Chapter 176

April 5, 2018 (Thursday)

Dear Ms. Diary,

I gave Lana the high sign, so we dallied in our bedroom as the others went up to breakfast.

“Lana, I love you. What you did for Char last night was beautiful and wonderful. You worked wonders with her.”

She stepped into my arms and we squeezed each other tightly, each of our heads resting on the other’s left shoulder.

When she leaned back, she said, “I’m not at all sure, but I think there’s something in Char’s past that has made her nervous about ... sex with guys. It could be something else, but she has a particular problem with our guys, despite that we have three wonderful guys. She’s making progress, but I think it – whatever it is – keeps popping into her mind and holding her back.”

I furrowed my brow at her, then asked, “You mean like a sexual attack or something?” When she nodded, I clenched my jaws, then said, “I don’t know whether we should ask or not. What do you think?”

“I don’t know. That’s why I came to you. I’m not sure bringing it up would be good, but I can’t see letting it fester, either, if that’s what it is.”

“It could be that she’s nearly fully on the lesbian end, although she has expressed strong interest in Dad on multiple occasions. Let’s both think on that and compare notes in a few days.”

Liya was “out sick” today so she could go with Inez to pick up Nira at the airport. When we got home from school, we made the few introductions that we needed to make after the rest of us got hello hugs with Nira.

On the deck, now with three picnic tables, Sandy called for attention, then said, “We residents want to thank all of you for joining us this evening. We’ve been having regular get-togethers here on Thursday that were aimed at getting various of the parents of the Las Amadas together in a strictly social setting. Tonight, we are blessed with some first-time visitors, specifically Alicia and Richard Martin, Cera’s parents, and Kath Weeks, Katie’s mom. Thank you for coming. Although she isn’t new to spending time here, we also want to announce the return of Nira Nadhi, Liya’s mom, who was been on sabbatical in the Canary Islands for the past six months. She returned only this morning, and if you find her at all incoherent, you can blame jet lag, as she’s been traveling for a day and a half: from the Canaries to Lisbon and Lisbon to Atlanta yesterday, then Atlanta to here this morning. We’re very glad to have her back with us.

“Historically for us, Thursday nights have been our night to try out new dishes, new cuisines. However, tonight, we’re sticking with what has become a tried-and-true addition to our menu that we first tried on a Thursday. On the grills, we have bleu-cheese-filled lamb burgers and various grilled vegetables, while on the tables are large bowls of what we call diverse salad. Please, help yourselves.”

We opted out of the hot tub tonight for a variety of reasons, but the 27 people present was not one of the reasons. Because of the lovely weather, we decided to stay on the deck after we’d cleaned up after dinner, as we had insufficient seating in the living room. We will obviously have to figure something else out for next week when Brett’s parents will be back. The evening was enjoyable, and our new participants seemed to have fun. We celebrated the two birthdays we missed last week, although we girls did not give Sandy the presents we had for her. Since we missed the boat doing that yesterday, we will do it next Wednesday ... perhaps. We did have Mom’s favorite pie, banana cream, for dessert. The girls chipped in for a pink-and-black Nike ball for Cera, and her parents gave her a fairly large gift card ... from Armoire!

“You’ve been growing, so you’ll need lots of new clothes soon. You don’t have to spend it all at once. We know the store has some ... relatively outrageous clothing, but we’d prefer you spend that on school clothes and a nice going-out outfit or two,” Alicia told her.

Cera hugged her parents and said, “Thanks. This is timely, too, as we’ve been talking about another dress-up day at school. I’ll get a snazzy dress, but one that’s suitable for school.”

Alicia continued, “I don’t know if this is the proper venue, but I was hoping to speak with you and Britt and the ... Williams-clan parents about ... residency. We’re willing to stay later to discuss that, but we’d like to have a ... more-encompassing discussion with the parents on the topic. Perhaps, that could wait until the Jacobs parents have returned from traveling.”

Emma responded, “If those parents that already have kids that are living here at least part-time don’t mind, I know that Jeff and Kalina ... and I would appreciate taking part in that. Civia has spent a lot of time here, and Maren would like to do so. We don’t want the Williams-clan parents to be the default ... babysitters for our progeny unless we know their thoughts on the subject and that they’re amenable. I agree that such a discussion needs to be held only after Brett’s parents return from Thailand. Given that these Thursday things are supposed to be social events, I propose figuring out a weekend day that works well for all of us. While having all of the girls may not be necessary, having a ... deputation from them would be very helpful.”

Silence reigned as everyone digested Emma’s words until Sandy replied, “Emma has an excellent idea, and we’d be happy to host that. Our various ... girls have become very close to one another and like to be together. While, personally, I’d be ecstatic if we could host all our girls here permanently as I’ve come to like and love all of them, I’m sure that their various parents would like to see them at least occasionally.” She waited out the resultant chuckles, then finished, “Could we set up a text tree that includes all of us that we could use to, first, plan the ... meeting Alicia and Emma requested, but also just to keep in touch with each other. Given how close the girls have become and how well they get along with each other, such an easy way to keep all the parents apprised of how things are going, events, questions, problems, and who-knows-what-else would be a good thing.”

