Chapter 8

Jen began kissing my boobs while her hand moved between my splayed legs. I held her head to my chest and moaned as she sucked on one of my nipples. After a few minutes, I pulled her up so I could suck on her boobs. I savored the feeling of Jen's nipple between my lips and reacted to her soft moans by finding her pussy with my fingers and entering her.

"I want to taste you, Jen. I want to kiss your pussy." I slid down and buried my face between her legs.

Jen put her legs over my shoulders, lifted her bottom and wiggled her crotch against my face and probing tongue. I used my fingers to open the peddles of her pussy and began to thrust my tongue into her opening. Then I moved one hand to her boob and began to massage her.

I slowed down a little, moved my lips to Jen's clit and sucked her firmly. When I pushed two fingers into her pussy, Jen let out a throaty groan. The more I sucked her clit and fingered her pussy, the more aggressive I became.

My pussy was tingling and I could feel my juices leaking. Jen was moaning in a steady drone as my tongue thumped against her hard nub.

"Oh my God, I'm going to cum," Jen said, her words accented by gasps of air.

I don't know why I did it, but I pulled my two fingers out of her pussy and began to coat her anus with her slick fluid. Each time my fingertip brushed against her rosebud, Jen jerked her hips.

"Please, Cindy, please put your finger up my ass!" Jen's hips were moving causing my chin to rub her clit.

I pushed my finger into her pussy again, stroked her a few times and then moved it between the cheeks of her wiggling butt. I found her anus and applied a steady pressure until my finger slipped past her sphincter and into her rectum.

Jen let out a groan and begged me to push harder. I twisted my hand and screwed my finger into Jen's butt as far as I could. Jen humped against my hand and I began to stroke her bowels. She whipped her head from side to side and continued to moan.

"That feels so good, Cindy. Put another finger up my ass-fuck my ass!"

I flicked at Jen's clit with my thumb and her body began to spasm. Her anus gripped my fingers and made it imposable to move them in her. I dropped my face to her pussy and lapped up the juices that ran from her opening and onto my hand. Jen's body went stiff and her legs shot straight up into the air. I kept my mouth fastened to her pussy and pushed my tongue into her. After Jen let out an animal like sound, her body went limp.

Slowly, I eased my fingers out of her rectum and then kissed her mons. Looking up, I saw that her eyes were closed and her mouth was gaping open. There was a thin line of saliva running down her cheek from the corner of her mouth. I worked myself up to her head and kissed away the moisture on her cheek.

Jen's breathing came in short gasps as she recovered from her orgasm. I stretched out next to her, put my arm over her chest and nuzzled her neck with my lips. Jen's chest rose and fell as I snuggled with her.

"Are you okay, Sweetie?" I asked Jen.

Jen nodded her head, turned to face me and pursed her lips. Her arms lay limp at her sides and her eyes were still close. I kissed Jen and flicked my tongue over her lips. Her mouth opened a bit and I began to lick her teeth. Jen's arm moved around me and she began to return my kisses.

"Thank you." Jen's words were a whisper.

"The pleasure was all mine, Jen." I kissed her softly. "Would you mind if I called you Jenny? I know it's what your mom and dad call you, but..."

"Honey, you can call me anything you want."

I kissed Jen again to let her know how happy I was. I kept the hand that I had fingered her butt with held up away from us and it was getting sore.

"Sweetie, I have to go wash my hand. I'll be right back."

I got up, went to the bathroom, washed and dried my hands. When I returned to bed, Jen took me in her arms and flipped me onto my back. She stretched out on top of me, took my face between her hands and began kissing me. Jen kissed my forehead, my eyes and my nose before pressing her lips to mine.

Jen kissed my chin and then my neck. I tangled my fingers in her hair and held her head as she licked and kissed her way to my boobs. Jen held my breasts in both hands and kissed from one to the other. She nipped at my nipples with her teeth, sending jolts of pleasure to my pussy.

I opened my legs and wrapped them around Jen, pressing my heels into her butt cheeks. Jen glanced up at me, smiled and slid lower on my body. She tongued my navel and rubbed her boobs against me. Jen moved her hands under my legs and pushed them up toward my head. After flexing my legs a few times, she pushed my knees against the bed, next to my shoulders.

Removing my hands from her head, I used my arms to press my legs down to the mattress, causing my hips to roll up. Jen planted wet kisses on my thighs, mons and finally on my vulva.

