Chapter 33: All Good Things

With all the activity concerning the new school it would seem that I would be too busy to devote my time to the girls who needed attention in a positive way. I had to periodically drop back and take a look at the big picture. It was a balancing act but I felt the girls were more important than the school, which by the way, actually was capable of running itself. I had hired the best staff I could find of people who were not only good at their jobs but were dedicated to helping the students. There was a lot of one-on-one interaction which was the best way to ensure that the girls developed emotionally into well adjusted young ladies.

Some of the girls who came to the school had been pregnant. Some of them were the result of force and some were the result of using bad judgment and unsafe practices. In a staff meeting I demanded that all the employees of the school keep an open mind and not, under any circumstances, act judgmental towards the girls or give the impression that they did not respect them. One of the most important ingredients leading towards character development is self-esteem. If someone is told enough times that they are bad, they will eventually become bad. Positive re-enforcement is the best tool we have.

The affection between Mel and me had grown in the past few months and as I expected we had become quite close. Our sojourns into photography had been very successful in developing her abilities as a photographer. One of the projects I started was producing glamour pictures of the girls. Not nude but very complimentary portraits they could proudly show off to just about anyone interested.

Mel showed a unique talent in being able to pose the subject to get the best effect possible. She had taken the photography course in school, learning the mechanics of getting just the right shot, but one thing the course could not teach, was the artist's eye which is something a person is born with. Mel definitely had that eye and could see the beauty in a person and capture it in a picture. The project was my responsibility but Mel played a bigger and bigger part in it. We worked side-by-side for many hours in the studio.

As we worked together our attraction to each other grew to the point that we were actually in love. I could feel it as well as could Mel. One day, after we had completed our shoot she approached me in my den. I stood looking into her eyes and she timidly placed her arms around my neck pulling us together in a tender embrace. She lifted her face to mine and we joined in a soft but passionate kiss. That kiss had an effect on both of us making us breathe hard as we grew weak in the knees. We almost collapsed right there on the carpeted floor until I shook my head clearing my brain and tried to get my arousal under control.

"Mel, you are a beautiful girl both on the outside and inside. I have fallen deeply in love with you."

"Art I feel the same way about you. You are kind, gentle and very caring and I want you to make love with me."

"I am deeply honored to share my soul with you but are you absolutely sure you want to take that step?"

"Yes, I am. I have been talking with Kim, Dora and Cathy and they all said how wonderfully you treated them. I have dreamed about it for months and am totally convinced that the time is right so if you are ready then so am I."

"Okay sweetheart, I think you are right."

"Art, I want you to know that I have had sex many times but this will be the first time that I will be wiling and eager to do it. I love you."

"I love you too Mel."

"By the way Art, do you remember the time you kissed my breasts and gave me an orgasm?"

"Yes, that was one of the highlights of my life."

"Well, it was mine too because it was my first orgasm that I did not do to myself and it was beautiful."

"I'm glad you enjoyed it and I hope to share many more with you."

I won't bore my readers with another in depth description of how we made love. I will tell you that I made it as special and beautiful as I could. With Grace and Kim's help, I think we gave Mel a night to remember fondly for the rest of her life. We treated her just as if she were a virgin, which in effect was true, since it was her first time to be willing.

It was not her first time to have sex but it was her first time to make love. Mel totally enjoyed the experience to be shown true love in a very close and personal manner. Not only that but I think I counted six orgasms exploding within her.

For some reason Kim started acting a little strange and hesitant around me. I got worried that maybe she was getting jealous of the other girls I was having relations with. I was about ready to have a talk with her when Grace took me into my den telling me that, "We need to talk."

"Okay, what's on your mind?"

"Kim and I had a session of girl-talk yesterday and you won't believe what she wants."

"Oh I've learned not to be surprised at anything you two come up with."

"This one may shock you."

"Okay, I'll grit my teeth and hold my breath. Hit me with it."

"Kim wants to have a baby."

"Wow, that's a surprise all right. I didn't see that one coming."

"Well, she's going to be eighteen in about a month and we both know she is mature enough to make that decision. She told me that she has been thinking about it for months now and feels it is exactly what she wants to do. She told me that she wants to have your baby and no one else's."

"You know how much I adore our little Shannon and now Kim wants to give me another little one to adore and spoil rotten?"

"That's about it."

"Why hasn't she asked me about it?"

"Believe it or not she is scared silly to say anything to you for fear you would reject her."

"Oh my God, that could never happen in a million years."

"Yeah but, she doesn't know that."

Just about then Kim walked into the room. I jumped up and grabbed her in a big bear hug hollering, "We're going to have a baby."

Kim passed out cold and I had to grab her to keep her from falling on the floor. I picked her up and placed her gently on the couch so she could recover. A few minutes later, as she came to, she asked, "What did you say?"

"I said we are going to have a baby."

With a loud, "Yes!" Kim grabbed me wrapping her arms and legs around me and smashed my lips with what was the most intense kiss I have ever had. She proceeded to plaster kisses all over my face and neck like a lover who had been denied affection for years.

Grace was just sitting there with a big shit-eating grin on her face.

I inquired, "what's that smirk all about?'

"Oh, nothing much. Just, after her last period two weeks ago Kim stopped her birth control pills."

Once again I felt like the proverbial mushroom.

"Does that mean what I think it does?"

"Yeah, she could be knocked up right now."

I put on my meanest face and said gruffly, "Kim Sherwood, come with me. We need to make sure you get pregnant."