Chapter 5

Kerry woke first, she showered and changed before Kim had even stirred. While packing the last of her stuff she heard Kim quietly ask what time it was.

"7 o'clock, sorry it's so early but it's time for Cinderella to leave the ball and get back to real life" Kerry joked "You can stay though, check out isn't until 11am and I already took care of everything" Kerry paused before continuing, "Look, I know you said you would hang out with us today, but I don't want to you to feel like you have too. How about I just leave you my address and if you decide to come, then just...come whenever. It's about a 30 minute cab ride from here"

Kim listen to what Kerry was offering but was still a little fuzzy from the early hour and the alcohol from the night before. "Umm, Ok..." Kim began, but before she could say anything more Kerry quickly grabbed her bag, threw it over her shoulder and left the room.

Kim rolled on to her back and looked up at the ceiling trying to process what had just happened. 'Did she even say good bye?' Kim wondered, replaying the conversation in her head.

Kim felt the beginnings of annoyance bubbling up inside her 'Wasn't it just like Kerry to leave it up to me', she thought. Was this some kind of test, was Kerry trying to see if I am still willing to pursue her like all those years ago?'

"Am I?" Kim questioned out loud.

She looked over at the bedside clock, it read 7:30. What. To. Do?

Kim stretched out in the big comfy bed, she thought about how this was definitely not how she expected this little getaway to turn out.

Sure, she had hoped she would end up in some beautiful woman's hotel room, and I guess, in a way that still happened, but somehow she still ended up in a bed alone...thinking about Kerry Weaver, just like she does almost every day back home.

The only difference being, she didn't have to imagine what she was like now, she knew. She knew what she looked like, she knew what she smelled like too, wanting more of her, she got up and crawled into the bed Kerry had slept in, she rolled in her covers and pushed her face into the pillow inhaling deeply the red heads distinctive scent.

In that instance she was transported back in time to when all she had to do to touch Kerry was stretch out her arm and reach for her. When she could just burry her nose into her lovers neck and breathe in her essence.

The sensation of Kerry's smell still fresh from the bed Kerry had just left, filled Kim's nose and her vivid memory of what it was like to have her the way she craved made Kim ache low in her belly, she felt herself getting wet and reached between her legs to find the proof.

She was shocked to feel her folds so swollen and slick, she parted her lower lips and slid her fingers up her slit to find her clit plump with need. She circled it at a maddening speed and applied more pressure to the sensitive nub with her index finger. And even though Kim had her eyes squeezed tightly shut, she could still see her former lover's face and remember what it looked like right before she would make Kerry come.

That was enough to make Kim explode in a shuddering release.

Kim looked at the house in front of her and asked the cabbie if this was the right address.

"Yeah lady, you getting out or what?" the grumpy cab driver asked.

Right then she saw a little boy come out running across the grass kicking a soccer ball into a make shift goal. She recognized him from the pictures the night before.

"Uh, yeah" Kim reached into her purse and retrieved her wallet "Here's your money, can you help me with my bag?

The cabbie made a disgruntled huff but got out and unloaded her luggage from the trunk and then just as quickly got back in the cab and drove away.

The little boy was running around the lawn with his arms above his head screaming "goooooaaaaaaaaal" at a frightening loud audible level before finally dropping to the ground on his knees, that's when he noticed Kim watching him from the sidewalk.

"Oh, Hi. I know you" Said the boy

"You do?" asked a surprised Kim

"Uh huh, you're the woman in all those pictures my mom keeps in her office."

"Hen, who are you talking to?" Kerry interrupted as she made her way around the corner of the large lot. She noticed Kim standing in front of her house and even though she knew it was possible she would show up she still found herself completely surprised by her presence.

"Kim, you made it" she said

Kim turned her attention towards Kerry. "Yeah, I'm here. Ker, you may have forgot to mention you live in a mansion"

Kerry dismissed her comments "Please Kim, you've always been one for hyperbole. Come on I'll show you around, let's start with this guy"

Kerry made her way over to Henry "Get off the ground Henry, I want to introduce you to someone"

Henry popped up and started to dust the dirt off the favorite Brazilian football team's jersey he was wearing. He then sheepishly tried to clean his hand off before presenting it to Kim.

"Henry Weaver, meet Dr. Kim Legaspi, she's the friend I told you about, the one I said may come by today."

Kim reached out and took the offered hand. "Hi Henry, you can call me Kim, cool jersey I take it you're a soccer fan, sorry, I mean Football fan?"

Kim corrected herself just to prove she was hip with the proper lingo.

"Yeah, do you like football too?

"I do, in fact I went to the world cup last year and had a blast. I'll tell you about it later, but right now why don't we see how good you are with an actual goalie!"

Kim suddenly broke off the hand shake and snuck around Henry to get the ball that was resting behind him. She kicked it through the goal with the ease of a pro. She rushed over and grabbed the ball, then tossed it back to Henry and dared him to try and score on her. She managed to block 3 of his six attempts. That's when Kerry decided to call it a tie and continued on with her tour

She showed Kim around the property and then she showed her the back yard living space. It had a fenced in pool and a dock that led right up to the water.

