Greetings and salutations. (For anyone who got that reference, go grab yourself a cookie.) If you haven’t read Storm Warning yet, take a few minutes and read it first.
https://www.ticklingforum.com/showthread.php?313234-Storm-Warning-⚡️
It’s a tense short thriller in which Billy & Krista’s world merges with another longtime character whose adventures have graced this forum, and we learn the final fate of one of my characters.
A pounce, followed by a quick skittering of nails on my sides was the beginning of my day. Which , my new fiancée was awake before me and was feeling playful.
“Hahahahaha... okay I’m awake.” I opened my eyes and found that Krista was nose to nose with me.
“Good morning.” She said, then rolled off to my side and snuggled into my chest.
“Good morning to you,” I said, kissing her on the top of her head. “To what do I owe this visit?”
“Your Mom said it was time for you to get up. They’re throwing us an engagement/back to school party.” She kissed me on the cheek, then settled her head back on me.
“Can’t we skip the party and just stay like this all day.” I said, nuzzling her soft hair.
“Sorry Tiger, but Mom and Dad are already here having coffee at the kitchen table with your parents.
“Okay but once we’re back in college town can we do more of this?” I asked, shaking off the last bit of sleepiness from my head.
“Mmmhmm...” she replied with a sultry purr.
“Good morning lovebirds,” my Mom said, ready for breakfast?”
“You bet.” I replied, and pulled out a chair for Krista before seating myself.
The six of us talked as we ate, and I revealed how I pulled off what Krista said was “the best birthday ever”.
I set things in motion back in California. While Krista was getting checked out at the hospital I spoke with her Dad, Reed. He gave me his blessing and let Linda in on the secret. A series of phone calls from me to Mom, and from her to Reed and Linda and back and forth set everything up.
“Thank you so much,” Krista said planting a kiss on my cheek. “All of you, this was amazing.”
“Well it’s not over yet,” Reed said “we’ve got a party to get ready for. Carl, it’s your place, you’ve got the lead.”
“Well,” my Dad said taking a sip of coffee, “we’ve got tables and chairs to set up. I borrowed some from our church. There’s two grills I figured one of us could grill the burgers, and one of us could do hot dogs.”
“Sounds good to me,” Reed said and they shook hands.
My Mom spoke up next, “I’m making my famous lemonade and iced tea.” Linda piped up “I’ll handle dessert, I’ve got an old family recipe for brownies.”
“Sounds like a winner,” Dad said and stood up.
“Well I’m not going to sit around and let you do all the work. How about I set up the tables and chairs?” I said.
“I’ll help.” Krista said, “if I’m going to be your wife I’m going to help wether you want me to or not.” A smile spread across her face. She was being cute, but I knew she wasn’t about to sit and not help me.
We finished breakfast, and everyone got to work. Dad and Reed went to the store for food, while Mom and Linda got to work in the kitchen.
Krista and I started hauling tables and chairs out onto the lawn, then we set them up. I got a bucket of soapy water from inside the house, Krista managed to disappear while I was gone.
I went looking for her in the yard, and got blasted with a shot from the hose. I heard a giggle from behind me, she found the hose and was apparently feeling mischievous.
“Okay, put the hose down or you’re gonna get it.” I locked eyes with her, like Wyatt Earp preparing for a gunfight.
“Take another step toward me, and you’re going to get it.” She giggled again.
I was hoping my old round sled was where I left it in the garage. I spotted out of the corner of my eye and dove for it. She walked toward me, keeping the hose on keeping me pinned down. Or so she thought.
I came racing around the other side of the car with my sled raised like Captain America’s shield. Her water barrage couldn’t get through.
“No fair!” She laughed as I tried to wrestle the hose away. I was more than strong enough, but didn’t want to be rough with her. Instead I took a shot at her exposed underarms as she tried holding the nozzle out of my reach.
“Nnnnaaaahahahahahaha Billy!” She squealed and drenched my back before my tickling got her to drop it.
