chapter 6 - Best dreaming

I underlined: "Yes, you just found yourself a stable girlfriend

I sat drinking coffee in Bruce and Mindy's kitchen the next morning.

"So I had a steady girlfriend. Edie ... and we were really in love. It was special."

Mindy emphasized, "So you're going to see her every day?" "

" Do you think I should? Don't you think I'll exhaust my welcome? "

Mindy rolled her eyes and Bruce looked confused. She said, 'You're in love.' It will get better and better. You are together all the time.

I ventured to say, "Last night I dreamed we were living together."

Mindy turned and looked at me with a wide smile: "Great idea! You two should move in together."

I stepped back: "That's horrible. We only had a good date, two if you count the extra dinner at six o'clock last night."

Bruce jumped in, "Jim, how old are you?"

" Almost sixty. "

" How long did you go out with Diane around the time you met and got married? "

" Four years old, but different... "

Mindy picked up the subject of her husband :" So, you'll wait until you wake up sixty-four, can't you love Edie a lot more every day? agree with my wife, you should ask Edie to move in with you." "

" If we move house together, we'll sleep together and have sex "

" Duh! That's the whole point idea,” Mindy said as if I were the dumbest man on the planet. I was starting to feel that way.

"But... well... I haven't been in a relationship... in years. I think I may have ED. I don't know how to start a real seduction process.

Bruce rolled his eyes. He said, “First of all, the seduction process doesn't happen overnight. It's something that two people do, like a dance. Remember foreplay, and it begins hours before you enter the bedroom.

Mindy nodded, "It took me three decades for him to learn this lesson, and he's still forgetful." "She smiles.

Bruce ignores Mindy's teasing and continues, "Sex is a mutual decision. If two people are in love, there's no way it's going to end. Orgasms are good, but cuddling too. so."

Mindy said, "Amen. So why don't we cuddle more? And, speaking of orgasms, ..."

Bruce ignores her again; “So don't get upset about having to play. You will end up with performance anxiety and this will ensure that you don't live up to your expectations. Be a loving guy. "

I shook my head." We are getting ahead of ourselves here. Suddenly we jumped out to have a stable girlfriend, to live together, to have sex. All strode. "

Mindy just shook her head," We'll see. " a few hours later left because he had signed up to volunteer that afternoon at a Red Cross blood transfusion drive. Rita showed up about half an hour later.

"I said I would be a girlfriend. his witch. What am I thinking?" I thought aloud.

Rita smiled. "You think you've just met the man you want to spend the rest of your life with, and standing your ground is a great way to start."

"But we only hung out twice, maybe sixteen or eighteen hours in total, plus Bruce and Mindy's coffee and party this morning."

"Have you had a bad time?"

"No one, except we were very nervous about the meeting at first."

"Do you feel a little shaken by his presence? Does the word 'Love' keep hovering in your head?"

"Yes."

"So entrust yourself to him. Admit that you love him."

I go back: "What does that mean?"

"Making sex with men." Chapter

"Sex?"

"Duh. Yes."

"Rita, I haven't had sex since Harry died. You know."

“You told me. So let's get through it with Jim. It's a great way for the two of you to get to know each other,” Rita said with disdain.

"Why does he want to do this to me?" "Oh my gosh, you're a blonde again. You're the most beautiful woman in the world for the first time, and you're 'sexy.' make love to you, and maybe some women too." After a pause, she added, "I wasn't on that team so don't worry, though...hey, you've been complaining once men are always attacking you; watch you always be."

I have had this discussion before. I was convinced enough to know that she was probably right, but applying that logic specifically to Jim made no sense to me. He is different and I have known he treats me with care, respect and respect.

I admit, "I want to spend more time with him. I still hate that he's not here ... and I love kissing him."

“Is your heart beating? "

" Yeah, every time I think about him, and that's all the time, and I know where you're going. I think I love him, even though I've only known him for a few hours in the past. total. "

"Do you trust him?"

"Yes. I know he is a genuine and genuine person. He assures me that he thinks what he says and he does what he says he will. "

" Fuck, you two need to live together. "

" Rita! It's actually a big step forward. "

" Honey, you're not young anymore. You don't have time to have fun with protracted flirting. All it will do is rob any possible time together. "

" I'll think about it. "

" You will be better. I won't let you pass this either. "

* * * * *

Jim came back at six years old, this time with a bottle of white wine.

I don't think I've spent this much time greeting someone in my life. It took us half an hour and was filled with hugs and kisses on the sofa in my living room. I could have gone on, but a soft voice of politeness finally made us stop.

Jim said, "You know, I find it hard to be away from you."

