A New Journey

A New Journey

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As usual, Bonnie and her parents woke up early and opened Millie’s for breakfast. Having their own business was really helping them make money, and they gave thanks that their grandfather a picked the right location for Millie’s. It also came with a lot of work and long hours for everyone.

Once the coffee machines were refilled, the stoves hot and ready for the morning orders and the pastries delivered, Bonnie’s father then went and opened the front doors. Barely five minutes later, Grace parked her Tesla outside and came in. She immediately started looking around for Bonnie.

Bonnie soon caught sight of her classmate and started walking over. After yesterday she didn’t know what to expect from Grace or from herself, they hadn’t talked about what had happened yesterday. She felt a bit confused by things, even embarrassed. She had always liked boys and had never felt any curiosity about girls. ‘That’s not exactly true,’ she told herself. She had always been very curious about what boys and girls did. Always trying to find that forbidden knowledge of what was going on behind closed doors. ‘Do I have some weird fetish about it?’ she wondered, was it genuine curiosity or something a bit deeper.

Bonnie saw the worried look on Grace as she walked over to her. “I need help,” Grace pleaded as she looked up at Bonnie, her fingers fidgeting nervously. It was easy to see why Grace was so nervous. For all her skills with computers, one lesson in makeup just wasn’t going to be enough for Grace.

Bonnie looked over at her parents as if pleading permission to go. She saw her father close his eyes and slump his shoulders in defeat while her mother rolled her eyes and waved her away. “Thanks mom!” Bonnie cried out as she took Grace’s hand and they both hurried to the back room. “What happened?” Bonnie asked once they were back inside.

“What happened!?” Grace asked, stunned by her words, ‘Didn’t she hear a word I said yesterday?’ Grace thought. She took a deep breath and repeated the situation.

“I have to go back to the office and… and see him… Alex,” Grace tried to explain.

“Yeah i know,” Bonnie agreed as she pulled out her own makeup kit, “but why all the makeup?”

“Well, Frack! I’m his mistress! I’m supposed to, you know, look good. Right?” Grace said with a touch of annoyance, ‘Doesn’t she understand!?’ she thought as she struggled inside.

“Aren’t you kinda of, jumping to conclusions?” Bonnie said as the two girls sat down and Bonnie started removing extra makeup and trying to fix Grace’s image. “I mean, yeah, you two did have sex, but, you know, it could be just a one-off thing.”

“What do you mean?” Grace asked as she tried to hold still for Bonnie to work her magic.

“I mean, just because you had sex with him doesn’t mean you have to be his mistress or something,” Bonnie explained, “People hook up all the time and it doesn’t really have to mean anything.”

“Really?” Grace asked.

“Sure, that’s why they call hook-up,” Bonnie explained, “My mom told me that in her days they used to call it a One Night Stand.”

“Oh!” Grace said as she started to understand. “You mean… so... he doesn’t want me, as his mistress?” Grace felt a sudden turmoil inside she hadn’t expected. Realizing that Alex might not want her as a mistress made her feel a mix of relief and... disappointment?

“Well, you are pretty enough for any guy to want to be with,” Bonnie said, trying to ease her friend’s concern, “And when I’m done here, you are going to be beautiful. But maybe you’re getting ahead of yourself. You know, you’re young and beautiful, you don’t have to rush into something if you’re not ready. I don’t.”

“Really?” Grace asked.

“Do you really want to be his mistress? His secret lover?” Bonnie asked, “Is he really the kind of guy you want? Now?”

“I… I don’t know.” Grace admitted after a while. She did feel some relief knowing that things didn’t have to happen the way she imagined, that she still had a choice. Still, the memory haunted her, ‘It felt so good, so goooood,’ she thought, and that was only with his mouth and fingers. What else could he do to her?

“Then don’t rush into it,” Bonnie said, remembering the advice her parents had given her. “Besides, wouldn’t you rather date someone your own age than go sneaking around with some fat old fogie with bad breath?”

“Yeah,” Grace giggled with relief, she still had control of her life, “I guess you’re right.”

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Logan woke up early the next morning feeling very tired. The way the sheets of his bed were rumpled made it clear that he had been tossing and turning all night. As he got dressed, he realized that it shouldn’t have come as a big surprise. Yesterday, well what the hell, the whole weekend had been one big eye-opening surprise after another. What was not getting a few good hours of sleep to that?

