Catholic Schoolgirls
written by:
sureshot

Catholic Schoolgirls By Sureshot

The text came at noon. I was about to fix me a bite to eat. It was from Paige Hunt, the daughter of friends of mine, Lisa and Dave Hunt. Lisa was my late wife's college roommate and Dave was an old college friend and fraternity brother. They lived in the same neighborhood—just a couple of streets over.

The text said, "We get out of school early. Will be there at 1:30. Bringing a friend." Paige went to St. Teresa's Catholic High School about five or six blocks away. I guess I should digress a bit. When Paige was a junior in high school she was having trouble with math. Otherwise, she was a straight "A" student. One evening Lisa called and asked if she, Dave, and Paige could come over and talk with me. When they arrived, we sat in my living room as they explained the situation with Paige.

"Mark, since you are a math whiz (I am a CPA), would you be willing to take Paige on and help her get back on track with math?" Lisa asked.

"We'd be willing to pay you well for your efforts!" Dave replied.

"And, I will be a good student, too," Paige chimed in. "I want a college scholarship and I promise I'll work really hard!"

"Well, I guess I could see her after school a couple of days a week. After all, it's right on her way home," I said. "Sure, let's give it a try and see if I can help. What I need is an extra textbook and assignments you already have been given, Paige."

"OK," she replied. "I can do that. So, when do we start?"

"Well, give me a couple of days to look at your textbook and we'll sit down and see where the difficulty began and we'll try to catch you up, OK?" I said.

"Oh, Mark, thank you ever-so-much! I don't know if you remember or not, Paige was held back a year due to her contracting leukemia. She should be a senior now, so she has a real incentive to bring this last class back to an acceptable level so she might qualify for scholarships in the future." Lisa said.

"Well Lisa and Dave, I will give 100% and I expect that of you, too, young lady!" I said a bit sternly.

The next day Paige brought me a textbook the class was using. It was Algebra 2. So, over the next couple of days, when I had a free moment away from my CPA practice (which I ran out of my home), I'd refresh myself with the newer styles of teaching. Paige's teacher was also so very supportive and sent me her lesson plans so I could keep a consistent remediation.

I called the Hunt's and left a message that I could begin with Paige right after Christmas when there was no class. On a Monday morning Paige appeared at my door with book bag in hand—complete with laptop and calculator. Since my office was in my basement, we walked down the stairs and sat at a table where I had a big bench seat.

"Paige, before we start, I want to make it perfectly clear that I expect your undivided attention when we are together, OK?" I said in a matter-of-fact manner.

"Yes, sir, Mr. Edwards!" she said with a smile. "I will give 100%, I promise!"

On January 17th Paige was going to celebrate her 18th birthday. I gave her a newer model calculator since hers must have come over on the Mayflower! We threw the other away immediately. Over the weeks, Paige was a very good student, doing what was asked of her and never complaining. She was really grasping the process. If the process is correctly followed, the answer will always be right. I drummed that into her head every chance I got.

One Friday when she came over after school something about Paige was different, but I couldn't put my finger on it. She wore her Catholic uniform—Navy-blue skirt, white long-sleeved shirt—red tie—gray vest—white stockings (which I assumed her thigh-highs)--and a blue coat. As we got into the lesson I could see that her attention was elsewhere.

"Paige, are you tired or something? I don't see you putting in much effort today. Where is your mind wandering off to?" I asked.

"Well, Mark, you are right. My mind is wandering elsewhere. We have been studying now for over a month and I am doing much better in school. Each time I come here I..........I wish you'd take me in your arms and kiss me! There I said it!" she blurted out. "I have dreamed about having mind-blowing sex with you, except I've never had sex before and I want my first time to be with someone like you, someone who is experienced and will teach me properly. Will you do this for me? I will be very grateful!"

"I don't know what to say, Paige." I responded. "You have really caught me off guard! Don't you realize I am 40 and you are 18? I agreed to teach you some advanced math and nothing more."

"But, I am asking you to consider helping me out," she said as she rubbed her hand in my leg. "I will be a quick learner! And I will do what you say? So, will you please help me out?

"Do you really think this is such a good idea, Paige?" I protested. "Think about it for a minute. If I agree, can we keep this a secret for long? Will you inadvertently blurt it out one day and cause us both some problems? What would your parents say if they found out?"

"I think you protest too much!" she said. "This will just be between us. I really want this to happen!" She continued to rub higher up my leg and reached my groin when she asked, "What do you say, Mark? I want to be your student in this department as well. And I want to start today!!!"

