My birthday three weeks ago was really successful. I really enjoyed having Kimberly there and very happy that the meeting with Sem went well. He likes her. She got on his good side by helping him with his homework. He's not used to someone, besides me, helping him with things like that and giving him that attention. That Kimberly suggested it herself surprised him completely. His father has never done that. Even when Sem asked for help or just a little attention from his father, the answer was always no. So what Kimberly did really means a lot to him. It has also made my feeling for Kimberly even stronger.
Today I only worked half a day. I picked up Sem from school and dropped him off at his soccer club. He has camp all weekend. As a result, it is now very quiet in the house. I'm already bored and it's only Friday afternoon. I grab my phone to text Kimberly.
J: Hey Sunshine. Are you busy this weekend?
K: As you can see I'm very busy ;)
I get an answer almost immediately. She also send me a photo. It's a picture of Kimberly and Silvia lying on the beach. It's not a bad photo to look at since Kimberly is wearing a bikini.
K: But no, I'm not busy. I'm free all weekend and this is the schedule for the whole weekend. Why?
J: Sounds good. Sem is away all weekend and I'm already bored. So now I'm bothering you and keeping you from your well-deserved rest.
K: Hey, you never bother me! If you're bored, why don't you come here?
J: No. I don't want to interrupt your time with Silvia.
K: You don't. Sil also likes it when you come.
J: I don't know.
K: Please
K: Please come over here. I don't want you to be all alone all weekend.
Kimberly also sends me another photo. She seems to beg me. I have a big smile on my face.
J: Where are you actually?
K: Just at my place. So you're coming?
J: It looks like you're on the beach.
K: We do too. I have a private beach here. If you come here, you can admire it with your own eyes ;) So what time are you here?
J: Do you really not mind if I come?
K: Please Julia just come over. If we were annoyed that you came, I wouldn't have asked you.
I just want to send something back, but then I receive a video. "Julia, do I have to pick you up personally or come here yourself? I'm looking forward to a nice weekend. If you don't come, I'll have to listen to it all weekend." It's Silvia who says it with a big smile. Kimberly tries to take the phone from her. "Oh, don't forget your overnight bag". Silvia still screams when she runs away from Kimberly and then the video ends. I still have a big smile on my face.
K: Sorry about that.
J: Surely I can't say no anymore?
K: Indeed, so what time are you here?
J: Okay, I'll be there in an hour. Do I need to bring anything else?
K: âº
K: Yourself and as Silvia said, your overnight bag.
J: ?
K: Silvia is here all weekend. We'd love it if you stayed that long. I have plenty of room here, but don't feel obligated. Just see what you want.
J: Okay I'll think about it. I'll take my stuff and then I'll see what I do later.
K: Absolutely fine. See you soon. xxx
Kimberly will send me her address and the gate code. Fortunately it is only a fifteen minute drive. It's only now that I realize that she really has to trust me. As far as I know, not many people have her address. That gives me a very nice feeling. I get dressed with a big smile on my face. Under my summer clothes I put on a bikini. Maybe I'll try to overcome my fear today, but I'll see about that later. I'll just pack a bag for the whole weekend just to be on the safe side. I don't think I'll stay. I kind of feel like I'm disrupting their weekend, but you never know how it will turn out.
I arrived at Kimberly's house. It takes me a while to figure out how to enter the code at the gate, but eventually the gate opens. It's still quite a drive before I actually get to her house. That she has enough room is not a lie. It's really big. I can already see Kimberly sitting on the steps in front of her house. When I have parked the car she walks towards me with a big smile on her face. I get a hug right away when I get out. "I was still doubting whether you would really come, but luckily you are here. Be welcome," she says as she lets go of me. "Thank you and if I say something I will stick to it". We walk in together. "You weren't lying when you said you have plenty of room." Kimberly gives me a small smile. "Yes I know. Actually it's much too big for me alone, but at least here I have complete privacy". It almost sounds like she's ashamed of it. "Yeah, you certainly have that here. I understand that you chose this. You live here really nicely". She nods. "I am also really happy with this. I have everything I need here and can be completely myself. I don't need to be wary of the media here. Do you want a tour of the house now or shall we do that later? Then we can enjoy the weather first". I give her a smile. "The latter sounds like a good plan. Can you give a tour to the toilet before we go outside? ". Smiling, Kimberly nods. I go to the toilet. In the meantime, Kimberly grabs some drinks and food. Then we go outside.
