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  She exhaled and moaned, and I knew I had found two of her weak spots.

  She pushed my head away and slid down between my legs. Her hands were shaking as she undid my belt and unzipped me. I lifted up so she could pull my jeans off and then she was on me with her mouth. Even in the dim candlelight I could see it was wide open before she got anywhere near my cock.

  When she fastened her mouth on me I slid a hand down to a nipple and gently pulled and pinched. Even with her mouth full she managed a groan.

  –Nice. But you don’t have to talk with your mouth full.

  She squeezed my balls just a bit too hard.

  –Hey now.

  I pulled her off of me and tilted her head back and kissed her full on the mouth. When she moved up, her hard nipples brushed against my cock, and she held them there, rubbing first one and then the other against me. She used a hand to take my cock from her nipples to her mouth and back to her nipples.

  –I like that.

  –Good.

  Her mouth was back on me and I was reaching for her nipples with both hands this time. When I found them she popped me out of her mouth.

  –Oh.

  –Just right?

  –Yes.

  –Then come back up here.

  She let go of me and stood up. I pulled up her dress, took a good look and then pulled her back onto my lap.

  –Did you see enough?

  –I did for now.

  She stood and turned her back to me and bent over to slide her dress down to the floor. She was inches from my face and my tongue and hands just couldn’t keep from helping themselves. When I stood up my cock brushed against her. She straightened and turned around and pushed me back down.

  I could see her looking at my cock. Her mouth opened and she licked her lips and she was on me again. I pulled her mouth up to mine.

  –Let’s go to bed.

  –Yes. Let’s.

  I didn’t hear the alarm.

  Kelly tried to sneak out of bed without waking me but I grabbed her arm and pulled her back in. She pushed me away and I watched her get out of bed again in the early morning light.

  –You have great legs, woman.

  –I wondered when you’d finally get the look that you wanted so bad. When I saw you looking at me in the parking lot I said to myself, there’s a man with hungry eyes.

  –You don’t want to know what I was thinking then.

  I kissed the bump on the bridge of her nose.

  –Tell me.

  –Well, being the man that I am, when you walked past me I turned to check out your ass.

  –And?

  –Nice ass, I thought.

  She laughed.

  –Men.

  I grinned up at her.

  –Women.

  She stood and watched as I ran my eyes up and down the length of her body.

  –Those eyes are definitely hungry all right. Here, feast your eyes on this.

  She turned and slapped her ass.

  –Close your mouth. You’re starting to look like a college boy.

  –You wish! Come here.

  –I have to get to work.

  –I’m not stopping you. Do we have time to do a little spooning before you have to be at work?

  She looked at me, warily.

  –Somehow, I don’t think it’s spooning you’re wanting.

  Her eyes had wandered down to my half-hard cock again.

  –Now your mouth is open, woman, and you’re not looking at me like a college girl.

  –Shut up!

  –Come on, we’ll snuggle a bit, and then you can go off to work.

  –My lips are sore. My jaw is sore. The back of my throat is sore. My thighs are sore from having you between them. I’m so full of come it’s still oozing out of me.

  –In that case, get back in bed. I’ll run a hot bath and come get you when it’s ready.

  She pulled the covers up and I thought I heard her sigh.

  I turned the hot water on and when it was ready I walked back into the bedroom and pulled the sheet off of her. She had a good body. Legs. Hips. Just the right amount of trim, dark hair between her legs. Tiny breasts, but I never cared about that. Her nipples more than made up for it. They were dark and huge and stuck out even when they weren’t aroused. I liked that too. It’s no wonder they were so sensitive.

  Kelly had dozed off. I gave her a gentle shake.

  –Okay, it’s ready.

  She looked down at herself and grinned.

  –Where’s the sheet? Like I need to ask. Have you been spying on me? It looks like you’re getting ready too. Like what you see, do you?

  This while looking down at my half-hard cock again. Then she got up and went into the bathroom.

  –Would you like some company in there?

  She closed the door.

  –In a minute.

  When she opened the door I couldn’t help staring. She was pretty fine. All legs and hips. And that trim little pussy. Just right.

  –You’re getting your fill of looking, aren’t you?

  –I said I wanted a look. I wasn’t pretending.

  Kelly bent down to test the water and I eased up behind her, still naked and getting hard again.

  –You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?

  I pressed up against her and she parted her legs, reached between them and took me in her hand.

  –Nice. And maybe.

  –Is there room for me in the tub with you?

  –You could watch.

  So I did, until she eased out of the tub.

  –That felt so good. I’m sore all over.

  I laughed.

  –I didn’t hear you complaining last night.

  –Smartass. Now get out of here and let me get dressed. I’ve got to go.

  I yelled from the kitchen.

  –Coffee?

  –I don’t have time, Frank.

  –Are you sure?

  –I’m sure. If you want you can stay here while I go in to work. I don’t think I’ll be long. It hasn’t been busy since the snowbirds headed back north.

  She grinned.

  –You can do the dishes and make the bed.

