Chapter 3

Robbie couldn't help smiling inwardly as he got himself cleaned up for Sunday dinner with Lindsey and Trey. As his mind replayed images of his time with Trey over the past week, a shiver went through him. Damn! It had been so sweet! And his careful plans had played out almost to perfection!

The pictures and videos he captured... oh my god! They'd serve as fuel for his masturbatory fantasies for years! Of course, a large percentage of both the stills and video images would never be posted to the internet (he was vaguely aware that they would easily fit the definitions of 'child porn'; he wasn't about to cross the line to 'distributor'), still he was feeling surprisingly... possessive. Jealous, even. He wasn't sure he even wanted to share the pics of his beautiful plaything - even the tamest ones - with the world.

But oh, how sweet the past couple of months have been! And it promised only to get better as Trey would be out of school for the summer in just another week or so, so he expected his time with her would be significantly expanding. He planned to discuss this with Lindsey during dinner tonight, to see if she had any particular thoughts as far as Trey's summer schedule was concerned.

Opening the front door of the Morse's, he was again immediately assaulted by delicious aromas... hmmm... meatloaf? He spied Trey kind of lounging back on the couch; uncharacteristically, she didn't jump up and run over to greet him. "Hi squirt," Robbie announced, heading over to give her a kiss. "Hey, Robbie" she responded rather listlessly. He bent over to lightly kiss her forehead while looking her over critically.

"Is Mom in the kitchen?" "Mm-hmm" "I'm gonna go in and say hello and see if she needs any help. I'll be back in a few minutes. Okay, Little One?" "Mm-hmm"

Robbie walked into the kitchen and greeted Lindsey with a comfortable hug and kiss on her cheek. "How are you doing, Beautiful? Anything I can do?"

"No, I think I've got everything under control here, Robbie, but thanks"

"What's up with Trey? She seems kind of quiet."

"Well, that's something I really need to talk with you about." "Oh?" Robbie hoped she wasn't able to see the fear in his eyes. Was the wrath of God about to crash down on him?

"Trey has had a pretty traumatic experience, Robbie. On Saturday morning, you would have thought she was being tortured. I'm surprised you didn't hear it over at your house, she was screaming so loud."

Robbie continued to just stare wide-eyed at Lindsey, waiting for the hammer to drop. "Robbie, Trey got her first period on Saturday, and it scared her half to death!"

Robbie still stared dumbly at her, not quite ready to accept that he was off the hook. "Huh?" was the only thing he could think of to say. "Robbie, it's a pretty big deal for a girl. It means she's crossing another step into becoming a woman."

Beginning to come out of his fear-induced stupor, Robbie asked, "Isn't she a little young for that, Lin?"

"Well no, not really. Some girls start younger; some older. If I hadn't been kind of distracted by all the chaos of the past few months... moving here; new job; then the promotion; having to start traveling... I might have realized it was time for me to sit her down and talk about it, prepare her a little bit. I'm not at all surprised. I had my first period almost exactly at the same age as she is now. She'll be turning 12 in just a couple more weeks, so it's not all that early. But it seems like she's also taking after me in the way her period really seems to be knocking the stuffing out of her."

"Huh," was all Robbie could come up with to say. "Oh, you men!" Lindsey teased. "Anyway, now that she's hit this milestone, I think it's important to get her completely checked out. I called for an appointment with that Dr. Carey you suggested, and the earliest appointment she has open is on Wednesday afternoon. Trey finishes her last Final Exam at 2:00 on Wednesday, so I scheduled an appointment with Dr. Carey at 2:30. I know it's another huge imposition, but could you pick up Trey after 2:00 and take her to the doctor's office? I expect that she'll recommend some type of hormone or other treatment to help reduce some of the painful cramping and also to regulate her cycle, but I want to make sure she's thoroughly checked out first."

"Huh" was Robbie's less than inspired response. "Robbie!" At Lindsey's sharp exclamation, Robbie finally shook himself out of his mental freeze-frame. "Oh, Sure! Absolutely! Don't even think about it for a second, Lin, I'll be more than happy to help."

"Are you sure you're all right with this?" "Well, like you said, us Men! It's just taking me a minute to wrap my mind around this whole concept. And, regardless of the 'female plumbing' issues involved, I'm not sure whether to be thrilled at this signal that Trey is growing up... or to mourn over the fact that this event signifies she's not gonna be a little girl forever." "I know what you mean." "If you've got everything under control here in the kitchen, is it okay if I go in and keep Trey company until dinner?"

"Yeah. I'm sure she'd like that, even though she's a bit shy and embarrassed about those 'female plumbing' issues you referred to," eyes twinkling, Lindsey smiled at him as Robbie turned to exit the kitchen.

Robbie was waiting for Trey when she exited the church / school building at just a few minutes after 2:00 on Wednesday afternoon. She appeared to have mostly recovered from her lethargy of Sunday, but still wasn't acting like the characteristic lightning bolt of energy that he had gotten used to.

"All set, Little One? Ready to go?" "Uh huh" she answered quietly. "What's the matter, you a little nervous?" Robbie inquired. "A little"

"I think you're really going to like Dr. Carey. She's a real good friend of mine, and I know one of the most important things for her is that she wants the people who come in to see her to feel comfortable. I think she'll spend as much time as you want or need; she'll tell you what she's going to do and why, and let you ask any questions. You don't need to be at all shy. Even though you might feel a little uncomfortable about even being there in the beginning, you'll get over that pretty quick. You'll see she's easy to talk to. So be sure to ask her any questions that you want answers to, especially the ones you might be embarrassed to ask your mom or me! She's YOUR doctor, and it's her job to make sure everything's working right and that you have all the answers that you need. Okay, Munchkin?"