Till the End of Time

"You'll also have to work your butt off to get caught up," Helen added with the same smirk.

Realizing she was staring at a fait accompli, Maddie surrendered.

The rest of the afternoon was spent in girl talk and sipping several more coffees laced with what was left of the Irish Cream. By the time the party broke up all three of the women were heavily into the giggle mode.

For the first time in almost six months Maddie slept soundly and peacefully with no nightmares or bad dreams.

Monday she met with the counsellor as arranged. After an hour of talking it over it was all arranged. If Maddie wanted to take a full schedule she would have her certification training completed in two quarters. Thinking about her student days and the midnight oil she had burned to keep up with her studies made this a very unappealing course of action. They finally agreed that Maddie would stretch her studies out over four quarters. This would also allow her study time to get caught up in her classes because of her delayed start.

Maddie headed for the book store, bought her supplies including a new back pack to carry everything in, and checked into her classes. A student instructor gave her her assignments for the quarter. Rather then disrupt the class, Maddie quietly made her exit and headed for home.

That evening, for the first time since that cataclysmic event that forever changed her life she sat down after doing some class work with a glass of her favorite wine and listened to some of her much loved music on the VCR. Not classical as it might depress her, but rather pop songs of the 40's and 50's.

Her mind flashed pleasant images of her and Alex dancing to the music, slower and slower, with each song, and each with fewer and fewer items of clothing, until Alex would lay her down on the rug (they were both too tall to use the sofa very often and then only in certain positions) and make love to her and worship her body.

The next song on the VCR was Perry Como's rendition of "Till the End of Time." It was a song that they'd made love to many times and as she closed her eyes to savor it she began to imagine Alex making love to her. Funny? Her body was not responding to her thoughts. She was relaxed but her attempt to arouse herself was having no effect.

Her last thought on the matter was that it was simply too early in the healing process, but she knew she had made the start as she finished her wine, turned everything off, and retired to bed to sleep through an uneventful night.

The next morning Maddie was up and about early. She made her ablutions, did a little studying, packed herself a sandwich and soda in her backpack, and headed off to school.

She arrived early as she wanted to turn in several assignments she'd completed the evening before. Looking about she found her seat and lowered her tall frame to the hard, hard seat. "Get used to it lady," she thought, "You did this before and you can do it again."

Her thought was interrupted by a younger woman of a height almost equal to her own who was also lowering herself into her chair with much difficulty. They smiled at each other in recognition of shared misery.

Class hadn't started yet so they were able to introduce themselves to each other. Maddie learned that her neighbor was Joanna Fry but she preferred Jo. Turning slightly the young woman introduced a young man that truly startled her at first glance. He was almost the size and height of her Alex. Although this young man bore no resemblance to Alex, his size disquieted her for just a second.

"Maddie, meet Jacob Fitzgerald, Jacob meet Madelyn Foster who prefers Maddie."

The giant leaned forward to shake her hand with a huge smile and said, in what can only be described as a down-east accent, "Pleased to meet you ma'am, but please call me Jake." At that point the class began.

At the conclusion of the class the three new found acquaintances agreed to meet under a much loved ancient Oak tree for lunch and then they broke off to hurry to their next class.

Maddie really didn't have to stay on campus for lunch as her school day ended the class before the lunch break but Jo Fry and Jake Fitzgerald interested her. She also wanted to try to find out if she and Jake were related as her maiden name was also Fitzgerald.

Sitting under the tree with her back leaning against its shaggy trunk she opened her books to do some more of her catch-up work. She was so engrossed in her efforts she failed to see Jo and Jake until they sat down beside her. Startled by the two she gave out a screech which caused the two new arrivals to break into a laugh.

Each of the trio pulled a sandwich and soda from their back packs and proceeded to acquaint themselves with one another while they ate. By the time they were finished eating Maddie had learned that both Jo and Jake were in the same boat that she and Alex were in, in that Jo and Jake had no close relatives and the distant cousins that they did have were up in Maine in Jake's case or down in Florida in Jo's.

