by Jesse Jordan
“Just fine… what are you doing?” I ask, trying not to sneeze. “It smells like you’re two steps short of a kitchen fire.”
“It smells bad, but it’s needed,” Su Lin says with a smile. “I’m seasoning the wok. Chef said it’s like seasoning cast iron.”
“I understand. Anyway, Doc Gordon says that I’m fine, although the stiffness is a sign of my degeneration. He gave me a diet to follow, it’s supposed to help. Lots of fish and fish oils, fresh vegetables and fruits, stuff like that. I already stopped at a health food store and picked up capsules of fish oil to help. Uh… I don’t want to interrupt you eating what you want.”
Su Lin stops, pulling her stick from the wok and giving me an evaluating look. “You mean it?”
“Yes,” I wholeheartedly declare. “Su Lin, I’m sorry for what I said the other day, you know that. But also… well, Doc Gordon says that maybe what’d work best for us is to just take a real vacation. Stress screws with hormones, all that stuff. But that also means when we’re not on vacation, I want to give you as stress free and happy a daily life as I can.”
“You too then,” Su Lin says, pulling the wok off the stove and setting it aside. “Stress works on both of us, you know.”
I smile, nodding. “Okay. So, how about that idea I had a while back of going to Colorado? How’d you like two weeks or so in a cabin in the Rockies?”
Su Lin thinks, then nods. “Can I bring my wok?”
I laugh, nodding. “Sure. Anything that’ll fit inside the chopper you can bring.”
Su Lin
I look out on the view from the porch of the cabin that we’ve rented, inhaling the scent of the mountains and trees around us. About a hundred meters away is a lake that looks crystal blue in the morning light, and I stretch my arms over my head, relishing the freedom.
“You look happy,” Rick says behind me. I turn around and see him holding out a mug of green tea, which is okay for his new diet. I don’t know if it’s making any difference in his morning stiffness, but he’s moving around earlier than I expected. I take a sip, nodding my approval. “Can’t take the credit. I used that bagged stuff you packed.”
“Which is exactly what I’d have done,” I say with a chuckle. “Just think, two whole weeks cooking for ourselves. Hope you’re ready.”
Rick looks back over his shoulder at our ‘cabin,’ which is still bigger than the apartment I lived in in Beijing. “The freezer’s stocked, and the market down in town isn’t that far away, so I’m sure we can get fresh fruits and vegetables if we run out. Besides, we’ve got twenty kilograms of rice. I mean… is it possible for two people to eat twenty kilos of rice in two weeks?”
“Possible, but probably not the best idea,” I admit. “That was just the size of the container.”
Rick laughs, putting an arm around my shoulder. “So what would you like to do, then?”
“First, I want to confirm… you’re out of touch with everyone, right?”
Rick nods. “Only Freida has the number to the phone I brought with me. And I don’t have a data connection, so if I get any ideas, I have to write them down on paper.”
“Low tech,” I quip. I hug him back, sipping my tea before clearing my throat. “One thing, though… uh, I noticed the cabin has only one bed.”
“I noticed that too,” Rick says with a hum. “Well, that leaves us two choices. Either we can share a bed… or I could make you sleep outside.”
I turn, shocked until I see the laughter in his eyes and I realize he’s joking. I punch in lightly in the gut, and he doubles over in mock pain as he staggers down the porch. “Ooof! Now I get the Chinese housewife, huh?”
“Keep it up mister, and I’ll give you even more,” I growl. Rick turns and pulls me to him, wrapping his arms around me. This close, I can feel the warmth of his body and the strength of his arms, and my heart speeds up as my pussy starts to moisten. “Hey… no fair.”
“Who said I’m fair?” Rick asks. “Seriously though… I’ve been wanting you to join me in bed for a while now. If you don’t want to though, I’ll sleep on the sofa. That thing is big enough and soft enough for me.”
I tilt my head up and stand on my tip toes, kissing his slightly scratchy chin. “No way. We’ll try out sharing the bed tonight. Should make certain things… easier.”
