss deepened in a hurry and Deidra responded. Time for talking was over as passion welled up between them. When Karen put her hand on Deidra\u2019s shoulder and urged her to lie back, Deidra went. Deidra smiled up at the woman as Karen ran her hands up the insides of Deidra\u2019s thighs, pushing them wide open.<\/p>\n \u201cSuch a pretty pussy,\u201d Karen said, her fingers massaging Deidra\u2019s labia.<\/p>\n Deidra moaned, her heart racing as she waited to see what Karen would do next. She thought about what Kara had said about letting the anticipation build. Deidra got it now that she was on the receiving end of that sweet tease. She was so hot and ready, and she hoped Karen didn\u2019t keep her waiting long.<\/p>\n Karen spread her wide open with her thumbs, her eyes hot on Deidra\u2019s young vagina. Looking closer, Karen blinked in surprise. Her eyes were wide when she met Deidra\u2019s, and she asked, \u201cYou aren\u2019t a virgin?\u201d<\/p>\n Blushing, Deidra stammered, \u201cI am\u2026 Well, was, I guess\u2026 I mean…\u201d<\/p>\n A knowing smile spread on Karen\u2019s face, and she asked, \u201cWere you a little too curious for your own good?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI- I guess that\u2019s one way of putting it,\u201d Deidra said, laughing at her own expense.<\/p>\n It was the truth though. The subject of sex has been coming up a lot in school lately, and she was curious how it would feel. Like Karen had said, her curiosity got the better of her, and she accidentally took her own virginity with the handle of her hairbrush.<\/p>\n \u201cIt happens more than you think,\u201d Karen said, giving her a quick kiss, \u201ca healthy curiosity is nothing to be ashamed of. I guess the question now is- how curious are you?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHow curious am I?\u201d Deidra parroted. Karen\u2019s smile got her heart racing all over again.<\/p>\n Karen kissed her deeply, then whispered in her ear, \u201cDo you remember what I said to do if I make you uncomfortable?\u201d<\/p>\n Something in the woman\u2019s voice made Deidra\u2019s breath catch in her throat. She didn\u2019t trust herself to speak, so she nodded, instead.<\/p>\n \u201cGood,\u201d Karen said, kissing her, again, \u201clet me know if I should stop.\u201d<\/p>\n Karen lowered her mouth to Deidra\u2019s girlhood, running her tongue around the pink opening of Deidra\u2019s vagina. She rolled her eyes up when Deidra moaned. Winking, Karen slipped her tongue inside Deidra. In and out, the lovely sensation had Deidra clutching at the couch cushions. It was like nothing she\u2019d ever experienced before, but her body craved more. Her hips undulated against Karen\u2019s mouth eagerly.<\/p>\n Noticing Karen was still looking at her, Deidra said, \u201cDon\u2019t stop.\u201d<\/p>\n Satisfied, Karen returned her attention to her sweet torture, the wriggle of her tongue inside of Deidra driving her young body crazy. With the index finger of one hand, Karen started teasing Deidra\u2019s bud. Deidra gasped, her back arching as those two sensations melded into one very intense, very pleasurable one.<\/p>\n \u201cHoly shit,\u201d Deidra said in a half moan, half laugh. The hand that had been in danger of rending the cushion on the back of the couch slipped behind Karen\u2019s head. Karen cut her eyes up at Deidra, an amused smile tugging at the corners of her mouth. Deidra started to remove her hand, but Karen gave her a little shake of her head. She left the hand where it was, trapping Karen\u2019s mouth against her girlhood. Her fingers tightened in Karen\u2019s hair as wave after wave of pleasure crashed through her.<\/p>\n \u201cGod, this feels so good,\u201d Deidra moaned, thinking, Too good for it to last. <\/em><\/p>\n No sooner did that thought pop into her head did she feel tension start to gather in her body. It started in her stomach and her thighs, built up and built up until she had to climax or simply explode. She cried out as she came, her whole body jerking like she had been shocked. Karen sat back on her haunches, used her hand to gently massage Deidra\u2019s girlhood to keep the lovely sensations washing through her.<\/p>\n Karen smiled at her and Deidra sat up to give her a very appreciative kiss. Belatedly, she remembered where the woman\u2019s tongue had just been. She wondered if it was her juices she tasted on the woman\u2019s kiss.<\/p>\n Pulling back from the kiss, Deidra purred like a cat scratched under its chin, said, \u201cGod, that was amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI guess that answers my question,\u201d Karen said, amused.