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                   HOTSPRINGS
                   Chapter 1

     Jake Saunders glanced again into the rear-view mirror at 
the red Mercedes following them, smiled to himself, then glanced 
again at his wife, Jennie, beside him.  His inner smile faded.
Why was it so hard to explain things to women?
     "You know that I have to go in to the Capital, babe.  You
know it may be for as long as three weeks."  Jake Saunders 
could be patient when he wished and, when it was his wife who 
was concerned, he so wished.  Big Jake, as he was known about 
the area, stood six feet tall in his socks, a muscular man of 
some two hundred pounds who backed down before no man or 
beast, wondered why Jennie couldn't see things logically--like 
a man.  He ran his fingers through his wavy brown hair, 
contemplating how he was going to get through to her without 
upsetting her.
     "And if we get the backing we need for the development,
I'll be away more often than not for the next few months.  You
can't look after everything by yourself."  His expression 
softened, "You know that, babe."  He looked at her, almost
willing her to understand, then returned his eyes to the road.
     The development.  Big Jake had purchased the land which
now comprised Hotsprings Campsite some years ago.  He had had
a dream.  A fool's dream, he had been told, but no one was 
telling him that now.  With water from the hotspring piped
into the large pool, his parcel of land now attracted many
tourists and campers.  Easy access to the neighboring National
park, showers, a laundry, a place to eat, and the hiking trails
simply made Hotsprings Campsite more attractive and more
lucrative.  It was a money maker and Big Jake loved it.  He
loved it for making him money, but more for being the fruit
of his labors, his dream fulfilled.  Now he had a new, enlarged
dream.
     "We just can't do it on our own, Jennie."  His soft
brown eyes asked that she understand.  "If we want to make
this dream a reality we will need investors.  In the end it
will make a lot of money for us all."
     Jennie simply looked stolidly out the window.  His dream
to expand was not hers.  Didn't he realize that they would
lose the control of the freedom which they so enjoyed?  She
wished she could change his mind but, when Big Jake made up
his mind about something, it was unlikely that she would be
successful.  She could handle that.  She always had and she
would again.
     What disturbed her was his insistence in doing it all
himself.  Hell, what it boiled down to was that he didn't 
think she had any business sense.  It was one of his blind
areas.  She was the little woman, the wife.  The wife, not
the partner.
     If she hadn't loved the big lug so much, hadn't so
desperately tried to keep from hurting him, things might be
different, better now.  She had, however, supported him
unobtrusively, seeding him with ideas which he took to be
his own.  Once implemented there was no way he would ever
believe they had originally come from her.  
     Like the lunch counter.  Big Jake had originally laughed
when she first idly brought up the idea that campers tired of
their own cooking, that visitors to the area, to the National
park, and even travelers on the highway would enjoy a place
to stop and get a meal.  He scoffed at the profitability of
such a venture.  She had simply gone with him on his rounds
and brought up cooking with various of their guests.  After 
enough of the campers had suggested that they open a restaurant,
Big Jake began to consider the idea.  One day he had announced 
that he had an idea:  a lunch counter.  She had supported 'his' 
idea fully, had been proud that he had thought of it.
     The lunch counter was profitable.  Not exceptionally so,
yet it did bring in a small profit.  It also brought in more
customers who wouldn't have stopped otherwise.
     Jennie wondered, again, how wise she had been in 
subordinating herself to Big Jake in the way she had.  Her 
education surpassed his, her mind was lively and fertile.
     Of course it wasn't as though Big Jake were stupid.  No 
indeed.  She would never have married him, were that the case.
Big Jake knew good ideas when he saw them, knew how to profit
from them, how to put them into practice.  He was a good man.
It was just that irritating blind spot where her ideas were
concerned.
     That wasn't what was annoying her now, however.  She saw 
him look once more into the rearview mirror.  Yes, there it was.  
That was the bugbear.  The new help.  Yes, with him gone she 
would need help, no doubt about it.  Unfortunately, she wasn't 
sure whether the help she was getting would be more a strain 
than not getting the help at all.  Did he really think she 
couldn't see through to what he would expect--well maybe not 
expect, but desire--from the 'help'?
     "Why her?"  These were the first words she'd spoken since
they'd set out from town an hour ago.
     Big Jake smiled to himself.  So that was it.  He should 
have guessed.  It wasn't his absence which bothered her so much.
Women were so predictable--in an unpredictable way, he amended.  
Now that she was talking he would be able to smooth things over.  
It would just take a little patience.
     "Why not her?  She's bright and intelligent.  She knows her
stuff, she's not asking for an outrageous wage, and she's . . ."
     "Built like there's no tomorrow."  Jennie finished for him.
     "Come on Jennie," he allowed a little exasperation to creep
into his voice, "you can't hold that against her.  So she's got
nice tits.  I didn't hire her for what's in her bra, I hired her
for what's in her head."
     Yeah, right, Jennie thought.  And that's why every woman
you hire just seems to have that common feature.  She returned 
her attention to Big Jake as he continued.
     "I admit that I like to look.  You know that."  Indeed she
did.  "There's no crime in looking, and hell, I'd never do 
anything--you know that."  
     Did she?  She had often wondered.  As long as he was in
sight she could trust him--no doubt about it.  However, she
wasn't so sure about it when he was on one of his trips.  That
doubt had led her to considering measures which she would never
before have considered.  He was still talking; she brought her 
mind back to the present moment.
     "And I never will.  Besides, why would I?  Hell, babe, 
you're about the best looking woman I've ever seen, I'd be 
crazy to give up all I've got for some stupid fling with a 
filly.  There's nothing any one of those I've looked at have 
had that you don't have better."  A little flattery went a 
long way, especially if it was damn near the truth.
     Jennie smiled and gave a little nod.  It was true.  She'd
been gifted with a body men would die for.  Sensuously rounded 
hips smoothing into a trim waist--not narrow, but trim--topped
shapely legs and a very memorable derriere and led to her 
glorious breasts, large and upturned with those beautiful 
nipples, long and hard when aroused.  Her graceful neck led up
to a face that was beautiful; she wasn't being vain, she simply 
recognized herself for what she was.  Her gray eyes and long 
black hair, parted in the middle, topped a truly splendid 
package.  Yes, Big Jake could have done a lot worse than her.  
She knew it and he knew it and that knowledge more than anything
else, she figured, kept him in line.
     Still, it was annoying that he kept hiring big breasted 
women, as if hers weren't enough to attract all his attention, 
all the time.  She realized she wasn't being fair--everyone 
likes a bit of variety--but he was so blatantly open about it.
She really didn't mind him looking, but did he have to look 
so openly?  It annoyed her especially when he did double-takes 
when he was walking with her on his arm.  That was insulting.  
Jake was talking again and Jennie returned from her reverie 
to catch the last of his words.
     ". . . and just thinking of your body, babe, has me all hot.
You know how you do it to me.  We're almost back and, when we get
there, it's straight up to our room.  Okay, babe?"
     She could have done a lot worse than Jake, too, she 
realized.  He had talent--which, along with the equipment he 
possessed, didn't hurt at all, at all.  The things he could do 
to her, the places he could take her, made the fact that he 
wouldn't do certain things she craved bearable.  She began to 
feel the heat, and it wasn't from the sun, either.  
     "Okay, Jake."  She smiled as she saw the grin light up his
face.  At least it wasn't hard to keep her man happy.  And with
him happy, she usually received the benefit of it, too.
     Jennie began to hum as the pick-up drew ever closer to the
Hotsprings.  Jake listened to her hum and knew that once again
he'd smoothed things over.  He smiled at that and at the thought
of what was to come.  His eyes flicked up to the rear-view 
mirror, catching sight of the red Mercedes traveling behind 
them, and his smile widened--just a bit.
  