“You’re hardly easy, Su Lin. But I like you that way,” Rick replies. He lowers his lips and we kiss, my body warming more and I wonder… here on the porch? I might be willing.
It’s with a little bit of regret from me that Rick pulls back, and I reach down, pinching his butt. “Tease.”
“This is our vacation, so my sweet wife, what would you like to do?” Rick asks, reaching down and pinching my butt back. “We can do that if you want.”
“Hmmm… for sure. But first, can we take a nature walk? I want to explore that lake.”
“Sure. Let’s go get changed, I’m not wearing the right footwear for a nature hike.”
Thankfully, living in Minnesota means plenty of opportunities for last minute camping supplies, and I’m able to change into my still relatively new hiking shoes quickly. Rick still beats me though, coming out of the bedroom while squirting his forearms with insect repellent. “It’d be hilarious if I somehow picked up a case of Lyme disease,” he jokes as he hands me the spray. “Actually, probably this is more for the mosquitos than anything else.”
“Never had a problem with those at home,” I reply, and Rick shrugs. “What?”
“Not as many in Minnesota I guess. Or maybe they just don’t like the way I taste up there. Oh, I’ve got the water bottle.”
We start off, not straining ourselves but just enjoying the walking trail that goes around the lake. This ‘resort’ isn’t quite private, I can see another house on the other side of the lake, but it is so small that we don’t hear anything other than the birds, the burble of the brook we pass at one point feeding into the lake, and the sigh of the wind through the pine trees as we make our way around.
“This place… it’s amazing,” I whisper as we come across a blue jay on a branch just above our eye level. “I’ve never seen a bird like that before.”
“How often were you able to get out into nature?” Rick asks, shrugging off his light pack and sitting down on a nearby rock. “I mean, Beijing is a pretty big city.”
“And being the unwanted child didn’t help those matters,” I admit. I sit down next to Rick, stretching out my legs and looking out on the lake. “At first I didn’t understand my mother’s anger. The first memories I have, she’s yelling at me. For a long time I didn’t understand, I thought there was something wrong with me. I mean, that’s literally what she said about me. She said I was wrong, that she wished I could just be like all the other children. It took me a long time to figure out what she meant.”
“She wished you were full Chinese,” Rick comments, and I nod. “Is it that bad for biracial children in China?”
“Oh, according to the government of course there isn’t. But the reality is, even within China itself there are ethnic groups that are higher on the social ladder than others. China is very much a hierarchy, and while I wasn’t the lowest of the low, I was pigeonholed in a lot of ways. Especially after puberty hit and I started developing.” I take a deep sigh, shaking my head. “I guess I can’t blame the Japanese for it totally, but a lot came from there in the form of their imported anime, manga, stuff like that. There’s this image in Asia… Caucasian girls are sex fiends. Especially blondes, thankfully my hair’s nearly black and straight. But I was judged to be some sex obsessed airhead from the get go.”
Rick puts an arm around my shoulder, and I lean into him, sighing at the comforting touch. “You know, I’ve never asked… you told me about the guy in university but… it’s not really all that important really, I know it’s silly….”
“Two,” I say shyly. “Um… including you.”
“Two?” Rick asks, surprised. He blinks, shaking his head. “You mean you agreed to ou
r relationship and you’ve only… but why?”
“Because you had something in your eyes that told me I could trust you,” I reply honestly. “And yes, a good amount of self interest. You rescued me from a dead end life. And you’ve given me more than I’ve ever dreamed of.”
“Have I given you all you’ve ever wanted?” Rick asks, looking into my eyes.
“I’d like to say yes,” I whisper, reaching up and cupping his face, “but… not quite yet. I know I haven’t given you everything.”
Rick smiles, and leans in closer. “No… but I’m sure we’ll get there.”
Rick
I wake up to a feeling that makes me wonder if I’m still dreaming for a few moments. A warm, soft presence is nestled against my side and something tickling me underneath my nose. I say a quick wish and open my eyes, glancing downward to find Su Lin cuddled against me, a wisp of her hair having fallen across my lips.
My left arm tingles slightly, her shoulder’s pressed right up against my armpit and cutting off the circulation. Still, it feels amazing, and looking down at her sleeping form, I feel warmth spread through me.