Against my better judgment I agreed. At my saying this, Paige hopped up, sat on my lap, and wrapped her arms around my neck and we kissed for the first time. It was like a bolt of electricity had just shot through my body. Paige was a very good kisser and had a very exploring tongue. We dueled as my hands roamed all over her body. Her legs were parted and I put my hand on her knee and soon made advances toward her inner thigh. I loved the feel of her nylon encased thigh. I got the surprise of my life when I went higher and felt a bare pussy—she'd removed her panties before she left school. To put it mildly, Paige was wet! I rubbed a finger up and down her slit and she nearly jumped to the ceiling. I guess I hit a tender spot.

"I am very sensitive there, Mark!" she exclaimed. "VERY sensitive!!" We resumed kissing and I removed her coat and vest, along with her tie. It was obvious she'd also removed her bra at school as well. I unbuttoned a couple of buttons and reached inside and found a very soft, very sensitive breast. Her nipples were rock hard and a bit larger than I imagined. I gently rubbed her right nipple between my thumb and finger, causing her to thrash around a bit.

"Take off the rest of your clothes for me, Paige!" I ordered. "And do it slowly! This way I will know if you are serious about this or not!" She needed no coaching whatsoever! First her cuffs, then her shirt, followed by her Navy blue skirt. When she started to roll down her thigh highs, I told her to stop. There is something so sexy and stimulating about seeing a young pair of legs encased in white nylon that makes my cock twitch! And, boy did it twitch!

"Have you ever touched a live cock, Paige?" I asked.

"No," was all she answered.

"Well, touch this!" I ordered as I slid down my gym trunks. My cock sprang out proud and straight and she reached for it and gently grabbed hold. She rubbed it up and down a few times with her right hand and withy her left forefinger she made little circled all around the head.

"It sure is hard!" she exclaimed. "Will this really fit inside of me? "

I kissed her with lots of tongue action as I slipped a finger inside of a very hot and wet pussy and said, "As wet as you are, it won't be a problem. Now lay back on the bed and I will show you!" I said.

Paige got on the bed and lay on her back with her legs wide open. I put a pillow under her butt and told her it was for better penetration. I got between her nylon-encased legs and rubbed the head of my cock up and down to get it wet. I slowly eased my cock inside of her until she'd taken it all.

"Oh my gosh!" Paige squealed. "If I knew it would feel this good, I'd have done this sooner!"

I began a nice rhythm and I'd bend down to get a hard nipple in mouth. She'd actually push her breast up to meet my lips and tongue! After several minutes of this Paige had a blank stare in her eyes. Her arms squeezed me tightly and I knew she was going to have an orgasm. So I pumped fast and furious until she stiffened. At that I unloaded my cum deep inside of her. She unstiffened her legs to wrap them around me. I stayed buried deep and felt her body continue to spasm for a few minutes.

"Oh, my gosh, Mark, I have just been fucked!!" Paige yelled. "It was sooooooo good. I have never felt like this in all my life. And you made it happen for me. Can we do it again?"

I was still deep inside of her and told her it would be a few minutes but not to move. So we spent a few minutes kissing. After a few moments, I felt my cock returning to life and Paige took note of it.

"I can feel your cock getting bigger and harder, Mark!" she said. "Oh, my, does that feel good! Can I be on top this time?"

"This is your show, my dear!" I retorted. "You call the shots!"

So, with my cock still deep inside of her, we rolled till I was on my back. She raised herself up enough for me to get a mouthful of soft breast. When she thought I'd had my fill for a while, she sat up and started to ride my cock up and down. Seeing her backside was an incredible sight. Paige was lost in a world all her own. She was moaning and groaning and enjoying herself. Every time I tried to touch her, she'd push my hands away. This ride was all hers. She rode me till she blurted out that she was going to cum herself. I did my best to hold back until she started, which was a very tough thing to do, by the way!! But I managed. She came down hard and screamed out in pleasure. I came right then, too! I was about to lose consciousness because my orgasm was so powerful. She stayed coupled a while, then dismounted and cuddled next to me. We fell asleep for a while.

"That was awesome!" she said as she wakened. "That's one hole that is no longer a virgin! I still have two more. Are you game, Mark?"

"Not today," I replied. "I'm afraid you've done me in right now. We will finish things another day!"

