"Mama!"
"Hey, Pablo, deed you have a good day? Hello, Meester Dave."
I looked up from where I sat cross-legged on the floor, helping my group of six-year-olds construct neat stuff from Legos. As usual, it felt silly to be playing with the kids when a parent came in-but that's my job.
"Good afternoon, Miss Lewis." I rose to my feet in one easy motion. Showing off, of course. "Ready to go home, Pablo?"
As the chubby youngster gathered his things, I turned again to the mother. "You're early today."
"Yes. I closed up the shop. No one ees een town."
Rosa Lewis owned a small tourist-trap store near the beach-knick-knacks, clothing, sun tan lotion. She was wearing one of her colorful, imprinted tee shirts now, tropical fish swimming around the swell of her breasts. Another divorced mom; I saw many of them in my position at the Y. Every other kid, it seemed.
"Mama, Mama." Pablo was tugging at his mother's hand.
"Yes, Pablo, what ees eet?"
"Bobby has a new soccer ball. Do we have to go now?"
"No, leetle one. You go play." She tousled his hair, scarlet nails bright on the dark fingers.
"Make sure the counselor outside knows you're there, " I reminded him. "You know the rules."
"Meester Dave, you run such a tight sheep!"
"Just call me captain," I joked in return.
"Does the captain have a mate?"
"Ah, no, Miss Lewis. Not at the moment."
"Oh, Captain Dave, you are sailing all alone? That ees no good," she laughed, "and my name ees Rosa."
Then her expression narrowed, thick lashes closing the curtain on the theater of her eyes. "But I also sail my own leetle boat now. Eet ees sometimes better, no?"
"I don't know, Rosa. Don't you get lonely?" We had seated ourselves on one of the low tables.
"For that peeg I married? I thank heem for getting me out of San Juan. Nothing else!"
"Not for Pablo?"
"Any man could do that! And better than heem, I theenk!" My slightly embarrassed look brought a smile to her. "I am too honest?" She placed one brown hand on my thigh as she asked.
What had already been stirring leapt to full-blown life. I immediately glanced across the room to see if Sue, my teenage assistant, was noticing us. No, she was with a bunch of busy young crayon wielding artists.
Next, I looked toward Rosa. "Hmm, my captain, I theenk also maybe you like me?" Her hand slid a bit further up my thigh, closer to the all too obvious bulge. "You would like to take a walk?"
I gave a quick nod. "Sue," I called across the room, "I need to have a conference with Miss Lewis. You're in charge here."
"Shall we step into the hall?" I asked Rosa. There was no attempt to hide the eagerness in my voice.
"The prow of your sheep will lead the way!" she giggled. "Maybe, Dave, you should pull out your sheert tail? Here, I weel do eet." As she slowly untucked the front of my shirt, the fabric slid tantalizingly across my erection. "Oh, someone likes that!"
"Okay, I'm camouflaged. Let's get out this door."
The hallway was empty. Without a moment's hesitation on either of our parts, we turned and fell into each other's kiss. My manhood throbbed against her hard stomach.
"Won't someone be coming along?" Rosa whispered.
"Probably," I whispered back. "Come with me." I took her hand and led her down the hall. "The supply room. Only a few of us have keys," I explained, unlocking the door, "and the rest are off duty."