     The sign read "HOTSPRINGS CAMPSITE" and listed the 
amenities.  Big Jake turned the pick-up down the tree-lined 
road and up the 200 yards to the Campsite Complex.
     The Complex was a two story L shaped building.  On the 
lower floor one wing of the complex contained the lunch counter, 
the other wing held, proceeding from the end to the middle, the 
laundry, the change rooms, the showers and a store room.  The 
central portion contained the office, while the upper floor 
consisted of rooms for the staff: six small bedrooms, a communal 
kitchen and living room. As well as the staff rooms there was 
the owner's apartment, where Jake and Jennie lived.
     Situated in the open side of the L was the pool, filled 
with water piped in from the mineral hotsprings.  Campsites 
for both tents and RV's were situated throughout the treed 
grounds.
     Jake pulled up next to the complex and the red Mercedes 300
pulled up next to them.  Jake looked down and admired the woman
as she exited the sports car.
     Kathryn O'Grady was a few inches shorter than his Jennie, 
and slimmer also.  That made her breasts, though smaller than 
Jennie's appear quite large.  The small waist flared out into 
nicely rounded hips and buttocks.  Kathy, as she'd asked them 
to call her, turned towards him as he exited the pick-up and he 
noted, again, that fiery red hair, curling down from under her 
straw hat.  Her green eyes locked on his and he was struck by 
how self assured she was.  Her mouth curved up into a smile.
     "So this is Hotsprings Campsite.  It looks lovely.  You 
must love it here," she spoke to Jennie who had come around 
the back of the pick-up to stand by her husband.
     "Sometimes more than others," Jennie replied, cold and
unsmiling.  Kathy let it pass as if she didn't notice the lack 
of warmth in Jennie's voice.
     "Let me show you to your room," Jake was a little 
uncomfortable and wanted to get things moving.  After all, he 
was looking forward to what he had promised Jennie and didn't 
want her to get out of sorts.  "You can relax and after supper 
we'll get everything settled.  How's that sound?"
     "Just fine, Mr. Saunders."  Kathy opened the trunk of her 
car and pulled out a suitcase.
     "I'll take that," Jake offered.
     "I can manage," Kathy replied.  
     Jake shrugged and opened the truck's rear gate.  He picked
up a box of their personal supplies and Jennie picked up the
other.  He'd get one of the employees to unload the rest, which
were for the Campsite.  Together the three went in the door,
up the stairs, and to the living quarters.
     "This is our apartment," Jake explained as they reached 
the top of the stairs and nodded to the door on the right.  He 
unlocked it and set the box inside.  Jennie followed suit.  
They then turned left and walked down the hall to the next door.  
Jake opened it and stepped aside to allow Kathy in.
     "This room will be yours."  He followed her in and opened 
the balcony door to allow some fresh air into the room.  "There 
is a small washroom there," he pointed to a door.  "Set down 
your suitcase and I'll show you the rest of the amenities."  
     They walked further down the hall to a room with a 
bookcase, several soft chairs and sofa.  An open doorway led 
into the communal kitchen/dining room.   A young man in his 
middle to late twenties hunched over the table reading a book.  
An empty plate sat in front of him.
     "This is Fred--the second cook.  He's spending the summer
with us, maybe longer.  Fred, this is Kathy.  She'll be keeping 
the books, and helping out in general."
     Fred had been shading his eyes with his hand, elbow on the
table, as he read.  He looked up to see the wild unruly red hair
framing the face on his vision of a goddess and his jaw dropped 
open.  Kathy favored him with amused smile and held out her hand.
     "Hi, I'm Kathy.  Pleased to meet you, Fred."  She looked him
up and down as he jumped to his feet and took her hand.  Fred
had the feeling she was appraising him and he flushed, feeling 
vaguely uncomfortable.
     "Fred," he blurted out.  "Great to have you here."
     "Fred, pack in the rest of the supplies then show Kathy
around, okay?  Jennie and I are rather tired and we're going
to take a short nap before supper."
     "Sure thing, Big Jake."  Fred was all smiles.  "Have a
nice trip, Jennie?"
     Fred was Jennie's favorite of all the employees.  He was
nice, polite, and very sharp.  She had wondered what an 
intelligent young man like him was doing playing at being a 
short-order cook, but he'd never said and she allowed him his 
privacy.  It had been their luck to get him when they did and
she had no intention of doing anything to lose him.  Sure, 
she'd made a few conversational openings which would have let 
him come forth if he'd desired.  He hadn't, so she didn't push.
     Jennie watched, amused, as Fred pushed an errant black 
lock off his forehead and ran his fingers through his hair.  
His brown eyes were fixed on the new employee.  Maybe that was 
good.  If Fred got something going with her then Jake would be 
left out in the cold.  She turned and allowed Jake to lead her 
back to their rooms.  As she closed the door behind her she 
heard Fred telling Kathy what a great place it was and how much 
she'd like it.
    
