Chapter Three

They are double dating with Judith and Greg. Both couples are driving their own cars. The first stop is the restaurant the girls chose. The four walk in, looking as if they are going to a wedding. The other customers smile. The four talk most of the time during dinner. Julie is surprised how much she and Mark have in common. The dinner is elegant and very grown up. Julie and Mark split the check, as they planned ahead of time.

After dinner, they are off to the local Elks Lodge, where the Senior Ball is being held. The hall is decorated in the school colors. Julie had helped on the decorating committee. Her art background came in handy. They find a table about the time the disco ball starts spinning and the band begins to play.

The four of them talk and laugh the entire evening. It is more wonderful than Julie’s wildest dreams. Julie dances with Mark several times. She also dances with Judith. She even dances one dance with Greg. She especially likes Mark holding her close on the slow dances. She had never been held close by a guy before and did not realize how nice it would be. She does dance close to Judith also, but Judith does not seem to enjoy it as much as Mark.

The four of them have a perfect evening, staying until the last dance, at midnight. On the way home, in Marks car, Julie and Mark talk about how much fun they had. As they walk up the steps to Julie’s front porch, she thinks about the possibility of a good night kiss. It had not come into her mind before this. She would be Ok with it. Mark has been thinking of a good night kiss since Mr. Richards set up the date.

They get to her door. Julie fumbles with her keys. Mark turns toward her, but she does not know how to make the kiss happen. Julie glances back at him, thanks him for a terrific time, unlocks the door, and goes in.

They had each wanted a good night kiss, but it did not happen. The fairytale evening is over.

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Julie is friends with Mark the rest of the school year. Judith is going steady with Greg. Mark’s friendship with Greg made it easy for them to go on double dates. There were several opportunities for Mark to give Julie a good night kiss but it never happened. After the senior ball, when they did not have a good night kiss, Mark figured Julie is not interested. He does not try again.

Julie and Mark were sort of a date at school dances. It was not an actual date, but they did hang out together with Judith and Greg. Julie did dance with him, but most of her dances were with her girlfriends. She especially liked dancing with Judith; Judith never understood why. Julie never told Judith about masturbating while pretending Judith was naked with her. It was Julie’s pleasant secret.

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Julie’s years at high school are ending. She did well in school and had already been accepted at the local State College…majoring in Commercial Art. Julie never had a real, steady boyfriend in high school; Mark was the closest. Her time with Mark had given her a little confidence being around a guy. There had been absolutely nothing intimate between them. They did not even hold hands, but still, Julie enjoyed her time with him.

On her high school graduation day, Julie wore flats and her graduation hat on the back of her head, to look less tall. She was still a little self-conscience about her height, even though by the time she graduated, there were other girls as tall as she was.

When the graduating commencement was over, everyone was congratulating each other and signing yearbooks. Julie notices there are a few guys kissing girls. She figures some of the guys are taking advantage of the situation. About then, Mark comes up behind her, moves in front of her, and says, “Congratulations, Julie. I hope we see more of one another.” Then he gives her a little kiss…right on the lips.

Julie cannot speak. Mark is off to probably kiss other girls. Julie is just standing there. She puts the fingertips of her right hand to her mouth, as if to seal in the kiss, so it cannot get away. This was Julie’s first kiss. It was not a very special kiss, but it was to Julie…she had kissed a boy.

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The summer after graduating high school, Julie became more shapely. Her breasts developed nicely. They were not big; however, the shape is beautiful. Her glasses were replaced with contacts. She began taking more time with her hair. Julie had become a pretty woman.

Julie did not have a great deal of knowledge about sex. Her mom had given her the talk, and she had the sex education class at school. She has no first-hand personal experiences with a guy to know what it is all about. Fortunately, Judith confided in Julie some of her experiences with Greg. It seemed natural for Judith to share the stories of her fun. Judith considers her time with Greg as something special…she loves him.

Julie appreciated hearing about Judith’s adventures with Greg. Julie was not sure doing it would be for her, but it was exciting to hear about it from Judith. Judith’s stories started one day when Judith is looking somewhat dreamy eyed.

Julie asks her, “Are you feeling Ok? You look as if you’re in a trance.”

Judith has to smile. “Sorry, I was day dreaming about what happened last night.”

“What happened?”

“I’m not sure I should tell you.”

Julie reminds her, “I’m your best friend, who else are you going to tell?”

“Well, last night Greg touched my boobs.”

“He did? Wow!”

“He felt them and squeezed them…while we were kissing.” Judith paused a second. “It made me feel all tingly. I liked it.”

“Then what happened?”

“We kissed, and he felt my titties the entire time.”

Julie and Judith talk a little more about Judith’s first minimally sexual time with Greg. Judith tells Julie she wants to do it again. “Greg got me all turned on. I can hardly wait until the next time we go out.”

Julie loves hearing about Judith being naughty. She hopes Judith will tell her more sexy stuff about her and Greg. It is an ongoing story that never ends. Julie is always waiting for the next installment of Judith’s journey into intimacy with Greg.