‘I got to really figure this out,’ he thought to himself. He had started the weekend thinking he had it all figured out. Life was great, and it was just going to get better. Now he wondered how long had he been ignorant, and what else had he missed.

Logan made his downstairs to the kitchen and was surprised to see a large breakfast spread on the table. There was plenty of diced fruits, toast, jams, bagels, and even scrambled eggs along with orange juice and coffee. He also noticed that his father and mother wearing plush full robes as they smiled and laughed together. It brought a smile to his face, seeing them so happy together as he approached the table.

“Morning,” Logan said as he moved to sit next to his father.

“LOGAN!” they both exclaimed with surprise.

“I didn’t expect to find you here,” Logan said as he took his seat, “taking a day off from work?”

“Yeah, we… decided to stay in today,” Daniel Ravers said a bit hesitantly as he glanced over at Audrey,

“When did you get here?” His mother asked nervously, almost guiltily, “Why didn’t you tell us you were coming home?”

“Sorry, It was kinda late, and I didn’t want to wake you guys up,” Logan said, the memories flooding back made him look down at the plate set before him.

“Sharon said no?” Daniel said, more of a statement than a question. As if he already suspected the answer.

Logan looked at him in surprise, “How did…” he started to ask before his mother interrupted.

“You forgot Kathryn's my friend?” His mother teased him, “Sharon tried the same story, that she was going to spend Spring Break with some ‘friends from the squad,’ but she forgot to mention you were going to pick her up.”

“Oh, right,” Logan said sheepishly at being called out so easily.

“So what happened honey?” His mother asked, reaching out to take his hand. He could see how worried she was for him. “What was different this time? What did she do?”

Logan looked at his mother, he didn’t know how to tell her what had happened. “It… It just didn’t work out.” Even so, they could both see the way he struggled inside.

“GOOD MORNING!” they heard the sweetest voice there ever was filtered into the room. Logan’s eyes went wide open in surprise as he saw Chastity walk in wearing the same plus robes as his parents and a towel wrapped around her head, only a few wet strands of blonde hair slipping out the edge.

Chastity wore a dazzling smile as she walked in barefoot with a joyful spring in her steps. She went first to Audrey and the two beautiful women shared a tender kiss before Chasity seemed to spring over and give Daniel an equally tender kiss before turning to Logan.

“Good morning Logan! What a surprise.” Chastity cheerfully said as she gave him a chaste kiss on his cheeks, “I thought you went out on vacation with your girlfriend.”

“He just arrived,” Daniel said as both he and Audrey blushed with embarrassment.

“He was about to tell us why she broke up with him,” Audrey added.

“She broke up with you!” Chastity said, her eyes filled with surprise and horror, “You too! That’s so terrible!” Chastity wrapped her arms around Logan, pulling him closer to her bosom. “Aww! You poor thing, how could she be so mean!”

Logan could smell the sweet scent of perfume and lavender soap his mother used and her soft pillowy breast that tried to envelop him in their warm embrace. For a moment, he felt he could lose himself in her embrace as he felt her hand gently caress his hair.

“Don’t worry Logan, you’ll feel better soon,” Chastity said before looking over and his parents for approval.

“It’s ok Chas, Logan just needs some time.” Audrey said with a slight shake of her head, “Why don’t you sit down for breakfast.”

“Oh, yes, I’m staved,” Chastity said with glee as she stood up, looking for a place to sit.

It was only then that Logan noticed that the table was set for three and he was sitting in Chastity’s spot next to his father. The realization was finally starting to hit him. His parents had spent last night with Chastity, probably the whole weekend.

“Here!” Logan said as he quickly stood up and offered her his seat, “Sit here, I’ll… I’ll get another plate for me.”

“Oh my, thank you,” Chastity giggled as she sat down and let Logan slide her seat forward, “You’re a genuine gentleman, just like your father!” she added as she smiled up at him. “That girl just doesn’t know what she’s missing,”

Logan just couldn’t help but smile back at her. There really was no way he could ever be mad at her. She was just such a sweet, innocent person. She could never do anything wrong. It was so hard to imagine her having sex, let alone her with his parents. The mere thought seemed so contradictory, so impossible to happen, that he had to be dreaming the whole thing.