She also learned that Jo lived in the dorm on campus but Jake lived in a small apartment over the garage of Stan Kowalski, a man he worked for, doing heavy construction during school breaks and over the Summer which explained his huge chest, arms, and legs. His muscular mass was apparent even with his loose shirt on.

During their lunch she also discovered that the three of them enjoyed the same music. Which gave Maddie an idea.

Were she and Jake related? That would have to wait for another day as it was time for the younger couple to get to their next class so they took their leave of Maddie.

The idea of Jake living in a garage apartment had also planted an idea in her mind. Walking over to the Math Department she found herself greeted warmly as the staff hadn't seen her since the funeral of their fallen comrade. After answering the usual questions she asked if anyone knew someone at the School of Architecture? The question was soon answered and a phone call made. Maddie stated into the phone that she was looking for someone who wanted to earn extra money by drawing up the plans to convert her garage storage space into an apartment. She was shortly put in contact with a licensed architect who would be happy to do her bidding so they agreed to meet later in the week at her place.

With a wave of her arm and many goodbyes she left and headed over to the WU Alumni Office where she bought three sets of season tickets for all of the performing arts and musical productions. Feeling proud of herself she headed home for an afternoon of study and hopefully a Kaffee Klatch with Grace and Helen.

That evening she lay on the sofa with her nightly glass of wine listening to the VCR emitting the sounds of Mozart.

Her wine glass having been emptied she headed up to bed . . .

Sometime in the night she felt Alex softly kiss the nape of her neck as his hand slowly and tenderly lifted and cupped her breast while his thumb softly rubbed the nipple into erection. She could feel his large erect penis pressing into the cleft between the cheeks of her ass and she pressed herself back against it. She finally rolled over on her back so her lover would have access to more of her body.

One of his hands moved down towards her pussy as his lips took the now lonely nipple into his mouth. It had been so long since they'd last made love that she could already feel the fluid leaking from her pussy wetting her thighs and her ass.

She spread her legs so that the fingers which had been teasing her pussy lips could enter her while his thumb made slow lazy circles across her clitoris. He pushed two of his long thick fingers deep into her and began to rotate them around the walls. He was by now moving to the next stage of their lovemaking which really got her motor going. Once he had her properly excited she liked it a little rougher and he honored her wishes by biting the nipples with his teeth and pulling them away from her breast as he squeezed her breast and twisted it.

Maddie was by now breathing in short shallow gasps and moaning loudly. Suddenly her body shuddered as she experienced the first of what she hoped would be many climaxes. When her body calmed down Alex moved down her body and teased her pussy with his huge hard penis before he started to slide it deep into her body. He was huge but she was so wet that it slowly slid deeper and deeper into her.

Wanting him deeper she wrapped he legs around his waist to pull him deeper inside her. As he pushed further into her love tunnel she could feel his sperm filled balls resting against her ass and his pubic bone grind against hers. Suddenly he reversed direction and withdrew his penis much to her objection. Now the dance began as he started to move in and out of her making sure that his penis lightly touched her cervix before again withdrawing. Each time he withdrew she'd squeeze her muscles to try to hold him deeply inside. As his speed picked up Maddie began to break into shallow screams.

Suddenly a big gray tabby cat jumped up on the bed. It stood there with its tale jerking and a soft purr issuing from its throat. The cat slowly lay down and watched her, tail still jerkily moving from side to side, and a by now a much louder purr.

Her climax was fast approaching as was her lovers. Finally he pushed as deeply into her as he could. His penis started to throb as he came. The splash of his cum triggered her climax and cum she did, screaming her lungs out as her body arched and her nails dug into his back. It wasn't a climax it was a series of them like rolling thunder, occurring over and over again. The scream disturbed the cat. It jumped off the bed, and walked away with its tail still jerkily moving and twitching.

In her post coital stupor, as she slowly returned to earth, she opened her eyes to behold her dear Alex and thank him with a kiss and a caress.

She suddenly woke up to the fact that she was alone. Her hands were wet and sticky as were her lips, breasts, stomach, thighs, and pussy.

She had been making love to her body while she slept and even managed to bring herself to several climaxes.

