It was a beautiful Friday morning in late May as Amy Davis sat in the audience at her son Eric's high school graduation ceremony. As she watched him walk across the stage to get his diploma she was filled with pride and also a bit of sadness. For Amy the day marked the successful completion of her job of raising her son Eric.
In every respect Eric had become a man. He had turned 18 a few months earlier...he was well adjusted...he'd never been in trouble with the law...and now he had graduated from high school. He'd even been accepted to a good college and would soon be on his way to living his own life. It seemed to Amy as if he didn't need her anymore.
Tears of joy and tears of sorrow ran down Amy's cheeks as she thought about her son not needing her anymore. She had sacrificed a lot and worked very hard over the years to be able to afford to send Eric to a very expensive private school on the 'rich' side of town. They weren't exactly poor, but as a single mother it was difficult at times for Amy to afford the private school. Amy felt strongly though that the private schools would be much better for Eric than public school.
As she watched him get his diploma Amy knew that her son was more than worth the effort she had made.
When the graduation ceremony ended Amy pushed her way through the crowd trying to find Eric. When she found him she wasn't surprised to find him standing with his 5 best friends Mike, Lucas, Kyle, Jeff, and Troy.
"Eric...congratulations sweetie." Amy said.
She hugged him and kissed him on the cheek.
"Oh come on mom...you're embarrassing me in front of the guys." Eric said.
Amy pulled away from Eric.
"I'm sorry Eric...I don't mean to embarrass you...I'm just so proud of you sweetheart. If your dad were here he'd be proud of you too." Amy said.
Eric smiled.
"You always say that mom." Eric said.
"I always say it because it's always true Eric. He'd be just as proud of you as I am. You did it kiddo." Amy said.
Amy hugged Eric again.
"Hey mom...the guys and I were talking...would it be okay if we have a pool party at the house tomorrow?" Eric asked.
"Sure...no problem...though I don't know why you guys always want to have your parties at our house with our little pool with the huge custom built pools at some of your houses." Amy said.
"I think it probably has something to do with your willingness to let us drink at your house Mrs. Davis." Jeff said.
"Yes...well if you're having a party tomorrow I guess I'd better stop off to stock up on...party supplies...on my way home. How many people were you planning on having over?" Amy asked.
"Not too many...probably 15-20 at most." Eric said.
"Okay...I'll be sure to get enough alcohol for a party that size, but you guys are going to pass the hat to pay for it...I can't afford to just buy that much alcohol on my own." Amy said.
"Don't worry about it Mrs. Davis...we'll take up a collection and get you more than enough money to cover it." Lucas said.
The next day was a Saturday and Eric and his friends had a pool party in Amy's backyard. The party started in the early afternoon and after the first hour or so Amy came out the back door in a bikini. She walked over to where Eric and his friends were sitting.
"I hope you boys don't mind me being out here, but I want to be sure things don't get out of hand." Amy said.
"We never mind having you out here with us Mrs. Davis. You're way cooler about this than any of our parents." Mike said.
"Yeah, grab yourself a drink and join the party." Jeff said.
Amy grabbed a beer, walked over beside the pool, and sat in a chair and alongside some of the girls that had come to the party. She knew the girls from all of the other parties she'd hosted for Eric's friends so she easily joined in on their conversation with them as they talked about their plans for the summer and what college they were going to go to in the fall.
The party lasted all afternoon, but as the sun started going down people started leaving and soon everyone but Eric's friends had left. They all gathered around one table with Amy.
"We can't thank you enough for letting us have this party Mrs. Davis...everyone had a great time." Jeff said.
"It was my pleasure guys. You guys have one last summer together before you're all off to college so you should enjoy it. As far as I'm concerned there's nothing wrong with having some fun as long as things don't get out of control. Well...I'm gonna head inside and grab a shower. I hope you guys will be nice and help Eric clean up the mess you made, and be careful driving home." Amy said.
"We will Mrs. Davis." All 5 guys say together.
Amy stood up to go inside.
"Oh...Mrs. Davis...we almost forgot. Here's the money to cover the alcohol." Mike said.
He got up and grabbed a wad of cash out of his bag and handed it to Amy. Amy started counting the money.
"There's quite a bit more here than I spent on the alcohol for this party." Amy said.
"Consider the rest of it a tip for being so cool and letting us have so many parties here over the past few years." Kyle said.
"Well...thank you boys." Amy said.
Amy headed inside and the guys helped Eric clean up the party; then they left. Amy had showered, changed, and was in her office working on her computer by the time Eric came inside.
"Thanks again for letting us have the party here today mom." Eric said.
"You're welcome sweetie. In just a few short months you will all head off to college and start living different lives. I hope that you have as much fun as possible together this summer so you'll have great memories to look back on years from now. Do you want me to make you some dinner?" Amy asked.
"Nah...I had plenty to eat at the party." Eric said.
"Okay sweetie." Amy said.
The Monday night after the pool party, Eric went over to Lucas' house to hang out with the guys. For the first few hours they all sat around drinking talking about normal things...then the conversation changed.
"So Eric...when are we gonna have another pool party over at your place?" Kyle asked.
"I don't know man...we seem to have all of our parties at my place...you've all got pools...why doesn't one of you throw the party?" Eric asked.
"Nah...it's got to be at your place Eric." Kyle said.
"Why does it have to be at my place? Is it because my mom lets us drink?" Eric asked.
"That's part of it, but the main reason we have to have the party at your house is because your mom would be there." Lucas said.
"You want to have the party at my house because of my mom?" Eric asked.
"Yeah...every time we all hang out by your pool your mom comes out with us." Troy said.
"So?" Eric asked.
"Dude...she comes out and sits by the pool with us in her bikini...looking fine as hell." Mike said.
"Hey man...that's my mom you're talking about." Eric said.
"She's your mom man...she ain't our mom...which means we can look at her and talk about her and she's a fucking MILF." Jeff said.
"Shut up Jeff." Eric said.
"What? She is a serious MILF buddy...hell you know that. You see her every day; surely you've noticed how hot she is." Kyle said.
"Shut the hell up about my mom! I'm serious." Eric said.
"Dude...you should be proud to have a MILF like that as your mom. Just look at my mom." Mike said.
"Or mine...you're lucky." Kyle said.
"Can we stop talking about my mom please?" Eric asked.