I was surprised that Jeff, rather than Kalina, responded, but he replied, “Kalina and I would very much appreciate both a meeting and the ... text tree. Recent events involving Brit have highlighted the need for a way to keep us all in touch as our daughters ... and son ... move through what are typically emotionally-charged years. I also think it behooves us to have an easy way not only to discuss topics that come up, but also to coordinate what girls are where and when, picked up by whom, and dropped off where, and this will be particularly useful once the team begins playing games next week. For those new to this, I can tell you that Kalina and I coordinating with the Williams clan made traveling to the state tournament last year easier.

“We have greatly appreciated all that the various Williams-clan members – from the girls to the parents – have done for Civia, who is an even more wonderful daughter than she was before meeting Beth and the gang. We’ve also greatly enjoyed the friendship we’ve developed with, particularly, Sandy, Carol, and Charlie, and look forward to developing similar relationships with the rest of the parents, as we have with Emma of late.”

The discussion continued for another ten minutes, with all agreeing to a text tree and, particularly, on coordinating various travel needs for our games. The conversation moved on to other topics until our visitors began departing around 9:00.

“Brett’s cuddlers are ... wow ... Andy and Celeste!”

Andy immediately moved to straddle Brett’s head and carefully lowered her pussy onto his mouth, whereupon he began her progress to orgasm. Celeste grinned at Andy, then began kissing Brett’s torso, continuing down and up each leg until she stopped in his crotch and took his penis into her mouth. By 9:45, Celeste and Brett had orgasmed once each and Andy twice. Then the two girls snuggled into him and we turned off the lights.

April 6, 2018

“Gather ‘round!”

Once we were focused on her, Coach said, “We haven’t discussed the two-lineup idea I had for various reasons. Now is the time. First, does anyone strongly object to that idea? Don’t be afraid to disagree with me. I might overrule you, but I never mind honest disagreement.” When no one ventured a raised hand, she continued, “Then the two lineups I mentioned, the Krypton and Argon lineups, are set. We’ll spend the rest of this practice scrimmaging Argon versus Krypton. We have games next week on Tuesday and Thursday. On Monday, we’ll have a short scrimmage – same teams, then discuss a variety of topics.

“The captains for the Argon team: Sophia is the overall captain and captain of the D; Haven is the captain of the midfield, and Lissa is the captain of the O. Sophia, I want you to pay attention to Lissa when she’s talking about making a small change or two in the O during a game. Lissa, I want you to use that sweeper’s brain you developed last year to analyze how teams play your O lineup and make changes on the fly if they’re minor, such as switching your wings to the opposite sides. Oh, I meant to say this earlier. We’ll switch which side Mia and Padme play on during Monday’s scrimmage, so you can see how that works. That’s the sort of change you’re free to make if you truly think it will enable us to take advantage of something on the opponent’s team. You know the kinds of things that Beth had carte blanche to do last year. You have those same permissions.”

“Thanks, Coach.”

“Okay, get out there and go all out.”

The scrimmage was fun. Krypton beat Argon, but it was closer than some might have thought it would be: 3-1. Gracey played great and if anyone wondered if she had, the huge hug Meka gave her when we came off the field might have given that person a hint.

“Excellent game, Gracey! Lissa caught you out of position for their goal, but that was the only serious mistake I saw you make. I know it’s difficult, but you really need to keep your eye on as many of the opposing team as you can manage. Dakota obviously surprised you with her slant into the box, but I’m glad she did. Now you have experienced it, you’ll keep it in mind.”

“Thanks, Meka. She did surprise me, although I admit part of the surprise is that it was Dakota. That’s not something that she did last year, but I will keep that in mind.”

Tonda said, “You had my number, though, Girl.”

“Today,” replied Gracey. “You’re faster than I am. You should use that speed when you get any kind of chance. Surely, you’ve learned that from watching Rhee for two years.”

“Yeah. I need to discuss that with Lissa and the midfield.”

“And Lissa’s right behind you.” Lissa grinned at Tonda, then said, “Sorry. I should have told you that you have my go-ahead to streak anytime you see a chance. In fact...” She turned and yelled, “Argon lineup, gather ‘round.” More quietly, she said, “Sorry, Sophia. I didn’t see you there until I was already yelling. That should be your task.”

“I disagree. You obviously want to talk about the O to all of us. If it’s truly important, then anyone can rally us all, particularly co-captains. I’m not so head-swelled by my elevation to captain that I have to do everything.”

There was some chuckling.

Once Argon gathered ... with most of Krypton kibbitzing, Lissa said, “Midfield and back line. Tonda’s got a green light for streaking anytime she sees an opp. Padme will have ... a yellow light for streaking, and she or I will announce that in the huddle before whichever half we play or we’ll let you know if circumstances arise in which she gets a green light. Regardless, like last year with Rhee and Heather, upon change of possession, look for our streakers. And that’s the sort of thing that we could switch Mia and Padme for, that is if their right back is relatively slow.”

“I’m glad to see a brand-new set of three captains doing their jobs. That’s exactly the kind of thing that the lineup ... captains need to do. Attagirls to Lissa and Sophia.” Coach looked up and around and, seeing everyone around, stated, “Excellent job, everyone. It seems to me that Argon might be the only lineup in the league that can keep Krypton in sight. We’ll see how it goes, but I’m greatly heartened by the scrimmage today. Argon, you did a whale of a job, and I have a particular attagirl to give out.”

Everyone looked around, and many of us were grinning, presumably because we suspected who would be the recipient.