Chapter 10
As it turned out, all it took was a chance meeting in town for Connor to turn his fantasy into reality. He was just heading out of the hardware store, when he ran into Sally and Meiling. "Ran into" might be stretching it a little, as he had to jog-trot to catch up with them, but when he did, he gave an insouciant, "Funny to bump into you two here!" and he was in the kind of position he had been dreaming of: alone with the Chinese beauties and with the perfect opportunity to lay his best lines on them.
In the event, he didn't need to bother, as they seemed as pleased to see him as he was to see them. They were looking for some items for their apartment, and he knew just the place, the large home improvement store on the edge of town. He told them he could take them there in his car, as that was where he was heading next. Which may not have been entirely true,
before
he met them, but certainly was now.
Once they got to the store, he helped them find what they were looking for - furniture, as well as various fixtures and fittings - loaded his van with the smaller items, and arranged for the bulky items to be delivered. Because he knew the manager, Don, who was a member of the congregation, he was able to get the delivery expedited for the same afternoon. Needless to say, the girls were extremely grateful, and, when he took them back to their apartment building, asked him if he'd like to come in for a cup of coffee.
Knowing that Marcia would be expecting him to be at home when she returned from soccer practice with the boys, he texted her to let her know he was running a little late, but shouldn't be more than an hour, as he had decided to get something to eat in town. A picture of the girls' moist pussies flashed across his mind, causing him to sigh, which in turn led to Meiling asking him if everything was okay.
"Everything apart from a rampant erection!" he said to himself, contenting himself with a "Yeah, sure" for public consumption.
He sat down on one of the bar stools and was further discomfited when Meiling sat next to him, her short summer dress riding up to reveal a generous portion of thigh, as she crossed her legs. While Sally was making the coffee, he listened as the others told him about their plans for the apartment, hardly able to listen as he wondered about the sleeping arrangements. By all accounts, the apartment already contained beds, which they had already purchased, and which he was hoping to get to see when they gave him a tour of the place.
Once the coffee was made, Sally sat down next to Meiling and offered round cookies. Knowing that Marcia planned to take the boys out to dinner followed by the movies that evening, so that Connor could have some time on his own at home to take care of a pile of paperwork that had accumulated during the hectic first weeks of his assumption of house group leader duties, he casually mentioned that he could help them out when the delivery arrived. After all, they weren't to know that, during his chat with Don, he had arranged for the delivery crew to put the sideboard, tables, chairs and other heavy items in place, as directed by the girls.
Sally and Meiling could hardly express their gratitude, Meiling even wondering how they could ever pay him back! Of course, Connor had his ideas about this, but kept them to himself, as he said it would be no trouble, casually letting slip that he had the evening free. If they were thinking about his wife, they certainly didn't mention it. Before he left, they gave him the promised tour. When they got to the guest bedroom, he couldn't help but notice that the bed wasn't even made up. His hunch that the girls were an item was all but confirmed when they led him into the master bedroom (the very room where he hoped to spend the best part of that evening) and he saw almost incontrovertible signs that they slept together. A quick look in the en-suite bathroom showed that it was used by both of them: two toothbrushes, in addition to a paraphernalia of feminine toiletries.
With a promise to return shortly before six, when the delivery was expected, he walked to his car as if her were walking on air. He was already wondering what they would be wearing when he returned, and spent the greater part of the journey home thinking of what he himself would put on for the occasion.
After a quick stop for a sandwich, so he wouldn't go straight to the fridge when he got home, he greeted Marcia and the boys and asked them how their morning had been. His older boy, Aidan, recently turned eleven, told him that they had persuaded their mom to get Vesna to join them that evening, as the movies was the latest instalment of a franchise she particularly liked. With a quick glance at Marcia, who clearly wasn't expecting this news to be shared so suddenly, Connor told the boys that would be great, and reminded them not to fidget in the theatre or talk during the film, as they liked to do.
"What about if Vesna doesn't understand what's going on?" Mark, eight, chirped up, leading his brother to clip him round the ear and tell him that her English was a lot better than his!
The good news as far as Connor was concerned was that Marcia would be leaving the house a little earlier than originally planned, which would give Connor plenty of time to get to the girls' apartment before the delivery van arrived. Equally importantly, it would give him time to do a quick change after they had gone, as well. Taking himself off to the bedroom, he made ready the gear he had decided to wear (a tailored blue and white striped shirt, faun coloured chinos, matching loafers and a pair of tight navy blue boxer briefs), then went back downstairs to play basketball outside in the yard with his kids.
"Don't tire them out too much!" were his wife's parting words, as he bounded off with them. "We don't want them falling asleep during the movie like their dad!"
Energised by the rendezvous he had arranged, Connor threw himself heart and soul into the activity, coaching the boys as he had done when they were younger, and generally seeing to it that they all had a great time. After almost an hour, Marcia came out to tell them they needed to stop, as the boys needed a shower.
"Looks like you do as well," she said to her husband, who had worked up quite a sweat.
"Really?" he asked teasingly, mimicking the boys' reluctance to get under the shower.