Author’s Note: My thanks to EasySpeak for the work of editing this story so that it makes sense and makes it easier to read and understand.

We met during our senior year in high school. I had walked into our advanced algebra class when I sat down in the only student desk that was available to me. It was located at the end of the row though, which was somewhat unusual. I guess I had arrived nearly late to the class and that was the reason for the classroom being nearly completely full.

I was kind of surprised at the number of girls who were present in such an advanced math class but, I guess I shouldn’t have been. There were a number of girls present in the classroom one of whom was sitting directly to my right.

When I turned to look at the girl directly on my right I could see that she was very cute. I knew that I had seen her around the campus from time to time but, we had never met or been introduced to each other.

Turning to her I looked into her pretty eyes and holding out my hand I said, “Hello. I’m Marcus Dawson. I know that I have seen you around campus from time to time but, I don’t know your name.”

She turned to me taking my hand and replied, “Hi, Marcus. I have seen you around campus, also, and this is the first time we have really met. I’m Gail Richards and I’m happy to meet you Marcus.”

I’m very happy to meet you, too, Gail. It seems to me to be rather unusual that there are so many girls in such an advanced math class as this. Gail, are you planning on working toward an engineering degree after you graduate from high school?”

“No. I have always liked and been pretty good at math and I want to pursue a college degree in math. I know that I could teach high school with a math degree or if I went on and got an advanced degree I could possibly teach college math. Are you planning on getting an engineering degree, Marcus?”

“Yeah, I am, Gail. I’m really planning on getting my degree in Mechanical Engineering and it requires a lot of math. If I can scrape together enough money I might just be able to get and advanced degree which will require even more advanced math. I know I’d like to ultimately get my doctors degree but, that’d likely take more money than I will ever be able to scrape together.”

At that time the math teacher came into the classroom and we had to quit talking otherwise we could have our grade reduced. I know I wanted to continue to talk to Gail further so, I knew I’d have to wait until after class or wait until tomorrow and see her there in class again. After class Gail was in a hurry to get to her next class so I resigned myself to waiting until tomorrow to talk to her.

The next day when I came into the classroom, Gail was already there and I sat down in the student desk next to her. She greeted me very cheerfully and I was happy to return her cheerful greeting.

We chatted during the time we were waiting for the math teacher to come into the classroom and start the class. After our math class, Gail wasn’t in such a hurry to get to her next class and we walked out of the building together.

I told her I was going to my machine shop class and she said she was going to her home economics class. I stood there and watched her as she walked to the building where her next class was to be held.

Her natural gait as she walked showed her pleasing figure without any attempt to exaggerate the sway of her hips attempting to allure any male observers. She certainly wasn’t a flashy exhibitionist looking to entice male admirers.

Gail and I sat beside each other in our math class each day and we helped each other with our math assignments. She was very intelligent and I thought she was every bit as knowledgeable as I was or she may have understood the math even better than I did. I looked forward to seeing Gail in class each day. I really didn’t know if I helped her with the assignments or if she helped me more.

As the school year progressed, Gail and I got along very well and I really enjoyed being with her. I really wanted to see more of her than just our one hour math class each day. During our second week in school I wanted to take her to the football game on Friday night but, the game for that Friday and the following week were away games. So I asked her, “Gail, can I take you out to a movie this weekend?

Gail quickly responded, “I’d love to go with you this weekend, Marcus, but, we have relatives coming to the house to visit with us. My Parents, my Mom, wants me to be there to help her entertain them and help her do the cooking and the dishes for all of us. But, we don’t have anything planned for the week after that if you would like me to go out with you then.

“Of course, we can wait another week to go to the movie, Gail. We can talk more about that next week. Then I can get your phone number and your address so I can pick you up to take you to the movie.”

We continued sitting beside each other during class and working on our math assignments until the end of the week when I got her phone number and her home address.

That Saturday, I picked Gail up at her house and I couldn’t believe just how pretty she looked when she opened the door. I just had to tell her, “Gail, you look so pretty tonight. Are you ready to go to the movie with me?” She had a bright smile on her face and she kind of wiggled at my compliment.

She quickly replied, “Thank you, Marcus for your sweet compliment and you look very handsome tonight as well. And yes I’m ready to go with you, Marcus.”

With that we got into my car and we went to the movie theater. On arriving at the movie theater we went inside and chose our seats. Gail chose a row about three quarters of the way back from the movie screen and seats nearly in the center of the row. We sat and chatted until the movie was ready to start. Once the movie had started Gail reached over grabbed my hand and held it tightly.

After the movie had started, I leaned closer to her and whispered her name in her ear. Gail turned her head to look at me and I leaned over closer to her and kissed her on the lips.

