This story was inspired by a conversation with someone about two years ago. If she reads it, she'll know.
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"C'mon, Will. It'll be a great weekend and you'll love my mom. She's super nice and a great cook."
Will's girlfriend Sheri had arranged a long weekend away at her Mom's house. Will was happy to get away from college for the weekend but would have liked some alone time with Sheri instead. No matter what though he was happy to be getting away and spending some time with her even if her Mom was in the picture. That and Sheri's best friend Maureen was tagging along as a third wheel. He and Maureen got along great, though. Sheri always talked about he was more understanding that a lot of boyfriends would be about doing things she wanted if what she wanted was just hanging out with Maureen and drinking and telling stories.
Sheri always made her mom sound so maternal -- she told Will what a good cook her mom was and how nice she was. He was half expecting some grandmotherly woman making apple pies all weekend.
Sheri only lived an hour away but Will had never up before. He knew Sheri's mom had gotten divorced almost a year ago and Sheri was an only child so her mom lived alone. That was okay because it meant there was room for all of them in the house.
He crashed in the backseat on the way up because Sheri wanted to drive and she and Maureen talked the whole way. Part of the reason Will was a good boyfriend is that he was okay with being semi-invisible when they talked or he went shopping with them or the three of them hung out together.
Sheri's mom lived in a small house at the end of a street, a little isolated but in a neighborhood. They went in with three small bags of luggage which Will carried - he joked about just being there as the bag handler.
They got inside and Sheri's mom hugged both Sheri and Maureen, who she had met before. Then Sheri introduced Will. He was surprised. Sheri's mom wasn't an older lady in an apron making pies not that he really expected that. Instead he was surprised to see a stunning woman with kinky red hair and deep, warm green eyes. She looked so much younger than he expected and the combination of red hair, pretty white skin, and those eyes was amazing. He found it hard to believe she was Sheri's mom and had to work hard not to stare at her. She seemed so young that he thought she could easily have been Sheri's sister even though they had different looks.
He almost forgot to say hi and for a second Will was afraid he was too obvious. But Sheri's mom gave him a quick hug and insisted he should call her Teri not anything else. "After all, we're all adults, aren't we Will?"
Will came back to reality enough to listen to Sheri telling her mom "I hope you haven't made any plans at all because we're going to do nothing except enjoy ourselves and have a girls weekend. Nothing to do but fun."
Her mom laughed and said, "well, how does Will fit into a girls weekend? He certainly looks like a man to me." The way her eyes rested on him after she said it made Will blush but no one else noticed.
Maureen just laughed and said, "our darling Willie is always one of the girls. He fits right in, isn't that right, Sheri?"
Will hated it when Maureen teased him like that but Sheri stood up for him. "Don't be a bitch, Maureen. She's kidding. What she means is Will is easy to hang out with and we can relax around him so it's the same thing."
Teri immediately acted to make Will comfortable. She walked over, smiling, and gave him a big hug. Maybe it was a motherly hug but being squeezed tight and smelling her perfume and feeling her close made him excited. "Will, I'm sure we will all have fun with you and I'm so glad you came."
Will felt welcome. "Thanks, Mrs. uh, I mean, thanks Teri. I'm glad to be here. let me know if there's anything I can do to help."
Each of them had a room so they went and stashed their stuff before they had to hurry off to dinner, all four of them. Will and Sheri rode in the back while Maureen talked to Sheri's mom.
It wasn't a long trip to the restaurant but long enough for Sheri to tease her boyfriend and nibble on his ear. Before they got out at the restaurant, she patted him on his by now very hard bulge and giggled.
They went to the Murphy's Pub and Grill that was attached to the mall. It was a chain but they had good nachos and Friday night drinks.
Sheri announced that Will had volunteered to drive so he'd just have one beer so they could all drink. "It works out well for all of us since it's ladies night," she added.
Teri and the girls had a few drinks. On about their third, Teri realized how happy she was and how well they were all getting along. She and Sheri and Maureen felt like three girlfriends not anything else. She was listening to Maureen tell some story and found herself looking at Will across from her. He wasn't built like a football player but he was in good shape and boyishly cute. She figured out that he was a little shy but very polite and helpful. The kind of man who would natural volunteer to be designated driver. The kind of man who didn't seem to mind at all being third wheel to his girlfriend and her best friend.
She also realized as she stared at him out of the corner of her eye, trying not to be caught, that he kept looking at her. It didn't take her long to realize why. She was leaning forward. Still dressed from work, her white business-like blouse would sag a little as she leaned and she was pretty sure he could see the lace top of her bra from his angle.
She was secretly flattered. She was surprised at how it made her feel. Instead of leaning back she just stayed there, very subtly displaying herself. Instead of thinking he was just some pervert or being offended that her daughter's boyfriend was trying to look down her blouse, she was excited. Her first thought was that she was glad she wore a pretty bra. It was ivory colored with lace and pretty. Another part of her was happy that he noticed. She didn't much since her husband had left her and she was pleased to be looked at .