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat question?\u201d Deidra asked.<\/p>\n \u201cHow curious are you,\u201d Karen said, smiling at her, \u201cI\u2019d say pretty curious. Hold onto that curiosity because you can never know if you like something until you try it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been trying \u2018new things\u2019 all weekend,\u201d Deidra said, laughing.<\/p>\n \u201cAny of them you like?\u201d Karen asked, playfully.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah,\u201d Deidra said, blushing.<\/p>\n Laughing as she stole a kiss, Karen said, \u201cGood. Hopefully, you\u2019ll find even more things to like. After all, it’s only Friday.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGod, I know,\u201d Deidra said, shaking her head in disbelief, \u201cso much has already happened.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s plenty of craziness left to come,\u201d Karen said.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah,\u201d Deidra agreed. Looking at the naked woman on the couch with her, Deidra thought, This particular craziness isn\u2019t over yet.<\/em><\/p>\n Maybe Karen was reading her mind or just knew it was her turn, because she stretched out on her back, her head resting on the opposite armrest. Deidra\u2019s eyes went to her womanhood, now clearly on display. She had to smile at the thatch of auburn pubic hair. She had been beginning to wonder if she was violating some club rule by not being clean-shaven down there. Up until now, everyone had been as smooth as a ten-year-old girl.<\/p>\n Deidra ran her hands along Karen\u2019s thighs, over her taut stomach, up to cup her full breasts. Letting her hands explore Karen\u2019s lovely body, Deidra found it hard to believe the woman had been alive for more than five decades. She was soft and firm in all the right places, her skin warm and soft under Deidra\u2019s fingertips. Deidra couldn\u2019t get enough of her. Karen didn\u2019t seem to mind the attention, her soft sighs and moans filling the air above them.<\/p>\n Laughing, Karen said, \u201cYou know, I thought you were just being cute with the comment about the key.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d Deidra asked, meeting her eyes.<\/p>\n \u201cNever mind,\u201d Karen said, waving her hand dismissively, \u201cjust an old woman being silly.\u201d<\/p>\n Deidra looked at her a long moment, then it dawned on her. Smiling, she gave Karen a kiss, said, \u201cYou think I was flirting with you because you have a key I need.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWeren\u2019t you?\u201d Karen asked.<\/p>\n \u201cSome, I guess,\u201d Deidra admitted. Blushing, she added, \u201cMostly, because I thought you had a nice ass. Noticed when I was following you in from the grill.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI have a nice ass, huh?\u201d Karen asked, amused. More than that, Deidra thought the compliment pleased the woman.<\/p>\n Emboldened by Karen\u2019s reaction, Deidra said, \u201cI\u2019m kind of fond of the rest of your body, too.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNow, I know you are full of shit,\u201d Karen said, laughing.<\/p>\n \u201cWhy? I shouldn\u2019t find you attractive?\u201d Deidra asked, meeting Karen\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n Karen looked at her for a long moment, then shook her head and laughed. Smiling at Deidra, she said, \u201cA number is just a number, huh?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDoesn\u2019t mean a thing,\u201d Deidra said, kissing Karen. She could feel it in Karen\u2019s kiss, how much Deidra\u2019s words had stirred her. There was a new eagerness, desire behind it. Sensing what Karen needed to hear, Deidra broke the kiss to smile at her, said, \u201cYou are beautiful\u2026 Have a body that would make a lot of women half your age jealous\u2026 Why wouldn\u2019t I want to be with you?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2026 Well…\u201d Karen stammered, then started laughing, \u201cOh, you are going to be trouble for some girl someday. Your honeyed words and your beautiful green eyes\u2026 She won\u2019t know what hit her.\u201d<\/p>\n Deidra didn\u2019t know about the \u2018some girl someday\u2019 part, but she thought she had made Karen\u2019s day and all she had to do was tell her the truth. Karen really was beautiful and had a ridiculous body for a woman her age. Or any age, really.