"Okay, does anyone have anything else?" Nancy asked as she looked around the conference table.
Troy raised his hand, "I do have one thing," he said.
All eyes turned to Troy. They had gone around the table and given updates on sales closed, in progress, new listings. Troy usually didn't have much to contribute to the weekly staff meetings.
"I've upgraded the gate at The Camp," he looked around and then at Nancy, who looked at him with a look that he couldn't decipher. "The system that Gerry put it worked great, but he was there all the time and it was not a problem. Well," he looked at some of his co-workers, "as you can imagine, it can be difficult when I'm not there."
He pulled an envelope out from the folder he brought with him, "so, I've modified it so that the gate will now open with a key card and a pin. Kind of like an ATM card." He pulled out a number of key cards, "of course, the intercom and camera still work if someone doesn't have a card and I'm there."
There were several people who nodded their head. Nancy still had a look that Troy couldn't figure out. "So, those of you who have asked for a card, I'll be here most of the afternoon if you want to stop by and get yours."
Nancy quickly looked around to see who might have asked for one. Wanting to leave the room, "okay, that's it then," and stood to indicate that the meeting was over. She turned before exiting to see Troy hand a couple of key cards out to a couple of her staff. She was surprised at who had asked for one.
Nancy sat alone in her office thinking about The Camp. She had some second thoughts about the purchase. Still, she didn't want to see the land divided up for yet another subdivision. She looked up just as Carol entered. She watched as Carol set a key card down on her desk.
"Troy figured that you should have one, being you're the owner, even if you don't use it," Carol said and then stuck a sticky note next to it, "and here's the pin number. You can change it if you want to."
Nancy looked at the card and the pin, "No, it's fine."
"Well, I'll leave you be," Carol said and then started to leave. She grabbed the door handle, "you want this opened or closed?"
Nancy looked up, "closed please."
Carol looked at her friend, wishing that she could help Nancy over the discomfort that she was feeling.
Nancy was feeling more confused than anything else. Troy had asked her daughter out on a date so she knew that Vanessa was going to know about The Camp sooner or later. While Vanessa was on the date, Nancy, on a dare to herself, shed her clothes and spent the evening in the buff. She did the things she normally would have like clean up the kitchen, do a little bit of laundry and read. She even went to bed and didn't bother to put on her nightgown like she normally did.
Nancy sat there and looked at the key card on her desk. She picked it up and handled it a little. She had to admit that it felt a little bit naughty to be prancing around the house naked. And the longer she stayed naked, the less it felt strange. It wasn't her first experience with nudity but it was still discomforting for her.
*
Troy watched as Vanessa came into the office. He smiled and stood up to meet her. They had gone on two dates, in fact, and he hoped that he made a good impression. He had grown quite fond of the girl and really wanted to see her again.
He had taken her to a semi-fancy restaurant and then to a concert given by a local jazz band on the first date and then a hike in a nearby national park for the second. They ended holding hands as they walked back to his car on both occasions. When they arrived at her house after the hike, they ended up talking for another half hour in the car. When she said it time for her to go in, he got out and opened her door and escorted her to the front door. After a moment's hesitation, he put his hand around her waist and drew her in for a kiss. He was overjoyed when she responded with more than a goodbye peck like the first date, but rather a kiss that had much more passion to it.
"Hey there, handsome," Vanessa smiled as she stepped up to where Troy was standing. She felt a flutter inside as she enjoyed being with him and she looked forward to seeing him again.
"Hi, gorgeous," Troy responded.
Vanessa placed her hands on his arms and gave him a peck on the lips, "I had a wonderful time the other day."
"I did too," Troy responded, moving his hands so that he took hers into his. "Are you free Friday night?" he asked.
Vanessa smiled and nodded, "I am. Pick me up at 7?"
Troy returned the smile, "I will".
Vanessa turned to look her mom's closed door and then back to Troy, "It looks like she's busy." She looked back at Troy and gave him a peck on the cheek, "I'll see you Friday".
"I can't wait," he said.
He watched as she left the office, feeling like his feet were no longer on the ground.
*
Vanessa stepped into the living room and saw her mom sitting on the sofa going through some papers she apparently brought home from work, "you know, you really ought to get out more."
Nancy looked up and took her reading glasses off, "I'm fine, dear." She looked at her daughter. It seemed like yesterday that she was just a kid, now here she was a grown, mature woman about to graduate from college. "You and Troy going out again?"
Vanessa looked at her watch, "Yeah, he should be here in about 15 minutes," she looked back at her mom and then sat down across from her. "Are you okay?" she asked.
"Yeah, why? Don't I look like I am?" Nancy asked.
"Well, you just seem to be, I don't know," Vanessa paused as she cocked her head and looked at her mom with a serious look, "you seem to be a little withdrawn."
Nancy smiled, "I'm fine, sweetheart. It's just things have been lately and there's a lot going on at work."
"Mom," Vanessa started, trying to hide her exasperation, "there's always something going on. You need to get out. Find someone who tickles your fancy."
"Vanessa, I really don't have any desire to see anyone at the moment."
"Fine, give Carol a call and go do something with her," Vanessa suggested, "she's your best friend and you two used to always do something together."
This was true. Carol has tried to entice Nancy out of the house a couple of times but she was afraid that Carol would try to coax her into going out to The Camp. She always found an excuse not to take up on Carol's invitations.
During their last date, Troy found out that Vanessa liked baseball. He bought a couple of tickets to the local minor league AAA team. The local team won on a walk-off home run and they both cheered loudly along with the rest of the crowd. They walked back to his car, their arms around each other's waist.
As they made their way out of the parking lot, Vanessa slid over and put her arm around his neck. She gave him a kiss on the cheek, "let's go someplace quiet, I'm not ready to go home yet."
Troy turned to her and smiled, he didn't want it to end either, "I think I know of a quiet place."
The place was actually a local lake on a piece of property on the outskirts of town. He drove down the dirt lane that lead to the lake and got as close as he could and stopped. There were a few clouds in the night sky and the quarter-moon reflected off of the water.
He turned the car off and turned in his seat. He put his arm around the girl he thought he was falling in love with and drew her closer. They closed their eyes as their lips touched. He gently kissed her as he felt her hand slide up to the back of her head.
They broke apart and she looked at him and smiled, "that was nice," she said very softly.
He smiled and closed his eyes as he drew her towards him again. He felt her tongue against his lips and he parted them, allowing her in. The intensity of their kisses grew as they continued. He felt her hand touch the inside of his thigh and started rubbing back and forth. He felt his penis begin to grow in response.
