(Day 1)
!! BEEP!! BEEP!! BEEP!!
Her phone rang off it's a familiar chime, calling her back from some half remembered dreamscape, to her king sized bed in a large house in the suburbs of Chicago. Grey light trickled in through the window from a predictably overcast sky and shed no shadows as it dimly lit her room in the early morning. Eric lay in bed next to her, as unfazed by her alarm as he had been a thousand times before. She set up and admired the lines of muscle in his back for a moment before she rolled out of bed and donned a fluffy robe. She tied the sash and headed downstairs.
At the foot of the stairs she turned into the living room and picked her way carefully through the twin's toys. Honestly it was a minefield. How their room could be just as coated with colorful toys as her living room she didn't know but she was sure if she peaked in on the two young boys their floor would be an ocean of action figures and play swords, relics of hundreds of tiny adventures the two went on everyday. As she made it into the kitchen the smell of brewed coffee surprised her, until she saw August, her 17 year old and eldest son, sitting at the kitchen table. He had his laptop in front of him and headphones in, seemingly oblivious to her.
"Morning honey" Alicia said. No response.
Now in the kitchen she could hear the noise playing through the headphones, music up too loud as usual. Alicia smiled at the stocky boy and turned her attention back to the coffee pot. After fixing herself a cup she tapped on August's shoulder. The youth yelped and lept nearly through the kitchen ceiling, scaring his mother as well. He yanked out his headphones, "Geez mom! Was it necessary to sneak up on me like that?" He said throwing his hands up in the air and rolling his eyes.
"I didn't sneak" she laughed, rolling her eyes as well, " I said hello. And good morning to you too fussy Gus. What are you doing up so early?"
"I got distracted from homework last night at Mina's house because we got caught up making a Tik Tok. Trying to finish it now before I have to go to school."
"Well good luck honey. I've got to get ready for work. Thank you for the coffee, and don't miss the bus again Gus. I don't have time to take you today" she patted his head and started back towards the stairs with her cup of life giving coffee.
" I don't need the bus today, Mina's picking me up, and I won't be home after school, her families taking me on that trip today" he whisper yelled after her. Alicia just nodded and waved her hand as she left the kitchen.
Back up the stairs she quietly reentered her bedroom to find Eric just where she'd left him. She was happy he was home. 3 weeks on a business trip was a long time and he'd only been home a month between this one and the last one. Now three days since he'd come home she was very eager for the weekend. Between her work, the twins, and August's wrestling tournament this week, she'd barely had time to reconnect with her husband, much less welcome him home properly. Watching him play with the twins at home and seeing him cheer on Gus at his tournaments had just reminded her how much she loved him. He was a fantastic father and attentive husband. She fully intended to remind him how much she appreciated that this weekend. Maybe she could get Gus and Mina to take the little ones out of the house for a while. "Nope" she cursed to herself "Gus is leaving for the weekend. Got to figure out something else". She shrugged her shoulders and headed towards her shower.
Inside the master bathroom she slipped off her robe and pajamas and caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror. She set her coffee down on the counter and stepped back to take a look. After three kids she felt like she still looked pretty good. At 5'10" she was a few inches taller than Eric but he had never minded. Perky c cups adorned her chest with dark gum drop nipples facing just a little cock eyed of one another. She wasn't as toned as she was when she was young, hitting more of a slimthicc build lately as work and her kids forced less and less time at the gym. Eric didn't seem to mind at all. In fact he started dropping hints that he preferred it, hiding her gym clothes playfully and pretending to call and cancel her membership. She smiled at his stupid antics as she turned around to check out her butt. It was definitely Eric's favorite asset she possessed and honestly she couldn't blame him. Perfectly heart shaped and squishable it was something she was proud of. She reached her hand under the left cheek and bounced it a little watching it jiggle. She grabbed her phone and took a quick video. Something for her man for later.
She stepped into the shower and turned on the water. The rainfall shower head immediately dumped ice cold water over her and she let out a small gasp. Her morning wake-up ritual worked it's magic though and she felt her mind come all the way awake under the cold water. As the shower slowly warmed up, she let herself relax and started organizing her to-do list for the day. Her project at work was coming to a critical point. So many moving parts depended on her and her team's decisions. She washed herself slowly under the warm water, organizing her thoughts and her day. When she pulled the detachable shower head off the wall to wash between her legs the high pressure stream of water hit her clit perfectly and she was aware for just a minute how long it had been since she had been properly fucked. Properly fucked, like thrown across the bed fucked, balls slapping her clit fucked, screaming her lovers name fucked. 26 days. 26 days since she'd sent her husband off properly, making sure he knew what he had waiting for him at home, wherever in the world his business took him. She pulled the shower head in closer to her body and started rotating her hips, letting the spray play on and off the most sensitive areas. She felt herself building up quickly but managed to pull her hand away. She wanted to save it. Eric would appreciate the extra energy. She finished her shower and got out to towel off and finish getting ready for work.
Alicia's drive to work wasn't bad, that is to say it wasn't any worse than any other day. Traffic was an endless plague from the suburbs to downtown but what could you do? She'd found the little note he'd left for her. A sticky note on the wheel of her car. " Have a good day honey, I love you" it said. Written under that in a messy hand she knew belonged to August "you're the best mom. Kill em at work today. See you monday". Around those two messages were crayon marks and squiggles that could only belong to the younger two. What a way to start the day. What an amazing family. So how could a little traffic bug her?
Parking was something else entirely though. That fucking bitch Karen. That fucking whore. She'd stolen her parking spot. Again. It had her fucking name on it. "Alicia Harken" it said. "I'm a bad ass bitch" it said. "Stay the fuck out of this parking spot Karen." That's what it said. Whatever. She'd found one eventually and taken a second to cool down before walking into work so that she wouldn't snap the skinny bitches neck as soon as she saw her. She wanted to save that pleasure for after lunch.
Into the lobby of the huge building she worked in. Wave to the receptionist. Up the elevators. Plenty of time to cool down. She sent her husband the video as well. Something to start his day off right.
She had her center back when the elevator doors opened to the floor of her companies' high rise office space. She smiled congenially to Ronald at the welcome desk as she strode in but didn't say hi. The receptionist looked like he was having a tough phone call. " No, stop, we can't afford that. Do not buy another dog." She overheard. Poor guy. He already had 8. Not to mention the cats. And fish. Geez. As she strode towards the back of the huge room, past cubicles and her coworkers, towards her office she locked eyes with Karen. The bitch smirked. She fucking smirked. Alicia's hands twisted into fists at her sides but she just walked past Karen's office and into her own. Her smile came back instantly.
Sitting on her desk was a giant bouquet of yellow snap dragons. Her favorite flower. Her favorite color. Next to the flowers was a note. " To my love" the outside of it said. She smelled the flowers. Sweet, like honey suckle after the rain but with an earthiness that honey suckle lacked. She opened the card, written inside "
"Alicia,