she added, "I have got to tell you that I think you've captured the most precious woman in the whole Bay Area. I really wish you both the best," she said with a beaming smile that Jamie could not help but return.
Just then Caitlin decided that the focus of attention had been elsewhere for too long. She cried to be picked up, and Ryan lifted her from the jogger immediately.
"Is this your little cousin?" Ally asked with delight. "Can I hold her?" Ryan immediately relinquished control, and the baby happily went to the large woman and snuggled up in her massive arms. "She's adorable, Ryan!" She grinned as she bounced the baby on her hip, but Caitlin wanted a better view, so Ally shifted her until she was nose to nose with the giggling baby. Caitlin grabbed each part of her face, to Ally's delight, but the baby was truly in heaven when she reached Ally's soft hair. She had never experienced a woman who kept her hair that short, and after a moment she leaned over and rubbed her little face on Ally's head. Looking up at Ryan's blush, Ally just raised an eyebrow to her friend's embarrassed nod. "I can certainly see the family resemblance," she said dryly, obviously sharing a private joke.
"Yeah, she's already showing evidence of the family charm," Jamie admitted.
"Well, she's got a long way to go to catch up with her talented cousin," Ally said as she patted Ryan's cheek fondly.
She's blushing like a schoolgirl! Jamie marveled. I have honestly never seen this side of her. I've got to know more about this woman-as soon as possible! Almost without thinking Jamie said, "I'd love to let you two catch up. Why don't you come over for dinner, Ally?"
It was hard to tell who was more surprised by the invitation, but Ally paused for a moment and looked at Ryan carefully. "Would you like that, Ryan?" she asked.
Ryan paused for just a second, then made her decision. "Yes, very much," she nodded enthusiastically.
"Okay, when do you want me?" Ally asked Jamie.
"Are Sundays good?"
"Yeah, Sundays are fine."
"Well, how about next Sunday? It's the only weekend date that Ryan has available for a few weeks."
"You're on," Ally said firmly. "Will my future girlfriend be there?" she teased as she pulled Caitlin up for a kiss on the cheek.
"No, her parents won't let her date for a while," Jamie said. "But you can bring a date if you want," she said, hoping that Ally had someone to replace Ryan.
"I might," she replied noncommittally. "Can I let you know?"
"Sure," Ryan said. "We usually have one or two joining us for dinner, so we always have extra."
"Great. Pager still 555-2345 Ryan?"
Jesus, she has her pager memorized! "Call her on her cell or at our house," Jamie said as she pulled out a slip of paper and wrote both numbers on it, hoping to remove the other number from Ally's memory bank.
"Will do," she promised as she leaned in for another kiss from Ryan. This one was shorter and much more chaste, to Jamie's satisfaction. Ally stuck her hand out and shook Jamie's once more. "I look forward to seeing you both," she said politely as she returned Caitlin to Ryan's grasp. "Bye-bye Junebug," she said as she mussed Caitlin's hair.
As Ally strolled away, her determined gait almost mesmerizing to watch, Jamie switched her gaze from Ally to her lover, trying to imagine Ryan with this woman. She shook her head slowly as she muttered, "If I had to guess what she looked like, that would have been my last guess. I couldn't have been more surprised if she had a big penis!"
Ryan leaned over and whispered, "She's got a whole box full of 'em!"
There was no acceptable substitute for Double Rainbow in Castro, so they started the long climb home. "Are you okay with me asking Ally over?" Jamie asked.
Ryan had been thinking about that very issue, finding that she was less and less comfortable with the idea the longer she thought about it. "Um…generally, I'd prefer that we discuss things like this beforehand. I uh…don't think you'd like it if I
Just then Caitlin decided that the focus of attention had been elsewhere for too long. She cried to be picked up, and Ryan lifted her from the jogger immediately.
"Is this your little cousin?" Ally asked with delight. "Can I hold her?" Ryan immediately relinquished control, and the baby happily went to the large woman and snuggled up in her massive arms. "She's adorable, Ryan!" She grinned as she bounced the baby on her hip, but Caitlin wanted a better view, so Ally shifted her until she was nose to nose with the giggling baby. Caitlin grabbed each part of her face, to Ally's delight, but the baby was truly in heaven when she reached Ally's soft hair. She had never experienced a woman who kept her hair that short, and after a moment she leaned over and rubbed her little face on Ally's head. Looking up at Ryan's blush, Ally just raised an eyebrow to her friend's embarrassed nod. "I can certainly see the family resemblance," she said dryly, obviously sharing a private joke.
"Yeah, she's already showing evidence of the family charm," Jamie admitted.
"Well, she's got a long way to go to catch up with her talented cousin," Ally said as she patted Ryan's cheek fondly.
She's blushing like a schoolgirl! Jamie marveled. I have honestly never seen this side of her. I've got to know more about this woman-as soon as possible! Almost without thinking Jamie said, "I'd love to let you two catch up. Why don't you come over for dinner, Ally?"
It was hard to tell who was more surprised by the invitation, but Ally paused for a moment and looked at Ryan carefully. "Would you like that, Ryan?" she asked.
Ryan paused for just a second, then made her decision. "Yes, very much," she nodded enthusiastically.
"Okay, when do you want me?" Ally asked Jamie.
"Are Sundays good?"
"Yeah, Sundays are fine."
"Well, how about next Sunday? It's the only weekend date that Ryan has available for a few weeks."
"You're on," Ally said firmly. "Will my future girlfriend be there?" she teased as she pulled Caitlin up for a kiss on the cheek.
"No, her parents won't let her date for a while," Jamie said. "But you can bring a date if you want," she said, hoping that Ally had someone to replace Ryan.
"I might," she replied noncommittally. "Can I let you know?"
"Sure," Ryan said. "We usually have one or two joining us for dinner, so we always have extra."
"Great. Pager still 555-2345 Ryan?"
Jesus, she has her pager memorized! "Call her on her cell or at our house," Jamie said as she pulled out a slip of paper and wrote both numbers on it, hoping to remove the other number from Ally's memory bank.
"Will do," she promised as she leaned in for another kiss from Ryan. This one was shorter and much more chaste, to Jamie's satisfaction. Ally stuck her hand out and shook Jamie's once more. "I look forward to seeing you both," she said politely as she returned Caitlin to Ryan's grasp. "Bye-bye Junebug," she said as she mussed Caitlin's hair.
As Ally strolled away, her determined gait almost mesmerizing to watch, Jamie switched her gaze from Ally to her lover, trying to imagine Ryan with this woman. She shook her head slowly as she muttered, "If I had to guess what she looked like, that would have been my last guess. I couldn't have been more surprised if she had a big penis!"
Ryan leaned over and whispered, "She's got a whole box full of 'em!"
There was no acceptable substitute for Double Rainbow in Castro, so they started the long climb home. "Are you okay with me asking Ally over?" Jamie asked.
Ryan had been thinking about that very issue, finding that she was less and less comfortable with the idea the longer she thought about it. "Um…generally, I'd prefer that we discuss things like this beforehand. I uh…don't think you'd like it if I
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