  I smacked her ass and tried to drag her back to bed.

  –I can’t. I have to get to work and I can’t be late, even if there isn’t much to do when I get there.

  Are you sure it’s all right if I stay?

  –I’ve never had a housekeeper before. Sure.

  I smacked her on the ass again.

  –You’ll have to do better than that when I’m wearing jeans. And just in case you’re wondering, you’re invited for supper again tonight.

  And then she was out the door.

  I cleaned off the table and did the dishes from last night and tried to neat the place up, but it wasn’t much of a chore. The place was pretty clean. Someone had trained her well, I thought to myself, and grinned.

  I climbed back into bed, pulled the sheet over my head, and passed out.

  Like I said, I’m not getting any younger.

  Settling In

  All that’s left are concrete slabs.

  Around a hundred desert rats and former military members populate an abandoned barracks that was shut down back in the early ‘60s. Abandoned slabs were once occupied by buildings and Quonset huts long torn down.

  Free parking. Free camping. Free of electricity and running water, too.

  The only variety occurs in the winter when the snowbirds arrive and take over more of the slabs in the cooler season.

  Rusty junk inhabits quite a few of the slabs. When there are no rules, anything goes. There might be an old bus, or a trailer or a tent left on a slab. Some slabs are well-kept; most others, not. Mad Max would fit right in.

  Street names belie the condition of the place. Primrose Lane. Spa Road. Paradise Way. All roads going nowhere and getting there fast–just like the people camping out on the slabs, desperate to cling to the past.

  The draw? Isolation. Pe
ople of like mind. Escapees from the rat race. Drifters. Losers with nothing but a pack of cigarettes, a six of beer and a beater to drive to the store for more. It’s a perfect place where no one goes anywhere but down the closest road for beer and groceries and nothing else.

  Sometimes they don’t come back.

  And sometimes, they do.

  When I came to I could hear someone outside. I thought it was Kelly, back from the motel. Then I heard glass breaking and the sliding door come crashing down and I knew I was going to be in deep shit.

  What the fuck? She never told me she was married! Jesus.

  I looked under the bed. In the closet. Behind the bedroom door. Finally–a bat! Armed and naked, I felt a lot better but more than a little exposed when I walked into the living room. Scattered glass on the floor cut into my bare feet. It’s a damned good thing I wasn’t crawling on my dick.

  Some dumbass on the living-room floor was just getting up onto his hands and knees and it wasn’t me. I cold-cocked him with the bat and laid him out.

  And then Kelly walked in.

  –Who the fuck is this? Is there something you want to tell me?

  I grabbed him by the hair and pulled his face up so she could get a good look.

  –That’s my ex!

  –Ex-husband?

  –No! Ex-boyfriend.

  –Jesus Christ, woman, why in hell didn’t you tell me he was gonna be coming back? I would have left with you this morning.

  –I didn’t tell you about him because that asshole was gone! He left town with my money, my car and my dreams. The useless fucker probably came back because he’s broke. And I don’t want him here. We’re long done by now.

  She walked up and kicked him.

  –Did you hear that, you useless son of a bitch? You’re not so brave now that you know there’s a real man here, are you?

  Buddy groaned and she kicked at him again–a good one this time.

  –Stop pretending and wake the fuck up, you asshole. Get up, get out and don’t come back. Ever. And where’s my car?

  Buddy mumbled something.

  –What?

  –I sold it.

  –You son of a bitch!

  Kelly went at him again, but by this time I was dressed and wearing shoes. I pulled her off.

  –He’s not worth it, Kelly. Let Buddy get up so he can get the fuck out.

  She picked up the bat and waved it in front of him.

  –If you ever come back here you’ll regret it. I’ll see to that for sure.

  –All right. That’s enough. Let him go.

  Cut and bleeding, Buddy took off–for parts unknown, I was hoping, and a long way from here.

  –Now tell me about Buddy.

  –Buddy? What the fuck? His name is Grant.

  –Yeah, that’s what I said. Tell me about Buddy.

  We both burst out laughing.

  –Jesus, don’t make me laugh. I’m sore all over. I could barely bend over to make the beds at the motel without wincing. You’re still running out of me every time I stand up. My thighs are sore. My back is sore. I’m sore on the inside. I’m sore on the outside. What the fuck did you do to me last night?

  –Only everything you asked me to. Now tell me more.

  And we burst out laughing again.

  –Come on. You go take another bath. I’ll clean up the glass in the living room. And then I’ll cook something for you. You’ve got to keep your strength up now that you’ve got a man around to do the housecleaning.

  –Don’t you be trying to sweet-talk yourself back into my bed again tonight.

  –If I recall, you’re the one that invited me into it last night. And that’s what giving me a look at your legs did for the both of us.

  –In that case, never again.

  I slapped her ass.

  –Scoot!

  I found eggs in the fridge, and some bacon. Bread too. By the time Kelly was out of the bathtub it was ready for her.

  –That smells good. I’m starving.

  –Sit down and dig in, baby. It’s all for you.