So we dressed, kissed some more, and Paige was out the door. That night I slept so very well that I didn't want to take up the next morning. After I got out of the shower I heard my phone ringing. When I answered it, it was Linda Sutherland on the line. She was a neighbor down the street about 5 houses. She'd been widowed nearly 7 months earlier when her husband was killed by an IED in Afghanistan. She had jet black hair, stood about 5 feet 5 inches, and weighed about 120, give or take a couple of pounds. She has a 38C chest with extra-long nipples. Once at a neighborhood party we'd had sex, but that was nearly a year ago.

She asked me if she could come over and see me a while. Even though I had a full schedule, I said OK. When Linda came through the door I nearly creamed under my bathrobe. She was so HOT! Her little pastel dress didn't hide much and my cock responded to the sight.

"Hmmm, just what I want and just what I need!" she said as she took hold of my cock along with the bathrobe. "Let's get this beautiful cock where it will do Linda some good, OK there Mark?"

I wasn't about to disagree, so I shucked the robe and began unzipping her dress. She had nothing on underneath! I took hold of two fleshy mounds and gently squeezed as she stroked my cock!

"I want this doggy style RIGHT NOW!" she demanded. Linda knelt on my ottoman and raised her ass and spread her legs. I impaled her in one drive and she made some guttural sounds that I could not make out. I went for broke. I rammed her as fast as I could go and she loved it, shouting "more" several times. Linda had some very strong muscles that seized my cock and brought me to the edge of explosion. I blurted out that I was about to cum and she squeezed even harder and I let go with a torrent of cum. Linda milked me dry. I was so spent that I flopped down on the couch and she snuggled up beside me.

"That was simply marvelous!" Linda exclaimed. "And I needed that very much! Since Ted was killed I hardly get asked out and certainly have little sex. You've been so good to me in that department and I thank you!"

"I am happy that you are happy," I said with a huge smile on my face!. Linda would come over occasionally and we'd give each other a real pounding.

But back to the text from Paige. I finished a sandwich and went to my office in the basement and did some data entry for a client. I checked the clock above my desk and it was 1:25pm. That's when I heard the back door open and footsteps came down the stairs. There was Paige and her friend Mercedes Montoya, a 5'6" Latin beauty with long, jet-black hair, nice round boobs, and legs encased in white thigh highs I surmised. Like Paige, Mercedes wore the St. Teresa uniform of navy blue skirt, gray vest and coat, long-sleeved white shirt, and red tie.

"Meet Mercedes Mark," Paige said. "She lives over on El Camino. She's 19 like me and in her senior year. And, she is a virgin!"

At that Mercedes blushed and got as red as a beet! I told her it was nothing to be ashamed of, for we were all like that once in our lives. That seemed to break the stiffness and the two of them sat on the end of my bed as we got to know each other a bit. Mercedes' skin was so beautiful and soft. Her eyes were big and round and her smile could melt steel.

"I told her how you have taken me under your wing, so to speak, Mark, and was wondering if you might help her out the same way you helped me?" Paige inquired.

"What is it, Mercedes, that you want me to do for you?" I asked her directly.

"Well, s Paige already let the cat out of the bag, I am a virgin—all the way," she said. "And I want to learn how to be with a man. I want my first time to be with someone who is well-seasoned, someone who I can trust, and someone who will teach me how to do everything! Paige has told me, her best friend, all the things you two have done and I want the very same thing, if you know what I mean?"

"Well, I can fill all of your requirements, but the question is this—Can I trust that IF I sat yes—it will stay between us," I asked.

"Of course you can and I will not, under any circumstances, tell anyone, because I don't want to lose a good thing," she said. "I just want to be fulfilled! I am a three-hole virgin and I want to experience all I can now so I can have a solid background sexually as my life moves forward. I don't want a romantic relationship, just a sexual one with someone older and mature. Paige has spoken highly of you and she says I can trust you. So, here I am—a blank sexual canvas—ready to have you put your strokes to me!"

"If you are really serious about all of this, then slowly take off your clothes!" I ordered.

Without a moment's hesitation, Mercedes stood and took her Navy-blue coat off and laid it neatly over a chair. Then she faced me and opened her belt and button of her dress. She unzipped the side zipper and her skirt fell to the floor. It was evident she wasn't wearing panties (Paige prepared her for this). She took off her red tie and began opening the buttons of her blouse, even while still wearing the gray vest. She wasn't wearing a bra either. She just stood there, her eyes piercing my mind. She took off the vest and shirt together, standing there fully nude within an arm's length.

