When Carly Davidson left home to go to college, this meant her divorced mother was alone in the big house that she was able to maintain thanks to a generous settlement from her ex-husband, most likely the result of a guilty conscience brought on by his sleeping with half the women in town.
This was no great loss to Mrs. Elizabeth Davidson since their marriage had ended long before the papers were filed by her husband, but she waited it out as long as she could and then played the grieving wronged woman. On her own the very eligible newly divorced woman could play the field and besides being pretty well off Liz Davidson was still at 50 a very striking woman, a willowy blonde who still had a body that could rival many models.
So while Liz could pick and choose among the many men who came calling once she was free, she picked and chose carefully among those who weren't looking for a well off cougar, and only dated enough men to keep the gossipers at bay. Elizabeth Davidson much preferred the affections of her own gender, and like she had done in college, she had her pick of any discrete young lady so inclined.
Elizabeth preferred a certain type of girl however, young ladies who were a contrast to herself physically. Women who were built like herself left her cold. Her tastes were formed back when she was young and had never varied.
One young lady who Mrs. Davidson had always been attracted to was a girl that her daughter Carly called her BFF all through high school and up until Carly left for college. Liz realized when he saw her daughter's friend that not only did Carly look like her mother physically, she favored the same types of people she had. Proof of that was the guy Carly was now engaged to, a dull twit whose claim to fame was the fact that his old man owned a chain of grocery stores Carly, like her mother, was not marrying for love.
Anyway, when Carly brought her friend home and Liz met her classmate Jordan Spiros, Liz took an instant liking to her and knew that her daughter had inherited more than her looks from her side of the family. Carly seemed to have similar tastes as her Mom and while there was no doubt they liked each other Liz knew that Carly had chosen her new friend for somewhat selfish reasons.
Jordan Spiros was not unattractive but was clearly not in Carly's league. Jordan was very shapely but a bit overweight, had olive skin, rich black hair and a rather large nose that went with her other features she got from her Greek parents. This, LIz knew from experience, would make Carly look better when they were out together. Superficial to be sure but something that had worked for Liz as well back in her day.
Jordan was also a better student than Liz's daughter was, probably because Jordan studied and applied herself, whereas Liz suspected than Carly did what she herself had done to get decent grades, flirt with teachers. Her superior intelligence allowed Jordan to help Carly in school, studying with her and probably doing her homework for her too. Sometimes Liz thought that her daughter was even more superficial than she had been back then.
Carly and Jordan had not only been inseparable all through school, Jordan was a constant visitor to the Davidson's house, something neither Liz or her then husband minded at all because Jordan was a very polite and thoughtful girl. One time Liz had asked Carly how come she didn't spend much time at Jordan's and Carly had made a face while saying that while Jordan's house was clean it wasn't nearly as nice as their house was. That surprised Liz because at the prices Jordan's plumber father charged she thought the Spiros family must have lived very comfortably.
In addition to her many visits, Jordan Spiros was also invited to stay overnight at the Davidson's house by Carly, and after the divorce those sleepovers became more frequent. Without a male presence in the house, while it would be stretch to say it became a sorority house, late at night the girls were not as modest as they would have been with Carly's father in the house. It was not unusual for Liz to see the teens going to and from the bathroom or the kitchen clad in sleepwear like tank-tops, panties and nothing else. Suffice to say Liz Davidson said nothing but she did look. Not at her daughter, but at Jordan, and that was when Carly's mother felt herself become attracted to the chunky girl.
Liz was jealous of her daughter, and that envy came from the fact that when Jordan slept over she knew that some nights there wasn't all that much sleeping going on. The two tried to be quiet, but sometimes Liz could overhear what was going on in Carly's bedroom. It helped when after having a couple extra glasses of wine once she had stood outside the bedroom with her ear to the door and her hand under her nightgown wishing she could take her daughter's place as she heard beautiful sounds.
Liz did nothing of course, because even though she looked like a woman at an early age, Jordan Spiros was still a kid. After Carly went all the way across the country for college, Jordan Spiros was no longer a visitor at the house, even though when she ran into the girl in town a few times she encouraged Jordan to come visit her.
That was where this story ended, up until Liz Davidson went grocery shopping at the local Shop and Save one Friday morning in May, and Carly's mother was glad she did.
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The tall willowy blonde in the bright yellow summer dress was noticed by the produce clerk at Shop and Save as she cruised through the store behind her cart. As always the pimple-faced stock boy smiled and greeted Liz Davidson warmly, and as was her custom she smiled and said hello in return, the simple words seeming to make the boy's day and probably give him a hard on.
Liz Davidson was on a mission on this sunny morning, to get what she needed and get back home so she could sit outside by the pool and enjoy the first real warm day of the year while hoping the pool man would be coming by soon to open it for the summer. She only needed a few things and would have been in and out in no time if it wasn't for the cashier working at register 4, but seeing Jordan Spiros changed her plans.
In the two years since her daughter Carly had left home, she had only seen her daughter's friend a few times. Liz knew that unlike Carly, whose mediocre grades but her father's influence had allowed Carly to land at a top flight college on the West Coast, the last time Liz had seen Jordan she had been attending Hudson Valley Community College because that was the best she and her family could do.
From a distance Jordan looked great to Liz, still carrying a few extra pounds and now sporting a shorter haircut. She didn't seem all that happy, but then again she was scanning tuna fish for chump change, so Liz figured she had no reason to be thrilled at where she was and what she was doing.
Liz had a decision to make because Jordan was working at the Express lane, and she had too many items so the former Mrs. Davidson jettisoned a few things and waited in line, examining Jordan as she did. No ring, Liz noted, and while she wasn't surprised she knew that Jordan had been dating the brother of the twit Carly was engaged to. Maybe they broke up, or maybe Jordan was only seeing the guy so she could double date with Carly and her guy.
Being early the store was fairly quiet so Liz cruised into Jordan's line just as the previous customer was leaving. At first Jordan just mumbled a greeting without looking up but when Liz said hello the teen's head jerked up and her mood changed.
"Mrs. Davidson!" Jordan chirped, her toothy smile bright and a front tooth still slightly tipped. "Long time. How are you? Oh, I love that dress."
"This thing?" Liz scoffed with a smile. What have you been up to? Still at Hudson Valley?"
"Just graduated."
"Where are you going next? State to finish up?" Liz asked, and when she saw another shopper looking for a cashier the bold blonde grabbed the sign that indicated this register was closed and slapped in at the end of the belt.
"Mrs. Davidson!" Jordan giggled. "I'll get fired."
"Bullshit. They're lucky to have somebody as smart and sexy as you are working here," Liz said, wishing they didn't make clerks wear those bulky red jackets, although even with the unflattering clothing there was no doubt that Jordan was still a voluptuous girl. "You're looking good. Lost some weight didn't you?"
"No. Still fat," Jordan lamented.
"Don't be silly. And how come you haven't come around to visit like I asked?"
"Feel silly just dropping by. You had enough of me hanging around there all through high school," Jordan explained, reaching up and pulling some stray curls behind her ear, the short haircut growing on the older woman.