There was a complete outside living room out there with an all-weather wraparound couch and an outdoor kitchen that had a huge grill built into it. The place had a resort living look but a comfortable Zen décor that made it very inviting. Several candles and paper lanterns hung from the wooden pergola.

Kim was visibly impressed "Wow Kerry, you've created quite a little paradise out here, haven't you?"

Kerry decided to forgo any false modesty, she knew what she had here and was proud of the home she had built for her and Henry.

"Thanks, I love it here"

The inside was equally impressive, a two story plantation home with a balcony that came off two large upstairs bedrooms.

"This is my room, over here is Henry's, across from him is a spare and the other large room is my office."

Kerry looked over at Henry who had been following behind "Hey Henry, can you go grab Kim's bag and bring it to her room?"

"Sure Mom" he started to run down the stairs

Kim shouted out behind him "The wheel is broken so it squeaks but don't worry, it still rolls!"

"Ok, I got it Kim, don't worry!"

The two women were alone now in the hallway, the silence made Kerry a little nervous forcing her to want to break it.

"I'm glad you decided to come" she said to Kim "I'm glad I did too, your boy is quite charming" said Kim, making Kerry chuckle, "He is isn't he? He gets that from Sandy I'm sure, they both know how to charm the ladies." Kerry then corrected herself, "Knew how to charm the ladies"

Reminding Kim that Sandy had passed away. "If you don't mind me asking, how did she die?"

Kerry checked to see if Henry had returned yet, "She was a firefighter, and she got caught in a burning building that collapsed around her while trying to rescue some kids."

"Shit Kerry, that's terrible" said Kim

"It was, it really was. I wasn't able to save her. That really did a number on me too, I wasn't able to care for Henry and almost lost him to his grandparents. It was just a horrible tragedy all around."

Kim wanted to comfort Kerry but didn't know how, fortunately the moment was interrupted as they heard the thud of the luggage being dragged up the stairs

Kerry smiled, never breaking Kim's stare she shouted out to her son "Need some help bud?"

"Ugg, No, I got it Mom!"

This made Kim laugh out loud, "I really need to get a new bag" she joked.

The rest of the day was fun filled, they spent it swimming and playing water games. Henry told Kim about the few times they had found gators in the pool and how it never failed to completely freak out his Mom.

Kim was curious about how Henry felt having a Mom who was on TV, he didn't seem too impressed but said his friends thought it was cool so he was alright with it.

He bragged about his many girlfriends, this made Kim break out in hysterics commenting how this eight year old boy had more swagger than she ever did!

When evening came around Kim was treated to an excellent meal of hot dogs and burgers, compliments of her hosts, who made quite a team in the kitchen.

After dinner the trio sat outside talking about Kim's trip to the world cup when the phone rang. Henry jumped up to answer it, after a few minutes Henry yelled from the kitchen, "Mom! Its Michael, his moms said I could spend the night if it's ok with you, and then they will bring me to the game in the morning. Can I? PLEASE!?" he whined.

Kim looked at Kerry who explained that Michael was his best friend who lived across the street. They played on the same soccer team and she had only just learned that a make-up game had been scheduled for Sunday. It was a big game because it decided who would play in the championship game Wednesday.

Kerry thought for a moment before yelling back to him, "Yes, its ok but don't stay up all night playing video games, you have a big game tomorrow!"

"Yes!" the girls heard him shout "I can stay over Michael! Ok, see you in 10 minutes"

Henry hung up and poked his head outside, "They're are gonna walk over and get me, I'm going to go get my sleeping bag."

Kerry kicked off her shoes and curled up on the couch "Guess it will be just us tonight"

Gulp. "That's what it sounds like" said Kim

"Helloooo? Anyone here? A voice game from around the front of the house.

"Were in the back Maggi!" shouted Kerry

Two women and a little boy around Henry's age came around the corner.

"Hi Kerry, is Henry upstairs?" asked the little boy. "Yep, why don't you go give him a hand, make sure he packs his cleats too!"

"OK!" shouted back the boy who had already started running upstairs.

The women, who looked like they were in their late thirties, sat down on the chairs across from the couch.

"Well, what's going on over here" asked one

Kerry introduced her company to Kim, "This is Kim, a very dear friend of mine who I haven't seen in quite a while, Kim, this in Maggi and Tara Williams, they are the world's best neighbors and mothers to young Michael who you almost just met." They all laughed at that.

Maggi waved to Kim, "Hi Kim, it's very nice to meet you, it's been quite some time since or little Kerry's had some adult company over to entertain"

Kerry could hear the innuendo in Maggi's tone and decided to intervene before they got the wrong idea, "Calm down ladies, it's not like that. Kim and I are just old friends getting reacquainted"

"Oh, that's too bad" said Tara under her breath.

The boys ran back down stairs, "ok, come on we're ready!"

The ladies got up and said their goodbyes and made their way back to their house. Suddenly Henry ran back into the house and over to Kim, you're going to come to my game tomorrow right? I mean if you can, that is, I would really like to see you out there if that's ok."

Kerry jumped in, "It's an early game, should be over before noon."

Kim felt an odd little tingle in her gut "Well, in that case I absolutely will be at the game, I wouldn't miss it for the world." Kim said, roughing up the 8 year olds hair with her hand.

Cool, good night Mom, and bye Kim see you tomorrow.