I reached out and took a nipple between my lips and let my tongue slide all over it. Instinctively, Mercedes put her hands behind my head, urging me further, even moving my head to her other breast. After sucking a while I asked her, "Have you ever seen a man's cock up close and for real?"

"No!" was the answer I got!

So I stood up and told her to kneel in front of me. She did as told and I took off my T-shirt and slowly lowered my gym trunks, revealing a very stiff cock. I took her hand and wrapped it around my cock and began stroking it. She learned quickly. In a moment it was in her mouth with her tongue circling the head. This was nice, but she wanted to be fucked, so I stood her up, kissed her, and lain her back in my bed, and got between her legs. Paige was behind Mercedes and rubbed her breasts as I slid my cock deep inside of her. She gasped! She closed her eyes as I got into a very comfortable rhythm.

Paige squeezed her breasts and beckoned me to bend down and suck in them. She took one and I took the other, drawing a guttural sound from Mercedes neither of us could understand. I was able to keep this up for nearly twenty minutes when Mercedes stiffened, digging her nails into my back, and yelling that she was going to cum. I was close and stepped up my pace, unleashing a torrent of cum inside her as she writhed under me. Wave after wave hit her hard and she was mumbling something like "O fuck..." I think! In a few minutes her spasms subsided and she opened her eyes. A huge smile came on her face. She wrapped her arms around me and we kissed. It was quite an experience.

I heard water running and Paige stepped out of my bathroom, telling us the shower was ready. We got off the bed and stepped under the cascading water. I washed her and she washed me, stroking my cock, which, very unexpectedly, came back to life. It was then that Paige joined us and she was wearing a devilish smile. I knew I was about to get a blowjob. Paige told Mercedes to watch and learn, because one day soon she'd get the opportunity to do it herself.

Paige knelt on a towel and took my cock in her mouth. Her hands never touched me the entire blowjob! By now, after many months of practice, Paige had become a real expert, knowing how to tease and tease and then, when I was about to go nuts, to please. Mercedes watched every thrust of Paige's mouth and the tickling of her tongue. After nearly twenty five minutes she brought me to a powerful orgasm. Just as the hot water was ebbing away, I shot stream after stream of hot cum into her waiting mouth. She swallowed everything I gave her. Mercedes commented that she couldn't wait till it was her turn!!

We all got dressed and went back to the kitchen for a soft drink. Paige got a text from her mom and left quickly, leaving Mercedes and me all alone. She was such a beautiful young woman! We talked about her experience and in no time the conversation turned to oral sex and anal sex. She wanted both as soon as I could accommodate her. Then she had a great idea.

"Mark, I could come over here early tomorrow on my way to school and give you that blowjob I know you are waiting for," she said curtly. "How about I get here at 6:30?"

I think we can manage that!" I responded. So she gathered her things, gave me a deep kiss, and left for home. I smiled, fixed myself some scallops and salad and even went to bed early.

The next morning I got up early and showered and wore only my terrycloth bathrobe, anticipating a young hot mouth soon to be on my cock. The doorbell rang right at 6:30 and there she stood—young, vivacious, hot, and willing to experiment with sex. I let her in and she dropped her backpack and was in my arms and our lips met with a shot of electricity we both felt. Part way through the kiss her hand reached down to stroke my cock—first over the robe, then parting it and grabbing warm, hard flesh.

"Well, are you going to teach me or not, Mark?" she begged.

"First I want you to strip out of your clothes, my dear," I said.

She took off her navy blue jacket and laid it over a chair. Then came her red tie and blouse. After that she dropped her skirt and then her bra—all neatly laid over the chair. Her sheer panties were already wet and there she stood. My eyes just drank all of her in! She then stepped over to me and opened my robe and laid it on the couch.

"Get a cushion and lay it on the floor," I said. She did. "Now kneel in front of me and do what you were taught!"

She took my cock in hand and kissed and licked it all over—balls included, sucking them gently into her soft wet mouth. Then she closed her eyes and took my cock into her mouth. She was a good learner and certainly used her tongue to my advantage. She had my legs begin to lose their strength and wobble. After a few minutes I told her that I was going to cum. She sucked for all she was worth. I yelled out and came with a very strong orgasm, shooting a cup full of cum it seemed. She never missed a drop, but swallowed it all! She was so proud of herself! She continued to lick me till my erection subsided, making certain every drop was gone.