She never put it that way, preferring to think that her departed mate was such a great lover that even the memory of him could excite her and bring her to climax.

Her last conscious thought was, "What the Hell was that Damn cat all about?'

The next morning she reviewed the events in her dream. Maddie very seldom dreamed and most times she couldn't recall the dream within seconds of waking. Last nights though was special because it was of Alex. She still couldn't figure the cat thing. She knew that dreams sometimes took strange twists and turns that bore no resemblance to reality but that cat was a bit much.

Following her morning classes she, Jo, and Jake met at the Oak tree for lunch. As the young couple approached her hand in hand, her heart turned to mush as she whispered to herself, "Here comes a young couple very deeply and utterly in love with each other." It was a bitter-sweet joy for her to watch.

As they ate their lunch they resumed the learning process and the binding of what would prove to be a very loving friendship.

Maddie finally asked, "Do you two have plans for Friday Night?" Receiving assurances that no plans had been made by either, she smiled and said, "I have tickets to the first concert of the season and I'd love it if you would both join me."

Jake and Jo both offered to pay for their seats, but Maddie cut them off; "It's my treat. Jake, Jo, consider that you two are on a date and Jo's elder sister is along to chaperone. Afterwards, Jake, you can take us to Luna's for pizza and perhaps even a small glass of beer or wine."

The plan was happily agreed to and the rest of the lunch break was spent on the nuts and bolts of Friday night's events.

When the lunch broke up Maddie set off to the library for some research. After an hour of study she still had no explanation for the cat in her dreams. Talking to the head librarian she was escorted to the occult section and shown several books. Another hour was spent in futile research. Yes there had been several possible explanations but none seemed to fit her situation. Closing the last book in frustration she left and drove home to get her class assignments completed

Thursday afternoon she met with the architect who introduced himself as Joe Spaulding. They walked out to the garage and climbed the outside stairs to the loft.

Maddie stood and watched as he performed his mysterious duties; Measuring here and there with comments all of the time: "Ok! where do we run the water and sewage lines? The floor is great. Studs are sound. What kind of heater do we need?"

After what seemed like all eternity he closed his notebook and told her, "Mrs Foster this will make a great apartment." He outlined his proposals including the need to bring in water, install sewage lines, and upgrade the electrical wiring.

Looking at Maddie for a second before he went on, he requested. "May I use this as a class project? You'd want several different plans and layouts which would mean a lot of time in drawing and refining until you've got what you want. If I turn it over to my Seniors you'll have 15 different plans to choose from and it'd be much faster then if I did it by myself. Don't worry about not being done properly, whichever plan you choose will have my architectural stamp on it when it goes to city planning for the permits."

Maddie's response was almost immediate; "Of course you may use it as a class project. I'd be honored."

Joe looked at her again and asked; "Mrs. Foster was your husband Alex Foster?"

Startled, she could only nod.

Joe continued on, "Shortly before he left for Viet Nam he came to see me about turning this loft into a study. Because of his running around here and there for this and that we were never able to get together. Mrs. Foster, there'll be no charge to you for mine or the schools services. It is our honor."

Maddie's response was a flood of tears and a warm hug, Joe's was the embarrassed shuffle typical of the male of the species when confronted with a crying female.

The concert Friday night was a rousing success. The orchestra began with Barcarolle by Offenbach, moved on to Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Liszt. The evening went on and each piece ended with thundering applause. The orchestra was by now feeling it's oats as it began to play the beautiful Finlandia by Sibelius. When the applause died down the orchestra gave everyone food for thought as it began the exquisite and sensual Bolero by Ravel.

The last probably gave more then a few of the young students a bad case of the hornies by the time it ended.

As the concert ended Maddie stood up to wrap her white knitted shoulder wrap around her. She'd decided to wear a black spaghetti strap cocktail dress tonight but she'd needed something to ward off the chill of the Fall night air. Her dress along with her pale black nylons (she refused to wear panty hose) and 2" pumps made for a pleasing appearance. Coupled with her Auburn hair tied into a long pony tail, emerald green eyes, a hint of lipstick, and her height made her a stand alone beauty.

