Disclaimers: First, you might we want to read A New Solution To A Cheater, for some background. Second, all characters in this little tale involved in sexual stuff are over 18 years old. Finally, all people depicted herein are fictional, and reside in my mind, only.
I am still Mary Carter, and am pushing 46 years of age. This chapter of my life began where my other story ended. With my hands firmly holding onto Marie Hall's boobs, and her holding mine. This after a very deep and sensuous kiss.
These actions took place at the wedding of my daughter, Lauren and her now husband, Ken Manning. Breaking our kiss, as well as our embrace, I whispered to Marie, "we should go back to the reception." Nodding her agreement, we returned to some funny glances from our wedding guests. My son, Rob, whispered in my ear, "why are you and Marie red as beets?"
I just stared at him, telling him it was none of his business, smiling as I told him. He gave me a knowing elbow to my shoulder and mumbled, "go for it, mom," and went back to dancing, if that's what these kids were doing.
When everybody had said their goodbyes and Ken and Lauren were off on a short honeymoon, we packed up our little extended family and went home. It had been planned that Marie and Robbie would stay over with us even before I had made a jackass out of myself, kissing and groping Marie.
Putting a very tired Robbie down in our den, and Rob retiring to his room. Marie and I just sat in my family room, staring at each other.
"Do you want to talk about what happened?" I asked. All she did was nod her head. We were both staring at the floor, looking like two school girls being called into the principal's office.
"Mary, I want you to know, I would never do anything to endanger our friendship."
"I know, I just got carried away," I replied.
We just started talking, with her telling me about growing up in a very small town in rural Montana. Her parents both worked very hard to support her and her two little sisters. After graduating high school, she got a job in a small general store that sold nearly everything anyone could need. Including communication equipment. Enter Mr Dip Shit! Stan Carter, my ex husband.
Not only did he soon take her virginity, he found her a better job, in a bigger store, about 45 miles north of Seattle. As it turns out, 15 miles from where he lived with me, and our two children. Within 6 months, she found herself pregnant, and that's when Dip Shit began the long, long story about waiting for his divorce to become final.
"I know, Mary, I should have smelled a rat, but this was my first time away from my family, and I truly believed all the bull shit he fed me. After Robbie was born, I just got lost in raising him, and the years flew by."
"I guess we are all lucky he lost his parents at that Mall, last year, or we would have never found each other," I replied. I realized, she had her head on my shoulder and one hand softly moving up and down my arm.
"Mary, if we sleep together, tonight, I really don't think I can have sex with you, if that's O K. I just don't want to ruin the great friendship we have."
With a bright smile on my face, and letting out a huge sigh of relief, I quietly said "we should get some sleep."
Life continued on, with Marie and Robbie moving back to their apartment. My Rob was starting college, and Lauren and Ken started their own business, repairing cars. Ken found his abilities in that area were in high demand and took over an existing shop where the aging owner wanted to retire. Rob even helped out, on most weekends.
My life, on the other hand, was about as mundane as anyone could imagine. Yes, I still had my job, doing the same work, keeping the books in one department, and enjoying the peace and quiet it afforded me.
Who am I kidding? I was bored to fucking tears. If it weren't for the visits from my kids, I would have gone off the deep end. I even started to think about sex, again. Not too seriously, but a little.
One Saturday, I treated myself to a day at the Mall. I am browsing through one store, when I hear this voice saying, "is that Mary Anderson?" I turn around, looking at a man I should recognize and all I could say is, "I haven't been Mary Anderson for many years." Just then, my mouth dropped open, and gasped, "Phil Wallis?" He just stood there, grinning saying yes, with a lot less hair than in high school, where we last saw each other.
We sat in the food court, having some lunch, and trying to catch up the last nearly 30 years. I gave him the Readers Digest version of my failed marriage, and he quietly told me is wife of over 23 years had lost her battle with cancer 2 years previously. He was an actuary, for a large insurance company, and lived only a half hour from my house, all these years.
In high school, he was all but invisible. One of the brightest, shyest boys in my class. Never to be confused with a jock, only standing about 5'9" and maybe 150. Now, with his hair gone, he was still the same size, and still had a great smile. Finally, after talking for almost 2 hours, I told him I had to leave, which was bull shit, but I started to feel a little wetness between my legs, and wanted some privacy. After exchanging phone numbers, we got up to leave, and he took my face in both hands and gave me the softest kiss, curling my toes.
"Phil, I better leave before I throw you on this table do something I might regret!"
His laughter made me forget my remark, and we made a date for the next day, for dinner, with Phil telling me that was quite different from the Mary Anderson he remembered from high school. I had to apologize and told him I would be a perfect lady the next day.
I didn't realize that I was humming some song while I was fixing dinner for Rob and me, when Rob walks in with a nice looking girl, who he introduces as Wendy Simms, from one of his classes. I knew he had talked about some of the other students he studied with, but no specifics.
"Mom, what's going on with the singing and grinning?"
"Nothing, dear, and your dinner guest?"
"Just a friend, who studies with me."
"Speaking of friends, I ran into a high school classmate who actually recognized me after all these years, and he is coming over for dinner, tomorrow."
"That's great, mom, time for you to get out into the land of dating."
"Wait a minute, this is just dinner!" I didn't realize my voice was raised. Then I thought, if its not a date, what is this?
Dinner with Phil turned out really nice, with Lauren and Ken dropping by for dessert. I think Rob let them know I had a "date".
With it being a very nice evening, Phil and I sat outside just talking about old times. With neither of us part of any in group, we had a lot to talk about. He quietly told me that his wife, Emily, was never able to have kids, which he said was his one great regret. We realized that our talk lasted quite late, so I asked if he wanted to stay the night.
When he quietly declined, I was a bit upset, at first, but realized with my son in the house, it was for the best.
Each day during the week, we would text each other like we were teenagers. Damn, but this was fun. Thursday evening, Rob announces he was going to an all night party with his girl friend and several other couples.