Still turned on by what I'd done to Jen, I had a small climax as soon as her tongue parted my labia and found my clit. Jen sucked on my pussy noisily, making a slurping sound. I felt her finger enter me and let out a groan.

I hooked my feet behind my head so I could free my hands and watch Jen eating my pussy. Her finger moved in and out of me slowly and her tongue stabbed at my clit. I took my nipples between my fingers and thumbs and pinched them to increase my pleasure.

Lost in lust, I felt my body responding to Jen's tongue and fingers. I felt her finger pull out of my pussy and trace a path to my anus. Jen replaced the finger with her tongue, pressing it into my vagina. I groaned as she circled my anus with her fingertip and waited for her to probe me as I had done to her.

Jen didn't put her finger into my bottom. Instead, she used her tongue to follow the path of her fingertip. When her tongue touched my anus, I unhooked my legs from behind my head and planted them on the bed. I lifted my butt off the mattress and felt Jen pulling my cheeks apart so she could access my anus.

I shuddered as her tongue moved from my anus to my clit. When Jen's tongue was at my anus, she tried to push it in, but my muscles keep the orifice closed. The next thing I felt was something pressing against my pussy. At first I thought it was Jen's fingers, but I suddenly realized it was the dildo we'd played with before. Jen moved the device up and down between my labia, making me want her to enter me with it.

When I felt her twisting the dildo against my opening, I let my head flop onto the bed and waited. Jen turned the dildo one way and then the other, pushing it into me slowly. I opened my legs as far as I could and laid my knees on the bed.

Jen worked the dildo into my pussy until I felt so full I thought I was going to faint. When she began to pump it in and out of me, I let out a sharp yelp. Jen continued to move the dildo in my pussy, driving me crazy. Her tongue flicked against my anus and once again probed me.

I began to climax and groaned out my pleasure. Jen pushed the dildo deep into my pussy and then moved up and covered my body with hers. She began to kiss me and rock her hips against mine, bumping the fake cock and making it move in me.

Throwing my arms around her, I kissed Jen and pushed my tongue in and out of her mouth. She clamped her lips on my tongue and began to suck. I was going nuts as one orgasm after another coursed through my body. Reaching between us, I tried to get my hand on the dildo so I could work it in and out.

Jen pushed my hand away and gripped the end of the dildo. She twisted it and pulled it back before pushing it back in. After working the device in me for a few minutes, causing me to climax almost nonstop, she removed it. Jen rolled onto her side and teased me with the dildo.

"Tell me what you want me to do, Sweetie." Jen's breath bathed my ear as she whispered.

"Fuck me with that thing!" I replied, trying to wiggle my hips against the dildo.

Jen moved the phallic object to my butt and pressed it against my anus. "Where do you want it? In your pretty pussy or up your ass?"

The feeling of the dildo against my anus was exciting, but I was afraid it would hurt too much if Jen pushed it in me there.

"It's too big to go there, put it back in my pussy." I felt her move the dildo from my anus to my pussy and push it in. I let out a grunt as it entered me and once again felt filled. "You can use your finger in my butt, if you want to."

Jen removed the dildo from my pussy and inserted two fingers. She pulled them out slowly, coating my anus with my juices. After several trips from my pussy to my ass, Jen pushed one of her fingers into my bottom. I groaned and humped against the probing digit. Jen put the dildo back into my pussy and began to stroke me with it, matching the motion with her finger in my rectum.

I felt delirious as she moved the dildo and her finger in me. After a few moments, Jen added a second finger to my rectum and picked up the speed of both her hand and the dildo. I grabbed a pillow, covered my head and screamed into it. Jen's fingers in my butt hurt at first, but the pain turned into pleasure.

My body went rigid and my stomach muscles contracted as the most intense orgasm of the night ripped through me. It felt like it started in my toes and shot straight to my head, pausing at my crotch to pick up the wonderful sensations the dildo and Jen's fingers were giving me.

I bit into the pillow and flopped around on the bed as Jen kept the dildo and her fingers moving in me. My pussy became very sensitive and I tried to escape from Jen. When she followed me up the bed, I removed the pillow from my face and asked her to stop.

Jen removed her fingers first and then the dildo. I collapsed and my body went limp. The blood was pounding in my head and my heart felt like it would come out of my chest. Jen moved up so she was kneeling next to me, leaned down and kissed my forehead.