     The door had hardly closed when Jennie felt Jake's hands
roaming over her body.  She pushed back into him, feeling his
hardness, as he reached under her arms and cupped her breasts.
She raised her hands, clasped, towards the ceiling, feeling 
shivers run through her.  Then his fingers were undoing the 
buttons on her blouse as she stretched to free all the little 
tensions.  Her hands came down and she reached behind her to 
grapple with his belt while he undid the catch at the front of 
her bra and allowed her breasts to spill free.
     Jennie moaned as his fingers paid close attention to her
nipples, caressing and cajoling them into a hardness that 
matched that which she felt pressing against the top of her 
buttocks and her lower back.  Her eyes were closed as she felt 
him release her to pull the bra and blouse from her shoulders 
and down her arms to fall, unheeded, upon the floor.  Then he 
was back pushing against her, pressing her into the door, one 
of his legs between hers, forcing her legs to part.  He held 
her there like that for several seconds and then, when his arms 
came back to pull her into him once more, it was flesh against 
flesh.  He had removed his shirt.
     She felt herself being turned around and his hands came 
under her arms.  She gave a small jump off the floor as he 
lifted and her legs came up and around his waist.  His arms 
locked around her back, holding her there, secure, as his mouth 
found her breast.  He began to suck on her nipple, his tongue 
teasing it, flicking back and forth.
     "Oh, yes, darling," she murmured in his ear as she tried
to force more of her breast into his mouth.  They were moving 
now, as he made his way to the bedroom.  How he could tell 
where they were going, what with his mouth fastened to her 
breast, she would never know.  She ducked her head to avoid 
being bonked as they made their way through the bedroom door.  
His mouth had found her other nipple and electric currents 
were running through her body, focused mainly on that direct 
path between her nipples and her clit.  It felt oh, so good.  
She could feel herself beginning to lubricate.  Her arms held 
his head to her breasts, enjoying the feel of his tongue 
flicking and, occasionally, his teeth gently nipping.
     He released her breast and she allowed herself to drop 
until her mouth was opposite his.  He kissed her full on the 
lips, taking pleasure in the rubbing of her hard nipples 
against his chest.  His tongue began to probe against her lips, 
her teeth, until she opened her mouth to allow him in.  Their 
tongues battled furiously and their breathing quickened.
     Suddenly he released her and she fell back onto the bed.
Her eyes opened.  "Brat!"  
     He was already peeling her jeans off of her.  They were
deposited on the floor.  He reached for the panties then 
stopped.
     "I can see you're hot, babe," he murmured appreciatively
at the sight of the wet spot between her legs.  "Let's just
get those off of you.  I know something that we can use to
plug up that leak!"  He patted his bulge.
     She was naked and squirmed around on the bed for his 
benefit, clasping her hands together in front of her and 
squeezing with her arms to push her breasts up.  She smiled 
at the intense concentration he lavished on her breasts.  She 
knew what he liked!
     "Come on, babe," he said finally, "help me get out of 
these boots."
     Why men had to wear those damned cowboy boots, when they 
weren't going anywhere near a saddle, she'd never know.  Still,
he did look good in them.  She got up as he seated himself on
the bed.  He brought one leg up and she straddled it, pulling
his foot up until the boot rested against her pussy.  Jake 
planted his other foot square against her ass and pushed.  She
gave a grunt as the boot came off.
     He had pulled off his sock by the time she had his other
boot lodged firmly between her thighs and up against her pussy.
His bare foot was now on her ass, but he wasn't pushing.  His
toes squeezed and pressed her flesh, rocking her back and forth
on her boot, occasionally trying to burrow down between her 
cheeks.
     "Hey, cowboy, let's concentrate on business.  I can think
of a better way to give my ass a workout than this."  He loved
it when she talked like that.
     "Okay, babe," he replied and shoved, hard.  The boot came
off.  He was standing by the time she had recovered her balance
and turned around.  "Go ahead, babe, do the honors."
     She grinned at him and popped his snap, dragged down the 
zipper and peeled his jeans down his legs until they lay in
a puddle on the floor.  His bulge was there in front of his 
face, his aroma in her nostrils.  She knew what he liked, but 
decided to make him wait a bit.  She blew through the material 
of his shorts and tickled his balls.  Her hands reached behind 
him and her nails dragged down the back of his legs.  He 
shivered.  She grabbed his ass cheeks and kneaded them.
     "Come on, babe,"  his voice was husky.
     "Say, 'please'."  She laughed into his crotch, tracing the
line of his confined cock.
     "*Please*."  His legs were trembling now.
     Jennie reached up and gripped the waist-band of his shorts
and hauled them down.  His cock sprang free from its confinement,
straight and proud.  She pushed him back gently and he sat on the
edge of the bed, spreading his legs, allowing her access.
     "Oh, yes, babe."  Warm moistness surrounded him as her mouth
came down over his cockhead.  He shivered again as she began to 
flick her tongue rapidly against the underside of his hardness.
Then her head was bobbing up and down, taking more and more of
him into her mouth with each stroke.  He looked down on the
black veil which covered his manhood and smiled.  It felt so 
good, and he felt in control, seeing his wife's head bobbing up 
and down.  He placed his hand on her head and allowed it to rise 
and fall with her movements then, taking control, guiding and 
directing the speed at which she moved.  He felt the joy well 
up within him.
     Joy wasn't all that was welling up.  With every stroke his
excitement rose.  Soon he would be at a peak.  Too soon.  He 
slowed her and then stopped her altogether.
     Jennie grinned lasciviously up at him and ran her tongue 
along the tips of her teeth.  With her head up he could see her 
breasts again, those beautiful globes resting against his thighs, 
nipples erect and begging to be sucked.
     Jake pulled her up and swung her onto the bed which bounced
under the impact.  She squealed in delight, throwing her arms 
and legs wide, welcoming him.  With a growl he threw himself 
between her legs, kissing her roughly, then sliding back down 
to feast on the mounds of her breasts.  While he nibbled and 
sucked on one teat, flicking the nipple with his tongue, he 
rolled the other nipple between his fingers.  Jennie was moaning 
now, moving her head from side to side as the twin assaults on 
her breasts lifted her ever higher.  Her fingers entwined 
themselves in his hair, pulling his head firmly into her breast.  
Jake switched breasts, his free hand running up and down 
Jennie's side, feeling her rounded buttock, caressing her thigh.  
     Jennie's legs were raised and brought back, opening her 
pussy to him.  Soon, soon, he thought, but first there was one 
more thing.  He moved up until he was kissing her once more, his
cockhead now at her portals.  
     "Yes, yes," she moaned, "come in me now."  
     "In a minute, babe, in a minute," he replied, reaching out
with his left hand for the strap which was tied to the bedpost.
He slipped it around her right wrist and pulled it tight, pulling
her arm above her head.  Her eyes snapped open.
     "Do we have to do it this way, Jake?  I want so much to hold
you."  Her eyes were pleading, but he was having none of it.
     "You know you love it, babe."  He was already fastening the
other strap about her left wrist and pulling it taut.
     He was right, she did, but sometimes she liked to be able to
hold him as he made love to her.  "Okay, Jake, for you."  He 
smiled down at her.  "Then, would you go down on me--for me?"
     "Aw, babe, you know I don't like to do that.  Don't ruin it.
Just lie back, I promise you'll like this."  
     Jennie gasped as he thrust into her suddenly.  She had 
barely time to take a breath before he was driving into her 
again, hard and fast.  Now the only way she could breathe was 
in gasps, his relentless pounding leaving her no other option.  
Liquid fire began to spread outwards from her clit in waves, 
warming her, sending her into paroxysms of moans, leaving her 
legs trembling.  Her nipples were rubbing against his chest, 
sending out their own shockwaves which sent her head whipping 
from side to side.  She struggled against the straps which held 
her wrists, wanting to hold him, surround him with her arms.  
The straps held fast, preventing her this grace, leaving her 
wide open and vulnerable.
     It was too much, too fast.  She locked her legs around him,
pushing her heels into his butt, trying to slow him down, slow
the pounding which was driving her wild.
     Jake reached back and pulled her legs up, one at a time,
to rest on his shoulders.  His weight trapped her.  All she 
could manage were some small gyrations and bouncing movements.  
Other than that she was open to him, at his mercy.  He grinned 
down into her unfocused eyes.  There would be no mercy.  He 
stepped up his pace, loving the jolts as he met her after 
driving deep, loving the way her breasts were crushed by her 
legs and his chest, reveling in her cries as she went out of 
control, spiraling up in a huge orgasm.
     She would be super sensitive now, he knew, yet still he did
not stop.  He was too close himself.  His balls tightened.  She
was so warm and wet, so pliant and helpless under him.  She could
do nothing but take it.  Her cries became louder as she fought to
escape the pounding, yet could not.
     With a shout of his own he came, his body jerking as he 
drove into her that final time before collapsing, driving the 
air out of her lungs.
     Jake released her legs and they fell limply to the mattress,
no strength left in them.  Now he was sensitive and he lay there,
on top of her without moving.  Slowly, together, their breathing
slowed and became regular.
     "How about next time I tie you up?"  Jennie lifted her head
and kissed his cheek.  "It could be fun."
     Jake looked down on her with a hurt expression.  "Aw, babe,
you know I don't like that idea.  Why do you want me to do things
I don't want to do?  I don't ask you to do what you don't like."
She had been bringing it up a lot, recently, and it was beginning
to trouble him.  What was she after?  What did she really want?
     Jennie sighed.  It was true, he didn't.  On the other hand
she hadn't always liked the idea of being tied, herself.  Yet she
had allowed it and learned to like it.  Why couldn't he at least
try?  "Sorry, honey, I just think you might find it fun.  It can
be nice to give up control, honest, honey."
     "It's okay, babe."  He rose up on his elbows then pulled 
out.  She gasped as he came free.  "I gotta take a shower.  
Babe, you were terrific."  He leaned down and gave her a tender 
kiss on the lips.  Then he gave each nipple a kiss before 
getting up and walking to the bathroom.
     "Hey, what about me.  Untie me you big lug!"
     "Don't worry, I'll be back soon.  Don't go away now."  He
chuckled at his little joke.  
     "Damn you, Jake Saunders," she whispered as she heard the
shower come on.  She tried to reach the straps with her teeth, 
but was unable.  There was nothing she could do except wait.

