Bright sunlight flooded the living room, but Josh was glad to be out of the searing heat, and reunited with the air conditioning. Panting heavily he leant on the leather sofa, and dutifully stretched his legs. The muscles in his thighs continued to burn, and Josh had some trouble catching his breath.
'Nicely done, sweetheart', Meredith patted him on the back. 'I think you're getting better.'
She had already regained control of her own breathing, and was watching Josh bemusedly. He grunted, and looked over at Meredith's stretching routine. He couldn't help but marvel at her unique body, at her unique beauty.
Meredith was quite slim and dark-skinned, and her sleeveless top effectively showcased her toned arms. Curvy she wasn't, by no means. No, her breasts were decidedly humble though perky, and she had very little in terms of bum or hips. Easily most notable about her appearance were Meredith's legs, or rather what remained of her legs.
A fateful day's rock climbing had resulted in the loss of the majority of two of Meredith's limbs. Her right leg stump only extended maybe four inches from her torso, while her other leg was significantly longer, ending just above where the knee had once been. At the moment she was wearing a pair of brand-new running prosthetics called blades. There were made of light-weight carbon and extremely springy, allowing Meredith to reach rather impressive speeds.
Meredith was stretching by placing one of her blades on the coffee table, and pressing down on it with her hands. Although she tried to stay still, Josh could see her bouncing up and down a little due to the sporty prosthetics. Meredith rarely displayed her disability so openly, preferring long trousers or skirts, but even she had to admit that shorter, tighter pants were ideal for running in the summer.
With a little jump she switched legs. Josh let go of the sofa, before walking around it and falling into the cushions with a sigh of relief.
'Oy, don't sit there! You're all sweaty!' Meredith pointed an accusing finger.
'Yeah? You should have thought of that before making me take the long way round.'
'What a crybaby,' but she had to smile. 'You aren't done, anyway. You should take your stretching seriously or you'll get sore muscles.'
'Too late. I don't think I can get back up again, ever. You'll need to take care of me.'
'Moron,' Meredith shook her head.
Josh grinned, and grabbed his water bottle. His was feeling beyond parched, and had to take care not to finish it immediately. Meredith had soon finished her little routine, and came closer. She took pulled a scrunchie from her ponytail, and shook loose her long, black hair.
'So? How are they?' Josh asked looking at the artificial limbs.
'So awesome,' Meredith jumped in place, apparently without any effort whatsoever. 'It's like being on a trampoline or something.'
Josh handed her the water bottle, and Meredith drank greedily. Josh examined Meredith closely.
'Any swelling?'
This was always a problem with wearing her legs for a long time, and sports usually made it worse.
'Yeah a little, but they held out really long this time.'
She discarded the empty water bottle, and bent down to Josh.
'Now stop changing the subject, and get off my leather sofa, smelly.'
She took Josh by the hands, and leant back. Reluctantly Josh let himself be pulled.
With the prosthetics on Meredith was about the same height as her boyfriend, and grabbing his hips she pulled him closer.
'Smlly?'
'Smelly.'
'You're hurting my feelings. I think I'll need a kiss to get over it.'
Josh puckered his lips, but all he got was a peck on the cheek.
'Join me in the shower then,' Meredith said, and skipped off to the bathroom.
The couple's apartment was designed to be accessible, spacious and flat, in order to make it possible for Meredith to use a wheelchair as well, even though she rarely did so. In the bathroom this was probably most notable. There were plastic handles everywhere helping Meredith to get around, and the sinks and the toilet were very low down, much like what you'd get in schools.
Josh took off his sweaty shirt, and flung it into a laundry hamper. Briefly he glanced at his naked
upper body in the mirror. Even after all the exercising with Meredith he was exceptionally skinny. He ran his hand through his blonde locks. About time for a haircut. He shrugged, knowing he'd probably put it off for at least a week.
Meredith had sat down on the edge of the bathtub, and was fumbling with her leg's locking mechanism. She released the deadlock, and there was an audible click. With a look of great relief she pulled off her right leg. A sock remained on her very short limb with a metal rod on the end that had docked with the prosthetic. Slowly she peeled off the sock as well, revealing her bare, round stump. Aside from the missing leg, the only trace of the surgery was a very neat line, which ran straight across it. Meredith sighed, and massaged her stump a little, glad that it could finally breathe again, before moving on to her second prosthetic.
Soon both of her stumps were free, and Meredith wriggled them for improved circulation, and began to undress as well. Her top and sports bra were still soaked with sweat, but the stump socks were probably worse. Josh, already naked, helped to steady her when it was time to remove her shorts and panties.
'Ready?' he asked as usual.
'Yup,' Meredith put her arms around Josh, and he lifted her up from where she'd been sitting. Even with her legs Meredith had never been heavy, which was rather a blessing for her rather lithe boyfriend. Her petite breasts were pressed up against Josh's body, and she could feel his hands firmly, securely holding her bottom. He carried her through the bathroom and into the shower. It was quite large, and the couple had had a wall-mounted plastic seat installed for Meredith, so that she didn't have to sit on the floor. A set of handles allowed her to climb up all by herself, but now Josh simply placed her right into the seat.
Meredith found it quite comfortable, although the fact that it had a circular whole just below her bum had felt rather strange at first. She turned on the water, and let out a little screech, before the stream turned reached a more tolerable temperature. Josh stepped closer, until they were both under the comforting, soothing warmth. Meredith could see the tension Josh muscles had built up slowly evaporate, and his posture became more slumped and relaxed.
'Poor boy,' she said, unable to keep a straight face. 'Am I being too hard on you?'
'So hard,' he said, and pouted. 'I'm not sure if you can ever make it up to me.'
Meredith raised her eyebrows.
'You want me to give it a try though, don't you.'
'Maybe.'
Meredith's eyes narrowed.
'Maybe you should get that kiss now,' she said, as though she was considering it very carefully.
Josh smiled, and leant in closer, placing his hands on Meredith's hips. She brushed aside a few strands of his now almost straight, wet hair, grabbed the back of his head, and pressed her lips against his, parting them, and began to explore with her tongue. Slowly at first, teasingly, luring his own tongue, forcing him to grow bold, and to join in with the intimate dance. They lost themselves in each other and the warmth, became nothing but the kiss.
A finger bored into Josh' chest, and pushed him away, and he opened his eyes to stare at a broad, mischievous smile.
'Would look at that.