Without my asking her to, Jen stretched out and put her arms around my sweaty body. We hugged and then she started to kiss my lips. Our tongues found one another's and dueled in our open mouths. Jen began kissing me so hard our teeth clacked together.

Jen removed her mouth from mine, looked into my eyes and smiled. "Do you love me, Cindy?"

I nodded. "I love you so much, Jen."

"Want to take a shower with me? I feel all sweaty."

I giggled and nodded. We got up and went into the bathroom, holding hands as we walked. Once Jen had the water adjusted, we got into the shower and under the spray. Taking turns, we washed each other. Both of us giggled and shared kisses as we ran our soapy hands over one another's boobs. Once we were clean and rinsed, we got out of the shower and dried each other.

Back in bed, Jen and I lay on our sides facing each other. We began to talk about the party and who we expected to show up. Jen reminded me that our friend Suzie was going to spend the night after the party. I faked a pout and we giggled.

"I what you all to myself, Jen. I wish we could spend the night alone-like tonight."

Jen kissed me softly and began to stroke my side. She moved her hand to my boob and began to massage it. I reached for her breast and began to squeeze it gently. Jen and I drifted to sleep with our hands on one another's boob and our lips an inch apart.

"Morning, Sweetie," I said as I moved my mouth to Jen's and kissed her.

Jen opened her eyes, smiled and kissed me back. "Good morning, Cindy." Jen hugged me. "I love you."

"I love you too, Jenny. Have I ever told you how sexy you look in the morning?"

"No, I don't think so, but it's nice to hear, Cindy. I have to pee, let me up please."

I moved so Jen could get up and go to the bathroom. I followed her, leaning against the open door as she sat on the toilet. Once she finished, I took her place and went to the bathroom. We brushed our teeth, put on our sweats and went down to the kitchen.

Jen's mom was at the counter, stirring a large bowl of potato salad.

"Good morning, Mom," Jen said, causing her mom to jump.

"Good morning, girls, did the two of you sleep well last night?" Mrs. Harris asked.

"Yes, Mrs. Harris, at least I did. I love your tub," I said.

"It is nice, isn't it? I especially love the fact it's big enough for two," Mrs. Harris said.

"I think that you could put four people in the tub, Mom," Jen said.

Mrs. Harris chuckled. "I suppose you could, but it would be very cozy. Are you two hungry? I can make you some breakfast as soon as I finish the potato salad."

"We'll just have a bowl of cereal, Mom. I can get it for Cindy and me," Jen replied as she went to the cupboard and took out a couple of bowls.

Jen showed me the selection of cereals and I picked Raisin Brand. Jen took down a box of Coco Puffs and placed the box near her bowl. After getting the milk out of the refrigerator, we sat down and fixed our breakfast.

I watched Jen's mom as she finished the potato salad and put it in the refrigerator. She sat at the table and smiled at Jen and me. I began to feel a bit uneasy as Mrs. Harris continued to watch our every move.

"You know, girls, we have a lot of things to do today. I hope you don't mind giving me a hand. Mrs. Harris grinned. "I'm really happy for you two."

I dropped my spoon and quickly picked it back up. Pushing my cereal around my bowl, I wondered what Jen's mom meant by the statement.

"Thanks, Mom, we're very happy," Jen said.

"I know you are, I can see it in both of you. How about you, Cindy, are you happy too?"

"Yes, very happy," I replied, still looking into my bowl. "Jenny is a wonderful person."

I looked up and right into Mrs. Harris's eyes. "I really love her."

"You know, I believe you do, Cindy." Mrs. Harris turned to her daughter. "What time is your friend Suzie coming over, Jenny?"

"About noon I think," Jen said. "Why do you ask?"

"Just wondering, Jenny," Mrs. Harris said. "Finish your cereal so we can get started. I want to get the patio furniture out of the garage and set it up. It may not be warm enough to swim, but some of the guests may want to sit outside."

Jen and I finished our breakfast, rinsed our dishes and put them in the dishwasher. Jen led me to the garage and pointed to a stack of chairs and several round tables.

"Those look heavy, Jen. Are you sure we can carry them?" I asked.

Jen went over to the chairs and picked one up with one hand. "They're not too heavy, Sweetie."

