The two women were barely in time to get home, clean up and change their clothes before driving to the airport to pick up Jack, back from his business trip. In the car, Carol was silent. When Helen tried to ask what the matter was, she said: "I suppose I am a bit ashamed".
- Ashamed? Because of Jack?
- Not only that. I mean, I was doing it right in front of you...
- So what? We both enjoyed it! Aren't we friends?
- Yes we are... but also, you are Jack's mother.
- Look here sweetie. If it's the "Jack's mother" thing, I am the one who should be ashamed, to have sex in front of my daughter-in-law, and I'm not ashamed. Not a bit. I am happy. Which is how you should also feel after being properly fucked. As for Jack, what you should be thinking about is only this: you've got to do something to make him interested again, to spice up your life together, or this marriage isn't going anywhere. If it goes bad, it won't be because you're fucking around but because Jack loses interest in fucking you.
- You're so right, Helen, only I don't know how to do it. He'll go watch TV tonight and he won't even have an itty-bitty hard-on when I go near him.
- Ehm, if I remember right his hard-on isn't itty-bitty at all.
- Oh, you know?
- Of course, silly. I'm his mom, remember? I've seen him. I've also seen him masturbating, I've seen him when you sucked him after your first date, on our porch - of course I was up, waiting behind the blinds. Mothers see these things. But back to the subject: the best way to keep a man red-hot for you is to let him know you're getting it somewhere else, believe me!
- You mean, tell Jack I had sex with Ted?
- Tell him, or let him know otherwise.
- No way Helen. Now that's one thing I absolutely can't do. No.
- OK sweetie. There are many ways to spice up your marriage.
- Will you help me?
- Of course I will. But...will you let me? I mean, do you trust me to do it right?
- Of course Helen. My turn to be frank, you're the only person I trust absolutely, I'd be in love with you if I wasn't your daughter-in-law. There are things I won't tell Jack, but not with you.
- Same here. It's a deal then.
After a while Carol asked: "Helen, were you serious when you said all mothers do see their sons masturbating and having sex?"
- I don't know about all mothers, dear. Me and the ones I know.
- And what was Jack like -before me? I know he had all the girls he wanted at high school.
- That he did. Also he was a horny devil. I had to tell him not to hide the nudie magazines when I came into his room, because it was ridiculous to see him run to the closet every time. In fact I even gave him some. Once I was almost embarrassed.
- You embarrassed! I don't believe it.
- Yes, I was. See, his father had made all these beautiful nude pictures of me, you know, striking poses and all. I came home early and there was Jack, who had found the pics, barenaked, one finger in his ass, beating his meat like crazy over my pictures. The best of it is that he saw me come in but simply couldn't stop it, he had to finish jerking off. But I don't think I would be embarrassed today. Oh, we're at LAX already!
Jack was absolutely delighted to see his mother, but he was too tired to go anywhere. They drove home and lounged by the poolside to chat, Carol snuggling against her man. Helen made herself comfortable in an old T-shirt belonging to Jack. Mother and son had a lot to tell.
- Your father called me, from Hongkong. He said he doesn't need to have a divorce if I don't insist. I said I won't insist, so your parents are not divorced, I thought you should know. And he's still with the same Chinese lady.
- Yeah, he wrote last month.
- Speaking of Chinese ladies, I made an important discovery. From now on, I'm going to date young men only. I mean real young, your age or less.
- Mom! What's got into you? You're not an old hag to need gigolos!
- No gigolos, dear. As you so nicely say, I'm old but not a hag, so some young men are genuinely attracted to me. Also, the age difference doesn't show in public, so it's not so ridiculous as you think. To the question, what's got into me, I'll be blunt. Something real hard.
- Oh, Mom!