I had several requests for more of this story, which was always my intent.
You know writers though. Ideas spawn ideas, and suddenly, you've got fifteen stories in various stages of incubation. Okay, more like twenty, but who's counting.
I apologize for making you wait.
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As always, all characters are over the age of eighteen.
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"So... Mom... Dad, what brings you here?"
I know... It was a lame thing to say, but they surprised me, and my mind was busy trying to figure out what to tell them.
About my plans... about my feelings... about having a girlfriend just three years younger than Mom... What to tell them about Grace?
"Oh, we were just in the neighbourhood, and thought we'd stop by," Dad said. "What do you think we're doing here, you bone head?" He would normally have punctuated a statement like that with a playful cuff to the back of my head, but being fragile, and in the hospital, I was saved from his usual routine.
"We're here to help you get home," Mom said, casting a nasty look at Dad. "I've missed my baby. The nice hospital people called and said you would be ready to travel soon... as soon as a week, if you had help for the trip. So here we are."
Mom leaned down and gave me a big hug. As much as their arrival had thrown a monkey wrench in my plans, the truth is that I had missed them. Mom always took such good care of me.
"We're going to be here for about an hour," she continued, "then we need to go and get settled in our hotel. I didn't want to wait one minute longer than necessary to see my boy."
The rest of that hour was pretty much a blur. We rehashed the accident, which had been covered in multiple phone calls before. Mom filled me in on the weather back at home, which had been terrible. Dad regaled me with the exploits of his business partner, Morty, and his new girlfriend, getting caught half naked in an elevator... by his rabbi. You know, the usual.
They promised to bring me something better than hospital food for lunch, and left me with my thoughts. I wasn't very good company right now, so it's just as well I was alone, brooding over the 'no-win scenario' I now faced.
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Mom and Dad came back after they'd checked into their hotel. We were chatting about nothing in particular, when a familiar figure, dressed in white, appeared in the doorway. She hesitated, evaluating her next move. I saw her, but Mom and Dad hadn't yet. She looked concerned.
Mom finally noticed her, so Grace just walked in. My concern... that she might introduce herself, and tell them about our feelings for each other... was assuaged when I saw her nurse persona was firmly in control. She picked up my chart, and stepped over to take my pulse and blood pressure, both of which were a little high.
I wonder why?
While checking my pulse, she slyly pressed a small piece of paper into my hand, and I tucked it under my leg for safe keeping until later.
With her official business concluded, she put the chart back, and extended her hand.
"You must be Mr. and Mrs. Richardson," she said evenly. "Brian has been a very good patient. We'll miss him around here."
Those words hurt. Not only because I would miss her, but because I knew it would hurt her too. I didn't want to go.
Of course, Dad had to take the opportunity to give me a shot.
"He was good? Well, there's a first time for everything, isn't there?" he said, smiling at me. Mom was less obnoxious, and more grateful.
"Thank you so much for taking such good care of our son. So far from home, I worried about him. Knowing he was getting taken care of by such caring people really eased my mind. Thank you. Thank you," she said, taking Grace's hand.
I hoped that Mom would still be grateful when she found out how much 'special' attention I'd received from my buxom angel of mercy. Somehow, I doubted that would be the case.
Pleasantries exchanged, Grace turned and left, glancing at me out of the corner of her eye. I watched her leave, and she reappeared on the other side of the hall, out of sight of my parents, but where I could still see her. Her eyes were begging. I made eye contact, and gave a subtle nod. She blew me a kiss, and left.
The rest of the afternoon was an uneventful blur. I admit I was distracted. My mind was busy trying to figure a way out of this mess. At last, visiting hours ended, and my parents left, giving me the opportunity to read the note that had been burning a hole in my leg. I opened the neatly folded paper.
"I'll be here at 8 with the limo. Love nest is waiting. I want you. I need you. I Love You." While the sentiments were exactly what my heart wanted to hear, and it foretold another evening of sweaty, sexual bliss with my darling, it also made the future more painful. I was either going to disappoint my Mother and Father, or the woman I loved.
Some choice.
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7:52, and my ride arrived early, as Grace rolled in to pick me up. Apparently, traffic was light.
I was mildly disappointed that she wasn't wearing her 'sin sweater' again, but she was delicious in anything... or nothing... so I knew I'd like whatever she had in mind.
We passed Sheila again at the nurse's station. Since she knew where we were going, and what was going to happen once we got there, she couldn't resist a parting comment.
"Have fun you two. You... " she whispered, looking at me, "... take good care of my friend. Fuck her senseless." She smiled, and turned to Grace. "I'd really like to hear all about it later, over coffee?"
Once we were in the elevator, we were free to talk.
"So we're an item, are we?" I asked, smiling up at her.
"Just for Sheila's entertainment," she laughed. "She's sworn to secrecy, with real swear words!"
Exiting the elevator, we wound through the hallways, past the locked doors. My sexy limo driver pushed me to a halt in front of our 'apartment'. The door was open, and gently flickering light was painting the inner walls.
"Candles?" I asked. "Are you trying to get me in the mood?"
"Just felt like making it a little more homey," she laughed, helping me up. I really didn't need the hand, but she was a creature of habit. She led me in.
The candles were only part of her 'renovations'. An air mattress, fully inflated and dressed with clean linens, pillows and blankets, was on the floor. She helped me down onto it. I expected her to join me, but she stepped back.
"You get comfortable. I'll be back in a couple of minutes," she smiled." I have a surprise for you!" She disappeared into the hallway.
I pulled my gown off over my head, and laid back, pulling the sheets up over me. I waited patiently, but my brain didn't, alternating between what she might be up to, and worrying about hurting her by leaving with my parents. I heard the click-clack of high heels echoing on the hard hallway floor, moving closer, with a steady gait that slowed as it neared. Her hand wrapped around the door frame.
"Honey? Are you ready for your surprise?" she asked, her voice a smoky, sultry hiss of need.
"Absolutely!" I replied, eager to see what she had done.
"Okay, Sweetheart... I hope you'll like it!" she giggled, stepping into the opening.
Oh my! If I was a cartoon character, my eyes would be bugged out three feet, my tongue unrolled like a long, red carpet, with klaxons sounding.
Let's start from the bottom. Shiny, black 4-inch heels adorned her feet. A small band of bare skin around her ankles, gave way to a skin-tight catsuit that covered her up to its tank style shoulder straps. The suit was black, with red panels that wrapped up from her knees, going up the sides, across the front and over one shoulder. The neckline was... well, there wasn't one. More of a waist line really, as it reached down below her breasts, leaving them bare. I could just see the swell of her lower curves, under the cropped white t-shirt that draped over her chest, off the shoulder. She cocked her hips, and the slit of open flesh between her legs peeked out.