She let go of my hand and pulled me closer to her and kissed me back. After our kiss Gail kind of giggled at me like, ‘Let me show you how to kiss me.’ then she turned her head back to resume watching the movie.

Once she had resumed watching the movie I put my arm around her shoulders and pulled us closer together. She reached up with her hand and grabbed my hand holding on to it. Then she turned, looked at me and smiled her approval like she was saying, ‘I was hoping that you would do that tonight, Marcus.’

I think I watched her more during the movie than I watched the movie and every once in a while I kissed her and she was not shy about kissing me back each time I kissed her. Not to be outdone, she occasionally turned to me and kissed me. I really loved how she responded to me during the movie.

After the movie we left the theater and I asked her, “Would you like to get something to eat before I take you home, Gail?”

She responded, “Sure, Marcus, I would love to stop somewhere with you for something to eat.”

We stopped at a fast food place and ordered a hamburger, fries and a soda. During the time we were eating I said, “I have really enjoyed having you with me tonight, Gail and thank you very much for going with me tonight.”

Gail immediately replied, “Marcus, I have really enjoyed going with you and thank you for asking me to go with you tonight and thank you for the burger, too.”

Once we had finished our burgers we left to take her home and when we got to her house I walked her to the door, took her in my arms and gave her a long sensual kiss with her arms around my neck.

She just purred to me and melted into my arms and I loved holding her soft warm body close to mine. Then she gently pushed away and quickly disappeared into the house. I couldn’t wait to see her in class during the following weeks.

After our first date, Gail and I went out to all of the home football games and after that to the home basketball games, too. During those weeks where the teams were at away games we went to the movies.

Many times after the movie we went to one of the public parks and made out with each other. I really wanted to gently squeeze and fondle her titties. But, each time I tried to do that Gail stopped me.

She finally told me, “I’d really like to let us do that but, I’m really afraid that it will get totally out of control and I won’t be able to stop us. If we can’t stop then I’m really afraid you will get me pregnant, Honey. Then if I do get pregnant my Parents will come down very hard on me and make my life miserable, too.”

Needless to say, I never got to first base with her and even though I would have liked to, later I got to thinking that it was probably for the best. My parents would have come down really hard on me and I didn’t have the ability to support her and a baby that could have resulted anyway.

Then on top of that I would not have been able to go to college and get my engineering degree. And Gail would not have been able to go to college and get her math degree either.

Near the end of our senior year I took Gail to the prom and we had a wonderful time at the dance with each other. She looked just gorgeous in her prom dress and I would have liked to have taken her somewhere after the prom and made love with her. However, I knew she would never go for that.

At the end of the school year, Gail and I both graduated and got our diplomas. I took her to the graduation party and I told her I was really looking forward to seeing her during the summer and I really didn’t want us to be separated from one another. Gail in return told me that she really wanted to continue to see me during the summer, too.

After the graduation party I took her home and unfortunately that was the last time I was to see her. My worst fear had snuck up on me by surprise since she kind of just drifted away. And it may have just snuck up on Gail, too. I never received any word from Gail about where she went or where she was.

Even though Gail was gone and I had no idea where she went, I still loved her and I knew I would never forget her either. The vision of Gail in my memory was still bright in my mind but, with time, her memory began to fade and I never forgot her. I just wished that I could find her and hold her and kiss her again like I did before she left.

That fall I went to the State College and enrolled in the school of engineering. At the end of four years I got my degree in Mechanical Engineering and I went on and got my Masters in Mechanical Engineering. All during the time I was working toward my engineering degrees I never heard anything from Gail.

On receiving my Master’s Degree I interviewed several companies and was offered a position with an Engineering Consulting company that was looking for candidates with advanced Mechanical Engineering degrees. Their offices were located in the metropolitan city about 200 miles from my home town and the starting salary was so good I accepted it without any further negotiation.

I was very happy to be making the money that I was paid since I could start repaying my school loans that my Parents had given me to help me get through school. In addition to that, I was able to buy a new car and buy the better clothes I needed for my job. As a professional person I was expected to dress the part.

About two years after I began working for the consulting company, I met a woman who was about my age. After we had begun dating for over a year we decided to get married.

Her name was Abbey Singer and she was a very shapely young woman who was pretty but, she was not what some people would describe as drop dead gorgeous. I guess I was so attracted to her because she reminded me so much of Gail.

Abbey really wanted to have babies and after we tried continuously to get her pregnant we both went to get checked out. The doctor had me get a sperm test and the test found that there was no reason on my part for Abbey not getting pregnant.

