The following story is based upon one of my fantasies. In my stories, the protagonist has my first name and physical attributes. However, I DO NOT think of myself as being beautiful. Any similarities in this story to anyone, live or dead, is strictly coincidental. All businesses are also fictitious.
This is a story about a middle age wife and mother meeting her daughter's new friend, and the changes it causes in her world. I wrote this story in about 12 chapters. However, I only submitted the first seven chapters which completes this story. I am still not sure if I will release the rest of it.
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Kendra finished putting the groceries away as Craig was walking in the kitchen to kiss her goodbye. Craig was pulling the late shift at the hospital tonight and would probably be home after 3:00AM. However, as Craig has stated so many times, a doctor's hours were never set in stone.
"Goodbye honey, see you in the morning, I will crawl in when I get home so don't be alarmed."
Kendra gave him a wily smile but thought to herself: "Not tonight dear, I have a headache.'
Kendra laughed about it but in reality she seriously would not feel very "lovey dovey" at that time of morning. Craig jumped into his Mustang convertible and sped away with his blond hair staying immaculately in place.
Kendra often felt regret and was ashamed that she was not as attentive to Craig as she thought she should be. She loved him but the physical aspects of their relationship was not as Kendra thought it should be. Maybe it was the change coming upon her; after all Kendra was approaching her 42st birthday and she was slowing down some. Marriage to a doctor, added to the burden of raising two children, could take its toll on many people she thought to herself. She thought back when they first married. Craig was finishing medical school at IU and Kendra was finishing her masters in education. Kendra quickly found work at a local elementary school in Indianapolis as Craig started his internship at University Hospital. However, Kendra quickly became pregnant with Kasey and she realized she could not keep up with the busy schedule of teaching and raising a daughter at the same time.
Craig and Kendra both agreed that Kendra would give up teaching to raise a family when the time came. Then there was the birth of Richard three years later. Richard's birth was a difficult birth; a caesarian procedure was needed. Craig had landed in a very good medical group, and his six figure salary could keep them in the comfort Kendra had always desired and dreamed while being raised helping her family back on the farm in Hanover. Kendra stayed home and became the ideal American mom with a great social life to boot.
While attending college at Butler University working on her undergraduate degree, she met Craig Jarvis the son of an accountant from Madison, Indiana. Tall, nearly 6 feet 5 and trimmed, the blond Craig was a sight to behold. Craig found Kendra to be a living doll. Kendra was tanned, stood 5foot 7 with honey blond hair, deep blue eyes, a cute pouty mouth with full lips, a healthy 38 C chest, and the whitest, straightest teeth Craig had ever seen. Craig liked the fact that Kendra was very curvy. Kendra felt she always carried a few extra pounds, but Craig loved the way she looked. Kendra worked hard on making herself sexy. She loved to think that men leered at her when she swayed down the street. Trips to the beautician and the tortures they bring were all worth it when she would receive the rewards of those looks from men. Now she was over 40 and she feared that gravity was beginning to take too much toll on her. She did not make over herself as much these days. Kendra felt why fight a losing battle.
Kendra did not feel sexy but worn out and haggard. "I am becoming an old maid" she would remind herself from time to time.
The door opened breaking Kendra out of her trance, and Richard dragged himself in after football practice.
"Richard, don't forget to take those socks off as well as your shoes. I have enough to worry with without having to sweep up that nasty dust."
"Right mom, do you need some help?" Richard asked as Kendra busied herself putting away the groceries.
"No thank you. Offering help? O.K. what do you want kiddo?" Richard stepped back and realized Kendra had figured out his intentions.
"Larry, Kent and I wanted to go over to Sid's house to play some games."
"Oh, not those violent war games again?" Kendra hated those games as she had read enough articles about the scars they can have on kids.
Richard assured her it was not a war game. Kendra gave permission as long as Richard finished his homework before going over. Richard frowned, and then reluctantly agreed. A minute later she heard the shower running as Richard was washing off the grime of another football practice. Kendra worried about her son playing football. She did not like that he was playing football; it was such a rough sport and there are so many injuries. However, she gave into Richard and Craig when they pressed her for her blessing. Luckily, Richard was on the freshman team and the competition was not as rough as it will get in subsequent years.
Kendra started to fix dinner when Richard came down to the kitchen. "Where are you going young man? You haven't eaten dinner yet."
Richard turned and huffed "uh, we are having pizza. Mrs. Simms is ordering us the huge meat lovers special." Richard said as a smile widened on his face.
"Well, O.K. Richard, but you make sure you are home by ten."
"Aw, come on mom, like it is Friday night."
Kendra turned toward Richard, "All right, but no later than twelve or I will come and get you!"
Richard smiled, "thanks mom, see you later."
Richard took off down the street as the phone ringed. "Oh, good grief, what now?" Kendra thought to herself.
