I didn't sign up for this,
Candy thinks to herself as she unpacks the old man's bag, neatly placing his clothes in the oak drawers of their guest room.
We should be at the summer house on the lake, our fishing lines in the water, and a cold beer to entertain us while we wait for the fish to bite. Instead, I'm here, playing nurse to an old man.
She sighs as she slings the emptied bag onto the floor and unzips the next, revealing all of the old man's intimates. To her surprise, they're not the old whitey tighties but colorful, with funny designs and cartoons. Candy is taken aback for only a split second before bursting into hushed laughs, placing her hand over her mouth so as not to attract any attention. Slowly she gathers her composure again and continues with her chores to ready the guest room for her father-in-law. He had taken a spill so bad that he required surgery to his ankle making it near impossible for him to get around on his own.
Candy made up the bed with fresh linens, added the newly purchased bottles of soap to the adjacent bathroom, and gave the room one final dusting before turning the light off and returning to the living room where her husband and father-in-law had been catching up. Flopping down on the couch next to her husband, Candy looked over at her father-in-law. He was only in his 50s now, she knew that he had been young when her husband was born but now she wondered how young. They were in their 30s and he couldn't be more than 20 years older than her. His hair had only recently started to turn grey giving him that peppered, wise look that she found subtly arousing. His dad-of-the-year look was complete with a slight beer belly and thick upper arms that made him look like he could swing an axe all day.
How had she not noticed that he was handsome? Indeed, they hadn't spent much time together, he traveled a lot and often missed holidays and birthdays. He'd been at their wedding but now that she thought about it, she had been far too busy with their other guests and never spent time getting to know him. Now, she was going to have all the time she wanted over the next few weeks. Having already taken her vacation from work for their lake trip, Candy had the time to step in as a full-time caretaker after his surgery. Her husband, however, enjoyed work more than the lake house and had planned to work remotely during their vacation. Now that they weren't going to he was happy to return to the office every day.
Candy felt suddenly a little ashamed at the idea of spending all day alone with a handsome man but it was her father-in-law, why should she feel anything at all? She was asked to take care of him and that's what she's going to do. She'll do his washing, help him with his physical training, and run errands, what about that could she possibly be ashamed of?
She was lost in thought when her husband's voice broke through, "Candy! Earth to Candy!" Suddenly she realized she had been staring at the floor and now both her husband and father were staring at her. "There she is!" her husband says, "I was just asking about dinner." he smiles down at her in a way she knows too well,
don't embarrass me
.
"Yes, sorry I was just resting after getting the bedroom done. Umm..." she blanks on his name,
Oh God, how do I not know my father-in-law's name?
, "Your bedroom is ready for you and I unpacked your things."
His voice is rougher than she recalled, deep and crackly, "Hopefully you like what you found!" He lets out a deep rumble of laughter while maintaining his eye contact with her. They both know what she found and the fact that he isn't embarrassed about makes him even more attractive. She giggles too, enjoying this moment of a shared secret.
"And what about dinner?" Her husband asks curtly, cutting off the laughter.
"I'll get started now, my love." Candy gives her husband a quick kiss on the cheek and stands to leave. She feels her father-in-law's eyes digging into her as she does and turns her head in response, locking eyes with him once again as she walks out of the room.
Was he eye fucking me just now?
Her brain is mush at the idea, that her father-in-law of all people was hitting on her.
At dinner, her husband helped the old man hobble into the dining room since he refused to use his crutches. Their dining room was small and allowed for only a round table with 4 chairs crammed against the wall making 2 of the chairs essentially unusable. Candy had pulled the table out just far enough to squeeze into one of those chairs and found herself feeling locked in, the table making it difficult to reach or maneuver.
They hadn't even picked up their silverware to eat and her husband already had his nose in the evening paper. She sighed to herself, this was typical for him, more interested in his newspaper than speaking with her. Candy felt herself roll her eyes at the back of his newspaper as she leaned forward for a scoop of mashed potatoes, staring back at her, his eyes drilling into her even more this time, was her father-in-law. Her hand had stopped midair when their eyes locked, his eyes looked so hungry but not for any food on this table.
She didn't know how much time had passed, their eyes locked, her hand still suspended in the air, before he smiled at her. It was a good smile too, revealing dimples and a slyness to his look that took him from a 7 to a 10 on her hot meter. In this moment she wanted him too, the father of her husband, and there was nothing more that she wanted to do than to throw him down on the table and ride him into infinity. It was only his first night here, what was it going to be like when they were alone tomorrow? This thought brought Candy back to herself,
What was tomorrow going to be like?
Neither of them seemed to eat anything, spending the entire evening locked into each others gaze, their indiscretions hidden from her husband by only a flap of newspaper. Once he was done reading, he laid the paper down and finished his plate, telling them about the latest news through a mouthful of food. He threw his napkin on the plate and exclaimed to the table, "Thanks, babe, that was delicious! Well, Dad, it's late and I need to catch up on some work I missed picking you up from the hospital and then I'm going to hit the hay. Let Candy know if you need anything else." Just like that, they were alone.
Candy watched her husband leave the room, acutely aware that her father-in-law had not stopped staring at her even while her husband was speaking to them. Her heartbeat had been elevated all night, the adrenaline from their locked eyes sending it soaring. Now that they were alone, his eyes fixed on her, her heart felt like it was beating hard enough to explode, and she could feel the warmth of her blushing face. Trying to avoid locking eyes again, Candy pushes her cramped chair further against the wall to get more room to stand but finds herself struggling.
"Where are you going? You didn't eat." His voice was a wonderful growl she noted, deep and rough.
"I'm not very hungry," her voice came out as nothing more than a whisper, "I'm going to get the kitchen cleaned up..." she trailed off at the end, not knowing how to say
I want to get away from those intensely sexy eyes
.
"I don't think we've had much time to get to know each other these last few years. Something that I am ashamed to admit is my fault." His eyes never leave hers as he speaks, "I'm hoping that over the next few weeks, we're able to get to know each other." He gives her a sly smile and she believes he is genuine with what he's saying.