  –Yeah, that’s what you said last night and look at me now.

  I watched as she grimaced when she tried to cross her legs.

  –Is it that bad?

  –Not so much now. The bath helped, but I’m going to be sore for a bit.

  –Damn, you’re some woman in bed.

  –Does that mean you’ll be back for more?

  –I haven’t left yet, baby. Now eat. We’ve got to get your strength back up.

  She laughed.

  –It’s not my strength I’m worried about.

  –Come on, it’s time.

  –Hey! I’m not some robot that you can bend to your way any time you want. I need rest too.

  Kelly laughed.

  –We’re going to the grocery store. If I’m going to have a man like you around I’ll need every bit of strength I can muster. And the way you’ve been cooking for me in the morning, I think I’m going to like it.

  –Yeah, well, don’t get too cocky. I can always go back to the motel.

  –You could, but you’d still have to eat, and my kitchen is connected to my bedroom.

  –Yeah, and we both know what else is attached to your bedroom. What do you say we go to the grocery store?

  –I said it first. Give me a minute.

  When she came out she was wearing another dress.

  –How many of those things have you got?

  –Well, judging how you’ve been looking at me since I first put one on for you, I’d say not enough. Now let’s go before you start getting ideas that neither of us is up to after last night.

  –I’ll hold you to that. Come here.

  When she did I squeezed her ass, hard.

  –Come on, or we’ll never get out of here.

  She walked towards the car.

  –Let’s walk instead. It’s not far in this one-horse town, is it?

  –No, it’s not. I can go back in the car later if it’s too much to carry.

  It took us ten minutes to get to the grocery store. Judging by the reaction from the counter boy, I’d say he’d never seen Kelly in a dress before now.

  –It looks like there’s some young stuff here that’s starting to like what he sees, baby. He’s been looking you up and down since we got here.

  –And here I thought you were the only man in town for me.

  –Hey now, I wouldn’t want you to think I was going to give you up without a fight.

  I looked around to see if the kid was watching. He was. I reached around and made a show of squeezing Kelly’s ass.

  –He’s watching, isn’t he?

  –I made sure of it. I’m just letting him know who you belong to.

  Finally we pushed the cart up to the till and the kid checked us through. After Kelly paid and turned to walk out, I gave her another squeeze. She didn’t even flinch. My kinda girl.

  We put the groceries away and then Kelly went into the bedroom. When she came out she was wearing a housecoat.

  –Whatcha got on under that, woman?

  –Not a thing. And just so you know, I’m still sore. I’m afraid you’re going to be sleeping with a woman who needs a night to recuperate.

  –Are you complaining or bragging?

  She laughed and opened her housecoat to flash me.

  –You’ll have to be satisfied with that for now.

  –Kelly, after last night, I’m good for at least a week.

  –You’d better not be, buster.

  –Come on and curl up beside me. We’ll watch the sun go down behind the hills.

  –That’s where it all started to go south last night.

  –Well, if you keep those legs covered up, you won’t have a problem.

  Woman that she was, she couldn’t let that go. Before long she was stretched out on the sofa with her feet in my lap and her robe open for the length of her long legs. She saw me looking in the dim light.

  –You can look, but you can’t touch.
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  –Oh yeah?

  –Well, maybe just a little.

  We both dozed off.

  –Come on, baby, it’s time for bed.

  –I don’t want to move.

  –I’ll carry you.

  –I’m not taking this robe off in front of you. I know better than that.

  I laughed.

  –Oh come on, don’t be such a spoil sport. You know the way to my heart.

  –Yeah, so far it seems to be legs and ass with only a bit of food now and again for good measure.

  She giggled and turned out the light.

  –Just in case, I’m keeping you in the dark.

  I pulled back the covers and settled in and Kelly crawled in beside me.

  –Good night.

  –Good night, baby. Sleep tight.

  She giggled again.

  –Rise and shine, gorgeous! It’s time you went out and earned some money to keep us eating.

  –I didn’t think you were awake.

  –I was pretending so I could spend some more time curled up against you.

  –Oh you were, were you?

  –I was such a maniac the other night I didn’t want you to think I should be arrested.

  –I already know you’re a maniac. It’s just a matter of figuring out what degree and for how long you should be in jail.

  –Smartass! Come over here.

  –Only for a minute. I didn’t hear the alarm, and I have to get to work.

  –In that case I’ll start the shower for you. What would you like for breakfast?

  –Breakfast? You’re going to make breakfast? Whatever you can find in the fridge, I’ll eat. Now let me up.

  I turned on the water in the tub and then went into the kitchen to scrounge up something to eat. By the time Kelly was out of the tub I had eggs and toast ready for her.

  –It smells good out here.

  –Yeah, and now it looks good out here.

  She grinned.

  –How was the shower?

  –It felt good–just like you do.

  Kelly gave me a hug and sat down.

  –You’re devouring that food like a death row inmate eating her last meal.

  –I wouldn’t put it quite that way, but it seems to me that a woman had better keep her strength up with a man like you around.