23



Urs and Seb were in the kitchen, sorting out the pudding. Dividing it up into slices, placing into bowls, ready for eating. It saved a lot of time doing it now rather than doing it later while at the table when everyone sat and waited.
‘Bugger me!’ Urs exclaimed, dropping the serving knife onto the kitchen floor.
‘Aah, but you’d never let me…’ Seb sighed, handing him a clean knife.
Urs blushed, scarlet in colour, ‘Mate I…’
‘Its OK. As you said earlier to David, all water under the bridge.’ Seb patted Urs’ shoulder.
‘I’m sorry, if you ever think I led you on..’ Urs apologised.
‘Hey, its OK. You’ve moved on. I’ve moved on.’ Seb shrugged.
‘But still…’
‘Don’t worry about it. I’m not. Actually, I’ve an announcement to make later.’ Seb smiled.
‘Oh…?’
‘Rob and I…’
‘Oh mate. Great. I’m very pleased for you.’ Urs hugged Seb, guessing what was coming next.
‘Thanks, thanks..’ Seb returned the hug.

‘WOW! That looks good.’ Fara smiled at the pudding as a bowl was placed in front of her.
‘Urs made it.’ Roberta told her.
‘A man, who can cook. Excellent.’ Fara nodded.
‘You should keep your hands on him.’ Cydalia smiled at Fara.
‘I might just do that.’ Fara replied, blushing.
Urs gazed at Fara. If only she meant that he thought. If only he and Fara could be together forever. Like Seb was planning on being with Roberta.
‘Right, listen up everyone.’ Seb then coughed to get everyone’s attention, ‘I have an…an announcement to make.’ he coughed again, ‘and a…a question to ask.’ he then walked up to Roberta, dropped to his knees in front of her and took hold of her hand. ‘Roberta…’ he gazed right into her eyes, ‘I love you Robbie.’ he told her.
‘I love you too Seb.’ Roberta gazed right back at him.
‘Robbie… Roberta, would you please do me the honour,’ Seb stopped to cough again, ‘of agreeing to marry me…?’ he finished finally.
‘I…I…’ Roberta gazed, open mouthed in surprised.
‘Yes honey?’ Seb asked.
Roberta swallowed, ‘I love you too Seb…’
‘But…’ Seb interrupted sighing.
‘No Buts Seb. Not here.’ Roberta tenderly touched his face. ‘I love you Seb. And yes, I would love, love to marry you.’
‘You…you would?’ Seb asked in amazement.
‘Yes Seb, I would.’ Roberta beamed with happiness at her new fiancé.
‘Congratulations!’ Laura let the clapping as Seb and Roberta shared a passionate, rather long kiss.
‘Get a room!’ Carlos wolf-whistled.
Roberta and Seb pulled away at long last, ‘Thanks Carlos for the tip.’ Seb winked as he picked up a giggling Roberta in his arms, ‘see yourselves out.’ he laughed, carrying his new fiancée towards the stairs and up to their bedroom.
‘I guess, the dinner party is over!’ Urs laughed, watching them go.
‘And there was me, going to offer to do the washing up!’ Carlos laughed too.
‘No need, we’ve got a dishwasher.’ Urs told him.
‘And me to help.’ Fara smiled.
‘You’re staying tonight?’ Urs asked her, half hoping, half praying she would say yes.
‘If I can.’ Fara replied.
‘I can’t sleep without you.’ Urs told her, pulling her close.
‘See you all soon!’ Carlos called as he and Cydalia finally left.
‘Thanks for the…dinner party.’ Laura told Urs and Fara.
‘Thanks, for coming.’ Urs replied, kissing her cheek, making her blush slightly.
‘Thanks, for letting me.’ Laura smiled.
David then hugged Urs, ‘I’ve missed being your friend.’ David admitted to him.
‘Then lets not every argue again, eh?’ Urs smiled.
‘Never again.’ David agreed, returning the smile.

Urs waited until David and Laura had finally gone, then closing the front door he turned to Fara, ‘Bed time.’ he winked.
‘What about the washing up?’ she asked.
‘Tomorrow. Come on.’ he picked her up easily in his arms, ‘I’ve a bed waiting for us.’
‘Then lets go.’ Fara winked, placing her arms around his neck, and stroking it. Urs groaned, ‘What do I do that doesn’t turn you on?’ she asked, blushing, laughing slightly.
‘Nothing.’ Urs returned the laughter, winking at her again, as he almost ran with her in his arms to his bedroom.

