Sam White moved around the party, accepting congratulations, chatting about his future.
It was mostly family here for his High School graduation party, since a lot of friends were having their own, and about the only person his age was his cousin, Becca, who would graduate herself next year. She was off chatting with her mother, Sam's Aunt Julie, and as he approached, he heard Becca say, "But, Mom, none of my friends like him! He's like such a dork!"
Upon seeing Sam come near, Becca gasped and turned red. "Oh, hi, Sam! There you are! Great party! Tricia and Lisa said they were sorry but they couldn't make it."
Sam knew they had been talking about him, judging by their expressions, but had heard it all before: He always struck out with girls. He didn't know why, but they just didn't like him that way, only as friends.
Rather than make a scene, Sam smiled and changed the subject, but he thought, "I'm not ugly, I'm in decent shape, I just can't talk to girls!"
When Becca stepped away, Aunt Julie grabbed his arm and planted a wet kiss on his cheek. "I'm proud of you, Honey. You're all grown up, and you handled that like a man! Someday, Sammy, you'll be knocking those girls dead!"
Two days later, his mom said, "Honey, do me a favor. Aunt Julie needs these bowls back for another party. Can you bring them over? Take my car, and then you can use it for the rest of the day, okay?"
Sam didn't have his own wheels so having access to the car was great! Besides, maybe Becca would have friends over, and seeing him driving might make him look cool.
He rang the door and heard Aunt Julie holler, "Come on in, Sam! It's open!" He followed the music into the kitchen. There was Aunt Julie in cut-off jeans and a tank top, prepping food, slicing and sorting. "Oh, great! Just in time! Thanks, Honey! How are you? Bored with summer yet?"
He always felt comfortable with his Mom's older sister, and spoke freely. "Not yet! Is Becca around? I got Mom's car for the day."
She paused, turning to him, a pouting look on her freckled face. "Sorry, Honey, Becca went with a bunch of the kids to the lake."
Sam had heard something about that, but hadn't been invited. "Oh, yeah, that's right, I forgot."
Aunt Julie wiped her hands on the dish towel as she continued looking at him, and now Sam felt self-conscious. To avoid her eyes, he looked lower and his gaze stopped abruptly at her chest. Aunt Julie was not wearing a bra! He hadn't really noticed how nice her breasts were until now, her brown nipples like half-dollars, distinct through the thin white fabric. Now he felt more embarrassed.
She stepped closer. In the platform sandals, she was his height, five foot seven, and she put her arms around his neck. "You poor thing! Fuck 'em! You don't need them. Once you get to college, you'll have plenty of girls!"
Sam was surprised at her language, and she saw it on his face. "Oh, Baby, did I embarrass you? You didn't think I talked that way, right? Well, I'm sorry, but those girls are little bitches if they can't see what a catch you are!"
Their faces were only inches apart when he looked into her eyes. She seemed so different close up, her auburn hair down to her shoulders, parted in the middle, framing her smooth, pretty face, and he could picture her in bed, her hair all mussed from a night of sex. He had never thought of Aunt Julie this way!
She saw the confusion on his face, and kept talking to explain what she meant. "I mean, when I was younger, a guy like you, handsome, in good shape, would have been fighting the girls off!"
Sam mumbled, "Well, I guess I was born too late." His eyes dropped, now peering into the valley between her breasts and he felt awkward and aroused.
She followed his gaze, both looking down, and she began to see that Sam wasn't used to being this close to any female, girl or woman. She also felt him tighten up and shift his hips away, and was startled to realize Sam was becoming sexually aroused! "By me!" she thought. "That's so... flattering!"
She also realized how long it had been for her. Divorced eight years, she dated but didn't fuck every Tom, Dick and Harry. In fact, her last sex was a year ago and it was unsatisfactory.
She thought of Sam, how he was always a sweet quiet kid, never one to complain, but she could tell this girl thing weighed heavily on him. In a few months, he would go off to college, and Becca had told her she was almost certain that Sam was still a virgin. This, she thought, was unacceptable. and could get worse.
While these and other thoughts ran through her head, Sam was busy thinking similar thoughts, about sex and relatives and college and the unknown. He also grew more aroused. The moment seemed to stretch into an hour.