Grace looked at the naked reflection staring back at her, and wondered who that saggy, wrinkled old lady could be, for it couldn't be her. But of course, she knew it was her and she couldn't believe where her youth had gone. When she and Hank had married thirty-five years ago, Grace had a striking figure with beautiful skin that she had worked hard to keep. She could only guess that married life had eased her into relaxing a little too much on keeping her girlish figure. Besides, Grace was a now a woman in her late fifties and it was the time in her life where she deserved to let her looks go.
The problem was now Hank was gone, a sudden heart attack and Grace was alone. Luckily, he had a good insurance policy and by the time, she had sold Hank's little business she had enough money, not to be rich but at least to live comfortably. The thing that surprised her was how much she missed Hank. It wasn't as if he was around that much, he spent more waking time at work than at home. Yet she always knew he would be home and somehow that had been comforting. Now she was alone, her bed empty, maybe she, and her husband did not have an active sex life but they did have sex.
That was exactly the reason she let Irene talk her into a 'Mature singles night'. She told her that was how she had met her latest fling and after finally wearing her down, Grace accepted. As she stared at her reflection, she knew she had made a big mistake that no male would ever be interested in her. Still she was committed to Irene and she went to her closet to search for something to wear that would help hide her flaws. When Irene picked her up, she told her she looked great but Grace knew she was lying.
At the mixer, she did feel a little better for there were women there who looked much worse than she did. When she met Sam, he put her at ease right away and she found she liked him. They talked as old friends and their age alone gave them much in common as they discussed the old days and the problems with the current state of affairs. He invited her for coffee, she accepted and before she knew it, she was back at his apartment. It wasn't the kiss that surprised her it was the ease in which he took it. She remembered Hank and their first kiss as he fumbled foolishly and she finally had to take the initiative and kiss him. Sam was not shy in the least and soon he was inviting her to his bedroom.
Although Grace was ready for intimacy she could not get comfortable enough with Sam to let him see her naked. She did go with him to his bedroom but requested the lights to be off before she would undress. His reply surprised her,