     "It's a good thing their bedroom window is on this side of
the building," chuckled Fred as he picked up the last box of the 
supplies from the pick-up.  "Otherwise the guests in the pool 
would get an earful."
     Kathy was standing with her back to the building, watching
Fred as he moved the goods into the storeroom.  She had already
begun to like him.  He didn't leer at her the way most men did,
and he treated her with respect and the friendly ease of long
time friends.
     "Are they always that loud?" she asked.
     "Hard to say," he grinned. "I only know when they are.  For
all I know they could be at it all the time--quietly."
     Kathy smiled at him.  He paused a moment then, taking the
smile for encouragement he continued.
     "I wonder if he has her tied up."
     Kathy's brows shot up.  She gave him a wicked smile.  "My,
but aren't you kinky."  He blushed.  "What would give you that
idea?"  He hesitated.  "Come on Fred, out with it."  It was an
order, but an order made softer by her smile.
     "Well, Jennie had me move a new night table up to their
room one day and I saw that they had straps attached to the
bedposts."  He grinned.  "I don't think that she saw that I 
noticed.  Say, you won't tell anyone what I said, will you?"  He
lifted up a box of frozen ground beef to take in to the kitchen.
     Kathy considered him seriously for a moment.  "If I don't,
then you'll owe me one.  That okay by you?"
     "Sure thing, Kathy."  He didn't even stop to consider it.
Kathy smiled again.
     "Oh, and call me Kat.  I prefer it."  She moved out from
the wall to walk with him to the kitchen.
     "You got it, Kat.  Fits you, too.  You have a feline sort 
of grace, very becoming.  I guess that makes us even."  She 
stopped short.
     "Pardon?"  She was still smiling, but her smile was a 
little strained.
     "I owed you one.  You asked me to call you Kat instead of
Kathy--I'm doing that, so we're even, right?"  He smiled 
brightly and turned to continue to the kitchen.
     'Right.'  The word was said silently.    

     Tom Calder leaned on the counter, reading the newspaper.
Movement outside the window caught his attention and he looked
up.  It was Fred and he was walking with a short but lovely
looking woman.  Way to go, Fred.  He was proud of the boy.  That
was some woman he'd picked up.  About time, too.
     Tom's thoughts went back several weeks to the first time
they'd met.  It had been a hectic day--one of those days you
can never quite prepare for--when everyone and his brother
had come from out of nowhere, and they all wanted to eat.
Bill, the second cook and dishwasher, had a burr up his ass.
For two days something had been bothering him, eating away
at him.  Tom had put up with it, put up with his ill tempered
comments and his complaints. 
     The lunch rush was finally about over, and Tom decided to
let Bill go early when suddenly another wave of customers had
come through the door.
     "Shit.  That's it, I quit," had come the startling comment
from Bill.  He was joking, of course, and Tom had turned to
make light of it when he realized that Bill had taken off his
apron and was, indeed, leaving.  He had quit.
     If Tom had still been in the Forces and Bill had been his
subordinate, Bill would have been in so much trouble he'd never
have seen his way clear.  As it was there was nothing Tom could
do but watch, in shock, as Bill left. 
     There was no way he could handle it alone.  He'd run out
of clean dishes before half this new wave were served.  And he
had no time to do any.  Everyone else was busy and there was
no one he could call to for help.  He looked in dismay as the
door opened and another four people walked in.  What the hell
was going on today?
     Then the distant looking black-haired youngster--anyone
under thirty was considered a youngster by Tom--had pushed
back from the counter and moved around towards the till.  Tom
had gone to collect for the meal, but the man continued around
the counter, picked up Bill's apron, put it on and headed for
the dishwasher.
     "Use a hand?" was all he asked.
     "Hell, yes," Tom had replied.  He was much too busy to
inquire further, much too smart to look a gift horse in the
mouth, and he said no more. 
     The youngster caught on quickly and began helping with
things other than the dishes.  Once, when Tom had made to ask
for something, stopping as he realized he didn't even know
the stranger's name, the stranger had spoken.  "Fred," he
introduced himself, then said no more.
     After the rush was over and things were cleaned up, Fred
presented his check.
     "To hell with that.  It's us who owe you.  Sit down and
have a piece of pie."  
     While Fred was eating, Jennie came in and Tom explained
the situation.  She also thanked him.  Fred didn't say much,
then he left.
     At suppertime, Jennie had come in to give him a hand when
Fred showed up once more.  
     "That's my apron, I believe," he said to Jennie as she
was about to put it on.  Wordlessly she handed it over to him.
The next day he'd filled out an application form and he'd been
there ever since.
     It had been several weeks, and still Tom knew little about
Fred Nelson.  He didn't talk much about himself.  He was running
from something, but not the law, Tom knew.  He enjoyed talking
to the highway patrol too much for that to be the case.
     Whatever he had been, it had been something better than a
short order cook.  His clothes and car were too expensive for
that to have been the case.  Well, whatever he had been, Tom
was happy enough to have him.  He was very friendly and 
helpful and didn't try to upset Tom's applecart.
     Tom had his own little empire going.  He was king of
the lunch counter and probably most important employee of
Hotsprings Campsite.  Mel, the laborer, looked up to him,
and Stacy, well Stacy was leery of him, but no threat at all.
Sooner or later she'd come around and he'd have her.

     The door opened and Fred and his woman came into the
lunch counter.  Fred set the ground beef down on the counter.
     "Tom Calder, this is Kat O'Grady.  Kat'll be looking after
the books, stock and whatever else Big Jake can foist on her."
He said it with a grin.  "Kat, this is Tom, our cook.  Taught
me everything I know about cooking.  Whether or not he's a
good teacher, you'll have ample opportunity to decide later."
     Tom's eyes narrowed.  Suddenly he was no longer quite so
happy about Fred's conquest.

  
                       HOTSPRINGS
                       Chapter 2


     Fred's smile faded as he noticed that Tom had drawn 
himself up to his full height and was looking at Kat with
suspicion.  Kat, also, stood ramrod straight, gazing
unsmilingly directly into Tom's eyes.  Like two fighters
sizing each other up, the thought came, unbidden, to Fred's
mind.
     "Pleased to meet you Tom."  She continued to look the 
taller man straight in the eyes unwaveringly.
     "Kat.  Interesting name.  You have claws?"  His voice made 
it a joke, though there was an undercurrent of hostility.  He 
also maintained his stare into her eyes.
     Fred was a little disturbed by this clash of wills.  He 
didn't understand why Tom was making it difficult for Kat.  He 
was about to suggest that they continue the tour when Kat 
replied.
     "Sharp ones.  Don't let them scratch you."  Her warning 
wasn't a joke, Fred would have sworn.  Though her voice was 
calm, there was a hint of excitement--a joy of battle?--in it.
     "Never happen.  I'm a careful man.  Still, I've bagged a few
cats in my time.  Nothing like a little time in the sack to take 
the fight out of them.  Generally they end up purring for me."  
Tom fingered his mustache, a slight sneer on his lips.  His eyes 
were narrowed once more.
     Fred wondered at the double entendres.  He looked from one
to the other.  Tom was braced against the counter, arms stiff, 
face intense, eyes bleak.  Though Kat appeared relaxed, Fred
could sense the tension singing just below the surface.  A small
smile played about her lips.
     "Cats are funny creatures.  They can take your eyes out 
before you can blink."  Neither of the two had even blinked.  
"One can never truly tame them."  From a look of innocence 
Kat's face changed to one of feral delight.  The look was so
intense that Tom was taken aback.  He looked away.  The look 
disappeared.  If Fred had not been looking right at her at that 
minute he would never have seen it.
     "You'll be looking after stores?  We'll have to get together
on the order.  We're getting a little short of some things."  
     What ever the contest had been, Kat had won--for the 
moment.  She was gracious with her victory.  
     "Of course.  It's important to keep stock up.  No one likes
to be told that their selection can't be had."
     Tom nodded.
     "Well, let's go see the rest of the complex."  Fred just 
wanted to get Kat out of the lunch counter.  "You'll love the 
pool, I bet."
     "Later, Tom," Kat said as she turned to follow Fred.
     "Yeah, later."

