I didn't hear from Debbie after our encounter in the back of her Suburban following our shopping trip to Wal Mart that rainy March day early in the Covid panic. I chalked it up to being just one of those things. After all, a lot of times such meetings turn out to be one-offs, just something that occurred on the spur of the moment, and despite the participants best intentions to meet again, get pushed off to the side of busy lives for any one of a thousand reasons, one or both of the participants being married often one of them. And now, given the worsening conditions of what was rapidly becoming a pandemic, I was not surprised, as I figured she was probably hunkered down to reduce her exposure to this scourge. So when I didn't hear from Debbie, I wasn't put out, though I did wonder whatever happened to her following that nice morning in her back seat.
I didn't go out much during the year. There wasn't much need, and as someone who, at 61, was into the high risk category, I tried to restrict contact with the rest of the world as much as possible. A year later, when another run on paper goods seemed like it was about to become reality, I decided to hedge my bets rather than blow off the reports of shortages, mask up for Wal Mart, and stand in line....again.
As I waited back in the paper goods section, I was deep in the news feed on my phone, and mostly ignoring the world around me, keeping an eye toward anyone who seemed like they were getting too close. Then I felt a cart nudge me. I ignored it, figuring it was just another inattentive shopper, also looking at a phone. Then I felt the nudge again. What da fuck?? I looked up. Behind me was a slender 40-ish woman in jeans and a light flannel shirt, which was open just far enough to show a hint of breast. Her honey colored hair looked familiar, but the mask hid her face.. Her eyes were smiling, I could tell by the sparkle as she looked at me. Then it hit me.
"Debbie??"
She smiled, or at least it seemed that way from her eyes. "Hi, Tom," she said cheerily.
I looked at her a long moment as the reality of standing in the same line with her, a year later, hit me. "How have you been??" A loaded question, for sure. "I was just thinking about you, and wondering what ever happened after that morning we were here."
Debbie's eyes softened as they met mine. "I've been good," she said softly. "The baby's three months old now."
I thought a moment. "The baby??"
Debbie smiled at me. "The baby. The one you put in me last year in my back seat."
"Wow," I said, looking into her eyes. "I got you pregnant??"
"Yes, you did. I had a little girl. She's sweet. And she has your eyes."
"I can see you're obviously happy about that, but I'm not quite sure how to take it. I feel like I have some responsibility here. I hope that didn't create a problem at home. I mean, you go out for groceries and come home pregnant-not something that was on your shopping list, I'd say."
Debbie laughed again. "No, not exactly what I was looking for when I left the house that morning. But it's OK. Like I said that morning, I wanted to have one more baby before I couldn't any more."
"How'd hubby take it. Must have been a surprise to him."
"Better that I expected. Of course, he's now all proud of himself that he got me knocked up now that he's almost 50. Mid life anxiety and all that."
"Sounds like it worked out, even if not quite the way he thinks."
Debbie held her finger up to her mask, making a "Ssshhhhh" sound. She whispered to me, "If you don't tell, I won't." She looked at me again. "I won't tell him about the pussy licking you're going to give me in a little while, either."
I smiled. "I thought you had completely forgotten about that. When I didn't hear from you, after a few weeks I thought it wasn't going to happen, our meeting in your back seat was just a one time thing, and you were never going to call me."
"I didn't forget. Not long after that, my husband changed jobs, and was working from home. Things being what they were, quarantine and social distancing and such, I wasn't able to get out much. An extra hour on a Wal Mart trip was going to be really obvious."
I chuckled. "Yeah, and you'd have needed more time than that."
Our eyes met, Debbie smiling. "Oh...well, yeah."
"I hate to rush." I looked deep into her eyes. "And if I spent that much time making you cum on my tongue, there's no way you'd go home without me making love to you, too."
Debbie swallowed hard. She smiled as she got a far away look. "No, I guess not...."
"So, how will you have time today??"
Debbie sighed. "Now that things have eased up some, he's on the road a couple of days a week. He'll be out all day today, probably not home til around 8 tonight." She smiled. "I have time."
I smiled back at her. "Still have my number??"
"Oh yeah. I always knew I'd call you some day."
We looked at each other a long moment. "I'll text you my address. Or you can follow me."
"OK, but I think I'll be right behind you anyway. I don't have much to get after this."
We had reached the point where they were handing out the toilet paper. We each got our allotment, and smiled as we parted.
Half an hour later, a Suburban pulled into my driveway. I watched as a very pretty, 40-ish woman climbed out and came up through my garage. I had put together a couple of roast beef sandwiches, since it was now pushing noon. Debbie was grateful for the refreshment.
"Wow, knock me up and make me lunch, too. I may never leave."
I laughed. "That might be a bit of a hard sell at home," I teased her. "And I'm not exactly equipped to handle four kids.
"I dunno, you have a lot of space here. I think we could make it work somehow," Debbie said, looking around.
"I do have space, but I'd have to rearrange some things. I'd have to make one of these bedrooms back into a bedroom, instead of the work space I've turned it into." I smiled at Debbie. "But we'd have a lot of room for ourselves, which you'll see shortly. I was thinking more of my age when I made that comment. I'm 61 years old, not exactly the age for having small kids."
"True, but my older ones are able to look after themselves, mostly. It's just the baby that would need a lot of attention."
I laughed. "I never pictured myself running after a toddler in my 60's. There's a reason people my age don't have kids., though I'd like to meet my daughter some time."
Debbie laughed. I liked her laugh, she seemed so happy. "Don't worry, my dear man. Our secret is safe with me." She reached over the table to take my hand in hers, squeezing it. "And I will bring her over for you to meet some day soon."
When she let go, she stood, leaning over to take my lunch plate. I could see into her flannel shirt far enough to see she was braless under it. That's long been a turn on for me, the girl next door just going about her day in a regular button down shirt, no bra, no big deal. So simple, so sexy, all at once.
She put our plates in the sink, and we went back to the bedroom. I opened the door, revealing my suite. Debbie was impressed.