The Side Project 2: Nature Girl
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Chapter 1: Kyle - A New Hope
Fiction Sex Story: Chapter 1: Kyle - A New Hope - The Side Project 2 kicks off with the core friend group scattering across the country at the end of their wild week in Nashville. With the initial shock of their new circumstances starting to wear off, Ky and Lexi begin grappling with quite their future holds. On their Thanksgiving trip to Napa someone new enters the dynamic. Meanwhile Allie's forced to deal with Garrison and the Alphas' latest antics. Luckily Reed, and some new friends, are on her side.
Caution: This Fiction Sex Story contains strong sexual content, including Ma/Fa Fa/Fa Romantic Lesbian BiSexual Fiction Slow Illustrated
I’ve included a good bit of context in the text so one could probably figure out what’s going on without having read the first installment of The Side Project, but I think you’ll like this more if you have. The Side Project 2 primarily focuses on the journey of Kyle and Lexi. I’ve also decided to fully lean in to my timeline-obsessed, anal-retentive side so I have dates and locations each time we have a change of either at a scene break.
Sunday, November 19, 2017
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
When I woke up Sunday morning my left arm was asleep because Lexi’s shoulder was digging into my elbow, and my face was against her lower back. Damned active sleeper.
I gently maneuvered her to restore circulation and rolled over to grab my phone and check the time. I was pleasantly surprised to see a text from Reed to our group chat that he and Allie were going to bring ingredients to make brunch for everyone. That was a welcome change compared to the rest of the trip.
Our flight back to Houston wasn’t until mid-afternoon, so we moved slowly. Lexi and I took our turns in the bathroom rather than share a shower. I was feeling a little down. Our incredible week in Nashville was over. It seemed like Lexi was feeling the same based on her clipped tone as we started packing.
Brunch was a low energy affair, although the food was excellent. Allie and Reed made blueberry pancakes with sides of fresh fruit and home fries. While delicious, the carb onslaught did not raise any energy levels.
After brunch we all returned to our rooms to finish packing up. My feeling of melancholy doubled. So much had happened in that room, or at least on that floor. Finding out Lexi was bi during our explosive first threeway. The beginning of the revelation of Rose’s feelings for Jackie. Lexi finally committing to me and admitting her own feelings. Even Brandi finding her place, to a degree.
We gathered downstairs and I think we were all feeling the same way. The last four days had changed everything for us in some way. Allie found her strength and joined our inner circle. Reed admitted he could feel again. Brandi, Jackie and Rose had started a relationship. Lexi and I had solidified our bond.
Allie’s goodbye was the toughest. The rest of us were off to something new and, in a way, exciting. She was making the half-hour drive back to her suburban neighborhood to deal with her nightmare of a husband, Garrison. As I hugged her goodbye I could see tears in her eyes, but also a certain strength that hadn’t been there when we first met four days ago. It was good to see.
Since they had been abandoned by their former friend Marge in Nashville, we had agreed to let the Sigmas drive the rental SUV back to Cincinnati where they would drop it off. They were our ride to the airport. Hugs, kisses and promises to stay in touch were exchanged all around at the terminal, then we sadly watched them drive away.
Next it was the drudgery of making our way through security and to our gate. Reed hadn’t bothered with first class tickets for the flight home. He probably had predicted it would be a bit of a letdown. Since we had booked our flight so close to the departure date, there were no seats available together and we were spread throughout the cabin. I buried my nose in a book about a fictional pandemic leading to a quasi-apocalypse and tried to turn my brain off.
Before I could fully immerse myself in the world of my book, I had a bit of an epiphany: that week did not have to be our last time in that rental. I had $20 million of Bitcoin burning a hole in my digital wallet. So did Reed. If we wanted to buy that place and make it our base of operations in Nashville, we could. That put my mind at ease and I slipped fully into the story I was reading.
Being back home in Houston felt like a cold splash of water to the face. So much had changed during the four days we had been in Nashville. Instead of the normal comfort I felt returning home after a trip, I felt like I was taking a step backwards.
Lexi seemed like she had that same concern, but she was determined to show we were not going back. On the shuttle bus to long term parking she cuddled up next to me on the bench seat, a far more affectionate PDA than I had ever experienced with her. I certainly wasn’t complaining. I put my arm around her shoulders and held her tight.
Reed invited us to indulge in our normal Sunday ritual of watching pro football at a bar, but Lexi and I wanted to take some time to regroup. We were leaving again in two days. Nashville might have been a crazy week, but we weren’t about to let Reed welch on his offer to pay for our holiday adventure in wine country after losing our tennis bet.
“Would it be presumptuous of me to assume you want to move in together?” I asked Lexi once we were in my car and on the highway back to the city from IAH. I thought it felt obvious after what had happened in Nashville to take that step.
“No, not at all, I’d like that. It’s logical. It also makes me feel kind of gooey inside in a way that feels a little uncomfortable, but I think I like,” Lexi said.