     "What was that all about?" Fred wanted to know, though he
suspected he knew already.  While they had passed by the pool, 
and he had pointed out its features, she had remained in 
silence - until they rounded the corner of the building and were
walking past the laundry.
     "Nothing much.  Let's just say we recognized each other and
let each other know where we stand."  Kat was pumped, Fred 
thought.
     She stopped and took a lungful of air.  Fred took several 
steps before he realized that she was no longer with him.  He 
turned and saw her breathing deeply and his own breath caught.  
Her back was to the sun and the thin dress she was wearing was 
translucent, showing the outline of her body beneath it.
     "Wow!"
     Kat focused on him.  "What is it?"
     "You're beautiful, standing there."
     "Why thank you, Fred."
     "I think I'm in love." It was half joke, half serious.
     "Be careful, Fred, I generally demand proof of love from my
men."  She frowned slightly as he began to chuckle.  "Are you
laughing at me?"
      "Never," he declared.  "I wouldn't dare.  I find the 
concept amusing, though.  I don't think one can deliberately 
'prove' one's love.  One can only prove one's desperation.  
Proof of love is more spontaneous and takes time and the proper 
situations."
      Kat looked at him consideringly.  Yes, indeed, he was very
quick.  They rounded the corner and were headed back towards the
office a sudden cry caught their attention.  They both had to 
laugh.
     "At it again, I see," Kat chuckled.  "I guess the boss 
didn't need that nap after all."    
     "I guess not.  Come on and we'll go meet Stacy."
     "Stacy?"
     "She's working in the office.  Books the sites, handles 
questions, gives out keys to the showers--that sort of stuff.
You'll be working in there, too.  She's good people.  You'll
like her.

     Kat stood up and stretched.  It had been a long morning.
Big Jake might know how to keep people happy, but he sure didn't 
know how to keep books properly.
     It would be a challenge to bring order out of the chaos,
to raise the operation of Hotsprings Campsite to the level
of efficiency she knew it could attain, saving the Saunders a
fair piece of change in the process.  That was no problem--she 
loved a challenge.
     Kat glanced out the office door, across the counter,
and through the window to the outside.  Fred passed across 
her field of vision.  Speaking of challenges, she smiled to 
herself, there were more challenges here than simply getting 
the campsite running efficiently.
     "Let's knock off for lunch, Kat."  Stacy stood in the 
doorway.  "Nothing much happens around here 'til about 2 p.m.
We can get Tom to cook us up a hamburger, or something."
     Stacy was a good looking woman in her early twenties.  She
was introverted, Kat thought, which was promising.  After Fred 
had introduced them, the day before, Stacy had taken pains to 
show Kat everything she thought Kat should be aware of.  She 
had a need to please, thought Kat.  That was a very useful 
trait, one which she could well take advantage of.  Kat looked
Stacy up and down.  Light Brown hair, wide forehead, blue eyes
wide set in an oval face--very nice.  She was a little taller
than Kat was (who wasn't?), a little thicker through the body 
with, surprise, surprise, large breasts.  
     Big Jake was in charge of the hiring and as both of the
female employees, as well as his wife, were large breasted,
Kat figured it was no coincidence.  That was another very useful
piece of information.
     Stacy became aware of Kat's scrutiny and looked down at her
white blouse and dark blue knee length skirt.  "Is something 
wrong?" she asked, straightening her clothes.
     "No," Kat licked her lips, smiling, "everything's just 
fine."
     Stacy blushed.
     "Good idea, lunch.  I could do with a break."  Kat followed
Stacy out of her office, around the counter and out the door into 
the hot sunshine.  It was another cloudless day.  That was good.  
As long as the fine weather kept up, business would be good.
     Tom looked up as the two women strolled by the window and in
through the door.  There were several customers in the room and 
Tom was busy at the counter. 
     "Good morning, ladies.  What'll it be?"
     They ordered hamburgers, fries and milkshakes, then moved
to one of the booths and sat down.  Kat noticed Stacy glancing 
surreptitiously at Tom.
     "Strange," she finally spoke.
     "What's that?"  Kat inquired.
     "Tom.  Usually he leers at me.  He makes me uncomfortable
sometimes--but he is a good cook, that's why I often come here 
for lunch instead of making my own upstairs--yet today he seems
very civil."
     "Does he come on to you?"
     "Yes, well, no, but I think he'd like to.  I put him off as 
much as I can, he knows I don't like it, and I think that's why 
he does it.  I don't like being pressured.  It's hard."
     Kat shook her head, trying to make sense of Stacy's little
speech.  The important part was clear, however, and Kat's teeth 
bared in a feral grin.  This would be an interesting place 
indeed.  She considered the possibilities.
     "I'll get it."  Stacy was getting up and Kat noticed that
Tom had put their plates up on the counter.
     As Stacy returned with the meals, the door opened and Fred 
walked in.  He waved at the two women as he walked up to the
counter and took a stool.

     "How about a burger, Tom?  No onions."
     "Sure thing, Fred."  Tom flipped a burger on the grill.
     "Couple of good looking women, huh?"
     Tom glanced over at Stacy and Kat.  "Take my advice and stay
away."
     "What?"  Fred knew he meant Kat.  "She seems nice enough to
me.  What's your beef?"
     "Word to the wise--just keep your distance."
     "She said that you recognized each other.  Do you know her 
from somewhere?"  Fred was curious because Tom had never warned 
him away from another woman before--not even Stacy who, Fred 
was sure, he wanted for himself.
     "Never seen her before yesterday.  Seen her type though.  
Yeah, guess I did recognize her."  Tom turned back and flipped 
the burger.  He pulled the fries out of the fat and set them to 
drain, then turned back.
     "So?"  
     "She's one of them bitches who likes to give orders, Fred.  
She won't take none, but she loves to give 'em.  You watch her 
close.  She'll never give anything away.  She does you a favor, 
she'll want one in return."  He took the bun out of the toaster, 
spread the mayonnaise and put on the shredded lettuce.  The 
burger was plopped down on that and topped with a pickle.  A few 
seconds later the plate was in front of Fred.  "Just don't ever 
owe her anything."  Tom turned to wait on a young couple who had 
walked in and taken seats down the counter.
     Fred's thoughts went back to the previous day as he smeared 
on relish and mustard, closed the bun and took a big bite.  Some
points from his conversations with Kat began to make sense and he 
smiled down at the hamburger.  It was good, as usual, but his
smile was for things to come.  It was going to be a very 
interesting summer after all.
     Tom returned and prepared plates for the orders of fish and
chips he'd dropped into the deep fryer.  Fred saw his gaze drift 
over to the women, then back again.
     "How about you, Tom.  You worried about her?"
     "Me?"  Tom was surprised.  "Nah.  I stay away from her 
kind.  'Sides, I don't like taking orders, and no way she could 
get me to.  No use taking any chances, though, so with her 
it'll be business and nothing else.  Wouldn't mind giving it to 
her," he eyed Kat once again, "but that won't happen either.  
It'd all have to be done her way.
     "Say, kid, do me a favor?"  Tom turned back to the fryer 
and pulled up the fish and chips, leaving them to drain.
     "You got it, Tom.  What?"
     "Close up for me tonight.  Right after we close I got 
something to do."  He nodded towards the far booth.
     Fred casually looked over to see a woman sitting there, 
toying with her chips.  Fred held back his smile.  "Sure thing, 
Tom.  I'll do clean up for you.  Taking her up to your room?"
     "Nah.  She's alone and got a camper.  Gonna be a hot night 
and I'm not just talking about the weather."  Tom grinned.

