(This is the third part of the story of Anne and her babysitter Jen. Thanks again for all the kind comments.)
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Anne and Jen kissed lovingly while they embraced. Jen scooted down so that her face was even with Anne's breasts. She kissed them softly as she nuzzled her head between them. Anne stroked her hair gently thinking of how wonderful and loving this felt. Jen closed her eyes feeling so satisfied and peaceful listening to Anne's heart beat. Soon both women were asleep.
Anne felt the small hand touching her face and the familiar voice of Johnny calling her, "Mommy, are you awake yet?"
Anne turned and smiled at the boy and reached up kissing him. "Good morning sweetheart, how did you sleep?" Anne asked.
"Good Mommy," said Johnny. "Is that Ms. Jen in your bed?" asked the boy with an inquisitive look on his face.
"Yes it is, sweetie. She had to stay the night because of the bad weather last night," answered Anne.
"Oh, like a sleep over," the boy said with a smile.
"Yeah, something like that," answered Anne matching his smile.
"Why don't you go downstairs and I will be there in few minutes. How would you like some chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast?" asked Anne.
"Yeah!" yelled the boy as he ran out of the room.
Anne got up and picked up the robe that she had laid out the night before on the large arm chair. She walked into the bathroom and took care of her morning routine. When she came out she went into the closet and pulled out another warm robe and laid it on the bed in the place she just vacated. Jen stirred and opened her eyes smiling at Anne. Anne leaned down and kissed her on the head.
"The kids are up. You can stay here and sleep in as long as you want. I'm going to head downstairs and fix some breakfast for them," Anne said softly. Jen smiled and curled up in the covers.
Anne headed downstairs where the kids were watching TV. Gracie got up as soon as she saw her mother and ran to her. Anne caught her and held her in her arms.
"Good morning princess," said Anne planting kisses all over the three-year-old's face. "Did you sleep well?" Anne asked.
"Yes Mommy," responded Gracie.
"You want to help mommy make some pancakes?" asked Anne.
"Sure," responded Gracie excitedly. Anne pulled out the pancake mix, eggs, and chocolate chips. Gracie helped where she could.
Jen stirred in bed for a few minutes but she knew she wasn't going to go back to sleep. She got up and put on the robe and headed to the bathroom. A few minutes later she made her way downstairs.
Anne caught a glimpse of her as she walked into the family room and the kids jumped on her. Jen had that innocent, girl-next-door look about her. She was pretty, Anne thought, but she had not grown into the features of the woman she would someday become. From all indications, she was going to be knockout when that day came.
Anne felt a little queasy at that thought. A sense of guilt made its way to her mind as she thought about what had transpired the night before. Jen looked young for her age and that made matters worse. Her demeanor and personality were so precious and innocent. Anne wondered if she had taken that from the younger girl in a moment of weakness and passion that now she was regretting. Anne figured that at Jen's age most girls probably already had boyfriends and would be sexually active. She herself had lost her virginity at 18. But somehow this was different. This was her babysitter that she had known since she was about 11. She had watched Jen grow up and had always been impressed with her character and personality. That's why when she and Jim were in need of someone to watch Johnny three years ago Jen was the first person that came to mind. And she had proven to be the right choice. The kids loved her, no they adored her.
"Good morning Anne," Jen said cheerfully breaking the somber mood Anne was experiencing.
"Good morning Jen. Hope you slept well," replied Anne.
"Mmmm, the best night ever," Jen replied still smiling.
"Would you like some pancakes?" asked Anne. "They are Johnny's favorite, chocolate chip."
"Sounds great, I'll take one," said Jen leaning across the counter. Anne served her a pancake and put the syrup on the counter in front of her. As Jen ate she looked at Anne as Anne looked down at the cup of tea in front of her as if lost in thought.
"Is everything ok Anne?" asked Jen in caring tone. Anne looked up and gave her a half smile.
"You are not having any regrets about last night?" asked Jen as she reached out and caught Anne's hand.
"Maybe a little. I don't know." Anne replied with a little tremble in her voice.
"Well don't!" exclaimed Jen, "Because I sure don't regret any of it."
Anne smiled at her, "That's easy for you to say now but I'm almost old enough to be your mother and I really should not have let things go as far as they did." Anne was now tearing up.
Jen reached out and held both of Anne's in hers and lovingly replied, "Anne what happened last was the most beautiful thing that I have ever experienced. I know that I will remember last night for the rest of my life and will never regret that it happened. Most of the girls in my class have been having sex for years now. I'm just not into having sex for the sake of saying I had sex. The boyfriends that I have had did not interest me enough to get physically involved them. And if you think that last night turned me into a lesbian or something, well, I still like boys and would like someday to know what it feels like to make love to man. Last night was not about the sex, as much as it was about you. I don't know why and I really don't need an explanation for what happened. If it makes you feel better we can chalk it all up to two horny girls that haven't had sex in long time -- in my case never -- and got lost in the heat of passion."
"Since when did you get so smart and grown up," Anne replied with a smile but in reprimanding tone. "I appreciate that more than you can know. And I too think that last night was wonderful. I guess I'm still trying to make sense of all these emotions. That's the problem with being an adult, we are always analyzing everything. Please forgive me if I made it seem cheap or bad. But you have to remember that I have known you since you were 11 and I have watched you grow up. What happened last night was kind of out of the blue for me... and, well, I'm having a hard time processing it that's all."
Jen reached up and touched Anne face so that they were looking eye to eye. "Listen, there is no pressure here. At least I don't want to put any pressure on you. I really enjoyed last night. I especially enjoyed pleasing you. It was like nothing that I have felt nor even imagined I could feel. But if it makes you uncomfortable then this will be the last said about it by me."
Boy had this girl grown up Anne thought to herself as she looked into the younger girl's eyes. She had always sensed that Jen carried herself with a maturity way beyond her years. At this moment, it was definitely Jen that was acting the part of the grownup. Anne felt such a connection with this younger girl, a connection that one has with very few people through life.
"You are so sweet and thank you. Let's just play it by ear without any pressure," said Anne softly.
"Sounds great to me. We'll just enjoy the moment," chimed Jen in an upbeat tone.
"To change the subject, I guess I ought to call home and see what's happening," Jen said while reaching for her cell phone.
"Oh, your Dad called this morning and the roads are still out heading west along the river. Your house is ok, the water is still about 2 miles away from the Westside subdivision. But he can't get across unless he travels 50 miles east to Jensen and crosses there. I told him you can stay here as long you need to. It is supposed to keep raining until Monday according to the weather man. So you are stuck here with me, like or not."
"Ah, shucks!" laughed Jen, "I guess we will have to make the most of it."
"I guess we will," replied Anne. "I talked to my in-laws in Crestview and they said the roads were fine there. So, I was thinking that we could go and drop the kids there and head to the mall. What do you think?" asked Anne.
"Sounds good to me," replied Jen. "Do I have time to take a shower before we go?" asked Jen as she walked her plate to the sink.
"Of course," replied Anne, "I was thinking the same thing. You go ahead and use my shower since I don't have any idea what the guest bath looks like right now. In the closet in the master bath you will find towels and wash cloths and in the drawer near the shower you will find some hair ties if you need them." With that said Jen spun around and hopped off the swivel stool and headed up the stairs.
Anne walked into the family room where Johnny and Gracie were sitting watching cartoons. "How would you two like to go see Nana and Papa for a little bit this morning."
"Yeah!" screamed Johnny. "Can we? Can we go right now?" Both kids were excited about the idea.
"We'll go in few minutes. I need to take a shower first," replied Anne. "I'll come down in a few minutes and get you both ready to go."