Next to her was Jake in black tuxedo trousers with a with tux shirt, red bow tie, and a butter-soft black leather vest.

On the other side of Jake was the young woman that Maddie considered to be the Belle of the Ball. Jo had decided on a 3/4 length black taffeta skirt. She was wearing a white tux shirt that was the mate to Jakes except that it failed to hide her very large and heavy breasts. Maddie's first thought was, "my God, her bras have to be industrial strength." The skirt also failed to hide her wide "made for child bearing" hips. Her tie was the mate to Jakes, except the bow ends hung down several inches. Her shiny black hair was also tied into a pony tail. For the first time Maddie noticed her eyes. She couldn't tell whether the eyes were a pale blue or green. They seemed to change with her mood and they were almost cat-like.

The trio finally got into their vehicles, Jake and Jo in his pickup and Maddie in her car to head to Luna's Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria.

Jake had made the reservations, requesting a table well back, so that they would have a modicum of privacy.

When they entered the restaurant the owner was so taken aback by the sight of the tall statuesque women and their huge bear-like male escort in their finery that he instructed the waitress to take pictures if they approved. With their approval she took out the camera under the cash register that the owner kept for just this purpose. He loved to take pictures of his customers and frame and mount them on the walls around his restaurant. It was surprising how this idea had increased his business over the years. It wasn't just the hanging of the pictures, it was also the fact that he gave the customer a copy of it, all in living color no less. Maddie's copy is still standing proudly on the mantle over the living room fireplace.

After they'd been seated, ordered, and served, they continued to perfect what was now a friendship that grew deeper and deeper with each passing day. Maddie wanted to jump up and shout with joy when she learned that both Jo and Jake planned to stay in town after graduation and teach.

As the meal wound down they each refilled their glasses while waiting for dessert. Maddie turned to Jo and asked, "Jo, do you enjoy living in the dorm?"

Her reply was as expected, "Not a bit. It's noisy. There's no privacy, and I hate having to share the bathroom with so many others."

"How would you like to have your own private bedroom and bath?" Maddie asked.

"Don't I wish." was her reply.

"Jo, I have a big empty house and it is large enough that two women can live in it without killing each other within the first two weeks. Why don't you move in with me?"

"Maddie, I couldn't afford it, which is why I'm living in the dorm," Jo replied.

"Jo figure out what you can afford and that will be part of your rent. As for the rest you can give me some help around the house from time to time. To be sure that you want to stay with me why don't you and Jake come for lunch tomorrow and look it over?"

Jo looked at Jake who nodded his head in the affirmative and quickly accepted for the two of them.

Dessert having been finished, Maddie poured the last remaining dregs of wine into the three glasses and proposed a toast to their newly formed friendship, finishing the toast with a hope that it would continue for a very long time. Each of the trio raised their glass in salute' and completed the toast by emptying their glass.

Returning hone that evening Maddie stroked Alex's picture in sorrow that he couldn't be with them, kissed it, and went to bed to a happy, dreamless, and uneventful sleep.

The morning found Maddie scurrying around the kitchen preparing lunch. She'd decided on corn chowder, a potato salad covered with crab meat, and salmon sandwiches. She felt that all was ready by 11:30 and sat down to enjoy a cup of tea.

Just before the old grandfather chime clock sounded noon the doorbell rang. She hurried to open it for her guests, took their coats, and after hanging them up, invited the young couple into the kitchen for a cup of tea to take the chill out from the blustery weather.

After Jo and Jake had warmed themselves Maddie took them on a tour of the house. Both were amazed. There was no paint anywhere. The wood trim gleamed with a soft polished look. The walls in each room were covered with a different pleasing pattern of wall covering suitable to the use the room was being put to. The overall effect was one of comfortable living.

When the trio finally ascended the stairs to the second floor Maddie showed Jo the bedroom that would be hers and the bathroom she would have to herself if she chose. One look at the bedroom and bathroom and Jo chose. Hugging Maddie she almost screamed, "I love it and the fact that I have my own bathroom is icing on the cake. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" She sealed the deal by kissing Maddie on the cheek. Jake was also suitably impressed.