     Kat caught the glances that the woman in the far booth was
sending towards Tom.  This could be good.  She fixed the image
of the woman in her mind.  Then she had a thought.
     "Say, Stacy, do you recognize that woman?"  Kat motioned 
with her head.  
     Stacy turned and looked.  "Yes, I think so.  She came in 
yesterday.  I think she has a camper-van.  Why?"
     "Can you remember what site she's in?"
     "Not off-hand, but it would be no problem to find out.  
What's going on?"
     "I'm not sure, myself," Kat replied, then changed the subject.
"How would you like it if I got Tom off your back?  No more sly 
innuendoes, no more leers, no more suggestions?"
     Stacy's face lit up.  "You can do that?"
     "I think so."
     "Oh, that'd be great.  If you can do that I'd owe you--big
time.  Anything you want--just ask.  It'd be such a relief.  
It's great working here--it's such a beautiful place, but 
sometimes it can be miserable when they hit on me."
     "They?"
     "Tom and Big Ja . . ."  Stacy's voice trailed off.  She 
looked down at her plate.
     "Big Jake, too?"  Kat's voice was full of compassion.  
Stacy kept looking down and didn't see how bright Kat's eyes 
became.
     "I shouldn't have said anything, Kat.  It's my problem."  
Her voice was hushed.
     "Not any more, Stacy, not any more.  I'll handle it now."
     "You will?"  Stacy's head came up, a mixture of immense 
relief and gratitude shining in her eyes.  "You ever need 
anything, just ask."
     Kat's voice was very matter of fact.  "Okay, Stacy, I will."
     "Good."  Stacy looked at her watch.  "I guess I'd better get
back to the office.  It shouldn't be left closed for too long."
     The two women moved back to the counter to pay for their
meals.  Staff received a substantial discount, but mostly they
cooked their own meals in the communal kitchen upstairs.  Tom
took the money and rang in the bill.  Stacy turned to go, but
Kat held her back.
     "Tom."  She stood straight, looking imperious.  Her red 
hair tumbled about her shoulders, giving the impression of a
powerful aura.  She was quite imposing, yet Tom looked down at 
her, unmoved.
     "Yeah?"
     "Stacy is with me, now.  Understand?"  Kat spoke quietly
yet forcefully.  She waited for a response and when none was 
forthcoming continued,  "That means you will treat her with 
respect.  No slips, no forgetting yourself.  Understand?"
     Tom looked at the waiting women.  He pursed his lips, then
grinned.  "Okay, Kathy, I'll do as you ask."  
     There was a flash of triumph on Stacy's face.  Kat waved 
her off and Stacy left the lunch counter.  Kat had not yet
finished with Tom.  He knew it and was waiting.
     "The name is Kat," she corrected him, "and I am not asking.
If you try to cross me, you will regret it."  Her eyes were 
cold, the threat real.
     Tom smiled at her, his most condescending smile.  "Well,
Kathy, it isn't that simple.  You're new here and don't know
some of the relevant facts.  If you mess with me, it'll be me who 
makes your life miserable."  Tom kept his voice down, matching 
Kat's.  The only one who could hear them was Fred.  "However, I 
know what's coming, and the pussy deserves it, so I'll do as you
ask--as a favor."  He turned away, dismissing Kat.
     Fred, who was watching the interplay with interest, saw
Kat stiffen, her mouth a tight line.  She paused, then spun 
on her heel and walked toward the door.  As she opened it Tom 
called after her.
     "You owe me one, Kathy."  She stopped for a moment, then
walked out without turning again.  Fred dropped some money
on the counter and Tom came over to collect.
     "Were you being straight with her?  Can you make her life
miserable?" Fred wanted to know.  If he was being straight, 
then he had to have something on Big Jake.
     Tom grinned at him.  "Hell, no.  Why should I be?  Thing
is, you can't show weakness.  Not to one like her.  She'll
have to be careful--she won't know if I'm lying.  She'll 
dig around, but won't be able to find anything.  But she
won't know, for certain, if I have some card hidden away.
     "Did you see her when I told her she owed me?"  Tom
laughed quietly.  "Like I hit her.  Remember what I told
you?"
     Fred stood.  "I hope you know what you're doing.  See
you at closing."  It was his day off and he decided he'd take 
a soak in the pool.

     Stacy was almost dancing around the office when Kat
stepped through the door.  Her eyes were bright and shining.
"You sure told him, Kat.  It was great.  Just great."
     "Settle down, Stacy.  I told you I'd take care of it.
As long as I say you are with me, he'll leave you alone."
Kat rounded the counter and headed back toward the inner
office.
     Stacy suddenly sobered as the import of Kat's words
sank in.  'As long as I say you are with me'.  As long as.
Stacy looked apprehensively at Kat's back.
     "Kat?"
     "Yes."  Kat turned around and directed her calm gaze
at Stacy, who suddenly had to look away.
     "Linda Johnson.  A18."
     "Pardon?"  Kat was confused.
     "The woman you pointed out.  Her name is Linda Johnson.
She's staying in a camper-van in campsite A18.  She's alone.
She has engaged the site for two nights.  She leaves tomorrow
morning."
     Kat smiled, but the smile never reached her eyes.  "Good,
Stacy, very good."  She turned and went to the desk in the
inner office.
     Stacy felt warm and happy.  She had begun to repay the
debt.  If she kept Kat happy then Kat would never remove her
protection.  She began to hum.  She was free of Tom.  It was
a great day.
     "Stacy."  Kat's voice came through the open doorway.
     "Yes, Kat," she called back.
     "Stacy, I like to see who I'm talking to."  The voice was
a little bit colder.  
     Stacy's stomach jumped and she went quickly to the inner
office.  "I'm sorry, Kat," she apologized.  "What is it?"
     Kat gazed at her coldly while her stomach twisted 
nervously.  Finally she nodded and Stacy relaxed.  "Who is
this Mel?"
     "Mel?  He's the maintenance man.  He looks after the
upkeep of the place.  Keeps the pool clean, looks after the
laundry, keeps it supplied with soap.  That sort of thing."
     "Why haven't I seen him?"
     "He was in town yesterday.  He should be back anytime
now.  I'm sure you'll meet him at supper."
     Kat dismissed her with a wave and returned to the books
in front of her.

