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Shyly returning to the bedroom she saw that Grace had pulled off the bedspread and pulled down the sheets.  She was unselfconsciously naked as she adjusted the pillows.  Joan watched her from the bathroom door.  Grace looked up and with her hand invited her into the bed.  Hesitating only slightly, Joan joined her.  Grace pulled her into an embrace with Joan’s head resting on her shoulder.  They snuggled together.

“Any regrets?”

Moving slightly to face up to her Joan replied “No, should there be?”

“That depends on you actually.  I don’t have any.”

“I don’t think I do either.”

Smiling, Grace leaned over and kissed her gently.  Lying there together, holding each other was just so nice.  Both became drowsy.

“Grace, I must tell you something.”

Instantly awake and looking for her regrets Grace let Joan rise up.  “What?”

Her face a mixture of emotions Joan was looking down at her hands.  They were entwined with Graces in a hand hold.  Disentangling them, Joan took a deep breath and blurted “I’ve never had a climax before.”  Her faced flushed with her confession.  She looked up to Grace and noted the amazement in her expression.

“Never?”  She asked in astonishment.  The passion that this woman had shared with her made that statement sound like a lie.

Joan shook her head.  Her face was darker if possible with embarrassment.

“But you were married for seven years, you said.”

Nodding in agreement Joan looked back down in mortification.  “I know I’ve been close several times but never actually made it over the mountain.”

Blown away at this news, Grace could only stare.  Pulling herself together she realized how vulnerable this woman was who lay in her bed.  “Not even by yourself?”

Shaking her head Joan looked up.  Grace could see the hurt that this news had inflicted on this woman.  Reaching over, Grace again took her hands in hers and said “Hey, this isn’t ANYTHING to be ashamed of, okay?  I can tell you I KNOW for a fact that it couldn’t possibly be your fault.  After what you just showed me you never need to convince me that you can’t orgasm.  You may not know it but that was pretty powerful stuff.”

Looking up to see if she was just being placated, Joan smiled.  Returning it, Grace again pulled her against her chest, kissing her on the way down, cuddling her close.  They both drifted off to sleep.

~End Chapter 1~

K’Anne Meinel

K’Anne Meinel first wrote
SHIPS
in 2003 over the course of two weeks.  She then played with it for several years before publishing it as an e-book on Smashwords.com and then being approached to publish it in book form.  After that it was published on Amazon.com as an e-book.  In the meantime she published some 35 novellas and novels of various genres.  Originally from Wisconsin many of her stories have taken on locations from and around the state.  A gypsy at heart she has lived in many locations and plans to continue doing that.  Her fans have compared her to some of the great authors of our times including Danielle Steel and Dean Koontz.  Videos of several of her books are available on YouTube outlining some of the locations of her books and telling a little bit more…giving the readers insight into her mind as she created these wonderful stories.

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