Author's note: This picks up right where Chapter 1 left off. I have included some expository sentences for those that may need to be reminded of some of the details in the last chapter, but if you haven't already read Chapter 1, this chapter won't make much sense.
Standard disclaimer: All explicit sexual activity described in this story is between adults 18 and over.
Enjoy.
CHAPTER 2
I buttoned my jeans back up, made my way back to the driver's seat and started the engine. Melissa pulled her underwear back on and joined me in the front after moving the seat back to its normal position.
"So how far is it?" she asked. As I started driving, she was checking her face in the vanity mirror and touching up her makeup, so she wouldn't give away that she had spent the last few minutes crying and having cathartic sex.
"It's about a half-hour, give or take, depending on traffic."
"Do you live alone? Is there a roommate or a partner I should know about?"
"I have two boys. William's fourteen and Justin's eight. Their dad doesn't live with us anymore for obvious reasons."
"You might want to take an Altoids, then."
"What do you mean?"
She put her hand on my knee and said, "Kay, not that I don't appreciate what you did for me just now, but I can smell my pussy on your breath. Unless you want them asking embarrassing questions, you'd better cover it up."
"Well, it's not like they don't know what this means," I said as I pointed to the tattoo on my shoulder of the interlinked rainbow-striped female symbols. I had worn a white short-sleeved blouse over my green sleeveless t-shirt earlier in the evening because I never know how a fare will react to my ink. But after our adventure in the middle row of my van, I didn't see any reason to cover it up again, so the blouse got left behind.
We both laughed a bit at our joke, but I still took a breath mint and a sip of water that I kept on hand for my passengers who wanted them.
"But seriously, I am so blessed to have two sons and an ex-husband who are supportive of me living as my true self."
"Ugh! If only I had that! Craig never could get over me being bi, and Angie's too young to know about that kind of stuff. Plus, my mom still insists it's just a phase I had in college. And I've told her enough times that even though I haven't had a serious girlfriend since then, I'm still not straight and never will be. My dad doesn't like it either, but he at least he always believed me about Craig and is fine with me divorcing him." Craig was Melissa's abusive ex-husband, and the reason why she was staying with me tonight.
We arrived at my place, which was a cramped two-bedroom apartment in an old, cheaply built complex in a somewhat unfashionable neighborhood. But even working two jobs, I could just barely afford it.
"I'm sorry. I know it's not as nice as where you're used to staying."
"You know what's nice, Kay? Being able to sleep somewhere for the first time in over four years where I know Craig can't find me."
It was around 8:55, and despite my very firm rule that Justin was supposed to be in bed by 8:30 on a school night, I found both my sons streaming videos in the living room.
"Guys, turn your tablets off. I want you to pay attention. This is Melissa. She needs a place to stay, so she'll be sleeping over tonight.
"Melissa, the tall one over there is William, my oldest, and the cute one next to him is his brother Justin."
"I'm not cute!" Justin's sweet baby face turned into a funny little scowl that made me just want to pinch his chipmunk cheeks.
"Okay, the handsome one, then."
William let his adolescent hormones take the reins, looked Melissa up and down and said, "Oh, wow! I know you! You're the hottie from the TV ads! Wait until I tell the guys that she stayed over at my place! They'll be so jelly!"
Melissa gave an indulgent smile to William and said, "Sorry, kiddo. I hate to break it to you, but I prefer to date people who are a little older than you and your friends." She then grabbed me by the waist, placed her face just a few inches from mine, gave me that lop-sided smirk and single cocked eyebrow that I already knew I would never be able to resist again, and added, "Not to mention, female." She gave me little smooches on my cheek and neck and started playfully nibbling my ear.
As much as I was loving it, and even though it was pretty much PG-rated, I was a bit self-conscious about the PDA in front of my kids. And apparently, they felt the same way because in the middle of this make-out session, I heard Justin cry out, "Eeeeewww!!!! Gross!!!!"
"Kay, I thought you said your kids were okay with you being a lesbian."
William responded, "We are, but nobody wants to think about their mom having sex. That's, like, next-level barf-inducing."
"Come on, guys! Of course your mom has had sex. Where do you think you guys came from?'
And Justin said, "Yeah, but she's gay, so she didn't like it!"
Touche !
"Mom, why didn't you tell us you had a girlfriend?"
Oh, geez! I didn't want to lie to them, but I also didn't want them to know that this was a stranger I just met and hooked up with less than an hour ago. I decided to tell them something that was technically the truth but left out embarrassing details. "We've only just started seeing each other, and this is the first night we're spending together. And trust me, if there was any other way, I would not be bringing someone home quite so soon. But Melissa's in trouble. Her ex-husband is stalking her, and she needs a place to stay where he can't find her. So while she's here, please be respectful, and until you hear otherwise, keep it a secret that she's staying with us.