     The sulfurous smell of the mineral hotsprings permeated
the air.  Fred leaned back against the side of the pool as the
heat pulled his very life's energy from him.  A vast ennui
enveloped him and his eyes closed as he allowed the motion
of the water to slowly rock him back and forth.
     A sudden current caught his attention and one eye opened 
to watch one of the guests move slowly past him.  There were 
maybe ten or fifteen of them in the pool, and they were the 
cause of the currents, though the jets of hot water certainly 
contributed.  Fred's eyes closed again and he felt at one with 
his surroundings.  The guests were blocked from his mind and 
all that existed was the pool, the trees and him.  The gentle 
rocking sent him somewhere far away.  He didn't realize he was 
gone until suddenly he was back.
     "You look delightfully relaxed."  The voice was a soft
whisper in his ear.  Looking up through slitted eyes, head back,
he saw Kat.  The sun shining through her mane made it seem as if 
her hair were a halo of fire.
    He groaned, smiled lazily and pushed his way to his feet
in the chest deep water.  He turned to face her.  "What time
is it?" he asked.  She told him.  He gave a small moan.  "Ah,
time to get out, I guess."  He heaved himself up onto the side
where he sat breathing heavily at the exertion.  "It sure
takes everything out of you.  You'll have to try it."
     A splash from the other side of the pool attracted their 
attention.  A young woman pulled herself out of the pool and
walked toward the change rooms and showers.  Unconsciously
Fred followed her with his eyes.
     "You like her?"  The voice in his ear again.
     "Her?" Fred paused, remembering how Tom had advised him
to give nothing away.  "I was just thinking that she had the
right idea.  A nice cold shower would do wonders for me just
now."  He slowly shook his head.  "If, that is, I can still
make it to my feet."
     "Who is that?"
     Fred followed Kat's gaze and saw Mel working the lock to
the supply room.  He realized she hadn't met him yet, and 
wondered if he should warn him about her--if, in fact, Tom
was right.  He decided not to, he didn't owe Mel anything.
     "That's Mel.  He's our . . ."
     "Ah, so that's Mel.  I'll go over and introduce myself."
Kat rose and walked, hips swaying, around the pool.  Fred 
wondered if the sensuous walk was for his benefit.  If it was,
it was wasted.  Well, not wasted entirely, for he enjoyed the
sight, but wasted as far as any plan of ensnarement was 
concerned.
     He pushed himself to his feet, overcoming the threat
of dizziness caused by the sapping heat of the pool, and
slowly trod off towards the showers.  He would catch a few
hours sleep then give Tom a break so he could be with his
catch of the day.

     By the time that Kat reached the supply room, Mel had
disappeared inside.  She tried the door but found, to her
surprise, that it was locked from the inside.  She contemplated
knocking, then decided against it.  Instead she returned to
the office.  There she found Mrs. Saunders giving Stacy a
break.
     "Hello, Mrs. Saunders.  How are you?" Kat asked cheerfully.
     "Oh, hi, Kathy.  I'm fine, thank-you.  How are you coping?"
     "Pretty well.  There is one thing, though.  I'll need to
get into the store room and there doesn't seem to be a key for
it in the office.  I don't want to have to go around asking Mel
every time I need to check something out.  Is there any chance
I could get a key to it?"  Although it was true that she would
need to check inventory, Mel's action in locking the door behind
him had made her extremely curious and she wanted to be able to
go through the room without him around and before he knew she
would be going in.
     Jennie thought for a moment, then smiled and reached into
her pocket.  "Here, Kathy."  She handed Kat a key.  "It's a
passkey.  It will get you in anywhere.  I have a spare on my
key chain.  If you are going to do your job properly I guess 
you'll need one anyway."
     "Thanks, Mrs. Saunders."  Kat was more thankful than Jennie
could have guessed.
     "You're welcome, Kathy.  Oh, and Kathy, call me Jennie,
please.  Mrs. Saunders is much too formal.  We're a pretty 
informal bunch around here."
     "Okay, Jennie."  Kat smiled her agreement, while she 
thought, 'not for much longer'.
     "You've been working awfully hard, why don't you take a
soak in the pool before it gets crowded."
     "Thank-you, Jennie, that's an excellent idea."  Kat
strode out.  Where better to keep an eye on the supply room
door?

     Kat was floating blissfully in the pool when Mel stepped
out of the supply room.  He looked about, furtively it seemed, 
then locked the door and headed off.  
     Now, what could you be hiding, Kat wondered.  She 
watched his blonde head disappear around the corner before 
she thrust herself out of the pool.
     "Whoa," she panted.  Fred had been right, the hotsprings
did take it all out of you.  She waited a few minutes cooling
in the warm breeze before she levered herself to her feet,
picked up her sun bag from the chair where she had left it,
and made her way to the door.
     It was dark inside, even with the light on, after the
brightness of the day.  Something tugged at her senses, 
something so light that it took her a minute to place it.
     Once she had placed it, it was an odor, a 'cat got the
canary' look came over her face.  "Where to begin, where
to begin," she muttered to herself, looking around the room.
     Fifteen minutes later Kat exited the supply room, feeling
very pleased with herself.

     "Okay, Tom, you're sprung."  Fred slipped in the door,
sliding the sign from 'open' to 'closed'.  He noted that there 
were only two customers left inside and that Tom had most of
the clean-up done already.
     "Thanks, kid."  Tom pulled off his apron.  "They've
already paid, so there's not much left to do.  Appreciate it,
though."
     "Go get her!"
     Tom grinned.  "You bet."  He hurried out the door heading
for his room.  He needed a quick shower before paying a visit
to Linda.  He passed the office, not noticing Kat and Stacy
watching from behind the counter.  As the door to the stairs
closed behind him, the door to the office opened and Kat 
slipped out.

