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restrained pose.
    “Women's self-defense class.” She said with a
big grin, her crotch grinding against his chest.
    “Neat! Do they need volunteers?” He
joked.
    “I don't think I'd want another woman doing
this to you.” She said. Her half open eyes looked down on Cal as
she rubbed her ample breasts in slow, circular patterns.
    Her shoulders slumped to accentuate her
childish pout. “I have to get up early tomorrow.” She said finally.
She moved to slide off his chest, Cal's hands sliding over her legs
as she dismounted him.
    “One last roll in the hay before bed?” He
said, lifting the soft comforter to climb under.
    Karen giggled playfully, “You know it!

Chapter 3
    Both Cal and Karen slept soundly. Karen
wrapped herself around him like a kudzu vine, her legs and arms
entangled with his. Cal woke once during the night, felling her
breath on his neck as she exhaled slowly and quietly. He smiled in
the recognition that this girl was his. His realization that he was
to go back to his old life tomorrow brought him down to earth in a
harsh and cruel way. He kissed her cheek as she stirred, burying
her face deeper into his neck. Going back to just texting and the
occasional video chat was not enough anymore! She was like his
missing puzzle piece. Just the thought of her leaving brought on
his old, dark attitude. After all the crap he dealt with in his
other life, it wasn't fair to give him such a small sampling of
this wonderful woman. He still knew so little about her, but it
felt like they had been together for years. She even admitted to
it! She was this stunning woman who turned heads wherever she went,
and she wanted nothing to do with anybody but him!
    Cal resolved to make changes. He would no
longer be the doormat for his wife's entire family! He would still
have to go back to them, but he would begin his plans to split with
Alice somehow. She would take him to the cleaners, but he didn't
care. He could live in a box and still be happy with just a few
words from Karen. He didn't want to frighten her off though. Karen
was so calm and confident in everything she did. His spastic and
emotional ways were likely to be their undoing if he dumped all
this on her. His mind was made up though, and it was all because of
her. This insistent girl, who called him her boyfriend so easily.
Cal's own psyche was so bruised that he sometimes asked to go to
the restroom. Yet Karen was this tight, intelligent young woman who
fired guns and owned a successful business. Somehow she acted as a
catalyst, his missing ingredient that turned him from boring and
timid, to strong and daring...
    Karen and Cal packed up their things as the
rising sun filled their room. Karen gave an audible laugh as she
looked in the bottom of her suitcase.
    “And to think we could have given this a try
tonight.” She said, holding up a skimpy lace ensemble that left
very little to the imagination. It had straps and buckles and so
much going on that Cal could only stare open-mouthed as she balled
it back up and stuffed it in her bag with a frustrated sigh. She
turned back around, her face tense in thought as she found the
words to express her emotions.
    “I really had a good time yesterday. I know
this is weird because we haven't known each other that long, but I
feel like you fill a need in me that I didn't know I had. Hell,
this is the first time with each other in real life, and I feel
like we've been together for years! I don't want this to be the
last time I see you.” she said, grasping his open shirt as he tried
to button it. He brought her into his arms, her face pushing
against his chest as she smelled his scent. Her newly applied
lipstick brushed off on his skin as he smelled her hair.
    “We'll find a way. I can't get this small of
a taste and not want more. You're the cinnamon to my oatmeal!” Cal
said finally.
    “What's with all the food talk? Don't they
feed you?” She asked, giving him a crooked smile.
    “Girl, if they fed me something