Abbey’s doctor put her through a large number of tests and they were not able to find a reason for her being unable to get pregnant. She said that she didn’t want to go through the in vitro implantation process.

Abbey got very depressed at not being able to have a baby; she began to feel sorry for herself and she ultimately began to blame me for the problem. After about three years of marriage Abbey decided that she wanted to get divorced so she could find a man who could give her the babies she really wanted since she thought all the problems were my fault.

I told her, “Honey, I still love you and I’d love for you to stay with me.” but, she wouldn’t listen to my pleas. She filed for the divorce. I told her I wouldn’t contest the divorce and she left once I had signed the papers. I didn’t see her after that. I did hear some news about her from time to time from a woman in our HR department whose name was Meera.

Meera was a woman who kept up with all of the people in the company and she had a personality that endeared her to everyone. She had friends all over our company and throughout her social circles, too. Her social circles were pretty large and she knew a large number of people and she kept up with them. I don’t think she ever met a person who she didn’t make a friend.

Meera seemed to have been appointed the job of getting the guys and their wives or girlfriends together occasionally. Or maybe she was self-appointed to do that job. Before I met and married Abbey, Meera told me that even though I wasn’t married she still wanted me to come to her party.

Then after Abbey and I were married Meera went out of her way to welcome Abbey and make her feel at home. After our divorce Meera continued to keep up with Abbey and she would let me know of any big changes in Abbey’s life. Meera also told me that she wanted me to continue to attend her occasional get togethers. In addition, to that, she appointed herself to find me another wife.

At our get togethers, Meera would drag me off into the kitchen away from the others and tell me of a woman she thought I would like to go out with. Since she was the wife of the director of HR I thought it best that I at least have one date with the women she introduced me to. They were all very lovely ladies but they just didn’t appeal to me further than just a friend and acquaintance.

When I had been with the company for several years, I rose to the position of the Director of Engineering. I think that Meera increased her efforts to find me a wife. Then one evening not long after I had been promoted to Engineering Director at her get together, Meera drug me out of a conversation with several other guys.

When she pulled me aside she said, “Marcus, I have a lady waiting in the other room I think you ought to meet. She is very pretty and I think she is just about your age. You and she should have a lot of things in common. I like her a lot and I’m sure that you will like her just as much as I do, too.”

Meera proceeded to drag me into the kitchen again. I thought, ‘Oh, shit. This has to be another one of Meera’s social butterfly friends she wants to introduce me to.’ When we got into the kitchen there stood a woman who looked very much like Abbey but, she was much prettier than Abbey. Then I thought, ‘Holy shit. Meera sure can pick them. Where the hell does she find these women?’

On walking into the kitchen Meera said, “Marcus, I want you to meet my friend, Gail Edwards. Gail this is Marcus Dawson.”

I responded, “Hi Gail, I’m happy to meet you. I knew a girl in high school named Gail but, her name was Gail Richards. She and I were very good friends when we were seniors and I haven’t seen her since we graduated. You sure look a lot like the girl I knew in high school.”

“Well, Marcus, I knew a guy in high school with your first name and I haven’t seen him since we graduated. You certainly bear a strong resemblance to the guy I knew in high school. Where did you go to high school, Marcus and when did you graduate?”

“Oh, Gail, it’s been over 15 years ago getting close to 20 years now. We lived in a little town about 200 miles from here.”

“Marcus, it has taken me a little while to make the connection but, I think the last name of the guy I knew was Dawson, too. And I think that we knew each other in high school since I lived in a little town about 200 miles from here. Maybe you really didn’t recognize me since Edwards is my married name and my maiden name was Richards.”

“I just can’t believe this, Gail. No wonder you looked so familiar to me. I thought you were very pretty back in high school especially when we went to the prom together. And now I think you are just gorgeous. Your face has filled out from when we were seniors in high school. After graduation you just kind of disappeared and I never knew where you went and I wasn’t able to contact you. Nobody ever seemed to know where you went either.”

I could see her eyes begin to get a little moist as I was talking and she just stepped forward, put her arms around my neck, her head on my shoulder and was very softly crying to me. Then she raised her head, looked into my eyes and said, “Marcus, I can’t believe this has happened either. I want us to go somewhere, sit down with a drink and catch up on what has happened to us over all of these years. Can we do that Marcus?”

“Sure we can, Gail. It’s getting pretty late this evening but, I don’t have to work tomorrow or this weekend and we have all the time in the world to visit with each other tonight. I’m just dying to hear what has happened to you in all of this time.

There’s a little cocktail bar I know of where we can get something to drink and visit or would you like to go to my place? I have some wine in the fridge and other liquor if you choose. Don’t you have a family to go home to tonight, though, Gail?”

