Mrs. Rose called me a late bloomer because I was nineteen and still hadn't learned to drive. I had my permit, but cars seemed scary. All my friends had their licenses, so I felt like I didn't need to learn.
But Mrs. Rose said I must. She drove a pick-up truck and claimed driving was the key to a woman's independence.
And Mrs. Rose was by far the most independent woman I'd ever met. My grandparents lived way out in the country, and Mrs. Rose was their neighbour. She'd always told me to call her Jan (since she'd never been married and wasn't a "Mrs." at all) but my grandparents were sticklers for formality. They didn't think it proper to call a woman her age "Miss."
So "Mrs. Rose" it was, and Mrs. Rose she stayed.
I don't think she was actually as old as the lines around her eyes suggested. I couldn't tell if her hair was white or blondeβshe always wore that sun-bleached straw hat, so it was hard to get a good look. I'd gone to her place to buy snap peas from her garden, but we got talking about driving, and soon she was set on teaching me.
Since I couldn't imagine learning in her big old pick-up, we walked back to my grandparents' property. My grandma reluctantly allowed us borrow her Toyota. Sure I was scared to learn, but I'd always heard it was easiest on country roads. Less traffic than in the city. Also, there was something about Mrs. Rose that made me feel safe. If we broke down or whatever, she'd know what to do.
I was so nervous when I started the engine that I thought I might pee my pants. I couldn't remember which was the gas and which was the brakes, and no matter what I did, I second-guessed myself. I felt so dumb.
But Mrs. Rose kept telling me I was doing fine.
Thank goodness there was no traffic on the arrow-straight country road. I would have wet myself for sure if I saw a car coming at me.
The more I drove, the better I felt about it, until we came to a four-way stop and there were other cars. Oh no! My legs shook so hard Mrs. Rose set one hot hand over my naked thigh, right under the hem of my short shorts.
Lightning shot through me, and all at once my nipples were so hard they hurt. The day had been so hot I hadn't worn a bra, and I stole a glance down to see if it was obvious. Oh God, it was! My nipples were pointy and stiff as pencil erasers, urging through the clingy jersey of my sleeveless top.
Out of the corner of my eye, I checked to see if Mrs. Rose had noticed how hard my tits were. Would you believe she was staring right at them? Right at them! Her fingers pressed into the tan flesh of my thigh and I didn't know what to do. My pussy started to pulse, that traitor, and I told myself the impulse was purely physical, just a response to a stimulus. I couldn't possibly be sexually attracted to Mrs. Rose, with her crow's feet and sundrenched skin.
Could I?
A car behind me honked, and I started through the intersection without looking. There was a car coming at me from the left, and I looked down at my feet, searching for the brake. Mrs. Rose grabbed the wheel, still digging her fingers into my thigh, and when she told me to floor it, I sailed through that intersection.
I kept driving, way faster than the speed limit. I wasn't even looking. I didn't care. I just wanted to get away from the car that had honked. I was so embarrassed.