Am I getting feelings for her?
The question runs around in my mind, and I look down at Su Lin, watching her in the early morning light.
Of course I am. I knew I was even all the way back when we had sex in New York and I wanted her to join me in bed.
It doesn’t really matter, I guess. Even now, lying in a wonderful bed, I can feel the stiffness in my back, hips, and knees. My disease is progressing, and while I hope that Doc Gordon’s right, that I’ve still got months until it’s too late… in some ways it already is.
It’s not fair. I’ve gone my entire life without finding someone… and now I do in the last year before I die.
But what about Su Lin? It might not be fair to me, but what about to her?
There isn’t much you can do about her. If you give her a child, you can secure her life. And then maybe she’ll have a chance at future happiness.
In the meantime, I’ll do what I can to make things good for her.
What do you mean?
I mean that research is becoming a minor priority for the rest of the time. I can turn the data on the most recent ideas over to someone I think can finish the work. In the meantime, I’ll spend the time I’ve got left being good to Su Lin, and making sure K-S is protected from Harvey’s insanity.
You sure? You’ve spent your entire life inventing.
I also spent a lot of time sleeping around. I’ve stopped that, and that hasn’t been a problem.
Okay.
I lean back, brushing Su Lin’s hair off my face and look up at the ceiling. I close my eyes, hoping that maybe a little silent meditation can help me loosen up before Su Lin wakes up… or at least make the pain tolerable.
I don’t know how long I’m meditating, but the next thing I’m aware of is a soft hand rubbing my stomach, slowly making it’s way downward. “Mmmm… you woke up in a good mood.”
Su Lin giggles lightly, and I open my eyes as I feel her kiss my cheek. “Considering how I woke up? How can I not?”
I feel her soft hand wrap around my cock and start pumping slowly, making me moan lightly. “You know… damn that feels good.”
Su Lin chuckles, and kisses my lips again. “Would you like to start the morning with a long, wet, sloppy blowjob?”
I reach down, shaking my head. “While I might, right now what I’d like more is something else.”
“Oh… what’s that?” Su Lin asks, sliding up and kissing my lips. “What would make you feel good?”
Twenty more years of this, I think, but instead I reach down, cupping her breast and tugging on her nipple gently. “I think it’d be awesome to feel you on top of me. However you want.”
Su Lin bites her lip, whimpering lightly as I continue to stroke and tweak her nipple, and I feel her hips begin to grind lightly against my leg. “Is your back that stiff?”
“You’v got something in your hand stiffer,” I tease, kissing her ear. “Now… how would you like to get on top? My tongue? My cock?”
“Your big toe?” Su Lin teases, her laughter dissolving into another gasp as I nip and tug at her earlobe. “Mmmm, you know what makes me feel good. And I want to look in your eyes as I come.”
She swings her leg over, and the pain in my hips flares but I hide it as she sinks down quickly onto my cock, my grunt of pain masked as a gasp of pleasure. Still, the pain fades as she squeezes herself around me, biting her lip. “How do you do it?”
“Do what?” I ask, reaching up and cupping her other breast.
“I liked sex before, I had… well, plenty of self experience,” she says as she starts riding me slowly. “Only the one human lover, but plenty of toys and I’m very good at masturbating. But you… I can’t get enough of you, Rick. Even when we’re not trying to make a baby I want to feel you.”
“I think that can become reality. And I would love to watch you masturbate for me sometime,” I tease, encouraging her. Watching Su Lin ride my cock, bouncing up and down before rolling her hips and grinding down on top of me is so beautiful that my body’s pain is forgotten, and I meet her with my own upward thrusts, small but adding to the pleasure. Su Lin bends down, pressing her body against mine as she kisses and nips at the skin on my neck, licking as I run my hands up and down her back. I cup her ass, squeezing and massaging it, Su Lin’s hips rolling faster and slapping against me as I do. “Mmmmm… does someone like that?”
“Yesssss...” Su Lin moans as my fingers drift closer to the cleft of her ass. All these times, and I’m still learning something new. Amazing. “Ohhh, please...”