We walk a bit through the garden and then indeed arrive at a beach. The only thing you see from there is water. "Wow". Kimberly smiles at me. "Yes I know. This is the biggest reason I chose this house". I nod understandingly. "I can get there. But can't people still come to you through here? ". Kimberly shakes her head. "If you look in the distance you can just see where it has been deposited. That's all the way around. It is forbidden to come here. All the people living on this side are quite privacy oriented." In the meantime we walk on to Silvia, who is lying on a towel on the beach. "It's nice to have you here," Silvia says when we get to her. She stands up and gives me a hug. "I'm really not disturb your weekend, am I? ". She shakes her head. "No definitely not. We find it really pleasant. So find a nice spot and the motto for this weekend is, do as little as possible ". I smile. "That should be fine". In the meantime, Kimberly has put the food and drinks on a table, and has herself laid on her back on a large beach towel. She taps next to her. I'll just sit next to her. Silvia lay down on her towel again. "Take it if you want something. If you want something different, you have to find the kitchen yourself. My staff have the weekend off and Sil doesn't let me do too much," Kimberly says with a wink. "What a good hostess you are. I wish you always listened to me so carefully". Silvia responds with a smile. "Julia if I were you I would let that lazy thing walk extra for you," she says to me. I'm very glad that I don't get the idea that I'm disturbing their weekend, because I was very afraid of that.
We talked for a while about work and about my birthday. Kimberly was happy to hear that Sem likes her. Silvia has just entered the water. Kimberly lies next to me with her eyes closed. I'm staring a little ahead of myself. "If you also want to go into the water, then don't let me stop you, " I say softly. "I'm fine here. Maybe I'll take another dive later." Then it falls silent again. "Tell me if I shouldn't bring it up, but don't you ever swim?" Kimberly asks after a while a bit unsure. "Yes, but only if I am somewhere where no one knows me". Kimberly now opens her eyes and leans on her forearms. "You know it won't make you any different for me, right?". I nod. "I don't care what people think about it. They just have to deal with it. I can't change anything anyway". Kimberly looks at me in surprise and sits up. So that we can look at each other properly. "What is it? ". I stare at myself again. I feel tears coming. "Sorry, I didn't mean to upset you." Kimberly moves closer to me. She caresses me gently on my lower leg. "It is good that you are doing it. I want to just take my shirt off, but I'm scared." More tears are coming now. Kimberly wraps her arms around me and pulls me towards her. So we sit for a while. I let my tears flow.
"What are you afraid of? " asks Kimberly as soon as we let go of each other again. "That someone will take advantage of it," I say with a sigh. "I would never take advantage of you". I give her a fake smile. "I thought Twan wouldn't do that either". Kimberly looks at me understandingly. "I don't know what I can do or say to make you trust me enough. All I can say is that I'm always here for you and I'll never hurt you. I get it if you can't believe that, but I hope someday you can trust me enough". When she says that I give her a hug. "Thank you and now go into the water. Otherwise it's my fault that you overheated". Kimberly looks at me for a moment. I see she wants to say something. "Go. I'll be fine ". She gives me a nod. She seems to understand that I don't want to talk about it anymore and want to be alone for a while. She grabs my face and kisses my forehead. "I'm going to drown one," she says laughing. She gets up and joins Silvia in the water.
I've been watching Kimberly and Silvia in the water for a while. I think it's beautiful to see. Kimberly with her twenty-three years and then Silvia. She is forty-one, although you really wouldn't give her that. I had previously estimated her to be around my age. That you can have a beautiful and close friendship with his age difference. All I'm thinking now is, fuck it. I get up and take off my shorts and shirt. I walk slowly towards the water.
It takesKimberly a while to figure it out. Once she does she turns into a statue andstares at me. I walk straight up to her. As soon as I get to her I wrap her ina tight hug. Only now do I realize my tears are flowing, from the relief. So westand in silence for a while. "Should I leave you alone for a while? ". I shakemy head at Silvia. "Not necessary. It's done with those tears now". I letgo of Kimberly and look at her. She has a smile on her face and I see sometears on her face as well. Which I gently wipe away. "That annoying sweat," shesays laughing. "Have you made it yet? "I ask Kimberly, just to change thesubject and give a small nod of my head towards Silvia. Kimberly understandswhat I mean and shakes her head. "Not yet. Will you help? ". I nod. Silvialooks at us questioningly. "I do not think so ". Unfortunately, sherealizes what we were talking about just in time. The moment Kimberly and Iwant to catch her, she swims fast away.