AUTUMN... anything but dull (Part 38j)

Fortunately, Joanne was absorbed in her pie making and never asked what I’d been doing. It was almost as if I’d never left. My thoughts were on those fancy panties I’d just inspected. I couldn’t wait until after lunch when I’d go upstairs to take a nap.

After lunch Mrs T went off to deliver the pies and Joanne finished cleaning up. I headed up the stairs with one purpose in mind... take another look at the Gotham panties. I knew there was absolutely no way that I’d dare take either one of them but I sure wanted to. After getting them all out I took the really fancy pair and, while sitting on the edge of the bed, held them out in front of me picturing Elle filling them out. I don’t know how long I looked and held them but when I heard a noise down the hall I had a panic attack. I grabbed all the panties and bras and just threw them in the drawer. I lay down on the bed and pretended to be asleep, my heart pounding. Then I heard the bathroom door close and figured it must be Joanne. I was mad at myself in that I hadn’t thought of the possibility of her coming upstairs. When I’d looked at the panties in the morning I was sure no one was in the house. I was mad at myself for not being more careful this time. As I lay there I worried that I wouldn’t get the panties folded right and then back in the same order. My paranoia was running rampant.

I actually did fall asleep and when I woke up I carefully opened the drawer and pulled the panties out once again. Even if I didn't get them exactly right it would be better than Mrs T seeing the mess that they were all in. I knew where the fanciest panties had been located in the pile but had no idea for the other. I decided to inspect the others as I had to fold them all up anyway. There was nothing special about them and there was only one with a brand name. It read Globe and I knew I’d seen the name before but I couldn’t remember when or where. All four had name tags sewn in much like Elle and I had in our things so I figured that these were panties from when she was in college. I folded them up and put them in what I thought was the proper order and slid them back into the drawer. When I pushed it closed I felt like I’d just run a marathon. I needed another nap!

Supper was, at best, businesslike. It was almost like I wasn’t there as Mr T talked to Mrs T about the farm and Mrs T talked with Joanne about her pie business. When we finished up Mr T spread some papers out on the kitchen table and started working with them. Mrs T worked at a desk in a corner of the living room doing the bookwork for Joanne’s pie business while Joanne looked at pictures in a magazine. I wondered why Mrs T didn’t have Joanne learning about that aspect of her business. But it was not my place to interfere so I just sat. Bored! It was obvious that this was not TV oriented family as the TV sat there with a blank screen.

I was really starting to feel better and being bored was a good sign. When I’d been picturing Elle in the fancy Gotham panties earlier on I’d actually started to get a hard on, something that hadn’t happened since my dunking in the lake. I wasn’t ready for bed when they went upstairs and asked if I could watch TV. It was always on at the fraternity and even though I wasn’t ”hooked“ on it I did miss seeing it. I don’t know how long it was before I feel asleep but it was after midnight when Joanne woke me up. It was another case of not recognizing where I was so it took a few seconds to reaclimate myself. I followed Joanne up the stairs and remember being disappointed that her flannel pajamas were too thick for me to get a VPL. I’ll admit that I did look at the chest of drawers again as I undressed but just went straight to bed.

It was a repeat of the previous morning in that I waited until daylight to delve into the panty drawer again. The Gotham panties were still where the interest was. The one specific thing that I do remember about both pairs was that they had lace around the leg openings and that was something I’d never seen before. Oh how I wished I could find out where they were purchased. As I put them all back in the drawer I had a stroke of boldness come over me. I got the idea to go back to Joanne’s room again. The last time I’d stayed with the T's I'd just gotten into her panty drawer when I heard someone downstairs. I really didn’t get a chance to do all that much exploring. I'd gotten a pair of her panties but they turned out to be nothing special. But here I was again. I was excited! But, I’d taken too much time looking at the Gotham panties and as I walked down the hall towards her room I heard voices. It was too late.

After breakfast I asked Joanne if I could help her but she was steadfast in that she wanted to do it all herself. The fact that I was bored was a continuing good sign as far as my health was concerned. I actually started thinking about studying! The problem with that was that I didn’t have any of my books. It had been a whole week since I’d last attended a class and I was starting to feel guilty. After lunch I asked Mrs T to let me ride with her when she delivered the pies and to let me off at the fraternity. At first she said no but when I put the emphasis on my studying, she gave in.

Not many guys were at the house when I arrived but I was able to find out that three of the guys who had thrown me into the lake had been put on probation and the house was now on social probation. I didn’t know if I should’ve felt guilty about the last part but I sure didn’t feel bad about the guys. I also found out that the Dean of Students wanted to see me. I wasn’t too happy about that but decided to wait until the Doctor released me before pursuing what that was all about.

Back at the T’s, I made an effort to do some study related reading but quickly found myself thinking about Joanne’s panty drawer. There was a reason for that. Joanne was no where to be seen when we’d arrived back but soon after came down the stairs and was wearing a bathrobe. She was only holding it closed with one hand and as she came down the last steps one side blew back and I got a look at her whole right leg and hip, right up to the waistband of her panties. It was the first peek I’d had since arriving. It was another signal that I was feeling much better.

To be continued...