<\/p>\n I think I\u2019m getting the hang of flirting<\/em>, Deidra thought, smiling.<\/p>\n Deidra gave Karen one more kiss, then started kissing her way down the woman\u2019s supine body. Karen\u2019s breathing got a little funny when Deidra made it past her navel. Deidra smiled, knowing she had Karen more than ready for what was about to happen to her. The anticipation had built enough. Deidra pressed her lips to Karen\u2019s bud, tasted the sweat on her skin. The caress of her tongue drew a moan from Karen, and her hips started to move against Deidra\u2019s mouth, eagerly.<\/p>\n \u201cThat feels so good,\u201d Karen said, then put her hand over her mouth. When Deidra looked up at her, she saw a mixture of embarrassment and excitement in her eyes. With a nervous laugh, Karen said, \u201cI can\u2019t believe you are doing this to me.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTell me if I should stop,\u201d Deidra said, playfully.<\/p>\n She ran her fingers over Karen\u2019s soft labia, making the woman sigh. Karen still looked a little embarrassed, but she shook her head, no. Deidra gently spread her open, looking at the flushed opening of the woman\u2019s vagina. As she worked up her courage, Deidra wondered what Karen would taste like when she had her tongue inside of her.<\/p>\n Her heart racing, Deidra realized Karen might be right- she was just too curious for her own good.<\/p>\n Deidra\u2019s tongue slipped into Karen, the woman\u2019s juices flooding her taste buds. She hadn\u2019t known what to expect, but the taste of the woman was intoxicating, sent a naughty thrill working through Deidra. The wriggle of her tongue inside Karen drew little wordless sound of excitement from her, and she pushed her pussy against Deidra\u2019s mouth greedily.<\/p>\n Kara and Kayla\u2019s words were in her head, again, their sage advice coming back to her as she teased Karen with her tongue. Deidra listened to the noises Karen was making, watched the flex of her body, and found just what the woman wanted. Karen\u2019s cries grew louder as she became more and more excited. Deidra smiled, thinking the twins made pretty good teachers.<\/p>\n \u201cGod, you are going to make me come,\u201d Karen said, sounding surprised.<\/p>\n Deidra\u2019s smile widened, and she winked at Karen. Her confidence as a lover was growing, but that wink was mostly bravado. Still, it worked. She could see that it got Karen going, saw the woman\u2019s eyes flash with interest. Deidra wondered what was going through Karen\u2019s head right then, wondered what thoughts her wink had given her. Her smile widened even more.<\/p>\n \u201cOh, you are trouble,\u201d Karen said, shaking her head and laughing.<\/p>\n Her laughter became a moan, and her fingers dug into the couch cushions as Deidra continued to thrust her tongue as deep into her sopping wet pussy as she could. Her back arched and her stomach tightened as her body started to gather tension.<\/p>\n Deidra took the woman right to the edge, then over it. Karen cried out as she succumbed to her orgasm, her whole body trembling with it. The wide-eyed look of surprise Karen gave Deidra was comical, and Deidra laughed as she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. Deidra crawled up and gave the dazed woman a kiss.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, that was\u2026\u201d Karen said, giving her a curious look, \u201cI thought you hadn\u2019t done this before.\u201d<\/p>\n Smiling, Deidra said, \u201cKara said I\u2019m a fast learner.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhatever you are,\u201d Karen said, stealing a kiss, \u201cyou are going to be a handful for the women at this party. Myself included.\u201d<\/p>\n Pleased by the compliment, Deidra said, \u201cYou think?\u201d<\/p>\n A little self-consciously, Karen laughed, \u201cI had figured at my age, I had found all the kinks in my rope, but you\u2026 Well, like I said, you are trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd a handful?\u201d Deidra asked, playfully. She found it funny that the women at this party kept calling her ‘trouble’. First Tamara, now Karen. She wondered if they would be the last.<\/p>\n \u201cYou have no idea,\u201d Karen said, kissing her. Pulling back she smiled at Deidra, said, “Thank you… For making an old lady feel younger than she is. That’s worth my key any day.”<\/p>\n Thinking about her growing collection of keys, Deidra smiled sheepishly, said, “Maybe you could hold onto it for me? It’s getting hard to keep up with them.”