     The evening sun was down behind the trees as Tom made
his way to site A18.  He breathed in, luxuriously, of the aroma
of earth, trees and flowers.  It was truly beautiful here.
He exhaled in a long sigh, then sniffed the air.  He enjoyed 
picking out the different smells.  He had always had a 
sensitive nose.  It was part of what made him a good cook.
     Although there was more money to be made elsewhere, in the 
camps, for example, this setup was as good as it got, for here
he was surrounded by beauty and, better still, women.  
     More and more women, these days, were holidaying on
their own and Hotsprings Campsite was like a magnet.  True,
most of the guests were families, still, there were enough
single women to make it very enjoyable--and the odd few
married ones who didn't mind a roll in the sack while their
husbands were off playing outdoorsmen.  It was a good place 
to be.
     The camper-van was nestled in among some trees.  A tarp
had been erected making a small veranda beside the vehicle.
Netting hung down to keep the bugs at bay.  Linda was well
prepared, it seemed.  The tall trees gave enough shade that
the interior of the camper would not be unbearably hot, yet
not so much that the site would be gloomy.
     The windows which faced into the veranda were open and
from the inside gentle music issued forth.  Tom grinned in 
anticipation.  A wide grin appeared on Linda's face as well 
as she caught sight of Tom through a window.  She beckoned 
him in.
     Linda was in her middle to late thirties.  A good age, 
thought Tom.  A time where a woman knew what she wanted and
went out to get it.  A time before the body started to slip 
and a time near the height of sexual awareness.  Also a time 
for single women when the desperation began filtering into the
consciousness.  All in all a good place to hunt.  Not that
he had anything against younger women--or older for that
matter.  Hell, women even into their middle fifties could
provide him with a great deal of excitement.  However, the
late thirties were his favorite.  And Linda fit right in
there.
    She kept herself in good shape though she carried, perhaps,
a couple of extra pounds beyond what was needed.  Her breasts 
were exquisite--a little smaller than average--with nice pink 
nipples.  He smiled at the memory.
    She had watched him yesterday evening and made her decision
that night.  This morning she had been the first one in for
breakfast when he opened.  She had sat at the counter and 
talked with him, judging how willing he might be.  She must 
have been pretty sure of herself for, with one quick look
to make sure there was no one else about, she had lifted
her top to give him a good look.  "These can be yours tonight
after work--if you're up to it."  He was up to it, all right.
In fact, he could feel the stirring in his loins right now.
     "It's good to see you, Tom.  I was beginning to wonder
if you'd show."  Her bright eyes made a lie of that statement.
She damn well knew he'd be here.
     "I had to shower and shave.  Wouldn't want to give you
whisker burn."  He looked at her thighs, soft and lightly 
tanned below the cutoffs.  "Skin there looks tender."
     Linda laughed, delightedly.  "I like it when a man knows
what he wants."  She shivered in anticipation and shook her
head, her short blonde hair flying about.  "Come here and 
give me a hug, you brute."
     He sat next to her and hugged her tightly to him as she
responded in kind.  There was a light, almost intangible,
touch of perfume about her.  He loved women who knew how
to wear perfume.  Just enough to turn the head, to make a
man wonder what it was which had attracted his attention,
just that hint.  With his sense of smell, much more than that
was too much.  The scent was just too fine to identify, besides, 
his heart wasn't in it.  There was a fine, live woman in his 
arms, why worry about her perfume?
     Tom nuzzled her neck and she moved her head allow him 
better access.  He lick-kissed his way from her ear to the 
hollow of her shoulder then back up again, to her quiet moans.  
She was breathing faster, now, murmuring unintelligible words.
     With one arm he drew her to him, leaving the other free 
to roam up and down her side, trailing over her lap and down 
her thigh to her knee and up again, lightly brushing against 
her breast through her blouse.
     "You're making me all wet," she murmured in his ear.  
"Let me get out of my cutoffs and panties before they get all
wet too."  Her cutoffs were on the way to the floor when his
hand caught hers attemping to remove her panties.  He moved her 
hand back up behind his neck, kissing his way down to her breast 
at the same time.  With his nose he pushed the half unbuttoned 
blouse away from her breast, baring it to his seeking lips and 
tongue.
     "It'll keep, Linda, it'll keep," she heard him say as
his mouth found her breast.  Shivering as he tongued the 
nipple, she pulled his head against her breast, forcing it 
inside his mouth.  His small humming sounds calmed and excited 
her further at the same time.  It felt so good to have him 
suckling at her breast, so obviously enjoying it.  She twined
her fingers in his hair and held him to her breast.  His tongue
flicked at her nipple, sending waves of joy up and down her
body.  Then his mouth was gone and she felt bereft.  It only
lasted a moment as he sought out and found her other breast.
     Somehow he'd unbuttoned the rest of her blouse as he'd
been working on her.  She hadn't noticed.  Now it hung open
and his free hand moved up and began stroking all around and 
over the abandoned breast, comforting and pleasing it.  Linda 
let out a hum of contentment as she allowed him to continue his
ministrations.  There was wetness and warmth, the wetness 
spreading to her panties as the warmth spread through and 
through her.  The humming became little moans.
     Tom heard the moans and caught the whiff of her aroma on
the air.  He took a deep breath, enjoying her fragrance, still
licking and sucking her breast.  He ran his fingers along the
undersides of her breast and felt her give another little 
shiver to relax all the little tensions which were building
in her.  He felt the tension building, himself, and moved
slightly to give his growing cock a little more room.
     Releasing her breast, he ran a line of small kisses
across her mouth and cheek until he reached and nibbled on
her earlobe.  "Oh, God, you're beautiful," he breathed into
her ear and felt her arms tighten about him.  "I love those
beautiful breasts and the way your nipples stand out."  He
emphasized the words with little tweaks, which brought a
gasp.
     "Let's move to the bed," she whispered and he helped her
to the wide bed which took up much of the space at the back 
of the van.
     She was on her back with her legs draped over the side
of the bed; he lay beside and above her, propped up on his
elbow kissing her lips as he stroked her from neck to thighs.
     He began concentrating on her thighs with occasional
forays up to her mound, avoiding her pussy.  Her legs opened 
of their own volition and he grinned down at her.  He was 
driving her crazy and he knew it.  She sought his hand to 
press it, through her panties, to her now thoroughly wet pussy.  
He brought his fingers up to his nose and took a deep breath.
     "You smell wonderful," Tom said.  She smiled back at him.
"Mind if I get a little closer?"
     "Please."
     He grabbed a pillow and dropped it on the floor and knelt
on it, between her legs.  He caressed the soft skin of her 
inner thighs and was rewarded by a long sigh.  The musky odor
was stronger here and his excitement grew.  He began kissing
her soft skin, eliciting moans and soft cooing sounds.  She
was starting to quiver.  He hooked his fingers under her
waistband and drew the panties off of her.  He then stood,
folded them and started stuffing them in his pocket.
     "What are you doing with my panties?"  She looked at him
quizzically.
     "I wouldn't want to forget them when I go," he answered.
     "Ah," she smiled, "something to remember me by."
     "Something to remember you by," he agreed as he undid his
pants and allowed them to fall in a puddle on the floor.
     "Want me to sign them," she grinned.
     "You already have."
     Outside, Kat straightened up and began to make her way
back to the complex.  She had heard enough and was tired of
fighting off the insects.  
     Tom was back between Linda's legs, kissing the inner 
thighs once more, but now venturing higher and giving the
occasional lick to her lips.  She felt the excitement in her
growing, pulsing.  He was now licking her like an icecream
cone, long, smooth licks.  She ran her nails up and down
over her stomach breasts and sides, feeling the vibrations
from her skin joining in the deep vibrations coming from her 
pussy and nipples as they were licked and stroked.
     Linda lifted her legs, setting them on Tom's shoulders,
drawing him in, focusing him.  Her clit was aching for attention
and it received it.  She bucked as an electrical jolt whipped
up and down her body.  "Oh, God, yes," she moaned.
     Linda writhed on the bed, tossing her head back and forth
as Tom concentrated on her clit.  He was driving her higher and
higher.  She reached down and grabbed his hair again and pulled
him harder to her.  Her clit was getting a lashing and she knew
she couldn't hold out much longer.  His finger pierced her for
the first time and she gave a small shout.  It moved in and out
in time to his tongue.  Now there were two fingers in her, 
penetrating, sliding and stroking.  Her breathing was ragged,
stopping, holding, drawing long shuddering breaths.  Her muscles
were quivering, jumping, and all that energy inside was ready
to burst free.
     Tom was surrounded by her odor and in heaven.  He licked
and nibbled and knew she was close as she ground her pussy 
into his face.  He was riding her waves of ecstasy, following
her as she bucked and plunged, twisted and turned.  He wouldn't
let her escape, his tongue flicking and pressing, smoothing and
lashing.
     It was too much.  He felt every muscle in her body tense,
then she was gone.  A short low scream was torn from her throat
and her muscles jerked her upright.  She pulled him up to her,
wrapping her arms around him kissing him, tasting herself on his
lips and sinking back down.  Slowly she relaxed.
     "Thank you, baby, oh thank you," she whispered in his ear.
     "Any time, Linda, any time."
     Their legs were entwined and she could feel his cock, hard
and fat, against her.
     "Come inside me, baby."
     "You sure you're ready?"
     "Come inside me, now."  He didn't move.  "Please?" she begged.
     Her breath was forced out as he complied.  It felt so good
to be filled again.  He began moving and she knew it was going
to be a long, wonderful night.

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