I snatched it up, and aimed it at her. She looked down at her white t shirt, and her blue eyes went wide. “You wouldn’t...” she said.
I squirted the water at her legs instead, making her jump back. “Hey that’s cold.” She whined, then bit her lip.
“Well here, let me warm you up.” I said, dropping the hose, and walking toward her with my arms open.
“Get away, you’re all wet!” She laughed, running away.”
I chased her, and she ran around the other side of the table, giggling and biting her lip teasing me. I chanced that the table was sturdy enough to take my weight and did a Dukes of Hazzard slide across the table and picked her up in my arms. She laughed as I spun her around. We quit after a minute or two, and went back to work.
We got to shower and change first before the guests arrive and before we knew it they were arriving.
Anne and Bobby got there first. They parked at the top of our long driveway and we walked up to greet them.
“Congratulations my brother from another mother!” Bobby said, meeting me with a double high five.
“Thanks compadre!” I said meeting him with a chest bump.
“Boys...” Anne said, rolling her eyes. “Let me see that ring girl!”
Krista happily showed it off, the sparkle was no match for the one in her eyes.
While the girls chatted, Bobby hit me with some news of his own. He and Anne decided to move in together in the open apartment across the hall. I congratulated them, but I’d miss his half of the rent and utilities. I put it on the back burner for now.
My sister Marie arrived next, walking up behind me and putting her hands over my eyes like when we were kids.
“Guess who?” She said.
“What’s up Doc?” I said in my best Bugs Bunny voice. She playfully punched me in the arm and yelled “Cootie vaccine!”
“Glad you made it.” I said.
“Are you kidding? It’s not every day my little brother gets engaged. And you must be Krista.”
Krista threw up her hands and said “I’ve already gotten my shots.”
Marie laughed, “Don’t worry, only boys get cooties.”
Everyone else arrived soon after, Krista and I took turns making introductions. I could keep doing into detail, but I’m of the opinion nobody came here for detailed information about our families.
Duncan and Richard took over grilling from Dad and Reed while Susan sat at what became “The Girl’s Table” with Anne, Alison, Roberta, Trudy, Linda and Mom. The guys sat near the grill, exchanging barbecue tips and tricks.
As we were talking to my nephews, Krista let out a ticklish squeal followed by that giggle that I’d loved hearing. My protective instinct took over and I turned around ready to fight. I was met by a beautiful woman with long jet black hair, giving my fiancée a good tickle.
I had a twinge of that same feeling I felt when I first met Krista. It was those blue eyes, the kind you just could get lost in. She
was gorgeous, you could tell that her and my beautiful Krista shared a few strands of DNA. There was also a dangerous air about her, something I couldn’t quite put my finger on.
“Hey cuz, I see you’re still as ticklish as ever!” She said, taking her hands off Krista’s sides.
Krista turned around and wrapped her in a hug. “Oh my gosh, Samantha! I haven’t seen you in years! Billy this is my favorite cousin.”
I extended my arm for a handshake and was met with a stronger grip that I was expecting. “You must be Billy, come here.” She pulled me into her so quick and easy it felt like being hugged by a ninja. I hugged back.
“It’s great to finally meet you.” I said, it was nice to finally have a face to put with all those stories.
I remembered what I was doing a moment ago. I turned to introduce my nephews, who stood there eyeing up Samantha, even more than they had Krista moments ago. They weren’t at that age where they had attained tact when meeting beautiful women.
I thought I was going to have to intervene. Instead Samantha picked up the hot dogs off their plates, and stuck them into their slack jawed mouths. They blinked, looked at each other, then went to go find seats.
“Boys...” Samantha sighed, then turned back to us. “You’ve got quite a catch here Krista.”
Krista responded playfully, wrapping her arms around mine. “Don’t even think about it, I know all of YOUR ticklish spots too, remember?” She grinned, wiggling her fingers at Samantha.