“No, I don’t. But, we can talk more about that later. Rather than go to a cocktail bar, I would prefer that we go to your place or to my place. Meera told me a little about you but, I really don’t know any more than what little she has told me and I’m dying to hear about you and your life, too, Marcus. I have some wine in my fridge so let’s go to my place.”

“Ok, do you have your car here or do you need me to take you home, Gail?”

“No, I need you to take me home. My car’s at home. Meera picked me up at home and brought me here this evening.”

We walked back into the other room where the other guests were visiting and I told the guys I was going to call it a night and I’d see them next week at work. I walked over to where Gail was talking to Meera. She had just told Meera that she was going to leave with me.

I looked into Meera’s questioning eyes and told her thanks for inviting me to the party and I was going to call it a night. Meera had that coon eatin’ shit grin on her face apparently thinking she had finally made a solid connection for me tonight.

Gail and I left for her house and when we arrived there she unlocked the door for us and let us in. When we got inside I turned to make sure the door was securely latched and locked. As I turned back to Gail she put her arms around my neck pulling us close to each other and kissed me very tenderly. I could feel her soft titties pressed tightly against my chest as she kissed me.

Gail said, “I was pretty certain that it was you when Meera told me about you. But, I really wondered if it actually was you. When Meera introduced us, Marcus, and when I saw you I was so excited I became absolutely certain it was you. I almost peed in my panties when I saw you. Come on into the kitchen and let me get us a glass of wine.”

I followed her into the kitchen and she got the bottle of wine out of the fridge, handed me the cork screw and got a couple of glasses out of the cabinet. I opened the wine and poured two glasses of wine for us. Gail picked up the glasses and handed one to me saying, “Let’s go into the living room and have a seat and visit, Honey.”

She motioned for me to sit down on the love seat and she sat closely beside me. I put my arm around her, pulled her tightly to me and i kissed her very passionately. I asked her, “Gail, before we left I asked you if you have a family and you said no you didn’t. Are you married and do you have any kids?”

“No, I’m not married; Marcus and I have never had any kids. I was married but, some years ago my husband was killed in a car accident and I have been living alone ever since. He didn’t want to have any kids and he’d had a vasectomy to prevent that from happening. But, what about you?” are you married and do you have any kids?”

“Yes, I was married and my wife and I wanted to have kids but, for some reason that the doctors couldn’t determine she was never able to get pregnant. I had gotten checked out and the doctor said that I couldn’t be the reason she was not able to get pregnant.

Despite what the doctor had told us she was convinced that it was my fault and she filed for a divorce. She said she wanted to find a man who could give her the babies she wanted and I haven’t seen her since.

Gail, I had expected to see you during the summer after we graduated and later on after that but, you just seemed to disappear. I was really depressed that I couldn’t find you or to find out anything about you or where you went.”

“Oh, Marcus, there’s a long story of what has happened to me since I last saw you. My Daddy found a new job here in the city that paid a whole lot more. So, my Parents sold the house and we came up here to live. My Mom and Dad told me that my Dad would be making a lot more money and they could send me to the teacher’s college out of state to get my degree.

I got my degree in math and went on to get my master’s degree since I would need to have that to teach math in high school. After I got my degrees I came back here to live with my parents and I have been teaching high school ever since that time.

Even after all of that I wish we could have stayed there and not have moved up here to the city. That way I could have gone to the state college with you and I wouldn’t have lost track of you, Marcus.”

“Well, when did you get married then, Gail?”

“After I got my teaching job, I met a guy and he was very charming and attentive. We went out together for a year or so and we ultimately got married. I don’t think that I ever really loved him in the first place. I think, looking back on it, that it was just infatuation. One night I told him that I wanted to have a baby and he told me that he didn’t want to have any kids. I don’t think that he ever really loved me in the first place.

After that we didn’t really have a marriage. We were just two people living in the same house together. I moved into the spare bedroom since we weren’t sleeping with each other.

About three years later he was killed in a car accident and I haven’t been out with anyone since that time. Meera knew about me being single and she seemed to make it her life’s mission to find a man for me to marry and father babies for me.

But, enough of that, Marcus. What has happened to you in all of this time?”

“As I told you that I was going to do, I went to state college and got my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering. I found a really good paying job here with the company I’m still working for. I met a lady who reminded me so much of you and we got married.

Her name is Abbey and I know we loved each other pretty much but, after two or three years of trying she wasn’t able to get pregnant. She wanted babies very much and we both went to doctors to find out what the problem was.

The doctor found that I wasn’t the problem and her doctors told her that they couldn’t find any reason why she was unable to have babies either. Even though I wasn’t found to be the problem she still thought that it was my fault.

