In early December 2003, Mark and Chrissy e-mailed Benny asking if he could put Joanna up over Christmas. Mark was in the Middle East which was no place for a young lady. Joanna wanted to return home but their family home was still rented out and she had no where else to go. Benny replied stating that she was welcome to stay as long as she liked. A week before Christmas, Benny pointed the 911 towards the airport to pick his charge. He worked out that Joanna would be nineteen going on twenty, and would be a different person than the one he remembered. How did one manage a young lady of that age? There was little doubt she would be no less headstrong than as a child, and that he would be in for some interesting times.
He waited nervously as her plane disembarked, his eyes wandering over the passengers as they strolled out through the arrival lounge. Suddenly, a familiar voice caught his attention.
“Benny, am I so ugly now that you don’t even recognise me?”
He turned and found himself looking into Joanna’s big green eyes.
He grinned, “I’ve never seen anyone so ugly before in all my life.”
She laughed and placed her arms around him pulling him in tight. The difference was that now she didn’t have to reach up to do so.
“Let me look at you.” he said easing her away to arms length.
Her brunette hair had been buzzed to an inch long but her beautiful face detracted from any hardness. A black tee shirt was stretched out over a formidable bust; her jeans were tight and hugged a narrow waist and shapely legs.
“Yep, still very ugly.” he lied.
“I thought you’d say that.” she laughed. “Well, for an old man, you don’t look too bad.”
“You need glasses too?” he asked which got him another smile.
After picking up her bags, they wandered out into the car park. Joanna smiled at the Porsche, and then laughed when he threw her the keys.
“If you can manage it on the way home, you can borrow it while you’re here. You prang it, you pay for it.” he threatened.
She turned and smiled sweetly at him, “Just send the bill to my Dad, he’ll pay.”
Benny had no need to worry for Joanna quickly mastered the controls and had the 911 skirting the highway towards home. She grinned as she gunned the accelerator on a long straight and then buttoned off as the sports car lunged dangerously and rapidly forward.
“Mmmmm, I’m going to enjoy driving this.”
Benny saw little of Joanna for the first few days as she spent most of her time out catching up with old friends. With Christmas approaching, Benny was busy with business activities, mostly wining and dining customers and suppliers. He returned home in the early afternoon and found Joanna sunbathing on a lounger on the deck. He tossed his cell phone and keys onto the bench and went outside.
“Hi.” he said approaching her from behind.
It was only when she turned and smiled that she was topless and was wearing only a thong below.
“Oh shit, I’m sorry.” he muttered while trying to avert eyes from her lovely breasts.
To make matters worse, Joanna stood up and took a sip from her glass from the table. Her body was toned and voluptuous, her breasts full and little paler than her arms and belly. Her legs were long, her brown thighs round and full.
“I think you’d better put some clothes on.”
She grinned knowingly, “Its okay, I’m not embarrassed. I don’t mind if you look at my ugly body.”
“No, you’d better put something on, other wise I’ll have a heart attack. I’m too old for this sort of thing.”
“Spoilsport.” she whispered before heading towards the house.
She retuned wearing a tee shirt which just covered her buttocks; he shook his head in despair. Trouble was that it hid just enough to be erotic. This was going to be hard, very hard he told himself. Benny suffered the next few days with Joanna, the warm weather encouraging her into skimpy clothes, shorts and halter tops mostly. The banter picked up between them as they got reacquainted. Joanna had a sharp mind with a quick tongue and made fun of him at every opportunity. While she had a bedroom with an ensuite at the far end of the house, she still managed to find his supply of condoms and lubricants in his bathroom. Looking for shampoo she replied cheekily when he asked what she was doing there. Didn’t know they made extra small size she jokingly added making him feel more uncomfortable than he already was.
On Christmas Eve, the band did an extra gig which ended early around eleven for a change. After listening to Joanna complaining of hunger pains, he headed for a little café that he considered his favourite. For the first time since Joanna’s arrival, they sat quietly and talked in some depth. He asked her about boarding and then finishing school. Joanna shrugged her shoulders and replied that she worked hard because her parents had high expectations and had paid out substantial cost for her education. But she had reached her limit and it was now time to spread her wings.
“So how’s your love life?” she asked. “Judging from the supply of condoms, you’re either doing okay or living in hope.”
Benny laughed at her directness, “I do okay. Nothing serious.”
“Why didn’t you ever get married again?”
“After two failures, it’s not on my agenda.”
She looked into his eyes, “I still think you’re the nicest man in the world. There should be a queue of women lining up to wed you.”
Benny grinned and looked around the café, “Can’t see them.”
“Don’t you ever get lonely?”
“He shook his head, “Nope, I quite like my own company and I’ve got plenty of friends.”
“But no girlfriend?”
“No, not at the moment.”
“So when did you last get laid?” she asked.
Benny was surprised at the question, “Don’t you think that’s a little too personal?”
“No, I’m just trying to understand you. So answer the question. When did you last get laid?”
“The day before you arrived if you must know. And what about you, how’s your love life?” he asked with the hope of embarrassing her enough to change the subject.
He failed dismally.
She grinned, “Still a virgin unfortunately. Any males were within a hundred mile radius of the boarding school were shot on sight. There were a few opportunities when at finishing school but I didn’t go all the way. I was waiting for someone special to come along, but it never happened.”
“It’ll happen one day; you’ll just have to be patient.” Benny replied.
“I don’t think so.” Joanna replied without hesitation. “I’m not going to be a twenty year old virgin.”
“When are you twenty?” Benny asked trying to think back when her birthday was.
“In nine days.”
He grinned, “That doesn’t give you much time. Anyone in mind?”
Joanna grinned mischievously, “Yep, you.”
Benny just about choked on a piece of chocolate he’d put in his mouth. Joanna watched with sadistic interest as he tried to swallow it. She waited for a few seconds until he regained a little composure.
“I thought that I’d seduce you tonight when we got back. If we got back after midnight, it could be my special Christmas present to you.” she suggested.
“Jesus, don’t joke like that.”
Joanna leaned closer across the small table, “I’ve never been more serious in my life. I’ve been waiting for someone I care about and who’ll make a good job of it. It came to me the other day, why not you?”