I giggled and helped Jen carry the furniture to the patio. In order to get from the garage to the patio, we had to walk down a hill at the side of the house. On our way back up, Jen pinched my butt. On our next trip, I pinched hers. We laughed and grabbed at each other as we moved the furniture from the garage to the patio.

We had one more trip to make and on our way up the hill, Jen tried to pinch me again. She caught the material of my sweatpants between her thumb and finger, but missed my flesh. I tried to get away, but Jen held on tightly to my pants. When my sweatpants came down around my knees, I tripped and fell onto the grass. Jen pounced on top of me and began kissing me.

Jen's hand moved into my panties and her fingers stroked my pussy as we kissed. I wiggled against her and began to giggle.

"Okay, let me up now," I said.

Jen gave my pussy one last rub, removed her hand and sat up. I stood up and pulled my pants over my butt.

"I'm going to get you for that, Jenny. You just wait!"

"Promises, promises." Jen giggled and then moved into my arms. We hugged and I gripped her bottom, squeezing her soft flesh with both hands. "Damn, you really know how to turn me on, Cindy."

I slid my hands up to the waistband of her sweatpants and then inside them and her panties. I massaged her cheeks and pressed my boobs against hers. We shared a tender kiss and then went to finish carrying the tables to the patio.

Once the tables were in place and the chairs were arranged around them, Jen and I sat down to rest.

"You know, Cindy, I used to hate it when my boyfriend was always touching me, but I love it when you do it."

"I just hope you like being touched as much as I like touching you, Jenny-sometimes it's like I can't keep my hands off you."

Jen giggled. "Then don't! I won't keep mine off of you either."

We both laughed. Jen's dad came out through the sliding glass doors and said, "Hi, kids, I see you took care of the furniture. Thanks."

"You're welcome, Mr. Harris," I said. "Thanks for letting me stay here."

"Cindy, you're always welcome here. I want you to feel at home when you're at our house. Mr. Harris smiled when I nodded. "So, are you two staying out of trouble?"

"Yes, Daddy, we are," Jen said. "It's not much fun, but we're behaving."

Mr. Harris laughed and then got serious. "I want you to two to know that Mrs. Harris and I support you completely. We want you two kids to have fun and be comfortable. There are going to be a lot of people here today and I don't want you to feel like you have to hide your relationship. If anyone says anything, you let me know and I'll ask them to leave.

"I can only assume that being in a same sex relationship has it's own set of special troubles, but not at my house."

"Thanks, Daddy. I love you," Jen said to her father. She got up and gave him a hug.

"Okay, I have to get the grill out and unload my car. Any volunteers?" Mr. Harris said.

I could still feel the lump in my throat and nodded. The longer Jen and I were together, the more understanding our parents were becoming and it was heartwarming. Jen and I shared a smile, got up and followed her dad to the garage. Mr. Harris opened the trunk of his car and we started to take out bags of ice and charcoal. He took a cooler off a shelf in the garage and we put the ice into it. Jen and I carried the cooler to the patio and placed it against the house.

When Mr. Harris came to the patio, he asked us to help uncover the grill and wheel it over to where he was going to cook. As we moved around the patio, I couldn't help looking at the pool and wishing it was warm enough to swim. I remembered talking about skinny-dipping and sunbathing in the nude and blushed at the thought.

"I think we're all set now," Mr. Harris said. "You two can go see if Mrs. Harris needs any help."

Jen and I went upstairs and found Mrs. Harris. She told us that she was all set and we could do what we wanted to do. Jen grabbed my hand and led me into the family room.

"Let's watch television, Cindy," Jen said as we flopped on the couch.

Jen turned the television on, searched for something to watch and settled on a movie. She put the remote on the coffee table and leaned against me. I put my arm around her and she snuggled closer.

Jen and I watched the movie until it ended and decided to go to her room and get ready for the party. We showered together, fixed our hair and applied a little makeup. Back in her room, we began to dress.

I pulled a hunter green bodysuit out of my bag and put it on, snapping the flaps of the gusset between my legs. After straightening it, I took out a long skirt and pulled it up my legs. I fixed the elastic waistband around me and looked at myself in the mirror.

"Do you like my outfit, Jenny?" I asked.

"Yeah, you look sexy in it." Jen stepped in front of me, put her hands on my boobs and squeezed them through the thin material of the bodysuit. I moaned and leaned against her hands.

"If you keep that up, my nipples are going to show, Jen. I didn't want to wear a bra today, but I might have to."