I hum, bringing my right hand up to her mouth and letting her lick my fingers until they’re dripping wet and shining. The whole time her hips never stop rolling, grinding her clit against me, her pussy squeezing my cock and making me throb deep inside her.
“Mmmm… have you wanted my cock in your ass?” I purr, bringing my hand down to her ass again and stroking her cleft. My fingers brush over her puckered hole and she whimpers, pushing against me even as her pussy squeezes my cock tighter. I stroke her hole with feather light strokes in time with my hips, making Su Lin’s eyes roll up in her skull it feels so good to her. “Have you always wanted it?”
“I didn’t… didn’t know if I could trust you….” Su Lin whimpers. She plants a hand in my chest over my heart and tries to sit up, letting her feel my cock and my fingers at the same time. “And… about the baby….”
“Seems we have plenty of time each month to explore back there if you want,” I promise as I slip the tip of my index finger inside Su Lin’s ass. She cries out in pleasure as I rub and time my thrusting finger with her rolling hips. Her pussy tightens around me more and I plant my feet, thrusting up into her harder, making her pitch forward. Our lips meet as I take over, my cock stroking upwards faster and harder into her pussy as our tongues swirl and our bodies move together. Her nipples drag over my skin, tracing lines of heat on my chest that pushes us higher and higher.
“Oh… Rick… please!” Su Lin cries out, clutching at my shoulders. I slip my finger deeper into her ass, driving my cock hard into her tight body. I gasp, thrusting faster as I let myself go, hurling myself over the edge into orgasm. I feel my cock erupt, filling her body as we kiss more deeply and her moans as she climaxes around my cock, her heart hammering against my chest. It’s amazing, and I feel something move deep inside me.
I hold Su Lin, staying inside her not because of the chance to impregnate her… but just because I want to stay close to her.
“A hell of a way to start the morning,” I murmur, making Su Lin laugh as she rests her head on my chest.
“Give me a few minutes to relish this… then I’ll make breakfast. What are we going to do today?”
“We’ll figure something out.”
The afternoon light sparkles off the lake as Su Lin swings her rod, the line of her body as she casts looking like a piece of a
rt. The hook and weight at the end fly through the air to plonk peacefully into the water thirty yards off in the lake. “Nice cast!”
“Finally!” Su Lin says with a laugh. “How many times have you untangled my line from the bushes?”
“Not that many,” I reply, tossing my own line out into the water. “I can’t believe you wanted to come fishing though.”
“It’s something I’ve never done,” Su Lin says, her eyes fixed out on the bobber that’s now resting on the surface. “Even if this is the wrong time of day.”
I shrug, setting my pole into its holder. “Doesn’t matter. I’m enjoying the relaxation.”
“Me too.” Su Lin sits down, propping her knees under her chin as she watches. “It’s been a great day.”
“It’s not over yet,” I remind her. Just then, her bobber drops beneath the surface and the tip of her rod bends in a giant arc. “Damn!”
Su Lin goes for her rod, but before she can reach it it goes shooting towards the water. I’m off my log, sprinting as hard as I can, but whatever’s got her rod is strong. I make a grab and miss, stumbling over a rock but staying on my feet. Just as the rod goes into the water I jump, making a huge splash but snagging the rod with the crook of my elbow. Sputtering, lake water streaming down my face and blurring my eyes, I clumsily pull the rod back, handing it off to Su Lin. “Go, go! Reel it in nice and slowly!”
“I don’t know if I can!” Su Lin says, grabbing the rod in a death grip.
“You can!” I reply as I wipe my eyes clear with my hands. “Don’t worry, it’ll be okay.”
I scoot out of the lake while Su Lin reels, snagging the net as she gets it in closer. Whatever it is, it’s big, and more than once I’m sure she going to snap the line. Still, the bobber keeps drawing closer even as it runs left and right in ever tightening loops. When it’s about five feet out I wade back into the water with the net, scooping up a huge trout that is easily fourteen inches long. I hold up the heavy net as the fish flops and thrashes before depositing it in the cooler that we’re using as a fish well.