I giggled, "You just love our kisses and our hugs." I've determined that Jim likes to tease every now and then; in this case he seems to have omitted this characteristic in my comment.

"Not just that, but just being with you. I love watching you walk around the house, or walk on the beach that we did, and... just everything about you. "

" I feel the same way, and I think it's great that we're both retired and we can spend more time together without being distracted by work. "

" You always see the bright side. I haven't thought of it yet, and I love that about you. I love getting to know you and I feel as if that's something that's happening every minute we're together. both wrote it on our faces.

I tease, thinking about Rita's comment, "So what are we going to do with this?"

He said almost so I couldn't hear, "Dare we move in together?"

Jim asked a magical question, and in the right way. My heart felt like it was going to jump in my throat. I knew immediately and clearly that this was what I wanted. I almost screamed as I rushed over to kiss her again, "OH YES, that's perfect. Yeah. It's correct. It's correct. Dream comes true. Let's do it. Let's live together.

“And I'm sure we won't hurt each other too much in the long run,” Jim asked cautiously but with a grin that showed where his heart was.

"I'm too old to spend a long time flirting. Just hold me...and love me."

"I love you."

"And I love you."

"What will our friends think? Oh my god, what will our kids think?"

"Isn't that what our friends want us to do?"

"Yes, but too soon?"

"Hell, why not?"

"What about our children?"

Edie smiled, “They can mind their own business unless they completely agree with us.

Jim smiles at me. "Your place or mine?"

"Stay with me tonight, and we'll find out soon enough." I thought about that for a minute and asked, “Dinner?

"I'll take you out," Jim said, but I could tell he was surprised by my statement.

"Good. Go meet Dan at the Beach Shack and tell him we have rooms."

"Uh, we shouldn't wait until we're… a little more intimate with each other."

"I'm sure even tonight if you don't want to wait." Oh my God. How did I find the courage to say it?

Jim gives me a big smile, "Well, if you can handle the dwindling abilities of a sixty-year-old man, I think that sounds great right now."

I kissed him many times. "I just want to be snuggled against your skin. Everything else is nice and complementary. I'm easy to please."

He laughed as I led him down the small hallway to my bedroom. When Edie and I got to the Beach Shack, it was nine o'clock in the evening. We got out of Edie's bed in a huge mess with a few wet stains that testified to the excitement we felt for each other, for life and love together. I think we were both shocked not only by our desire to make love to each other, but also by the way we reciprocated when we let go of our passions. If the three hours we spend making love are any indication, we'll have an active and romantic sex life as part of our new relationship.

Dan, owner of The Shack, was pleasantly surprised to see us again shortly after our last visit and my long absence from the restaurant. He was always happy to serve us dinner even though it was quite late. This place has a few other patrons, but most of the traffic is at the bar and not in its small dining room. Looking out over the bay is like looking into a late black sea. The lights on the bay are beautiful, but nothing compared to Edie.

My heart pounded and throbbed every time I looked at her, every time she spoke, or every time I thought about her. I was in love and falling deeper by the minute. I tried to reason with myself that we'd only spent a few hours together and that this was moving too fast, but then I'd argue that I was too old for a long courtship and so what, who cares, no risk no gain, and so on.

Edie and I held hands across the table until our meals arrived. After that, we talked over dinner about a risky topic: politics. We were both pleased that we agreed on so many points that it was as if we were of a single mind.

After bringing the political issue to bed, Edie asked, "What other topics should we talk about that could somehow jeopardize a relationship?"

I laughed and said, “Sex?

She laughs. “After the way we have responded to each other, I suspect we are very far apart on this subject. Hope you plan on continuing to do this every day morning, noon and evening.

I roll my eyes. "Well, you really inspired me. I have to confess to you." I blushed, so she knew something was up.

"What? Did you take a pill? I don't care."

I said, "No pills, but that's a good idea. I'll get a prescription from the doctor tomorrow, especially if you want what we just did to happen three times a day. ."

"Then what is your confession?"

I hesitated, but finally admitted, "I printed a picture of you on the Internet and enlarged it. I put it in a frame in my office. I didn't think you'd see it, but now I'm sure you'll see it when you come to my place. and porn. The photographers have really captured your beauty and mischievous spirit.

"It's been over thirty years," she protested.

“And you are as beautiful today as then; more than that, in fact. One day I will ask you to take a similar photo of yourself. With digital photography, there is no one else to see what the photos are. However, I would like to enlarge a nude photo of you. "

" What if I refuse? "She said with her sparkling eyes.

" I'll have to cut your waking sex rations in half. "

She laughs." Actually, I'm glad I had such an impact on your thoughts before you went home today. Thanks again for the flowers. "

" I'm glad you're not mad at my perversion on your naked body. "