I think it gnawed on her so much she decided she wanted to get a divorce and go find a man she thought would be able to give her the babies she so desperately wanted. She filed for the divorce and I signed the papers and didn’t contest it.

She left and I haven’t seen her since. Like you, I have been living alone ever since. When Meera found that Abbey and I weren’t together any longer she felt like she had to find another wife for me.

She introduced me to several women who were all very nice ladies but, there just wasn’t that spark there and there always was and is now again with you Gail.” She just leaned over and kissed me very tenderly.

After our kiss, Gail softly said, “Marcus, I know we loved each other very much when we were in high school and even after all of these years I still love you just as much. I think you loved me back then too. I sure hope we can renew what we had back then, Honey.”

I pulled her into my arms, feeling her warm soft body next to me and kissing her as tenderly as she had just kissed me. I said, “Yes, Baby. I loved you very much back then and I know I still love you as much as I did then probably even more now. I can’t tell you how good it is to have and hold you in my arms like this again.” She laid her head on my shoulder and closed her eyes. I thought that she would soon be asleep in my arms.

It was easy to see that she was very sleepy and I softly said to her, “Gail, it’s getting pretty late and I need to leave and let you get to bed. You are so sleepy you can hardly hold your head up or keep your eyes open.”

“No, Marcus, I don’t want you to leave. I want you to stay here with me the rest of the night. I only have the one bedroom but, I want you to sleep in my bed with me. It’s a double bed so there is plenty of room for the both of us to sleep in it.”

“Oh Gail, I don’t think we should be sleeping in the same bed together.”

“Marcus, we’re not teenagers and haven’t been for many long years and I don’t think that it’s going to hurt or shame either one of us. Who is going to know other than the two of us. Besides, I’ll have my pajamas on. So you have no more arguments.”

We got up off of the love seat and she took my hand to lead me into her bedroom. Gail went to her closet, got her pajamas and took them to the bathroom where she put them on.

When she got back into the bedroom, she looked at me and asked as she was getting into bed, “Marcus, are you going to sleep in your clothes?”

“Well, Gail, I don’t have any pajamas here so that’s all I have left.”

“Oh, Honey, don’t be such a silly guy. Get out of those clothes and come to bed with me.”

I pulled all of my clothes off but, my briefs and got into bed with her. She scooted over to lay close beside me. She put her head on my shoulder with her soft titties laying on my chest and said, “I love you very much and I wanted us to do this ever since we were in high school but, I was so afraid of getting pregnant. Now looking back at it I wish we had and if I had gotten pregnant we would never have been so far apart for so very long.”

Then she kissed me and said, “Good night, Marcus, I love you.” She got very quiet laying there with my arms lovingly wrapped around her and she was soon sound asleep.

I kissed her forehead and I whispered very softly to her and said, “I love you, too, Gail. Good night, Sweetheart.” and I drifted off to sleep not long after she did.

I awoke the next morning and looked at the clock on her night stand. The clock said it was ten o’clock. Then I looked at Gail’s beautiful face and she had an angelic look which made me love her even more. I really didn’t want to awaken her but; I did anyway by kissing her forehead, her cheek and the tip of her pretty nose.

She opened her eyes and said to me in her raspy morning voice, “Good morning, Sweetheart. That was such a wonderful and beautiful way to wake up this morning. I would like to be awakened each morning like that, Honey. Now I need to visit that little room across the hall.”

Gail slipped out of bed and quietly stepped into the bathroom. A few minutes later she returned to the bedroom, kissed me and said, “As soon as I put my robe on I’ll start some coffee and some breakfast for us, Marcus.”

When she got her robe on I slipped out of bed and went into the bathroom to piss my morning stiffie off and then I got dressed and went into the kitchen to help Gail. I started the toast, set the table for us and poured each of us a cup of coffee.

During breakfast Gail asked me, “What are your plans for the rest of the day, Marcus?”

“I really need to get back to my house and take care of my weekend duties. I need to clean and straighten up my house, do my laundry, get my groceries and pay my bills. I have to do that every weekend. Otherwise, I get way behind and it can be very difficult for me to catch up.”

“Honey, as soon as I take my shower and get dressed I’d like to go with you and spend some more time with you today. I can help you with your house work and then we’ll have more time with each other. Will you let me come to your house with you this morning, Marcus?”

“Ok, Gail, I’ll tell you what. Get your clothes on and a change of clothes to go out this evening. Then you can take your shower at my house rather than taking the time to do it here. I’ll take you out to eat and then we can go dancing or to a movie after we eat this evening.”