Jen stepped back, looked at my chest and grinned. She tweaked my hardened nipples and shook her head. "You don't need a bra, you look so nice without one."

Giggling, I gathered my skirt in my hands and pulled it up. I turned around slowly; showing Jen how the hips were cut high and the material barely covered my bottom. Jen nodded and touched me between the legs.

"How am I going to keep my hands off you today, Cindy?"

I giggled. "I was kind of hoping you couldn't, Jenny. I don't think I can keep mine off of you. What are you going to wear, or are you going to just stay in your panties and bra?"

"I'm going to wear a short skirt and a top that will let you see my boobs if I bend over, Sweetie." Jen removed her hand from my crotch and I let my skirt fall. "I want to be sexy for you."

I kissed Jen and hugged her. "You're always sexy, Honey."

Jen and I finished dressing and went downstairs. We went to the kitchen and asked Mrs. Harris if we were dressed appropriately for the party.

"You two look very nice," Mrs. Harris said. "I wish I could dress as cute as you kids do."

"You can, Mom. You have a great body," Jen told her mom.

"Thanks, Honey, but I don't think a woman my age should wear things like that-at least not in public. Although, I do think I could get away with something like Cindy is wearing. That doesn't look too young for me," Mrs. Harris said. "I love what you're wearing, Jenny, but I can't get away with a skirt that short."

Jen giggled. "I'll bet daddy would like it if you did wear a skirt like this, Mom."

"Yes, I'm quite sure your father would." Mrs. Harris chuckled.

At noon, Suzie and her mom came over to Jen's house. Mrs. Dixon came in the house and met Mrs. Harris. The two women talked for awhile and Mrs. Dixon gave Jen's mom the number where she could be reached.

After her mom left, Jen and I took Suzie up to Jen's room so she could put her small suitcase away.

"You have a really nice house, Jen," Suzie said.

"Thanks, Suzie, but the house is my parents," Jen replied and then she laughed.

"Is this okay for the party?" Suzie asked as she turned around and showed us her pleated denim skirt and tank top.

"I think you look cute, Suzie," Jen told her. "Want to see the rest of the house?"

"Sure," Suzie said with a giggle in her voice.

Jen led Suzie out of the room and into the master suite. Suzie kept telling Jen how great the house was.

"That looks like it would be fun." Suzie pointed at the whirlpool tub.

"It is, Cindy and I took a bath in it last night," Jen said as nonchalantly as could be.

"Oh, um-ah, was it nice?" Suzie said uncomfortably.

"Yes, it was wonderful," I said.

We left Jen's parents' room and went down the hall to the guest rooms. After seeing the second floor, we all went downstairs and toured the first floor. When we went through the kitchen to go into the basement, Mrs. Harris asked us to carry a few things down with us.

Jen, Suzie and I carried the trays to the basement and put them on the serving table. Suzie looked around and shook her head. This is huge, Jen. You could almost hold a school dance down here. I grinned and glanced at Jen. She smiled at me and nodded when I cocked my head toward the sliding glass doors that led to the pool.

"Come on, you're going to really like this," I said to Suzie.

Jen took my hand and held it as I led Suzie to the doors and opened them. We stepped out onto the patio and I watched Suzie as she looked at the built in pool. Jen released my hand and put her arm around my waist, pulling me to her side.

"Maybe you can come over and go swimming with us when it gets warmer," Jen said to Suzie.

Suzie turned around and froze when she noticed how Jen was holding me. She diverted her eyes and nodded. "I'd like to go swimming this summer. Um, aren't you two afraid your parents will see you like that?"

"Afraid, no, we're not afraid, Suzie. Our parents know that we're going together," Jen said.

"Your mom didn't get all weird and everything?" Suzie asked.

Jen and I both shook our heads. "My parents are really cool with it, Suzie, and so are Jen's. We don't have to sneak around or anything," I said. "Come on, you just have to see the bathroom down here."

I led Suzie into the bathroom and waited as she explored it. Suzie came out of the shower room, stared at Jen and me and then said, "Wow!"

Jen and I laughed. "Neat, isn't it?" I said.

"Really neat, Cindy. Have you ever used it, you know, together?" Suzie asked.

"No, not yet," Jen told her.

"You know, Kathy thinks you two are just kidding around. She said that you did what you did in the lunchroom just to try to shock us," Suzie said.

