Body Rides (81 page)

See how she likes
this
, Sue thought.

Getting to her knees, she straddled Marta’s hips.

‘
Look how beautiful y’are
.’

Maybe they’re both in me right now, she thought. Looking down at Marta with my eyes, both of them in on everything I think, both of them feeling everything I feel.

Or maybe it’s only just Marta
.

‘
How ya doin? Have ya run into Neal yet? If yer in there with her, Neal, howdy. Hope yer havin a good time
.’

Wish I was in there with ’em
.

Nah, this is better. This way, I’m in charge of the fun
.

It suddenly occurred to her that Marta probably hadn’t found Neal.

Would’ve come out and told me
.

‘
He ain’t in there, is he? Never mind. Just stay put, okay? This here’s yer first body ride, and I aim to make it a good one for ya
.’

She bent down and gently kissed Marta on the lips.

‘
How’s it feel to kiss yerself? Weird, huh? I was in Neal one time, he did this sorta thing to me. It’ll be great. Don’t come out. Just relax and enjoy yerself
.’

Sue sat up and scooted backward. Kneeling above Marta’s thighs, she grabbed the nightshirt with both hands and tugged it up. It took her a while, but she finally managed to remove the nightshirt entirely. She tossed it aside.

Now Marta was naked under her.

They both were naked.

‘
Look at ya now
,’ Sue said in her mind, and roamed Marta with her eyes. She lingered here and there, giving Marta plenty of time to enjoy the view. ‘
See how beautiful y’are?
’

She bent down, put her face between Marta’s breasts, and
pushed them gently against her cheeks. It was like having her face in a smooth, soft valley.

‘
Oh, ya feel so good
.’

I don’t have to tell her that – she can feel it for her own self
.

Turning her face, Sue made her way with kisses up the side of one breast. At the top, she took the nipple between her lips. She flicked it with her tongue.

Marta moaned and started breathing hard.

‘
Ya like this? Just relax. Whatever ya do, don’t come back. Not till we’re done
.’

She released the nipple and licked it.

Marta squirmed underneath her.

Sue slid her cheek down the side of Marta’s breast, slid her lips up the other breast and sucked it deep into her mouth.

Marta shuddered.

And suddenly grabbed Sue under the arms and pulled her up and kissed her hard on the mouth. Her tongue thrust into Sue’s mouth. Her hands roamed feverishly up and down Sue’s back. She squeezed Sue’s buttocks.

Then she rolled over and Sue found herself on the bottom. Marta squirmed on her, heavy and hot. Kissed her eyes, her mouth again. After pushing herself up a little, she slowly crawled backward and kissed the sides of Sue’s neck, her throat, her shoulders, her breasts. She lingered at Sue’s breasts, brushing them with her lips, licking them and sucking on them.

Sue thrashed and gasped and pushed her fingers through Marta’s hair.

Marta crawled backward a little farther.

She swirled her tongue around Sue’s navel.

And kissed her way down, and down.

Later, still sprawled on her back, Sue gasped, ‘Holy smokin mackerel.’

Marta, sitting across her hips, was panting for breath. Her hair was a damp tangle, her skin flushed and shiny. Drops of sweat fell off the tip of her nose, the end of her chin, and the nipples of both her breasts. They splashed softly onto Sue. Her buttocks felt slippery.

Though she looked as if she’d just finished running a mile or
two, she smiled down at Sue and said, ‘I’ve been . . . wanting to do that for . . . a really long time.’

‘Well . . . Whew!’ Grinning, Sue reached out and picked up a pillow. She used it to mop the sweat off her face. ‘Want it?’

Marta shook her head.

‘Ya
like
to drip on me?’

‘Sure do.’

Laughing, Sue tossed the pillow aside. Then her laughter died. ‘Reckon ya didn’t find Neal in me,’ she said.

‘Afraid not.’

‘Well . . . I didn’t really figure ya would, I guess. But like ya said, it don’t mean he ain’t here. Or in you. He’s
gotta
be in one of us, don’t ya think?’

‘I’m sure he is,’ Marta said.

‘Oh, well.’

‘Oh, well,’ Marta echoed, and smiled strangely.

‘So anyhow, how’d ya like bein inside me?’

‘Not bad.’

‘
Not bad?
Up yers!’

Marta laughed. Then her face grew serious. Leaning foward, she put her hands on Sue’s shoulders. ‘You want the truth?’

‘Naw, just lie to me.’

‘The truth is, I wasn’t in you at all.’

‘
What?
Ya
were fakin
? But I saw ya kiss the bracelet!’

‘You saw
Marta
kiss the bracelet.’

Sue frowned. ‘What’re ya talking about?’

‘I’m not Marta. Marta’s still in you. I’m Neal.’

‘Yer nuts.’

A big, wide grin split Marta’s face. ‘Howdy in there, Marta.’

‘Yer
Neal?
’

‘Yep.’

‘Sure ya are.’

Marta grinned down at Sue and said, ‘The one and only.’

Sue gaped at her. ‘If yer playin some sorta trick on me, Marta . . .’

‘Marta’s in
you
right now. I’m in
her
body. I’ve been inside Marta all the time – ever since the shooting.’

‘Ya kissed the bracelet?’

‘Just before I died.’