“Don’t worry, work keeps me too busy for dating.” She was interrupted by a series of beeps coming from her pocket.
She rolled her eyes. “Speaking of work, excuse me for a moment.”
We nodded, as she stepped away out of earshot. I could tell by her body language that something was aggravating her. In the age of cell phones, we’d traded the privilege of being wireless for the satisfaction of slamming down the receiver. She shoved her phone in her pocket and walked back to us. Samantha excused herself and said she’d be back soon.
True to her word, she came back less than an hour later. This time with a redhead that she introduced as Angela. She was nearly as striking as Samantha, both of them had managed to turn some heads at the party.
The day came and went, and as the sun headed west, one by one everyone wished us well, and began to leave. Everyone pitched in on cleanup, and the front yard was back to normal in no time.
After everything quieted down I sat on the front porch swing with my arm around the beautiful woman who would eventually become my wife.
“That was quite a day, gosh I wish we could get married tomorrow while everybody is in town.” Krista said, leaning her head on my shoulder.
“Me too, but that’s rushing things a bit, don’t you need a dress first?” I said, and we shared a laugh.
I sighed, hating to bring her down with a problem, but the sooner we came with an answer, the better. “I do need to talk to you about something.”
“Sure tiger, what’s the matter?” She asked, giving my arm a supportive touch.
“Bobby and Anne are moving in together, across the hall...” I said.
“Want a roommate?” Krista giggled.
“I’d love it, but I’m not going to be seeing you as often.” My heart sank, but this was the only solution “I’ll pick up some hours at work, we’ll make it.”
“Or you could go with my plan where I get a job and help you.” She said, matter of factly.
“Did I miss something here?” I asked, confused.
“Anne told me the news, so I talked to my parents about it. Dad is giving me a remote bookkeeping position that I can do after school. It’ll take some of the workload away from them, and you.” She said.
“You’re amazing angel.” I said, kissing her on the cheek.
“You’re not so bad yourself tiger.” She kissed me back.
We sat and watched the sun set, sneaking in the occasional tickles, while we talked about the future.
https://www.ticklingforum.com/showthread.php?313234-Storm-Warning-⚡️
It’s a tense short thriller in which Billy & Krista’s world merges with another longtime character whose adventures have graced this forum, and we learn the final fate of one of my characters.
A pounce, followed by a quick skittering of nails on my sides was the beginning of my day. Which , my new fiancée was awake before me and was feeling playful.
“Hahahahaha... okay I’m awake.” I opened my eyes and found that Krista was nose to nose with me.
“Good morning.” She said, then rolled off to my side and snuggled into my chest.
“Good morning to you,” I said, kissing her on the top of her head. “To what do I owe this visit?”
“Your Mom said it was time for you to get up. They’re throwing us an engagement/back to school party.” She kissed me on the cheek, then settled her head back on me.
“Can’t we skip the party and just stay like this all day.” I said, nuzzling her soft hair.
“Sorry Tiger, but Mom and Dad are already here having coffee at the kitchen table with your parents.
“Okay but once we’re back in college town can we do more of this?” I asked, shaking off the last bit of sleepiness from my head.
“Mmmhmm...” she replied with a sultry purr.
“Good morning lovebirds,” my Mom said, ready for breakfast?”
“You bet.” I replied, and pulled out a chair for Krista before seating myself.
The six of us talked as we ate, and I revealed how I pulled off what Krista said was “the best birthday ever”.
I set things in motion back in California. While Krista was getting checked out at the hospital I spoke with her Dad, Reed. He gave me his blessing and let Linda in on the secret. A series of phone calls from me to Mom, and from her to Reed and Linda and back and forth set everything up.
“Thank you so much,” Krista said planting a kiss on my cheek. “All of you, this was amazing.”
“Well it’s not over yet,” Reed said “we’ve got a party to get ready for. Carl, it’s your place, you’ve got the lead.”