I picked her up and kissed her, tasting my salty cum residue on her lips. She asked how I'd rate her and I gave her a 10!! Her first time would not be her last I reminded her. She dressed and headed off to school. As she was about to close the door she said she'd be by after school for the deflowering of her last hole. I didn't get a chance to say that it was OK. I dressed and got to work.

I was so engrossed in my work that I never heard the door open. After my mind got to a stopping place, I was startled at the noise behind me. I turned and there was Paige and Mercedes, stark naked, with a small bottle of KY liquid in hand, wearing only smiles.

"Mercedes told me about her first blowjob, mark," Paige uttered. "Wish I could have been there to watch! Well, time for a good ass-fucking!"

They both knelt in front of me and began to undress me. If you've never had two women undress you, you should do it. It is really a sensual thing. Once I was naked, two mouths had me hard in no time. Mercedes got up, went to the bed, and knelt on it—ready to receive my cock. Paige dribbled some KY on her ass and then on my cock. Paige just kept telling Mercedes to relax as I would ram my cock inside of her.

I rubbed my cock up and down her ass a moment, then got to her hole, and gently pushed my cock deep inside. She was very tight! When I was deep inside, a huge OMG came from Mercedes, followed by "Oh WOW!" and "Fuck this is good!" and "Faster!" I did my best to accommodate. Paige reached under her and fingered her clit while I pumped her ass. We could tell she was enjoying it. Ass fucking makes me cum sooner than other forms and this one was no exception. I told her I was going to cum and I did, drilling deep to release my wad. I stayed inside of her till my limp cock slipped out. We all collapsed on the bed and dozed off for about 45 minutes.

Mercedes woke with a huge smile on her face. She was now sexually awakened and I was proud to be a part of it. We all showered and while in the shower, Paige wanted a little of the ass action too. I got my cock all soapy and went to town on her—riding her hard and fast—just like she wanted it. Mercedes soaped up my balls—all the while kissing me. I couldn't take it anymore and unloaded in Paige. My cock was instantly washed clean as we all hugged under the warm shower stream.

My tutoring resulted in Paige raising her grade from a D+ to an A-. I was proud of her. We kept up the other ‘tutoring' as well. One morning a few months later I got a knock on my door at 8:30am. It was Lisa, Paige's mother, and she was crying. I brought her in and sat her down and asked if she'd like some coffee. She said she would.

"Why all the tears, Lisa?" I asked bewildered.

"Oh, Mark, it's terrible. Dave left me for his 24-year old secretary. He wants a divorce soon and without complications," she said tearfully. "Mark, am I all that old? Do I look terrible for my age? What could make Dave want to do this?

"Oh, Lisa, I don't have any answers, I said. I wasn't too happy with my friend right about now!

"Mark, I want to ask you a personal question, OK?" she asked. I nodded that ti was OK. "Do you find me attractive? I know that's a loaded question, but do you??"

"Lisa, you and a most beautiful woman—inside and outside," I said. "We've known each other for nearly 25 years and I can say without a doubt that you are a very desirable woman." Little did I know what my response would bring.

"If I am desirable to you, Mark, how about you show it right now?" she offered. "It has been months since Dave has touched me and I need to be touched right now! So please touch me, and love me, and make love to me!"

With that Lisa stood up and stepped out of her sun dress and her panties. She wasn't wearing a bra. Her breasts stood tall and proud and begged to be licked and sucked. I too stood and dropped my shorts and T-shirt. My cock bulged against my boxers and Lisa released it from the cloth confines. I took her breasts into my hands and rubbed them and gently pinched the nipples till she squealed. I bent down and took each into my mouth and savored them. Lisa had a tight grip on my cock.

"Let's put this where it will do both of us a lot of good!" she commanded.

"OK with me!" I replied and led her toward my bedroom. She lay back on the bed and opened her legs. I crawled between them and rubbed my cock up and down her wet slit. As I entered her she gasped, closed her eyes, and relaxed while I did all the work.

I kissed her and drove my tongue deep into her mouth. We were doing more than just having sex—we were really making love. I tried to show that I had her needs front and center. Her hands held my face in place so we'd kiss. It was a real intimate moment between old friends. We just took our time and I did my best to build her up to a real explosion. After 25 minutes or so, the friction of cock and pussy began bringing us to the point of no return. Neither of us cared. We both exploded together Cum, hers and mine, overflowed from her pussy. Our mouths were locked together and we breathed as one. We were wrapped together for a long time.