‘My God,’ Sue murmured.

‘I’ve been everywhere with you two. It’s been . . . a hell of a ride. Marta?’ he said as if speaking to Sue. ‘You’re a terrific host . . . hostess. I hope you don’t mind having me aboard.’

‘It’s really you?’ Sue asked, and dug her fingertips into his thighs.

‘It’s really me.’

‘So . . . yer
alive!
’

‘Well, something is. My body’s sure as hell dead. But my new one’s just dandy.’ Grinning down at Sue, he took hold of Marta’s breasts. He lifted them a little and gazed down at them. He squeezed them gently. ‘These are beauts.’

‘Up yers,’ Sue told him.

‘I love yours, too. I love everything about you. About both of you. This is all so incredible. And now . . .’ He shook Marta’s head. ‘I was happy just to be alive, you know? To survive the ambush. And I thought it was pretty great to be inside
you
, Marta. I
still
think it’s great. And I’m in here with my own kid . . . with
our
kid. It’s all like some sort of fabulous miracle. The only thing was, I hated being stuck in here without any way to communicate. You’ve both been so sad. I just couldn’t stand it. I
had
to find a way to get through and tell you I was in here. But I couldn’t. I just couldn’t.’ Tears suddenly filled Marta’s eyes. ‘Nothing worked. Nothing. I
prayed
for a way. But I figured it was useless. I figured I was trapped in here for the rest of my life – the rest of
yours
, Marta – which would’ve been fine with me, if only I could find a way to let you know I was here. And then you kissed the bracelet.’

‘Me?’ Sue asked.

‘Marta.’

Sue laughed softly. ‘How’m I s’posed to know if yer talking to me or her?’

A corner of Marta’s mouth curled up. ‘We’ll figure out something. Anyway,
Sue
, are you going to let me finish my story?’

‘Sure. Let her rip.’

‘When you,
Marta
, kissed the bracelet and went into you,
Sue
,
it was as if I’d suddenly been left alone in a car. Like the driver had stepped out and left the engine running. And left
me
at the wheel. All of a sudden, it was as if I owned your body, Marta.’

‘Soon as she left it?’ Sue asked.

‘Yeah.’ Marta’s head nodded, and a very un-Marta-like silly grin appeared on her face.

‘What’d it do, take ya five minutes to figure out how to run her?’

‘Oh, that. The thing is, I was sort of stunned at first. For a while, I didn’t know
what
was going on. Then the way you were messing around with me . . . I had a hard time thinking about much of anything.’

‘Gotcha goin pretty good, huh?’

‘Yeah. But then I got you.’

‘That’s for sure.’ She patted Marta’s thighs. ‘So, the deal is, yer livin in Marta from now on?’

‘Far as I know.’

‘And any time she goes off on a bracelet ride, yer gonna be left in charge of her body?’

‘Looks that way.’

‘Wow!’

He smiled down at her through Marta’s face, and then the smile changed to a look of solemn tenderness. ‘It’s me.’

‘Marta?’

‘Yep, I’m back.’

‘Isn’t this great?’

‘It’s pretty spectacular. My God. He’s really here. I can’t believe it.’

‘Being crumped, he sure looks a lot like you.’

A smile broke out on Marta’s face. Easing herself down, she kissed Sue gently on the mouth.

Then she whispered, ‘He’s with us.’

‘Yer like all of a sudden two people.’

‘Sort of.’

‘Three, if ya count the kid.’

Marta nodded. ‘And now that I’ve been inside you, I feel as if . . . I don’t know. I liked it in there. A lot. You’re a little bit odd, but . . . nice.’

‘Well, hope ya drop in often.’

‘You can bet on it. I’ll probably be going on a lot of body rides from now on. I didn’t think I’d like it, but . . . it’s pretty neat. I suddenly want to try out
everyone
. And that’ll free up Neal. I think he’s got some writing to do.’

‘And some other stuff,’ Sue added, grinning.

‘If I leave you two alone together, you have to promise not to damage the bod. I don’t want to come back and find out that you’ve been rough-housing. No scratching or biting . . .’

‘We’ll be good. Won’t we, Neal?’

‘You’re going to start talking to him while
I’m
here?’

‘Why not? He’s in ya. Yer
both
of ya.’

Marta stared for a long time into Sue’s eyes. Then she whispered, ‘Life is going to be very strange from now on.’

‘It’s gonna be
great!
Now, how about givin the bracelet another kiss? C’mon over and jump in me, and we’ll check in with Neal.’

‘Okay. Then I think we should all have a big celebration. Find out what Neal wants to do. I mean, maybe he wants a cheeseburger, or something.’

‘Beer.’

‘Ask.

‘I don’t gotta ask. Ya forgettin he’s
inside
ya? He knew ya were gonna ask me to ask him that before ya even got around to askin me.’

‘But
you
don’t know he wants beer.’

‘Betcha a thousand bucks.’

‘That’s pretty steep.’

‘We got us half a million.’

‘Okay, you’re on. A thousand bucks says the thing he wants most
isn’t
beer.’

‘Yer on.’

Smiling down at Sue, Marta spoke to Neal in her mind. ‘
Now we get to see whose side you’re really on. Back me up, here, pal. You’ll be glad you did
.’

She kissed the bracelet.