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him.”
“When are you going back to Houston?” he asked.
“Tomorrow. I would like to stay longer, but there are some things I have to get done.”
* * *
Johnny asked Laura out for dinner on Friday, and she readily agreed. After working together, a new closeness had developed. The accidental touches brought a smile and a squeeze of the hand. He found himself thinking of her at all hours. With Rebecca back in Houston, there was an emptiness in his home he had never noticed.
His desire to rid himself of her in his work life had evaporated, and he enjoyed their working together. His false evaluation forgotten, he looked forward to his time with her. Friday after work, they went to the Gusher together, surprising their co-workers. The men from the office made their surprise at his presence known. He began enjoying the back and forth kidding. A completely different Johnny was emerging, but he still felt the pangs of jealousy when one of the other men flirted with her. It hurt when she flirted back.
Over the next week, they had three dinners together. The good night kisses were getting steamier. She responded to them with an increasing passion. They had begun sitting in the swing on the porch instead of standing and kissing good night in front of the door. Laura was sitting in his lap for the first time, their lips locked together. His hand moved to her breast and she tightened her arms around his neck, making no effort to move his hand. As he began to gently massage the breast, she moaned, and placed her hand on his and squeezed it gently. She felt her nipples harden. She pulled back.
“Jonathon, I think we need to slow down. I’m not sure I’m ready for this.”
“I’m sorry,” he said. “I didn’t mean to push you.”
She kissed his lips. “No, don’t apologize. I liked it. I liked it too much. I don’t want to get hurt.”
“I’m not going to hurt you. Besides, Rebecca would kill me if I did. I think we have something special growing and I don’t want to mess it up.”
“I feel that way too. Will you do something for me?” she asked.
“Mother and Papa are going to be in town next week. I would like for us to have dinner with them. Will you? It would mean a lot for them to know the man that has come to mean so much to me.”
“I would love to. Meeting the parents of such a lovely girl will be a treat. Just let me know the time and the place.”
Two days later, she told him her mother and father would be in town the next day. Since her apartment was so small, they would stay at the Palace and would join them for dinner there.
“Mama, Papa, this is Jonathon Thomas. This is my mother, Elizabeth and my father, Hank.”
“So you’re the man my little girl has been so anxious for us to meet?” Hank Ingram said. “I’m pleased we finally have the opportunity. Laura has told us so much about you, it’s almost legendary.” They shook hands firmly.
In a soft voice, reminiscent of Laura’s, Elizabeth said, “Jonathon, it is a pleasure to be able to put a face with the mental picture Laura has created of you.”
“Thank you both. I assure it is my pleasure. Your daughter is a special girl. She has a real talent for what we’re doing in the office. Her insight is helping us to look at things from several new directions.”
“Is your family in the oil business?” Hank asked.
“No sir, at least not yet. I think there is a possibility it might happen though. For now, they raise cotton. They have a farm outside Marshall.”
“Are you an only child?” Elizabeth asked.
“No ma’am. I have two sisters, he said. I grew up in a house full of females,” and then he laughed.
Laura said, “Mama, one of his sisters, Rebecca, is a lawyer in Houston, the other is a doctor in New Orleans. I haven’t met
“When are you going back to Houston?” he asked.
“Tomorrow. I would like to stay longer, but there are some things I have to get done.”
* * *
Johnny asked Laura out for dinner on Friday, and she readily agreed. After working together, a new closeness had developed. The accidental touches brought a smile and a squeeze of the hand. He found himself thinking of her at all hours. With Rebecca back in Houston, there was an emptiness in his home he had never noticed.
His desire to rid himself of her in his work life had evaporated, and he enjoyed their working together. His false evaluation forgotten, he looked forward to his time with her. Friday after work, they went to the Gusher together, surprising their co-workers. The men from the office made their surprise at his presence known. He began enjoying the back and forth kidding. A completely different Johnny was emerging, but he still felt the pangs of jealousy when one of the other men flirted with her. It hurt when she flirted back.
Over the next week, they had three dinners together. The good night kisses were getting steamier. She responded to them with an increasing passion. They had begun sitting in the swing on the porch instead of standing and kissing good night in front of the door. Laura was sitting in his lap for the first time, their lips locked together. His hand moved to her breast and she tightened her arms around his neck, making no effort to move his hand. As he began to gently massage the breast, she moaned, and placed her hand on his and squeezed it gently. She felt her nipples harden. She pulled back.
“Jonathon, I think we need to slow down. I’m not sure I’m ready for this.”
“I’m sorry,” he said. “I didn’t mean to push you.”
She kissed his lips. “No, don’t apologize. I liked it. I liked it too much. I don’t want to get hurt.”
“I’m not going to hurt you. Besides, Rebecca would kill me if I did. I think we have something special growing and I don’t want to mess it up.”
“I feel that way too. Will you do something for me?” she asked.
“Mother and Papa are going to be in town next week. I would like for us to have dinner with them. Will you? It would mean a lot for them to know the man that has come to mean so much to me.”
“I would love to. Meeting the parents of such a lovely girl will be a treat. Just let me know the time and the place.”
Two days later, she told him her mother and father would be in town the next day. Since her apartment was so small, they would stay at the Palace and would join them for dinner there.
“Mama, Papa, this is Jonathon Thomas. This is my mother, Elizabeth and my father, Hank.”
“So you’re the man my little girl has been so anxious for us to meet?” Hank Ingram said. “I’m pleased we finally have the opportunity. Laura has told us so much about you, it’s almost legendary.” They shook hands firmly.
In a soft voice, reminiscent of Laura’s, Elizabeth said, “Jonathon, it is a pleasure to be able to put a face with the mental picture Laura has created of you.”
“Thank you both. I assure it is my pleasure. Your daughter is a special girl. She has a real talent for what we’re doing in the office. Her insight is helping us to look at things from several new directions.”
“Is your family in the oil business?” Hank asked.
“No sir, at least not yet. I think there is a possibility it might happen though. For now, they raise cotton. They have a farm outside Marshall.”
“Are you an only child?” Elizabeth asked.
“No ma’am. I have two sisters, he said. I grew up in a house full of females,” and then he laughed.
Laura said, “Mama, one of his sisters, Rebecca, is a lawyer in Houston, the other is a doctor in New Orleans. I haven’t met
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