This is the second installment of a longer work. "Women Make the Man" Ch1, Pt 1 precedes it. Although this story stands alone, I recommend reading from the beginning.
All characters in the story are over 18.
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Mom had been busy unpacking and organizing, getting things ready for our summer in the cottage. I had just turned 18, and this would be my last summer before leaving for college.
My mother was in her late 30's, about 5'8" tall with a body that still recalled the beauty contest winner that she was. It was not that she was flashy in any way, but extremely well put together. "Built like a brick shithouse," one of my uncles said.
She was dressed casually wearing one of my dad's shirts with the tails tied up under her boobs (her "bust" as she called them), a red headband holding back her dark hair, and black pedal pushers that complemented her shapely legs.
"Billy, I need your strong arms to get these boxes out of here and put them up in the garage."
"OK, Mom," I said.
I loaded up an armful of cardboard boxes and made my way toward the door. Mom slapped my butt as I walked by. "You're a good looking guy. You know that?"
"OK Mom."
"Whew! That's a lot of work!" she said as I came back through the door. She plopped in a chair and pulled off her headband, running her hands through her hair. "Want some iced tea?"
"Yeah sure."
She stood up and untied the shirt as she headed for the 'fridge. Setting the tea down on the table I noticed her cleavage and the white bra she wore: 36C.
I knew her bra size from all the shopping trips we took together before I started first grade. My aunt and my mom would make a day of trekking through all the department stores on Washington Street. I was especially fond of the lingerie section. All the straps, buckles, hooks, and clasps seemed like engineering marvels. I still remember the smell of a rubberized girdle.
I used to stay in the room with my mother and aunt while they changed, thinking nothing of their naked female bodies. About the time I turned five, my aunt firmly suggested that I was getting too old to be hanging out with the ladies. My mom would have let me stay, but according to my aunt's new rule I was banished from the realm of nude women. I'd been trying to get back there ever since.
TV reception wasn't always the best on the Island. It had only been in the last couple years that we had a TV at all. On a good night you could get the Boston stations without too much static. Tonight was pretty clear. My mom wanted to watch Peyton Place, so she stayed downstairs. I said I thought I'd just go upstairs and read.
Our cottage was a simple saltbox that had been added to over the years. The kitchen and living room were on the first floor, while the second was sleeping quarters. Not a bedroom, more of a dorm style situation. My dad's bed was close to the stairs, mine was over by the window, my mom's was in the middle.
The floorboards upstairs were old planks with gaps between them. Yes, I had planned to read some, but my ulterior motive was that my bed was located directly over the bathroom. Looking through the gap, I could get a pretty good view of the bathtub and the mirror over the toilet and vanity.
Spying on my mother might seem a little weird, but a young man's sex drive is a powerful thing. Back at the city house there were no such opportunities. This was one of the things I liked about the old cottage. Yes, she was my mother, but right now she was the closest female body.