Tonight is the night, she thought, as she stepped into the shower. Tonight is the night it will happen. Tonight is the night, after all these years, that she will get what her heart desires: a husband and a family to love.
* * *
Becky was thirty-four years old and had been teaching grade school for the last nine years. She had met Andy at a local grocery store after she knocked down a small display of canned goods. He had helped her to pick up the items, and they started a conversation from there. They had then started dating, and one night she decided that he would be the one to "pop her cherry" and they made love. She insisted he wear a condom, although she was also on the pill. She did not want any chance of becoming pregnant.
Andy was nine months older than she was, and was a college student. He had been in the service, and was attending a local college. And she couldn’t believe that she was dating him. He was cute, attentive, and a gentleman. He opened doors for her, made her dinner, and took her out. But as the relationship went on, she felt that something was wrong. Then one day he announced he hated the small-town life and was transferring to a bigger school in another city. She didn’t like that, because she knew that sooner or later their long-distance relationship would come to an end. And she was right.
Three years later she heard through the grapevine that he was getting married. She was happy for him, but she was also envious of his wife. Why her and not me? she would ask. Those three years had been lonely, with few dates, and none of them quality. Added into the mix was her mother’s death, and she didn’t want to leave her father alone, so she still lived at home. And she wondered if living at home may have doomed her social life.
Her father died three and a half years later. She was devastated. She was now all alone. When she was at her lowest, fate again intervened. She was at one of the area malls when she ran into Andy and his little girl. It was sort of awkward, but she learned something that made her heart leap. His wife had been killed in an auto accident last year. She was glad that she might have another chance with Andy, but she also felt terrible
because
she felt glad. His wife had died, for God’s sake! But a day later he had called her and asked her to go out to dinner. She accepted, and they had a great time. The night before he and his daughter were to go back home, she met him at the door in a green negligée. He had expected to take her to a nice restaurant, but instead they made macaroni and cheese,
after
they made love.
They kept in touch, and she made frequent trips to see him. She thought the relationship was getting to the serious point of marriage, and when she asked him about it he said he wasn’t sure if he wanted to get married again. But if she were to get pregnant, he said it may be old-fashioned, but he would do the honorable thing and marry her. He didn’t want her to lose her job as a teacher, and not be able to teach again.
She thought for a while, and came up with a plan. It wasn’t that she wanted to trap him into marrying her, it’s just that she wanted a baby so much she was willing to do almost anything. And she would be able to get Andy in the process. So, she began taking her temperature, and finding out the days when she had the best chance of becoming pregnant. She knew Andy hated using condoms, as all men do, and she hadn’t been on the pill for three months. And tonight she was at Andy’s house, and they were about to go out to dinner. And tonight, and tomorrow and the next day, her temperature was just right.
***
The shower water was hot, just the way she liked it, She lathered up her legs and was very careful not to make any nicks with the razor. She was even more careful when she shaved "down there." She knew Andy liked her to be trimmed all nice and neat.
After toweling off, she surveyed her outfit. Andy always liked her in a black summer dress, so that was what she would wear. Underneath, however, was even more important. Black crotchless panties, then a black bustier with built-in garters. As she wasn’t the thinnest woman, the bustier helped to keep her appearance somewhat slim. And she knew Andy liked it.
Becky checked her watch. She had enough time to do her hair and make-up before Andy was to pick her up. Oh, yes, she couldn’t forget the perfume that Andy liked so well.