My name’s Lily, my story begins October 2008.At twenty-seven, I was unexpectedly made redundant. At the time, I went through a barrage of emotions, but once my hefty redundancy cheque cleared in my bank, it softened the blow somewhat! For the first time in my life, I had some serious money to spend!My older sister Rachel married an Australian and moved out to Oz four years ago. She lived in style – a large five-bedroom property with a pool, on the outskirts of Brisbane.Weighing up the pros and cons of going travelling before my thirtieth birthday, I set the wheels in motion by talking to Rachel on FaceTime.“Everything was going fine. Then suddenly out of the blue, I’m redundant! Something always seems to happen, to set me back to square one. I feel like I’m treading water.”As I’d hoped, Rachel made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. “Why don’t you take a sabbatical, come out to Oz? Change of scenery will do you good. Free board and lodgings!!”Boom! I love it when a plan comes together, I thought to myself.“Yes, I’d love to come. What better way to invest my redundancy money! I’ll check the flights and get back to you.”“Good, that’s settled then! Book an open return ticket and stay a few weeks, make it worth the journey. WhatsApp the flight details to me, I’ll meet you at the airport. Love you, looking forward to seeing you,” Rachel replied excitedly.It was raining hard when I boarded the plane at London Heathrow. I glanced briefly out the window before fastening my seat belt and settling back into my seat for the long journey ahead.**********My ears popped as our plane started its descent Çankaya Escort into Brisbane. As we touched down, the engines roared, slowing the aircraft to taxiing speed. From my window I noticed the heat-haze rising from the tarmac and it suddenly dawned on me I was completely overdressed. I made a bee-line for the air-conditioned terminal building, where Rachel was waiting for me.I spent the first couple of days lounging around Rachel’s pool in the shade, while my body-clock adjusted to the ten-hour time difference. Breakfast time, I wanted my dinner, dinner time, I wanted my bed! It took a couple of days to adjust.Friday, Rachel announced she’d invited her neighbours over for an evening BBQ. I made myself useful by tiding-up the veranda, decorating the table with candles, and setting five dining places.Seven-thirty our guests arrived. Rachel introduced me.“This is Ben and Natalie, our neighbours. This is my sister Lily from the UK.”“Pleased to meet you, Lily, we’ve heard so much about you.” Ben gave me a smile, Natalie shook my hand.“Our daughter Robyn got delayed, she’ll be over shortly with our dessert, I’ve made a tiramisu especially for this evening,” Natalie gushed enthusiastically.The three of us sat around the table sipping wine and making polite conversation, while the two men huddled around the BBQ cracking jokes and swigging beer from the bottle.Rachel’s dog barked as a car pulled up on the stone gravel drive. Moments later a pretty young woman walked up to the veranda, carrying a large bowl of tiramisu.Rachel Keçiören Escort stood up to greet her. “Perfect timing Robyn. We’re just about to eat, come and join us.”Finding a small space on the cluttered table, she put the bowl down, I stood up to introduce myself. “Hello, Robyn, lovely to meet you. I’m Lily.”“Hello, pleased to meet you.” Instead of a handshake, she leaned forward to give me welcoming hug.Robyn was of similar age to me, petite and very pretty. I liked her from the moment I saw her.“Lovely to meet you too.”As we hugged, my nostrils filled with the fragrance of coconut-milk from her hair. I hurriedly rearranged the place settings, before gesturing her to sit in the space I had created beside me.I poured her a glass of wine as she pulled up a chair. “Which part of England are you from? I’ve always wanted to visit.”Robyn was very easy to talk to. Her body language put me at ease as we chatted about our lives and hobbies, especially when I discovered we both shared a common interest in photography. As the evening went on, I began to drift into my own little bubble, completely forgetting anyone else was sitting around the table. I became self-aware I was staring at her. Not wanting to get caught staring and embarrass myself, I made a conscious effort to occasionally look-away.It was at that point, I realised I was sexually attracted to her. I’ve often fantasised about making love to another woman, what it might feel like? Until now, I’ve never had the chance to put it to the test.Gazing up at the stars, I Etimesgut Escort changed the subject. “I’d really like to rent a car and drive along the Pacific Highway. I’ve researched the Pacific Highway and it runs right alongside the ocean, all the way to Sydney. It looks so beautiful; I’d love the opportunity to photograph the coastline.”“Sydney’s about nine-hundred kilometres, no need to drive that far! The best coastal views are between the Gold Coast and Coffs Harbour, which is a little over four-hundred kilometres. You could spend a night in Coffs Harbour, take some great sunset shots over the harbour. Plus, the seafood is amazing, straight out of the Ocean onto your plate,” Robyn said, offering me the benefit of her local knowledge.I had wondered if driving the whole of the Pacific Highway was too ambitious, I did a quick kilometre to miles conversion in my head. “Coffs Harbour sounds idyllic, the perfect destination at about two-hundred and fifty miles.”Filling our empty wine glasses, Robyn came up with another suggestion.“Why don’t I come with you? I can show you all the best scenic viewpoints along the way. I could get the time off work and we could share the driving.’I’d love to do it with her. I immediately thought.“We could see that glorious sunset and sample the seafood!” she added.I was desperate for her to join me on the journey but didn’t want to appear too eager.Robyn took another sip of her wine and looked me straight in the eye.Placing my glass on the table, I looked directly at her.“Yes, let’s do it. I would like that very much,” I said excitedly.We raised our glasses. “To Coffs Harbour.”*********Early Monday morning, we picked up our rented car and set off. We left the city to join the Pacific Highway, heading South towards the Gold Coast, we started chatting.“Are you seeing anyone at the moment? Do you have another half?” I enquired.“No, I’ve never found anyone who fits the bill!” She giggled.