Greg awoke to the sound of pots and pans clattering downstairs and the scent of sausage twirling around his nostrils. He groaned and stretched in well rested bliss, sitting up in bed and rubbing his eyes back to alertness. Slowly his brain caught up to his state of awakeness and the problems with the situation began to filter in.
Quickly he ticked off a list of things that didn't make sense at that moment:
1.)He usually made breakfast if it was made in the house, Gina was a grapefruit and cup of coffee kind of woman
2.)The kids didn't like sausage so even if Gina did, for some reason, make breakfast she wouldn't cook up sausage nor would there be any in the house to cook.
3.)He went to bed on his own last night, after Gina and the kids went down to her in-laws for the long Thanksgiving weekend, with the idea that he'd drive down today after doing some office work and help prepare food for the feast the next day.
Reaching #3 was what finally cut through the post-waking haze. With an awkward bounce, he was off the bed and rocketing down the stairs, his anti-burglar baseball bat in hand. He was not aware of any home invaders who would pause to make you breakfast but you just never knew these days.
He ricocheted around the corner and nearly ran headlong into an apron wearing Mallory, hot pan in hand. He took a moment to notice the navy colored apron smock was emblazoned with the slogan "Hot Food, Hot Kitchen, Hot Chef."
"Hey Doc," she chirped, "got a baseball bat there, do you?"
"Umm...yeah...I—" he stuttered, embarrassed by his overreaction.
"You aren't planning to crack my skull open with that, are you?"
"No. No! Of course not...just thought that maybe—"
"There was a teenage girl making breakfast before she robbed you blind?"
He giggled a bit at his foolishness, "Something like that."
"Well, that wasn't my plan. So how about you ditch the stick and eat some eggs instead?"
"Okay...okay, yeah, sounds good."
He sat and she pushed a pile of scrambled eggs on his plate. Also on the table sat a platter of sausage and toast and a carafe of orange juice. As he poured himself a glass of orange juice, Greg glanced out the window. Noting the still dark state of the sky, he knit his eyebrows together in confusion and wondered aloud, "What the hell time is it?"
"Like 5:30 or so, I think," the babysitter estimated from behind the refrigerator door.
The doctor snorted in surprise, "What kind of college student wakes up at 5:30 on a Wednesday morning."
"Actually, I had to get up at more like 4:45."
"Riiiight. So why would yo—" Greg's statement became lodged in his throat as Mallory traipsed back to the stove. With her back to him, it was clear that she had on nothing on under her apron from the string of pearls around her neck all the way down to the pair of dark blue pair of stiletto heels.
"You okay, Doc?"
"Uh-huh..."
"Whatcha doing?"
"Uhhh...eating breakfast?"
"Oh, okay. I thought you might be staring at my small but undeniably pleasurably round ass," she replied, glancing over her shoulder with a wide smile.
"I can multitask," Greg shot back with a shrug.
She bounced her hips left and right before spinning around and returning to the table to eat with the doctor.
"Eat up," she urged, a mischievous smirk pushing dimples into her cheeks, "You're going to need your strength."
"For?"
"You can't guess?"
Greg shook his head and took a bite of eggs. A moment later he gagged and sputtered.
"Bad?" she asked, eyes wide.
"Terrible," he nodded, coughing, "Soooo salty."
"I was worried that might be the case," she confessed, "I don't really cook all that much."
"Well, it is the thought," the doctor excused her after a long gulp of orange juice. "I thank you for that. I can just grab a bowl of cereal and get to the office early though."
"That's not—"
"Honestly, it's fine. Thank you for the attempt and for the delightful eye candy."
She stood and held him in his chair by pressing on his shoulder. "Knock it off, silly," she instructed, "I grabbed bagels and cream cheese in case of an emergency just like this. No man of mine is going to have just cereal for breakfast today."
"Man of yours?" he asked, wide eyed. While his gaze was undeniably fixed on the pleasing rhythm of Mal's journey to the fridge and the incredible way her back looked with each step, the invocation of "man of mine" left him feeling uneasy. This was his birthday all over again.
"Yep. Go ahead and deny it," she invited me.
"Well, I'm married, for one."
"I know, I've met your wife. She's lovely. Boring, but lovely," she playfully dug at him as she began to carve up bagels and toss them into the toaster, "Cinnamon raisin or plain?"
"Cinnamon raisin. But you do get that I do love her and that this is just a...a thing... a...vacation from goo—"
Mallory rolled her eyes and sighed dramatically, "Yes, yes, I get it Doc. RE-Lax! I'm just having a little fun. I'm not really laying claim to you, okay? I just like the sound of 'man of mine.' It's fine. Besides, you can't tell me that you wouldn't like waking up to me in nothing but a tiny apron, heels, and pearls all the time."
"Alright, sure. I am just—"
"You are just being zero fun. Now enjoy your breakfast so I can enjoy you soon."
He quietly accepted his bagel quietly, feeling weirdly chagrined.
"Thank you," he mumbled, "And thanks for the offer. But I have to go to the office for some paperwork and then drive down to Gina's parents for tonight."
"Or you could put off the paperwork since who's going to know otherwise and still make it down to her parents in time," Mallory suggested, licking a spot of cream cheese off the corner of her mouth.
"Or I could just do what I said I was going to do," he shot back.
"Sure, whatever," the coed shrugged, "We'll see."
Greg's eyes, despite his best intentions, drifted from her eyes towards the loose opening at the top of her apron. Before he could sneak a peek downward though, he focused on the pearls again. His face screwing up a bit in confusion he asked, "Do you really own pearls?"
She fingered them lightly and smirked, "No, I had to borrow some of Gina's. I'll return them later. You can feel free to give me a pearl necklace whenever you'd like though."
Mallory began to spread cream cheese on another bagel half and added with raised eyebrow, "That's a double entendre, in case that wasn't clear. Although, if you also want to ply me with the...less sticky variety of pearl necklace, I certainly wouldn't turn it down."
Despite being the elder in the room, Greg blushed and glanced away. He loved and hated how easily she got to him. He tried to remember if there was a time when he and Gina would delight and dare each other with blatant entendres and dirty phrases. There were moments but they seemed very far away right now and paled in comparison to Mallory's unrestrained naughtiness.
He cleared his throat and began to lay the groundwork for his exit, "Thanks so much for bagels. And the attempt at eggs. It was very sweet of you."
Mallory saw through the compliment immediately. "But?" she shot back, smirk dancing across her lips.
"Buuuut," he drew it out, forming his next thought, "As mentioned, I have to go to the office and do paperwork and then drive down to the in-laws to help with tomorrow's orgy of turkey and stuffing."
"Orgy, huh? Can I come? And cum?"
He sighed heavily in response and shook his head, refusing to engage, "So, again, thanks. I'm going to go shower and head out. Feel free to find your clothes again and head out. Don't worry about cleaning up, I can take care of that."
"No, no," she waved him off, "It's my mess, I'm happy to clean up."
Mal leaned over the table, lightly brushing her lips over his cheek. Without conscious choice, he inhaled her scent and sighed contently. His sense memory lit up and he suddenly intensely craved her. Her taste. The sound of her gasp as he slid deep inside her. The feeling of her skin against his, warm, soft, and smooth. The way she settled against and into him, post-coitus.
"Not good, not good!" he "shouted" in his own mind, suppressing the tangle of feelings that rose, of lust and fondness and, terrifyingly, perhaps something more.