“Having more of those feeling things, eh? Pesky little things,” I joked.
“Oh hush, this is all new to me,” Lexi said playfully.
“This your first time moving in with someone?” I asked.
“Someone I’m sleeping with, yeah,” Lexi replied.
“How’d that happen? Lesbians bringing a U-Haul to a second date and all,” I joked.
“Smartass, pretty full of yourself today,” Lexi said.
“Blame me? This really hot girl I like just agreed to move in with me,” I replied.
Lexi laughed and reached over to squeeze my arm. “What about you, this your first time moving in with someone?”
“Sort of, when I was living in Dallas, back when I met Reed, my girlfriend did not technically live with me, but she was living with her parents so she practically did if that makes sense,” I explained.
“Gotcha, that’s uh, Tilly, right? I’ve heard you and Reed mention that name before, usually not in a very nice way,” Lexi said.
“Correct. In retrospect basically everything about that relationship was a mistake,” I said.
“How come?”
“Uh, you really wanna know the full backstory?” I asked. I didn’t feel embarrassed about telling Lexi, but I wasn’t sure she would want to hear the sordid tale.
“You don’t have to if it’s uncomfortable or anything, but I’ll admit I’m a little curious now that we seem to be acknowledging we’re taking things a step further,” Lexi said.
“No I don’t mind sharing, just don’t want to bore you with gory details,” I said.
“Ha, tell me all your deepest secrets,” Lexi said in a playful tone.
“Alright, so the two big reasons Tilly and I didn’t work out are that we really didn’t have that much in common and that her family was always going to be her top priority emotionally. You’ll note some slight contrasts with the present company,” I said.
“Ha, I guess I see why I had an easy in,” Lexi said. We’d met because of a common interest - playing soccer - and that had just been the start. Lexi and I had a ton in common, including that we were no contact with our families, so that had never been an issue either.
“I know you’re not supposed to compare with your exes and stuff, but you’re basically everything she was not,” I admitted. “I also have some bitterness because I think I sort of fumbled my early career because of her. I think I would have moved up the corporate ladder a lot faster if I’d started out in Silicon Valley instead of taking a sojourn to DFW for three years.”
“I actually never asked you this, have I? She’s how you ended up in Dallas?” Lexi inquired.
“Yep, we met while we were studying abroad my junior year of college. Did long distance for senior year. She had a job lined up in Dallas through her family’s connections before she even graduated so I decided I’d move and see if we could make things work. I thought they might and when I moved back to California I was hoping she’d eventually follow but ultimately we broke up.”
“That kind of sucks, seems like you were willing to make sacrifices for her but it wasn’t a two-way street,” Lexi observed.
“I mean that’s certainly my biased viewpoint, but it’s in the rearview now. I’m pretty pleased with how things worked out,” I said. I had internalized my frustration with Tilly for a long time. The fact that Reed and I liked to lament our Dallas days with our Highland Park exes probably didn’t help. I realized this new context of having more or less my dream girl in Lexi fully committed to me was helping me truly put it behind me.
“Was there anyone between Tilly and me?”
“Nothing serious, I had sort of a situationship deal in California, then as you know I met you pretty soon after I moved to Houston,” I said.
“And started another situationship,” Lexi joked.
“Ha in a way, I guess, although it seems like this has become a little bit more serious than that. So what about you? I know basically nothing about your history. I guess now I know why you never mentioned much. When did you realize you were bi?” I asked.
“Pretty early on, but wasn’t ready to admit it for real until later. Family was not supportive,” Lexi said.
“That why you’re no contact with them?” I asked. Lexi and I had never gotten into why we weren’t in touch with our families.
“Yeah, no dramatic they caught me in bed with a girl story or anything, I just knew they’d never accept me bringing a girl home and even aside from that I just don’t really share their values. What about you?”
“Kind of same, different values, plus a nice dash of raging narcissism on their end. Didn’t need it in my life,” I said.
“Seems like another thing we can agree on,” Lexi said.
“So, what do you mean about not admitting it until later? Were you scared of being judged?” I asked.
“Not necessarily, I honestly just didn’t realize I was different at first. I thought it was sort of normal to think your friends were pretty and stuff, and like everybody experiments around in college, right? Plus I dated a really sweet guy my first couple years in Evanston and that went pretty well, so I figured that was normal enough.
“It was more after I graduated I started to think of myself as more queer or bi. I just had a string of shitty experiences with men. Nothing really awful, just pushy, selfish in bed. You know the type. Meanwhile I met a girl I kind of liked and had really good times with,” Lexi explained.
“Did you date her?” I wondered.
“Not officially, but we sort of were. I wasn’t quite sure if that’s what she wanted and the prospect of being totally out and having a public girlfriend was still a little scary. Keep in mind this was five or six years ago as well,” Lexi said.
“No offense, Lex, but I’m not sure you’re very good at relationships,” I said lightly.