<\/p>\n “You haven’t seen the chest, then?” Karen asked, smiling at her.<\/p>\n “The chest?” Deidra asked.<\/p>\n “The one with your clothes in it,” Karen said, standing up, “the one with the locks you are collecting keys to open.”<\/p>\n “Um, no,” Deidra said.<\/p>\n “Come on,” Karen said, offering her hand, “I’ll show you.”<\/p>\n Taking Karen’s hand, Deidra let the woman lead her out of the office. She glanced over her shoulder at Karen’s lingerie still lying on the floor, shrugged. It hadn’t covered much, anyway.<\/p>\n A couple of the partygoers glanced up with interest as Karen walked by with Deidra in tow. Amused smiles spread on their faces, and Deidra’s cheeks were hot, again, as she realized they knew what she and Karen had been doing.<\/p>\n Avoiding making eye contact with them, Deidra followed Karen into the living room. They stopped in front of a table draped with a black velvet cover. On it were two gilded black boxes, intricately carved and inlaid with gold. They looked custom-made to accept multiple locks. Both chests were ringed with more than a dozen gold-plated mini-pad locks.<\/p>\n “We weren’t expecting to have two First-timers this weekend,” Karen said, putting her arm around Deidra’s shoulder, “we had to have a second box overnighted. Yours just arrived this morning.”<\/p>\n “Why is the box so important?” Deidra asked, glancing at Karen.<\/p>\n Smiling, she said, “It’s tradition, one that goes back to the very beginning of the Society. Every First-timer has her own box… a memento of her initiation.”<\/p>\n “Oh,” Deidra said, looking at the boxes, “which one is mine?”<\/p>\n “This one,” Karen said, pointing.<\/p>\n Deidra ran her hand over the smooth laquared surface of the wooden chest, then lifted one of the golden locks. It was securely in place, its shackle snug in the body of the locking mechanism. There was no getting in the chest without its key.<\/p>\n Karen stepped away for a moment, then held out a gold key to Deidra. Taking it, she found the lock it fits. Freeing the lock from the box, she set it aside. She looked at all the remain locks. Even with the ones she had already received, there was a lot of keys still out there.<\/p>\n Her heart racing, Deidra wondered if the rest of the keys would be as much fun to earn as the ones she already had had been.<\/p>\n ———————————-<\/p>\n \u201cWhere have you been? I\u2019ve been looking for you.\u201d<\/p>\n Deidra looked up and saw her aunt coming into the kitchen. After parting ways with Karen, she realized just how famished she was. She had been amused to realize that Karen had been right about a party like this working up an appetite.<\/p>\n Swallowing the bite of hamburger she had just taken, she said, \u201cUm, nowhere. What\u2019s up?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI was talking to Karen, and there might have been a misunderstanding,\u201d Aunt Debbie said, leaning against the counter next to Deidra, \u201cwell, there is no \u2018might\u2019 about it.\u201d<\/p>\n Laughing, Deidra said, \u201cI know. I talked to her.\u201d<\/p>\n Her aunt met her eyes, said, \u201cI\u2019m sorry about this.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s okay,\u201d Deidra said, with an embarrassed smile.<\/p>\n \u201cGrab your stuff, and I\u2019ll take you home,\u201d her aunt said.<\/p>\n \u201cUm,\u201d Deidra said, looking down at her burger, \u201cI\u2019d like to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cReally?\u201d Aunt Debbie said, giving her a weighing look.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah,\u201d Deidra said, with a self-conscious laugh.<\/p>\n Surprised, Aunt Debbie asked, \u201cDid I miss something?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou could say that,\u201d Deidra said, her cheeks hot.<\/p>\n \u201cOh,\u201d Aunt Debbie said, favoring her with an amused, knowing smile. Patting Deidra on the shoulder, she said, \u201cWell, if you change your mind…\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRight,\u201d Deidra said, nodding her understanding.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you are staying, you better eat up,\u201d Aunt Debbie said, smiling at her, \u201cyou\u2019ve got a long weekend ahead of you.”<\/p>\n Glancing at the alarm clock by the bed, Diedra shook her head. She couldn\u2019t believe only a couple of hours had passed since she woke up. It was barely afternoon. Alone now- Tamara had slipped out to freshen up- Diedra … Continue reading