Jen and I looked at each other and giggled. "Let her think whatever she wants to, Suzie, I really don't care," Jen said.

"Are you guys just acting this way to make people think you're gay or something, or are you for real?" Suzie said.

I took Jen's face between my hands, planted my lips on hers and kissed her tenderly. I opened my mouth and swiped my tongue across Jen's lips, teasing them open. Jen and I held the kiss for several minutes before we separated.

"You be the judge, Suzie," I said.

"That was the hottest kiss I've ever seen. I've never done it, not really, but I've watched other kids kiss before," Suzie said.

Jen's mom called down and said more of the guests were arriving. We went upstairs and into the living room to meet the new arrivals. Most of the people were friends of Jen's parents and I didn't know them. Jen introduced Suzie and me to the couples, holding my hand the whole time.

My parents arrived and I gave my mom a hug. She asked me if I had fun spending the night and I giggled when I told her I did. My dad said hello and went to find Mr. Harris.

Jen and I talked to my mom for a few minutes and then she went into the kitchen with Mrs. Harris. When we heard the doorbell, Jen went to open it.

"Hi, I'm Mary Jo, a friend of Cindy's," Mary Jo said as Jen let her into the house. "This is my girlfriend, Shannon."

"Hi, come on into the living room, Cindy is in there," Jen said.

"Hey, Cindy, how are you doing?" Mary Jo said as she came into the room. "Cindy, this is Shannon, my girlfriend."

"Hi, Shannon, I've seen you at gymnastics. It's nice to meet you," I said. "This is Suzie, our friend from school."

We all stood around chatting. Mary Jo and Shannon glanced around the room and smiled. I looked at the two girls, noticing how they were dressed. Mary Jo was wearing a pink skirt and a red silk blouse. Shannon wore slacks and a white button down shirt. Her red hair was cut short and from behind she looked almost like a boy.

My brother came in and greeted Jen and me. I introduced Kirk to Shannon. He knew Mary Jo from Gymnastics and said hello to her. Kirk stood for a few minutes and then sat on one of the couches.

The next to arrive was Martin and his parents. Jen introduced me to his mom and dad and then took Martin over to meet Mary Jo, Shannon and Suzie. When Mary Jo and Shannon saw him, they both acted like they knew him.

"How are you, Martin," Mary Jo said. "I heard about what happened, sorry to hear about you and Jeffery."

"Thanks, MJ. I'm over him now. Have you been to the club lately?" Martin asked.

"I guess you guys know each other," Jen said.

"Yeah, we know Marty from the club we want you to go to," Mary Jo said.

"Marty?" Jen said.

Martin laughed and said, "I call her MJ and she calls me Marty."

"How cute," Jen said.

Martin saw Kirk sitting on the couch, excused himself and went over to say hello to my brother. When Martin sat down on the couch, Mary Jo giggled.

"Looks like Marty has a new friend," Mary Jo said.

I felt my stomach flip when I realized Mary Jo thought my brother was gay. While I really didn't know if he was or not, for some reason the idea made me feel strange. As I watched Kirk and Martin, I wondered how my brother reacted when he learned about Jen and me.

"Cindy, I didn't know your brother was gay," Mary Jo said.

"Neither did I," I replied. "I don't really know if he is or not, Mary Jo. I do know he and Martin are both real smart and have been hanging around together."

"As far as I know, Martin and Kirk are just friends," Jen said. "Martin always tells me when he has a boyfriend, especially a new one."

"How long have you known, Marty?" Mary Jo asked.

"Forever, he's my dad's partner's son," Jen said. "Do you guys want to go get a soda or something?"

We all decided to go down to the basement to get a cold drink. We went down the stairs and out the doors to the patio. Dad and Mr. Harris were standing at the grill; talking to some other men I didn't know. Mom sat at one of the tables with Mrs. Harris. Jen opened the cooler and we all grabbed cans of cold soda.

Mary Jo and Shannon kept telling Jen how cool the house was and Jen promised them a tour. We went into the basement and sat on the couches that lined one of the basement walls.

"Are you going to the gymnastics meet with Cindy, Jen?" Mary Jo asked.

"Yes, I'm really excited! I can't wait to see her win," Jen said. "My parents got Cindy and me a room at the hotel."

"That's cool, we're going to drive up the morning of the meet. I'd like to get a room, but my parents said I couldn't because of the money," Mary Jo said.