"Oh, Mark, that was exquisite!" Lisa said with a smile. "I never remember having this powerful of an experience in my entire life!"

"O yeah, it would take a lot to top this," I replied. "You are such a warm and caring woman. I never knew sex could be this good!"

"You should forgive me for dumping my problems on you like this," Lisa stated. "I should be ashamed of myself."

"No way!" I said. "When friends hurt, they need friends to comfort them. I am honored you chose me."

"Can I ask a favor?" Lisa said.

"Certainly!" I replied.

"Can we do this again sometime soon?" she asked shyly. "I have a lot of catching up to do. I might also need your advice as to how I handle this with Paige. She and Dave were close. This will blow her out of the water!"

"Would you like me to be there when you tell Paige?" I asked. "You know I will be glad to!"

"Would you please?" she begged. "I can't imagine how she will take it. Can you be there when she gets home from school—around 3:30pm?"

"Sure," I said. "Now, I have a lot of work to get done. I have a couple of clients coming over later this morning and I need to be prepared."

"Ok, but I want to leave you with this," she said. Then she proceeded to give me a blowjob supreme. She sucked and licked and slurped on my cock till I came in a torrent of cum. Lisa did her best to swallow it all. Some dribbled down her chin.

"Sorry," she said. "I'm a bit out of practice!" I laughed.

The next morning Lisa came over so we could just talk. We certainly couldn't figure out why Dave left a sexual siren like Lisa for a younger woman unless his lower brain was the only one thinking!! Lisa was really worried how Paige would take it, since she and Dave were close. I suggested we talk to her together and break the news. All she knew right now was that Dave was gone on a business trip. We formulated a plan and Lisa sent Paige a text to come to my house after school. She texted back that she'd be here at 3:45pm after school.

Lisa had that look in her eyes and the message to me was "Fuck me!" I suggested we go downstairs to my office. She descended first and when she got to the bottom step she turned and with her head right at my groin level, began opening my pants and took my cock out and began sucking it. After a couple of minutes she quit and let me finish coming down. She walked into my arms and we kissed—hot and heavy! I was getting to like this arrangement. I began undressing her and, to no surprise, she wasn't wearing bra or panties! When I called her a little vixen she made a cat-like sound and snarled and grabbed for my cock. We fell onto the bed and rubbed each other pretty well. I was as hard as I've ever been and Lisa said she'd ride me cowgirl style. Fine by me!!

She had a lot of pent-up sexual aggression and she took it out on my cock. She gave me some sensations I hadn't felt in years. She rode me a long time and we gushed together. After the aftershocks subsided, Lisa fell asleep with me still in her.

We awoke and went to my walk-in shower and lathered one another up well. Warm water seems to arouse my cock and today was no exception. I have a teak bench in my huge shower, so I got some towels and Lisa knelt on them while I soaped up my cock and put it directly in her forbidden hole. She screamed with delight and wondered when I was going to do that!! I thrust a while until I came so hard it buckled my knees! We cleaned up, ate some lunch, and waited for Paige who arrived right on time.

"What's the deal?" Paige asked. So we sat down and Lisa told her everything. She cried, came over to my chair, and hugged me tight. She was devastated, needless to say. "Does that mean a divorce, mom?"

"Well, dear, I asked your father to go to counseling and he refused, so I'd say we are headed for divorce court. It's not what I want, but it's the hand I've been dealt," Lisa said plainly.

"Does that mean there won't be money for me to see Mark for tutoring," Paige asked. "Does that mean college is out now?"

So many questions and so few answers. The days and weeks went by. Lisa came over for sex periodically as did Paige and Mercedes. I helped get their grades up to straight "A's!" I had the chance to speak once with Dave who said he was "blissfully happy" with Suzanne, his office manager. The marriage was over.

It was well over a year after Dave and Lisa's divorce was final that I asked her out for a date. Paige was off to college as was Mercedes—they were roommates at UGA. I began having some feelings for Lisa and I felt that she did for me. We went off to a quiet Italian restaurant I know and had a great time. Not since my wide was murdered had I dated. I was a bit awkward, but it was a nice time. We held hands over wine, had a great meal, and on the way home she invited me to stay the night, which I accepted. Sex was slow and easy, and lasted a very long time. Exactly one month later we went back to that restaurant and I proposed. She said "Yes!" We have been married now for over a year and it is great!