“Well,” my Dad said taking a sip of coffee, “we’ve got tables and chairs to set up. I borrowed some from our church. There’s two grills I figured one of us could grill the burgers, and one of us could do hot dogs.”
“Sounds good to me,” Reed said and they shook hands.
My Mom spoke up next, “I’m making my famous lemonade and iced tea.” Linda piped up “I’ll handle dessert, I’ve got an old family recipe for brownies.”
“Sounds like a winner,” Dad said and stood up.
“Well I’m not going to sit around and let you do all the work. How about I set up the tables and chairs?” I said.
“I’ll help.” Krista said, “if I’m going to be your wife I’m going to help wether you want me to or not.” A smile spread across her face. She was being cute, but I knew she wasn’t about to sit and not help me.
We finished breakfast, and everyone got to work. Dad and Reed went to the store for food, while Mom and Linda got to work in the kitchen.
Krista and I started hauling tables and chairs out onto the lawn, then we set them up. I got a bucket of soapy water from inside the house, Krista managed to disappear while I was gone.
I went looking for her in the yard, and got blasted with a shot from the hose. I heard a giggle from behind me, she found the hose and was apparently feeling mischievous.
“Okay, put the hose down or you’re gonna get it.” I locked eyes with her, like Wyatt Earp preparing for a gunfight.
“Take another step toward me, and you’re going to get it.” She giggled again.
I was hoping my old round sled was where I left it in the garage. I spotted out of the corner of my eye and dove for it. She walked toward me, keeping the hose on keeping me pinned down. Or so she thought.
I came racing around the other side of the car with my sled raised like Captain America’s shield. Her water barrage couldn’t get through.
“No fair!” She laughed as I tried to wrestle the hose away. I was more than strong enough, but didn’t want to be rough with her. Instead I took a shot at her exposed underarms as she tried holding the nozzle out of my reach.
“Nnnnaaaahahahahahaha Billy!” She squealed and drenched my back before my tickling got her to drop it.
I snatched it up, and aimed it at her. She looked down at her white t shirt, and her blue eyes went wide. “You wouldn’t...” she said.
I squirted the water at her legs instead, making her jump back. “Hey that’s cold.” She whined, then bit her lip.
“Well here, let me warm you up.” I said, dropping the hose, and walking toward her with my arms open.
“Get away, you’re all wet!” She laughed, running away.”
I chased her, and she ran around the other side of the table, giggling and biting her lip teasing me. I chanced that the table was sturdy enough to take my weight and did a Dukes of Hazzard slide across the table and picked her up in my arms. She laughed as I spun her around. We quit after a minute or two, and went back to work.
We got to shower and change first before the guests arrive and before we knew it they were arriving.
Anne and Bobby got there first. They parked at the top of our long driveway and we walked up to greet them.
“Congratulations my brother from another mother!” Bobby said, meeting me with a double high five.
“Thanks compadre!” I said meeting him with a chest bump.
“Boys...” Anne said, rolling her eyes. “Let me see that ring girl!”
Krista happily showed it off, the sparkle was no match for the one in her eyes.
While the girls chatted, Bobby hit me with some news of his own. He and Anne decided to move in together in the open apartment across the hall. I congratulated them, but I’d miss his half of the rent and utilities. I put it on the back burner for now.
My sister Marie arrived next, walking up behind me and putting her hands over my eyes like when we were kids.
“Guess who?” She said.
“What’s up Doc?” I said in my best Bugs Bunny voice. She playfully punched me in the arm and yelled “Cootie vaccine!”
“Glad you made it.” I said.
“Are you kidding? It’s not every day my little brother gets engaged. And you must be Krista.”
Krista threw up her hands and said “I’ve already gotten my shots.”
Marie laughed, “Don’t worry, only boys get cooties.”
Everyone else arrived soon after, Krista and I took turns making introductions. I could keep doing into detail, but I’m of the opinion nobody came here for detailed information about our families.