In the bedroom, Urs flung Fara down onto the bed then jumped on top, ‘I’ve been dreaming of this all night.’ he groaned, starting to kiss her neck, Fara moaned in pleasure, ‘Oh Urs…’
Then they both heard moaning and groaning coming from the main bedroom. Seb and Roberta were obviously having loud sex.
‘We need sound proofing, or a bigger place.’ Urs muttered.
‘Oh, I don’t know, I think it would be rather interesting to witness Roberta and Seb having sex.’ Fara winked.
‘Oh…?’ Urs asked, eyebrows raised in surprise.
‘Its…kind of always been a fantasy of mine.’
‘To watch someone else have sex?’ Urs asked.
‘Well…yes and no.’
‘Go on?’
‘More like…to watch myself have sex.’ Fara said.
‘You mean like a mirror…?’
‘Or…to tape us.’ Fara winked.
‘Us?’ Urs asked.
‘Either us, or me sleeping with someone else….’ Fara suggested.
‘Oh no. No. You’re going to have sex with one person, and one person only. Me.’ Urs lightly growled.
‘Yes, sir.’ Fara giggled, ‘so…?’ she asked.
‘I’ll buy a video camera.’ Urs decided.
‘When…?’ Fara asked.
‘Tomorrow?’
‘Great. Great.’ she nodded.
‘But for now…you and I..’ Urs said, helping her out of her clothing, ‘need practice.. Lots and lots of practice.’
‘What an excellent idea.’ Fara smiled, helping him with her zip on her tight skirt.

‘Well…that seemed to go well then.’ David sighed, snuggling up to Laura in bed later on that night.
‘It did, didn’t it?’ Laura agreed, stroking David’s naked chest. They had just had sex. Of a type. Laura not being a proper woman yet meant that they couldn’t do certain sexual things but that didn’t stop them from enjoying a full sexual relationship of what they could do.
‘Apart from the start..’ David then sadly pointed out.
‘It was to be expected. It was a shock for them all.’ Laura shrugged.
‘Yes, but…’
‘Look, honey, it could have been worse. A lot worse.’ Laura silenced David with a long, lingering kiss. Making him want her all over again.
‘I suppose…’ David finally answered, after a lot of kissing had past.
‘At least they weren’t like my parents…when I told them…’ Laura then said.
‘They were exceptionally nasty I agree with you there.’ David agreed, holding Laura protectively closer to him.
Eight years ago when Laura had realised that he wanted to be Laura and not Laurence anymore she had told her parents. They had hit the roof and had immediately disowned her. It hadn’t put her off wanting to change sex. It had, in fact, made her all the more determined to be a her. The first operation had been so painful but now Laura had met David she knew at long last that she was doing the right thing. That being with David made sense. David hadn’t turned his nose up at Laura once he had discovered that she wasn’t actually a woman. He had been very caring and loving.
‘It makes no different. I’m still in love with you.’ David had told Laura on discovering her secret.
‘But I’m not a real woman!’ Laura had cried to him.
‘So?’ he had replied, ‘love is love and I love you.’
‘What will everyone say, when they find out thought?’ Laura had then asked.
‘I don’t care. Let them say whatever they want. We’re together and no-one, and I mean no-one will pull as apart.’ David had insisted.
‘Oh David…’ Laura had cried, sounding happy this time.
David had pulled her into his arms, ‘You and I, we are together now. Hopefully, for ever.’
‘You mean that? You really mean that?’ Laura had asked, half in amazement.
‘If you want us to be together…’ David had half teased, hoping she wouldn’t turn around and say no.
‘Of course I do! I love you David. So much…so very, very much.’ he had received the response he had wanted. The only thing he had wanted her to tell him.
‘Then I don’t see a problem, do you?’
‘No. Not anymore.’ Laura’s tears then had turned to tears of happiness.
‘Well then.’ David had beamed, wiping away her tears with a loving kiss.
David was determined of one thing. It didn’t matter what anyone, anyone thought. David wouldn’t give up Laura for anything or anyone. If it ruined his career, then so be it. He finally understood what it meant to love someone no matter what. Probably how Urs and Seb had felt about each other at one time. Only Seb was now getting married to Roberta and Urs seemed happy with Fara. Oh well. They all had to find their own happiness. Be it together. Or with other people. David knew and understood that now.