Duncan and Richard took over grilling from Dad and Reed while Susan sat at what became “The Girl’s Table” with Anne, Alison, Roberta, Trudy, Linda and Mom. The guys sat near the grill, exchanging barbecue tips and tricks.
As we were talking to my nephews, Krista let out a ticklish squeal followed by that giggle that I’d loved hearing. My protective instinct took over and I turned around ready to fight. I was met by a beautiful woman with long jet black hair, giving my fiancée a good tickle.
I had a twinge of that same feeling I felt when I first met Krista. It was those blue eyes, the kind you just could get lost in. She
was gorgeous, you could tell that her and my beautiful Krista shared a few strands of DNA. There was also a dangerous air about her, something I couldn’t quite put my finger on.
“Hey cuz, I see you’re still as ticklish as ever!” She said, taking her hands off Krista’s sides.
Krista turned around and wrapped her in a hug. “Oh my gosh, Samantha! I haven’t seen you in years! Billy this is my favorite cousin.”
I extended my arm for a handshake and was met with a stronger grip that I was expecting. “You must be Billy, come here.” She pulled me into her so quick and easy it felt like being hugged by a ninja. I hugged back.
“It’s great to finally meet you.” I said, it was nice to finally have a face to put with all those stories.
I remembered what I was doing a moment ago. I turned to introduce my nephews, who stood there eyeing up Samantha, even more than they had Krista moments ago. They weren’t at that age where they had attained tact when meeting beautiful women.
I thought I was going to have to intervene. Instead Samantha picked up the hot dogs off their plates, and stuck them into their slack jawed mouths. They blinked, looked at each other, then went to go find seats.
“Boys...” Samantha sighed, then turned back to us. “You’ve got quite a catch here Krista.”
Krista responded playfully, wrapping her arms around mine. “Don’t even think about it, I know all of YOUR ticklish spots too, remember?” She grinned, wiggling her fingers at Samantha.
“Don’t worry, work keeps me too busy for dating.” She was interrupted by a series of beeps coming from her pocket.
She rolled her eyes. “Speaking of work, excuse me for a moment.”
We nodded, as she stepped away out of earshot. I could tell by her body language that something was aggravating her. In the age of cell phones, we’d traded the privilege of being wireless for the satisfaction of slamming down the receiver. She shoved her phone in her pocket and walked back to us. Samantha excused herself and said she’d be back soon.
True to her word, she came back less than an hour later. This time with a redhead that she introduced as Angela. She was nearly as striking as Samantha, both of them had managed to turn some heads at the party.
The day came and went, and as the sun headed west, one by one everyone wished us well, and began to leave. Everyone pitched in on cleanup, and the front yard was back to normal in no time.
After everything quieted down I sat on the front porch swing with my arm around the beautiful woman who would eventually become my wife.
“That was quite a day, gosh I wish we could get married tomorrow while everybody is in town.” Krista said, leaning her head on my shoulder.
“Me too, but that’s rushing things a bit, don’t you need a dress first?” I said, and we shared a laugh.
I sighed, hating to bring her down with a problem, but the sooner we came with an answer, the better. “I do need to talk to you about something.”
“Sure tiger, what’s the matter?” She asked, giving my arm a supportive touch.
“Bobby and Anne are moving in together, across the hall...” I said.
“Want a roommate?” Krista giggled.
“I’d love it, but I’m not going to be seeing you as often.” My heart sank, but this was the only solution “I’ll pick up some hours at work, we’ll make it.”
“Or you could go with my plan where I get a job and help you.” She said, matter of factly.
“Did I miss something here?” I asked, confused.
“Anne told me the news, so I talked to my parents about it. Dad is giving me a remote bookkeeping position that I can do after school. It’ll take some of the workload away from them, and you.” She said.
“You’re amazing angel.” I said, kissing her on the cheek.
“You’re not so bad yourself tiger.” She kissed me back.
We sat and watched the sun set, sneaking in the occasional tickles, while we talked about the future.
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